As much as we love Facebook, we’ve been having a blast with Instagram! It has allowed us to interact even more with our customers and we’re so thrilled whenever someone posts a picture of their little one with our personalized baby gifts and uses #petitelemon. We’ve found several of our In Real Life subjects through Instagram, including Anna who posted the sweetest shot of her daughter brushing her teeth while being measured on her personalized growth chart.
How old is your little girl?
My daughter, Julia will be 2 on October 8th.
What brought you to Petite Lemon to purchase your daughter’s personalized growth chart?
We loved the designs with bright colors that went well with the decor in our daughter’s room, we read many of the wonderful reviews, and we love to support independent artists.
Why did you specifically choose the Growing Giraffes personalized growth chart?
Giraffes are my favorite animal… so partially for selfish reasons. But the purple also goes perfectly with the other decorations in our daughter’s room!
What are you enjoying most about toddler-hood?
I love watching her learn about the world around her: learn how to interact with other people, learn about how objects work, learn how to use language to her advantage, etc.
What is your favorite thing about having a girl?
My mother and I have a very strong relationship and I hope to have the same
What is your favorite blog right now?
Aside from my own blog, mylittlepoppyseed.wordpress.com, I also love to read chocolateandcarrots.com
What is your favorite Instagram to follow?
Two… @stitchfix and @hattiesparks The first one has some great fashion tips for moms. The second is a friend of mine who owns a very cute little shop in New Orleans!
Define motherhood in one word?
Rewarding
Thanks Anna, it’s been a pleasure!!
If you’re posting pictures on Instagram of your wee one with any of our personalized baby gifts, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, 1st birthday shirts, etc please use #petitelemon! We’d love to see them!
Get Inspired in Your Nursery: Exposed Brick Walls
If you live in an urban area or an old refurbished building, chances are you’re lucky enough to have exposed brick walls. While they can pose some challenges, we’re willing to look past them and admire their natural beauty and many design opportunities.
We found some amazing nurseries with exposed brick walls and were so in love with them that we had a hard time choosing which personalized growth chart to pair with them so we decided to show two for each!
Bursts of bright colors paired with a chic brick wall creates the perfect balance of whimsy and style for this baby’s space. We’re a little torn and not sure if we’d choose either the Doodle It Up or Animal Crackers personalized growth charts to accent this space. (Cush and Nooks)
Cheeky Dot or Picture Me. Which of these personalized growth charts would you add to this sweet and sophisticated nursery whose color scheme is inspired by its rustic brick walls? (Grey Likes Baby)
The faded brick wall adds a lovely rustic charm to this eclectic nursery design and the white background and various hues of the Balloon Party and Up Up Away personalized growth charts would nicely tie the room together. (HomeStilo)
This combo bedroom/nursery utilizes strong black and white graphics to pop against a dark brick wall so we would choose the Design for Minikind personalized growth chart or simple red Perfect Pennant to complement it. (via Pinterest)
Let us know which personalized growth charts are your favorite with each of these rooms.
Big Moments in Time
Did you see our post last week featuring all of the photos of the birthday infographics our readers sent to us? If not, check it out here – it’s so cool! Having our creations being used and appreciated and having an impact on the lives of little ones and their parents is truly the inspiration for designing our line of personalized baby gifts.
That collage got us thinking about other big moments in wee ones’ lives – birthdays, first steps, welcoming a new sibling, the first day of school – and how thrilled our personalized growth charts, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, and 1st birthday shirts have been there to help celebrate those times.
We love that baby June was wearing one of our personalized onesies when she took her first steps!!
Jake wore a big brother t shirt to the hospital to meet his sister Grayson.
Twins Graham and Eric celebrated their big day wearing their My 1st Birthday shirts.
Moving into a new house meant this little girl got her own room and the 1 To 10 personalized growth chart to accent it.
