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Creativity,imagination,andinspirationfor the little ones

Welcome to the first issue of La Petite Magazine!Thanks for joining us as we pioneer a new avenue of inspiration for you!We're bubbling with excitement to share Everything extraordi-nary for the little one in your life...including fashion, design, DIY pro-jects, unforgettable stories, and other helpful ingredients to make your life even more rich!

Like the strokes of a paintbrush, our desire at LA Petite is to inspire you to create on the canvas of motherhood. As we recall our child-hoods, the most memorable of moments seem drenched in the smell of our grandmother's perfume, in the bright colors of our favorite sun-dress, or in the nursery rhyme that we can still remember word for word...accompanied by the silly motions that were choreographed by oursilly fathers. Now, we get to wear the hat of the beloved mum & the constructor of memories. Our desire is that you put on this hat (dare Isay it, probably a ultra chic fedora hat) with the creativity, imagination, and inspiration of a master painter. It's your life, make it beautiful! Cheers, Rachelle Renee + Jennifer Lee


Jenn Lee, wife, mother, writer

Rachelle Francey of Kenziep

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Kirsten Grove Design Blogger

Simplygrove.com

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Springtimeis Here,Lets Drinka cup of Tea,

SpringTime is Here!

Photos by Bonita, Amelie Alice

By Bonita, Amelie Alice

www.ameliealice.com/


Let's lie down and imagine it with me

Springtimeis Here!




Springtimeis jumpingtime,Jumpingtime,jumpingtime,

No time for sittingdownSpringtimeis here!





Springtimeis Here,Time to read our booksoutdoors,

Letshurry up cause,Springtimeis Here



CAROL PLAYSUIT CANDY STRIPE100% Cotton Playsuit in Candystripes

Price: 68.00 USD

KIMMI DRESS100% Cotton Flutter sleeve Dress in White,Green Glow & Ditzy Floral

Price: 74.95 AUD

CAROL PLAYSUIT LARGE FLORAL100% Cotton Playsuit in Large Florals

Price: 74.95 AUD

Q:Where did you get your NameNellystella?A: Nellystella is a collection withmy inspiration, spirit and things that I love. Stella means stars in Italian and it has the feeling that it will always sparkle in the sense of always something special. Theprints are all unique and special drawn by myself. The stylings aretrendy and feminine. I get a lot of my inspirations from traveling andmy everyday life. I collect little things that inspires me and put them together.Can you give us a little back-ground on yourself and Nellystella?A: I grew up in Taiwan. I al-ways knew I wanted to be a fash-ion designer, even since the age of nine. When I was 13, I asked my parents to send me to board-ing school in Switzerland.

I always felt like I needed to go and see the world and I love experiencing different cultures. Istudied at Parsons Paris & New York. I love designing and making things which gives me great satisfaction and it's not replaceable with anything else. I moved back to Asia in 2008 to spend more time with my parents and help out with the renovation of my parent's apartment. The timing felt right and that was how Nellystella was born. Slowly putting all of my favorite things together.

DESIGNER:

NELLY CHEN


SNEAK PEEK AUTUM/WINTERCOLLECTION

Q: What was the inspi-ration behind yourNew Fall/WinterCollection?

A: From my trip to South Africa. It is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever been to. I will never forget the safari trips, the elephant ride, the beaches at Cape Town,the sundown view driv-ing by the cliffs, the stel-lenbosch vinyards, Charlotte Rhyes prod-ucts & millions of stars on the awless sky.When you look at the animals and think about our lives you realize allof the things that we care about don't really matter anymore. Weneed to step back and appreciate nature and our planet. I felt like I could just watch them the whole day and learn so much about their wayof living and how they have everything gured out.

www.nellystella.com

Where to Buy Nelly Stella: Little Pinwheel, Estella, Bundle


www.sharonmontrose.com


Step 1Pick a blank wall. In one corner attach your first thumbtack or nail (nails areeasier on you, but thumbtacks are eas-ier on the wall)Decide how big you want your sun. Tiethe end of your yarn ball to the tack with a slip knot, and extend the yarn asbig as youd like your sun to be. Wrapthe yarn around a pencil and pull it taught. Drag the pencil with the yarntaught to draw a 1/4 of a circle. Drawit lightly so its easier to erase later.

Prudent Baby

Step 3

Keep the end of your yarn

tied to the corner tack. At-

tach thumbtacks at intervals

along your drawn line.

Step 4

At the bottom of your sun slip knot the yarn aroundthe tack, then pull it up to the top nail along your cir-cle and wrap it around the top nail.

