In Stock but not Listed on our Website

With the snow falling all around the UK, it is hard for you to get to the shops. Let us step in to help with the Christmas presents for the children and godchildren, whilst you get on with digging your cars out of the snow to get to work.

We stocked up on an enormous amount of wooden toys and affordable gifts for the Christmas fairs, so we have a few items remaining which are immediately available but not listed on our website.

They are:

Frog and Cow Skipping Ropes £4.50

Aeroplane Bookends £18

Animal Umbrellas £9

Dinosaur Pushalongs £7.95

Wooden Bead Jewellery Boxes £11

Tin Tea Set £16

Prices exclude post and gift wrap.

Postage costs can be kept low if you instruct us to wrap, pack and send from this end direct to the recipient. All you need to do is pick up the phone and call us (01748 810450 / 07789 000504) or email post@littlepresentcompany.co.uk for details.

With love from

Emily and Emma x

Christmas Countdown

21 Christmas shopping days to go....

If you are after any items personalising or made to order, please try and let us know within the next week to 10 days. It is mayhem for the artists and seamstresses at the moment, so the more notice they have, the calmer the commission and the happier the vibe. All in the spirit of Christmas, let's sing a snow song "I hear those sleigh bells ringing, ding dinga dinging..."

We have a basket load of wooden reindeer tree decorations available and reduced to 60p each, or a 'set' of 4 for £2.20.

The replacement stock has arrived so we are fit to burst again for wooden toys and nightwear, so just contact us with your requirements. We offer a gift-wrap and card service too, if you are unable to get to the shops in this terrible weather.

With love from

Emily and Emma x

Christmas Cheer

With the snow falling heavily all around us, we can be forgiven for being more festive than a Christmas pudding. We should also be forgiven for eating more than our own bodyweight in carbs and sweet treats. It's the cold, it just forces me into the biscuit jar.

The sweetest treat we have had this week has been a flurry of sales of our one-off items. Our Horn Bon Bon dish, Wooden Sink, hand carved Child's Foot Stools and Child's windsor chairs have all sold and gone to good homes.

The new year will bring with it a range of new products and a brand new-look website, so watch this space. We would just like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support over this past year, and here's to another successful and busy 2011.

With all love from

Emily and Emma x

Dick Willis - Children's Stools

Our friendly local genius, Dick Willis, has given us four gorgeous stools to sell. Each one has been whittled and carved locally in Bedale with a skill perfected over the years. Each stool stands approx 21cm tall, is 30cm x 20cm on the top and has 4 sturdy legs.

Each of the four stools we have in stock have an image etched on (with a burning rod - very clever): a Highland Cow, a Swaledale Sheep, a harnessed Horse and a Monarch Stag.

They are tall enough for little children to sit on, and small enough for grown ups to use as foot stools. Clever, versatile and affordable at only £20.

Good honest design here at the Little Present Company.

With love from

Emily and Emma x

Wooden Toy Frenzy

7 Sleeps to go until we can open our Advent Calenders!

31 days until Christmas day....

Plenty of time left to order presents at Little Present Company.

Following the success of our Wooden Toy sales at the Christmas fairs recently, we have split them into 'stocking fillers' and 'tree gifts'.

Wooden Tractor and Trailer £5.95 for small hands

Pushalong £7.95 in Cow, Pig and Dinosaurs. Great success with children from 12months - 3 yrs.

Snazzy Maracas £4.95

Wooden Coloured Ring Rattle £5.95, a colourful toy for little hands and teething teeth

Wooden Tool Box - interchangeable between Box and Stand, perfect for a 2yr + boy.

Jumbo Dominoes £10.95 for the whole family.

Large Wooden Bead Jewellery Box for active hands £11 each (see picture)

For those little girls who love the 'home' role-play, we have a wooden Kitchen Sink reduced from £60 to £50, Tea for Two set £9.95, Wooden Toaster £10.95 and Casserole Dish £5.95. Lay it all out on the Riding School Play Mat and feed the whole family. Not listed on our website, but in stock, are some Tin Tea Sets £16.00 which come in their own box, have tin cups and saucers, napkins and cutlery (see picture).

