Aminals - Organic Toys Made From Children's Drawings

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR5I8M75BXUtqXLVLAXGhYS904veroDX7bSAx6ZL8K4A4PSvTfU1xk_q-DG948SgKrVm6cD3RP1iHuCNcGUHNqXfbvOp_6lGMfwVOJiMOgrmF31NPO5nPi98jrwIFiIT6bEJB7WngYO0/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429685738621611586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR5I8M75BXUtqXLVLAXGhYS904veroDX7bSAx6ZL8K4A4PSvTfU1xk_q-DG948SgKrVm6cD3RP1iHuCNcGUHNqXfbvOp_6lGMfwVOJiMOgrmF31NPO5nPi98jrwIFiIT6bEJB7WngYO0/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 433px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />One of my favorite sites, <a href="http://www.inhabitots.com/">Inhabitots</a>, introduced me to these fabulous, organic toys made from the actual drawings of little kids, called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aminals</span> in their weekly newsletter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lcvTxRBng8yZeDZnFoic6HOLsLn_9Elk1cB57Q0QnCYKVjTIHztYQX1BD8iPWdAwpkSeDzg0ceqyZDrg3bmTQfNde6quEHq_5ArTSHfuH8YGTtRDknnuJhgh-6BIDlQw8VpeMOHZFUA/s1600-h/aminals.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429697117161175314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lcvTxRBng8yZeDZnFoic6HOLsLn_9Elk1cB57Q0QnCYKVjTIHztYQX1BD8iPWdAwpkSeDzg0ceqyZDrg3bmTQfNde6quEHq_5ArTSHfuH8YGTtRDknnuJhgh-6BIDlQw8VpeMOHZFUA/s400/aminals.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><br />Each Aminals organic doll is inspired by the brilliant, unfettered imagination that only comes through in children's drawings.<br /><br />These organic kids toys embody the exaggerated proportions, squiggly lines, and bright colors that come with creative expression at its most honest and fun. From these children's drawings, the designers at Dreaming Lion LLC have created a series of huggable-soft characters, each of whom has its own special story and is ready for new adventures with your children.<br /><br />Aminals' motto is "from their world, for their world," meaning that the toys have been created from kids' creative lives for the future world that they will inherit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">dady and momey:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAzI0eD3uz8SogVYlUtR4gjvuYmMNw_ysq87bpo_y4qI78wmrBq8N9kEVgivfDuJhsmviwPAWDImPRaDtpku41WBJcnun76bECDLYBbuC-N9bVGmnlLFSnIFoPvSJ-KaikusKmK0ytvU/s1600-h/dady+and+momey.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429701730488151858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAzI0eD3uz8SogVYlUtR4gjvuYmMNw_ysq87bpo_y4qI78wmrBq8N9kEVgivfDuJhsmviwPAWDImPRaDtpku41WBJcnun76bECDLYBbuC-N9bVGmnlLFSnIFoPvSJ-KaikusKmK0ytvU/s400/dady+and+momey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 302px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">sistur and brothr:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDSUkkq6Kr3vgHNYu8vhI4jTQQZbn11fS-Ou1O6yv6aPKY-p47iIH0LLUzmhyQuXNI6kxCelblVNMUtYggy09D7KXtUCUuhvmruNLDXIGcOoDZ2VzAgArT9h69CYpGMUDQj0wSuz2PvU/s1600-h/sisturand+brothr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429701968093384162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDSUkkq6Kr3vgHNYu8vhI4jTQQZbn11fS-Ou1O6yv6aPKY-p47iIH0LLUzmhyQuXNI6kxCelblVNMUtYggy09D7KXtUCUuhvmruNLDXIGcOoDZ2VzAgArT9h69CYpGMUDQj0wSuz2PvU/s400/sisturand+brothr.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 375px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">duggy and eflant:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXxVdiBIk_7RtFFY1A9t2osZD5g7JNzgw3_glyZbH2naC1_Xj5mls0VTj200074A-9KzDBh7oEGrKXgRuSLTamgblcOYLJtmyHTGEw_Xv1-MHWV4OW6ccaGul126tN8IN8Vbff-BoYYw/s1600-h/duggy+and+eflant.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429701426130321010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXxVdiBIk_7RtFFY1A9t2osZD5g7JNzgw3_glyZbH2naC1_Xj5mls0VTj200074A-9KzDBh7oEGrKXgRuSLTamgblcOYLJtmyHTGEw_Xv1-MHWV4OW6ccaGul126tN8IN8Vbff-BoYYw/s400/duggy+and+eflant.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 518px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ceeta and dinasor:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOcAzgGdDnD1g4HF9OlNcUHZ-A-TTOXx9mmeXHp2sEjYFDNlkszprAsBHV2Q0dW3LCYQWQSZxOxsi_86lZgExCq6bt0ud7E_hKYgGF1WhXTeSyGl94uYdiUA3NDIx6xbq93dwjoW9yLA/s1600-h/ceeta+and+dinasor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429701194870743666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOcAzgGdDnD1g4HF9OlNcUHZ-A-TTOXx9mmeXHp2sEjYFDNlkszprAsBHV2Q0dW3LCYQWQSZxOxsi_86lZgExCq6bt0ud7E_hKYgGF1WhXTeSyGl94uYdiUA3NDIx6xbq93dwjoW9yLA/s400/ceeta+and+dinasor.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 562px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">smal bayr, wayul and liun:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu0WzNkk3cWVw7uPbrhGak392bKx2GPLomOiOtOxJcZajSpTgRiZfAZXT_bL_GSdyH74BrfBDhEeeOYYIlL157wQVXkT-2jH_yfNfnRrVc8SHaOGqf21z6FcEHs_e2dt325JuYJpClwA/s1600-h/smal+bayr,+wayul+liun.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429700993888565858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu0WzNkk3cWVw7uPbrhGak392bKx2GPLomOiOtOxJcZajSpTgRiZfAZXT_bL_GSdyH74BrfBDhEeeOYYIlL157wQVXkT-2jH_yfNfnRrVc8SHaOGqf21z6FcEHs_e2dt325JuYJpClwA/s400/smal+bayr,+wayul+liun.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 526px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Aminals are made with materials from organic farms, making Aminals safer for your children. Certified organic ingredients, like organic cotton and the low impact and natural vegetable dyes that must be used with it, are free of synthetic poisons that are absorbed into the bloodstream through skin contact, meaning your kid can hug his or her Aminal all he or she wants.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">all images and information courtesy of Dreaming Lion LLC and Aminals.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://aminaldolls.com/meettheaminals.aspx">Buy them here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Aminals is certified by <strong>GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)</strong> an internationally recognized body that certifies that all fibers and processes involved in the manufacture of Aminals meet strict standards for organic, sustainable and humane textile production. Every processing step that brings Aminals to you, from farming through spinning, weaving, washing and dyeing meet or exceed these criteria.</em></span>

