Gifting Ideas
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Setting the mood WITHOUT candles
Nothing sets the mood like a candle, right?! I won’t lie and say this was an easy swop, I LOVED candles and especially when we had a dinner party, friends over for a visit or even to burn next to my bath after a long day. There is just that vibe a burning candle provides. These days, I can’t light a candle without wondering what I am breathing in, because the candle company might not be telling you. So how can you recreate that cozy vibe and amazing smell without possibly* breathing in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as formaldehyde, toluene and benzene, released from candles made from paraffin wax and synthetic…
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2018 Holiday lust haves
It is that time of the year again… Christmas decorations are up in the malls and I’m so ready for this silly season to start! We are also buying a new Christmas tree next week so I’m so excited to get the festivities going. I have yet again rounded up a list of my favourite items for this holiday season and Christmas. These make amazing stocking fillers and festive party starters (like we need it), AND we have a special Christmas giveaway at the end of the post.. 2018 Holiday Lust Haves Elf For Christmas Need a little help with the kids this festive season? I found a handy little…
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Pregnancy keepsakes
I love gorgeous keepsakes and special ways of keeping a memory alive especially when it comes to my kids. I love making and keeping imprints and prints of my kids hands and feet, just because they will never be that little again and the kids also love seeing how small they were. Although there are many ways of keeping these memories alive, there are a few that stand out quite a bit. I just had to share my current two keepsake crushes with you. Ultra Sound Embroidery You do get lovely frames, books and boxes to put your precious ultrasound or 3d Sonar pictures in but to have this embroidered…
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DIY Slime
If you have a kid that has any access to YouTube this post if for you!! Your child has probably stumbled upon a few DIY tutorials by kids and adults alike showing your child how to make slime. DIY SlIME is definitely a buzzword in my daughter’s vocabulary. My daughter, Alexia, comes to me with at least two new DIY Slime tutorials a week, if not more. We have tried to make DIY slime with anything from borax and shaving cream to replacements like shampoo to toilet paper….. yes toilet paper!!!!!! Needless to say, most of them do NOT work (for us at least) and the word slime is not…
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The Collaborative – Party time
Who does not like parties?! We sure do and setting up a baby shower, baby reveal or a sip-and-see party is for sure high on our favourite parties to arrange and decorate. And guess what…… It’s PARTY TIME!! We’ve teamed up with some lovely brands to setup this ultra violet inspired party setup. As you know ultra violet is the Pantone colour of the year 2018 and we are all about being trendy around here, and it helps that we are really loving this colour. We always have so much fun setting up on shoot days so we have some behind the scenes images of what setup looks like. We…
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We are starting stories…
We have very exciting news! We have teamed up with Popsiebelle as their official South African online retailer. The Popsiebelle brand aims to create products to get your kids to explore their imagination and create creative stories that they imagine up. A few of my personal favourite products from their range are: The monster pillow and spray: My little boy old had terrible nightmares and fears of monsters so I grabbed the monster spray bottle that came with the monster pillow and we sprayed all of the monsters out of the house. So no more monsters live here, and it was such an easy way to get him to not be…
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2017 Holiday lust haves
I love December Holidays in South Africa, and the fact that we are fortunate enough to have the festive season during summer time makes me love it even more. I would like to share with you, my 2017 holiday lust haves for the festive season. {See the 2016 list}. I will also be giving away 2 travelling cot pads to make travelling easier with the little ones, be sure to tell me what your summer holiday lust haves are for 2017 bellow this post. So here are my 2017 holiday lust haves: Travel box by Poppet Post. These boxes are perfect to keep your toddlers entertained on the plane or in…
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New Product Alert: LittleME cot sheets
The LittleME by Little Interiors decor brand is launching an amazing, ONE OF A KIND range of cot sheets at KAMERS|Makers Autumn shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It is a beautiful range of illustrated fitted sheets in collaboration with illustrator extraordinaire Tracey Preston from Ten Eleven Twelve (#sectretcollab).The range is designed for the large sized cot mattress and is digitally printed locally on Bamboo fabric and packaged in a custom made fabric bag for easy gifting and storage. Apart from being an Eco-friendly resource, bamboo fabric has some brilliant qualities: The fabric is super soft, the more you wash it the softer it gets. Naturally anti-bacterial properties. Bamboo fabric regulates body…
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Baby shower gifts that mommies love {Win}
To many of us, baby shower gifts are regular items on our shopping lists. At some point you start running out of ideas or there is, “GAASP”,no gift registry. Here’s a list of items that moms really like to receive, and won’t always ask for. TEETHING NECKLACE for mom. I just love the necklaces from Jele Bebe, they are stylish and practical too and mom is not bound to only wear it while she still has a baby. CROSS OVER BABY VEST, especially newborn vests. These are so much better to put on and take of over that small little head. You can get them from Edgars. MOSQUITO REPELLENT for babies under…
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Holiday 2016 lust-haves {Win}
Whether we like it or not, Christmas holidays are around the corner and that means Jingle Bells, beach days, cocktails, and loads of fun in the sun. Here are my holiday season lust-haves for summer 2016. 1. Benbat OLY mirror: The drive to the beach is far for some of us, especially when you have a baby. I got this for my baby as his first Christmas gift. He was only 2 months old as I would have like him to remain rear facing in his car seat for as long as possible this was perfect. My little boy is now 2 and still asks me to switch on his “friend” as the mirror has…
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Win a personalized Medal Hanger!
