Are those Santa's bells I hear...?

There are 14 shopping days left until Christmas. Thankfully we have managed to fill Santa's sack with presents from the Little Present Company this year, so all godchildren, neices, nephews and offspring of friends will be receiving quality gifts. We will be extremely popular, methinks. Time is almost out for personalising presents if needed in time for Chrimbo, so CHOP CHOP if you
want to SHOP SHOP! 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..."

After our fairs and shows, our 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

Hammer Hammer Bang Bang!

The days are drawing in, the nights are frosting over, the TV is offering rubbish to our vulnerable minded off-spring. Drum roll (or the clatter of hammer) please,the Little Present Company are here to help with occupying little hands, budding imaginations and paving the way for a life-time of quality DIY-ing.
Introducing our fabulous range of wooden toys for boys:
http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/wooden-toys.asp

First up is our BIGGEST and most BOYISH powertoolsworkbench. Free-standing, brightly coloured and full of bits that bang, turn and swirl; what little 2yr+ could resist the urge to build all day long? Better than a repeat episode of Handy Manny any day. In stock and priced at £38.00

To accompany the workbench, we have our top-selling Carpenter’s Belt (£10.90) and the portable Toolkit. Both come with hammers, screwdrivers, nuts and bolts – and with their fun colours and safety element (no detachable swallow-able bits) they will be a big hit with the noisy boys this Christmas. Sorry mums!

All gifts on our site are available for despatch before Christmas, but please note: if you would like any artwork to be personalised we need to receive your orders within Friday 9th December.

Thanks and love from
Emily and Emma



Little
Present Company
Hollow
Banks
Scorton
Road
Brompton
on Swale
Richmond
North
Yorks
DL10
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http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/
01325 722803 / 07789 000504
Twitter:
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An Ideal Night-time, courtesy of the Little Present Company

After bathing your little bundles of loveliness in a lavender-based bath essence (after the previous night's disaster and middle of the night whingeing from junior), you take the small children to the cupboard to choose nightwear.

The baby sleeps like a king in his Crown Baby Vest (£10.95). His bedtime story is The Prince's Bedtime (£7.95) but he is asleep before they get to page 5. He falls asleep with his favourite wooden Tractor and Trailer in his arms (£5.95).

Big brother prefers his Vintage Cars pyjamas (£19.95) because they are the button-down front like daddy's and they have a car on them like they have on Top Gear. He gets to stay up a little late so fills in the blanks in his Johnny Joe's Time Travel Colouring Book (£4.50)

Big sister has a pair of pink pyjamas with a Rocking Horse design, but tonight opts for the Floral Cotton Nightdress (£18.95) because it is soft and lightweight. Her bed is pretty with its personalised cushion (from £33), bedspread and teddy bears. It's almost too pretty to sleep in but she has been playing all day in her Wendy House and is thoroughly exhausted from all the fresh air.

And then the phone rings and everyone wakes up. POP!

Summer Loving (or Loving Summer)

Whether the weather be good, or whether the weather be bad, we have all sorts of Summer Fun things happening here at The Little Present Company.

With sand in our shoes and windburn on our cheeks from the British seaside, it is with a whole heap of enthusiasm that we introduce our new Children's Deckchairs to you (available in 3 designs) for £28 each - and our additional long towelling Hooded Beachwear (£24.99 in all kids sizes).

Take one of our Wooden Cricket sets to the beach (£14.95), pitch a tent or a windbreak, and settle in for the day. The children can run around in the Swimtrunks or Swimsuits we can offer (by far the funkiest gear on the coastline this summer) and after a bracing surf in the waves, they can snuggle into their warm hooded Towelling tops.

The only thing we cannot help you with is the weather or the sand in the sandwiches.

Have fun!

With love

Emily and Emma

www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/summerfun

Personalised Cushions (shhh! at a steal)

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 can personalise your cushions or even have a design created for you. *happy sigh* anything is possible in the giddy world of Cushions. They make the perfect present for a newborn's bedroom, a birthday present and a Christening gift. A personalised cushion is the gift that keeps on giving, and from only £33 we are the most affordable of all of the stockists of this design range.

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.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

With love from

Emily and Emma

http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/ in our Newborn, Birthday and Christening sections

This Week's Hottest Property at LPC

Drum roll and trumpet fanfare... This week, we will mostly be celebrating the Little Present Company's hottest-property, Maxine Pharoah.

http://www.littlepresentcompany.co.uk/birthday-gifts.asp

Each clock, mirror and blackboard is hand made in her St. Ives workshop in Cornwall. Using her skills of collage and story-telling, Maxine has a range of personal and bespoke gifts for children that will be treasured for years to come. Each piece is stunning with eye-catching colours and vintage-style materials. Some items are part of a limited edition of 50.

Handmade using traditional materials, from blanket, cottons, linen, buttons and with stitched details, her cushions are personalised with the name of your choice to create an absolutely stunning keepsake gift. The cushions feature a high quality printed image taken from her own original artwork, using gorgeous colour combinations it will look great in any stylish nursery or bedroom. Complete with feather pad, and finished with a button flap on the reverse, the cushions are handmade to order with much care and attention to detail, and to the very highest standard.

She sells through a few websites, but she is one of our biggest treasures, and we have her most affordable prices.

A selection of Maxine's mirrors, clocks and blackboards will be for sale from our stands at the following Christmas Fairs:
Durham Shopping Extravaganza 12-13th Oct inclusive
Living North Fair, Croft on Tees 11-13th Nov inclusive
Mary Howard Fair York Racecourse 22-23rd Nov inclusive.

Despite being at the sea-side, Maxine spends her time in the workshop rather than on a surfboard. Her creative juices are working on designing a new personalised wedding range which we will be stocking the moment it is ready for launch. Named photo frames for bridesmaids and pageboys will make a perfect gift for the little helpers on your big day.

See you soon!

With love from
Emily and Emma

Fun AND Practical solutions at the Little Present Company

No matter how tall or small the child, there is a requisite amount of coat (winter, summer, rainy day, fleece) and bags (sport, ballet, swim, school, satchel)in their possession. The floor can become a bulging mass of discarded outerwear, ready to explode like an active volcano at any given moment.

Introducing our 'Clutter Solution' for mums of little ones who are bored of having to stoop low to retrieve said belongings. Our hand-painted jolly 3-peg Hanging Racks can be wall mounted so that bags and coats need never be abandoned again. We love solutions to potential problems!

We have four designs in stock.
Light blue with pink spots (with matching hanging heart)
Brown with 2 skull and cross bones
White with 2 'stitched' red stars (with white distressed hanging star)
Red with white 2 'stitched' hearts (with white distressed hanging heart)

Each peg rack has been handmade and painted in England by a firm who are committed to quality and honest design. Solid, sturdy and made of solid wood, these will bear the weight of a number of bags with ease.

Peg racks are £17 and the co-ordinating hanging heart or star is £5.
This makes for a great present for any nursery, playroom, entrance hallway or bathroom.

Happy shopping!
With love
Emily and Emma x