Childrens Portraits by Karim Hamid

For the Holidays, my husband is going to paint a portrait for a friend of mine of their daughter, it's such a cute idea and will make an amazing gift to her husband (shhhh! it's a secret). Then another friend is doing their whole family, a portrait of each of them... I love the idea of these small portraits, approx. 9" x 12" hanging together on the wall. I asked him if it's okay to offer it to everyone on my blog (and offer a special price). He thought it was a great idea since he is already making these others (yep so do I!!).

So, here's your chance... The painting will be oil paint on board, 9x12 inches in size - you can frame later if you want (I prefer them unframed). He will be making these paintings over the next month or so until Thanksgiving, so first come, first served! All you have to do is send in a picture of your child and he will create the painting, much like these....

Just send me an email and we can go over the details. This could be an AMAZING gift for grandparents, husbands, wives or just someone special... like yourself!

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NEW :: Erica Tanov handbags!

Our favorite clothing guru has now jumped into handbags... and I, for one, am in LOVE with them! These are the bags to wear and love - Erica has the ability to mix a beautiful delicate look with a rugged feeling.. I am so happy to have her things in my store.

Erica Tanov shoulder bag... black, Metallic Sapphire and gold... the only hard part is deciding the color... LOVE them all!

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and a wallet that will come in useful!

Monocle :: speaker/microphone

I am always looking for way to get out of holding my phone up to my ear... I think we are all unanimous in the thought that holding that thing to your ear/brain is not a good idea. SO, when I saw this little guy I thought... well FINALLY someone came up with something that looks pretty cool and seems pretty darn practical. This is all from a company called Native Union and the device is called Monocle (um, do they know that that's also the name of a pretty amazing Mens magazine... I don't know!?), but it LOOKS like a monocle!

The device is a speaker/microphone in one... you can also daisy-chain a few together to party a bit with the music, or for those of you who do business on your phone you can have a conference call in the same way. You can hold the device to your ear and the microphone enable you to have a conversation, all seems pretty cool right!?

looks cool right!?

get one by clicking here

roll up and throw in your bag when not in use.. n i c e...

columbus day SALE! 15% off entire store...

We are offering 15% off the ENTIRE STORE for Columbus day.

for a short time we are offering 15% off the ENTIRE STORE

use code: 'columbus' at checkout

no stacking of codes
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NEW :: Wovenplay Aventuur

Aventuur costumes in beautiful gift boxes

Wovenplay had a wonderful idea... what if we made our cherished costumes, packaged them in a beautiful gift box and focused the collection so that they could offer better prices on all of these AVENTUUR items... well what a great idea that WAS... and now they are here in the store!

the pirate or the knight costume add in the sword and GO!

fairy wings!

Wovenplay AVENTUUR has arrived!! These sweet boxed costumes are great for Halloween but go FAR beyond that with costumes your kids can dress up in every day! These super cute items are made to last in durable cotton that is hand dyed and hand printed in the USA (we love that!) and create a space for your kids to go on adventures every day!

cowgirl costume.. adventures await!

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Pip-squeak Chapeau :: Fall 2013

This is just about the most wearable and easy collection pip-squeak chapeau! -- Everything is made in the USA, in Brooklyn for that matter by hand (with love). This was the easiest photoshoot we have had, it all fit's perfectly, we love the pockets and honestly, it needs no accessorizing! (okay maybe a Clare Vivier bag here and there... (!!) needless to say I want it all - y e s  p l e a s e...

collarless shirt dress w/o belt or...

or with belt... I like both!

yes, this may look like black to you but it is the most gorgeous NAVY! (perfect.)

the monkey dress is a pip-squeak favorite! easy dress throw on.. and GO!

the perfect white shirt in the perfect Japanese cotton!

oops... your clare vivier is showing!

orphan pants, chic and cool.. so far everyone looks fabulous in these!

polka dot pin dot... THE skirt! (a little later it will be worn with boots but for now it's with sneakers!)

shop the collection here at nonchalantmom! (LOVE)

oops one more...

poet shirt. (b-e-s-t)

halloween lashes

Have fun and dress up this Halloween... or just scare your kids one day!

I thought these were super CUTE, they are made by Paperself, but I found them on FAB... take a look here. I can't imagine they are easy to use... but what the heck... we can do it for one day!

I can think of a million ways to use these and have a bunch of fun... even if you AREN'T going to a Halloween Party! I honestly would just like to wear them OUT one night!

L  O  V  E

click here to visit their website
or here on FAB
another site not pictured here, with cute lashes is shimmer twins

who knew? tea with leaves

we are starting a new section called "who knew?" - I was having dinner with a friend and we just started to laugh about this... so I thought it would be a good section on my blog... don't YOU? The idea is that if you click on "who knew?" you can be enlightened to a plethora of new ideas! AND if you have an idea yourself -- by all means, send it to me!! I KNOW I'm not the only one with them... ha!

