Geemo @ Bubble Show

While I was in NYC I spend some time at the Bubble trade show, which was so fun. Lots of wonderful designers, and among by favorite was Heroes Will Rise, who create this amazing toy named Geemo.

Geemo was a huge hit at the show, as you cannot not have a blast playing with it. Sold in Geemanisms of 6, Geemo's flexible magnetic limbs grab and repel each other in unpredictable ways. As Geemo comes to life in your hands, you can build, discover, create, and imagine with this new species of toy. It's made in Japan for kids' 3 years and up and is available online.

PoppyTalk Handmade

I just got back from my whirlwind East Coast tour very early this morning and am still adjusting back to California time. I'll have many, many photos to share from my trip, which had me in Philadelphia, New York City, Queens (my hometown), Providence, and finally Martha's Vineyard. My first night was spent touring around downtown Philadelphia with Vanessa and Doug, who gave me the full historical tour of his hometown via tandem bike. Thankfully I got to sit in the back and just coast as he did most of the pedaling. What a way to see a city!


Also, check out our new wares at the PoppyTalk Handmade "School Days" market, which opens today. We have apple boxes, egg sets, lunch bags, and many more things to help you start the school year off right! Many thanks to Jan & Earl for their awesome support of Miss Natalie. PoppyTalk is such a wonderful blog and highlights a wide array of artists.

Raindrops Dress

This weekend I tried to channel Tim Walker while photographing my first foray into toddler clothing, the hand crochet raindrops dress. I love this dress for many reasons. First, it's fair trade and hand crocheted by a wonderful group of Bolivian women. The lattice crochet pattern on the top yoke is really unique, and has a charming scallop crochet hem along the neckline and straps.

Second, I got to explore my raindrops pattern on the hem, which is hand stenciled, one of my favorite printing techniques.

And third--wood buttons. Nothing beats wood buttons. The wood beads on the drawstring waist comes in pretty close. Now available in the shop.

Day in the park

Wooden eggs and apples heading to the shop tomorrow. They took a detour and spent the day in the park sunning themselves.

Our hand painted solid wood eggs come in two sizes, Goose (large) and hen (small). Sold individually or as a set at missnatalie.etsy.com.

Wooden Army

It's late, and I should be making myself some dinner, but I can't resist posting these. The latest arrival to my studio--I feel as though I am building a wooden army with these eggs. I may need to make a bowling pin set (*note to self--get on that soon). The real gems are the goose eggs. Such a wonderful weight to them, and they look enormous in my tiny hands. Can't wait to get them into some even smaller hands this weekend for a photo shoot.

Now I just need a giant pot of gold to dip these into.

Lots of Love

I'm still recovering from the madness that was Renegade. It was, by far, one of the best and most fun shows I've ever done! The crowds were amazing, the vendors spectacular, and there was a great buzz of energy the whole weekend. Thanks for all the blog love we've been receiving this week--SFgirlByBay, Apartment Therapy, PoppyTalk (scroll to 7/14 posts) to name a few.

Speaking of posts, we finally have the Don't Forget Me lunch bags in the shop!! Check them out and snatch yours up soon, as we only have a handful in stock right now. I'm busy working on a huge new batch, but those won't be up until mid-August.

I like to hang mine directly on the front door knob so I don't walk out without it. Best of all, I never have to sort through the plastic bags in the office fridge, as this beaut always stands out!

Design*Sponge love

Grace posted a lovely photo and mention of our wooden apple boxes on Design*Sponge on Thursday. If you know me well, you know that I've been reading her blog for several years and can be found browsing it throughout the day. Through her posts, interviews, and ladies business nights, I've learned so much about how to take my ideas and turn them into a real business. One of my goals when I started Miss Natalie was to make it onto her blog, so it was real milestone for me. Thanks, Grace!

In other apple news, I'm working hard to get more and more apple boxes ready for this weekend at Renegade. I will have a big shop update on Monday, so check back then! If you're in SF this weekend, do swing by the Renegade show and say hello!