So, it's over to you. We have the goods so call us and place an order, or go online. You still have time, so keep Christmas real this year with wooden toys to last a lifetime.

With love

Emily and Emma x

Dick Willis Give-Away!

Following our blog on earlier in the year, we are having another Dick Willis hand-whittled splurge. His gorgeous distressed-finish Windsor style settle is reduced from £195 to £150 (gasp!), and his small Oak and Elm Windsor style chairs are reduced from £105 to £75 (double gasp!). He has created a new range of chair and 3 Legged Cottage Stools. We have lots of these lovely items in stock here, so either drop in to see them for yourself, or we can send photographs. Either way, they are a steal at such great prices....Form an orderly queue.

With lots of love

Emily and Emma

xx

Silver

We are re-designing our website over the coming weeks, and we have decided to put our Silverware department to bed temporarily. Sadly, the price of silver has risen dramatically so we can no longer justify the increased costs as they are passed directly onto our customers. We are, however, holding a few items in stock which we are going to sell at reduced prices... so, if anyone is after a handsome piece for that special occasion, you know where to come.

Bon Bon dish, Horn Baby Feeder spoon and Antique Silver Toast Rack are stunning and ready to go for £50 each. (original prices £78.95, £54.95 and £59.95 respectively).

With love from

Emily and Emma x

www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk

01748 810450 / 07789 000504

An Overdue Update from LPC

We are dead on our posh-shod feet. The physical toll of exhibiting, selling and marketing is showing itself in our bodies and minds and houses.... The long hours on our feet have given us swollen ankles, our minds are blurred and our homes are full to bursting with ironing do-to and breakfast bowls to clear away (from last month). BUT it has all been worth it. So far, our 2010 Christmas Fair season - which we are nearly half way through - has been a great success and we have handed out nearly one million leaflets and taken nearly as many orders. Thank you to everyone for giving us such a moral hug. It is a rare opportunity for us to be able to step out from behind the website and meet the customers face-to-face.

Our best-selling wooden toys have been from the small boy's range of pull along trains, push-along tractors and toolkits. We met a lot of grannies who were keen to buy sturdy presents for their little terrors, but they were not wanting to break the bank (Train is £9.95 and Tool Box £19.95) or break the peace at the same time. No drum kits this year, just good wooden toys for little hands and adventurous minds.

The small girls have treats lined up for their Christmas presents too this year. We sold lots of our gorgeous 'Jenny' Floral nighties (£16.95 makes it the most affordable long-sleeved cotton night dress out there) and our unique shaped blackboards. The Gingerbread Man with Bite attracted lots of attention (£12.99) and the Bunny and Heart shapes were a big hit too. We have only a couple left, so please order now if you are interested to avoid disappointment.

We cannot believe our luck. Our favourite Wood Whittler, Dick Willis, has introduced a new range of child's chair. We have a few here in stock: elm, oak and distressed finish available, all with yew back rungs. To celebrate this new introductory range, we have reduced all of the prices from £105 per chair to only £75 so get buying before we change our minds! Call us for more information...

We are getting ready for another fair tomorrow, but we are always around to take your lovely calls and your lovely orders. Happy shopping everyone!

With love from

Emily and Emma

An Early Christmas Reminder

Christmas is coming (and along with the goose getting fat) we are filling up on wooden toys, personalised canvases, wall stickers and ride-on bikes and scooters. Boys have a few more presents now too, with sporty photo frames and some fantastically sturdy wooden shields and swords.

The Little Present Company Christmas Tree (currently a green fake plastic one for Fairs) is bedecked in all of the LPC embroidered hearts, gingerbread men and Nordic reindeer. It is extremely handsome and far too classy for all of the hand-made tinsel-items which are bound to come home in sticky hands from school.If there is anything which you are sourcing but unable to find on our website, please do call us. We are now fully-qualified experts in children's gifts. I kid you not.