Aminals - Organic Toys Made From Children's Drawings

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Creature Comforts. Cute Cozy Hot Water Bottle Covers By Janice Yan-Yan Wu

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An earth-friendly way to keep warm, ward off muscle pain and cramps or just cuddle with a cozy creature.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I-LCtNDjAeZudb8-BH0Mox0SQaQQ74MjrmNFRqEtOKl0K5OqINny5UvP3t_9jWkEGdyY9Fr6y_Lrmb8UfEzN7JZ_kIB7IT7zJKcxvxvs313JRBLeUcVOrSmePLhM8iQu265dotTQijvj/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413778068732157138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5I-LCtNDjAeZudb8-BH0Mox0SQaQQ74MjrmNFRqEtOKl0K5OqINny5UvP3t_9jWkEGdyY9Fr6y_Lrmb8UfEzN7JZ_kIB7IT7zJKcxvxvs313JRBLeUcVOrSmePLhM8iQu265dotTQijvj/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 431px;" /></a><br /><br />Each hottie is made from a mix of first hand fleece fabric and recycled cotton and vintage prints collected from her community in Montreal. 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width: 278px; height: 424px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOiFDeMK2GKjyXGRESsH0qN0Janoheg0xgYrc0EHo-qYqDYvyjItezu6o9prVwrSgJQfra66KTVcAg26L6DVlsQZHsE3CEYb8NACEUxihKomYprbM7krTQa1qwD-7RkCFNnJkGPW1fCVn/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413784064457092882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOiFDeMK2GKjyXGRESsH0qN0Janoheg0xgYrc0EHo-qYqDYvyjItezu6o9prVwrSgJQfra66KTVcAg26L6DVlsQZHsE3CEYb8NACEUxihKomYprbM7krTQa1qwD-7RkCFNnJkGPW1fCVn/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 424px;" /></a><br />The unusual photos shown above were shot by photographer <a href="http://www.michaelabril.com/">Michael Abril</a>.<br /><br />She sells them on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fromtofrom">Etsy </a>as well as at the following Montreal stores:<br /><br /><a href="http://arterieboutique.blogspot.com/">Arterie Boutique</a><br />176 Bernard Ouest<br />Montreal, QC H2T 2K2<br />(514) 273-3933<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galeriezoneorange.com/">Galerie Zone Orange</a><br />410 Saint Pierre<br />H2Y 2M2<br />Montréal, QC<br />Tel) 514-510-5809<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Other hot water bottle covers worth checking out are:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PK8JHt9uhZPqVmKMpujTpUzoy3CCCZMS0A02_aA2pxkqBJv02WMYDXSgio6s00KN2wd7RwDA5GdNk_YjsRm_jOJaIKdeQTDjFba-ikQe4jsUQQToYq_n9uVK-aGsTYOHcW_MlxJrCABP/s1600-h/hot_water_bottle_covers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413793683076854962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PK8JHt9uhZPqVmKMpujTpUzoy3CCCZMS0A02_aA2pxkqBJv02WMYDXSgio6s00KN2wd7RwDA5GdNk_YjsRm_jOJaIKdeQTDjFba-ikQe4jsUQQToYq_n9uVK-aGsTYOHcW_MlxJrCABP/s400/hot_water_bottle_covers.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 162px;" /></a><br /><br />•<a href="http://www.cuddlykingdom.com/disaster-designs-c-394_401.html">Disaster Designs Hot Water Bottle Covers</a><br /><br />•<a href="http://www.heals.co.uk/Bedroom-Accessories/Luxury-Fur-Hot-Water-Bottles/invt/furhotties">Heal's luxury fur hot water bottles</a><br /><br />•<a href="http://www.echohome.co.uk/woven-hot-water-bottle-cover-i375.html">Beautifully woven hot water bottle covers are designed and produced by textile designer Angharad Mclaren, in Shetland.</a>

