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12 fun stocking fillers for kids…

December 12, 2013

Since my daughter Anya’s birthday is so close to Christmas, we have started a tradition of only giving her a nice stocking for Christmas and no other gifts. I’m not a fan of overloading kids with gifts so this works out well. I started buying stocking fillers a while ago but need a few more so have been looking around. While searching, I came across some fun things for boys, girls and babies and thought I would share my finds with you:

1. elephant pillow, 2. set of 5 monster bookmarks, 3. magic trick box, 4. cut out and make lion puppet, 5. Christmas sonny angels, 6. stacking tiger game, 7. starry hair clips, 8. dinosaur finger printing set, 9. bunny wall sticker, 10. colourful animal notebooks, 11. yellow wooden skipping rope, 12. teddy bear hats.

Christmas gifts for boys…

December 5, 2013

Today, it’s some Christmas gift ideas for boys. I’ve really enjoyed putting this list together because it’s not often that I get to shop for boys toys. And I love some of the fun stuff I came across like those unusual monster blocks. I hope you enjoy it too!

1. superhero cape and mask set, 2. cuddly cashmere monster, 3. butchers apron set, 4. stack & scare wooden toy blocks, 5. quirky cape with mask detail, 6. wooden push a long toy bus, 7. whale pencil case, 8. wooden toy slingshot with pompoms, 9. sad joe stripey pillow, 10. fun pretend mustaches, 11. elihu the elephant clock.

Christmas gifts for mamas…

December 3, 2013

Today here are some gift ideas for mamas. I’ve rounded up mainly accessories and smaller gifts because these are the kinds of things you probably wouldn’t buy for yourself but would love to receive as a gift. I hope you enjoy them!

1. embossed leather box bag, 2. make-up and toiletries travel bag, 3. constellation hair clips, 4. the kinfolk table cookbook, 5. citrus floral recipe box, 6. cute (adult) bunny socks, 7. fox hardback journal, 8. handcrafted beautiful French soaps, 9. glitter and shine nail polish, 10. ribbed knit scarf.

Christmas gifts for girls…

November 28, 2013

Today I’ve got some Christmas gift ideas for girls. I love shopping for girls, maybe because I have a daughter but also it feels like there is so much more choice out there for girls. Here are my picks for this year which I hope you find inspiring:

1. colour block dress… 2. dreamy play tent… 3. bunny soft toy… 4. silver gauze tutu… 5. elephant place mat and coaster set… 6. wooden toy camera… 7. leather dress-up crown… 8. tulle necklace… 9. colourful wall stickers.

DIY stars advent calendar…

November 25, 2013

This year I really wanted to make an advent calendar for my daughter Anya. Being Indian, while growing up we didn’t really celebrate Christmas although we did occasionally get gifts. But we never had anything as fun and exciting as an advent calendar. So this year I decided to make Anya these little gold star topped boxes with a hint of neon pink. This DIY advent calendar was easy and fun to make. I used: mini white favour boxes, glittery gold card, cocktail sticks broken in half, washi tape, real leaves, gold spray, gold glitter and tape. I cut out 24 stars from gold card and stuck each star with tape on to half a cocktail stick that I had covered in neon pink washi tape. I also added an extra little detail of a gold leaf on each box. I took 24 tiny leaves from a bunch of flowers I had at home and sprayed them gold. At the moment I’ve numbered the stars graphically but I have little white number stickers and I’m going to let Anya do the stickering which will delight her no end! Alternatively, you could also put the numbers on the gold leaf. Finally, I sprinkled some glitter over all of the boxes to add a bit of extra sparkle.

Have you made an advent calendar this year? What did you make?

Christmas gifts for babies…

November 22, 2013

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I haven’t! I keep telling myself it’s only November so there’s plenty of time. But in reality I know these next few weeks are going to whiz by and then serious panic will set in. While I continue to procrastinate on my shopping, I have started getting some fun gift ideas ready for you and the first one (probably my favourite) is a list of lovely Christmas gifts for babies.

