Thursday, June 11, 2009

Echino Oilcloth and baby goodies

My mother's day gift from my parents included a piece of Echino Oilcloth (from Purl Soho) big enough for my breakfast nook table. It's spill-proof, kid-proof, and almost bullet-proof. I can think of a zillion things I could do with it besides eat on top of it, but it looks like that is it's destiny.

In a moment of weakness I picked up some matching fabric to make napkins from http://www.ayarnoutlet.com/.

I also wanted to pick up some cute new toys for my newest baby-girl-friend that I was having lunch with today, so I headed over to Baby Buzz, which is the cutest baby shop around (you must visit in person - such an adorable/happy/friendly place).

They have oh so many wonderful things for kids. If you live in the California bay area, you really need to check it out. Tons of chewy toys by Haba (my favorite German toy company), as well as this awesome teething ring by a company called ZoLi .

I picked up one for my little friend, but made sure that our 9 month old tested it on his 2 new teeth and I'll say that he totally approves.

Another attractive display had cars from Automoblox - a company that makes modular cars for kids to play with and mix and match.

I literally could not avoid picking up an adorable hair clip for my baby niece. It's hard to restrain myself from wearing it. If you see a grown woman running around with one of these in her hair, it might just be me.

3 comments:

  1. love the little hair clips! you could totally make those!

    and those autoblox? I just visited my husband at his work the other day and found they all had one.. registered under own code names. Nick is Mad Dog Levin.

    oh my goodness.

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  2. I'm sure your niece will love the clip!

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  3. I've been eyeing that echino oilcloth for a while and this post might just push me over the edge to buying. I LOVE your blog - just spent a ton of time looking at all your great quilting pictures. :)

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