Creature Comforts. Cute Cozy Hot Water Bottle Covers By Janice Yan-Yan Wu

Artist and designer Janice Yan-Yan Wu of Montreal has turned recycled fleece and vintage fabrics into fun and functional hot water bottle c...

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Pininfarina's Graceful Cedar Wood Rocker; The Guilia

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcsZ-5KwGZHzD_RO6oE-3YBFO2sIIQeu-lA4xAcNhyphenhyphenZgSFA-n4UKiGBN1W46hh1NNixtI-V91o19xVJCgF_OEyHjWmX1NwCSIvYwNdBWS0PCYPE5grxbApQawh3WZi1iJ_cacXkCtUI09/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377399930594048978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcsZ-5KwGZHzD_RO6oE-3YBFO2sIIQeu-lA4xAcNhyphenhyphenZgSFA-n4UKiGBN1W46hh1NNixtI-V91o19xVJCgF_OEyHjWmX1NwCSIvYwNdBWS0PCYPE5grxbApQawh3WZi1iJ_cacXkCtUI09/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvKT3tea2VhJWgtsi8aCcYcSZPKDxwnCH9NBtWx1I9I7FRAKkJCseum9xL7lf9T-NjHNIb4XuQTVW3-H4aFUco-h55jjnkhjRo7KEQzvCFfzmx5ruI2JstdRKwu9bueJeuImt8EMgehXn/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377399855051292914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvKT3tea2VhJWgtsi8aCcYcSZPKDxwnCH9NBtWx1I9I7FRAKkJCseum9xL7lf9T-NjHNIb4XuQTVW3-H4aFUco-h55jjnkhjRo7KEQzvCFfzmx5ruI2JstdRKwu9bueJeuImt8EMgehXn/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 244px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLblSCY41kyNRw0YPlXpetWgR1kzfcdnIxofQOfblf8ZARnwp-9b-S95EpTsYth8MAX6sS6Twz_0h7tzBV3sH3hPvaQERRREEb9XnngBPOEZNy4hOiX4KDLSnhrJmmOGQ2Lwnxo0PhPOtJ/s1600-h/ImgSed_Giulia_ind.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377400278269995042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLblSCY41kyNRw0YPlXpetWgR1kzfcdnIxofQOfblf8ZARnwp-9b-S95EpTsYth8MAX6sS6Twz_0h7tzBV3sH3hPvaQERRREEb9XnngBPOEZNy4hOiX4KDLSnhrJmmOGQ2Lwnxo0PhPOtJ/s400/ImgSed_Giulia_ind.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 244px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Giulia Rocker</span><br /><br />The Pininfarina Research Centre has created a new children’s rocking horse for <a href="http://www.riva1920.it/">Riva 1920</a> of Italy. The object derives from a single piece of cedar wood sculpted into a simple graceful form, enriched by a leather-covered handle.<br /><br />A little rocking horse made completely of solid wood, with neither stains, finishes nor toxic glues, only natural cedar. An original design thought up by the Pininfarina Research Centre and applied to an object of play in all its simplicity.<br /><br />Available in large or small sizes:<br />L. 159 - P. 61,5 - H. 87,2 cm - Big<br />L. 79,5 - P. 34,2 - H. 39,4 cm - Small<br /><br />To inquire about price or availability, <a href="http://www.riva1920.it/en/Richiestainfoprod/Poltrone/Pininfarina/Giulia.aspx">go here.</a>

Pininfarina's Graceful Cedar Wood Rocker; The Guilia

The Giulia Rocker The Pininfarina Research Centre has created a new children’s rocking horse for Riva 1920 of Italy. The object derives fro...

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