I Love These! - No Slippy Hair Clippies

My little one in one of her Hair Clippies

Okay, I'm gonna slip into children's stuff again, but I just want to say how much I love No Slippy Hair Clippies!  They make absolutely adorable hair clips for little girls, lined in velvet and made in the USA.  I bought a bunch for the little one when she was about 11 months old.  They have a great selection and colors and are so well made that they can handle the rough and tumble toddlers (though right now mine is going through a "don't put anything on my head" phase so the clips are on hiatus, along with hats).  Here are some of my picks:

Abby - $8 (we have it in pink and brown - in picture)

Sam - $8 (we have this exact one - goes with almost every outfit)

Lauren - $8

Violet - $8

Nahla - $8

Oh, I could go on and on.  But you get the idea.  Go and check it out for yourselves, they would make great stocking stuffers.  Right now they are running a 20% discount through this Sunday (12/6/09) - click here to access that special page.

*Note:  I didn't receive any compensation for tooting their horn, I just really love the clips and I love that they are manufactured here in the US.  Though I wouldn't be opposed to some swag - ha ha!

Images via No Slippy Hair Clippy and moi

A trip down memory lane

In 15 days my little girl turns one. I can't even believe it. I was in her room this weekend doing some clothes switching, which happens about once a month when they are this young, and I got a little nostalgic. In mid-May last year I was hugely pregnant, my husband was working 15 hour days, seven days a week and the nursery had not even begun to be set up, no paint, no nothing. Since I was in full on "nesting mode", this was totally stressing me out. The crib and changing table were sitting in boxes in the foyer ready to be put together. The glider rocker was in the living room. All the linens, curtains, pillows, pack and play and toys were in bags in the dining room. If there was any way I could have done it myself, I would have. I would have dragged that stuff up the stairs and set it up, but it's absolutely not possible when you can't see your feet or bend at the waist. It just happened that my Dad was down here on business and stopped in to see me, he saw that nothing had been done and that I was just about in tears over it. So after he returned to home to Chicago he called me up and said that he and my Stepmother were headed down here for a few days to help get the nursery painted, set up and organized. I was so thankful!!! So for four days in mid-May 2008 we did a marathon of decorating, painting, purchasing and assembling. I thought I would share some pictures of what it looked like the minute we were done. Not much has changed, though I have added some shelves and the rocker is closer to the crib. I thought we did a great job. And I also want to thank DwellStudio for doing a collection for Target right as I was deciding what to buy - the linens, crib and rocker are all from that line. Enjoy!