Have our personalized baby gifts been a part of your child’s big moment? If so, please share how our big sister shirts, big brother shirts, etc have had an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
Get Inspired: Water-themed Nursey & Kids Décor
From lakes to pools to rivers and beaches, summertime is all about being near the H2O. And for those due this time of the year, your little water baby will feel right at home in a space inspired by H2O.
To help give you some design ideas, we’ve found some gorgeous nurseries inspired by time spent by the water and paired them with our personalized growth charts.
Pretty in pink with accents of coral and seashells gives this nursery a sweet feeling of being by the sea. Either of the Under the Sea or Mermaid Delight personalized growth charts would add a nice touch of whimsy to this otherwise sophisticated space. (Cute and Company)
Adding boats and trucks to this blue, green, and red beach inspired nursery keep it from being too “theme-y,”which is why we’d add theOn the Go personalized growth chart to tie it all together. (The Sweet Life)
The Monkey Pals personalized growth chart nicely accents the watery hues and circular accents of this gender-neutral nursery. (Ok Dani)
A perfect mix of pink and blue brings this sailboat themed nursery together and the My Town personalized growth chart would round out the whole seaside setting. (Project Nursery)
Has a waterside spot inspired your nursery design? Which personalized growth chart would work best
Kids Décor Trend: Chalkboard Walls
Customized décor is something we particularly love (hey, we don’t design personalized growth charts, alphabet posters and photo posters for no reason!), so the chalkboard wall trend we’re seeing in nurseries is right up our alley. We’re crazy about all of the opportunities for personalization it provides – parents can write sweet notes or favorite quotes every day if they want and eventually the little ones will grow up and get to play along.
Here are a few of our favorite nurseries with chalkboard walls and the personalized growth charts we’d love to see accenting those rooms.
Frames and animals and juicy hues give this nursery with chalkboard wall lots of impact and the similarly designed Animal Crackers personalized growth chart would fit right in. (HGTV.com)
We don’t think this woodland themed nursery with sweet chalkboard message could get any cuter – unless of course the Woodland Fun personalized growth chart was in it. (BearFoxChalk)
The welcoming chalkboard sign, aqua dresser, and world map give this nursery a happy, uplifting feel, so the Up Up Away personalized growth chart couldn’t be any more perfect for it. (Love Like Johnny + June)
The Design for Minikind personalized growth chart practically looks like it was made for this stylish nursery with a graphically influenced chalkboard wall. (Moms Best Network)
Did you incorporate a chalkboard into your nursery? Which of our personalized growth charts would go with it?
In the News: Like a Girl
Because we design personalized baby gifts, we like to keep things light and focus on fun freebies, décor, and fashion, but as parents we know there are weightier things in the world we need to talk to our children about. Like their self-confidence and self-worth.
The new #LikeaGirl commercial has brought attention to that subject. Have you seen it? We have and as mothers of little girls – and boys – we really love it! As strong, independent, working moms, we know that doing something “like a girl” is a very good thing, so we appreciate having this topic in the news as it gives us – and other moms and dads – the opportunity to discuss it with our kids.
If you haven’t seen the #LikeaGirl commercial, check it out here.
We know some girls prefer dolls while some boys prefer trucks, but often kids just like what they like! That’s why the designs of our personalized growth charts come in colors suited for both boys and girls, no matter what the theme is, and why our big sister shirts and big brother shirts share a lot of the same designs. We also customize our line of personalized baby gifts as requested because it’s all about what makes kids truly happy.
That’s why we do what we do.
Petitle Lemon In Real Life – Twins Turn One!
Recording childhood milestones and memories is one of the main reasons we design personalized baby gifts. We love helping parents keep a tangible memento of those special times with personalized onesies, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, or 1st birthday shirts and we’re beyond thrilled when our customers let us in on those moments too. Read on for some insight into, Andria the mama of our darling twin’s In Real Life story:
What are your boys’ names & how old are they:
Graham Loren and Eric Jeffrey, age 1 year
What do you love about having twins?!
