This is Joriel's son, Sagan, rocking his rainbow umbrella on one of Seattle's many drippy winter days…

The illustrious blogger, soon-to-be mama and previously Offbeat Bride-featured Steampunk Bride,  The Pregonaut, did an AMAZING job with her little Bot's room and was stoked to share it with us. Bask in the pop art glory awesomeness of these new digs! – Offbeat Shrie

We’re at 38 weeks and the room is finally complete! Now for the rundown of everything I did!

Anyone who knows me knows I love big bold pop art graphics. You can see just how much I love painting them from my umbrellas over at Nohwear. So I knew that whatever I did for the little bot’s room would be big, bold and fun. But what? At first, yes, I wanted to do a Discworld themed room, but it seemed too old for her. It seems something a 6 or 7 year old could appreciate more than a 2 or 3 year old and I’m thinking we’re going to be here for a while.

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Los Angeles family photographer Lori Fusaro told me, "I love what I do!" and holy crap does it ever show in her work:

Fusaro Photography is a boutique inspired photography studio in Los Angeles. Lori is a former offbeat bride who eloped and explains, "I think non-traditionally about the concept of 'family.' I have photographed commitment ceremonies, adoptions, and even 'fur' kids. Families and kids come in all shapes and sizes and colors and I love being able to be a part of them all!"

To see more of Lori's gorgeous photos and learn about the discount she's offering to offbeat families in Southern California, keep reading!

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This wonderful photo of Dylan from sadiemayb, reminded me of a post SJ over at i, asshole wrote about how to dye your kid's hair. Should work for blue mohawks!