tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84089899584959358932012-01-14T11:44:55.362-08:00Eco-conscious mom of two little boys who loves to create cute stuff for kids, hers and others.PurePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240898145501557687noreply@blogger.comBlogger701100tag: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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My kids love to pretend play being the mailman. They were already playing with junk mail, but they were missing a bag. Here it is! I made it out of a pair of pants of their dad, that was beyond repair. It is way from being perfect, but they love it. They like the repurposed little pocket in the front where they can hide their little treasures. Mes enfants aiment beaucoup jouer au facteur. Ils

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A brand new sleep sack!!! This one is gender neutral for those who want to make sure that they will be able to reuse it with the next child. And yes, you've probably noticed it already. I'm a lot into owls at the moment. They are so cute. Don't you think so? Une nouvelle turbulette!!! Cette fois-ci, il s'agit d'un modèle unisexe pour ceux et celles qui souhaite qu'elle puisse servir pour les

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Wishing the best for 2011xoxo Armelle

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Since my first attempt here, I've been experimenting with a lot of different fabrics on my baby's ultra-sensitive skin (he has eczema and on myself. And I think that I found the perfect combination: organic cotton velours on one side and organic cotton/bamboo terry on the other. I'm love them! They are incredibly soft even on the most sensitive skin and still very efficient. And you will be able

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It may sound a little bit crazy but I have a hard time creating new designs, sewing (hey, at some point you need to sell something!), take care of the kids (and even recently end up at the emergency room for a few stitches) AND blog! Sorry, but I plan to improve it for the new year. :) Ca peut sembler un peu fou, mais j'ai un peu de mal à créer de nouveaux design, coudre (ben oui, il faut bien

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This is a wonderful recipe that we've been doing every year during the holiday season for the last years. Even the kids love it! We use some curry powder that we brought back from our trip to India several years ago, but any curry should work. It is also very easy to make. Here is what you need: 1 organic kabocha or any tasty winter squash 1 organic apple 1 organic onion 1 table spoon of

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It's giveaway season! If like some (yes, I've told... :)), you were looking at this organic handmade newsboy cap and didn't whether you should buy it or not. Then you should run to the NaturalKids blog! On this coming Saturday, one of the one who left a comment there, will be drawn to win a handmade organic newsboy cap in either black or blue denim. Isn't that wonderful? :) Si comme certains,

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At the moment I'm pretty busy stocking up and creating new items before the Holiday rush. Still I managed to get something crafty done... as a break. :)Every time I cut one of the sleeved bib, I end up with a perfect round at the neck place. I couldn't throw them away an saved them. I knew what I would do with them but I never took the time to make it happen until today. En ce moment, je suis

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I hope that you had a fun and safe Halloween. Ours was really fun, the kids spent a great time trick or treating with their friends and then had even more fun giving treats to the hundreds of kids (really) coming to our house. I'm sure that they are going to talk about it quite a while! :) J'espère que vous avez passé un Halloween amusant et sûr. Le nôtre a été très réussi. Les enfants ont pris

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Yesterday the kids got finally to carve the pumpkins with their Dad (while Mummy was busy sewing costumes in her studio.) I say finally because they kept asking for it ever since we brought them home.Waiting is not a easy thing for a child. :) Hier les enfants ont enfin pu sculpter les citrouilles avec leur Papa (pendant que Maman était occupée à coudre les costumes dans son atelier). Je dis

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Today I would like to present a wonderful team: NaturalKids. It is a group of talented artisans dedicated to creating  products for children out of natural material. They make mostly toys made of wood, felted wool and fabric.  Aujourd'hui je voudrais vous présenter une équipe fabuleuse : NaturalKids. Elle regroupe des artisans fabriquant des choses pour enfants en matières naturelles. Ils font

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(version française en italique) Last weekend it was raining so much that we decided to stay home instead of going to the traditional pumpkin farm. But can you imagine Halloween without a pumpkin? We don't. Since the sun was back this afternoon, we walked to our local mock-up pumpkin patch. This is a small field in the middle of the city where pumpkins are brought so that kids and adults can come

