Personalized Natural Easter Eggs from Little Alouette

{in the shop today- best Easter basket gift ever}

sale sale sale on xmas stock

All custom work will be priced the same but these last few {gorgeous} leftovers from holiday 2011 will go down to 195 for the new year. Local free delivery or Fed Ex price to you.
Grab one up for a birthday or baby shower in 2012 + be the best gift giver ever. xo

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FREE SHIPPING today + other sweet Little Alouette deals xo

FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE on the new laser engraved personalized teethers and rattles

and also:
20 % off purchase on LITTLE ALOUETTE  with code BFSALE

YAY! we love you. If you have never bought from us...it's a great day to start! xo

MOXIE!

I like showing off the people that I love.
I love Lisa.
I hired her to make my website and she is a great source of help and inspiration to me.
I asked her to share a bit about herself and I wanted to show off her new little Etsy Shop.
{love it}

I am a Mom, wife, designer, photographer, laundry procrastinator and chocolate addict (among many other things). I am also the owner and head designer behind Moxie Pear. I live just south of Atlanta, GA with my husband aka "The Baconator", my two crazy kids, a cat that thinks it's a person and a lunatic of a dog (and a recently rescued kitten). In 2005 I decided to combine my passion for graphic/web design and small business into a full service design studio. I recently started Write with Moxie, a side project that introduced a cool alternative to the everyday pencil. Each one made from 100% recycled color paper and come in a variety of colors to brighten up your space. You can take a peek into my crazy life and behind the scenes hi jinx at Moxie Pear by visiting my blog, a house full of moxie.

In the handmade world it is nice to know the smart cool kids.
I was introduced to Lisa via Tiffin- ANOTHER cool kid.
Man I am surrounded.
oxoxo

Etsy Labs Almost Internet Famous

I am so excited to speak at Etsy Labs this THURSDAY in Brooklyn!

Etsy asked if they could send me to this amazing night of social media and I nearly passed out!
I am going to be speaking with @EugeneMirman {OMG!} and other awesome folks like:
Jen Rubio from @warbyparker
Laura Chin from @etsy
Elizabeth Weil from twitter @Elizabeth!


When: Thursday, October 27 | 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. ET
Where: Etsy Labs at 55 Washington Street, Suite 712 (7th floor) Brooklyn, NY
Admission: Admission is $5. Register at Eventbrite.


I would love it if you could come! 
Are you in NY? Register here!


photo via etsy

who loves you?

Rocking Guitar Rocker from Little Alouette

Please don't look too far into the photo of my junky house-
BUT. Do we not love the guitar rocker?! Please share!

 {in the shop this weekend- you can reserve one by convo} xoxo

If you like then you should put a heart ring on it

You can buy these cherry heart rings on our site this weekend. 
Or reserve one in the comments. 
{25.00 shipping free USA}


Are they not so kick ass?!

{not for teething babies. FOR MAMA. or Papa if you dig it.}

magic wands for little hands {little alouette}

over in the shop

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kissing booth

We would love to SMOOCH 
each of you who voted for Little Alouette and the Martha Stewart contest!  
Thank you so so much!
NYC here we come!

{Holiday Gift Guide Day FIVE}

 

Do you know Mama K? Follow the stars for a great gift for kiddos*************************

{Holiday Gift Guide Day Two Treasure Hunt}

you wanna win something fantabulous from LottieDa Baby Boutique?
follow the stars***********************************************

{Holiday Gift Guide Day One Treasure Hunt}

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Wanna hear me say like and um a lot but also give you some tips and tricks for Etsy?

How to build, promote and grow your Etsy business
Join us for a Webinar on August 19
Space is limited. (almost full!)

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: HERE

Do you have an Etsy shop that you feel is under performing? Would like to learn how to promote and grow your customer base using social media and other internet tools?

Then this webinar is for you!

Where Women Create and The Creative Connection Event are pleased to have Amy and Joe Sharp, owners of "Little Alouette" and one of Babble's "Top 50 Etsy Moms" for a Webinar about making your Etsy shop grow on THURSDAY AUGUST 19th from 9-10pm EST.

Title: How to build, promote and grow your Etsy business
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Time: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

The workshop is rocking

making some cool new items for the shop!
Updates this week! xoxoxo

Family Small Business Advice. Etsy Thoughts on the Indie Life.

Just thinking about small biz advice...We were so honored to be over on Design Sponge recently dishing out some family biz advice. But really- what the hell do we know? We are still swinging wildly from the learning curve.... :)
BUT- we do love to talk shop with others and we get a lot of emails and Etsy.com convos asking for advice or just to chat and vent about running a family business.

This is one thing I have been thinking about:

A family business will instill the entrepreneurial spirit in children.

It's never too early to talk to the whole family about why you do the work you do.

Our children are living this magical (but real) narrative of what it is like to follow your dreams- what it is like to change gears and choose happiness.

They will someday tell their college roomies over cold beers that their parents were toy makers.

This is ace.

photo via ffffound
concrete hermit


DON'T forget:
3 chances to win $100 on the EO page. http://www.blogher.com/eo-better-together
and check out my giveaway- 200 bones: here

New ORGANIC WEE WOOD TOYS from Little Alouette

How sweet are some of the new creations by Little Alouette? xo

Joe is amazing

rock out with wee wooden guitars

Little Alouette xo

Noisy Nora

I have an ultrasound next week.
omg

If it is a girl I think I will have to buy this dress.

Love.
And it's named after me.

xo

Tiffani Thiessen and Brady Smith LA baby shower had Little Alouette toys!

Little Alouette was so thrilled to be a part of actress Tiffani Thiessen and her husband actor/artist Brady Smith's baby shower in Los Angeles. When family members came to us with love of Little Alouette we swooned over the idea of being able to create gorgeous toys for the shower as gifts for the couple as well as for decoration and gifts for the family and friends.
I have always loved Tiffani even way back in the day and it was really neat to be a tiny bit star struck as I filled the order.

Tiffani and Brady expect a bundle of love next month!
Congrats and Little Alouette and the Sharp Family send mad love! xoxo

please do not use photographs without permission xo
photos via Jill Smith