Step 5a

Step 5b

Weave your yarn from the corner ta

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around each tack on the circle line

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No need to pull it too tight, that wi

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stress your tacks and they might p

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out. When you finish, slip knot yo

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yarn at the top and cut it off.

Attach thumbtacks along the wall where you want your raysto go. Extend the yarn, not too tightly, and wrap it around a ray tack.

Bring it back and (Step 5b) wrap around your starting tack, then move to the next tack and repeat.At the last tack, slip knot the yarn

Step 2

REAL ROOMHALLES BIG GIRL

ROOM

Halle's room is the perfect balance of cute and whimsy and it allows for the little one to imagine. A theme of hearts is not overwhelming but just enough to prove a point.Heart garland drapes the win-dow like a custom window treatment. The shelves are fullof memories of past, antiques, daily used items and photos.Favorite books are displayed throughout the room for aes-thetic and use. The bedding isa simple white cover to allow for the homeowner to change pillows and blankets. A vin-tage Eames rocker is func-tional for mommy and daugh-ter time. A rug is used to cozyup the space. What a lovely room!By Kirsten of Simplygrove.com

DO: A VINTAGE EAMES ROCKER

This is very functional

DO: DISPLAY YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS

For aesthetic and use

DO: DISPLAY YOUR FAVORITE ART

To make your space pop


Things in Room

heart garland- a merry mishapheart pillow- ikeabunny pillow- green thread shop (organics)books-belle and boorocking chair-ikea

ROBINSCHWARTZ

AMELIAS

WORLD


Robin Schwartzs Amelias World captures a fantastic universe where young Amelia plays the stand-in for our childhood fantasies of living as one amongst the animals. Nar-ratives such as Tarzan, the Jungle Book, and Romulus and Remus.


Beautiful photographyand Eva Revolvers in-credible illustrations,makes for a great photo story! Enjoy.

ITCH DESIGN Q: What was your inspiration for starting Itch Design?A: As a graphic designer when I had my first child I struggled to find modern or even graphic clothing. It was all too cutesy or just plain uglyLOL so I started designing graphics to transfer on to t-shirts for my daughter to wear. I was often stopped in the street and asked, "where didyou get that t-shirt from?" And that got me thinking. I find that chil-dren are expressive and move with the times as quickly as we do so whykeep them cornered in the land of bland primary colored snoredom. Style is just as important to them as it is to us.

Q: If you had to choose your favorite item from all your designs, which one would it be?A: Hmmmmmm......that is very difficult but if I had to pick just one I guess it would be...... the rainbow zebra, it is the highest selling item in ITCH history.

Q: Tell us a little about yourself?A: I am a graphic designer/itch creator/mum/fixer of sore knees/housewife/and any other label you can attach to me...I'm it :) Ilove music and street culture. I have 2 fabulous children who in-spire me every day. I run the entire ITCH business on my own, from designing right through to taking out the trash. Not surpris-ingly I love colour and craziness, but I always wear black. I have approached the upcoming summer 2011 collection in an unex-pected way which I hope will thrill ITCH customers.

A CHILD'S DAY: AN ALPHABET OF PLAYBY IDA PEARLE

Price 11.95

CREATURE BY ANDREW ZUCKERMAN

Price 19.99

COUNTING WITH WAYNE THIEBAUD BY SUSAN GOLDMAN RUBIN

Price 6.99

ABC3D BY MARION

Price 13.57

ABC BOOK BY BRUNO MUNARI

Price 20.00

SPARKLE & SPIN BOOK

Price 16.00

"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." Emilie Buchwald

I Heart the Arctic is a mini book inspired by stories of the arctic, Inuit myths, arctic cultures, icy landscapes and the infinite possi-bilities of the Aurora Borealis. I created this illustrated mini book after completing a year long illustration series on Inuit myths and extensive readings about arctic cultures. I Heart the Arctic is a lighthearted illustrated book full of whimsical drawings and plays on the term arctic circle.

About the Illustrator: I started looking into arctic cultures, a few years ago when I was researching my Swedish heritage in the form of folk stories and myths. In my search for Swedish stories, I came across stories from other cultures and was particularly drawn to the stories derived from Inuit myth. I am currently living and working as an illustrator in NYC.

The book is in its 2nd printing. The first edition was a small run of 50 books, the second edition isa run of 150. Each book is 20 pages, full color,on a variety of paper stocks including an icy greycover, bright white inside pages and vellum in-sets. Each has a hand sewn spine and is num-bered on the back. They measure 5.5"x8.5"

www.jacquelinekari.com

Bright white walls are the perfect backdrop when us-ing lots of colors and tones.