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(version française en italique) When I'm not actively blogging, I'm usually behind my sewing machine or drawing new items, or of course I'm taking care of my kids. And this is what happened since our September trip to France. Busy, busy, busy! I've been busy taking care of orders and making new stuff. So here it is!  Quand je ne suis pas sur le blog, je suis derrière la machine à coudre ou en

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(version française en italique) I don't know how you get your little one(s) lunchbox ready. To get EVERY single day something different, nutritious, healthy and appealing is quite a challenge for me.  Ici aux États-Unis, la plupart du temps il n'y a pas de cantine dans les écoles, il faut donc préparer tous les jours un panier repas pour le déjeuner de nos enfants. Et bien figurez-vous que c'est

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(version française en italique) This is a project I worked on some time ago... on a Sunday afternoon. I wasn't so happy with the yellow strap and decided to make a new one today. It is finally ready. This tunic was made with a homemade pattern in some leftover fabric from table clothes my son's preschool asked me to make as part of the parent participation hours. The decoration is handpainted

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(version française en italique)   It has been in the air for some time now... but here it is, it finally happened yesterday! Etsy switched to a WIDE layout! C'était dans l'air depuis un moment... et bien voila, c'est enfin une réalité depuis hier : Etsy est passé en GRAND format ! Nice and so much more readable! Isn't it? Joli et tellement plus lisible ! N'est-ce pas ?

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Today we were invited to a little girl's bithday party. And here is what she got: Aujourd'hui nous étions invités à l'anniversaire d'une petite fille. Et voici ce qu'elle a reçu: A twirly skirt made out of cotton velour and popelin from my stack of fabricsUne jupe qui tourne en velour de cotton et popeline de ma réserve She seemed to be a lot into dark blue skirts recently, and her Mom loves

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It had to happen at some point! Pink found its way into my Etsy store: Il fallait bien que ca arrive un jour ! Le rose a finalement fait son entrée dans ma boutique Etsy : This is the exact same smart hooded towel as the blue and the yellow that are already offered in PurePixie's shop: thick Oekotex-100 certified bamboo and organic cotton terry, and organic cotton sateen for the decoration.

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My kids had been asking for bath mitts for a few weeks. So here they are after a visit to my organic fabric scrap box. I had way than enough to choose from. Even the organic sateen bias tape comes from left overs. I make all bias tape myself and I can never get to through away pieces that I could use for a later project. These left overs were perfect for this little project!Mes enfants me

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It's been a while since we've waiting for this feature! If you want more wonderful information, please go to Etsy's Tech Update. Pour mes amis francophones, voici ma traduction de l'article. Bonne lecture ! :)--------------Que se passe-t-il ?Vous pouvez voir les prix sur Etsy dans d'autres monnaies que le dollar américain.Quelles monnaies sont disponibles ?Le Dollar australien (AUD), le Real

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This time he brought a really nice card handmade by Eve from "Les Petites Couleurs". Such a nice work!Cette fois-ci il a apporté une très jolie carte réalisée par "Les Petites Couleurs". Superbe travail !It's been a while since I noticed this card, I was just missing the opportunity to buy it. Unfortunately it came for my dear friend Ronda who is recovering with an incredible energy from a

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What do you do when your kids damage their pants in no time? My oldest one spends his time climbing on trees and playing on the ground with his car and trucks. Even jeans can't stand it too long. Just recently he managed to ruin 3 pairs of pants:Qu'est-ce que vous faites vous, lorsque vos enfants usent prématurément leurs vêtements ? Mon grand passe sa vie à grimper aux arbres et à jouer par

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... organic olive oil soaps!!! It's been such a long time since I started to look for organic perfume-free soap that were not made out of coconut oil. Thanks to Jo de GreenSpringsO I can put an end to my quest!... des savons à l'huile d'olive bio !!! Ça fait tellement longtemps que je cherchais des savons bio sans parfum et qui ne soit pas à l'huile de palme, et bien je crois que ma quête est