Calling all Godparents! Get the shopping done now so you don’t have a last-minute panic. We can fill stockings with wooden toys, books, nightwear, bedding… anything, and send it to your little godlets and you take all the glory. It’s a win-win situation, and you will be very popular wethinks. The hand-painted clocks (see picture above) are a wonderful and original present for only £25.

Time is ticking for personalising presents if needed in time for Chrimbo, so CHOP CHOP if you want to SHOP SHOP!

With lots of love from us both
Emily and Emma x

Roll up, Roll up! We have taken delivery of 4 absolutely gorgeous hand-made unique 'Stanley' stockings. No single stocking is the same - they are made with divine fabrics and interlined with bold red and white spotted silk. They are lush, as Stacey would say.

A forever-Christmas decoration which is unique and beautifully made.

Well jingle my bells, I am getting all festive.

Laters, Emily x

Good, Honest Design Pieces at LPC

We are all about sourcing good, honest, British products here at LPC. Sarah Watkins, founder and designer of Fairbourn Children’s Furniture is right up our ethical street.

It was after her son was born that Sarah tried, unsuccessfully to find furniture and attractive accessories for her home. Using her background in design, she set about creating her unique range of wooden items which are based on the Shaker principles on honesty to the materials: “whatever is fashioned, let it be plain and simple and for the good”.

Sarah’s creative flair is evident in her range of quirky objects. The carved and painted words Love, Dream and Angel are brilliantly adaptable. Made from solid wood from renewable sources, they are painted and distressed by hand in her workshop. They can be wall-mounted or table top displayed and are available in a range of soft pastel colours for £36.00

The adorable little hand made pastel-coloured mice is a present which will outlast any piece of newborn clothing for only £12.99. Sarah makes each of the small accessories held by the Little Present Company by her own hand. The soft palette range and integrity to the wood give each one a lovely vintage feel.

Sarah gleans ‘real pleasure’ from creating beautiful pieces. Designed, produced and sold from North Yorkshire, these Fairbourn wooden accessories have ‘local’ metaphorically stamped all over them. Our other £12.99 stock item is the chalkboard range: bunny, gingerbread man and heart are all large enough for some serious doodling....

We are one of a number of British retailers who sell Sarah’s accessories, and we are proud to do so. We look forward to a long and mutually successful collaboration.

Enter Sarah’s magical world and keep an eye open for her new items at http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/. 01748 810450 / 07789 000504

Good Times at the Little Present Company

Since buying the on-line gift site in November 2009, www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk, it has flourished under the careful guidance of business women, Emma Hendrix and Emily Peart. Both are committed mothers to small children, and during pre-school hours, they find time to devote their energies to the website and its artists.
Both bubbly blondes with great smiles and huge energy, they obviously enjoy what they do. ‘We have so much fun finding new products which are hand-made and of outstanding quality. Our product range is stacked full of things that make us smile,’ says Emily.
The first 9 months of business have been exciting and challenging for the girls. Despite the recession they have found business to be regular and surprisingly buoyant. ‘There is plenty of demand for personalised presents, and people are generally prepared to buy something which has been made to order and will last a lifetime’.
The broad selection of gifts on the website is very much a joint effort. They hand select artists and craftsmen who are able to bring something unique to the Little Present Company. So far, they are building friendships as well as a fabulous and loyal following.
With first hand-experience of children and with a small team of godchildren themselves, Emma and Emily are at hand to offer advice and suggestions for gift ideas. There is a free to use Reminder Service as well as a Present Finder scroll bar. Visit the girls at the website, or call for first-hand guidance and information. It will be fun, we promise!
http://littlepresentcompany.co.uk/press.asp
Contact:
Emily Peart and Emma Hendrix
Little Present Company
Hollow Banks
Scorton Road
Brompton on Swale
Richmond
North Yorks
DL10 7EQ

www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk
post@littlepresentcompany.co.uk

01748 810450 / 07789 000504

Words by Alex Bay
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Christmas all Sewn Up at The Little Present Company

After going from a jewellery degree at the Central St Martins College of Art in London, and a time working in children's television, Tina has blended her artistic know-how with her empathy for children to give us ‘Tobyboo’. Her hotchpotch fabric works are a hot favourite at the Little Present Company. Each piece is made to order with love and heaps of skill.

