Discovering Pixies

Hanging pixies by Maileg, Bendable Pixies by Maileg £9.50 each, Bendable Climbing Pixies by Maileg £9.50 each, Pixy Girl Patchwork by Maileg £69.95, Chritsmas Pixy Family by Maileg £39.50 each, Advent Pixy Calendar Boy & Girl by Maileg £71.00 each,  Pixy in a Tin by Maileg £18.50 each, Children's Pixy Hats by Maileg £13.95

Can you tell we have a soft spot for these wonderful Maileg pixies!


If you've never stumbled accross a pixy before you may also like to know that the 'pixy family comes from an itty-bitty country far away in the North. From there, pixies have wondered to most other parts of the world, yet only the fewest know the little pixy well. The little pixy is shy, and would much rather have us believe that he is made only of pure cotton from top to toe. But, we do know, that deep inside of him a sweet Christmas heart is pounding.

Our collection of pixies has everything from enormous advents to start new traditions to micro hanging and bendable pixies and even your very own pixy hat!  Add a little pixy magic to your Christmas in true Scandinavian style!

View the Maileg Pixy collection here

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This is part of a new seasonal series where we bring you a guide to all things festive. We'll be decorating and preparing wish lists and gift guides for all the family and with some little treats and wondrous surprises along the way. You'd better be sure to come and join the festivities with us.

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Be sure to watch our Monday Makery- we'll be bring you decorations to make, recipes to bake, homemade gift ideas and new traditions to begin.  The Art of Living will help guide you through what's on and what's great for families.  And on Friday we'll be giving you sneek peeks into the houses of the sisters of Sisters Guild in our Once upon a Week.

If you would like to guest blog, have a craft, recipe or some great tips for family life we'd love to hear from you.

www.sistersguild.co.uk

Scandinavian hanging decorations for festive cheer

Whenever we behold the collection of Maileg Christmas decorations we want it to be Christmas right away. They express all the joy of Christmas and they feel fun as well as traditional.  What's more, they are made of such lovely fabrics they feel lovely too, and little hands will adore them. Maileg decorations can be added to your Christmas treasure box and be pulled out with delight year after year.

There's papier mache baubles in different colours, fabric hanging mushrooms, sugar canes, soldiers, drums, pixies, horses, hearts, snowmen, mice and coronets. From £2.95

Marvel at Maileg decorations here

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This is part of a new seasonal series where we bring you a guide to all things festive. We'll be decorating and preparing wish lists and gift guides for all the family and with some little treats and wondrous surprises along the way. You'd better be sure to come and join the festivities with us.

sign up so not to miss offers and news of whats in the boutique

Be sure to watch our Monday Makery- we'll be bring you decorations to make, recipes to bake, homemade gift ideas and new traditions to begin.  The Art of Living will help guide you through what's on and what's great for families.  And on Friday we'll be giving you sneek peeks into the houses of the sisters of Sisters Guild in our Once upon a Week.

If you would like to guest blog, have a craft, recipe or some great tips for family life we'd love to hear from you.

www.sistersguild.co.uk

Deck the Halls with White Mice Angels

From left to right: Christmas playful decorations by Maileg -£2.95, Christmas Snowman decorations by Maileg £2.95,  Christmas mouse angel by Maileg £16.95, Hanging wooden horse decorations £8.50, New wooden horse candle holder by Maileg £12.00

Sisters Guild is getting festive and we have so many wonderful new pieces in our boutique from Maileg, Rice DK, kidsonroof  and Zid Zid awaiting the christmas celebrations.

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This is part of a new seasonal series where we bring you a guide to all things festive. We'll be decorating and preparing wish lists and gift guides for all the family and with some little treats and wondrous surprises along the way you'd better be sure to come and join the festivities with us.

sign up so not to miss offers and news of whats in the boutique

Be sure to watch our Monday Makery- we'll be bring you decorations to make, recipes to bake, and new traditions to begin.  The Art of Living will help guide you through what's on and what's great for families.  And on Friday we'll be giving you sneek peeks into the houses of the sisters of Sisters Guild in our Once upon a Week.