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After making bathrobes and hooded towels, I surely had to go for it. So here it is! PurePixie's Etsy store offers now an eco-friendly bath poncho for those of you who don't want to have to deal with sleeves, but still want something super soft, warm and cute to dry their little one after the bath. This bath poncho is made out of the same organic cotton and bamboo fabric as the bathrobes. The

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The parcel took a looooong time to arrive, but here is what I found at my door: Le paquet a pris tout son temps pour arriver, mais voici ce que le facteur a deposé devant ma porte : A bag from DansMaMaisonIlya! Un sac de DansMaMaisonIlya! The bag is beautiful! Large, cute, functional, well made... I couldn't have dreamed something nicer! And on the top of it she attached a small gift. How

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I know, it's been way too long since I came here. Between orders and plenty of ideas to be tested and developed, I haven't been here in a while. Sorryyy!!!Et bien oui, ca fait bien trop longtemps que je suis passée par ici. Entre les commandes et pleins d'idées à tester et développer, j'ai été un peu absente. Sorryyyy! :) After my new patterns got tested on my own kids... poor things? No actually

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We love Stokke Tripp Trapp chairs. We love them so much that we have two of them. One for each kid. If you haven't seen them, this is a wooden chair designed in the 70’s. It looks really good, doesn't take so much space as the plastic one, is easy to clean, comes in all sorts of colors and best of all they aren't made out of plastic. They are quite pricy but since they are so well made, you can

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PurePixie: Your name ? Anny: Anny P.: Where do you live? Do you like this place? A.: I live in Deschambault, Québec, Canada, in a small village. I love my house and the place where I live! P.: Have you always lived there? A.: I've been living in Deschambault for the last 5 years, and at the countryside for the last 7 years. I grew up in the city (Québec) where I spent most ot my life. P.: Do

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What did we do on this very special day? We walked to our local plant nursery and bought a few plants. The kids were really thrilled to dig holes in our micro-garden and play with dirt. Then add a few plants and water them. The dry season is going to start soon and I don't think that they are going to bloom this year, but hopefully we are going to have some cute flowers next spring. :) Qu'avons

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At home we've always preferred wooden over plastic toys. We find that "good" wooden toys are so much cuter, easier to repair (which happen quite often), feel so much warmer, and just imagine what is going to happen to those plastic toys once broken! They are going to add to the gigantic trash that we are leaving future generations to deal with! So unless they are second hand or made of recycled

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It's been a while since I made an organic "Baby Elephant" sleepsack. I still like this design inspired by our travels to India and I've really appreciated to make it again. This time a matching organic crib bumber came as an addition. This not the easiest thing to make... this is so big and difficult to handle! But in the end I'm pretty pleased with the result. Let's hope that the little boy who

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If you were once a parent of a newborn, I'm sure that more than once you were wondering what your sweet baby was trying to tell you. An Australian Mom says she found they have a language of their own. Click here to see the video. I remember that after a while I could tell what my baby was trying to tell me but I couldn't explain why I knew. May be this was it. :) If you have a newborn. What do

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We all know that junk food it unhealthy, but a study on rats shows that it is even worth than that. It affects the brain just like drugs... So scary when you know that some kids get this type of food for breakfast, lunch and dinner! For more precise information, here is the article.Nous savions déjà que la malbouffe est mauvaise pour la santé. Mais une étude sur des rats montre qu'elle agit sur

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When Anny doesn't write on her blogs, she also makes wonderful things out of recycled fabric. I love in particular her coloring bags. And what about you, tell me what's your favorite item in her shop? Please on the picture, to read the interview (sorry for the French.) Lorsqu'elle ne s'occupe pas de ses blogs, Anny fait de merveilleux objets en tissus recyclés. Moi je craque complétement pour