Today we are suggesting Tea with Leaves... we mostly do this before we go to bed at night but really it can be for ANYTIME. Our favorites are mint, sage and ginger (well that's not a leave but same idea) but there are SO many!

take a few leaves and add to a cup of boiling water - that's it! (if we have a dinner party we make a pot of mint or sage tea) - how simple is that... it's a delicious way to end the day ANd you have some benefits...

mint - for digestion
ginger - keeps you warm and digestion
sage - astringent and relaxing
parsley - refreshing

there are SO many more... I was just reading about rosemary to help memory... I need to give this a try! Sage has a host of benefits really... the list is long.. it's quite potent so go light on the leaves.

quite often I give my daughter a sip of camomile tea before she goes to bed or if she is having trouble getting to sleep (she is SUCH a night owl) and it's almost like a sedative... bang! she's in bed sleeping after just a SIP!

some herbs can have very strong results so make sure you check on each one before you begin a new leave tea...you never know... who knew!?

BACK IN STOCK!! - Lucky Fish Octopus dress

lucky fish octopus tank dress

I just can't seem to keep this little lady in stock... but NOW IT IS!! Lucky Fish Octopus tank dress

come and get it... sizes small - medium - large!!

shop ALL Lucky Fish for WOMAN here

shop this style here

BOXes! and BOXES!!

HA! that's not really our warehouse... just kidding!

I just came back from NYC (buying Spring 2014!!!) and I have piles of boxes to work through... so in the meantime enjoy the Favorite Thing of the WEEK and our Sale on top of the Sale things for (use code: 'fashionweek' - to take an additional 20% off of sale items) but as soon as I have this all worked out... WATCH OUT... Nonchalant Mom will be full of goodness and NEWness!!

-can't WAIT!!

favorite thing of the WEEK! :: GOAT MILK

After a very SHORT summer we are returning to our 'Favorite Thing of the Week' - each week we will post our favorite thing.. maybe kids, maybe mom... maybe BOTH. We will usually offer it for a discount or maybe we just have one left... you never know!

This week our favorite thing is... GOAT MILK :: they are our always favorite underwear and underpinning's brand and we will usually never put it on sale but here we go (it's organic TOO!)... for just a week! 20% off all goat milk... prices as marked!

shop GOAT MILK at Nonchalantmom here!

Arches (not the national park!) - your eyebrows!

Sometimes it's what you DON'T notice that makes a face really beautiful. Recently I was talking to a friend and I was telling her that she looked FANTASTIC, did she just have a vacation? was she on a cleanse? did she just do yoga?... Wow, did she look great! And funny enough, she said she just had her eyebrows done, I could hardly believe that was it! But it WAS, and when she said it and I looked at her brows they looked perfection! To tell all, I asked what did she have done... waxed, dyed and shaped. Honestly, I had completely forgotten about my eyebrows in my facial regime. When I got home I took a look at mine and I was completely surprised, they were all spotty (since I am blonde), didn't really have a shape and practically disappeared.

tatiana patitz

Off I went marching to the Beauty Spa -- and when I asked about my eyebrows she just said, I'll fix them up! We didn't talk about the shape or anything, but I wanted those Tatiana Patitz amazing arches (like my friend had) what I came out with was okay, much better.. but they didn't 'arch'. Then I starting filling them in with a pencil (just a bit) and I got a few comments like... I love your new haircut (when it wasn't cut) and "you look great, what are you doing?"... at the time I didn't even think about it but really it was the eyebrows!

As we get older your eyebrows start to disappear, get spotty, and generally need some attention. You KNOW I'm not into getting made up but if I had to pick two things I need to do it's a tinted moisturizer and pencil in my brows... well maybe some lip tint too... but that's it!

Recently on the goop blog there was a tutorial on eyebrows that was very helpful and answered a bunch of questions that I certainly can't! Click here for that link and you be on your way to beautiful brows! There is also some help from a cosmetics company called "Benefit" they offer a "Brow Bar" at some Sephora locations. It's important to note that you want to tell anyone who is working on your brows that you want them to look NATURAL... today's brow is slightly thick, arched well for your face, follow your natural brow and you really just want to make sure it's nice and clean and full.

Goop eyebrow tutorial click here
Benefit Brow Bar

Nico Nico - Fall 2013 photoshoot!

We just finished a photoshoot of Nico Nico... this collection is really a favorite in our house! So the photoshoot usually results in a good time had by all and my kids wanting EVERYTHING! It's so easy... we can put just about anything together and it looks great!

shop nico nico here

Sue Tsai is the designer and she knows how to make a terrific T, she incorporates overlock stitching, unfinished hems, shirt tails, and even all of the above in one t-shirt! She makes it FUN but also durable for long, and comfortable, wear. Her leggings are a long-time Nonchalantmom favorite, we blow through them very quickly (get yours NOW) and the new pant's for this season are super fun, slim and look OH so cool!

Favorite piece... the MOTO jacket! - this jacket is fully lined with soft flannel, zippers everywhere (kids are always excited by that!) and the biker look that just makes you want to strike that pose...

The collection has a nice mix of what you need and what you WANT... I love that her graphic t's don't have a message, just a graphic mix of design that creates a statement that isn't a statement (the best part!) a bit of Art, maybe... all graphic artwork is created as a collaboration between Sue and her husband - a direct reflection of the collection.

And the softest bear hug of a dress...

soft pink dress in a bear hug of cotton fleece

Just about everything in the collection is unisex... one of the early directives of Nonchalantmom that I still stand by..

the new nico nico slim pants

thermal henley w/harem pants - all super soft and oh so cool!

marine blue henley a unisex favorite!

 

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