Happy Spring 2010

Indie Davis March 6 2010

Come by Saturday March 6th and meet of our crafters and enjoy original local goods.
Here are a few that will be attending:

Bisoux Bisoux
Jami Mark Designs
Isla Corbett

Stay tuned for more information.

Functional Love for 2010

1" Buttons Designed and Made by nina and tom
Set of 5 $6.00 Each $1.50

Ceramic Clay Magnets $6 each
Hand Made in Davis

Ceramic Clay Hearts $6 each
Hand Made in Davis

We're so excited for Valentine's Day. We want to encourage "Functional Love" this year. Come by and see the gifts that your sweetie can reuse all year long. Magnets, Buttons, Earrings, Keepsake Wooden Boxes, Plants and the list goes on and on.

Laviniai Gardella Crochet Goods

Italian Crafter, Lavinia Gardella, crochets functional and decorative items. Her 100% cotton wash/dish cloths (Set of 3 $22 Single $8) and coasters (plain $5 cupcake $10) are heavy and durable along with being lovely. They add a specialness to what we use everyday. Then there are her whimsical cacti ($22 each) that will brighten any room and make you smile. Stop by and see them for yourself.

Happy New Year!

May this year bring you health, happiness and peace.

20% off Nina and Tom Brand at the Downtown Davis Store

For a limited time, we're offering 20% off our nina and tom brand at our brick and mortar store in Downtown Davis.
Sale is limited to stock on hand.

Happy Holidays!

Spooky T-shirt Halloween Giveaway

Enter to win one of our Kid's Spooky Halloween T-shirt.
Comes in sizes XS(2-4), S(6-8) and M(10-12)
Just tell us the following:
What is your favorite thing about Halloween?
What size and short or long sleeve?
Your email so we can contact you.
And if you would like our newsletter.

Good Luck. Deadline to enter is October 21, 2009.

Photoshoot

We had a lovely little photo shoot early tonight for some of our new designs.
You can check a few of the photos out on Megan Wilkinson's blog.
And while you're there, look at the rest of her photographs. Lovely and lively.
Thanks Megan, you did a great job.

Something Old Something New -Haute Again

Here is our latest project for our brick and mortar store in Downtown Davis.

Finishing One Chapter and Starting a New One

This week summer ended (along with our Monday trips to Donner Lake) and fall has begun. The Bubby has gone away to college and The Monkey has started kindergarten. A pretty full week of emotions and new ways of living from day to day. Change is good but sometimes hard to get used to.

ArtBeast and a Free Range Childhood

OK.
The Monkey and I went to The ArtBeast in Midtown Sacramento yesterday.
What's The Art Beast? Just one of the coolest places/ideas for kids in a long long time.
This non-profit is "...a drop-in arts exploration space for children featuring an open studio, art classes and arts exploration rooms."
There are rooms for mixed media art, dramatic play, house play, musical play, movement/dance, soft play for infants and a courtyard, which affords the freedom to make the wildest messes with chalk, water, sand/gravel and clay.
The kids can literally paint on the walls, bang pots and pans and or walk in clay.
The ArtBeast Manifesto states the promotion of a free range childhood and that children are creators and must learn stories of beauty and truth before learning letters to record them. They believe in child safety and a child's aestetic. And believe that art can never come from precut circles and step by step instructions.
Both The Monkey and myself had a blast. I especially loved painting on the pexy glass wall with him and dancing in the movement/dance room. The Monkey loved playing in the clay.
Thank you ArtBeast, we'll be back next week.

Vote for America's Favorite Farmers' Market

We are voting for our favorite, The Davis Farmers' Market, of course. It's in the lead for best large market. Yea!
You can vote too.
Vote here.

8/10/09 WE WON! YEA!!

Test Drive at About.com Kids Fashion

We just found out about this cool write-up over at About.com's Kids' Fashion.
So great. Yea!

the Renegade Craft Fair San Francisco

After working at the Davis Farmers' Market and some time in the store, we'll be off to the Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco.

Downtown Davis Sidewalk Sale

Come downtown and check out our sale.
We have odds and ends for $10-$5.
Our summer PJs are $24 (save $10-$12)
All underwear is 40% off.

Happy 4th of July!

Enjoy the long weekend! Mmmmm...BBQ.

Happy Father's Day!

Now An Adult

The Bubby and The Monkey after The Bubby's high school graduation ceremony.

Introducing 5th Season Bags

Leah Bag with birds

Leah Bag with trees

Nathan child's bag letter L

5th Season is a local Davis, CA company that is committed to reusing discarded clothing/fabrics and making them into highly functional and stylish bags. These "upcycled" bags "resonate the importance of reducing our consumption and waste by challenging each other to creatively look at consumer products beyond their original intended purposes."
Not only do we love 5th Season's approach, we love the creativity and craftsmanship.
Each bag is original and each bag has received Akiko's(owner/designer/sewer) attention
to detail. These bags a beautifully made aesthetically and functionally. They truly are something special.

The Bubby Is Graduating High School