Baby $ children items

Baby & children items

The cover is charming and I opened it expecting a simple but excellent how-to book, and found it was so much more. This is no skimpy volume. Before the instruction section even begins, the author spends the first 40 pages introducing us to the 13 different sock-and-glove animals — and their outfits — through a happy story and excellent photography.The creatures, including monkeys, elephants, piglets, bunnies — even a fish, have the perfect detailing and are just too yummy for words. It's my two-year-old's new favorite book.I can't say enough about the photography and styling. Just a really well-done book. I wish I could show you every page.I haven't tried my hand at making any of the toys yet, but I have been setting aside potential sock candidates. I'm thinking these could be fun for my older kids to make and give to the babies. We'll see. . .

When you win a Giveaway here at Design Mom, you're invited to send in a bio and photo so we can get to know you a bit better. This is a fairly new tradition — we've only done this for a few months — but I already love it! And today's the day we get to meet some of the lovely (and lucky) winners. There were 4 winners in April and there were 18(!) winners in May. Here, 13 of the April & May winners are featured

Hello, my name is Rachel. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle. I love to travel. I have a degree in graphic design and an insatiable love for photography. I am a new mother to my little baby Vienna. I love peonies in the spring, playing music at all times, cooking lovely treats, and working them off through biking, yoga + running.

My name is Laura Barlow and I live in Larchmont, NY with my two daughters and my husband Ben. Here are 5 things about me...1) I love vacations...I LIVE for vacations. Not sure if it's the actual destination or the escape from every day life that makes me so excited. Vacations are a priority in my life and I'm always planning our next trip. The perfect vacation to me is sitting on a beach somewhere. It doesn't matter where as long as it's warm, there's a good book and good company.2) I love holidays and believe that each should be celebrated with a zeal and enthusiasm found in few. During the Christmas season I am often referred to as the Christmas Nazi which I take as a compliment because it means I'm doing my job!3) I studied Home Ec with an Interior Design emphasis at college. At the time everyone laughed at my choice...who's laughing now! It has served me well and taught me many things that help me be a better mother.4) I love being creative. Scrapbooking, sewing and these days blogging are my outlets of choice!5) In my dream world, i would be a party planner. I love organizing events, planning parties and giving people an excuse to have a great time. Or I would open a fine linen store that sold beautiful bedding. I would call it Cloud Nine.

Mother of 2 fantastic kids. Wife of talented artist, with whom I run Simply Silhouettes out of our dining room studio. Here are a few of my favorite things: magazines & catalogs, swedish fish, dishes, Everything but the Girl, fabric and the beach. Now happily residing in the Pacific Northwest after being a midwesterner for the past decade.