It’s taken us a long time to admit that we need help and a lot of it!! So we are BEYOND thrilled to announce today that we have two new members of the Ampersand Design Studio team!! Biggest warm welcome to Jordan, our creative intern and Emily, our new office manager! (YAY!!!!)
We’re so inspired by how talented they are and are seriously honored to have them join the Ampersand family! We can’t wait for you all to get to know Emily & Jordan!
BIGGEST WELCOME!!!!
Hi friends! Just wanted to let you know that tonight, 8pm CST, we’ll be participating in The Honest Company‘s pinning party on pinterest! They just released their latest diaper pattern design and it’s HIPPOS! How stinkin’ cute is that? So we, along with Making it Lovely, Cupcake Magazine, Move Lifestyle, Modern Mom, A Blissful Nest and Serena & Lily will be pinning all things hippo-related to get your minds full of cute hippo pinspiration! Wouldn’t hippos make an adorable nursery theme? So hop over to pinterest and check out the fun at 8pm CST! See you there!
Want to know the best part, your purchase of any of the new wildlife diapers series help supports the World Wildlife Fund! In total, Honest is donating $10,000 to World Wildlife Fund in order to support WWF’s conservation efforts towards protecting hippos and other vulnerable animals and their habitats around the world.
We had the pleasure of meeting some of the great people at The Honest Co. at Alt Summit this January, including the darling founder, Jessica Alba! We had already heard of the great mission behind Honest’s products, but had yet to sample them ourselves. We came home from Alt excited to try out everything Honest had to offer since it is perfectly in line with what we look for but can’t find in cleaning products and baby gear: eco-friendly, stylish, safe, scary-chemical-free and reasonably priced. It’s a dream brand for us. And the best part of all: for every product purchased, The Honest Company donates product, money, time, and effort to addressing critical health & social issues affecting children and families. Love it! The gals at Honest were sweet enough to give us some gift cards to go to town on the Honest website, and that we did…
Morgan was immediately drawn to the Honest diapers because other brands were causing a rash on her little guy’s legs. Knowing that these were non-toxic, plant-based and included no “scary stuff” made them an easy pick. The only hard part was choosing from the adorable patterns. She went with dinos, and now naming the dinosaurs by their colors is a favorite changing time ritual…bonus.
We both went straight for the fruit and veggie wash also. It’s not always an option to buy organic, but we aren’t fans of feeding anything that could have pesticides or other chemicals on it to our little ones. Voila! This spray is exactly what we needed. It removes toxic pesticide & chemical residues, waxes, dirt, and other garbage no one wants to consume. It feels great to know we are getting that stuff off of our produce with a quick spray and rinse.
Really, we couldn’t be happier about discovering a company that stands for the same things we do and that doesn’t sacrifice style in the process. How cute is their packaging? We’re in love!
The products we sampled: Disposable Diapers in Dinosaurs Pattern, 4-Pack of Travel Wipes, Fruit & Veggie Wash, Essentials Sample Collection, Stain Remover
Apparently we not just in the mood for open windows and sunshine, we’re also on the lookout for all things sunny yellow! Just feeling the need to add a pop of color in an unexpected place. Which do you like best?
1. nude print 1 , 2. bright shapes melamine serveware, 3. bend dining chair, 4. perch table lamp, 5. go-cart yellow rolling table , 6. Threshold wood frame wall mirror
we are SO ready for spring and not just in our wardrobes….bring on the sun! We are dreaming of spaces with large windows, fresh air and sun spilling in!!!
{photo 1, photo 2, photo 3 (thanks for krystle for the link on this one)
love the sunshine in spaces! Even if you don’t have a lot of design going on, the sun instantly adds life!
xo,
nancy
Here’s the original image for photo 3: http://www.oldbrandnewblog.com/2010/12/navajo-rug.html
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I have to say I am a little jealous!! Getting to work with you two would be a BLAST! Congrats!
Oh Michelle, you are the sweetest!! We have to figure out a way to collaborate on something so we can pretend we all work together!