tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84089899584959358932012-02-15T22:18:31.008-08:00Eco-conscious mom of two little boys who loves to create cute stuff for kids, hers and others.PurePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240898145501557687noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408989958495935893.post-41884578734625088362011-12-25T07:00:00.000-08:002011-12-25T07:00:01.841-08:00

 Warm wishes for the Holidays and the coming new year! Joyeuses fêtes et meilleurs voeux pour la nouvelle année ! xoxoxo

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Every single year my kids ask me for a new witch hat for Halloween, the former one being too small. And every year I make a larger hat to fit their new head size. These hats are all well loved, still they are all still alive and in good shape, even after two kids using them all year long to dress up. They are really fun to make and so much healthier for the kids and the environment than the cheap

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At the moment, my kids won't let me bring a cardboard box right away to the recycling. They love their potential to easily built new games and toys.A few days ago we borrowed this book at the public library. The kids loved it at first sight and decided that they had to build their own house on fire. En ce moment les enfants ne me laissent pas l'occasion d'emmener une seule boite en carton

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Our summer has been so busy with the kids at home that I haven't found the time to update this blog. Sorry for that. For the most part of it, we traveled to France to visit our family. The kids had a wonderful time with their grandparents and cousins. They ate tons of crepes and galettes, help gather organic fruits and veggies in the garden. They went to the beach, run free and play with the

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Most preschoolers I know love to play with running water, use tones of paper and craft supplies. They also have a hard time understanding when they are told that we won't buy plastic toys (not to mention those with batteries.) This is what we went through with our kids until I read this post from the EtsyEarth team's blog (one of my Etsy teams). I decided to give it a try and bought The Lorax and

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I can't believe that it's been two weeks since the last post. I've been so busy working in my studio getting prepared for fairs, that I haven't found the time to come here. Today, I would like to show you what new in my studio. Je n'arrive pas à croire que ça fait déjà deux semaines que le derniere article a été publié... J'étais tellement occupée à préparer des marchés d'artisans que je n'ai

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My youngest one just got out of diapers during the night. It's so wonderful not to have any diapers to wash! And to celebrate, I have a little story to tell you. When my little guy was 5 months old, he got a terrible rash. So terrible that he had to got without a diaper for several weeks. At this time I had already heard of diaper-free babies, I even found it quite interesting. I felt overwhelmed

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When I was a child in France, we were told that Easter eggs and sweets were brought by flying bells all over the country. We still had little chocolate bunnies, but they didn't play a specific roll like in anglo-saxon countries (US, Germany, UK, etc.)  Ici aux Etats-Unis les cloches ne passent pas, c'est le jour des lapins ! Mais on décore aussi les œufs. Egg dyed with oignon skins, red

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What you need Snaps (preferably made of resin so they won't rust) For this pad I used 5 layers of fabric, but you can use more or less depending on the ratio absorbancy/bulkyness you wish. You will need one soft layer for the outside (natural fiber flannel, velours, etc.), one or more layers of fast absorbant fabric (natural fiber terry, etc.), one or more layers of fabric that will store

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For once last week I worked mostly for my family. The kids had their springbreak and I decided that there I had to take a break myself. Since the weather was nice, we had day trips. We went to San Francisco using public transportation (BART) and took the famous cable cars. The kids had been dreaming about it for quite a while. Et bien oui, pour une fois la semaine dernière j'ai travaillé

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The sewing machine is working a lot at the moment. Since the sun with warmer temperatures are back, I'm finally able to take pictures and start posting some new items. It was time. :) En ce moment, la machine à coudre tourne beaucoup et comme le soleil est revenu et qu'il fait plus chaud, je peux enfin prendre des photos portés et commencer à publier de nouveaux articles. Ouf, je commençais un

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The last two days have been quite crazy with my Artisan Gallery Etsy team. A lot of members posted pictures of themselves looking or doing crazy things with one of their items. Ces deux derniers jours ont été un peu fous dans mon équipe Etsy Artisan Gallery. De nombreux membres ont publiés des photos drôles d'eux même pour les "fous d'avril" (April fools) du 1er avril. Here is mine, wearing a

