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Fairy Doors, a Thunderdome and Minor Details
Hot Posts 11.07.09

  • Alejandra Valera
  • November 7, 2009 02:00PM
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Teepee Party

Kids love teepees (tepees or tipis, if you prefer) and Morgan was inspired to put together an excellent teepee-themed party for her son Henry's fourth birthday. With homemade teepees to play in, felt headbands to wear and beaded necklaces to make, this party was a hit!


Isabella's Beautiful Blue Bedroom
Small Kids, Big Color Entry #30

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Name: Isabella
Age: 8
Location: Wilsonville, Oregon

Color Inspiration: The inspiration for the color palette was Isabella's desire for a bright colorful room and my desire for it to be livable! Together we selected the beautiful paint color which reminded us both of the perfect shade of water.

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  • Janel Laban
  • November 6, 2009 04:30PM
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A Modern Thanksgiving Table

110609moderntday.jpgThis one comes to us from founder of Dwellstudio, Christiane Lemieux. She decided to go with a black and white background letting the colors of the meal itself stand out. She's also got a few ideas for the "kids table"...

  • Julia Cho
  • November 6, 2009 04:00PM
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Found: Free Nesting Doll Card Template

110609-dollsinvite.jpg We've recently shared our love for matryoshka dolls and this paper version is no exception! This nesting doll card can be printed out on your home computer and would make for a fabulous party invite. Details after the jump...

  • Sarah Rae Trover
  • November 6, 2009 03:30PM
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Creating a Bench Seat

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We've got another IKEA hack for you today. This one is a sweet little bench seat complete with storage underneath.

  • Janie Lee
  • November 6, 2009 03:00PM
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Bowie's Brooklyn Bedroom
Small Kids, Big Color Entry #29

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Name: Bowie
Age: 3
Location: Brooklyn, New York

Color Inspiration: A few things really, one we live in a railroad apartment where every room can be seen at once, so to unify all the rooms I painted the entire apt the same warm neutral with a blue ceiling and have used vintage wallpaper...

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  • Janel Laban
  • November 6, 2009 02:45PM
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Good Idea: Install New Flooring to Create a New Look

Ohdeedoh reader Kirsten (of Kirsten*Can) showed us her adorable homemade mobile a couple of weeks ago, and now she's sharing photos of her children's recently renovated playroom. The flooring needed to be pulled up and replaced, so Kirsten and her husband Aaron seized the opportunity to give the room a fresh, fun new look, featuring one of our favorite color combos: red and light blue.
  • Tammy Everts
  • November 6, 2009 02:30PM
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Vintage Paper Parade

vintagepaperparadeTOP.jpgvintagePP.jpgDecorative charm -- just about every party needs decorative charm and Vintage Paper Parade has that in spades. Cake toppers, invitations, tags and more are to be found...

  • Alejandra Valera
  • November 6, 2009 02:00PM
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Joleen's Shabby Chic Modern Nursery
Small Kids, Big Color Entry # 28

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Name: Joleen
Age: 3 months
Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Color Inspiration: Our inspiration for Joleen's room was a mixture of mommy's and daddy's tastes. I love modern, but I am a shabby chic kind of girl at heart. Joleen's daddy loves ultra modern furniture and clean lines and clean wall colors....

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  • Janel Laban
  • November 6, 2009 01:30PM
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Sources for Pretty Cupcake Liners

Cupcakes are ideal for kids because they're small and easy to run around with (which inevitably happens). We see so many pretty cupcake liners on food blogs, but only seem to find the (blah) foil and pastel liners at our grocery store. Perhaps you have better local options, but if not we have three online sources to recommend...

  • Carrie McBride
  • November 6, 2009 01:00PM
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Land Of Nod: Shopping With A Snicker

110609-landofnod.jpg We'd like to take a creative liberty this morning on the word entertaining. Although that's the theme for this month, we'd like to share something that was "entertaining" to us, although it has nothing to do with throwing a party...

  • Sarah Rae Trover
  • November 6, 2009 12:30PM
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Thanksgiving Awards

110609turkeydayawards.jpgBesides the standard, "We go around and everyone says something they're thankful for," do you have any special Thanksgiving traditions in your family? Here's one fun idea...

  • Julia Cho
  • November 6, 2009 12:00PM
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Good Idea: Turn a Bookcase into a Front Facing Book Display

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Front facing book displays are a popular option for kids' books. It makes it easier for them to identify the books they want to read. So what if you only have a standard bookcase?

  • Janie Lee
  • November 6, 2009 11:00AM
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Our Party: Nicholas & Gabby
Washington

Michelle sent in these wonderful photos from the twins 5th birthday party. She writes: My twins love camping and on their 5th birthday they wanted a camping party. It would have been difficult to arrange a real camp out that all their friends could attend...so we had a little camping party in the park! We set up a little tent and camping chairs...

  • Janel Laban
  • November 6, 2009 10:30AM
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