Spotted! Princess Notebook
Says it all, yes? And there’s a whole range – you can plot to be A Star, The Boss, A Superhero.. or just Ridiculously Rich. Available from the always awesome Mollie & Fred for a whiffle under £7.
Spotted! Simply Gorgeous Loopy Lapin Rabbits
Come on, hands up everyone who had a knitted toy in their bed when they were small. One with nothing but dangly limbs and a sweet little sewn-on face to recommend it? Yes, me too; and I still have my Rabbit. How refreshingly simple these Loopy Lapin’s are from The Black rabbit. Funny plump ears, swingy legs and pretty little smiles sewn on to their stripy faces. Gorgeous. We love them. sadly no longer available from The Black...
Spotted! Fabulously Retro Space Boy Breakfast Set.
Brilliant. Just… brilliant. Retro Space Boy in his rocket – what small boy wouldn’t want THIS brightening up his breakfast? It’s not melamine either – oh no, it’s all ceramic. You get the mug, bowl and egg cup, and the all-important Case For Important Things. A smidge under £24 from the reliable-brilliant Cloth Ears.
Vintage Toddler Nightdress
Sometimes, a girls doesn’t want to wear pyjamas. Or even (in our house) Jymamas. Sometimes a girl wants a pretty nightie. Sometimes a girl wants a pretty nightie that’s not white and fairy-like. If you should happen to possess one of those girls (*eyeroll*), you might want to take a meandering saunter over see this fab range on Amazon. Because they sent us this rather adorable vintage-styled nightie by Powell Craft…...
Spotted! Vintage Notebooks. Of the genuinely lovely kind.
Oh. SO excited! No, REALLY! LOOK at what this clever bookbinder in Bath is doing! She’s seeing so many books that are just too lovely to throw in the recycling… but not good enough to rebind. So she’s salvaging what she can, and creating oh-so-perfect new notebooks out of them! GENIUS! She keeps the covers, where possible makes the spine into a bookmark, and a few inside pages. Adds sheets of good quality (150 gsm)...
Goggles. Oh yes.
When we went to France, I took with me two children who, whilst enjoying being in the pool, were rather hesitant about the whole actual swimming deal. Boy is nearly 10, and can swim, but really rather hates getting his face wet. Jolly, 8, can’t quite swim, and will not, no way, no how, go under water for any reason, areyouinsane thank you. So, what happens if you throw a couple of pairs of goggles ta them? I’ll show you....