If you would like to guest blog, have a craft, recipe or some great tips for family life we'd love to hear from you.

www.sistersguild.co.uk

Home for Christmas

Christmas to me means family, the gathering of the clan. AND time off work.

It’s a well needed holiday period with time for adults to recharge and refuel the mind and soul with books, games, chatter, lounging, plenty of home-cooked food and not forgetting some quality BBC Drama and a box of chocolates of course. It's also time for the kids to feel free.

Christmas Eve (eating the cake and carrot intended for Father Christmas and Rudolph)

The memories of this Christmas that will stay with me are the sisters and cousins being together. That’s where the magic lies.  History repeats itself with the cousins' song and dance perfomances, the Christmas Eve late night excitement (both grown-ups and kids), and listening out for Father Chrsitmas on the roof (S: "I can hear him, I can"). 

Of course Christmas Day morning was all about the presents, discovering stockings and that Father Christmas really had been. The believing is just so wonderful to behold.  Gabriel was wowed by every single thing he pulled from his stocking, even the tangerine. Favourite pressies included a Woolly Mammoth and some Knights to play in his wooden castle that had been made by Daddy for his birthday which is on the 23rd  December- how tricky and lovely at the same time is that!

Our Mama’s current house is not actually the home of our childhood but it has the same atmosphere and is full of a collection of objects that hold such visual memories - simple things like the mirror, the print, the teapot, the bread knife. Part of the joy of returning home for Christmas is the comfort of the familiar.

A trip home is not complete without a jaunt to Bradford-on-Avon, the prettiest little town near Bath.

Barton Farm, Bradford-on-Avon

I found it amusing to be in a place like Barton Farm, now as a sensible grown-up and mother when it doesn’t seem that long ago that I was hanging out there doing teenager things!

Next trip back home I intend to be even more grown up and have a child-free weekend escape and try out the Thermae Bath Spa as part of my New Year plan.

For now I feel rejuvenated enough from the slow and simple days spent en familia.

Ready to embrace the New Year.

Bekka

December's knocking let's get dressed

Christmas helps bring sparkle and colour to the grey of mid-winter. The ritual of dressing your home for the festivities is something to be relished.  Sisters Guild have brought together a beautiful collection of Scandinavian Christmas decorations for you to adorn your home.

Christmas also calls for an extra dash of style to your childs' wardrobe and the winter season of clothes is full of the finest fabrics, the prettiest patterns, the softest corduroy, vintage lace and exquisite embroidery. To help get some ideas for making getting dressed that little bit more fun this season,  get dressed with Sisters Guild.

Dandy Star is full of 60s and 70s charm with playful words, typography and colours.  Less about fashion, more about fun wearable works of art.  With the best soft and naturally faded cotton these clothes will become favourites in your boys and girls wardrobe - with long-sleeves and sweatshirts for cosy winter layering.

Find the Dandy Star clothing collection here

Hucklebones brings us beautiful outerwear, delicious dresses, fine jersey and charming knitwear to inspire the design conscious.  Long lasting quality, great design, beautiful heirloom clothes which at the same time maintain the intergrity and innocence of childhood.

Find the Hucklebones collection of clothing here

A clothing range that is both feminine and hip. Inspired by a trip to India, and created through a love of textiles, colour, fashion and their own children, the sought after designs of  i love gorgeous are pretty with an edge to it. For both welly-wearers and party girls!

Find the i love gorgeous clothing collection here

The enchanting characters of Belle & Boo, illustrated by Mandy Sutcliffe, come to life in these beautiful pieces of clothing.  Evoking the playfulness and freedom of childhood the clothes are reversible and made with lovely detail including the embroidered Boo rabbit.

Find the Belle & Boo clothing collection here

London based Little Duckling founded by Danish designer Rosa Wiland, offers a charming collection of clothes for free-spirited boys and girls.  With the perfect mix of tailoring, fabrics and detail, these pieces will be unique additions to your childs' wardrobe.

Find the Little Duckling collection of clothing here

We are offering 20% off Clothing & Christmas using discount code FESTIVE*
*offer valid on categories girls dressing room, boys dressing room, Christmas decor & decorations, expires 1st December 2010