Is it just us or is Mr. Octopus just every where? Maybe its because it's summer and we are dreaming of "cake by the ocean" and our up coming beach vacay.

The real reason is because the octopus is this season's new "IT" creature and we want you to find a way to bring him home with you. We've found a dozen stylish baby and kids products featuring his free flowing shape and cool blue hues. Perfect for those easy breezy beach and coastal inspired nursery or child's bedroom design.

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This interview with Project Nursery is a special one. Project Nursery was the main source of inspiration when I designed my very first nursery, for my own son. This was before offering e-design services to other families through YouthfulNest. Today we chat all things design trends, products and e-design services all offered on the Project Nursery + Project Junior website!

Co-founders Pam Ginocchio and Melisa Fluhr have listened to the interests of their followers and now their offering goes above and beyond visual inspiration. Now those amazing products seen in the dreamy room images are for sale right from their site's shop! You can also get started right from their site on your universal baby registry in partnership with MyRegistry.com. Last, but not least, they offer e-design services in partnership with non other than two top nursery design services from YouthfulNest and Little Crown Interiors.

Read on to learn more about how they are bringing it all to you and what's next on their mission to help families nail their youthful room dreams and help moms find stress-free lifestyle solutions.

It is with much pleasure to introduce you you to the boutique company Baby Jives & Co.. Their hand made pieces are full of enchantment and wonder whether its a nursery mobile or little girls hair accessory. Keep reading and looking to see what I mean.

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We're so excited to announce our first annual virtual, Holiday Pop Up Shop! Open only for two short weeks November 19 - December 3 – put it on your calendar and add a google alert to start shopping. We have limited edition or limited quantity for various products so the early bird truly does get the worm.

SHOP OPEN!

We've gotten to know so many fabulous brands and products that go beyond the nursery or kid's bedroom and just had to make them available to you for your holiday shopping. All of these boutique products are the creations by other mom's who wanted the best for their family and other families.

See below a sneak peek of our crew's favorite picks.

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This is a classic case of the second child. Typically, a second baby gets along just fine with a bit less of their very own and enjoys hand-me-downs of gently worn clothing; lived in strollers; and well-tested toys. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with this scenario.

BUT, keeping your first child's newborn photo hung over the second baby's changing table is taking this whole hand-me-down thing a bit too far. That was the case in a client and friend of mine's baby number two's nursery. (It was clearly time for a nursery re-design for this baby number two.)

About a year after I designed a big girl bedroom for a friend's daughter, their second daughter Hadley was born. As busy parents now of two little girls, the nursery remained the same as it had been when big sister moved out over a year prior – with big sis's newborn image still hanging over the changing table.

One day just after Hadley celebrated her first birthday Kim (mom) and I got to talking and decided it was time to do something about the impersonal space that was the nursery. We discussed plans to freshen it up, bring in some personalized décor and add in significantly more functionality that was missing. I wasted no time and within a week we had a sweet, budget conscious nursery design.

Scroll down to learn the six key steps of designing any nursery that were applied to this makeover.

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Darling. This was my first thought when I saw the Love Found birth stat prints. They are simply charming and perfection in their minimalist design. The muted neutrals are universal, but with a twist. With the hot trend of black and white not being overlooked so there is a bold black version for those rooms too.

My second thought was, YASS! Now other mom's like me won't have to dig out their baby book to find their child's birth stats. I know so many moms that remember things like time of birth and birth weight clear as day and will NEVER forget – and then there's me. #momfail.

When it comes to nursery room design this is the new "it" décor piece to include as the perfect way to add a very, very personal touch. Watch for it to pop-up all over those WOW-worthy baby rooms on Instagram.

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Part blankie part BFF the super plush creatures that make up the Slumberkins crew can be described in one word, irresistible. Their cozy fur bodies and friendly faces say, “pick me up and never let me go.” But there’s more to them than just their charming good looks.

As part of the co-founders desire to bring comfort to babies and little ones all over the world, they also wanted to encourage reading. Reading with a focused on helping parents broach sometimes sensitive discussions or emotional topics for little ones. Which makes them just the perfect baby gift.

We recently caught up with the co-founders Callie and Kelly on all things Slumberkins.

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Well the holidays have come and gone and that means a new year. Maybe a new baby or just wanting to get a fresh start. While you’re still coming out of your holiday hangover we’ve been coming up with our top nursery trends for 2018. ​