Sunday, February 12, 2012

Go Confidently prints

January 7, 2011 by · 1 Comment 

Hot on the heels of Kat’s fabulous Let’s Have Fun Today print find, I had to share these little gems from Australian illustrators Mara and Nicholas Girling, aka Printspace. We love a mantra here at BG and this quotation from Henry Thoreau is certainly something to aspire to no matter what age you are. Printspace’s [...]

Personalisied Birthday Posters from Molly Meg

April 16, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

I was having a quick look at the current stock of vintage chairs at Molly-Meg ahead of this weekend’s Kids.Modern when I spotted these cute vintage type face posters. Each one is hand printed by Stephen Kenny from his collection of antique letterpress fonts. The mix of fonts depends on the length of your child’s [...]

My First Alphabet Poster by Marcus Walters

February 1, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

It has to be acknowledged that there are some supremely talented illustation artists working in the UK today. I just adore the work of Marcus Walters who has a small selection of gorgeous works in his shop. You may have already seen his work on the Pizza Express kids’ menu, in Anorak or at Howies. Regular [...]

New To This World – Personalised Birth Gift Fine Art Prints

August 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

I love it when we get reader tip offs – always a treat. Sophie sent us an email a couple of weeks ago pointing us in the direction of Freya Art on Etsy. I am loving this shop packed full of prints which are all bang on trend with their messages of hope and love. [...]

‘I Love’ Personalised Artwork by Ella Loves

March 17, 2009 by · 1 Comment 

A while back I raved about our bespoke, handmade picture of the bambino by Ella Loves, which are these wonderful personalised commissions that feature a photo and three words or phrases that represent their ‘loves’ printed onto cotton and then embroidered onto a background and embellished with details like fair trade ceramic buttons and sterling [...]

Pictures from Sweet Dimple

January 15, 2009 by · 3 Comments 

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 [...]

3 Great Christening/Naming Gifts for under £20

August 26, 2008 by · 1 Comment 

I have been bargain hunting this week, in a feeble attempt to help you lot out in the credit crunch. I have to say, given the vast array of gorgeous baby gifts in the shops and online, it hasn’t been easy but here is my pick of the bunch… This rocket music box by Trousellier, [...]