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I just love this amazing toddler dress.
Aunt Bucky provides a unique collection of modern Baby Bedding | Apparel | Pillows. The Aunt Bucky line is ever evolving and truly unique. Our collections will always include the same style selections and design sensibility, but the individual fabric prints may vary. This process is therefore somewhat improvisational and produces near one-of-a-kind pieces.
Short Children’s Clothing: My name is Miri and I am slowly but surly attempting to produce a clothing line for children called Short. As some of the smaller items become available I am posting them here for all to enjoy, in the hopes that some day I can finance making the more complicated items.
I craft these original classic children’s coats from premium vintage New Zealand wool, featuring my original hand embroidered dandelions and three large buttons to fasten. These are exquisitely crafted jackets, fully lined and built to last. This little coat is a size 1-2 , made from 100% pure New Zealand wool in grey.
Lining is a gorgeous winter red.
Handmade by Big Little.
Pretty Dreamer {previously featured} is truly my kind of toy store. Offering beautifully crafted handmade wooden toys made from sustainably harvested local hardwoods, Pretty Dreamers is a wonderful place to find playthings. I saw these cute little wooden town blocks, which are made for play or for home decor, and knew I had discovered a trove. Each little set is individually handcrafted, so each one is one of a kind. And you can rest assured that all materials are non-toxic.
And what village would be complete without townsfolk? Little Village Children come in pairs, but are so, so, collectible. Each is hand carved and painted using vintage folk colors. You can pretty much request any combination of little folk that you’d like, even pick the clothing colors and whether you’d like boys or girls, or one of each.
I love that this little Wooden Garden is referred to as “Kinetic Sculpture”. What a fitting name for such a beautiful stacker toy. Each flower is handcrafted from locally harvested maple and reclaimed mahogany and invites movement and change during play.
I really like the retro feel of these Bucolic Cow push toys. They remind me of the wooden push and pull toys of my childhood. The careful crafting and lovely detailing are all the kinds of things that make a toy a treasure that a child reaches for again and again. I adore the sweet little flowers and brightly colored wheels.
This trusty little Woodworker’s Carpenter Set might be my favorite toy of all. The tools are hand pegged to look realistic, and the storage box is sturdy enough to hold real tools. This is one of those sets that’s destined to become an heirloom, as are many of the lovely playthings found in this shop.
In 1892, a Harper’s Weekly article described Corolla: “If there were any spot on earth that one would expect to find untenanted, it surely would be this stretch of sand between ocean and sound. …Yet, there is a hardy race who has lived here from father to son for over a century. They exist entirely by hunting, fishing, rearing cattle and acting as guides.” Each year, I find myself immersed in the history and the spirit of the small town of Corolla, which is where we spend a week each summer. This year I happened upon a little store called A Greener Shade of You, which featured an assortment of local, handmade items, and I walked away with a necklace. Above is the necklace, handmade by Donna Silvestri. I love the technique she uses, it’s so simple and beautiful.
Of course I can’t walk away from something cute for the little ones. I couldn’t believe it when I saw these incredible handmade crayons, I would love to get my hands on the molds Ducks In A Row used to make them. She is a mother (of course!) and makes really good, healthy things for kids to play with.
Perfectly Coastal collects seashells everyday when she walks on the beach, and she creates beautiful home accessories with the shells she finds. I always wonder how people find perfect starfish, conch shells, and silver dollars when all I seem to find is sea glass. I just love this shell “topiary”. You could use it in so many different ways, even as a centerpiece. It would also make an excellent gift, instead of flowers, maybe for someone who has fond memories of fun-filled summers at the beach.