We're in love with colorful cakes today and have one more to share with you. We made this giant 3 and a half foot cake for our husband's birthday kids, yeah that's it kids—and it was more fun than a barrel of monkeys. It's not as hard as you might think, click through to see how to make a giant swimming invertebrate of your own!
Mobiles make our world go round and sometimes it feels like there's no two alike. Add this one to the list under bright and cheery and then click through the jump to see what you'll need to make it.
We have a soft spot for sad things. Sad people, sad dogs and especially sad sandwiches. I mean just look how sad he is. Plush superstar Shawnimals released 100 pieces of this lunch to go that includes the sad, sad sandwich, chips and a note from mom all in a brown paper sack. They're brand spankin' new today!
With the recent October announcement of the closing of Adiri and the discontinuation of their Ultimate Nursing Bottle, newcomers mimijumi are stepping up to the natural bottle feeding plate (if such thing exists), with their Very Hungry breast shaped bottle. Check out more on this oh so pretty and functional feeder after the jump.
Over at Prudent Baby, they've been busy making these repurposed baby-food jar soy candles. Sure they're great as just a candle, but during party time, they'll be pulling double duty as place cards. Click on through for more on what you'll need to make your own.
Please let me start by saying, I was never the dress wearing prim and proper type child. I was more of the tromping through the creek and making mud pies kind of girl. So when I came across the above image over at LMNOP this morning, it made me smile and immediately created a need for a food-fight themed party. Idea after idea on how to pull it off (with or without the mess) are waiting after the jump!
Now, we understand that some of you might not have backyards (heck, we don't!), but go with the flow on this one and assume that there's a local park or grassy area that might help you out—because today, we're setting table with nature!
We can show you pretty pictures in our favorite magazines and online sources, but when it comes right down to it, what really gets us fired up about home decor—is you. Ohdeedoh readers are the cream to our coffee and the cheese to our pizza, your ability to throw together an amazing space is truly inspiring. Today we're looking at all those pretty rugs keeping your floors warm, so let's see what you've got.
In the end, all presents either get well loved and then discarded, garage-saled, or given away to friends or family. It might be shortly after they're given, or not until later on in college or adulthood, but sooner or later it happens to everything. That is unless you give experiences as gifts instead of stuff and things.
For us it's a total toss up between making handmade touches to add to our party decor and baking until our ovens are ready to explode. Both put us in full out stress party-palooza mode and make us more giddy than a kid on Christmas eve. But we know that's not the same for everyone, chime in with your favorite part about throwing a bash in our survey below.
It's a well documented fact that kids greatly enjoying taking things apart to see how they work. Columbia University in New York has made it their mission to create a camera that not only carries the capability to be assembled and dismantled, but created a product that could be used as an affordable platform for education.
Awhile back we featured this purple stroller attachment to keep your kids walking right along with you. As much as we think a purple monkey handle is pretty cool, we love this super simple rubbery-plastic version and have an idea for a DIY version as well.
Over at the ever crafty weblog, Meet Me at Mikes, we came across this bang up Where The Wild Things are Christmas Stocking. King Max is sure to rule your mantle with this fabulous (and quite funny) tutorial and free pattern download.
The MeasureMe stick is the latest project from Studio 1a.m. and is a fabulous updated and graphic twist on the traditional growth chart, while transforming the traditional ruler — into a playful, modern object. Details on this 7ft wooden ruler after the jump.
We've mentioned our love for Chris Gregori's alphabet creations previously, but we wanted to highlight his beautiful wooden blocks. They'd look great sitting solo on a shelf, or in a whole group spelling out a name or place. Details on making these adorable handmade creations part of your home—after the jump.
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