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The reader's favorite posts on Ohdeedoh this week included a look at some lovely drinking glasses, sardonic gift cards, the relationship between SIDS and ceiling fans and more.
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Title: DIY Dominoes
Name: Jackie
Time: One Week (on and off)
Cost: Under $20
Fun, fresh and a great re-use of old paint swatches! Click ab...
These gals look like they keep each other's secrets and we feel sure they'll keep your daughter's secrets, too. Whether your child has outgrown dolls, but still wants a soft confidant or you like t...
In the spirit of full disclosure, we must say that when we first spotted this incredible prefab playhouse, even we thought it was a bit much for kids. And coming from us, that's saying something. Upon...
A baby hammock is one piece of baby gear we never owned. We admit we still look at them with slight pangs of regret. If we were ever going to purchase one, this baby hammock by Kanoe probably would ...
How do you teach kids as young as pre-school how to start taking care of the environment? Well, this book by author Melanie Walsh is a great place to start. ...
Sara writes: Can you and your readers recommend a wooden castle playset? My boys are 3 and 5 and very interested in playing with knights. I've seen some great-looking wooden castle playsets online, ...
While Etsy and other venues have made affordable art very accessible, it can sometimes be even cheaper and simpler than that. Patty's son Tyler is "nuts about trains" and her wheels started turning...
We're not so precious about our books that we go about slapping our name in every single one. But for those special books that you and your child will treasure forever, an equally special bookplate se...
A beanbag chair just makes sense in a nursery or playroom. It makes for a soft, comfortable chair, pillow, or just a place to flop. We like the Mini Fashion Bag by Sitting Bull, first for its looks....
You know we love wooden, non-toxic toys and teethers, and the handcrafted offerings at Alouette are just so pretty! They're our favorite new baby gift of the moment.
See what we mean? This is t...
Happy Birthday to Grant!
Best wishes to Grant on his big day in his BIG hat - we hope you had a great one!
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Title: Kids' Craft Cabinet Cover
Name: Nisa
Time: Three Hours Total
Cost: It cost me $10 to make for the main fabric, thread and ribbon but it...
Open-ended play is important for kids and we love toys that encourage it. Shannon of Helicopter Studios makes what she calls "Discovery Totes," portable, cloth mats with various motifs (a campgroun...
Some of our favorite crib hacks demonstrate how people have worked around various constraints to make a crib that works for their space and needs. In this tutorial, which we found on the awesome DIY r...
We're more daring when it comes to decorating the nursery than other rooms in the house. We're more daring with color, patterns and furniture style. So even though you won't find wingback chairs in ...
Is your child secreting harboring guitar fantasies? Are they masters of the air guitar? Does Guitar Hero make them weak in the knees? If you answered yes to any of the above these guitar softies, b...
Camilla is looking for some good display ideas: I have these Charley Harper alphabet flash cards (on sale at Old Navy right now!) that I'd like to use as wall art in my son's nursery, but I'd like to ...
The Healthy Parenting Blog compiles their list of the Top 100 Blogs for Expecting Mothers and, yay, we made the list! (Image via bettina n)...
Pretty. Modern. Affordable. When it comes to throw cushions for kids' rooms, these adorable pillows from Robin's Egg Pink push all the right buttons. And as an added bonus, some of the sale proceeds g...
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Title: Bed Cave Curtains
Name: Laura
Time: Two Weekends
Cost: $120
A perfect (and fun!) solution for a shared bedroom. Click above for pics, ...
Furniture that works both for adults and children is essential to make a small space work for a family. The Toy Box/Low Table by Nonjetable falls into this category. The low profile and bleached sol...
Go ahead, you can sing the next part of the song...we'll wait. We are totally digging SparklePower's "La La Love You" poster which takes us back to our crazier, younger days. ...
Happy Birthday to Gwynn!
Gwynn celebrated her third birthday this month. Elizabeth tells us that she was 3...going on 5. We hope she had a wonderful day!
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You probably enjoyed taking a look into Koko's Free-Spirited Space as much as we did. We were taken with mom Kat's original artwork throughout the space, especially her book page art. These mount...
