Tag: Soft Toys
Picnica Rabbit Bag by Eding Post
We do love our products with multiple purposes here at BG so I was bound to like this sleek looking Picnica Rabbit tote bag by Japanese designers Eding:Post. One minute it’s a cuddly soft toy with a funky, minimalist chic (no one could accuse this bunny of being cutesy) and next it’s a bag carrying [...]
Sophie & Lili Dolls
I thought I was sick of toys and dolls after the festive season and then I saw these adorable handmade, one-of-a kind dolls by American independent designer Jennifer Vallez of Sophie & Lili in this month’s Junior Magazine. She designs the dolls and digitally prints them onto high quality cotton and uses a mix of [...]
BG Christmas Gift Guide: 10 Hot Stocking Fillers for Babies & Toddlers under a Fiver
I’ve been scouring the virtual hotspots for cool stocking filler buys and will be highlighting finds over the next week or so with everything under a fiver or tenner. Here are the first ten starting from just a few months old right up to over 3 years… Brio Rattles We love pretty much all things [...]
Mrs Robot
I felt an instant liking for this quirky alternative to a rag doll – Should she be called a rag robot? Made from a mix of fabrics with extra long arms and legs for cuddles with your tot, Mrs Robot’s also got a cheeky face. £18 Cox and Cox and a lighter on the wallet, [...]
Big Robot Soft Toy
If you’re looking for an out-of-this-world pressie for a little boy, then you could do much worse than this larger-than-life stuffed robot, £50 (plus £6 p&p) by Folksy seller Needles and Buttons. Fab as a cushion on a nursery chair or an over-sized favourite toy, team it with Spin Collective’s blackboard sticker and the cool [...]
Chloe Owens
I spotted the work of London based textile designer Chloe Owens after catching a convo on Twitter about Anorak Magazine (great mag for over 5′s) and became instantly fixated by her eye catching, retro-triffic creations made from 1960s fabrics featuring applique, stitched drawings, and machine embroidery. I got the notification that her online shop [...]
Make your own owl kit
Although I despise the high street’s insistence on stocking Christmas decorations and gifts while the sun’s shining, I have tentatively begun to look for present ideas. I have a couple of arty little girls to buy for and this Make Your Own Owl-Sew a softie kit, £3.99, will definitely be winging its way to them. [...]
Cardigan’s Woollen Seagull
As a seaside dweller, seagulls are the scourge of my life, but there’s no denying that Cardigan’s lambswool version, £26.50, is majorly cute – there’s no way this cheeky chap in his jolly striped scarf would pinch your chips. I can’t get enough of offbeat animals as toys and that’s why Steven (Seagull, geddit?) will [...]
Latitude Enfant Magic Hat & Veggie Garden Soft Toys
I’m a huge fan of Latitude Enfant soft toys for babies, because they transcend your bog standard soft toy and rattle by creating an imaginative themed experience that’s beautifully presented and very high quality. Their latest additions of a magic hat and veggie garden are fantastic! The veggie garden is suitable from six months [...]
Hot Birdie Buys for Babies and Toddlers
I’ve never been shy about proclaiming my love for all things owl-ish, but I must confess to a more general obsession with bird-based goodies. Helene Ige’s Birds of a Feather and Djeco’s Flights of Fancy mobiles were both given to my little one when he was born and I wasn’t able to resist Bold & [...]
Swoon Session: Kidsen
Kensal Rise based Kidsen is rocking the cool meter with a handpicked range of children’s delights, with most of them being Scandinavian. From Lundby dollhouses like the Stockholm pictured, to soft pretend and imaginative play toys by Oskar and Ellen, to Micki’s Pippi Longstocking (oh the nostalgia!) gear, to decor and accessories by Ferm Living, [...]
Mutant Dolls
These mutant soft toys with their bonkers eyes that seem to be looking at you hopefully (They’re saying ‘Take me to your little leader and give me a home!’), quirky prints, cute accessory, and mega lips, are so odd looking they become charming. Each one is handmade and unique so it will vary from [...]
Handprinted Delights by Caroline Dulko
A couple of weeks ago, I attended Bust magazine’s Craftacular in Bethnal Green, a buzzing event full of people selling their handmade creations, pumping eighties music, and a brilliant pop up tea shop where I scoffed cupcakes and drank tea with one of Nia’s future godmothers. By far my favourite find was the hand printed [...]
BarbarabearoBears by Lorna Ryan
Meet Billy, Bridget, Baby, Brenda, and Bo, Barbarabearo Bears handmade from recycled jeans by British designer Lorna Ryan. Each friend is unique and I adore the hobo striped knit attire. From £12-£40 at Frank
Limited Edition Jess Brown and Wovenplay Dolls
This is what can only be described as luxe ragdoll heaven! Katherine Edmonds, the woman behind the magical, luxurious dressing up clothing, Wovenplay has collaborated with Jess Brown of Jess Brown Dolls to create these three, limited edition, hand made, one of a kind dolls. Made from recycled antique fabrics mixed with cotton muslim, linen [...]
