We love Pinterest so much that we’ve made a board with some of our sweetest picks for Valentines Day.

There’s still time to say “Be Mine”!  Enter “LOVE2012″ at checkout for 15% off our entire online boutique, including gift certificates. But don’t tarry — this offer is only valid until February 20, 2012).

Photo courtesy of Creature Comforts — a great blog dedicated to the simple things that inspire and make life sweet!

A year ago we sent Jill Krause — who blogs at Baby Rabies — this Ariel nursing gown and baby sleep sack. She ended up wearing it when Dallas-based photographer Jessica Marchetti came over to take some photos. Jessica’s work is impressive; she has an amazing sense of light, color, and composition.

Most of all, though, we were touched by the post where Jill shares the photos and her reflections: I Found Some Kind of Fairytale. She counts her blessings: a loving husband, healthy children, a safe home — and a talented friend to help her document all of it.

These little peeks into Jill’s world are so beautiful and uplifting. It’s important, for us as well as for our children, to stop and document. And sharing publicly allows others to reflect on what they have — and what we aspire to create.

Read more on Jill’s Baby Rabies blog.

The winter solstice is a time to gather in community and recharge so we may shine  brightly through the dark months of the year. It is a time to embrace the dying of the light — as well as its eventual rebirth. A time of both letting go and ushering in.

Cultures around the world mark the winter solstice with bonfires, candle lighting, and merrymaking. I invite friends over and start preparing for the new year. We each make two lists: one with things we’d like to leave behind, and another with things we want to welcome in. For me, it’s an opportunity to draft my new year’s resolutions, focusing on new habits I’d like to start practicing.

PHOTO: Liz Marie

Babble.com readers and editors have highlighted the Belabumbum Sleep Bra as one of the Best Maternty Bras this year. We agree: this super-soft, eco-friendly bamboo bra is the perfect basic for expecting or new moms.

Getting noticed by Babble.com makes us particularly happy. Not just because they’re influential and feature more than 200 mom bloggers (yay! cool jobs for moms!), but also because they were co-founded by Rufus Griscom, the smart, literary cutie who brought us Nerve in the late 90s. Nerve was like The New Yorker… but sexy. And important because it filled a gap, providing intelligent, respectful, and nuanced content about relationships and sensuality. So Babble.com is like Nerve-all-grown-up — happily married and focused on the kids.

The December issue of Self magazine features Gossip Girl cast member Kaylee DeFer working it out in our Copacabana Long Cami. Perfect undies, perfect form :)

As the air gets crisp and the days get shorter, it’s time to reflect on what we’re most thankful for.

Here are a few things that we hold near and dear to our hearts:

• Our children
• Our understanding husbands
• Our family’s health
• The ability to dream and manifest our visions
• Our freedom
• The sun, the moon, and the stars

But most of all, the Belabumbum team values the relationships in our lives: our families, our children, our loyal customers and everyone  involved in making our products throughout the Americas — from the person who cuts the fabric, to the ladies who package it so neatly, to the guy who loads it into our warehouse. We are so fortunate to have all of you in our lives!

Wishing you all abundant health and happiness this Thanksgiving.

(And thanks to Grayson Groovy for the wonderful image, found via Classy In The City.)

The November 2011 issue of Pregnancy & Newborn features Belabumbum’s Queen Bee set. An elegant cotton nightie for mom and a matching unisex outfit for the little bug is sure to keep the baby buzz sweet.

In the last few months I’ve become addicted to Pinterest. As Belabumbum’s designer, I love being able to create and share virtual bulletin boards made up of little snippets — ideas, moods, textures, details, beauty. It feeds my creativity. Which is a good thing for all of you fashionistas :)

So here’s a board of “fall finds” I put together thinking of the days getting chillier, the leaves turning, and all of the fuzzy fun clothes we’ll soon pull out of our collective closets. The photo above was found on Flickr, found via another Pinterest junkie.

Maybe you have some inspiration you’d like to share too ;)

Lily Allen glows in our Before & After Cami and pant set. We wish her a happy, healthy pregnancy. Check out the rest of our maternity collections in our updated online boutique.

Belabumbum is proud to celebrate 10 years of creating lingerie, loungewear, and swimwear that celebrate women’s evolving and enduring beauty.  We’ve renewed our commitment to those special moments in a woman’s life — from the first moment she finds out she’s pregnant, nursing her new baby, chasing toddlers… even up to the day that she sees her “babies” off to college — keeping her pampered, sexy, and comfortable at every stage. We’re calling it “belly, boudoir, and beyond.”

To kick off our anniversary year, we’ve given our website a gorgeous makeover. The beautiful new look and feel and improved design is thanks to the lovely — and currently pregnant! — Celine Celines. We had a friend help out and pull together a website Pinterest board to communicate the mood we wanted to convey.

Stay tuned for a our e-commerce overhaul in early November. And for now bear with us as you click on the links above and feel like you’ve been sent to a different site!