Rip + Tatter: Shredded Seating

Cardboard furniture has been on the uprise even before WALL-E programed the masses green. I posted about a cardboard highchair, a foldable play-space, and Freida's cardboard Sukkah (+ other green goodies) before, but this paper shredder is apparently the ultimate in regard to "furniture". Rip + Tatter is from designer Pete Oyler (I love his Cricket Bench), and while it looks like it can take the term biodegradable to a brand spankin' new place (i.e. your living room); word has it (Oyler's word!) that the prototypes have been acclimating in their "Brooklyn test nurseries" for a year, and they remain remarkably intact!

These totally play-up my recent pull toward industrial themed furniture - you can't exactly give kids concrete, steel, and mango wood - but this cardboard messiness is totally appropriate! Brings shabby-chic to a whole new level - the playroom!

Rip + Tatter, $55

Skip Hop & Hoot!

Skip*Hop has been producing adorable and functional baby favorites for a while now (I previously posted about this great storage bin). I've always been rather fond of their wipes case, and their palette plate, but right now I'm falling for this little blue owl! This backpack has been around for a while...

The tableware line was just released this week.

And these faux-leather weighted bookends were immediately wish-listed!! :)

Hot Trend: Matryoshka

This Babushka sure got a modern makeover!! Being seeing an overload of Matryoshka themed gimmicks on the market - some may be a bit more cuter than the next, but either way, these are most definitely not your Bubby's russian nesting dolls! 1. Ninja/Robot 2. Play Quilt + Wooden Teether 3. Babushkups

4. Bento Box 5. Bath Mat 6. Measuring Cups

7. Tape 8. Modern Graphics 9. Crochet Pattern PDF

10. Stamps 11. DIY 12. Gift Tags

13. Throw Pillow 14. Pantone 15. Buttons

16. Tea for Two 17. Nesting Birds 18. Pepper Grinder

I think the whole theme is really fun and charming, don't you?

(For those of you ladies skilled in needle-work - those crochet PDF's would be so lovely made with a rattle inside. What an adorable handmade baby gift!!)

Rounds of Humidity

I don't know if it's my asthma acting up again, or just the common cause of an ongoing winter cold, but I feel like I'm breathing in dry desert air! Waking up parched in middle of the night to chug down water doesn't quite make for peaceful sleep... After a bit of a coughing fot, I finally ended up crashing in Freida's room last night - to get the benefits of her humidifier. Craving this beauty of humidity from PlusMinusZero, designed by the same team behind Apple's sleek creations, for my bedroom... Fukasawa Humidifier by PlusMinusZero

But at close to $400, I think I'll opt for this $45 one.

For the Love of Winter

Though it feels as if winter is deeply upon us, today is actually the very first day of the season... While the miserable rain and sleet continue to fall (don't mean to offend you snow-out folk - but this is winter to us!), I thought I'd post some wonderful wintery reasons to love the freezing season!

- Cozy winter tea times like this one.

- Treks up the mountain for some flurry family fun with this Zipfy snow sled.

- Living chilly weeks on end in your favorite hoodie.

- Lots of rainy-day warm chocolate cookie batter licking!

- Cozy-up couch time with a new-for-winter cotton cable knit throw.

- Break out the adorably snuggly and charming baby bundles!

- Epic outdoor skating rinks - be it with palm trees or Prometheus.

- Hot doses of wintery bone-warming soups like this one.

- The arrival of good-looking snow boots!

Either way, wishing you a happy winter all around!

(Also, check out last year's winter round up...)