Little Bop Artist

Today’s ‘make life easier’ tip is a time-saver and boredom cure - art projects at your kids’ fingertips. Our kids love doing projects. I finally hit on a really great art-supply-tool that keeps us all a little happier; the art box. I put all of the kids’ art supplies into one box that they could reach on their own. I separate art supply by type w/ little boxes inside of a bigger box (all plastic). The big box holds the paper and the smaller boxes.

The art box saves me time because the kids can get their art project stuff together themselves - which gives the kids a sense of independence, a great creative outlet, and something to do!!

Your art box can work for babies too - just make sure it’s kept in the same spot, full of age-appropriate items, and that it is always within reach. The items in the box can be simple for babies, such as a couple of artsy flip books and a magna doodle-type pad. Then, as your baby grows into a toddler and beyond, you can add on crayons, paper, watercolors, paint cups, paint brushes, scissors, and glue-sticks - all kinds of fun stuff.

You could even make a fun family project out of decorating the art box!

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Baby Fabulous is almost two years old! We’ll be celebrating the birthday month (September 2008) with some fabulous deals and lots of fun stuff. So how do you get the scoop? It’s Easy!; Just sign up for our email newsletter (sign-up box is in the left-hand nav bar and we don’t need much more than your email address)! Now’s a great time before the September issue is released.

We’ve been re-visioning the b*Fab blog and how we can better serve you with it. There’s going to be a whole slew of new features that you will (hopefully) enjoy and find useful. Of course, it helps that we have such wonderful b*Fab friends who send us cute pictures and really great feedback. We love emails and pictures from our customers, so don’t be shy! Email us at info@babyfabulous.com.

In wholesale news, retailers in the southeast can now place their wholesale purchase orders with Lace and Denim, LLC. You can view Baby Fabulous products at various area children’s and gift tradeshows, as well as in their permanent showroom in the Americasmart in Atlanta (by appointment only) Here is the contact information for Lace and Denim:

Lace and Denim, LLC
Americasmart
250 Spring Street - #13N311A
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Phone: (434) 258-7650
email: terrie@laceanddenimllc.com

Many thanks to the wonderful customers, collegeaus, and friends who have made two years in business possible. We’re looking forward to a fun birthday month!! Sign up for the newsletter so you can join the party!

~Amber Star

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I’m a big fan of color. Color sets moods and lifts spirits. This summer, I’ve been especially inspired by bright summer flowers. Maybe a few of these flower pictures can inspire your nursery design ideas, the colors you choose to surround your baby in / with, and your own personal style and accessory choices. Bright bold colors can brighten your day, provide the right amount of lift to an otherwise simple outfit, and stimulate your babies sense of sight. Flowers always provide fresh scents and big smiles. Flowers are a great source of Wao(TM) inspiration for your life. Enjoy and be inspired!

Summer floral colors and their meaning

Summer snap dragons

The snapdragons are a blend of gorgeous deep burgondy, bright golds and pale yellows, and a soft creamy white. This is a complete naturally occuring color scheme that is happy, uplifting, playful, and innocent:

*gold / yellow - Golds and yellows are the colors of hope and happiness. Incredibly uplifting, they are warm colors. In feng shui, yellow is used to increase self-esteem, health, and general joy; yellows are widely recommended for children’s rooms.

Sunflowers and blue skies

*white / cream - whites represent innocence, purity, and cleanliness. White touches in a room provides tranquility and a nice contrast to brighter colors (such as fuchsia). In feng shui, white is the ulitimate color and is recommended for any room. It helps clarification and provides tranquility, and it’s especially good for meditation  - which can be as simple as the time spent rocking your newborn to sleep, humming lullabyes.

* blues - clear skies, refreshment, healing. The sunflowers in the picture to the right look gorgeous against the blue sky backdrop because it’s a common color combination, and it’s one that is often used in nursery designs.  In feng shui, light blues represent harmony and gentle growth. Light blue in a nursery will be relaxing and soothing, promoting good sleep patterns.

Bright Pink Summer Flowers

*burgundy / fuchsia / pink - Shades of pink convey sweetness and playfulness. In the US, Pink is widely accepted as THE color of little girls. It’s a feminine color. The deeper shades, such as the burgundy add strength. In feng shui, pink is the LOVE color and is recommended for little girls rooms.

