CURRENTLY LOVING: THESE EARRINGS

These beautifully-designed earrings are my new favourite. I discovered the jewellery line Enamel Copenhagen on our family trip to Denmark this past Spring, and was instantly drawn to the clean designs and use of metals mixed with colour. I've been wearing the gold and ivory combination day in, day out ever since.

CURRENTLY LOVING: HAMAM TOWELS

If you live in a hot, humid climate, then hamam (turkish) towels are a must-have for you. These towels are as absorbent as standard terry cloth towels, but dry much quicker because they are lightweight. I've become obsessed with these towels by Turkish T since moving to Bermuda and use them at home and at the beach. No more wet, moldy towels for our family!

THE LITTLE MOUSE KIDS LOVE

Maileg is a Danish design company that creates sweet and whimsical children's toys that delight every age group. For Christmas, Little Bean got the Big Sister mouse in a box. She loves taking her mouse in and out of the box, and sometimes the box even ends up being her bracelet. Monkey was quite enamoured with the little mouse so he recently got Big Brother mouse, which he totes around everywhere. With additional accessories and friends to collect, the opportunity for imaginative play with these little characters is boundless.

CURRENTLY LOVING: THESE EARRINGS

I am currently coveting these staple earrings by Kathleen Whitaker. Simple, delicate and pretty for everyday wear. Perfect. 

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2013: FOR THE GUYS

1. Wool overshirt
2. Beer glass
3. The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz
4. Tivoli Classic AM/FM table radio with Bluetooth
5. Cufflinks
6. The Hudson's Bay Company wool blanket
7. Bowers & Wilkins headphones
8. MOMA perpetual calendar

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2013: THE LADIES

1. Sweater
2. Hammered gold stacking rings
3. The Kinfolk Table: Recipes for Small Gatherings by Nathan Williams
4. Messenger bag
5. Scarf
6. Wild Fig and Cassis cologne
7. Terrarium
8. Ornament
9. Hair barrette
10. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2013: THE KIDDOS

1. Baby elephant print by The Animal Print Shop
2. Padraig slippers
3. Madame Constance doll by Moulin Roty
4. Tres Cool sweater by Oeuf
5. Volume limit headphones by KIDZ Gear
6. Raglan dress and leggings by mini mioche
7. Along a Long Road by Frank Viva
8. Mini kick scooter by Micro
9. Jenga
10. Everything but the Dalmatian Firehouse Collection

CURRENTLY LOVING: THESE BONNETS

How adorable are these wooly bonnets by Patouche? I admit that I have a slight obsession with them ... Monkey has two. Here's a secret, Planet Kid in Toronto is having a very good sale this weekend where you just might find a bonnet for your little one (among other very cool things)!

SPRING BLUES

Jeweled sweatshirt / Tote bag / Sunglasses / Ballet flats / Umbrella



Maybe it's the fact that I'm impatiently waiting for Spring weather, or maybe it's that blue is one of my favourite colours, but blue is taking over my covet list this season. How fun would it be to hoist that umbrella on a grey and rainy day?

AN OLIVE TREE FOR YOU

Have you ever dreamed of having a little bit of Italy to call your own? Well, look no further. Nudo Italia is a collection of small olive groves along the eastern coast of central Italy that allows you to adopt an olive tree for one year. First, you choose your tree among the small groves. Then, you reap the rewards of the year's production of olive oil. And, you can even visit your tree if you travel to Italy during the year-long adoption. The adoption package is set up so that you can easily give it to a loved one too (we just gave this to my dad for his birthday).

Wouldn't this inspire you to follow the Mediterranean way of eating?

OUR FAVOURITE POPSICLE MAKER

Monkey recently suffered a terrible illness. He was extremely grumpy and everything hurt, especially his mouth. So, I went on a mission to find a popsicle maker to soothe his mouth and found the Zoku Quick Pop Maker, which made our little monkey smile again. It takes about 10 minutes to make one popsicle and you control what goes in. Our current favourite is a blueberry yogurt pop. Here are a few fancy creations that I plan on trying...

I found this at Kol Kid on Queen Street West, but I've also seen it at Williams Sonoma.   


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POLAROID POSTCARDS

How cool would it be to send postcards from your own travel photos? Photojojo lets you create the iconic Polaroid snapshots by fitting your photo inside a white sleeve to mail as a postcard. Very clever. 

(via swissmiss)