She Doesn't 'Do' Pink

Victoria Beckham famously said regarding her daughters wardrobe, "Harper doesn't do pink". It is clear that Mrs Beckham is not alone in wanting to choose beautiful garments which are not any of the typically sickening shades of pink the mass market clothing retailers bombard us with! I know I personally tried to avoid a lot of pink for my daughter when she was a baby, and when there are so many fabulous alternatives out there it isn't too difficult. So with that in mind I have compiled a little list of our current favourite non pink items, for baby girls, toddlers and preschoolers. All of these are available from www.herbertandstella.co.uk

mini rodini glitter sweater

Mayoral White Polo Neck

mini rodini doves dress

Mayoral Jacquard Shorts

mayoral cookie spot dress and pants

mayoral scalloped trim dress

mini rodini kitten dress

        

If money was no object : Hobbit Holes

One of my dear friends is called Klara. She is lovely and super talented and creative. I spotted this on one of her pinterest boards and thought I would share it with you - its amazing! A whole new take on a wendy house, it would look so fab secreted away in even a modest sized garden as the grass and flowers can grow up onto the living roof and blend it in beautifully to the surroundings. (Having said that, if you can afford one of these bad boys I'm sure you couldn't describe your back garden as 'modest'!)

Bilbo Baggins would be jealous of such a cool pad!

They are made by http://www.highlifetreehouses.co.uk/ who also have a amazing range of treehouses, as you would expect!

Seeing the wooden toadstools has reminded my of the fairy ring artwork we saw in August at Harlow Carr, in Harrogate. So ethereal and magical, I would love to have one in my very modest garden! The name of the artist has escaped me, but the lovely people at Harlow Carr are going to try and find out, and i will update this post with images and details as soon as I know.

While I am on a mushroom and toadstool theme, have you seen the night lightswe sell? The are so fab, we have a table lamp pictured above £29.99, or if you prefer, a floor lamp at £49.99. We will be getting more colours with our next delivery in a couple of weeks. Red, silver, pink, blue, purple - lots to choose from! All available from www.herbertandstella.co.uk/lamps.html

Winners Tree

Well, after an enthusiastic start to my blog, life overtook and I have been swapped in the chaos of AW12 deliveries. I am sure that being a beginner in this business can't have helped, and I have already found a few techniques, tricks and systems to hopefully make the processes a lot smoother in the future.

I was so wrapped up in the admin side of things I have had next to no time to do anything fun or creative really, so I am determined to sort it out and redress the balance.

I even neglected to follow up the yarn bomb pictures with the tree, complete with all of the pompoms representing all of the Team GB medals! So here it is...

Didn't they all do so well!