Shadowbox World

Little Red Riding Hood never looked cuter than in this shadowbox collage by Natascha, an illustrator who lives in Spain. She makes it look easy, but you can try your hand at assembling little bits of fabric and drawings in a BÅS display box from IKEA too.

Balloon Animal Toy

Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane made this pink dog balloon animal. But look closely: it is a plush softie made from fabric. So clever! Some of her other creations are for sale in her shop.

Potholder Rug

Hey, I made one of these when I was a kid! But it was much, much, smaller. This colorful potholder rug is made out of recycled T-shirts by Crispina, available at ROMP.

Swim with Polar Bears

At the Polar Bear Habitat and Heritage Village in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada, kids can swim with polar bears, safely separated by a thick sheet of glass. So cool!

Freeway Rug

The Miles rug from design group Big-Game was exhibited at Milan Design Week 2007, but I'm not sure if it is being sold anywhere yet. I think it would be a big hit with any Little Racer. Beep beep!

Lego Cake

This is a pretty cute idea. Try Lego birthday cake for your Builder Baby's next party. I think I'd try to use more natural ingredients though. The shapes are fun, and those circles are marshmallows!

Shell Picture Art

There is a fantastic article in the May 2008 issue of Martha Stewart Living about shell art. The colorful beauties are just shells and glue, but they look like embroidered tapestries. So fanciful and perfect for a nursery!

Clover Table

This is a very sweet clover table from Ethan Allen in antique white.

Embroidered Comfort Blankie

Angelique Verstsappen, the woman behind the blog about taste and inspiration (mentioned in the post below), also sells lovely handmade things for children at her shop zoet-stof. I fell in love with this tiny blankie and its embroidered message: "I would like you to walk with me through this beautiful life together forever." Yes, Sweet Baby, I would. (via Bloesem Kids)

French Wall Stickers

I love the way French company Harmonie Intérieure presents their line of wall stickers, which can be ordered in assorted colors and sizes. The Polaroid styling is lovely, as are the color schemes for their rooms. I particularly like this simple arrangement of twin lavender beds against beige walls. (via about taste and inspiration)

Leaf Pinhole Drawing

This beautiful leaf art is made by a series of needle pokes through paper. If you don't have the patience to try it yourself, this strawberry leaf by Heather Smith Jones is available for $25 at her etsy shop. (via Creature Comforts)

Animal Fabric

This animal fabric by British designer Celia Birtwell is perfect for a little historical touch in Dame Baby's nursery, subtle yet whimsical. (via Remodelista)

Tree Wall Decal

I just love the shadows and the colors of this photo. And the tree hugger wall graphic isn't bad either, for only $35 at the etsy shop of mother and daughter team ellynelly. (via More Ways to Waste Time)

Picture-A-Day Book

This is such a sweet idea and so indicative of the devotion that comes with having a baby. Seneca's parents took a photo every day of her first year of life and had them made into a book. (via Oh Happy Day).

Pigeon Skirt

I have a couple of handmade clothes for Kiddy by etsy seller kinchi that I posted about here. And now she has made this fabulous pigeon skirt, $48 in her shop. (via mama said shop)

Extended Drawing

Here is a neat art project to try with your Little Artsy. Glue a magazine photo in the center of a piece of paper and then extend the landscape. (via Bloesem Kids)

Tangram Shelves

Italian company Lago makes these tangram shelves, fun wall shapes for baby's books in baby's room. You can arrange them like a kitty or a cow or any way you like. (via olivelse)

Elephant Doll

And how cute is this doll, Elphanso? Made by Meg of the previous post, it is $45 in her etsy shop.

Butt Print

Ohdeedoh is featuring the nursery of Meg, crafter and blogger of elsie marley, in their home tour. I think this baby butt and hand print art on the wall is just so cute. Now I'm going to have to paint some baby booty around here.

Personalized Keepsake Pillow

Have your Baby Love's name stitched on a bunny or boat keepsake pillow, $60 at Room Service Home.

