Monthly Archives: August 2009

back-to-school schultüte

By tracie | Published: August 27, 2009

Not sure I’ve ever mentioned, but Taylor’s dad {my ex-husband} is from Germany.  I’ve visited the country many times and am completely in love with it.  The food, the culture, the land … the traditions. The schultüte is a classic German tradition.  A child is given one of these ‘school cones’ filled with goodies on [...]

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american apparel for kids

By tracie | Published: August 26, 2009

Hello cute kids fashion!  Have you checked out American Apparel for kids? I used to buy the ‘baby’s’ leggings from them … you know the karate pant kind?  Loved those.  I squeezed her into them for as long as I possibly could. Now I think I’m going to squeeze her little ‘baby’ legs into these!

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chewing the cud

By tracie | Published: August 26, 2009

I’m a huge fan of chewing the cud!  Beautiful, gorgeous, letterpress stationery products … and now these reusable fabric gift wraps!  I love that each one has a message {give love; give luck; give wisdom}. I’d first found Viola’s products back in my bwp days, and I’ve loved them ever since!  I’ve got a few [...]

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we have a winner!

By tracie | Published: August 25, 2009

Holy comments on this giveaway!  But only one winner … Ashley, I’ll be contacting you for your mailing address … congratulations!! I hope everyone’ll take a minute to stop by the LouLouBell Handmade Etsy site to get one of these for yourself or as a gift … most are $12.00 … and … Christmas is [...]

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hello handsome senior!

By tracie | Published: August 25, 2009

I’ve known this boy since he was a curly-haired toddler!  Weird that in a blink-of-an-eye, I’m photographing his senior photos … How handsome is this kid?  And I’m not just sayin’ that cuz I love his mom! We had a lot of fun … crazy fun!  Which involved mixing up the meeting place, forgetting to [...]

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