We are extremely excited to introduce our new Tobyboo designed Christmas Personalised Sacks which are exclusive to the Little Present Company. At £60 each, they are a life-lasting festive essential. The child’s name is hand-sewn onto an ‘envelope’, the bags are interlined and there is even a Rudolf Reindeer stamp (his nose is a red button!). FabricThe pillowcases' role of Present Sack has been out-smarted by these gorgeous creations.

Alternatively, she has her quirky range of Stockings (affectionately called Stanleys) which come in a range of fabrics and colours. These fully lined stockings will last a lifetime of Christmases, and add vibrant colour to every household. At £38 they will be hot-footing it out of our shop!

Share the love for Tobyboo’s wonderful creations at:
Little Present Company
Hollow Banks
Scorton Road
Brompton on Swale
Richmond
North Yorks
DL10 7EQ
http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/. 01748 810450 / 07789 000504

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Theme of the Week: HRH's Footsoldiers

It is Changing of the Guards here at the Little Present Company. Our smart guardsmen are as keen as mustard to leave their post at Buckingham Palace and come to guard your little soldier's bedroom or nursery. However, they DO need to be back in London for the Royal Wedding on 29th April.

They are especially smart in their scarlet tunic and bearskin caps, and (I have been assured by the Major of the regiment) are house-trained and tidy.

Our range of Foot Guards come in all shapes and sizes and a range of prices. Newborn babygrows and Vests with Crowns (see images), a cotton Soldier Pram Blanket (£21.95), and a very popular game of Wooden Skittles (£19.95). We have a new Bedspread and Union Jack Bunting, so get in the mood of all things British and wave your flag with gusto.

Quick-march it down to the Little Present Company and give these smart boys a home. Left Right Left Right Left Right ... (fade to black).

With love

Emily and Emma x

Supplier Profile: Malooshi cushions at LPC

We are very proud (and lucky) to have such clever artistic suppliers working with us. Our personalised cushions have gone statospheric and have been selling like the proverbial hot-cake.

We took a bit of time to get to know the ladies behind Malooshi (formerly My Grandmother's Fairytales), and have gleaned some interesting background information on a partnership which has resulted in excellent quality artwork cushions.

Speaking with Sylwia Peczak earlier this month we found out the inspiration behind the business:
I started to make some crocheted pieces when I was studying Interior Design in Windsor College , my Friend Svietlana Khramova looked at them and decided that she would like to make an Exhibition of my Crocheted Products in her Art Gallery in Eton/Windsor. Me and my other Friend Joanna Kociuba (who has better crochet skills than me ) made a whole range of Products : Cushions, bedspreads, canvases, baskets for the Exhibition which was a huge success. We had many visitors all over the world telling us how unique our products are , we also made a lot of sales. So, after the Exhibition we decided to make it into the business.

What makes your Crochet Cushions unique?
We make personalised cushions, blankets and canvases. It is not possible to make the crochet appliqué on any machine—it has to be hand made. Nobody , so far, discovered crochet that way—to make the crochet appliqué . We design them by ourselves—making the drawing and trying to make the first pattern. My auntie who has been crocheting for over 50 years (making the most beautiful table cloths and jumpers) told me that she has never seen something like we do and I had to teach her (!) how to make it.

What is your best selling product?
Our bestselling product is a personalised cushion with a Tractor on it. We have this Tractor in different colours and on different fabric background, so every customer can find their favourite one .

What impact has LPC had on your business?
Starting to sell with LPC gave us the confidence. When somebody else who knows a lot of about the online business (LPC) appreciate our products and want to sell it – It means that we are on a good path with our company.

Despite Sylwia's plans to launch their children's products on the high street, we are still able to take orders and personalise them to the customers requirements: names, colours, fabrics can all be specified at check out.

