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totmama "...a mother of two, and I’ve lived in the San Francisco bay area for the past 11 years, minus a year and a half stint in Barcelona, Spain. I got tired of visiting “baby sites” for shopping ideas and seeing stuff I had known about for a while, touted as “hot” and “new”. I decided maybe I should share some of the product ideas and various nifty items I’ve found, myself..."
Knit Nesting Blocks by Elizabeth Pavese It’s a block! It’s a nesting toy! It’s an awesome 3-for-1 soft knit nesting set of blocks! This year at the Pratt graduate show we spotted Elizabeth Pavese’s handmade, knit nesting blocks and instantly fell in love. These cute, brightly colored blocks serve multiple play functions, as they can be nested, stacked, buttoned and unbuttoned, and offer hours of delight and fun learning for tots.
Handmade Doll with a Little Bear A little 3-year old girl lives in my street. She likes puffy pink dresses, bows, hairpins and other girls' accessories. Her mother asked me to sew this lovely doll with a flower-decorated dress. I really liked sewing this doll but when it was finished I had a subtle feeling that something's missing in her image...
Cute Whimsical Handmade Polymer Clay Lion sculptureHe's the king of the jungle, even if he is only 3" tall. This adorable beast was hand sculpted in polymer clay, complete with a curly mane and tail tuft, and black seed beads for eyes. He's the perfect companion for any animal lover (and he doesn't even eat much).
Organic Cotton teddy bear for grown folks! Kuma Bear by FaunaThe Kuma Bear is a hip, modernist and organic cotton bear that features movable joints and hand screenprinted patterns! Created by New York designer Ross Menuez for his line Fauna, you can get your own bear at Design Public. I love that the joints can be positioned to express your every whim!
handmade rag doll soft body ragdollMy New Friend doll is designed for play NOT display. She is made hale and hardy and fully expects to go where your child goes and do what your child does.  If you hug the doll she will hug you back. She has a dress, pantaloons, a pinafore, shoes and socks which are all removable and fasten with  velcro, elastic and laces.
Hand Made: Little Blue DonkeyMade from a reconstructed wool suit coat, this little donkey braaaaags about his wool mane and tail and vintage buttons.  Not made for kids under 3, though I see a nice baby keepsake or shower gift.
Devout DollsThe talented Sara Lanzillotta makes fantastic handmade dolls, creatures and monsters. Her site Devout Dolls presents a huge collection of her creations: Dolls of the Silver Screen, aliens, fairies, octopus, Siamese twin dolls, little strange creatures, witches, two headed kitties, Indian gods, mermaids, dolls of popular characters like Harry Potter’s Herminone, Neil Gaiman’s Death, Sally from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Wonder woman.
The Handwork Group Technically today's featured artists are not Canadian, but Michigan is close enough, isn't it?! The Handwork Group is a collective of Waldorf parents who create handcrafted artwork to sell to benefit their children's school. They meet every Monday to "use (their) hands to create beautiful and functional, fantastic and imaginative creatures of nature".
Crafts GiftsOur products are made of natural animal fur and leather outside with inside strong plastics mould which are hollow. Almost all can be done by artificial fur if your country does not allow real animal fur.