fawn&forest

Sakura Bloom is all about the love. Giving & receiving as you hold your little one snug as a bug in a rrr...... sling.  Lynne Banach, mother of 2 and founder of Sakura Bloom incorporates fashion forward colorways (i'm sold on all the greys!) and down home cuddly goodness. In the image above (right) Lynne is carrying her youngest while playing putt putt golf! 

when you were a kid, what were your top 5 things?
1. Sewing with my mom.  I would take the name brand labels out of clothes and sew them into the clothes I made for myself!
2. Nita Andi , my Cabbage Patch doll,.  She is now my daughter’s favorite doll.  One year all I wanted for Christmas was a Cabbage Patch doll.  Our local toy store was re-stocking their shelves with them and doors opened at 7.  My mother and 10 year old brother, who was on crutches at the time, got in line at 5 am.  My brother had to bat away grown women with his crutches to get me one, but he did!  Love her!
3. Bright yellow wooden play kitchen my dad and grandfather built for me (this is now in our play room!)
4. Gymnastics on my pink carpeted balance beam my dad made for me.
5. Playing at the brook deep in the woods behind our house.  There were great big rocks to lay out on and it was/is beautiful. 

what are your top 5 favorite sites?
1. creature comforts
2. Gridskipper
3. New York Times
4. The Babywearer
5. Twitter -- follow us at @sakurabloom

what are your top 5 favorite words?
1. graceful
2. auberge
3. vegan
4. love
5. mommy

what are 5 things you want to do in the future?
1. Figure out a way to give back to my parents all that they have given to me.
2. Continue to travel the world with my children.  Two spots I am especially looking forward to sharing them with them are Caves Branch in Belize and Thailand (all of it, from Bangkok to Koh Phangan, from Chaing Mai to Krabi).
3. I dream of a lanai and would love to reside in a place with year round outdoor living.
4. I would love to travel to Nepal with my sister to meet all of her friends and see the country she loves so much.
5.  Make sure that every baby has the opportunity to stay close to mom and dad with a Sakura Bloom sling.

what are your top 5 favorite sakura bloom slings?
1. Jewels from our Silk Artisan collection
2. Chocolate~Violet from our Silk Essential collection
3. Licorice~Lavender from our Silk Essential collection
4. Pomegranate Stripe from our Silk Artisan collection
5. Rioja from our Luxe Silk Collection

Can you tell that I am a silk girl?  haha! 

Thanks Lynne! Be sure to check out & join in on the Sakura Bloom Triathlon over on the blog Adventures in Babywearing.