Toys are a great solution for art and decor. Display everyday used toys and special toys on shelves in groupings or randomly.

A bright colored rug ties in with bright colored toys and doesn't compete when using white bedding or neutral bed-ding.


Display your Toys

Use a bright colo

red

Rug

Images Courtesy of Fernanda from hellomrsjling.blogspot.com/

Inita Blouse

Price 35.00

Gingham Bow Brooch

Price 12.54

Farrah Bow Dress

Price 68.00

Apron Skirt

Price 25.00

Dot Plaid Dress with Tie

Price 72.00

Afternoon Tea Print

Price 35.00

Anne Claire Petit-Small Elephant

Price 18.00

Gingham Blouse

Price 76.00

Spring Trend 1: Vintage Tea Party

Cute Girl by Shinzi Katoh

Price 1.70

Forest Barrel Shade

Price 300.00

Daddy & Child Mushrooms

Price 125.00

Little Red Riding Hood & Wolf Boy Notebook by the Black Apple

Price 14.00

My Dear 8x8 photograph

Price 25.00

Bearsuit Boy Kilsook Print

Price 20.00

Mobile Home Recycle by Kidsonroof

Price: 18.00

Raccoon Print 8x10 by Berkley Illustra-tion

Price 18.00


Into the Woods with...

Arctic Animal Finger PuppetsBy Baby Animals on Etsy


YOKO "BLEU PRINTEMPS" DOLL

Price 29.95

Panda Wing Tee Red by Mini Rodini

Price 35.00

Penguin Boys Tee

Price: $18.95

Ring Notebook

Price 14.95

Friends To wall Decal by Tado

Price See Link for Pricing

Fashion Victims

Price 20

Candy Sandie Plush

Price: 25.00

Hiromatsu

Price See Link for Pricing

ILLUSTRATIONS BY

ishtar olivera


Bang Bang Copenhagen


At BOBO CHOSES each season brings a new set of stories and new garments, manufac-tured with comfortable natural fabrics and a simple elegant cut. Eachcollection is based in a world of prints and colors that are re-flected in a tale pub-lished in our website.

BOBO CHOSES was borntwo years ago in a de-sign and communication studio in Barcelona. Thetwo partners wanted to create an alternative brand for children. It means they wanted to create a style in orderto find the type of clothes they couldnt find in the market for their kids.

The name BOBO CHOSES is asynonym of Bobo Things. Welike this word because it has adouble sense. On the one hand,is an abbreviation of the Frenchexpression Boheme-Bourgeois.On the other hand, in SpanishBobo is a synonym of naivetythat is another characteristicthat can be attributed to ourphilosophy.

Q:What inspires your designs?A: I am really inspired by color, I love the look & feel of antique fabrics, I really love vintage lingerie, for it's detail and softness in color. My favorite designers are, Lanvin, Philip Lim and Marni.A ma-jor part of my inspiration are my chil-dren, who all have a very strong sense ofstyle!

Q:What would you consider your styleto be?A: I love to have fun with fashion! I like wearing things that give me a little spring inmy step! I love nice clothes but I'm not a slave to labels. If something looks nice & fits well, then i'll buy it.

Q:Tell us a little bit about yourself.A: I've always known that I'd end up work-ing in fashion. I started reading Vogue at 6 & starting dreaming up business plans at thesame age! I am from a family of very Eng-lish eccentrics (my parents are artists) so I focused everything on art at school. Being creative is something that keeps me sane! I'm a bit of a dreamer so I need to have this little creative world to escape into! I have spent my 20's being a mummy (I had my son at age 20) and I have 3 beautiful chil-dren. I've always been fiercely ambitious but motherhood has taught me to love & hold onto your family, as they are the most important thing. I am working in my dream career, as creating clothes for little people ismuch more exciting to me than adults! I love to see my designs in miniature!


Jennifer Ward, Minor Details


Jennifers 3 Top Picks

Q: Could you share with us a little bit about Minor Details?A: Minor Details serves as an imagination agent for both parent and child when it comes to space. I work with parents to find solutions and strategies for co-habitating with children while maintaining acohesive aesthetic, thriving environment and functional targets. I love what I do. Honestly, I could not think of a better situation with regards to a career path. Just knowing that I have helped parents and children obtain an environment that they adore and thrive in, makes my heart smile! I also seek my own daughter's opinion on pretty much every drawing and inspiration board I make, so I feel pretty lucky to be able to include that into my process!

