wow wow wow. we LOVE it when we come across a cool new company and we are DROOLING over the awesome products at Fat and the Moon.
Fat and the Moon makes all natural, veggie-based, healthy beauty products with the obsession-over-ingredients of a witch doctor.
Based out of Oakland, they are stocked in a bunch of Bay Area stores but we found them on Etsy!
We can’t wait to try them out.
We saw this post on Mom-dot-com and were amazed at how clever it was! Trisha simply poured little dots of applesauce onto a wax-paper covered cookie sheet and placed it in the freezer overnight… AND NOW HER TODDLER (who isn’t that great with a spoon) CAN ENJOY APPLESAUCE AS A FINGER FOOD!
Genius, right?
You can do it with yogurt too!
We’d write some more, but now we’re going to see what fruit and yogurt combinations we can throw through the blender and into the freezer for snacking during all-night work sessions.
We saw this tutorial written by Beth of Free Stylin’ and HAD to share it. It’s such an easy, cheap way to make your little princess/dancer/mermaid(think blues!)/fairy’s room super cool and special.
What You’ll Need:
Directions are HERE.
We know we’ve mentioned it here before, but we have been digging the recent posts on Jen Loves Kev so very much lately. If you haven’t been over lately, you should.
We love Jen and her writing continues to inspire us all on a lot of levels.
Happy Saturday!
Kyle
This video is darling. If you are in a grumpy or grouchy mood, it will pick you right up. Kids are amazing. Major thanks to our friend Amanda for sharing.
the Scared is scared from Bianca Giaever on Vimeo.
Today’s Fun Facts are inspired by the Bridge - one of our first designs, and one of our biggest sellers.
You probably recognize Zavery, the son of Amber: creator/owner/everything behind Rockerbyebaby from this Wear It Wednesday post, as well as others (what can we say, he likes us!)
Carrie Bears is not only one of the sweetest companies we’ve ever heard of, but they’re complete masters of upcycling! Their motto is “It helps to have something to hold on to” and they focus on creating adorable stuffed bears out of a lost loved ones clothing in order to help children (and adults) have something tangible to help them connect with someone they have lost.
“Sometimes, when it’s hard to let go, it helps to have something to hold onto. Carrie Bears comfort those who are grieving by helping them feel close to someone they have lost.
To create your bear, send a favorite shirt, blanket, or article of clothing to Carrie Bears. We will turn it into a soft, huggable 20-inch stuffed bear. It is heartwarming to see what happens when we can actually hold something that connects us to someone we have lost.
Bears can also be made to match a baby nursery or a bedroom set. If a loved one is confined to a hospital bed or has moved far away, a Carrie Bear can make home feel so much closer.”
While their main focus is to help the grieving, they also make bears out of baby blankets, maternity shirts, and old favorites that have been grown out of – to help preserve good memories.
We recently heard about Beagle Freedom Project and fell in love. They rescue and find homes for Beagles being used in animal experiments.
From their site, “Beagles are the most popular breed for lab use because of their friendly, docile, trusting, forgiving, people-pleasing personalities. The research industry says they adapt well to living in a cage, and are inexpensive to feed. Research beagles are usually obtained directly from commercial breeders who specifically breed dogs to sell to scientific institutions.”
They really do a great job of advocating while being a resource for the breed. We are huge fans. This post brought us to tears.
Check them out and share away.
Today we learned that this guy exists.
He’s an Australian Quokka!
Quokkas are one of the smallest wallaby species in Australia. They have thick, coarse, grey-brown fur; short, rounded fluffy ears, a tail about 10 inches long and shorter hindlegs than other macropod species.
Even though quokkas are considered some of the friendliest, happiest animals on earth, they’re a “vulnerable species”!! (meaning they’re not far away from being endangered!)
Quokkas are very unusual for a number of reasons. They are able to survive in an environment virtually devoid of freshwater and they can climb trees.
Quokkas have been used in medical research on muscular dystrophy as they suffer from the same disease.
This one is napping and we just want to cuddle him!!
Somehow everybody seems to own at least one foam pool noodle, even if they don’t have a pool, or live near one. They’re cheap, take up room, and usually get thrown out after one or two uses. Not in our world though, we at b&b love to upcycle whatever we can, so here’s some of our favorite pool noodle upcycles:
Slice one noodle in half and race matchbox cars/marbles!
Chop off about 6″, slice one side, and wrap it around your door. No more slamming doors! (Especially on kid hands!)
Swirl the noodle around itself (secure with a hot glue gun), wrap it in clear plastic and stick it on a bit of pvc pipe and you have a giant lollipop for all sorts of partys and awesomeness.
Turn them into hobby horses! Tutorial is here.
Did we forget about any other ways to upcycle these? Let us know!
Love,
Jodie
