Darling Thursday: Children's Animal Coats

While rummaging through the pages of Etsy, I happened upon the cutest little shop filled with the most enchanting children's coats - owls, and lions and dinos, Oh my!  Seriously, they are ridiculously adorable and also made by a fellow Texan so I thought I would dedicate this week's Darling Thursday post to Little Goodall, a whimsical shop featuring handmade coats for the little ones.  The coats were even selected as one of Babble.com's Top 100 Newborn Essentials in 2011, and it's owner, Molly, is all too happy to gift wrap your coat for their special birthday.  Hop on over to her shop and have a look at more of her wonderful creations.  Happy Shopping!

Etsy Tuesday: Halloween Costumes for Kids

Six frightening days til Halloween!  I finally ordered my costume - thank goodness for Amazon's 2-day prime shipping - and a grocery list is already made to begin baking some delicious treats.  How are your plans coming for Halloween weekend?  Just in case your little ones are still indecisive about what they want to be, here are a few great costumes from Etsy.  Aren't they darling?

Happy Tuesday!

Adorable Max Costume

Upcycled Roxy the Fox costume

Seriously Wise Owl

Gnomes! Happy as can be.

Wickedly Fun Ghost

Ponderous Sea Monster

Argh! A Pirate with flair

Cute as a Ladybug

Slime-free Frog Prince

Enchanted Little Red Riding Hood

Elmo & Cookie Monster

a darling little Bumblebee

Butterfly

Super Sweet Dragon

Creepy Crawly Spider Headband

Happy Weekend

I am so excited for today, because of the Gypsy Picnic!  Austin being the  rad & young city that it is, is having a food truck festival downtown with a cook-off, live music, beer tastings, and even a dog fortune teller.  So, I am actually headed there soon, but wanted to stop by and wish everyone a wonderful weekend.  Hope it's fantastic and filled with laughs.  In the meantime, here are a few posts from around the web...

absolutely love Eat, Drink, Chic's Mixed Bags.

25 unique Halloween costumes by New Yorkers.

"Best of Austin 2011" by the Austin Chronicle, just in case you want to visit.

a really sweet & sad story my boyfriend emailed me.  love is powerful.

the unfortunate loss of such an amazing photographer.  a few of his pics are posted here.

"Flick Chicks", an article in the New Yorker by Mindy Kaling of the The Office = hilariousness.

sincerely adore J.Crew's looks.

the perfect Fall coat.

Halloween Comic

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Chic Halloween Costumes for Women

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Not only are these chic costumes, but they are 4 reasons why I love Ruche.  If you haven't shopped there, you should definitely visit the link now and start.  The owner has impeccable taste and always chooses just the right items to sale on her website.

Ruche aside, I really love these costumes, especially the Wise Detective.  They are a huge departure from the normal costumes you see for women during Halloween - the sailor, maid, pirate, fairy-tale princess which always include a skirt just below the tush.  These costumes remind others that Halloween isn't just another reason to look like a Playboy bunny, but that you actually enjoy Halloween....and have a brain.