Pink Ribbon Baby Shoes

Tiny ballet shoes in pink velour with ribbon ties are so sweet for Tiny Sweet Toes. Made by Beba Bean, they are $24 at Emmy & Ally.

Horse Shirt

Boys don't have to be little tough guys so soon. Keep them cute in this green cotton horse tee from CWDKids, $22 in sizes 12 months to 7 years.

Under Bed Storage Basket

I have Little Toot's toys in storage baskets woven from the same seagrass as this under bed storage basket from The Company Store, and they are great because there is no funky reed smell, no eye-watering varnish smell, and no splinters. The caster wheels on this make it almost fun to tidy up those toys.

Quilted Dahlia Bed Linens

These white cotton quilted dahlia bed linens are on sale at Crate & Barrel: $119 for a twin coverlet and $29.95 for a euro sham. White is sweet for a nursery, but a little pale dye would really bring out the pattern.

Turquoise Rooster Art

This turquoise rooster print from Rare Device is such a pretty rooster and only $15. I love hearing my Baby Chicken crow.

Felt House Purses

Sweet little felt purses! These fairy-tale handbags at Chasing Fireflies are made of wool felt. Just unzip the roof to store little treasures. Choose pink or green for $64.

Blue Serpentine Rug

The soft blue color and swirly vine pattern of this wool Serpentine rug from Home Decorators Collection looks perfect for a nursery. It comes in ten sizes and three colors, and a 7'9" round rug is $529.

Tepee Playroom

Since I am taking a little trip to California to show Baby Sunshine where I grew up and will not be blogging for a few days, I thought I'd leave you with this gorgeous tepee playroom from the online archives of LivingEtc (April 2007 issue).

Snow Cookie Cutters

Today was sunny, but spring hasn't sprung yet here in Seattle. It snowed earlier this week, and the flakes were so giant (like old silver dollars!) that the weight uprooted one of my trees. I much prefer the delicate, lacy type of flakes like these snowflake cookie cutters from Cox & Cox.

Basket Pram Bassinet

Just about everything at car-möbel is perfection, including this basket pram bassinet for a real, live baby! I always thought it was sad that many bassinets have solid walls so momma and baby can't gaze at each other sideways (I've reached Olympic sport level at baby gazing). And although My Possum is too big for this tree, I could keep her teddy bears in it until I pop out another Possum or two. I'm afraid to ask what shipping from Germany is, but 89 euros for this Korbstubenwagen seems like a great deal.

Wood Animal Figures

And if you do try making the animal knobs below, these Ostheimer figures at The Wooden Wagon are a good match.

Animal Drawer Knobs

Another dreamy creation from car-möbel: wooden animal knobs on their nursery furniture. If shipping this changing table from Germany isn't in your budget, you might try making these animal knobs yourself.

Fabric Book

Spring chicks are hatching at IKEA in their new Leka fabric picture book for $9.99. You're cute, Cheepers!

Wood Cradle Toy

This solid wood cradle from Community Playthings is made for role playing, and not only dolls get to play. Real children can curl up inside this toy, which is 29 inches long and sturdy enough for daycare centers.

Ladybug Walking Toy

We called these balance toys horseshoes when I was little. These Busy Bugs made by Voila Toys are $18.99 at Queen Baby Bean and aren't as tall as most, making them perfect for starter clopping.

Rabbit in Lettuce Puppet

Little Munch could have so much fun with this rabbit and lettuce puppet from Puppets By Post. The lettuce leaves peel back to reveal six little finger puppet critters: ladybug, bee, caterpillar, ant, spider, and butterfly.

Figure Skates

So what if Sweet Sauce can't walk yet? Let her skate in these crocheted figure skates available in size 0-6 months for $40 at Mahar Drygoods. They are made to order, so I'm sure you could get them in Wayne Gretsky color too.

Flower People Art

I don't know what these flower people watercolor paintings by Harrison Howard remind me of. They are the very definition of fantastic. It might be the deck of cards I had when I was a little kid with the floral costumes on the royal portraits that decorated each suit. This painting is called Sea of Poppies, and you can buy a print for Poppybonnet's room for $350. (via The Peak of Chic)