BIG is beautiful.

Justin Hackworth did a photo shoot with Addie and I yesterday for his 30 Strangers project. He is a brilliant photographer with a very documentary look and I am so honored I could be part of his project! You can see and read more here:

This is (believe it or not) the first time I have let myself get infront of a camera for most of my pregnancy. BIG is beautiful I keep telling myself! Something about this time around has made me feel more awkward and more full than ever before, but 30 weeks is close enough to 40 that I am willing to keep on going!

Visit his blog post today toread more of his post. Justin is SO talented, and if you are ever in the Provo Utah area....give him a ring. Thanks Justin!

Little Feet.

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have little feet again. What would the world look like if my head was as high as my hips are now. I guess that is why I can't stop drawing for children...I am constantly curious what they think about when they walk around with those little feet in that magical world of their's. Sometime's I remember what it is like, and other times...I have just as much fun imagining. But that's it: Little feet imagine.

Our golden shoes.

This weekend we celebrated Easter, and it was our best yet. Easter egg hunts, cake decorating, a wonderful morning at church, candy eating, family gathering and really, really great memories.

One activity we did I think will turn into a yearly tradition: reading of "The Country Bunny and the Little Golden Shoes".

(If this book is new to you, here is the one sentence recap: A country bunny with 21 children to tend to, is able to maintain her status as one of the 5 Easter bunnies, because of her mothering skills in the home, and the extra help of a special pair of magical golden shoes. Message: As long as you always try your best, you will get the help you need to do great things.)

My children have read this before, and my husband and I grew up on this story. It is one of my ALL TIME favorites. But this year, we made it even more special.

On Easter Eve, we walked over to my Grandmother's house where she was waiting for us...ready to read her very own copy of this story (she is the Country Bunny to a "T"). She read it aloud in her own words (which we audio recorded) and then at the end, I pulled out a wrapped box with a real pair of golden shoes to hang up on the wall as a reminder of the amazing message in this book. The kids were tickled to think they had their very own pair to look at.

I wish I could have posted this before Easter, but alas...it was a last minute idea. I had bought a pair of old vintage toddler shoes at an antique store years ago, and I spray painted them gold. I laced them up with leather lacing, and VOILA. A family heirloom to pull out every Easter.

If you haven't ever read this book, you may be a bit confused. You need to go read it...it is worth reading ANY time of the year!

Happy Site Friday: ETSY favorites.

So for Happy Site Friday, I thought it was about time I put up a collection of some of my ETSY favorites. I am goo-goo-crazy about ETSY...there are so many amazing shops and so much talent that inspires me. Here is my Friday inspiration:

I am completely smitten by Taeeun Yoo's illustrations. Completely inspiring. I could fill an entire blog post with her illustrations and book titles.

Shop here and website here.

Bonne Nouvelle: My cousin just opened a brand new ETSY shop with the goods to equip you with staging the perfect party.

And her shop name?the train stop nearest their flat in Paris. Just darling.

Shop here.

Twig and Thistle has been impressing me with their fantastic DIY designs and stationery. And the packaging is just as cute!

Shop here and AMAZING blog here.

I have had these owls from Fruit Fly on my wish list forever it seems. This owl just makes me happy.

Shop here.

Under the stairs Studio makes adorable paper cards that you can cut out and put together into these amazing carousels and mini theaters. I heart paper creations...and these are amazing!

Shop here.

Vlas Store: I heart this notebook. She has dozens more in her shop with THE greatest designs. Very Shinzi Katoh. Love Love Love.

Shop here.

Happy Friday everyone!

the great things.

"There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those."

Mother Teresa

Leaving you with good thoughts and sights this morning.

Happy Thursday!

xo

sarah jane

**Thanks for all your love and compliments on the new items in the shop. I have loved hearing from you all! Two more days for big 'thank you so much sale' going on!**

New spring items and a massive sale.

Well, This is a huge shop update, and I am super excited! The design above has been in my head for months now. I have always loved Family Trees, and have been wanting to have something in my children's room for a while now, but most designs are super boring and drab and don't have the LIFE that a family tree should have..nor would they be fitting for a child's room. My grandmother has a beautiful illustrated photo family tree in her home, and inspired me to make one perfect for children. No scary dead people here!

These are 3 generation charts: room for your children to see their parents, their grandparents and their great grandparents.

Pink and brown version.

Vintage summer version.

This is a tricky project for me, since I really can't do much personalization of my products...but I am going to offer personalized Pedigree charts for a limited time, and see how that goes. As well as two sizes...8x10 and 11x14. All this is a trial for the next month, and depending on how they do in the shop, I keep things simple and not have as many options.

I also have a huge amount of new stationery...with some products so many of you have suggested! I now have cards of my calendar set that turned out really nice. I have them in sets of 24...2 for each month.

In addition, new thank you cards, invitations, announcements and happy birthday cards.

This is just a taste...there is more in my shop!

But the best news of ALL is

The 2 for one sale I am having at the same time! Yahoo! I have to say thank you to all of you friends who come and visit and have supported my work here. I am just really so thankful for this journey I have been on, and have been able to share with all of you. Thank you so much!

HOW IT WORKS: any two products you buy from my shop, you need to *MENTION* the third product of EQUAL or lesser value (in the 'message to seller box at the time of purchase'), and I will send all three to you straight away!

Sale ends Friday April 10th.

All items will be in the shop by this evening!

Thanks again for all your wonderful comments, and emails and support. Honestly, I can't thank you enough!

Cheers,

sarah jane

SHOP HERE.