be·spoke adj \bi-ˈspōk, bē-\

If you've seen the word bespoke lately you're not alone.  It seems to be popping up everywhere.  I first saw it relating to furniture, but then read it describing men's suits, and have since heard it regarding technology, cars, cupcakes, bikes, and kitchen cabinets.

Definition of BESPOKE
a : custom-made b : dealing in or producing custom-made articles

How can a word that I hadn't heard or read before this past winter now be everywhere?  Was the word custom just not enough for truly special things?  Initially, I thought it was a little pretentious, but I was probably being too cynical, and as I thought about it further the word conjured images of artisans.... I'm picturing Sturbridge Village-style artisans working for months, maybe years, on a gorgeous candlestick or headboard (which I love).
 
Be warned, you'll be seeing this fashionable vocabulary word soon.  Try using it in a sentence.

FLOR for the Nursery

Savvy parents have used FLOR carpet tiles for years,  knowing that it's easy to clean, and ultimately swap out if, for example,  something truly gross like poop gets on the rug.  Now the floor covering company has fully embraced nursery style with Project Nursery, an album of truly adorable nursery and playroom looks.

Dynamic Duo Rug Set

Toy Poodle

Look, assembly is so easy even a pregnant woman can do it!

FLOR squares assemble quickly and use non-toxic adhesive, and the tiles have low VOCs and no off-gassing chemicals.

http://www.flor.com/

Sophie & Sienna's 3rd birthday fiesta

Who would have thought that planning a three-year-old birthday party could be so fun? So fun in fact that it's kept me too busy to blog! Labor Day weekend marked three years since the birth of our twins, and what started out as a little party, became a full blown fiesta!

All the girls cared about was having their favorite people, a purple cake, and a bounce house.  This is all fairly standard, but I like a theme, so my task as mother of the birthday girls was to figure out what makes a fiesta different from a typical birthday party. So here it is:


Birthday girls and friends

Goody bags, loot, and the pinata

Craft table: decorate your own maracas

Remember making tissue paper flowers in elementary school art class?  My favorite detail: religious candles of La Guadalupe!

Grownup fun

Post party: tired girls