We support and love unique makers.
We support and love handmade products and
those that make them.
We support Mummy, Daddy and Grandparent
makers.
We also support all that is GREEN, all that
keeps our world turning in a healthy happy way so that our children and their
children can live in a healthy environment. What we do today supports and
maintains a healthy world for our families in the future.
So when Sarah mentioned that the Planet
Friendly section on our website was the least favourite section I was shocked
and surprised.
So I am dedicating this blog to promoting
all products on our newly named NATURALS section and will explain why the
products on this section are GREEN and ever so lovingly special.
Shuktara kantha blankets
Hand stitched (kantha) blankets made in
Calcutta from recycled Sari cotton’s. Not only are Shuktara supporting the
local community by giving the skilled women jobs to stitch these beautiful
blankets, the profits of these blankets also go towards the Shuktara children’s
charity; Helping Indian children who have been disowned due to their
disabilities. Not only does Shuktara support and educate them, it also homes
them for life in a “home” environment rather than an institution. So not only
are you helping the environment by buying a upcyled product made with hands and
no machines, you are also supporting a fabulous charity run by my very good
friend, David Earp.
We love it when each blanket finds a happy home,
as they are truly beautiful.
Old Rectory sleep wear
Beautifully soft bed wear for children
created by two sisters whose grandfather’s sketches of local nature spots and
wildlife have helped create these timeless pieces. All have been made using only
quality controlled and insured cottons, healthy working environments and
Oeko-tex certified dyes. This means kinder to the environment as well as kinder
to our children’s skin. We have a gorgeous collection of blankets, sleep bags,
rompers and PJ’s. I only wish they did the PJ’s in my size!
Daisy Bridgewater from the Telegraph also
recently caught the green bug and noticed how beautiful and special this
collection is.
Belle and Boo letterpress’s
These special editions (editions of 50) are
beautifully printed using the 20th century tradition of letterpress
printed onto 100% cotton fibres recycled from the garment district. Letter
pressing gives a rich and distinctive appearance to the print. A feeling of a
product printed with care where you can almost envisage the person who has
worked the beautiful press machine to create the captured print. The simple
method works by pressing a raised surface onto paper to form an image. Not only
are these Belle and Boo prints a beautiful finished product, they have also
been made using a beautiful and hopefully not to be forgotten method of
printing. The printing process itself is a work of art.
Recycled silver spoons
Using recycled silver-plated spoons and
capturing a moment of birth by personalising the naughty spoon with a name and
date of birth. Organically upcycled vintage silver spoons.
Marcus Kampe Wooden Toys
Beautiful toys handmade using traditional
methods of carving the wood, made in the deepest darkest woods in the Teuroberg
forest. Made from sustainable Birchwood, Cherry and Alder trees. Marcus and Britte
believe in following the natural lines and quality of the wood to create a
beautiful finished piece. Each piece has been lovingly nurtured and made with
love by a true craftsperson.
We were spoilt for choice when selecting
our u-ni-k collection.
We finally selected a beautiful collection
of vehicles & pull along toys for children to play with, coat hooks and
racks to embellish a nursery and breakfast boards to make any meal time fun.
The naughty ‘s mealtime is always made more enjoyable when a little animal on
her plate is noticed and both her and I moo like a cow or baa like a sheep
while eating her tasty meal.
Soon
to be launched: TaDaa’s simple clothing
shapes.
One of our newest makers- TaDaa are a duo
team that have created a collection of children’s clothes from up cycled
shirting fabrics made with 100% natural fibres. They have incorporated many
multicultural influences when creating this collection as well as keeping the
key features of the shirt when making the clothes, Meaning every piece is a one
off.
The shirts that finally become the TaDaa
collection are all collected from Le Relais, the French charitable recycling
organisation.
We are looking forward to receiving our
first delivery of clothes next week.
So now you all know how special our little
family of GREEN and NATURAL makers are!! Not only do they care about making
wonderful products for our children they are also looking after the environment
by doing so.
Something we all should be doing just a
little bit more!
BE GREEN
BE WISE
BE CARING
Choose Natural!
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