Display all your medals with a personalized medal hanger! Earlier this year my brother turned 30, and I really was not sure what to get him that was meaningful and useful. He has always excelled in sports, especially gymnastics, karate and recently jujitsu. He has built up a good collection of medals that has just landed up in a box for nobody to see. Sa Medal Hangers had the perfect solution for me and it turned out to be his most cherished gift he got. After a recent swim gala at my daughet’s swimming school, I’m seeing a lot of potential in her. I realized that the perfect gift for her upcoming birthday would…
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Hoppity poppity EB is coming to town
“EB”, as my daughter refers to the Easter bunny, is coming to town and I’m loving all the bunny decor around. I felt inspired by the glass bunny jar with pearlised hazelnuts that I bought from Woolworths a while back. I had one of those happy accidents with it when I tried to get the stickiness from the tape off with nail polish remover, and accidentally took of the gold, but decided to leave the bunny gold. I just love it more now. I love jar storage and I always suggest using it in a nursery to keep the cotton buds and other small necessities on hand. Why not…
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MamaMagic New Product Awards
The Product Innovation Awards have become one of the most exciting and sought-after titles at the MamaMagic expo, as they are an opportunity to shine the spotlight on any new and innovative products that MamaMagic exhibitors have launched to the local South African parenting market. This year they launched the new, improved New Product Awards in its place. This MamaMagic product award finalists were top notch. I was very excited to be part of the judging panel again for the Joburg Winter 2015 show. (See my post on the Product Innovation Awards 2013) It has been an exiting year regarding new and innovative products in South Africa and even the world. I was asked to…
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DIY: Fabric toy bags
Want to make your own fabric toy bags? I made these fabric bags for the African Themed Nursery I shared recently. The smaller one is being used to store baby toys and teddies and the taller one as a laundry basket. I reinforced both the barrels with iron on batting but I had to use cardboard for the laundry basket between the layers, just to keep it from falling over. It still has the effect I wanted but it’s just a little bit more stable. I cut my own pattern for these two sizes and tweaked a little as I was sewing. Here is a very nice tutorial I found…
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A little tree for this, a big tree for that…
We are happy to announce that we have launched our online shop. Some products are not available yet but we are working hard to get everything available soon. One of our awesome products are the wooden trees. They are not only perfect for kids rooms and nurseries, but mom can also use them. They are ideal for hanging jewelry, hats, coats, scarves or just to look pretty. The trees come standard in white but can be customized to any colour you would want. There is an extra charge for coloured trees. The trees come in 2 different sizes, 1,5m @ R1300 & 1,8 m @ R1500. We are currently only…
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Storybook Bunting
We all love bunting, it is being used everywhere from weddings, parties, decor and especially kids or nursery interiors. One of the products that we feature on our online shop is Story Book Bunting. We will be adding Hessian bunting soon too. For R75 per 2m buting you can select from different titles. Custom orders are welcome and will be quoted on. Ideal for decorating reading corners and rooms. {Mariette} Mariette SakelliouI am extremely passionate about creating stylish spaces that not only promote growing and learning but spaces that grow with your child. Apart from creating gorgeous, functional spaces I love doing DIY projects and I am devoted to share tips…
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Is it a book? Is it a toy? – Convertibles Books
I was recently looking for a gift for a one year old. I did not just want to buy a random toy, i wanted to get something meaningful that won’t just be chucked into a cupboard and forgotten about, I know what your thinking…. For a one year old…?! My daughter loves books so that is my top suggestion for somebody asking what to buy… So I also tend to look in the book isles rather than toys. I found the perfect gift; it’s not only a book, but also a car, pirate ship or train (there are more options abroad), and also folds out into a track to…