Happy Shopping!
With love
Emily and Emma x

The Goose is Getting Fat

Christmas is coming... ding dong merrily on high... or so the supermarkets would have us believe. We have shelves stocked high with bumper tins of chocolates and boxed nuts. I am like the next man and love a bit of festive cheer: but in September?!

It is with this in mind that we are casually, calmly and gently introducing our Christmas stock. The drip-feed method is always better received than the full onslaught of ringing bells and carols on a loop.

We have brilliantly gifted artist-seamstresses in our LPC Family, and because of this wonderful working relationship, we are able to introduce our new bespoke and exclusive Children's Christmas Sacks. Each one is personalised to order with the child's name, address and message hand-sewn with love. I have bought one for each of my children as we have used pillow cases for years. I am pleased to say that the pillow cases are firmly back on the beds and these lovely sacks are getting ready for Santa's arrival. At £60 each, they are lined, personalised and made to last a childhood of happy memories.

A less expensive option is our £16 range of stockings in red and blue (see image). They are always a big hit and fly off our shelves when we do the fairs. Get them whilst they are hot!

With love from

Emily and Emma x

The Thrill of Made to Order

It is such a luxury to be able to order a present, which you know will be made from scratch especially for you. We have a handful of artists waiting in the wings, tools at the ready, to launch into production the moment the order arrives. The only 'machinery' is the whirring of business brains and sewing machines. There are no factory lines on our bespoke orders: just the way we like it.

We are extremely excited to introduce a new range of children's Irish Oak chairs. They have been successfully sold through magazines for nearly 10 years, but the artist has now chosen to tap into our niche and sell them through our Furniture section of the Little Present Company website. They sit perfectly alongside our beloved Windsor-style chairs, and similarly can be engraved with a child's name and significant date (be it birth or christening) and even a fun creative design on the second rung. At 18 inches high, these chairs are sturdy, timeless and totally made for you. Our children's chairs are £105 each.

Call us 01748 810450 /07789 000504 if you would like any further information.

With love from

Emily and Emma x

Blackboards aplenty

We have just taken delivery of our first batch of quirky Blackboard shapes. They are completely gorgeous - large enough for individual doodling and cute enough to be an asset to any room - and we are thrilled to have them in our stock. They are made in Yorkshire (yeay! no nasty air miles) and retail at only £12.99 each. You can't shake a chalk-stick at that.

Our other Blackboards continue to be a great present for Christenings and Weddings, primarily. The personalised boards come in 3 sizes and are hand-painted in Scotland (double yeay! no nasty air miles). Our customers tend to hang them in their kitchens and scrawl shopping lists on them, or to post cheeky comments between married couples: 'See you later, Sugar', or 'Put the bins out, you lazy spud' etc.

One of our existing artists has just introduced a range of small personalised children's blackboards into her range, which we are hoping to incorporate into our stock this winter. They are colourful borders with the child's name as a title, surrounded by pretty decoration and design. If my parents had given me something like this as a child it would have stopped me from drawing on the walls... (sorry mummmmmy!)

With love from

Emily and Emma

x

We should change our name to Little Cushion Company, frankly. I cannot believe how clever our seamstress ladies are - so in awe are we, infact, that we have listed pretty much every cushion in their repartee.

You name it, we have it.

Bunnies? check. Ducks? check. Fire Engine. Yup. Red Bus? that too. Pigs? check. Trains? yes, two designs, ditto the Tractors. Pirate? yes-siree. Oriental Doll? let me just check.. yes, we have that too. You see? We are SERIOUS about cushions.

We are very excited about all of the fairs we are due to exhibit at over these next few months. We will keep you posted on where we are due to be, but please come and say hello if you are passing. With nearly 250 'fans' on Facebook now, we are feeling a little flushed by your support. Thank you lovely friends!

With love from

Emily and Emma x

The Gift Dilema

This afternoon we are off to a 6 year old's birthday party. The 'Present Problem' arose over breakfast this morning.

