Baby's First Christmas

For those of you who have the excitement of a baby's first Christmas to look forward to with your family and friends, we bring you a lovely collection of gifts and clothing to make it a special celebration.

Reversible Folktale Doll - Lion & Mouse - by Zid Zid, £25
Alpaca Wool Wolf Suit by Waddler, £65
Candy String by Lucky Boy Sunday, £21
Jungle Team Rattle - Lion - by Maileg, £9.50
Newborn Baby Bunny with Ball by Maileg, £16.00
Boo Cot Bed Quilt by Belle & Boo, £45
LOVE Baby Sleepsuit by Dandy Star, £26
Baby Bunny Butterfly Rattle by Maileg, £9.50
Cashmere Baby Booties by ilovegorgeous, WAS £48 NOW £28.80

Discover the Baby Trousseau and Baby Dressing Room in the Sisters Guild Boutique

Last Posting dates before Christmas

Please get your orders in early if you need things before Christmas.
We will be at the mercy of the postal service so we cannot make any guarantees of delivery times I'm afraid.

These are the last dates to place your order :
UK: Monday 19th December
Europe: Friday 9th December
Rest of World: Friday 2nd December 

www.sistersguild.co.uk

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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

A gift to light up the room at Christmas

 

We think the Rice DK Candelabras would make a wonderful gift for Mama, Sis, Granny, Aunty or a good friend.  It is such a wonderful way to add some light and colour to your Christmas table, and will give so much pleasure all year round. 

This range of hand-painted candelabras adorned with birds and flowers in joyful colours of sunshine yellow, mint, fuschia, red, dusty blue and peacock green.

There's someone you know who would adore one of these....(hint-hint husband I love the yellow!)

Discover the full range of Candelabras and Candle Holders in the Boutique 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

Dear Father Christmas....

I've been so very good.......

left to right: Rosie Flo's colouring postcards £4.99 , mini nuage bracelet £39.00, matchbox mouse - little sister £16.95, ilovegorgeous Debbie dress £66.00, Red felt Christmas stocking £29.50, ilovegorgeous hairband - pewter Elizabethan rose £10.00, fabric covered magnetic butterflies £8.80, Fabric cakes by Maileg £28.00, Belle & Boo Bubbles before bed to do book £6.99, gingerbread cookies apron by Maileg £17.50, 'Ava's Tea Party' money box £3.50, Christmas Mouse Angel by Maileg £16.95          


We've got a host of beautiful gifts to fill the Christmas Stocking on Christmas Eve. So if you know a little girl who's been good this year be sure to let Father Christmas know. Our elves will be helping him load his sleigh for a wonderful night of magic as he flies through the night sky.

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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

On the Seventh Day of Christmas

On the Seventh Day of Christmas we discovered a Felt Farmhouse that is also a bag,

with a farmer and animals ready to play.

This Felt Farmhouse set is made by Danish designers En Gry & Sif who bring us a unique and beautiful range of handmade and fairtrade products.

We were intrigued that 2 sisters started En Gry & Sif and wanted to find out more.

Here, we share with you an interview with En Gry & Sif

There's 20% off En Gry & Sif today only
Take a look at the En Gry & Sif collection here

20% off En Gry & Sif using discount code* SEVENTH

*offer valid for UK orders only, for items in the En Gry & Sif category,  for 1 day, expires midnight 7th December 2010

On the Third Day of Christmas...

For the Third Day of Christmas we bring you something beautiful AND practical.

This Raffia Gypsy Van is a plaything and a storage basket
by Danish designers Rice DK.

A gift for a boy or girl, the storage basket comes in 3 different sizes, from £34.80.

There's 20% off each product featured in the 12 Days of Christmas,
PLUS 20% off all RICE DK, today only

Take a look at the entire RICE DK collection here
20% off RICE DK and the items featured here using discount code* THIRD

*offer valid on Rice DK and featured items only, for 1 day, expires midnight 3rd December 2010

Memories are made of this

I want to give something to my girls that I have indeed created. My skills are not particularly well accomplished as I discovered last Christmas when I decided to embroider initials onto some beautiful vintage linen napkins I had found. Like a childs' picture may look in his mind, quite perfect, and yet his hand cannot create the same imaginings, my mind was full of hope that my needle and thread might dance up and through the fabric with some sort of magical gift I had yet to discover. Alas, my imagination and hope stretched a little too far and though I finished the napkins (a big feat for me) they looked as though my older daughter may have done them. Perhaps I should have passed them off as her handiwork to the glee of all the family, but I feared the disapproval of allowing a three year old to hold a sewing needle!

I am not one to give up and am convinced I can in fact create something wonderful for my girls and I am now about to make them some clothes. Not easy? Well, these Clothkits sewing kits are perfect for the less skilled or shall I say 'novice' and,  more eager creator.

Sessi is the girliest of girls so I'll be making her this gorgeous pinny:

Dove and Cherries pinny kit in pink £19

Clothkits at Sisters Guild

Oona is constantly climbing and scrambling, over, under and through everything so I think these may be preferential, besides I love the echo of 70's colour and it'll be a great addition to her winter wardrobe.

Emerald Green and Indigo Smiley Lion Dungarees kit £22

Clothkits at Sisters Guild

Each set contains all that you will need to create the pieces. They are designed to make it uber easy for the novice in all of us who wants to be able to make clothes.

If all goes well I will also be making these adorable, huggable, loveable matching dolls too.

 Dove and Cherries Doll Dress Kit £10

Clothkits at Sisters Guild 

The Clothkits revival is sure to impress our own mothers too, who'll perhaps remember making their own pieces for us when we were young. I've saved my favourite Clothkits dress I had as a child for Sessi, though she's still a little small for it I can't wait to pull it from my memory box to be worn again.

Both my mother and sister Bekka are in love with the illustrations of Rob Ryan so this kit designed by Rob Ryan for Clothkits will make a perfect gift for them to make their own creations.

 Rob Ryan House and Birds Papercut Design Kit by Clothkits £20

Clothkits at Sisters Guild

Perhaps I could make the bag to house this wonderful book by Carol Ann Duffy, 'Another Night Before Christmas' which is also illustrated by Rob Ryan.

 The kit can be used to make a bag or two cushions.

Another Night Before Christmas by Carol Ann Duffy illustrated by Rob Ryan £4.99 at Amazon  

Also featured on the fabulous ChicLittleBaby blog

Something I've been saving for the future is a pile of fabric I've been adding to ever since my girls were born. I have kept all my favourite pieces of clothing they have worn. Some that are just so incredibly beautiful and others simply because they hold so many memories; the top she was wearing when she took her first steps, her favourite blanket, the dress she wore all summer, the first babygrows she ever wore with the prettiest floral pattern.

When I have more time, if ever this miracle idea of a future with ample time does actually happen, I hope to make a patchwork blanket of all of these memories. Perhaps one for each of their first born.

So here's to an evening in a cosy chair, needle in hand and a head full of hope for my next creations!