There's a lot of talk of hygge (the auto correct desperately wants it to spell higgle!) around at the moment. In case you've been on another planet, higgle, no hygge is (roughly) the Danish word for cosiness and it is one of the words of the year apparently.
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So we've looked at the new craze that is teething jewellery, now we're looking at what's happening with baby teethers. There seems to be a lot more on offer these days compared to a few years back when Finn was a baby. The on-going teething journey is happening with Violet and she is constantly chomping on something to relieve her gums, still no sign of a tooth yet though.
Read moreOliver Bonas Press Day
OK, so Christmas may be a little way away but I couldn't keep what I saw at the recent Oliver Bonas Christmas preview press day a secret.... there are too many good things to share and get excited about!! I'm never a sale shopper, I always want to know about the new things about to come into stores and get super excited about new trends and what we are all going to be buying in the coming months.
Read moreOlive Loves Alfie East
Olive Loves Alfie has always been our local kids' clothes store on Church Street in Stoke Newington, N16. It's been around for 9 years now and has stood the test of time, always stocking a cool edit of the best of British, Scandi and Spanish kids brands. I probably go in there once a week to have a look at all the beautiful clothes as they stock our favourites including Mini Rodini, Tootsa MacGinty and Saltwater Sandals.
Read moreScout & Co Book Edit
We LOVE books at Finlay Fox and have been wanting to write a feature for a little while now on some of our favourites. Scout & Co sprang to mind straight away when I started to think about our favourite books as they have the best selection of the most beautiful, stylish and colourful must have kids books out there.
Read moreLittle Cloud
Little Cloud is a children's decoration and accessories brand with all pieces handmade in England ('up North'). We love Little Cloud as they use our favourite classic Liberty prints and have also collaborated with children's illustrator Cassie Loizeaux on some musical cushions.
Read moreAvery Row Playmats
Avery Row make beautiful, luxury playmats. We have been using our Go Everywhere Mat since baby Violet was born and it has been super useful, this is what we love about it so far: It looks gorgeous - the soft print, colours and quality of the trims - we get lots of compliments on it. A pop of colour leather strap holds it all easily in place when you roll it up.
Read moreLittle House of Hackney
If you're a House of Hackney fan beware! They have just launched Little House of Hackney - interiors, home accessories and a beautiful capsule kids range in collaboration with La Coqueta (a London based children's brand). As you may or may not know House of Hackney is pretty expensive but if you're a sucker for the iconic palm print then check the collection out, it is amazing!!
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Easter Bunnies
Happy Easter! Enjoy the hot cross buns, daffodils, easter egg hunts and chocolate mess... I love this time of year, especially if the sunshine chooses to show itself. I'm looking forward to some special time away with my little bunnies
Read moreThe Bright Company SS16 Preview
A firm favourite Finlay Fox brand - we love The Bright Company! We were lucky enough to get a sneak peek of their SS16 PJ collection and how adorable are some of the new images for it!
Read moreKids Room Rugs
Photo taken from OYOY website
There are some great rugs out there for kids rooms that wouldn't look out of place in a normal room too. We just bought this OYOY adventure one for the new babies room and it's brilliant - Finn has already been pushing his cars around on it...
Read moreNursery Shelves & Toy Storage
With less than (I've had to change this so many times it's taken me so long to write a new post!) 2 weeks until my due date I'm starting to think about the new babies room! Yes it's cutting it a bit fine, I guess I had better make it look like I'm getting ready to nest and feel a bit more in control of what's about to happen!
Read moreSleeeeep....Gro Clock review
Sleep is one of the most important things for your little ones, but more selfishly how important it is for us! Some are lucky and it's a breeze whilst for others it can be a rollercoaster of emotions and an ongoing battle.
Read moreNew cool brand: Wildfire Teepees!
I am so happy to see another mama (and friend) set up a brilliant new business (please support independent and small businesses!) and even more happy that it's selling kids teepees!! Wildfire Teepees is the name and how fab is her branding - we love the feel of her 'new adventure with her little Indians'.
Read moreShop Independent this Christmas! Kids Stocking Fillers edit
More Christmas preparation - this time stocking fillers! I feel this year will be the first time Finn will understand and get excited by a properly packed stocking filled with small wrapped gifts from Santa. There are some great ideas out there and I really want to support independent shops and websites this year so here is my unisex stocking filler edit.
Read moreChristmas Shopping discount: Hip Little People
We are super excited that Hip Little People are offering Finlay Fox readers a 20% discount off all clothing until 22nd November on their website - the perfect excuse to start some Christmas shopping for your little ones if you haven't already!
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Christmas Ideas: Made by Skoo
Here at Finlay Fox we love to support smaller independent businesses, especially those set up by creative mamas. Made by Skoo sells unique, hand made headdresses, crowns, cushions, aprons and chef hats.
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