Lady Bugs and Lilly Pads

Oh my goodness, I think I am in love! This online boutique has some of the most adorable and just downright gorgeous items! These are truly one of a kind. Most of the items are handpainted or hand crafted. This is important to me since my husband is a woodworker. I know the value of creative, detail oriented work and appreciate amazing pieces of art when I see it.

This boutique was founded in January 2007 by Sarah Tyndall when she wanted to share her love of exquisite children's furniture, clothes and toys with others. She is a homeschooling mom to two daughters. She is very selective in what she sells and has an eye for things of beauty.

Just take a look at some of the things on her site! I was amazed at how perfectly lovely every single piece was. I wish she had a boutique in my hometown!

Talk about pefection! I love this Twinkling Tees custom Tee. They also do birthday numbers. I can just see Bubs looking too cute for words with a "B" on his shirt!

They have lots of to die for girl's toy boxes, but I wanted to highlight this unisex one. My daughter loves trains! This would be so perfect for her. It is a Three Little Ziglets handpainted toybox. Handpainted? That is some amazing talent!

These Monkey Toes Little Ladies were actually worn by Suri Cruise

so you know they are high fashion! What makes them fabulous is that they are handpainted! Yes, there is a 2 week waiting period because every single shoe is a work of art.

There are also gifts for the older children. Talk about going to school in style - what an adorable personalized lunchbox! Forget about the older kids, I am so snagging one of these Sweet Mady personalized lunchboxes for myself.

I was honestly impressed by this boutique. I did not receive any compensation whatsoever for my post, this place is just so amazing I wanted to share!

Fluff Talk Thursdays - Goin' Shopping!

Thank you Beth @ Happily Domestic for hosting this fluffy Meme!

Where I live, there is only one place to buy cloth diapers - our local baby boutique "Hey Baby!" I love the owner, she is super sweet. She said the demand is so low that she will only carry one brand, and she chose Bum Genius. I love Bum Genius, but I also love fitteds...Goodmamas, Thirsties Fab Fitteds - and I love variety. One brand is not going to cut it with me.

So I buy all my cloth diapers online. Wanna know my favorite shops?

The mama that owns this online shop offers free shipping! This is a very big deal for someone that shops totally online. That means it is actually cheaper to buy from her than to drive to my baby boutique :) She has a wonderful variety of cloth diapers and baby items, including baby leg warmers (aren't those the cutest things ever?)

Purple Hippo....It's the Happybottumus! This is the local cloth diapering/natural mothering store for the Kansas City area. They rock! The owners are super fun and stay on top of the hottest items in natural parenting. They are one of a handful of retailers for Goodmama too (drool!) Since I can't drive to them all the time I am so glad I can support them buy shopping online. And because of me, they are now retailers for Rockin' Green Soap (yeah I know, I totally rock) Oh, and want one more reason I love them - besides totally making cloth diapering hip in KS/MO? They have a calendar of events on their site for local babywearing/La Leche League meetings and they host local cloth diaper swaps!

And finally, were would I be without my favorite cloth diapering resource and online forum for buying/selling/trading cloth diapers? I wouldn't be as in love with cloth diapers as I am today, that is for sure! If you are a mom or a dad, there is a message board on this site for you. And there are boards on here to buy lightly used or even brand new wool for discounted prices. I also love the WAHM listings since I am an avid supporter of a mother staying at home and still earning some money. How many other diaper swappers members are reading this right now? This site totally rocks!

So now you have my top three shops - go spend some money!