handmade soft toys by PinkNounou

© 2011 PinkNounou

handmade fabric fox by PinkNounou

© 2011 PinkNounou

Disponível aqui.

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Available here.

etsy treasurie Some of my favourites :0).

thank you mypipsqueak and congratulations for having your treasurie on etsy’s front page!

No dia 18 de Junho – das 10h às13:30h - vou estar na Respigar a ensinar a fazer um saco de pano (tote bag).
Inscrições:   lojarespigar@gmail.com   ou 915400333

etsy treasurie - Portugal - where the Atlantic meets Europe

thank you Pepperbuttons

handmade softies - Alice in Wonderland

© 2011 PinkNounou

ERA UMA VEZ… Alice no País das Maravilhas. Novo conjunto da colecção Softies&Tales. Bonecos que contam uma história e para que não se esqueça dela, vêem com um livrinho para puder ler aos seus pequeninos! Depois é só brincar muito e tornar a ler e brincar um bocadinho mais ainda…
O conjunto (inspirado num clássico infantil) é composto por 1 boneca Alice, um boneco coelho, uma boneca Rainha, um boneco gato, um relógio, 2 cartas e um bolo – mais o livrinho com a história e um saco para guardar tudo.
FIM
Materiais: tecidos vários de algodão, fazendas de lã, linho, fitas várias e enchimento
(Veja os outros conjuntos aqui, aqui, aqui, aqui)
Disponível nesta loja cheia de coisas deliciosas - IUG – Inspirational & Unique Gifts

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ONCE UPON A TIME… Alice in Wonderland. New set of the collection Softies&Tales. Softies that tell you a story and so that you won’t forget it, they came with a little book for you to read to your small ones! Then it’s just playing a lot and reading again and playing even a little more…
This set, inspired on a children classic tale, has one Alice doll, one rabbit, one Queen of Hearts doll, one softie cat, a fabric watch, two fabric cards and one fabric cake - plus the little book with the story and the bag to keep everything.
THE END
Materials: several cotton fabrics, wool fabrics, linen, trims and polyester stuffing
(The story in the book is written in portuguese and in english)
(See the other sets here, here, here, here)
Available on this lovely shop - IUG – Inspirational & Unique Gifts

All Abroad Baby site

The lovely lady from All Abroad Baby made this profile story of PinkNounou – I’m so happy! :) I absolutely loved it!!!! 

PROFILE OF THE WEEK – PinkNounou
“Mummy, I have to bring my favourite book to school to show everyone, can I bring one of your Softies&Tales?” asked designer Ana’s daughter. They’d just returned from a bike ride on the Park das Naçoes in Lisbon and were watering the many indoor plants that filled their ground-floor apartment. For a three-year-old, it was great having a mum whose most beloved work was to make the characters from children’s classic tales out of fabric and complement them with an illustrated handmade fabric book. Mozambique-born Ana, who lives in Europe’s westernmost country, Portugal, felt honoured that her daughter wanted to take one of her creations to pre-school. “Of course you can take Softies&Tales, but isn’t Little Red Riding Hood your favourite?” she asked her daughter. “Not now, Softies&Tales are better because you can play with the characters. Mummy, everyone will love it!” Hoping that her daughter would soon tire after their bike ride, Ana promised her that while she slept she would find all the Softies&Tales she had made for her. A hush soon fell over the apartment and Ana checked her new orders that had come in overnight. A mum in Australia wanted a Snow White softie and a Home Sweet Home pillow, while a mum-to-be in the USA had ordered a few of her story bibs. She was also hoping to find time that week to make a fabric book as a present for a friend’s little boy. Not wanting to break the promise she had made her daughter, Ana went to the beautiful antique wooden trunk her great-grandmother had given her grandmother as a wedding present. Ana’s parents were both talented crafters, so she had grown up observing her father turn raw pieces of wood into elegant tables, bookcases and shelves and her mother hand-embroidering Portuguese lace into stunning vintage-style pieces of clothing. Her grandmother’s trunk was where she kept treasured family keepsakes and her most-cherished designs. Reaching into the trunk, Ana sorted through the old books and toys she’d created over the years. One in particular made her stop and reminisce. It was Ernesto the dog, the first creation she had made two years ago that gave her the courage to leave her graphic design job and start http://pinknounou.com/ and follow her passion to create unique pieces for children with her hands. “Mummy, did you find the Softies&Tales?” Ana heard her daughter ask. “You’re awake. Come here, my beautiful girl,” she replied, giving her daughter a cuddle and sweeping her curly mocha hair from her eyes. “Let’s find them together…”
story by All Abroad Baby

You can also read it here on All Abroad Baby facebook page
If you want to find unique boutiques from all over the world – this is it!!  ”All Abroad Baby – Global inspiration for mums and their little ones”

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feira no Jardim Botanico da Ajuda

photos by Respigar

E cá estamos nós na feira do fim-de-semana passado no Jardim Botânico! Não conhecia este jardim – é lindo, lindo!! Mais uma vez… a chuva estragou o que poderia ter sido um excelente e bem passado dia – um verdadeiro dilúvio com direito a muita trovoada abateu-se sobre nós, a última foto é mesmo o início do fim… ;)