Hedgehog in the Fog

I find it impossible not to love hedgehogs so it was no surprise that I loved this little one in the enchanting film by Yuri Norstein that I saw a while ago and then was reminded of it again by a post from Camilla Engman who herself is an authority on enchanting animals and the like.

What do carnivals, Alice in Wonderland and Central Park have in common?

Cute dishware, that's what! Whilst visiting Poppytalk I came upon an intriguing post about $1 Design Finds at Domino which then led me to a bunch of cool things for under a buck like Muji notebooks and the bargain table at Chatsworth then I got sucked further down the rabbit hole to a fantastic site for the NYC store, Fishs Eddy; a place I'm sure all my "East Side" peeps already know about. I arrived looking for $1 Airline flatware which for some reason I convinced myself we really needed, when I happened upon all of the other fabulous collections plus their ongoing Summer Sale and it was sort of all over. (This is what can happen when you're on a budget and bored at work.)


All photos courtesey of Fishs Eddy

Killing Time for Cuteness' Sake!

While browsing through the wonderful Paper Forest (actively filling out my 7 hours of work) I came upon a little paper bird that appeared to be speaking Japanese. I could not in good cute conscious ignore this. I had never heard of these little Nani Birds but I knew I must have one! I found that actually I could have one, for FREE, but I'd have to make one first. (Even better!)

All you have to do is find your favorite then download and print out the design. After some cutting, folding, and gluing, you have your very own Nani Bird! This actually looked and sounded a tad easier than it was to actually assemble. (I can however be craft-challenged but after the first not so good one, I made another and it turned out okay. Except he sits kinda crooked.)

I made the QueBird by mckibillo, especially for G since he's learning Spanish this summer.

Buena Suerte!

p.s. I think I'll have to make "Frenchy" Bird next...