by Jessika Hepburn, Editor It's Monday and what you need is a dose of extreme cuteness, a small biz success story + some retail therapy, right? Garin of Ginko Papers has you covered! Her shop is full of sweet Japanese papers, a huge selection of washi tape + all sorts of adorable Japanese collectables. She's visiting us today to offer up a $50 shopping spree giveaway-but more … [Read more...] about Cuteness Alert! Giveaway & Interview with Ginko Papers
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Celebrate Yourself with Self-Love
by Jessika Hepburn, Editor Does Mother's Day leave you feeling kind of deflated? After the cards have been praised, chocolate eaten & the flowers put in water, do you ever feel just a little bit let down? I do & I think I know why. And it's not because you are ungrateful, or that you feel unloved or unappreciated (even if maybe you do) and you might have even had an … [Read more...] about Celebrate Yourself with Self-Love
The Fine Art of Mothering & Business
Editors note: As part of our May theme I invited Angela, the talented artist & creator of The Artists' House to share her story of learning the fine art of balancing art, business and mothering. I feel like motherhood is one of those topics that needs to be shared in stories and it is powerful how many things we all have in common. These are the threads that tie us together … [Read more...] about The Fine Art of Mothering & Business
How To Really Love Motherhood
Mothering is hard work. It is hands down the most demanding and sometimes demeaning job I have ever done. Not talking about the hard parts of being a mama is what makes it even harder. There is this myth that in order to be a good mother/parent/caregiver you need to be perfect. Like the minute you become a parent all your frustration and confusion will fly out the door and you … [Read more...] about How To Really Love Motherhood
Mamas of the World UNITE!
Whew, April was one busy month! We covered everything spring cleaning this month from websites to monsters, tea towels to twitter. We've organized, purged and decluttered our spaces-or at least thought about it. We've re-written content & made-over branding, blogs and sites + we've had lots of pretty printables to inspire us. I am pretty convinced there is nothing we can't … [Read more...] about Mamas of the World UNITE!