miffy monday

oliver has a color-matching balloon miffy game that he LOVES. it is a really great first board game for toddlers, teaching them how to match colors, take turns, cheer others on, and is generally just super cute. he also has a miffy nightlight chris got him in amsterdam (miffy is dutch) and the book miffy at the zoo. if i could, i would buy him every single miffy item in the world as i just think that has to be the cutest, simplest (in the best sense) bunny out there.

image via mollie makes blog, FREE knitting pattern via knitterbees blog. autumn means knitting season, so i will have to add this adorable knited miffy to my ravelry queue! (at no. 5,627 HA)

maryanne moodie

i feel as if decorative weavings have increased in popularity ten-fold, they are everywhere lately! i don't even care how "mainstream" it may be getting, i love them! so much fun color and texture, like lovely tactile wall art. these pictured above are from the very talented maryanne moodie. (and by no means is she mainstream!)

wool and the gang tartan

during the chilly winter months, my time spent knitting definitely increases. it's such a cozy and easy way to relax. i've always loved the chunky wool and the gang knitted projects but this season i'm really drawn to their tartan collection. someone pointed out my ravelry queue is quite long (it's not really a queue so much as a list of bookmarks) but i think i need to add a tartan project on there for this winter, the knitted designs turn out so fun!

mr printables alphabet pompoms

as if the animal pompoms were not already super adorable, how fun are these alphabet pompoms they've now posted on mr printables??? i am already trying to figure out the geometry of the non-symmetrical letters in my head so i can make pompom garlands galore!

ps. to all my danish class friends, you know "jeg elsker kage!"

mr printables animal pompoms

have you seen the amazing website mr printables??? it's a fantastic, fun, happy, craft-filled site aimed at littles--but i might want to make everything posted on there myself! recently on the blog, they posted a tutorial on how to make adorable animal pompoms that are SO CUTE. i want to make a million and hang them all over our apt!

royal copenhagen painting school

denmark is home to so many amazing home brands and royal copenhagen is one of their oldest. founded in 1775, they are most recognized for their iconic blue and white porcelain (though their colorful fluted mugs are very popular as well).

every summer they open up their beautiful upstairs studio to host a painting school, where you can recreate your very own hand-painted royal copenhagen piece. it was SO much fun! i love anything hands-on and it was just liberating to have space to make a mess. (though of course the goal is to make no mess, since it's so fancy...) their pieces are still hand-painted to this day, and takes months before you can be certified as meeting their standards. oh wait, you DON'T want your beautiful perfectly curved lines to have kinks in them...?

beaded headphone cords

i have been seeing people everywhere with beaded headphone cords and i finally looked up how to DIY and it's super easy! all you need are hama beads (or any brand of iron-on beads), scissors, and your headphones. tutorial at cut out + keep. (image via stars & sunshine)