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A bag with an adjustable strap for a little girl so that she can carry her little treasures.Un sac avec sangle ajustable pour qu'une petite fille puisse transporter ses petits trésors. Japanese little hedgehog bag, lined with cotton sateen Tissus japonais aux hérissons, doublé avec du satin de coton And a little bag for a big girl so that she can carry her belongings. Et un petit sac pour une

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What you need one sleeve from a large felted wool sweater (felting will prevent unraveling) thread a little piece of Velcro a sewing machine (hand sewing is also possible) scissors  De quoi avez-vous besoin une manche d'un grand pull en laine feutrée (ca permet qu'il ne se détricote pas) du fil un petit morceau de Velcro une machine à coudre (il est aussi possible de coudre à la main) des

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What you need an old pair of jeans or some fabric scrap thread 2 small wooden buttons rubber band (try on the doll and add 1") a sewing machine (hand sewing is also possible) scissors De quoi avez-vous besoin un vieux jean ou des chutes de tissus du fil 2 petits boutons en bois du ruban élastique (essayez sur la poupée et ajoutez 2 cm) une machine à coudre (il est aussi possible de le

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After I finished my first Waldorf inspired doll a few weeks ago, a friend told me that the Berkeley Waldorf school was organizing a Waldorf inspired doll making class. It happened on last Saturday and... I was in. It was so nice to be able for once to leave the kids with their Dad and be able to focus on one project for 7 hours in a row. :) Quelques jours après avoir terminé mon premier bébé

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I am joining hundreds of bloggers around the world in a day of silence. Every little bit will help, please donate here.

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My kids love to play with playdough (play-doh). We had for a while some safe one made out of bee's wax that we got from France. But since I've looked around and couldn't find anything I could trust. So I've decided to make our own. My kids had so much fun participating that I'm sure that we will make some more once this one is gone. Mes enfants adorent jouer avec la pâte à modeler. Jusqu'à il y

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What happened and is still happening in Japan has been in my mind for the last days. I can hardly think of anything else. An earthquake, a tsunami  distroying several cities, a volcano and a nuclear accidents... that's horriic! That I have very good friends over there, some with young kids, makes it appear so real too. I managed to get in touch with some of them (thank you, Facebook!), but I'm

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A birthday kid need a birthday present! My kids are lot into babies at the moment. They keep begging me to be pregnant (which unfortunately won't happen, but this is another story). Until a few days ago they only had one doll at home. Of course now we need to add to this family so that each kid can have one. Because I was very interested in learning how to make Waldorf inspired dolls. And I

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If you have a little boy, you must have noticed that it is quite tricky to dress them. As long as they are babies it is pretty OK, but for some reason in the US, as soon as they turn 3, they are supposed to wear they same things as adults. This so sad. So here is a brand new jumper shirt so that little boys can also wear fun and confortable cloths. As always it is made out of organic fabrics (

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My youngest child turned 3 this weekend. I just can't believe how time flies! Wasn't he a newborn just yesterday? How funny that on the same day a friend shared a breastfeeding advertisement with me. It is so beautiful that it made me cry. Breastfeeding is such a fabulous experience! I hope that it will bring a lot of moms to start this adventure. I wouldn't have thought one day that I would

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What a huge surprise to discover a few days ago that thank to Kristin from KLT Works one of the newsboy caps I made last year was featured on a picture in the "La Petite" magazine! Have a look here. And while you are there read the very interesting paper that Kristin wrote about her top 10 favorite illustrators. So interesting! Quelle surprise de découvrir il y a quelques jours que grace à

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Indeed my kids place orders from time to time and they pay them with kisses. :) Et bien oui, parfois mes enfants me passent des commandes. Qu'ils paient avec des bisous. :) Just a few days before Christmas, we received wonderful organic t-shirts from KLT works. You can have a look at one of them below. Cute isn't it? The cat is a screen print of a thread drawing made by Kristin from KLT Works. We

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Yes, there is a lot going on at the moment. I take advantage of the "free" time left by two kids in preschool to make plenty of things I had in mind.  Eh bien oui, ca bouge ne ce moment. Je profite d'avoir les deux enfants scolarisés pour créer plein de choses que j'avais en tête. Let's start with the big news! Both the organic cotton velour and the organic sateen fabrics used for PurePixie's

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