Awesome As A One

Kate’s Year

allegrator — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:42:44 +0000

Check out this blog ‘cuz it’s awesome.

Awesome Item of the Day

allegrator — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:26:23 +0000

Regretfully, I only ride my bike during our annual Newport Beach trips. I love taking a ride down to the pier or to The Wedge; this year I’m super excited about putting Miss Sunshine in one of those great baby-bike seats and taking her on long rides in the salty California air.

If I DID have a bike out here in NY, however, I would immediate outfit it with one of these bike bags by Boneshaker Bags. Cute, convenient, totally perfect for carrying all kinds of goodies while riding around town. Even more cool than it hooking to your bike handlebars is that it can be removed and used as a shoulder bag once you get to where you’re going. Awesome

Bike Bag

Awesome Item of the Day

allegrator — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:44:25 +0000

If Sunny could talk she’d pretty much beg me to get her this play dress. I’m not kidding. Maria over at kid*a*collective has in stock some of THE most adorable and comfortable looking dresses I have seen. I think the color combinations, the center stripes of fabric, the soft linen, the puckered neckline and sleeves….are all so beautiful. I wish she had them in big-girl sizes. Then Miss Sunshine and I could be all matchy-matchy.

Robin's Egg Pure Linen Tuesday Play Dress

Keeping it Party Clean

allegrator — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:31:08 +0000

You know how when you have a party you do all kinds of cleaning to get ready? Maybe you tackle a couple of projects around the house that you’ve been putting off, just so things look super nice when your guests arrive? That’s what we were doing through the end of last week — cleaning, sprucing up the yard, putting things away. Yesterday we had a little BBQ with my husband’s family to celebrate a couple of birthdays. It was small and lovely and just the motivation we needed to pull the house together. As I walk around this morning, I find myself motivated by how nice and tidy everything looks; I would really love to keep the house Party Ready for as long as possible.

Awesome Item of the Day

allegrator — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:37:36 +0000

It’s kind of turning into Awesome Item Every Other Day, huh? A crawling baby and life and the summer have completely taken over, so please forgive the more sporadic nature of my posts. That said — on to today’s great piece.

Angie Warren of The Creative Mama (awesome blog, by the way) has a great little shop over at etsy, Angie Warren Designs, where she sells the sweetest Mommy/Playdate cards. Through an awesome giveaway she hosted I was able to get my hands on a set and they are truly fabulous. It was very timely, too, as earlier in the week I had met a new mom and her baby — I would have loved to have had one of these on hand. Instead I had to find a receipt at the bottom of my bag to scribble my number on. Next time, though, I am armed with one of these little beauties.

Mommy Cards - Giddy

Awesome Item of the Day

allegrator — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:10:54 +0000

Miss Sunshine has mixed feelings about wearing hats these days. If she forgets that it’s on her head, everything is fine. If, though, she realizes that it’s there her first instinct is to take it off. I am going to have to work with her on that, particularly now that I am totally swooning over this urban baby bonnet from ub2. I mean….I’m kind of at a loss for words with this one. Head over to her shop, browse through some A.MA.ZING pieces of art/fashion, and you’ll understand why I am so coo-coo for cocopuffs about it all.

UB2 Misty Morning

Awesome Item of the Day

allegrator — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:24:50 +0000

Now that I’ve updated you on my whereabouts, it’s time to share some goodies. I thought I’d open up this week with a super lovely little watercolor and ink piece over at Free and Beyond. It’s so bright and a beautiful representation of morning. I love that it’s fairly small and can be put in a sweet frame and displayed in a charming spot. I can imagine this being a perfect anniversary gift.

Lovebirds in the morning

How the Summer has Taken Over

allegrator — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:37:54 +0000

If you’re one of my legions of followers, you might have noticed that I’ve been pretty absent lately. Here’s why:

First, I traveled to California over the Fourth of July to spend the holiday with my family.

Party Scene

My brothers and I, floating.

Once I got back from that…well….I simply lost some focus. That quickly turned in to planning for the next little trip, which was up north with Miss Sunshine to spend a few totally radical days with my BFF and her little girl.

Miss Sunshine to the right, Little Bear to the left.

THEN, once we were back from that, I became involved in Camping Prep Craziness, 2009. This past Friday my little family unit went up to Little Pond in the Catskills to rough it for a few nights. It was pretty fabulous, save having to set up camp in a torrential downpour and having the baby adopt some pretty wonky sleeping behaviors both nights.

Camp Breakfast

On top of it all I have been trying to fit in some sewing and stocking of the shop.

This one isn't yet named -- any suggestions?

Sugar Plum

Now I’m back, feeling recharged, facing a few quiet weeks before my next trip back to CA. I hope to find for you some pretty Awesome Items in the coming days. Stay tuned.

Awesome Item of the Day

allegrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:15:40 +0000

You all know how it is — sometimes you like something just because. You can’t quite put your finger on what exactly it is about an item that catches your eye or makes it just so perfect for you and your tastes. So it is with this beautiful leather pendant over at Flight Path – I am totally digging the shape, the skyline, the colors. Oh the fabulous colors. And the technique she uses sounds fascinating: “similar to a ‘tattoo’ process, where the leather completely absorbs the ink.” Totally awesome sounding, right?

To the skyline leather pendant

Awesome Item of the Day

allegrator — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:44:14 +0000

The quickest path to my heart might have to be through the beach. Anything beach. I love being there, thinking about it, listening to beach sounds, breathing in beach air. Every summer since I can remember my family has spent a week at Newport beach, where all we do is sit by the water, play Smashball, eat yummy food and ride our bikes down to the pier. I love it. I had to miss the trip last year because I was so pregnant at the time, and I swear a little piece of my soul went missing that August. This year, though, I am so. geared. up. for the annual Newport trip – I can hardly take the anticipation. PLUS, Miss Sunshine will be there, for the very first time, eating sand and putting her toes in the Pacific. Can’t wait.

All of that said, it’s no wonder I was drawn to today’s Awesome Item. Candace over at Shanti Shanty has produced such a beautiful mixed-media watercolor painting showing a dramatic tree on the shores of the sea. I love how the colors and lines of the tree pop out, the way she uses water splotches to define what could be clouds, waves, and the grasses at the base of the tree. In the description she writes, “if I were a tree, I’d like to live by the sea.” To that I reply, “yes. Me too.”

Seafarer