Carry Me Home

so this week in the shop we are delighted to welcome the designs of arty and bella, a brand spanking new collection of, hand made hair treats and accessories for discerning tots and stylish girls of all ages, (i stole that last sentence from the website…shhh dont tell anyone)

the collection was strated when the designer…bellas mum, could not find any nice hair clips for bella, so she unleashed her creative talents and made these herself, and after getting requests from other mums a small business was born, and here are the results, some lovely little things, made with love.

carry me home is now a multi home kinda business..we have our little shop..we have a website..we have other stockists..but it all began some years ago at spitalfields market in the east end of London…and you know what, we can still be found there 2 times a week..come rain or shine…there is a roof over our heads but until recently this did not mean we did not get rained on..

on the stall we only sell the carry me home collection, and over the years we have built up a nice steady stream of regular customers from the surrounding sky scrapers and city offices that seem to pop up over night..

and its from this market that we have found some of our most succesfull independant designers..we are in an enviable postion to offer designers a space to sell ther goods..and this all helps to create the unique environment that is our current main place of activity..the shop…but we know that without this little metal framed stall..we might not be here at all..

so this week in the shop we put together some limited edition sets for the website, each set is a unique grouping that is only available to website customers, so if you see something you like, then if i was you i would get it now as these wont hang around for long..

this was also a good opportunity for us to try some new ways of photographing the products..having a new-ish website is a constant learning curve, and to make the products look as good as possible for those of you who can only see them through the website is a job we try and take a serious as we can..

we don’t have model children at our disposal and we don’t have fancy schmancy photographers with lighting and backdrops..but i hope you agree we do a good job…a good job that can only get better.

without you dads…we would not be here…have a lovely day and we hope you get given lovely presents by your loving children..young and old….

we hope they buy you cards that feature boating scenes and men in caps playing golf, and ones with racing cars and footballers on the front….or is that just a memory from my fathers day card buying experience ?…and my dad never played football or raced cars ?

we hope they make you breakfast in bed and draw you a picture..or take you down the pub and get you drunk..either way happy fathers day …and like we said earlier..without you we would not be here. xxx

the above title says it all so im gonna let the following pictures do the talking…apart from saying that this window is to celebrate almost 3 years in our current location…..we cant believe its been 3 years…can you ?

sometimes words just dont do justice to describe an item..you have to see it, feel it and use it, and this is no more true than with these unique finger puppets. we are sure they will almost sell themselves and we know you all will love them. they are in the shop now and will be on the website soon.

-

its Sunday April 11th and today in London 35.000 crazy fools are running the marathon..and as its raining here today i say rather them than me, but just to get in the mood i wanted to show you all these gym shoe socks we have, perfect for little babies aged 0-9 months and presented in a box to keep your treasures in…

all the new mothers that come in the shop always love them and lots of people have been buying them for baby showers…they are available in the shop

so this week at carry me home we have had 2 big deliveries and we can now not really see the floor for boxes of unique goodies all stacked up everywhere..now we are not a massive department store with storage places..we are a small independent boutique with only a tiny room at the back which doubles as office/kitchen/slash postage room/warehouse/meeting room/design studio/place where Steven can make a mess. so we have to always think of nice ways to display things..especially the toys that came in this week..the box they arrived in was bigger than me and finding homes for the many monkeys, cats, owls and giraffes is a job we never really enjoy….

but look…don’t they make the place look fab..and if its for a christening gift or for a baby shower, these toys never fail to raise a smile… babies love these toys and how soft they and new mothers can be assured they are safe for all ages. we have had many adults buying them for themselves..they dont even pretend to be buying them for children… and who can blame them.

-

so its Sunday April the 6th…and its snowing outside…how is that possible ?..its surely meant to be sunny and getting warmer, and the flowers are meant to be blooming…aren’t they ?…anyway so its been a while since our last blog post…and i just wanted to update you all with some new images ..


with summer just around the corner..hopefully, the shop is starting to burst with new things and exciting packages are arriving almost daily..we are waiting for a new delivery of toys, and we cant wait to see them..

-

Hello to all new mothers and newborn babies. My names is Gayle and I run a couple of baby boutiques in the heart of London.

I’d love to share with you some gifts that would be perfect for your newborn baby. So please check out my blog as I’ll update you with new info on unique baby gifts.

See you soon

Gayle x