Me: 'Would Ed like a wooden sword and shield for his birthday, do you think?'
James (aged 6): 'No way, he's into action figures.'
Me: 'are you sure he won't like these fantastic mechanical lego bits... or this environmentally sound silent ride-on bike...?'
James: 'I'm sure. He likes battles with stuff from the tv.'
Me: 'or this little cricket set...?'
James: 'Mummy. No. Ben 10, Star Wars or Doctor Who'.

It appears our product range is lacking when it comes to anything over the age of 5 for birthday gifts. With TV adverts pushing large pieces of expensive plastic at the children, it is small wonder that they want to play with the latest figure who comes equipped with green goo and battery-powered sword-wielding retro-blasters inter-galactik laser shooter blammers. So it is with some reluctance that I went to a local toy shop and bought a Star Wars Lightsaber.... and as cool as it is with the flashing lights and swishing noises, I know our LPC classic wooden swords and shields are more long-lasting and a better gift all round (especially at only £7.95 for a sword and £8.95 for the shield = cheaper than the Star Wars tat).

So it is my mission to set about improving the range of birthday gifts available for boys and girls, for affordable but fun things which will be well-received and won't break the bank. EEeeeek!

With love
Emily x

Good bye Summer, Hello Autumn

The autumnal winds have blown summer away. I have lit the Aga and dug out my chunky knits. How did it all go so quickly? The children start school on Thursday and our little 4 year olds, Freddie and Molly, are new-starters. There is going to be a lot of emotion in the carpark after dropping them off. When James started 2 years ago, I sat in my car and sobbed. So with more time on my hands from now on, the Little Present Company is going to have more of my time and energy. It is our 3rd child anyway, but this one does not have to sit on the Naughty Step and is always happy to see us.

Our final summer swan-song was this weekend and went off with a bang. It was a camping weekend, and thanks to an inflatable mattress and the delicious quilted quality of our sleeping bags, the children slept really well. So well, infact, that we are considering a Camping Fest in our field every summer from now on. Large amounts of beer and wine helped the grown ups to sleep, but the children snuggled into their padded bags and slept off the sugar-rush of the marshmallows and excessively sugary drinks. (Sleeping bags available through LPC at £45 per bag, which is a great price to pay for a full night's sleep!).

We are at hand to help you with your endless list of gift-needy children. The Godchildren, the Grandchildren, the neices and nephews and everything in between. The vast range of presents at the Little Present Company are able to cater for every budget and every occassion: all you need to do is ask and we can accommodate your requests on the personalised items. Whether it is a snuggly pair of pyjamas or one of our old-fashioned nighties, or a wheelie bike or a wooden kitchen sink, we are here to help. Good luck and God Speed, one and all.

With love

Emily and Emma

Getting Personal at the Little Present Company

We pride ourselves on being able to give you want to you want, and being able to find the right present on those special occassions.

With a product range literally bursting at the seams, it is testament to our hand-picked seamstresses and artists that they are able to fulfil all of their personalised orders within a few days.

We can offer names carved into wood, engraved onto silverware, stuck onto canvases, written in glitter glue, block printed on t-shirts and stitched onto cushions. Your wish is our command. For personalised products costing an average of £30, you are in luck for all your newborn and christening gift requirements.

See you soon

Love from

Emily and Emma x

Bespoke really is Bespoke

Our commitment to our customers every whim is perfectly demonstrated in our latest successfully completed order.

After being happy with the quality of the 'Tractor and Trailer' personalised cushion to celebrate the birth of her first-born son, our lovely customer, Mrs W, was quick or order again. This time for her godson whose parents are keen hill walkers. She asked for a design to be created in earth colours and a subject matter personal to the Godson's family.

Our cushion-ladies draw up an image for approval, and then within a couple of days and a substantial amount of stitching, knitting and crocheting, they produce the final version of the 'Heath' cushion. Mrs W is delighted, and so are we: smiling faces all round.

Come to us with all of your artistic challenges at www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk

Love from

Emily and Emma x

You are all in luck. Tobyboo, our lovely lady with a skill for creating hotchpotch fabric frame works, has reduced her prices.