Q. How many kids do you have?A: I have one daughter, her name is Parker and she will be six in June.

Q: Where do you find inspiration for Minor Details?A: I find inspiration everywhere! From the bricks of a brownstone to the landscape of a playground to the color or font used on a menu. My inspiration switch is on go mode all the time. I would say that currently, most of my inspiration comes from the internet. I have a pocket full of go-to blogs andshops for inspirations everyday and a few international magazine subscriptions that tickle my fancy.I also like to peek into the homes in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. So much style, interesting

design choices and take on dealing with space. When I started my blog, it was actually to serve as my own personal reference guide for all the research that I was doing for clients. It then turned into something greater and hopefully serves as a reference guide for a lot of other people...or at least a few more people then me :)

Q: Could you share with us your Top 3 Design pieces for the Nursery or Playroom?A: Well, if I were to design my own nursery at the moment, I would go for the Sebra Kili Baby crib in white from Denmark, The Wall- Mounted Changing Table from BO designs from Sweden. (but I would paint it to color match my wall color) and the Dancing Chair rocker from Contance Guiesst.If I were to design a playspace in my own home, I'd start with an approach much like Johan Or-beck Aase for Designers go Playground. Custom build-ins are my thing. It's hard to name certain products for this one. I'm currently in the process of de-signing a line of playspace products ...so stay tuned!

La Petite was excited to pick the left AND right brain of multi-talented Jen-nifer Ward of Minor Details. Jenni-fer's strategic and structured solutions to creating a unique aesthetic that is both functional and inspirational makes for perfectly designed spaces tomake kids and parents happy. She's truly inspiring to us, see what inspires Jennifer here:

www.minordetails.typepad.com/


This basic (and cheap!) IKEA ta-ble and chair set is the perfect blank canvas for a little color and simple hack to keep them busy for ages. Alone its a regular table, but insert this activity top and youll have a chalkboard on one side. Flip it over and youve got a built-in Duplo base ready for all sorts of colorful creations

Youll need:IKEA Latt table and chair set

A piece of plywood cut a fraction smallerthan the indented tabletops dimensions (measure from the corners that jut out, not the actual sides)

2 Duplo (or Lego) bases

Chalkboard paint

A strong bonding glue like Superglue or Liquid Nails

A piece of canvas ribbon

A scalpel, ruler and cutting mat

Coloured glossy enamel paint


How To

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Bonus DIY: This table and chair set was brightened up with some glossy black paint on the frames and stripes made from Japanese masking tape. To pro-tect the tape and to ensure easycleanability, the seats and ta-bletop were covered in clear contact adhesive. You can find full instructions at http://thehappyhomeblog.com

plywood will fit into)

NANCYOF WOLF & WILLOW We then had the chance to catch up with the self-professed treasure-hunter and time-traveler, Nancy from Wolf & Willow. Here'sa tiny glimpse into her vintage-inspired world:Q: What was your inspiration for startingyour shop? A:Well I think I'm still a child at heart... I've been designing for children ever since I was one myself, always making little toys and illustrated books and writing fairytale sto-ries. When I started making dresses for my two-year old neice, Eden, and saw her gig-gling and dancing around, I knew I had found something special. The best part is searching through ea-markets and op-shopslooking for vintage patterns to re-create. It's like treasure hunting and time-travelling at the same time - magic!!Q: How would you describe your style?A: My style is a little bit vintage. I look to the fashion icons of the fties, sixites and seventies, like Audrey Hepburn in her high-waisted capri pants and Twiggy with her cute A-Line mod dresses. Although I use modern designer fabrics, my colour palette and choice of prints takes inspiration from these fashion eras too, with lots of big oralsand bold geometrics in olive green, char-treuse yellow and tangerine red. I hope mums will see something different in Wolfand Willow; that maybe it evokes the fun and innocence of these bygone eras. And for the little ones, it's kind of like playing dress-ups!


Hello Yellow Audrey Gingham 50s Capri Pants Just like Audrey Hepburn used to wear! Take your little girl back to the fabulous fties with these gor-geous capri pants in pale straw yellow gingham. The "Hello Audrey" yellow capris are based on a genuine vintage 50s sewing pattern!

