Crafting Community

We're off to the desert for some fun in the sun at the Crafting Community at the Ace Palm Springs. The weekend retreat is designed to bring families closer together in creative ways including cool interactive workshops, creative crafting and tons of poolside fun. We're excited to kick back and craft in the desert sun. There's something really magical about the desert that soothes the soul.

Spring Style

I love shopping for my little guy. Especially now that he's very vocal about what he wants to wear. And we've been in full on shopping mode for the last week as we prepare for our upcoming vacation. 

I'm digging the easy silhouettes and fresh colors in the spring collections. The options for boys are getting much better. And even though the warm weather makes me nostalgic for onesies and rompers, I'm enjoying dressing my baby like a little dude. 

 1 Egg Baby / 2 Minikin  / 3 Mini & Maximus / 4 Zara / 5 Very French Gangsters 

urban gardens

All I want is a beautiful urban garden of my own. And to be a landscape designer. Which is making me want to watch The Kids Are Alright again.

Foras Studio via You are the River

It's the Brooklyn Way

It's a Brooklyn kind of weekend. Habana Outpost  is hosting their opening day and annual Earth Day Expo on Saturday. I love to head over to indulge on their corn and frozen mojitos, but they also know how to show kids a good time so Jules always has a blast. This year kids can enjoy recycled arts and crafts and a planting workshop. A host of vendors will also be on hand to share tips and resources on sustainable living.

Then make your way up 5th for some wine tasting, food samples, a local marketplace and more eco workshops for the Escapemaker Local Food and Travel Expo (kids 10 and under are free).

And the awesome Elizabeth Mitchell and You are my Flower will be performing a free show at the Brooklyn Public Library at 1pm.  They're awesome live!

 2 comments:

1. jodi said...

This sounds fabulous. And Elizabeth Mitchell?! Lucky you x

April 13, 2012 at 10:39 PM

2. celina bailey said...

Oh looks like so much fun! You have no idea how much I would love to live in Brooklyn... now I can live a little through you ;)

April 14, 2012 at 3:36 PM

cr

Surely Carine Roitfeld's new magazine, CR, will be quite the visual experience and truly global as contributors will encouraged to write in their native language.

via Interview

hidden pond

 

The Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Maine seems like the kind of place you'll never want to leave. Close to the southern coast of Maine and surrounded by sixty acres of birch groves and balsam fir, it's an oasis in the woods. Guests enjoy uniquely decorated private cottages, food sourced from two on-site organic gardens, treehouse-like spa treatment rooms stocked with natural oils from Farmaesthetics and plenty of cozy nooks across the property to unwind and relax. As if that wasn't enough, guests are also encouraged to pick flowers from the farm and arrange a vase in the on-site potting shed, or seek artistic inspiration from the artist in residence. There's yoga, tai chi and stretching sessions with a personal trainer. And nightly bonfires set the tone for evenings on the property. Sounds like the perfect weekend (more like week long!) getaway.

girls and dreams

 

There's something really soothing about Matt Schwartz's whimsical polaroids of girls, surf culture and nature shot in beautiful locations such at  Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Peru and California (among others, and even including good ol' New Jersey). The dreamy, vintage feel is the result of a Polaroid transfer onto watercolor paper. I'm really drawn in by the way he captures the vulnerability of the moment. Some of his prints are on sale here; more from his portfolio here.