We would have loveloveloved it if our schedule had permitted us to go to Kids.Modern this past weekend. (The fact that this design show is held in London was also a slight problem.) Fortunately, some ...
When our almost-four-year-old peeked over our shoulder and spotted this photo while we were browsing Cookie's Nesting blog, he immediately proclaimed that we needed them because "our chairs aren't coo...
How much would you love to gift your child with this teapot by Playskool? In addition to its obvious role in a pretend tea party, it looks as though it's a stacking toy as well. We love a toy that c...
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Title: Re-Frame: Kids Art Area for the Kitchen
Name: Carina
Time: 5 hours (over 2 days)
Cost: about $35
A bright way to create an activity ar...
We've shown our share of lovely bedding, here at Ohdeedoh, and why not? Bedding is the easiest way to change up the look of a room. Whether you are looking for something fun, modern -- or both -- we...
Rebecca writes: Help! Play area gate needed! We have devoted a large amount of space in our roomy living room to a play area for our nearly eight-month-old son Franklin. We have the wonderfully colorf...
This is a DIY kit that even the less crafty among us can wrap our heads (and our ten thumbs) around. The kit comes with everything you need to turn two 4x6 photos into instant art. All you have to pro...
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Title: Sonogram Silhouette Portrait
Name: Fia
Time: 30 Minutes
Cost: $8 - 10
Fia commemorated her 26 week sonogram with this colorful silhoue...
Ohdeedoh reader Jessica wrote in to share how she organized her daughter's art table. She said: Inspired by the tips from the "Good Questions" post on organizing craft supplies, I decided to finally ...
Who could ever forget Project Runway season 1 winner, Jay McCarroll? His exuberant personality could be seen throughout all of his pieces. So fun! We are loving his latest creations, the "Garden Fr...
Happy Birthday to Gabriel!
Suzanne tells us: Today, Gabriel will celebrate being a number, instead of just a month. Gabriel's favorite things include: making scrunchie faces when he's happy, pulling ...
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Title: Our Baby's Dr. Seussery
Name: Jeremy
Time: 1 Week
Cost: Under $100
Long live Thing One and Thing Two! Click above for pics, below for t...
Still looking for a DIY project to tackle this month? For those of you who sew (or can rope a friend or relative into it for you) Leslie of OneGirl Designwrks just released a pattern for her Fleur ...
Design Sponge has a sneak peek into designer Bjorg Juto's home, and right away we noticed this giant family photo in the kitchen......
We stumbled upon this great looking chalkboard calendar by Pinch Design. This is an idea that could work well with families with lots going on - playdates, piano lessons, dentist appointments, book c...
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Title: Budget Dresser for Baby-to-Be
Name: Erin
Time: 8 hours, not including drying time
Cost: $23 for paint and drawer pulls, already had the ...
We're a fan of KangaRoom's fun storage systems and solutions, and we recently revisited their site to find several great storage items that may appeal to the 'tween/teen set. ...
Meredith sent in a good question: I love looking through all of the readers' creative nurseries, but the photos rarely include the ceilings. I am wondering how many families have ceiling fans in their...
Here's another float in our parade of wonderful DIY play kitchens. This one was made by Johnette for her daughter and nephew from a variety of components and cost her less than $100. Find more det...
We're really liking the Lusy Gomma curtain panel. With its fun color palette of pink, gray, orange, and white, and pockets for storage- it's so much more than a curtain....
Have you seen this crib? It's part of the Mammut baby and kid collection of IKEA furniture. You know the one -- cartoonish, kind of like what you'd see in Alice in Wonderland. But we'd never seen t...
More sad news...In the wake of Domino and Wondertime folding, we recently learned that Craft magazine will cease print publication and become a fully online presence. Volume 10 is their last print is...
Happy Birthday to Nikolay!
JoAnne sent in a greeting to celebrate Nikolay's big day. She writes: We are celebrating his first birthday, first with a quiet family party, and this coming Saturday with...
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Title: Chalk Board Wall
Name: Laura
Time: One Weekend
Cost: $40 (I had most of the supplies lying around the house already)
Wow! This chalk bo...
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