Jennifer Behr

Pretty headbands from Jennifer Behr.

Sabine Finkenauer

Inspired by the geometry and color combinations of Sabine Finkenauer's work.

Ice Cream Cone Piñata

Ice Cream Cone Piñata? Yes, please! Check out Simply Modern Mom's tutorial of how to make it here.

Beautiful Band-aids

I was happy to come across these beauties in my inbox and was dazzled that band-aids really can be this beautiful and glamorous? I would definitely dress up my fingers with these. Well done Cynthia Rowley. Aren't these the prettiest band-aids you've ever seen? Find them here.

Zara

Dang! Zara is sure bringing it this season. A few weeks ago I was inspired by Zara Kids, and now wow ... loving lots of elements from their fall line. Have you been seeing the knees socks showing up everywhere too. For you lucky Europeans you can buy online from Zara starting tomorrow.


(via Krisatomic + Lost)

Montessorium Apps

Thanks to the tip from SwissMiss I bought this app called Intro to Letters by Montessorium yesterday for my iphone and three-year-old to use. It is a real breath of fresh air to come across educational programs that are so impeccably well-designed like this one. What a gorgeous app for kids! Montessorium also created an Intro to Math app and there is more to come - including a moveable alphabet app with sweet illustrations, yippee!

Pool Photography

I cannot believe today the last day of August! To soak in the last few weeks of Summer - isn't this bicycle pool shots by Nate Bolt great?

(via mustard & sage)

Home Canning Supplies

I had 'good intentions' to do some canning this season, but I am not sure if I will be able to get around to it with the baby coming and all. I tried it for the very first time last year -- canning some various jams and it has been delightful to pull some fresh and delicious jam off of our shelves all year long. Although I know people have been doing it for ages, have you noticed the growing trend and increased canning exposure all around the last few years? It is popping up all over the place and there are lots of lovely things to make your canned goods look pretty along with great new resources too. Here are a few that caught my eye.

1: Canning for a New Generation : This book by Liana Krissoff came out this month, and I received a nice copy in the mail, it a most excellent canning resource and even has labels in the back of the book you can use.
2: Although a bit on the spendy side, these Weck jars are stunning.
3: Pretty Fabric Jar Covers -- which you can also DIY if you are more crafty.
4: Canning & Preserving with Ashley English - I haven't seen this book in person, but it looks wonderful.



5: Chalkboard Labels : Cool for not only canning, but other projects too.
6: Stainless Steel Funnel : Simply beautiful.
7: Retro Canning Set : Looks like a great packaged set.
8: Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It : I checked this out at the library and it has some fantastic looking recipes.

Other Ideas:
I love the idea of making labels inspired by these, or these.
Here is a great idea if you have leftover canning jars and kids -- clever!

Inspiring posts about Canning & Labels :
This Strawberry Lemon-Grass Jam looks delicious.
If you are reluctant to can -- you can make yummy freezer jam.
Ez did a beautiful tutorial and free printable tags for your jars here.
Jessica did a very informative post for Canning for beginners .

What about you? Have you tried canning before? Are you a preserving expert? Share with us your favorite things to preserve and successful recipes you've tried. If you have seen other great posts and canning tips-- hit up the comments section with your links and share your finds.

Music Monday: Shout Out Louds

Hello... I hope you had a great weekend! I had technical computer and internet difficulties over the weekend, so I didn't get to share some posts on Friday, but I think we've got it all squared away now. Did you do anything fun for the weekend? We have been prepping a bit for our baby that will be arriving dun dun duh... this week! It is going to be a super busy week and month for us with lots of life-changing moments ahead. In the next little while I am excited to have some guest blogging friends fill in when I am unavailable, but I also hope to have a few posts for you too. So stay tuned!





Well... on to Music Monday. I am a fan of the Shout Out Louds and thought this was appropriate for this week, the song is called "Show Me Something New". I enjoy the upbeat lyrics and the cool underwater nature of the music video. What do you think? Also, the Shout Out Louds did a sweet cover of the Band of Horses that you can watch here. Speaking of cover songs, what are your favorite covers? I'd love to hear about them.

(Since readers have asked and told me that you have purchased Music Monday music I've shared in the past -- support Black Eiffel by getting the newest Shout Out Louds MP3 Album for $5.00 or single songs here or also on itunes here. Thank you for your support!)

Curious Chocolate

This Curious Chocolate packaging by Nineteen Seventy-Three looks rather fun, don't you think?

(via stickers & stuff)