Each picture is made to order with love and heaps of skill. A reduction in price does not mean she has reduced the attention to detail. Far from it. Tina is on a creative whirl at the moment with a heap of projects of the go and an ever-increasing fertile imagination.

We are preparing for the launch of her Personalised Christmas Sacks, more information and pictures to follow. Is that the distant tinkle of festive bells I can hear in the distance?

Share the love for Tobyboo’s wonderful creations at http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/. 01748 810450 / 07789 000504

On-line Browsing vs In-Store Shopping

Having a newborn baby is all-consuming. There is no time to sleep soundly, let alone to get out to the shops to furnish the little darling's room.



Luckily for you (and your resulting bambino) the tides have turned.

The on-line website http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/ is stocked full of handcrafted and carefully curated clothing, playthings, and decor.


Sweet baby basics like Bunny themed cushions, cotton applique pram blankets and sweet soft leather baby shoes, alongside big-kid finds like playbarns and ride-on balance bikes.



With an enormous range of gifts and essentials from which to choose, you can browse the site to at your own pace, safe in the knoweldge that you will be buying quality British wares that will last and be loved for a lifetime.

Christening Presents at LPC

http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/ is the one-stop shop for all classically beautiful and life-long gifts for Christenings. A vast selection of presents range from 18th century inspired furniture, to hand-made Name and Date Frames, to silverware (Hallmarked and silver plated options).

The busy website has sold Dick Willis’s Windsor-style children’s chairs, settles and stools for the past five years. He is able to engrave names and dates along the comb back, if required. Each piece is made to order.

The Little Present Company’s range of silver is constantly changing. They have condiment sets, child’s mugs, spoons, coasters, dishes and salvers. For more information, contact the girls at the address below. Visit the website, join the Facebook page or follow the blog on http://www.http/littlepresentcompany.blogspot.com/

There are a handful of extremely talented artists who are capable of either embroidering, printing, crocheting or threading names and dates onto canvases or cushions. Infact, anything is possible, so call to enquire.

To celebrate the Christening season, the Little Present Company is offering a 10% discount on any items within the Christening section of the website. Offer code NU10 at checkout.

Contact:
Emily Peart and Emma Hendrix
Little Present Company
Hollow Banks
Scorton Road
Brompton on Swale
Richmond
North Yorks
DL10 7EQ

http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/
http://uk.mc867.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=post@littlepresentcompany.co.uk

01748 810450 / 07789 000504

LPC and Mitty James

Summer wardrobes are a tricky thing. It's often too chilly for strappy dresses, and too windy for floaty skirts. However, this summer is nothing but 'scorchio'. Hence our devotion to Mitty James's new season of children's beachwear. Our little sunshine Godlets are running around in new swimsuits, swim-shorts and, for when the British Breeze picks up, their funky stripey towelling hoodies. Thank you Mitty James!



It's enough to inspire a bucket and spade break away. Why not take a cricket set to the beach this summer for some Elie-style sporting action?

We are planning a Camping Weekend. In my mind's eye, I can see bunting, co-ordinated camping equipment, fresh cut flowers adorning the Cath-Kidson tressel table.... but I know reality will be more about the sticky BBQ ribs and smokey bonfires. We have plenty of camping kit in stock and I am amazed by the quality of the sleeping bags (£45).

Summer Fairs are upon us as well, so we have been going through all of our stock. For some of the end of line items, we have slashed the prices. Keep an eye on the Sale link for some red hot summer bargains!

With love
Emily and Emma
x

New Products Alert!

We are very excited to introduce some new products to our bulging range of goodies.

Following the wonderful response we regularly receive about our personalised canvases, we have been approached by an artist who makes Button Name Frames in two sizes: up to 5 letters, and 6-9 letters. From £32 we believe it to be a very affordable bespoke gift which will be suitable for any child of any age. Godparents, Grandparents, Aunties and Uncles: your 'Excellent Present' radar will be twitching right now.

