Carry Me Home

so our friend buzz..cool name eh, has a fab shop next door to us and she just got in a brand spanking new collection of buttons that made me drool some dribble…

and I’m not sure what to do with them just yet, but i know that i shall be doing something..i love the little pencil ones..her shop is called all the fun of the fair and these buttons are just a tiny part of what can be found..check out the website for more details and images..but for now im just gonna sit and stare at these…

oh and i have been busy making some more accidents for the shop..maybe i should put some buttons on these bad boys..but then again..buttons and little kids…maybe not ?

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.

so its been a while since our last blog…and its because the boss was on holiday and left me in charge of the shop..and i was soooo busy i did not have time to write about anything…well she is back now from Greece and is cracking the whip and getting me back in shape and this new post is to show whilst some of us were hard at work…others were sunning themselves in far away places…just look how nice it is…
and just look at the smile on Gayle’s face..all sun kissed and glowing..happy and content…or is it sun stroke ?…you decide…either way I’m jealous… oh and thanks for the sweets..one word… YUM.

and now that the wheels on this organ are now fully turning again and me the monkey is slowly getting his act together, we both sat down and made some fab greetings cards from an old display we had in the window a while back…remember ?

well we picked some of the best images and turned them into all occasion cards, suitable for new babies, 1st birthdays, or any celebration, these cards are guaranteed to be unique and they are only available in the shop..never to be repeated…but don’t worry we have lots of images left just waiting to be given a new role..

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 ?

Hi everyone , We had some new things in the shop this week that I wanted to show you,
beautiful vintage inspired dress’s and shirt’s. The fabric is to die for roses,butterfly’s and mermaids for the girls and cowboys and pirates for the boys.
The dress’s have frills on the little cap sleeves and round the bottom hem,and to complete the look a matching bit that covers the nappy,too cute,I think they would be be perfect for a special occassion,a christening,birthday or wedding or just a lovely summers day! The dress’s are 100% cotton and come in newborn to 12-18 months .
Now I am always on the look out for cute, but cool things for boy’s as I know they are harder to find than girls.Well I think these shirts hit the nail on the head, I’ve been teaming them with jeans and a tank-top.. the cowboy and pirate prints are both classic, yet trendy.. the shirts are 100% cotton and come in sizes 0-3 months to 3-4 years.

so here at carry me home we are not just full of toys and clothes, we have some lovely gifts that are perfect for baby showers and birthday presents,..I’m sure like us you often have no idea what to give a little one as a gift..so why not give them something more as a keepsake or a decorative item that they wont grow out of after a few months and that can be used in their rooms for years to come.
….so one of our best sellers is these l,e,d mobile lights that we have in single elephants, angels and moons, these hang from a small battery pack and slowly change colour, they are brilliant for illuminating a dark corner and are suitable for checking upon sleeping babies as they glow quite bright…these are also available as hanging mobiles with 3 of each design hanging at slightly different heights..see the web for more images.

we also have cute little photo albums that allow you to document the first months of a new born baby with space for names, age and place of birth, these are also on the website along with these fab wooden soldier skittles, we actually get more adults buying these for there own amusement…so come to carry me home for any gifts..you will be amazed at what we have.

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.

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.