Some parents claim that their child is a true ‘artist’, sure that the random drawings they create reflect natural talent and ability. Now for them it may be true, but for my daughter and many other young kiddies out there this is simply not the case. If you are anything like me though, ever the proud parent, you still love the scribbles and want to keep as many as is realistically possible, but what to do with them? Keep the [...]

Lately my husband and I have implemented a rewards system for our three year old. She is awarded stars (the cute origami kind) and gets to trade them in for little pretties that I buy her from??? You guessed it! No other place but Etsy! Recently I was wading through the thousands of tiny hair clips for sale when a beautiful pair of violet flowers (which have since been sold, boo hoo) caught my eye. I never could have imagined [...]

I am always (and I do mean ALWAYS) checking Etsy, in search of unique clothing for my girls. If I am going to buy handmade clothes I want them to be different and original, but I still have the expectation that they will be well made, reasonably priced and of course, look amazing. Whilst there is a lot of clothing for children on Etsy, finding everything I want in the one place is not an easy task. Needless to say [...]

Ed’s note: Please welcome Leah, our resident shopping guru, to the blog, this is her first post of (hopefully!) many more on CB. My name is Leah and I’m an addict. An Etsy addict. I can’t make, sew, knit, paint or build anything (yet), but what I can do is buy handmade. For me, my girls, our home, our friends and just about anyone else I can justify making a purchase for. I pour over the lovingly handmade item treasure [...]