My sister Kapri’s overachievingly gorgeous birthday parties for her children continue. This year, Scarlett is four, and she invited me to come to her house for a babydoll birthday. Behold, the pink and blue parade, beginning with homemade vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese icing, and a fur-trimmed party hat on top. Scarlett had the cutest [...]
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Tooth Fairy Doors D-I-Y
Thursday, January 12, 2012
For Christmas, I gave some little people that I love homemade tooth fairy doors. The doors hang on the wall — above a nightstand, say, providing access to coin-bearing nymphs that visit in the night. I love the gift of imagination. The doors are meant for miniature dollhouses, and all you have to do is [...]
Nursery Decor, Britain style
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
My sister’s baby is named Britain. He’s a munch, and a squeak, and will someone please explain why nonsense is the best way to explain how babies make us feel? I helped my sister get the nursery ready, and we decided to make his (considerable) wardrobe the star. He inherited almost all of it from [...]







