Hot Owl Products for Babies & Toddlers

What is it about owls? Maybe it’s the wide eyes, the pretend feather ears or their ability to rotate their heads. Or maybe it’s their reputation for being wise. Whatever it is, they’re a long-time favourite of mine, reflecting in all the owl-based goodies I’m coveting for the little one. Firstly, there’s a wealth of [...]

Tree Stump Floor Pillow

How cool is this?! It’s a floor pillow in the style of a tree stump with wood grain fabric and embroidered circular grain to give it the realistic sawn off look, and even a couple of leaves with embroidered detail too. It’s fantastic! You can even get the leaves in a custom colour and I [...]

DIY Dress Kits with LittleFishBigPond

If you’ve ever aspired to make your own clothing for your child but find it a bit daunting or have already tried out the UK’s very own retro comeback, Clothkits, you’ll love LittleFishBigPond on etsy. The owner Linda Trent sells DIY dress kits which include the pattern, the pre-cut fabrics and accessories so that you [...]

VeryKIKI – Cool Onesies for Tots!

VeryKIKI, an etsy shop run by an 8th grade Social Studies teacher “Obsessed with sewing and screen printing”, has incredibly cute hand made onesies. They have appliqués made from lovely fabric and include such choices as guitars, animals, tools, fruit, and the cleverly designed business tie, as shown, for yourlittle entrepreneur. Now, if only he [...]

Ten Hot Height Charts

Long gone are the days of recording your child’s height with a pencil on the wall – for one thing, it just wouldn’t work with the fab ISAK Penguin wallpaper – as our parents did. Now, a height chart can be a stylish addition to the nursery. We recently featured Snow Home’s quirky ‘I’m as [...]

Hot Posters for Children’s Rooms Roundup

I’ve come across or been emailed about so many posters recently, that I’ve put together a few of my favourites: A-Z Poster by Bless Design It turns out everyone is just as obsessed as us with cool A-Z posters with this latest limited edition find created by London based design studio Bless Design who have [...]

Quick Shoe Roundup for Babies & Toddlers

Minymo Dallas Baby Shoes Love, love, lovin these logo print cotton jersey shoes from the affordable Danish brand, Minymo. Featuring a popper fastening and a contrasting striped insole, they’re also available in pink. Sizes 6-9 and 9-12 months. £9.95 Bohemia

Last Minute Valentine’s Suggestions

The boyf and I don’t really do Valentine’s day although in a special salute to the credit crunch we’ve decided to go out for dinner just for the hell of it. If however, you’re on the lookout for ideas, here are a few things that took my fancy…. ‘Union’ pillowcases by Twisted Twee Loving the [...]

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 [...]

Where to buy…Artwork for Baby Nurseries & Children’s Rooms

Natalie writes…Finding artwork to decorate kids living spaces like baby nurseries/children’s bedrooms and playrooms, can be a painstaking (and potentially expensive) task, but I’ve rounded up a selection of online retailers to suit a variety of tastes and budgets… Art of Illustration Definitely the spot for bringing out your nostalgic side, they sell original drawings, [...]

Hot Toy List 08 – Soft Toys for Birth to 1 Year

Totally perfect for wowing a bambino (and their discerning parents), the range of Deglingos are visually stimulating with their eclectic mix of fabrics – Can you believe that over fifty different every day fabrics have been used across the range?… Puglee, Tray Secret Mission, and Jeero are all £15.99 each at I Want, I Want , the official UK site for Ugly Dolls where they are also doing free delivery on their large selection.

Claire Came Prints for your baby nursery

Natalie writes… She Loves Stars has got a cute selection of prints by illustrator Clare Came. The Picnic Print shown features Kitty and Flora who are two little fairies sitting on the gingham grass chatting away to each other in the sunshine. She Loves Stars £9.95 and also check out the other Clare Came prints. [...]

Gocco Prints From Kids Haus

Kat writes… I love the blog KidsHaus – blending kids and design. Little did I know that Michelle was a highly talented illustrator as well as a first class cool hunter. Delights aplenty from the first round of prints to hit her newly opened Etsy store. Currently on offer are four animal prints featuring the [...]

FawnAndFinch at Etsy

Natalie writes… FawnAndFinch, an Etsy store, are another example of a store wisely catering to parents who like their baby gear to be unusual. They make a gorgeous range of pacifier (dummy) clips from Japanese linen ribbon which is also fray resistant. There is a plastic clip for attaching to your bambino’s clothes without causing [...]

Elefent at Etsy

Natalie writes… I adore the boots and shoes at Etsy store Elefent. They have their new autumn collection which is a mix of felt, Amy Butler fabrics, fabulous cotton prints, and wool boots and shoes. Many of the pairs feature hand embroidered details like cherries and apples and each pair features a distinctive, well chosen [...]

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