Price 39.00 USD

Violet Pony 50s Soft toy pony I am handmade from 100% cotton, 1930s reproduction fabric, in lavender and tanger-ine with a pretty daisy and bow print. My mane and tail are 100% wool and I have bigsafety eyes with soft cloud grey felt. I am stuffed rmly with polyl.Price 49.00 USD

Prancing Pony 50s pinafore or swing skirtThis adorable convertible pinafore features designer 1930s reproduction fabric with tiny little bumblebees

and pin dots. In gorgeous shades of red tangerine,the pinafore features a beautiful prancing pony ap-

plique with nely embroidered details.Price 75.00 USD

www.wolfandwillow.typepad.com/


Ola & Olek


Left To Right: 1. Knitted Necklace with 2 Bows 2.Rock Your Baby Polka Dot Hair Bow 3.Rock Your Baby Pink Rose Hair Bow 4.KnittedNecklace with 3 bows 5.Royal Flower Head Gold 6.Luella Wool and cashmere jacket with big bow7.Bobo Chooses Pomme Scarf 8.RockYour Baby Red Floral 9.Fantasy Three color silk bow headpiece 10.Rock Your Baby Navy Floral

We also had the priviege to hear from Wiebke from the adorable Line+Liv (blog). Wiebke loves showcasing small brands from around the world, including her own little lable, Line+Liv (shop). Here are few other fun facts about Wiebke:

Q: Can you share with us a little background about yourself?A: I have 3 Girls (Pauline, Liv and Molly) and my husband Peter, which I love so much. They are always so encouraging of my dreams. I also love my Converse, Prosecco and Paris in the Spring.I need coffee and the sea, and I am lucky that I live right by the water.. the air, the waves, the silence ... As a child I dreamed of becoming a mermaid when I grew up. It obviously didnt work.I love art, all kinds of art, art is a big part of my daily living.Since my youth I have been knitting and sewing for myself and for friends. Thisyear I will be 40 and I really look forward to it!

Q: What are your favorite things in your daughter Mollys room?A: I love her Nulle doll by Lucky Boy Sunday and the lovely raindrops from AdaAda - a wonderful label from Israel www.adaada.netI tend to not like pink very much, but I love gray. I like it clean and simple.

Q: How did you start your shop Line+Liv?A: I started Line+Liv 6 years before my beautiful daughter was born, but with the birth of Molly I wanted to take a break.Then one year later I went back to the shop (sounds like a rockstar) I was in brand new rooms, with fresh new style and items in the shop.I showcase my own little label Line+Liv and wonderful items from around the world, my joy is to discover small brands and to show them.The store Line+Liv is part of our Kruse Hof - which belongs to my husband's Gal-lery www.galeriekruse.de

www.lineundliv.de/shop

www.lineundliv.de/blog


irene of BloesemKids

Q: What is your inspiration for yourblog?A: The sun and bright skies in KualaLumpur always bring me in the rightmood to look for art and crafts... I enjoyreading magazines, browsing the Inter-net of course (I am also a modesttweeter and face book addict), andpop-up initiatives like pop-up restaurantand shops I am also inspired by themany designers that send their submis-sions to Bloesem and B:Kids lookingat their work and understanding theirpassions is something that is at the heartof my two blogs personally I am in-spired my new home Malaysia such abeautiful country full of contrasts, tradi-tions and paradise-like weekend escapesjust around the cornermy biggest in-spiration is my family I am very muchin love with my three men

Q: What is your favorite thing youlike to do with your kids?A: Just play with them, games, pretendplay, hide and seek, swimming, just tobe with them and see them so active andfull of energy. I think if I had girls Iprobably would do a lot of crafting andDIY projects, but my boys just arentpatient enough, they like to run around,play with water guns and pretend theyare transformer robots

Q: Favorite Quote?A: Go confidently in the directions ofyour dreams! Live the life you imag-ined, I forget which philosopher saidthis but I remind myself every day topursue my dreams raising my familyand write on my two blogs

Q: What are your top kids products or sites right now?

A: Perhaps a bit nostalgic but Playmobile was my favorite toy when Iwas a child and I just love seeing my eldest son playing with it too, whenhe plays with his mini-pirates he actually becomes one of the Pirates ofthe Caribbean... Also, if you visit my blog friends page you will find aselection of blogs, online magazine and websites that I very regular visit.

www.bkids.typepad.com


Turn This Room into an Outfit

Springtime is here, lets go outside and play

From Left To Right:1.Diagonal Stripes Dress 2.Top Hat Vest 3.Ziggy White Jeans 4.Royal Flower Headband 5.Mini Rodini Rubber Boots


From Left to Right: 1.Chloe Assa Linen Trench Coat w/Hood 2.Caramel Baby & Child Trench Coat 3.Chloe Ava Cotton Trench Coat4.Kids Case Rain/Trench Coat


Featured Lets ReadLittle Red Riding Hood

Grandmother lived in the wood and just asLittle Red Riding Hood entered the trees, a wolf met her.

By Julia Staite


Meet Nina

www.ninatheotherlittlethings.blogspot.com


A big Thanks to all who contributed to the magazine! The next issue will come out Fall/Winter 2010.

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