This weeks favorites were inspired by the brief glimpse of spring we got last week in Minnesota. Here’s to more warmth and sun!

First row: Flower power silk scarf, Ava gardens necklace, Sunburnt floral pendant

Second row: Beautiful day watercolor print, Cloud of butterflies pillow, Fairy flowers

Third row: Mini sticky coverup, Standing tall print, Colorful birds in branches planner

Mary and I are very excited to announce the arrival of our embe spring creations! We spent the past several months coming up with ideas and enjoyed bringing them to fruition.

Each item has a story behind it – whether inspired by one of my son’s favorite stuffed animals or by Cathy’s little obsession with robots, we’ve created unique, handmade gifts that you can share with the little ones in your life! Check out our newest additions at embeshop.com!

Buying art can be expensive, but if you have a picture frame and scrapbook paper you can create fun affordable art.

This is a personalized piece by creating my name using the alphabet instructions. Great for a baby’s room! The possibilities are endless though with origami-club.com’s great diagram or animated instructions. You could make flowers or animals or even landscapes.

How to make it?

The frame is a 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 from Ikea. The letters were made from 2 x 2 squares. After making the letters I taped them to the background to hold them in place and put the frame back togehter.

The warm weather has me thinking about weddings of all things! I’ll be married 5 years this summer but if I were to do it again I would love to have these as part of my big day.

First row: Blue topaz white gold ring, Raw silk bolero, Bejewelled butterfly garter

Second row: Super sparkling headband, Coda wrap dress, Tiffany blue and gray clutch

Third row: Tiniest branch necklace, Hydrangea flower wedding invitation, Silver star rose blossom bobby pin

Request a baby birth greeting from President Obama! With this being a historic presidency I thought it would be a great keepsake to add to Little Peanuts scrapbook. I do have to admit I was a little underwhelmed when it arrived but it’s neat to have none-the-less.

You can also request them for weddings, 80+ birthdays and retirements.

Here’s how you can get one too.

Send a letter to:

The White House
Attn: Greetings Office
Washington, D.C. 20502-0039

Include in the letter:

-baby’s name

-birth date (dd/mm/yyyy)

-baby’s address

-your name

-your phone number

Just make sure you send it within the baby’s first year and that the recipient is a US citizen.

More info here.

If you follow us on Facebook, you know I’ve recently become fond of robots. This weeks favorites pays homage to my little obsession.

First row: Robot buttons, Robots in love card, Robot laptop sleeve

Second row: Dancing robot girl tee, Love machine robot shirt, Robotto necklace

Third row: Needling robot plush, Robot wall decal, I love coffee robot