To help celebrate Father's Day, we've pulled together some of our favorite DIY (or DIY inspired) pieces for those special dads in our lives. Some of our favorite gift ideas include printable Dad glasses, special Super Dad soda pops filled with candy and homemade magnets just for Dad.
Happy Father's Day, Dads! We love you!
Printable glasses
Dad mug
Super Dad soda
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We can't get enough of the latest from Earnshaw's! Showcasing pint-sized versions of the people who make the fashion industry run, Earnshaw's gives us a peek at their glamorous worlds. Each mini-mogul comes with a witty bio, playing up the quirky aspects that make our industry fun. Give it a read here and then check out another one of our
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Stylesight's Graphics Team was in the Big Apple this week to see the stunning work from the 27th edition of Surtex.
Surtex is the international fair for original licensed designs and a B2B marketplace for purchasing artwork. Novelty prints, naïve character sketches, micro foulard prints and colorful paisley patterns were just some of the trends highlighted throughout the show.
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We're huge fans of when creative parents team up with their adorable kids for unique photo shoots so it's no surprise we had to blog about the fantastic photos Toyokazu Nagano takes of his daughter, Kanna. Often using a nearby road, Nagano shoots three-year-old Kanna with a variety of props and costumes. We love the sweet, nostalgic feel to all the pictures. Check
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Based out of London, The Loop has quickly become one of our favorite quarterly mags for kids. Written for ages 8 to 13, The Loop promotes creative thinking with their colorful images and unique take on global and local issues. Giving kids bites of information in colorful packages, the magazine pairs facts with fun--a perfect combo for kids.
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We can't get enough of Mat Mabe's Animal Alphabet. Simple, clean lines create evocative animals while teaching little ones their letters. Currently showing at the The Gallery@Pedestrian in Leicester, England, the project was inspired by Mabe's own kids. Their input helped shape the alphabet, choosing their favorite animals for each letter. Check out some more fascinating typography or take a look at our F/W
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Yvette Yang, a Paris-based Korean designer, illustrates the latest runway trends through her collaged typographic alphabets.
Yang takes clippings from fashion magazines and collages them by hand, repeating the project twice a year for each new fashion season. She has been creating "Fashion Font" since 2007 and there are already five sets in the series. As she builds up an archive, the entire collection
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We're always fans of chowing down so when we came across Red Hong Yi, we couldn't help but take a closer look. Creating one-of-a-kind illustrations solely out of food, she transforms the mundane into beautiful. We love the additional dimension that food affords to art, popping off the plate as halved cherry tomatoes turned balloons or creating tigers out of
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Every year, Nike partners with Oregon Health and Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital to create a line of limited-edition shoes with the young patients. Nike designers collaborate with OHSU Doernbecher patients, creating a custom sneaker. The kids choose their colors, materials and details, pulling inspiration from their own lives. The collection is sold online, in addition to being available at various
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With Easter on Sunday, we've been inspired by all the awesome kid-friendly crafts available on the web. Kids can create elaborate and festive eggs--from gold splattered to intricate print-able patterns. Coats get in on the fun with floppy bunny ears while bunny masks can be made from burlap sacks. Check out our Egg Hunt prints + graphics report for even more seasonal
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Every kid around the world has a favorite toy. We here on the Children's Team were pretty partial to our Cabbage Patch Kids and American Girl Dolls. In a similar concept to James Mollison's Where Children Sleep, photographer Gabriele Galimberti traveled the world taking pictures of children and their beloved toys. Take a look at his series, Toy Stories, and
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We're always amazed at the creative parents out there, from dads like Jason Lee and moms like Angie Stevens, so it was no surprise that we love the work of Aussie photographer Bill Gekas. Gathering inspiration from the old masters, including Johannes Vermeer (from whom Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of the House of Valentino recently drew inspiration), Gekas photographs his
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We recently spotted It Kid Mackenzie Foy in the latest issue of L'Officiel Kids magazine. Shot by Dani Brubaker, the 12 year old, who plays the daughter of Edward and Bella in the Twilight series, donned Armani.
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We stumbled across What My Daughter Wore, a fairly anonymous blog documenting the outfits of the blogger's 10-year-old daughter, her siblings and friends. From the awesome outfits (we love the floral sunnies) to the concept itself, this is definitely a blog to follow.
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Brazilian kidswear brand Fábula, the children’s line from acclaimed womenswear brand Farm, launched a Carnival special-edition collection with designer Fernando Cozendey, a master in fabrics made of lycra® yarns and famous on the runway for his unique fringe garments. The partnership resulted in nine cute wild animals swimsuits that also work as carnival costumes. Kids can be lions, giraffes, flamingos, zebras
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