Review: Didymos Sling

Fresh from my recent review of the Moby, I’ve been trying out a Didymos sling. The Concept: The Didymos is a woven wrap sling, and like the Moby is a long piece of fabric but not stretchy. For comparisons sake, one is like t-shirt fabric, the other is like curtain fabric. The idea is that [...]

Boden Spring Collection

Retailers are full of the joys of spring and positively bursting with daffodils and skipping lambs, obviously unprepared for the mega snow volume! Boden have just launched their spring collection online, and here are a few of my ‘spring’ favourites… We do love combining different patterns together here at BG, so this pretty play-set is [...]

Pictures from Sweet Dimple

I am always drawn to baby items with lettering on them. I can’t quite explain it. Perhaps all that time I spent choosing Little One’s name means I am still rather proud of it, and desperate to fill my house with items that have it written on? Either way, I found myself making a beeline [...]

Stuffed Toys from Dotty Monkey

I’m still very new to Etsy, but fell in love immediately with these pram kittens from Dotty Monkey. I think it was the playful description which sold me, describing how pram kittens are, ‘Plush plump playful kittens for cuddling or throwing out of the pram’. I immediately envisaged these little patchwork creatures sailing through the [...]

Morrck Baby Hoodies

By gum, it’s cold out, and no matter how cold I am, I’m always aware that the Little One is probably even colder since she’s lying still in her buggy, not walking briskly like I am. She has sadly outgrown her Bug in a Rug (noooo!) and I thought I’d have a look around before [...]

Funky pinafore from Katie Dora

I am much enamoured of pinafores for the Little One. Not only are they pleasingly reminiscent of my childhood (navy blue pinafores with thick tights and Mary Janes from Clarks, anyone?) but I am also totally convinced of their practicality. Easy summer wear… but also cunningly transformed into winter wear by adding a long-sleeved body [...]

Review: Moby Sling

Let’s face it, even if you’re a complete pram-a-holic, there are still some times when only a sling will do. Using public transport with a baby at any time even vaguely approaching rush hour, is definitely one of those times and this is where a the sling like the Moby comes in. Concept: The Moby [...]

Christmas shopping at Oliver Bonas

I’m a sucker for a gift shop, and when we lived in South West London I used to spend some contented times pottering around the branch of Oliver Bonas in Clapham. Now we’ve moved away from such fripperies, into the wasteland of pound shops and takeaways, I had a happy online moment when I realised [...]

Mirrored Butterflies at Really Linda Barker

Planning how I will decorate the little one’s room when she’s a bit older is probably one of my favourite daydreams, so I was immediately struck by these mirrored butterflies, and began imagining an entire little girl’s room to go with them. I found them in Really Linda Barker, of all places. (Why did I [...]

Nanoou Striped Bodysuit at Peace and Jam

Stretchy cuffs at the arms and feet should keep out the cold draughts, and mean it can be worn a little ‘big’ without having to roll up any sleeves into unsightly bundles of material…. It’s available from ‘tiny baby’ size to 12 months, at £26 from Peace and Jam , where delivery is just £2.50.

Pixie Booties at the White Company

I was just killing time in the White Company when I spied these little boots. There was a brief interlude, and when I came to, I found myself at the cash register handing over my debit card. Since then I’ve realised that they are in fact a highly practical purchase (see also ‘not frivolous at [...]

Crafty goodness with Fleecie Dolls

Feeling crafty? Love the home-spun, retro look for your nursery? Then you’ll love this book, ‘Fleecie Dolls’ by Fiona Goble. It’s a simple ‘how to’ guide that will have you making your own old-fashioned dolls and toys out of cuddly fleece fabric. It contains templates and full instructions for making fifteen dolls, including a baby [...]

Review: Bug in a Rug Baby Blanket

The concept Imagine a cross between a blanket and a pramsuit, and you’re starting to get your head around the Bug in a Rug. Billed as ‘Australia’s favourite way to wrap a baby’, it’s a hooded blanket with two little feet on the bottom, and wrap-around Velcro sides. I have to say, I was initially [...]