Miss Flora McFlimsey and the Baby New Year by Mariana First Line: It was New Year’s Eve. Miss Flora McFlimsey was sitting before the fireplace in her little red rocking chair…. First Published: 1951 All the other dolls have gone…
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our mamasVIB readers – we’re glad to be back! (if a little later than planned due to Miss Marnie being unwell) But, we have lots of exciting new stories, buys and ideas planned for 2014…
Madeline’s Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans First Line: In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines… (in fact all the books start with this line!) First Published: 1956 The Madeline…
Wishing all our mamasVIB readers a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year See you in 2014!
Simple, cute and a total bargain. The perfect last minute find for a little extra festive dressing…I picked this up yesterday and know its going to be a festive hit! Jumper £6-£7 (3mths-5yrs) Matalan
Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson with drawings by Hilary Knight First Line: Once there was a little child… First Published: 1958 Six-year old Eloise lives at The Plaza hotel in New York in the ‘room on the tippy-top floor’…
This H&M Rabbit-shaped rug would go perfectly in Miss Marnie’s woodland themed nursery – the cute size means it’s perfect to pop in the corner of the room to define a little reading area too. The perfect addition to a newborn…
Here’s my Christmas dressing plan for Miss Marnie – whether it happens or not depends on mood, mess and mayhem! Christmas Eve Time for a little fun and what’s more fun than some fancy dress? This little elf outfit from Sainsbuy’s is…
Having worked in fashion for many, many years packing suitcases is a skill I have nailed hands down. But, the first time I packed for Miss Marnie when we stayed with family at Christmas it almost sent me into a…
I love a tutu – and couldn’t wait to get Miss Marnie her first one. I got her a full-layered white one for her 1st birthday – and she will be rocking it again with a festive knit over Christmas.…
If you hadn’t already noticed I love to mark an occasion or special event with keepsake baby journals, pictures or scrapbooks. Last Christmas was Miss Marnie’s first so I happily filled in a jolly memory book I picked up in…
