Lemon-Pink baby quilts and cot blankets

Lucy Mason is one of the ever-growing band of mums who, when they find things aren’t quite the way they want them, set up a business to rectify that. The ‘about’ page of Lemon-Pink puts it thus: When I became a mum I found it impossible to find fresh bright colours without cartoon characters, so [...]

Hot shop: Cool in Cloth

Barnstaple-based boutique Cool in Cloth was founded by Elizabeth Mason with the intention of giving ‘children children a better planet to inherit’. Consequently, you’ll find eco, organic and ethical clothing brands such as Aravore, Organics For Kids, Pili Pala, Frugi and PEA (Pure English Alpaca) stocked on the (virtual) shelves, plus Aden & Anais muslins [...]

Decaf Living Rock Star bed linen

Another hot spot from eagle-eyed Kat is this super-cool bed linen from Decaf Living. Crisp white cotton is emblazoned with bright red guitars and stars for a design that will appeal to budding rock stars and style-conscious mamas alike. I like guitars as a decorative motif because of their appealing shape and, let’s face it, [...]

Tambino bed rail

We’re on the verge of the transition from cot to bed, so I’ve been researching fall-out prevention strategies. One of the funkiest ideas I’ve come across is this bed rail/bookshelf which is meant to encourage children to stay in bed and browse their reading material if they do wake up – so (theoretically) no early [...]

Woodchild blankets

Another discovery at MADE craft fair, was Woodchild – an exquisite collection of blankets, inspired by traditional nursery styles, designed in Brighton and knitted in Scotland. The 75 x 100cm blankets are made in two ways. The first, a lambswool/angora-mix, is knitted on a double bed machine to produce a reversible jacquard effect – my [...]

Aden and Anais Bamboo and New Designs

While at the Bubble London trade show yesterday I came across the stand of our old favourites, Aden and Anais. Aden and Anais produce beautiful soft cotton muslins in a super 47 x 47cm size, perfect for swaddling. Their oversize muzzies are a big favourite in our house and are used for everything from impromptu [...]

Top five: colourful comforters

Considering that most loveys, doudous and comfort blankets are generally dragged around until they reach levels of untold grubbiness, isn’t it odd that they tend to come in pale colours? Thankfully, manufacturers seem to agree and there’s a new wave of bold and beautiful options to choose from. Here are five of my favourites. First [...]

NaturalMat coco mattress

When you’re a new parent, you’ll pretty much try anything to get your baby to sleep. Hence, Alfie spent the first few months of his life swinging through the night in a Miyo Baby Hammock (very successful – would recommend to anyone), has been subjected to womb, rain and wave sounds (the latter just made [...]

Cloud Cuckoo Designs Organic Bedding & Textiles

Last September over on Nest Goodies, I ran an exclusive sneak preview of the new bedding and textiles range by Cloud Cuckoo Designs. I’ve been a huge fan of designer Claire Pugh’s work ever since I spotted the first collection at Bubble the kids fashion tradeshow a couple of years ago, and she also does [...]

ErgoPouch Sleeping Bag

   I decided to treat the baby to a sleeping bag a while back and took a leap and went for the organic ErgoPouch sleeping bag in the warm version. I’d sold the bambino’s Grobags after she outgrew them, clearly not expecting to get pregnant again for a while… Anyway! The award winning Australian design [...]

The Woombie

You might remember from my post on the Swaddle Pod that I haven’t had much luck swaddling my little fidget. So if I were to start over, I would definitely try the Woombie (I know, horrible name, but let’s give it a chance), which claim to be ‘great for babies who are restless and in [...]

Hot UK Preview: DwellStudio

When I first started Bambino Goodies, the DwellStudio collection (back then it was called DwellBaby) of co-ordinated textiles for babies and kids was one of the first brands that let me breathe a great whopping sigh of relief that a baby need never enter this world onto dodge bedding. Since then, the UK has really [...]

New Bambino Merino Toddler Sleeping Bags

Sometimes, I have to forgo the obsession with delicious brights and prints and focus on high quality and practical and this is one of those moments. We’re big fans of Bambino Merino’s highly popular sleeping bags (see our previous review), which until now have only been available for babies up to 2 years. Made from [...]

zzZipMe Sack by SwaddleDesign

I love these contemporary sleeping bags by SwaddleDesign which feature a chocolate circle print on calm yet cool colours with a chocolate trim. They have a unique two-way zip so they can be opened at either the bottom or top depending on whether you want to nappy change or whip it off, and the zips [...]

Sleeping Bags from Nothin But a Muffin

Sleeping bags have come a long way in a couple of years with lots of exciting options around that go beyond the scope of Grobag. These sleeping bags by Nothin But a Muffin are an unusual find, mixing popular retro and vintage prints to come up with nine unusual designs. Made from 100% cotton mixed [...]

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