The image to the left, the pinks w/ black background and touches of white, directly reflects a color scheme that I am currently using in design. In fact, my own daughter has her “Name in Brights” in the zebra minky w/ the pink plush.

Fabulous baby shower

…and skip the games.

I recently attended my sister-in-law’s baby shower, where it was decided mid-way through to just skip the games.  A “guess how many cotton balls are in the baby bottle” game was out on the table when the shower started, but I’d bet only half the guests filled out the cards or even noticed.

The shower was heavy on theme (it was beautiful!), a ton of fun, and game-free! When the whispers started circulating after social-snack time that maybe we should just “skip the games”, it was as if the whole party heaved a collective sigh of relief.

After the big decision, almost everyone had some comment about “dreading the games” .  Since the idea of co-ed showers is spreading, it seems only natural to me that baby shower games will fall by the wayside.

My sister-in-law did have a woman’s only shower, which was nice - really, really nice actually. All of us women got to do what we truly enjoy, chit-chatting and catching up, and then oooing and awwing over cute itsy bitsy baby things.

Retailers in the TN area, don’t miss Baby Fabulous at the Dixie Children’s Show, this weekend, Aug.9- 11, 2008.

To get your hands on the ultimate personalized blankets or cutest organic gift sets in the world, visit the Lace and Denim, LLC booth. Lace and Denim are the official southeast representatives for Baby Fabulous. They will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have about placing a wholesale order.

Here are the event details:

Dixie Children’s Show
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Nashville, TN
Dates: August 9 - 11, 2008

Have you gotten your hands on one of our photo-real graphic onesie or t-shirt sets? Each top has a matching cap! Makes a very unique shower gift - and you can get them in either 100% Organic Cotton or 100% Cotton.

Here’s what’s to love:

• tagless care label
• soft-hand; combed cotton;
• gorgeous photo-real graphics
• Made in the USA

Visit the BabyShop to check out the super cute and very cool floral, koi, and Baby Sign Language designs.

We helped Dawn select two gorgeous custom “Name in Brights” personalized blankets for her daughters, Pippa and Emily Hope. She was kind enough to send us some pics of the sisters together and the following testimonial:

Dawn writes:

I just wanted to say thanks again for all the help you gave me with choosing the perfect blankets for my daughters. They absolutely LOVE them. Pictures just don’t do these blankets justice!

Attached are a couple of photos of Emily & Pippa with their baby fabulous blankets. We couldn’t be happier!

…your customer service is second to none.

-Dawn; Kingston, New York

**Note: If you are having a hard time choosing a blanket, or are unsure of what combination looks the best, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We love to help and we want you to be confident that you are getting your “Name inBrights” exactly the way you want!

b*Fab personalized blankets are the ultimate unique gift!

One of our repeat customers was kind enough to send us this adorable picture of her daughter with her “Name in Brights” baby quilt. Camille’s blanket is the Royal Peacocks print w/ purple plush and fuschia ribbon.

Here’s the email we received:

Just wanted to let you know we received Collin’s blanket today. It’s beautiful! Again, thank you for checking if you had more of that fabric print. It is really nice. I’ll have to take pictures of the blanket for you when I get a chance.

Here’s a picture of Camille with her blanket.

Thanks again and I’ll definitely refer my friends to you!

-Achelle, Lakewood, CA

(Note: we often refrain from listing customer’s last names, especially in conjuction w/ pictures of their kids.)

Personalized Blanket Provides Comfort

A big thank you to our very thoughtful customer Heather for sending us a pic of her son with his “Name in Brights” personalized blanket. Poor Guy! Nolan is sleeping away some of the pain from having his tonsils removed :

My 4 year old, Nolan, had his tonsils out Tuesday and has been having a rough few days! Luckily he has his b*fab blankie to comfort him! I thought you’d like a copy of his “recovery” nap.

**Lots and lots of “feel better soon” wishes for Nolan from the b*Fab team**

Have a picture of your “Name in Brights”? Email it to info@babyfabulous.com and we’ll add it to our image gallery!