Let's Make | Halloween DIY

Not too long to go until Oct 31st and Halloween. This is one holiday I like to celebrate with the kids and since our neighbourhood has quite a few American expats homes there is always a huge crowd of trick or treaters on Halloween evening. We try and do a few fun Halloween activities on the days leading up to Halloween so I have collected a few that we like from the excellent DIY website Mr. Printables. They all have different difficult levels so there are something for every age. Most activities have downloadable templates where you can choose to either colour in or print an already coloured version. Have fun & scary time out there!!

Haunted Houses for Halloween Treats /  Halloween Colouring Pages / Ghost Boxes for Treats / BOO! Glasses / Bag O'Bones Halloween invitations / Halloween Masks.

WGNS TOP 10 KIDSWEAR BLOGS

Woke up to the pleasant news that Minor De:tales was one of the selected Top 10 blogs around the globe to inspire kidswear design by the worlds trend forecaster, WGSN. We share the honor with some of my favourite blogs like Little Gatherer, Il Mondo Di Ingrid, Just By Manon and more. WGSN is the number 1 trend forecaster so it actually feel quite special to be in the top 10. Thank you for including Minor De:tales and thank you to Annika at Orange Mayonnaise for letting me know about it.

• Little Gatherer: founded in 2013, Little Gatherer has become an imaginarium of gathered fashion and created objects
  
• Minor De:tales: Australia-based, Minor De:tales focuses on ‘kids being kids’ with an urban aesthetic
  
• La Petit Mag: an eclectic mix of inspiration included in new editorials, street shots and home, in addition to its magazine
  
• Estelle NYC: includes baby and kids, hand-created artwork and design inspiration with an interest in organic wear
  
• Kids Gazette: boys’ and girls’ occasionwear are focused on with vivid editorials
  
• Babiekins Mag: the magazine’s blog continues its focus on trendsetting tots, with a global eye on fashion
• Mini Magpie: upcycled and vintage knitwear are featured for babies and toddlers
  
• Lil Snob: combines lifestyle and fashion with an interest in licensed products
  
• Il Mondo di Ingrid: culture and fashion mix with elegant photography and trade show pictures focusing on girlswear
  
• Just by Manon: a grittier take on kidswear is present with global labels and print focus

From Finland with Love

The other day a parcel came that was packed to the brim with children's clothes full of memories. It had come all the way from Finland, sent by lovely Esther who runs the wonderful blog Kidproof together with a friend. (it is definitely a must read so if you haven't visited, make sure you do!).

A while ago we decided to do a clothes swap, so the clothes I had, that were now to small would be swapped for clothes that were outgrown by her boy. I absolutely love the second life good quality children's wear have. Finding a good home for the clothes your children have grown up in feels quite important actually. It is funny but somehow the tiny threads your kids walk around in becomes a little part of them, so you want them to find a good second home to make someone extra happy.

Here are some of the clothes we received and an equally big parcel is making its way from Australia over to Finland as we speak. I can't wait to see her little gorgeous boy walk around in some of my boys loved threads.

Here's to sustainable swaps around the world, I hope more people do it, it's definitely worth it!

Blog Love | WEEKDAY CARNIVAL

I have long been a fan of RTIF (Road Trip In Finand) and one of their creators Riikka who also runs the excellent blog WEEKDAY CARNIVAL. Here are some very inspirational photos from their kids room that just oozes of imagination and adventures! How great is that skull cave from Our Children's Gorilla?? There are so many great DIY projects up there and of course her great shop RK Designs (who is having a sale at the moment) that sell some great items too! Here in Australia you can get your RK Design fix over at Minibots.

Blog Watch | Hello. I'm Tiger

There are tons, literally tons of inspiration over at Hello, I'm Tiger. If you are not into words but love to get that inspiration fix this is the blog for you.

images: all from Hello, I'm Tiger.

Guest Blogging | Babiekins Magazine

Don't forget you will find me over at the Babiekins magazine blog every Friday.
Here is my first post - next one will be a nice little interview so don't forget to check in next Friday for that. Have a nice weekend everybody!

image: lovely art from the issue 7 of Babiekins Magazine.

BLOG LOVE | VDJ

There are endless of inspiration at Le Vestiaire de Jeanne / VDJ blog. Everytime I look at this blog the creative cogs in my brain go crazy. The cuts, the shades of grey, the beautiful styling, the amazing model Jeanne who makes the clothes look so incredible comfortable and wonderful to wear, all these factors makes it my number one place to visit when I just want to get some pure clothes and fabric inspiration. The text is in French, but when the images are this good, I would say it speaks it's own international language!

Blog VDJ
Shop VDJ

The Glow | Christiane Lemieux & Kids

I love reading the blog The Glow. They have just put up another mom&kids edition. This time it is Dwell Studio's founder and creative director Christiane Lemieux we get to do a home visit with. Happy reading!!

IKEA family LiVE | INSPIRATION

There are HEAPS of home inspiration and ideas for all the rooms in your house over at the IKEA family live website. They also have some nice home stories from around the world that makes for some wonderful reading. I especially liked this space. Check it out!

Blog Watch

Design Mom is run by Gabrielle Blair. A designer and a mother of six(!)
She posts on where design and motherhood intersect, and at the moment
they are spending a year abroad in France. Lots of interesting things to read,
especially the Living With Kids interviews.
This time it is, Christine Visneau (creative force behind Small Magainze,
among many things.)

Happy reading!