
Home designer Amy Butler's recently launched
Softwares collection gives budding seamstresses step-by-step computer instructions to create quilts, pillows, and purses. One set includes directions for 22 DIY home decorations. With each project customizable to your liking, the possibilities are limitless--it's just too bad your crafting time isn't.
9:00 AM,
June 29, 2009
A summer is incomplete without the makings of the perfect cookout. No, we're not talking burgers and baked beans. These fun outdoor accessories--spotted in the latest Sundance catalog--will make any BBQ infinitely more festive.
Cast iron ants, $48 for six
Root beer glasses, $38 for four
Leather flyswatter, $15.
4:00 PM,
June 26, 2009

This
French alphabet print certainly has an educational aspect, but it's the sweet illustrations and happy color scheme, designed by Spanish artist Bukubuku, that have us cooing, "
J'adore."
Check out more of our favorite
alphabet posters.
1:00 PM,
June 25, 2009

If his picture book is any indication, photographer
Andrew Zuckerman's playful floor puzzle is bound to be wildly popular (excuse the pun). Just keep in mind that because the puzzles--depicting an elephant, a chimpanzee, a lion, and tiger cubs--are double sided, your younger ones might not be ready to tame this beast by themselves.
4:00 PM,
June 24, 2009

If you missed CaféMom's
house tour with Amy Hansen the first time around, take a look at this charming San Diego home brimming with childlike whimsy. From the quirky cookie jars in the kitchen to the clever bottlecap bulletin board in the foyer, Amy's home is every bit as sweet as her
blog is.
12:24 PM,
June 22, 2009