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So thrilled to be sharing our beautiful collaboration with children’s clothing designer Nellie Quats. We’ve created 4 sweet characters all dressed in mini Nellie Quats outfits which we know you’re going to love. Each are handmade, with hand painted faces and come with an illustrated card with their character story on the back. You can …
Happy summer solstice friends! We started our celebrations by making a nature crown from some left over billy balls. They are so much fun and easy to craft with! To make the crown we simply to some craft paper, measured it fit around her head and then folded in half to make sort of a …
Have you ever made paper bag stars? They are so simple and fun to put together. It’s a great craft for a child to do completely independently. I used this sweet video tutorial to make ours. And we’re excited to work more on this master bedroom come the new year. Lots of exciting plans for …
We’ve had a bit of a moth infestation over her at the Banister house. 😉 Good thing it’s so cute – as we just might have to keep her. Believe it or not, most things I do for the blog are in real time. Aside from projects for magazines, collaborations, etc. I do things right …
We love this sweet collab between friends Brittany of House that Lars Built and Winter Water Factory. Brittany illustrated the print and there are so many fun whimsical things to find on this dress. Milla loves pointing out all the bugs.
It’s been a busy week full of end of the year school activities and lots of illustration jobs. This one woman artist/motherhood/doll maker juggle is just crazy sometimes. And sometimes I feel like I’m failing at all of these titles. And sometimes I simply need the t-shirt jeans and tennis staples to run around in and …
It’s been a little while since I updated the blog with all the latest Mother Daughter Capsule Wardrobe Illustrations that I’ve been doing over on Instagram. This has been such a fun series to work on!
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl Capsule Wardrobe Part 3: OK so this is fast becoming a mother daughter capsule wardrobe I think …
CAPSULE WARDROBE: p i e c e s 2 + 3: @jessekamm pants and a simple yet signature blouse like this one from @needsupply. In illustrating my dream capsule wardrobe items I thought it would be fun to showcase more of a day-in-the-life-of type situation. I’m in the market for some great wide leg pants and have had …