I love that they have each other. Watching them interact is awesome. They look at one another and just giggle.
What has been the most challenging?
Juggling two kids who are in the exact same stage. I don’t get to just sit and snuggle with one because then I am leaving the other one out. I try to be as fair as possible with my time and attention for each of them.
Most surprising?
Seeing their little personalities develop. I could tell they were different while they were in my belly, but it is fun to see they have maintained those same characteristics now. One is more mellow, while the other is more high strung.
What are your fav Petite Lemon products and why?
We loved the birthday shirts for their first birthday. We also used the free birthday printouts from your blog (click here) and people at the party loved those. The other item we love are the personalized growth charts. We bought each of the boys the Navy pennant chart for their room.
What is your favorite blog right now?
http://karenrussell.typepad.com/
Karen is amazing and real. And she teaches amazing photography classes. I just finished taking her class for the second time.
Your fav Instagram?
@sisterhoodofsecrets
Define motherhood in one word?
Enlightening.
Wonderful, Andria! Thanks for letting us be a part of your boys’ special day and for letting us share it with our readers!
If you own any of our personalized baby gifts, big brother shirtsor big sister shirts, please let us know, we’d love to share your kiddo’s story and photo. Contact us at buzz @ petitelemon (dot) com.
Sale on Décor
It’s a three day holiday weekend, which means outdoor parties, fireworks, and of course, great sales! From now through July 7th, we’re offering 15% off all décor include personalized growth charts, alphabet posters, and photo poster. So if you’re looking for personalized baby gifts for summer baby showers or birthdays, now is the perfect time to stock up.
(Shown: Zoo Friends and My City personalized growth chart and alphabet poster)
Room Review: Cat from Thrifty Littles
We love finding fantastic nursery designs and then pairing them with a personalized growth chart that truly complements each one, so it’s especially exciting when we see an adorable room that already includes the perfect personalized growth chart in it.
Cat from Thrify Littles, recently posted a look in at her sweet daughter Mae’s nursery on her blog. The space is an upbeat mix of pretty colors with a bit of bling and an overall feminine feel that will easily transition into a big girl room down the road.
And of course, we think Cat made the perfect choice with the Vintage Circus personalized growth chart! We think the whimsical feel and aqua color fits in wonderfully with Mae’s room.
5 Favorite Gender Neutral Nursery Designs
Last week we presented our five favorite boy nursery designs and the week before that was our five favorite girl nursery designs, so last, but certainly not least, is our top five favorite gender neutral rooms. As with the last two posts, we gathered these amazing rooms from Project Nursery.
Here are five gorgeous gender neutral nurseries, each with a personalized growth chart that we think would make the space that much more darling.
Sweet and soothing with calm blues and greens accented with circles and sea creatures, this nursery is a perfect spot for any future sea faring boy or girl. We’d be hard pressed to choose between the Cheeky Dot and Spell My Name personalized growth charts.Which would you choose? (Room here)
A colorful, book-filled nursery? Yes please! This room will instill boys or girls with a love for the written word and the All About Love photo personalized growth chart would fit right in. (Room here)
Owl décor may be trendy, but we never get tired of these wise birds, especially in a nursery as bright and cheery as this one. And no question, the Hoot Hoot personalized growth chart is the smart choice here. (Room here)
From the subtle, but cool wall treatment and mirrors to the globes and travel accents, this worldly nursery is all about the special little touches. That’s why we’d go with the complementary hues of the Colorful Words personalized growth chart, whose encouraging words will surely motivate growing boys and girls to take on new adventures. (Room here)
The hot air balloon themed Up Up Away personalized growth chart couldn’t be a better match for this nursery, which features hot air balloons on the bedding and changing table, as well as an amazing origami map wall decal. (Room here)
That wraps up our series of top five favorite nursery designs. Which rooms and personalized growth charts were your fave pairings?