With our William Morris-like love of all things home-grown and wholesome, we are preparing for the launch of some new children's chairs. The hand carved Irish Oak chairs are rustic, solid and made to order. The craftsmen include carving and names along the back rungs if required. This is a wonderful and original gift for a small child and will last a lifetime. Pictures to follow once they have been added to our site over the next few days.

Our extremely popular Children's Clock range has expanded too. To accompany our friendly Fire-engine and Humpty Dumpty are the Dinosaur, The Monkey and the Pink Fairy. Quirky time pieces to adorn the walls in bedroom, playroom or nursery and a magical price of only £25.00

I very much look forward to hearing from you with comments and requests. Any feedback is always welcome!

With love from

Emily and Emma

www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk

Some nice press..

Good Times at the Little Present Company

Richmond, North Yorkshire

Since buying the on-line gift site in November 2009, www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk, it has flourished under the careful guidance of business women, Emma Hendrix and Emily Peart. Both are committed mothers to small children, and during pre-school hours, they find time to devote their energies to the website and its artists.

Both bubbly blondes with great smiles and huge energy, they obviously enjoy what they do. ‘We have so much fun finding new products which are hand-made and of outstanding quality. Our product range is stacked full of things that make us smile,’ says Emily.

The first 9 months of business have been exciting and challenging for the girls. Despite the recession they have found business to be regular and surprisingly buoyant. ‘There is plenty of demand for personalised presents, and people are generally prepared to buy something which has been made to order and will last a lifetime’.

The broad selection of gifts on the website is very much a joint effort. They hand select artists and craftsmen who are able to bring something unique to the Little Present Company. So far, they are building friendships as well as a fabulous and loyal following.

With first hand-experience of children and with a small team of godchildren themselves, Emma and Emily are at hand to offer advice and suggestions for gift ideas. There is a free to use Reminder Service as well as a Present Finder scroll bar. Visit the girls at the website, or call for first-hand guidance and information. It will be fun, we promise!

http://littlepresentcompany.co.uk/press.asp
Contact:
Emily Peart and Emma Hendrix
Little Present Company
Hollow Banks
Scorton Road
Brompton on Swale
Richmond
North Yorks
DL10 7EQ

www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk
post@littlepresentcompany.co.uk

01748 810450 / 07789 000504

Fashionable Pastels at LPC

This summer is pastel crazy. Everywhere you look there are soft shades of pink, cream and pistachio. Lemon yellow, pale pink and pretty lilacs are the new black.

It all feels so feminine and pretty, and extremely 1950s. All of the pastel shaded items I have chosen to display are hand-made and very British.

P is for Pastel Pink. Bunny Peg Rack (£26), Girl with Hat padded Photo Frame (£12.99), Double Butterfly Frame (£35.00) and Princess and Frog Money Box (£23.50).

Y is for Yes Please Yummy Yellow! Lucky Ducks personalised Cushion (£36)

B is for Cool Blue Baby Boy. Bunnies Cushion, Boy (£22), Tug Boat Personalised Mirror (£20), Sky Blue Stars Swimsuit (£24.50) and newborn Check lambs wool Blanket (£21.95).

G is for gorgeous pistachio Green. Wooden Mouse (£13), Love, Angel, Dream (£36): both of which also available in cool cream and pale pink.

L is for Lovely Lavender Lilac. Girl's Personalised Spotty Cushion (£36)

Ice-cream anyone...?

With love from sunny Yorkshire

Emily and Emma xx

Cushion frenzy

The LPC ladies love pretty things. Its the attention to detail mixed with the pleasing colours and the unusual subject matter juxtaposed with the originality of the medium...





It's all about hand-made (again) this week.

As mentioned previously, the new range of cushions at LPC are cute as pie. This one pictured is available, for example, in different coloured yarn, personalised if requested, on either grey or cream linen cover, with or without a crochet border. The options are as endless as the skill. Which do you prefer? Or do you love both of them with equal giddiness?

These cushions are a bargain at £36.00 and are perfect, thoughtful present for a Christening, newborn, birthday, Bar Mitzvah etc.

With love from

Emily and Emma x