1. Oeuf NYC baby all in one, 2. pompom beanie, 3. bow-tie bib, 4. musical pram toy, 5. bunny soft toy, 6. bunny baby bodysuit, 7. elephant pillow, 8. knitted cotton blanket, 9. sand coloured baby booties.

Sparkle & shine this festive season…

November 20, 2013

It’s definitely time to start thinking about Christmas and the festive season. But not long before that we have another important event in this house – my daughter Anya’s birthday. So come mid-November I’m thinking gifts, party planning, outfit selecting and everything else to do with celebrations. One of my favourite things to buy Anya is clothes and right now she’s going through a phase where anything sparkly meets her approval. Perfect timing I think, because who doesn’t need a bit of sparkle in Winter, especially for the festive season?

So with sparkly clothes on my mind I joined forces with Mini Boden to share some of my favourite pieces from their 2013 party collection. There’s lots to choose from but for me the brocade dresses and skirts really stood out. I love the gold polka dots against the dusty rose but there’s also another equally striking colour combo of a rich blue with bronze dots (not pictured here). And then there are the floaty tutu’s with a subtle hint of gold that pair up nicely with the sequined ballerina pumps. Which little girl could resist this kind of sparkle… I know mine definitely couldn’t!

Here’s to wishing you a sparkly festive season!

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Planning those little gifts…

October 15, 2013

It feels a little early to talk Christmas but in this house we’ve learned our lesson and realise we need to think ahead. Not only because of Christmas but also because it’s my daughter Anya’s birthday just a little before Christmas. Which means more gifts, a party and a very busy time for me. This December we’ve decided that we’ll give her a big gift for her birthday and then just little stocking fillers for Christmas. My usual style is to go tearing around at the last minute but this year I am determined be a lot more organised and so, I started buying her stocking fillers about a month ago (I know, I can’t believe it myself!). Also this helps spread the costs over a few months and I don’t end up getting desperate and buying stuff just for the sake of it. I thought I would share my finds in case they gave you some ideas and inspire you to start planning ahead if you’re a last minute type too:

1. Bow hair clips… 2. Sparkly bangles (from India but you can get similar at Accessorize)… 3. Elephant placemat… 4. Sonny Angels

Merry Christmas + a happy new year!

December 24, 2012

Thank you all for the amazing support this year and for all the likes, comments, shares, email messages and so much more. It’s been a great year and I look forward to sharing lots more with you in 2013. In the meantime have an amazing Christmas and a fun New Years celebration. I’ll be taking a little break and will see you back here in the new year. Before I go, I wanted to leave you with a few festive crafts and treat ideas that you can try out over the holidays.

1. Fun and delicious chocolate mustaches and you can even go a step further and make a white chocolate Santa beard! 2. Super cute candy snails that will go down a treat for kids and adults. 3. Pretty DIY glitter acorns that are so festive and easy to make. 4. A cute little DIY wooden family that you can decorate and adorn as you like.

See you in 2013 ~ nomita xx

A wonderful vintage wonderland…

December 19, 2012

One of my favourite kids style magazines is Milk. I love browsing through the pages packed with creative ideas, the latest fashion and decor for kids and so much more. Only slight problem is that a lot of it is in French but that doesn’t detract from the joy of looking at the pretty pictures. Today I was browsing their site when this vintage wonderland grabbed me. What an amazing, nostalgic, creative and quirky wonderland it is. Milk Magazine gave carte blanche to the creative duo behind two of my absolute favourite vintage shops and asked them to stage the Christmas of their dreams. I think they’ve staged the Christmas of my dreams too! Just wonderful… A lot of the vintage furniture and toys of yesteryear pictured are available from Les Petites Bohemes. It’s the creative duo behind these stores that created this magical kids wonderland with Simon Wardavoir taking the photos. I hope you love it as much as I do. Happy Christmas!