The Family Business News – Brooklyn Bambini

Matters of the Heart
Mar 31, 2015
Written by Kelley Shields
Filed under art, baby shower gifts, hand made, heirlooms

When we're young, we carry our important treasures with us--special pebbles, a piece of beach glass, petals from a flower, a shell, a piece of pottery or something that belonged to a loved one--any object can become imbued with powerful meaning to us.

Baptism & Christening Gifts
Jan 14, 2015
Written by Kelley Shields
Filed under baptism, christening, heirlooms, milestones

Baptism & Christening Gifts

When a child is initiated into the larger community of their faith, friends and family often mark the event with a gift to the parents or child that represents an aspect of their spiritual tradition.

The Big Reveal; Boy or Girl?
Jan 02, 2015
Written by Kelley Shields
Filed under baby shower gifts, heirlooms, labor and delivery

The Big Reveal; Boy or Girl?

Gender Reveal celebrations are a big thing now. Not knowing the sex for either of our pregnancies helped me a lot those last few weeks, especially considering they were both late! As their due dates came and went, not knowing kept me engaged.

Make-ing Life Beautiful
Aug 23, 2013
Written by Kelley Shields
Filed under birth gifts, hand made, heirlooms, labor talismans

Make-ing Life Beautiful

Mine has been a life full of beauty on many levels; the people in my life are most definitely the love-liest part of my day-to-day. On the physical level my life is visually beautiful because of the talent that has always surrounded me.

17 Years Ago
Mar 19, 2013
Written by Brian Sullivan
Filed under birth gifts, heirlooms, labor and delivery, labor talismans

17 Years Ago

A little over 17 years ago I created the first figurine for Kelley as a gift. That first baby still sits on her desk even though we had a girl. That quality of attachment is what distinguishes the treasured objects in our lives from the rest of the stuff that collects around us.