10 best: gardening goodies for kids

Gardening goodies for your green-fingered little ones.

Maileg alternative Easter gifts at Sisters Guild

I’m not a fan of the children + chocolate combo (I know, poor Alfie), so I wanted to get my nieces an Easter pressie devoid of sugar that they’d still love. Sisters Guild and Maileg to the rescue! I’ve bought them each one of these fabulous Easter Egg tins, £5.50, and I’ll pop a fabric [...]

I Got 99 Problems But a Bib Ain’t One

I’ve been a Jay-Z fan since the beginning of his career so of course I was watching when he appeared on Jonathan Ross on Friday and quickly knocked down Jonathan’s pitches to ‘duet’ with him. Jason Manford the very funny comedian was on before him and showed off this hand screenprinted bib by hip hop [...]

All About Me Posters by Milly Bee

You know we’ve got a bit of penchant (ok a lot!) for artwork for children’s spaces and a near obsession with typography, but this latest find would actually make a great gift for mamas (or papas). Using the letters in your name, Milly Bee print a list of attributes chosen by you to create these [...]

Keepsake pictures from Bobbie McCabe Designs

Whilst I’m a colour fiend (I noted this morning that I’ve got a thing about orange), I recognise that there’s room for a little neutral mixed with tasteful sugar in my life. I checked out keepsake pictures by Scotland based designer, Bobbie McCabe recently. A cute without being saccharine way to remember the finer details, [...]

The Beautiful Box Co

I’ve received a couple of keepsake boxes as gifts when the girls were born and when I looked around at decorated boxes in the past, they tended to be a little too twee for my tastes. However when I visited local store, The Beautiful Box Co recently and saw the owners hand decorated boxes in [...]

Get 20% off at Carry Me Home

    Back in my pre-motherhood days, I used to have sunny work lunches in Kingly Court in Soho and always liked the bits and pieces in kids clothing and gifts boutique, Carry Me Home. They have lots of accessories like clips, bibs, socks, and gift sets as well as babygro’s by Brights & Stripes and [...]

Lily + Sid blankets

If you’re a fan of the popular gingerbread blanket by Mamas and Papas, you’ll love these blankets by relatively new baby gear company, Lily + Sid. Available in three colourways that also have boy appeal, they’re 100% cotton in a thick knit and look great in cribs and prams. £35 each If you’re a co-ordinator, [...]

Frute Juce Baby Vests

I’m always on the lookout for cool baby vests, alternatives to cutesy slogan-strewn offerings – just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be stylish. We featured Roddy & Ginger’s fab owl print bodysuits a while back and I’m also loving Crib’s bright orange zebra design and Gossypium’s organic Farm vest (currently on [...]

Keepsake Boxes by Freya Design

I must admit that I don’t normally pay much attention to keepsake boxes but I did when I checked out a set of trinket boxes from Freya Design. Handmade from solid, sustainable New Zealand pine and European alder and birch, and painted in non toxic paints, they have a comforting, natural smell of wood that’s [...]

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

It’s finally registering that it’s Father’s Day next Sunday and that I need to organise a gift. The first year we got the boyf a Philips digital photo frame, last year we got him Guitar Hero. Here are some ideas, if like me, you’re still deciding…    Trainers Ideal for dads who are into casual [...]

Cool Christening Gift: Present Time’s Family Time Frame Clock

We’ve just had one of our busiest weekends in a long time which included a wedding, christening, and 30th birthday, and particularly for the christening, my mind went blank when trying to think of what to get as invariably, with well over 70 people in attendance, the silver, money boxes, keepsakes, clothing, and toys were [...]

FLATOUTbears

There’s a new luxury gift in town in the form of FLATOUTbears, 100% pure Australian sheepskin that’s hand cut in the shape of a bear. Favoured by the likes of A-listers like Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Cruise, and Jennifer Garner, your baby can snuggle with them like a comforter and once they’re a [...]

Etsy & Folksy Finds 28.05.09

The Linen Cat on Folksy certainly knows how to inject some cool into linen with these bird lavender bags and cat dolls, plus she also does egg cosy’s. Check out her range of dolls who are all dressed delightfully in retro print fabrics and tweed.

Skip Hop Hare & Tubby

I’m a huge fan of US brand Skip Hop who specialise in innovative and highly attractive accessories for babies that you’d actually want to leave dotted around the house where guests will see them – I’ve been proudly showing off my Skip Hop toolbox (stylish nappy and storage caddy) which has been one of favourite [...]

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