our first photo shoot for Ot & Et Shop!

It's funny that as a marketing professional I'm so nervous to market this new business. Part of it is that I'm starting out so small and kind of trying to stay small for a while. Another part is just how close to my heart this whole thing is. I don't want to let this shop down, because it means so much to me and feels so personal. Suddenly I'm shy, who'da thunk?

I am excited to share some images from a little photo shoot we did this past weekend. I wanted to get shots of the kids IN the clothes up on the home page and in some of the descriptions. These shots are making me realize that my set up of taking shots of the tees and pants on my plywood background isn't going to cut it. Natural light is so much better and it's also impossible to capture in my little home studio (darn you Oregon & roofs with overhangs). Thinking cap engaged.

Finally, we just added 3 new tees to the inventory. Pluto is not a planet by Handmade Escapade (aka Katy McKinley). I LOVE THESE TEES! You can read more about Katy's life as a mama, a maker, and a West Virginian at her Wild & Wanderful blog here which also links to her super rad Etsy shop.

win win win Uncommon Goods! *CLOSED*

Congratulations to WeeMasonMan's Mom! You are the winner of this giveaway! I will reach out to you to coordinate getting you your prize. Enjoy!

Give us an excuse to turn a meal into a picnic, even a meal of Annie's mac and cheese, and we will take it! Noodles noodles everywhere. So long as there is sunshine and bare toes...

Today I am so excited to bring you guys a giveaway from an online shop I have loved for years and years. Uncommon Goods specializes in unique and thoughtful items for you, your house, and everyone in it. You can find a whole selection of their Father's Day gift ideas here. Yes some of their items are fancy and pricey, very much to die for, they also have a whole selection of gift ideas under $50 here. I myself am super enamored of their custom family drinking glasses (we got one for Otto and one for Etta, pictured, along with the photo card deck of the elements which we received c/o Uncommon Goods). I plan to complete our family drinking glass set very soon and also to give custom sets as gifts left and right!

See just some of the lovely things you can find at Uncommon Goods...

I could go on and on. I mean forget about that baby quilt, amaaazing!

Now it's your turn because one lucky Ot & Et reader (U.S. only) will win a $50 gift certificate to Uncommon Goods. There are a few ways to enter.

- Visit Uncommon Goods and tell us your favorite finds. Include a link in your comment to the item you just love. You can do this up to five times (one comment for each of your up-to-five favorite items).
- "Like" Uncommon Goods on Facebook.
- Sign up for Uncommon Goods emails.
- Pin Uncommon Goods items to your Pinterest. Include a link to your pin. You can do this up to five times (one comment for each of your up-to-five Pins).
- Follow Ot & Et on Bloglovin or Facebook (each an entry).
- Tweet about this giveaway with a link back to this post and mentioning @OTandET and @UncommonGoods (can do daily until giveaway closes).

Just be sure to leave a comment with your contact information (email) for each entry you choose to do. I'll choose a winner soon so this giveaway is open until it says it's closed. Good luck!