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OK this time, I won't have you wait. :) Today I received labels made out of organic cotton! Aren't they cute? They are result of a long quest... Imagine that I was looking for a really soft, organic, colorful fabric labels! And that I wasn't ready to buy 3000 at the same time! I finally chose CurlyMonkey who usually specializes in screen printed tshirts. Allez cette fois-ci je ne vais pas vous

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Today I found a sale on Etsy in my mailbox right after I woke up and later I discovered that one of my items was featured on Etsy's French blog. Yeah!!! I could get used to such days! :) Cette journée a commencé par une vente sur Etsy et s'est poursuivie en découvrant qu'un de mes article avait été sélectionné sur le blog d'Etsy France ! Youpiiii !!! Je veux bien des poissons d'avril comme ca

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Even if I always make sure to carry reusable cloth bags in my purse, so that I can avoid to take new plastic bags home it is quite difficult to avoid them completely. Whenever this happens I make sure to reuse them and then toss them in my recycling bin. Here is a movie showing what happens then. Quite interesting! :)Même si je transporte toujours des petits sacs pliants en tissu dans mon sac à

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I received a wonderful bird in wire cage from De Beaux Souvenirs that I just gave to my very special friend Maggie for her 60th birthday. Since Maggie makes wonderful glass beads and loves handmade things, I thought that the Murano glass bird and its cage would make a perfect gift for her. :) Congrats Anny, Kariane, Loalie and Françoise for guessing! I would like the opportunity to thank

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This is what the mailman brought this morning. I can't wait to show you what is inside, but you'll have to wait until Sunday. In the meantime, I'll let you guess who sent it and what it contains... Ok I'll help you a little bit: look at closely at the picture, the box is coming from France. ;) Voici ce que le facteur a apporté ce matin. J'ai hate de vous montrer ce que contient ce paquet, mais

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I've been interviewed from Denmark by Marielle from Roofchimp. It's in French but even if you don't understand, pay her a visit and have a look at her wonderful drawings. They are really worth it! J'ai été interviewée du Danemark par Marielle de Roofchimp. Pour une fois c'est en français, ça ne devrait donc pas vous poser de problèmes de lecture. :) Et pendant que vous êtes là-bas, allez

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Etsy is launching an office in Paris. Yeah!!!If you are lucky enough to be in Paris on March 25th, don't forget to go to the Etsy's Craft Night! It's free and I'm sure that it is going to be fun. And you'll get the opportunity to meet one of my team mates Karius de Parius. :)For more information, please visit the event on Facebook.Etsy ouvre un bureau à Paris. Youpiiii !Si vous êtes sur Paris le

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My 4 year old was asking for a pillow. So here it is! Organic cotton for the cover, organic wool for the filling and a zipper for easy washing (hey with kids you'd better think about it!) It is soooo soft and comfy! I should think of making one for myself too! Pillow case to come soon. :)Mon petit garçon voulait un oreiller. Et bien le voici ! Coton bio pour la couverture, laine bio pour le

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It's been such a long time since I got this little bathrobe in mind! I so happy that I could finally make look the way I was dreaming it. This said I would like to thank you my friend CurlyMonkey for helping me to chose the right paint. When you use organic fabrics, you also want to use solvant-free eco-friendly paints, right? Ça fait tellement longtemps que je l'avais dans la tête cette petite

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This looks like such a cute and interesting movie! Can't wait for Mother's day weekend! In the meantime you can have a look at the trailer! Ce film a l'air tellement mignon et intéressant ! Vivement le jour de la fête des mères ! En attendant, vous pouvez jeter un œil à la présentation (cliquez sur small, medium ou large en fonction de la qualité de votre connexion Internet) !

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I've been thinking about it for a long time, but for some reason I could never get there... until today. So here it is! PurePixie's blog is born!I'm planning to share with you some great findings from the web as well as some homemade or found tutorials... and of course I'll keep you posted on new products I'll be working on. Hold your breath! :)Ca fait un moment que j'y pense, mais pour une

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