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We're always telling the kids not to write or put stickers on the wall, but what if mom wants to? Camilla Slattery, owner and creative director of the DUMBO based stickers by dvider, announced some fresh new designs, in particular a new line called "eclectic."
I thought for all those moms out there wanting to do something new and fresh for their kids room, this is a great way to give a room personality and style. Check out a bunch of the new designs in action on Camilla's site - stickers by dvider.
Also check out their gallery to get some great ideas for a great nursery, playroom or "tweenie" looking for a "big girl" room.
To see other decals we've featured by dvider, check out Transform Your Space Simply with dVider.
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With Spring in the air and babies on the way, I thought these were the cutest Baby Shower gifts ever for the mom-to-be. Baby Bunch makes the cutest clothing "bouquets" made of 100% cotton and organic cotton clothing in in pink, blue or yellow (original) and blush, apricot and cornflower (organic).Check out their Organic and Baby Pajama Cupcakes too. They're delicious!
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We love our readers who continue to send us fantastic ideas and recommendations for features on Extraordinique. This week, we received an email that says it all about a company and a product she uses and loves. I wanted to share with you her exact email:Dear Extraordinique:
I found a little gem that I really like and thought I'd share it with Extraordinique. I was at Target the other day looking for an antibacterial gel for the kids. Though it's something I hate using because I personally think it feels icky, dries out my hands and leaves a yucky residue, it's a necessary evil in my life with kids...especially after playing in a public place. So I found a new little product that I just adore called Clean Well. Its non-alcoholic, has a nice scent and it doesn't leave any yucky residue on your hands, which I worry for the kids as they eat their sandwich, grab their fruit or touch their face. CleanWell is plant based and environment friendly. I don't question as much what my kids are ingesting after they've used it. Plus, I use their spray so it's far more convenient than gels and lasts longer.
Anyway, they sell CleanWell on Amazon as well as Target. I'm totally in love with it. I need to stock one in my car and every bag I own. :)
Being somewhat of an admitted "germaphobe," finding something that fights germs in a responsible way is really important to me. Reading up on Clean Well, I'm touched by their story and impressed with their approach looking to nature to find the remedy. That's Extraordinique!
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It's often the question of the day for the "chef" of the house - What's for dinner? It's also the familiar quest to do something fun and unique at the next dinner party. Preparing meals during the busy week, having some fun on the weekends entertaining or just having a quiet Sunday to relax is only limited now by your imagination. What if you could freeze, mold, even bake with familiar characters and shapes everyone will be talking about.Kick Up Your Mimosas
Recently celebrating our one year anniversary @Extraordinique, our friend and photographer, Calvina, suggested Tyler Florence's fantastic recipe for Orange Cream Mimosas. What was the most fun was using Sillycone's Symbol Ice Trays to toss in frozen @ symbols for our toast! Cheers! Try Buckwheat Pancakes with Vanilla & Cinnamon Butter
Enjoying the smell of sizzling bacon and pancakes on the griddle makes for the perfect weekend morning, but how about kicking it up a notch by making your own infused butter cubes. We used Sillycone Letter Trays and made a mixture of vanilla and cinnamon in softened butter. Poured into the molds and wrapped in freezer wrap, not only were we able to take out what we needed, but we have some left over in the freezer to keep for the next pancake splurge. Yum!Celebrate Colorfully
For a special birthday celebration, I have always wanted to experiment with fondant. The Sillycone trays made shaping the fondant easy and fun to decorate our three layer chocolate decadence cake. Make a wish!
Reverse Your Thinking
Mold to your hearts content, but also think outside the mold. Serendiptously, we found that we could also have some fun with Sillycone's Number Trays and Letter Ice Trays in reverse order. Placing the trays in glass pie tins, we put the trays in shallow water then in the freezer. Pulling the trays out once frozen, we found the perfect imprints of numbers and letters. Add a little food coloring to each letter and voila! - we had a very interesting mold with all sorts of applications to add to your punch bowl or just hours of creative fun for the kids!
What's amazing about Sillycone Trays
is that you can literally do anything with them. They are highly
flexible and can be used safely from freezing to baking. Sillycone even
suggests some other creative ideas like making your own sidewalk chalk,
pouring concrete numbers, molding your own soap, candles, and crayons,
too. With the holiday season coming up, there are all kinds of
applications for homemade fun. They also make for a perfect stocking
stuffer under $20. :)
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Special thanks to Calvina Photography who helped tell the story through her photography, exclusively for Extraordinique.
Mold to your hearts content, but also think outside the mold. Serendiptously, we found that we could also have some fun with Sillycone's Number Trays and Letter Ice Trays in reverse order. Placing the trays in glass pie tins, we put the trays in shallow water then in the freezer. Pulling the trays out once frozen, we found the perfect imprints of numbers and letters. Add a little food coloring to each letter and voila! - we had a very interesting mold with all sorts of applications to add to your punch bowl or just hours of creative fun for the kids!
What's amazing about Sillycone Trays
is that you can literally do anything with them. They are highly
flexible and can be used safely from freezing to baking. Sillycone even
suggests some other creative ideas like making your own sidewalk chalk,
pouring concrete numbers, molding your own soap, candles, and crayons,
too. With the holiday season coming up, there are all kinds of
applications for homemade fun. They also make for a perfect stocking
stuffer under $20. :)Website | Where to Buy
Special thanks to Calvina Photography who helped tell the story through her photography, exclusively for Extraordinique.
Baby Wit has a great "get it" factor when it comes to moms who want to dress their kids in everything and anything other than cute, fuzzy teddy bears or "equally uninteresting creatures." Baby Wit has a great collection of quirky, eclectic, urban-to-suburban chic, including the largest collection of comic infant toddler t's online.
What I loved is their clothing picked to get into the Halloween spirit and thought these skull and cross bones kicks were awesome and this red infinity skulls shift dress was rockin' too!
Baby Wit also carries organic baby gifts and even cool accessories for the other "good boy" in your life, the pup! Woof!
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I had a Big Wheels as a kid. Now, kids today get this super cute and stylish Plasma Car by Bel Bambini. It comes in a rainbow of juicy colors, including pink, red, purple, blue, green and yellow. As I was doing research on the Plasma Car, I also came across the old (now new again) Radio Flyer InchWorm. Anybody remember the 1970 InchWorm jingle?! Ahh, to be a kid again. Website | Where to Buy
As a kid, the best part about going back to school was the shopping trip for school uniforms and a new lunch box. The lunch box always seemed to define my connection to what was popular at the time. I had my Holly Hobby, an assortment of Hanna Barbera-themed boxes and then I think I even had a Star Wars lunchbox, or was that my brother? Either way, lunch boxes were a symbol of style, a conversational piece at lunch time, and often packed with goodies and love from mom. Scouting for some Extraordinique items for Back to School this week, I came across EM Tanner Designs, who brings back the lunchbox in a fun and funky way.
Since we have lots of nieces and nephews headed back to school this week, I thought I would feature these personalized retro-inspired lunchboxes so the kids can "kick it old school." I think I may even need one, like the Party Dots Funky Lunchbox. That looks like fun to carry my Function Light Weight, my PB&J and TCHO chocolates. I'm sure all the kids at work will be jealous too. Hee Hee
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