1. Initial necklace by Maya Brenner. And you can add more initials as your family grows!
2. Handmade rattle from Knotwork LA
3. Bonded leather play mat from Gathre
4. Heirloom wood toys from Monroe Workshop
5. The Mason Bottle. Use any jar for your baby bottle! So genius.
6. A new mama always deserves a nice robe. She’s going to be spending a lot of time in it!
7. Pewter baby cup
8. Cozy sheepskin for baby
9. Can’t have enough simple, organic baby clothes for a new one.
10. Baggu diaper bag for Land of Nod
11. Shearling baby booties
12. A beautiful baby blanket is always welcome.
13. Rattle and paci clip from NomiLu.
14. Modern baby book from Mushybooks
15. Man in the Moon silver spoon. Too much? Nah.
16. Postpartum care from Earth Mama Angel Baby. No one tells you about the bottom spray! It’s so helpful.

PS. Maya Brenner’s gorgeous jewelry, including her initial necklaces, are on sale this week! 20% OFF site wide with the code SUMMER16. Ends Sunday the 31st.

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1. Make a personal book for the birthday boy or girl with Preservation + Creation, full of favorite people, animals, foods, or anything else!
2. A sweet knit crown for the child of honor (on sale!).
3. A custom portrait of mama and baby from Sophie & Lili.
4. A stunning, handmade romper from The Brass Razoo.
5. An heirloom quality stuffed friend from Walnut Animal Society.
6. This beautiful modern, stacking truck from Fawn & Forest.
7. If there’s one thing that new walkers love, it’s something to push! You’ll keep this stroller for your grand babies.
8. Beautiful pyramid of rainbow blocks. Never enough blocks.
9. You can pass down these puffy jackets from Patagonia to all of your kiddos.
10. Another awesome push cart that the birthday boy or girl can fill with treasures.
11. For the budding pretend play enthusiast, a cute wooden camera.
12. Naturally a fort, like this dip-dyed teepee, for peek-a-boo and hiding out would be a great present.
13. And if you have a trash truck lover in your home, can’t recommend these durable Bruder trucks enough.

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1. Margaux the Kitty from Walnut Animal Society
2. Jenga
3. Engineer print from Parabo Press
4. Sense of Wonder books for early readers
5. Child’s tool set
6. Copper tea kettle
7. Fagus garbage truck
8. Forest jumpsuit from Rylee & Cru
9. Vintage indigo throw from The Vintage Rug Shop
10. Handmade cherry rattle from Knotwork LA
11. Briar Handmade pompom bonnet
12. Los Poblanos lavender hand salve
13. Wooden doll carriage from Land of Nod
14. Ceramic ornaments
15. The Original Tree Swing
16. Winter Horses print from Society6
17. Ant blocks

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1. Leather tool box
2. Beardy Bob plate
3. Sphere ice mold
4. Bar tools set
5. Mazama coffee mug
6. Brass and wood pour-over stand
7. Shelter Co. tent
8. Aesop shave set
9. Wool serape blanket
10. Tropical wallet
11. California pennant
12. Mollusk trunks
13. Backpack
14. Vintage canvas floor pillow
15. Rockabye Baby! lullabye CD

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It’s not exactly a secret that we L-O-V-E the beautiful books and prints from Artifact Uprising around here. And since we’re guessing that most of you lovely readers are the ones actually shopping for or making Father’s Day presents this year, we thought we’d share our favorite picks from their Father’s Day gift guide (though seriously, you really can’t go wrong with them) and a fun adaptation of our own.

Their gorgeous wood block and print set rates about as high as possible on the Cakelet Approved Gift Guide list. Their signature prints come tucked into a handcrafted wooden stand made from mountain beetle pine. It’s so simple and lovely and it’s pretty much mandatory for every family member (dads and grand-dads, included).

But the real star, especially for mamas like you all who don’t have endless time to create gifts for every holiday, is their premium quality Instagram friendly photo book whose interior pages are printed on 100% recycled paper. It’s the perfect size, both in your hands and in the number of pages. And even a lady with limited time at the computer can put one together quickly using their awesome iPhone app. We all know our best photos come from our phones these days, anyway!

This year Kristina asked her boys to make a list of their favorite things to do with their dad, and created a book for her hubs filled with these memories. She’s given him gifts from Artifact Uprising before so she wanted to come up with something a teeny bit different this time.

She added text to photos that corresponded with each item on the boys’ list. Some of the pages have text and some don’t (getting a 3 and 5 year old to come up with 40 things would have been a challenge!) but it’s such a sweet little memento for Father’s Day.

It wraps up so nicely in a little square, topped with some yummy palo santo wood and a dip-dyed cotton ribbon.

Now the fun part! Fill out the form below to enter our giveaway for a $200 credit to Artifact Uprising! That’s a lot of their beautiful products for presents, or just for filling your home with photos of your family.

*By entering this contest you are also agreeing to receive a 10% discount code and the occasional email correspondence from our friends at Artifact Uprising.

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