Vendor Spotlight: Nursery Art Gallery

For this week's Vendor Spotlight we are featuring Nursery Art Gallery and their amazing selection of custom art prints for your child's nursery, playroom or bath. Shop owner Patti Fiasconaro carefully designs, creates, prints and packages each print in her home studio. All of their products are fully customizable and made to order with your choice of colors, graphics and personalization. Aren't these prints simply adorable?

A print from the Nursery Art Gallery is truly a one of a kind gift that will surely delight your little one. Custom orders are welcome and encouraged, so feel free to contact Patti today to create your own special design that matches your bedding, fabric or paint colors. To see the entire selection of prints available at Nursery Art Gallery, we invite you to visit their online shop {here}.

A "Preppy Poodle Party" by EAE Personalized Creations

Today we are delighted to share this Preppy Poodle Party submitted by Amber of EAE Personalized Creations. Amber created this party in celebration of her daughter's 2nd Birthday and glady shares the details that went into the planning...

I started working on my Emery's 2nd Birthday shortly after I had finished her first. Since she was born we have casually called her our little poodle so I knew that we had to do a poodle theme for her second birthday party. When I was looking up ideas for poodle partys the only thing I was getting back was the poodle in paris theme so I knew I had to put my creative cap on and get to work. My color scheme was established early, I've always loved Navy and Pink together, I think its a classic combo that also gives a preppy clean feel in which I was trying to achieve. We designed the poodle graphic early using a fabric collection with the main pattern being quatrefoil and incorporating stripes.

Im am a huge DIY'er and a planner. I have been gathering pieces and ideas for months. Everything aspect of this party I had a hand in. I wanted this party to have a very modern preppy feel. My favorite piece would have to be the poodle pastries stand. I went to my sister in law with the idea of a mini lemonade stand that I had envisioned to use in place of traditional cupcake stands. I couldn't be more happy with how it came out.

I also love and so did the kids, Poodle ears (for the girls) and brown puppy ears (for the boys) that I ran across at a local dollar store in the dollar bin for halloween!! What a score! My cupcakes and puppy cake looked and tasted amazing! I also played off the Rhyming and use of words with P's involving poodles. Some of my favors included Poodle Polish (nail Polish) and Shampoodles (mini shampoos). My sister is a hair stylist and I had her doing " poodle pedis" and the kids enjoying picking their polish and having their nails painted, As another favor I gave little bottles of paul mitchell kid shampoo and named them shampoodles.

Vendor Credits:

Custom Designed Printables: EAE Personalized Creations
Cupcake Wrappers: Dress My Cupcake
The Sweet Dog Cake: Riley's Bakery 
Custom Cupcake Stand: Lisha Hancock

Vendor Spotlight: Gifts Define

For this week's Vendor Spotlight, we are pleased to feature Gifts Define. If you're looking for the PERFECT gift for Baby's First Christmas, Gifts Define offers a Santa Bird Baby's First Christmas Keepsake that will help those wonderful memories flood back year after year!

Handmade in their secret workshop from soft wool felt, a little magic and an extra dose of love, these heirloom quality keepsakes hang from a beautiful 5" long ribbon printed with "Baby's First Chrstmas 2013" in sparkling gold letters. Each plush element is created from hand-cut Öko-Tex Standard 100 wool felt, plumped with hypo-allergenic polyester stuffing and entirely hand sewn with embroidered and beaded details. They measure 5.5" wide and 2.75" high and come beautifully nestled in a ribbon-tied kraft gift box, ready to go right under the tree. {Please note that these Holiday Bird Keepsakes are solely intended for decorative purposes and are not toys for children.}

About Gifts Define

Since 2006, Gifts Define has been designing whimsical handmade creations featuring imaginary fun animals, little angels and mermaids; which all composed into one-of-a-kind, fanciful collection of premium Baby Mobiles, unique Party Favors, personalized Wall Art décor and memorable gift keepsakes. Each artistically handmade piece is never plasticky, never papery, never cheap or of poor quality. Their wool felt fabric is OEKO-Tex 100 Certified, which means it is guaranteed to be free of harmful toxins and all products are Made in U.S.A.

Crib Bedding Sets from New Arrivals

Our friends at New Arrivals, Inc have recently added eight new Crib Bedding Sets to their collection. Fun and whimsical, this Lemon Drop Crib Bedding is a perfect choice for a little girl’s nursery.  The crib bumper features Yellow Solid fabric with Polka Dot in Pewter cording and ties and is slip covered for easy cleaning.   Coordinating sheet is made of Polka Dot in Pewter fabric and the Lemon Drop three tiered 17" skirt is made of Coral Solid, Lemon Bouquet and Polka Dot in Pewter fabrics. The two piece includes crib sheet and skirt. Three piece set includes bumper, sheet and skirt.  Make it a four piece set with the coordinating blanket made of Lemon Bouquet fabric with a Polka Dot in Pewter ruffle - Handmade in the USA.

Want to make a change to this set? Choose a different fabric, skirt style & more? Call 1-888-326-9065 or email bedding@newarrivalsinc.com for customization options! 

A Stunning Maternity Session | Jillian Kirby Photography

We are so honored to end the week with this simply STUNNING Maternity Session submitted by Jillian Kirby Photography. Jillian has been photographing children and families for over six years and is now Nationally Accredited in Child and Infant photography, as well as Maternity photography, by the PPOC. She has also been awarded with the honor of having her newborn work accepted into the National Salon. Most recently, Jillian became one of the first photographers in Canada to be Nationally Accredited in Newborn Photography and works out of her beautiful natural light studio in Langley, BC. The Maternity Wrap used for this session was made by Hayley of Just Hatched Designs.