Piñata Cookies

Have you seen these? She Knows posted this cool tutorial on how to make them (for 5 de Mayo)…

I’m thinking that you could try this with any of your cookie cutters. I may use my balloon cookie cutters.

P.S. my rainbow cupcakes

MINTY Trend

Kate Quinn is having a BIG sale on Zulily today! She is one of my favorite designers for baby/toddler clothes. Clothing is super soft for baby skin & colors/patterns are really sweet! If I was doing a baby/toddler photoshoot, this is where I’d go for outfits!

I must say I am pretty caught up on the mint trend this spring. Kate has some really fun mint pieces… my absolute favorite is the Kimono outfit, #6 & #7.

P.S. my fave mint nailpolish

photo of the day

Hi Shari!

I just adore Spearmint Baby and all the sweet things you post. I’m always inspired by the nurseries and the photo of the day continually puts a smile on my face.

Here is a sweet pic of my two boys, Kason and Kaleb.

I hope you’ll consider making it a photo of the day on your site.

Thanks!
Erin

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In Clouds Wallpaper

crochet apples/wallpaper/hug the dog print/black & white stripe pillow/whale tissue holder/Black Basset crib (used to be sold at Target)

There is a BIG sale at Anthropologie & this amazing wallpaper is on sale. I always thought it would be darling on an accent wall in the nursery…possibly behind the crib? Anyone else planning on putting wallpaper in the nursery?

some more inspiration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Stripes in the Nursery

I’m loving all of the different stripes in this room: wall, rug, pillow, blanket. Did you use a pattern like this in your nursery? Learn more at Hubbellchronicles.com

Road Trippin’ with Toddlers?

Are you planning to do any road tripping this summer? We have no major plans other than weekends in Ocean City. I must admit, I miss the days when you could just jump in the car and drive for hours without worrying about a complete MELT DOWN in the back seat!

So, I was impressed with this mama’s creative solution for DRAMA-FREE road tripping…

Her sweet clips stayed clipped up on the front visor as long as each child continued to behave. Once child became whiny, the clip would come down. & that meant no special treat at the next rest stop, no movie/iPad/etc!

….& she made it 16 hours! so impressed!

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