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Moc Croc Venetian Large 2 Drawer Unit. Black Embossed. 124 x 50 x 84 cm.

Price: £450.00

Available from Oliver Hayden

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We designed this Fairytale Set with your little Princess in mind!! Beautiful Pink and White Soft Fairy Dress with Full Layered Skirt. High necked Collar with Gold Lace Up Trim across the Bodice and Short Puffed Sleeves Gold Sparkly Tiara Gold Star Wand with Jewel Detail Please note this dress is short puffed sleeves and has no long sleeve as in photo! Chest size 22″, Overall length 35″

Price: £7.99

Available from Fairy Dresses UK

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The Poppy Bag, Black Leather Sling Changing Bag – stylish, sexy, stunning! This gorgeous sling has it all and is only available as a Limited Edition with just 100 bags available.

Price: £349.00

Available from Punkin Patch

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Fun and timeless. Any toddler will delight in pulling along this colourful and very cute cat. 18 months and over.

Price: £12.00

Available from Niddle Noddle

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Valentine red glass heart handbag charm made with a selection of red glass 6mm beads, clear crystal 6mm beads and silver oval barrel beads wired onto silver coloured chain with four red glass hearts, the hearts are about 1.5cm long. As the beads are wire wrapped onto the chain they are very secure. Fastens to a handbag with a large lobster clasp, total length approximately 12cm.

Price: £9.99

Available from Wire and Bead

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Hand cut & finished vintage wooden sign / wall art with the following quote hand painted onto it, “We made a wish & you came true”. This would make a truly wonderful newborn gift or to decorate a child’s room with.
Price: £35.00

Available from Jacques Designs

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Boys’ fashion at Sweetpea. Including clothes by Lille Barn, Beau Loves, Weekend a la Mer and Tappa Nakki.

Price: From £14.00

Available from Sweetpea

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Didriksons Dry5 is a soft fabric with a100% waterproof, breathable PU coating, that will keep your child dry and comfortable at play. All seams are welded for complete water-tightness. Our new set is designed without an inner leg seam, to minimise wear and rubbing. The coat has a fleece-lined collar for added snugness. The removable hood is cleverly designed to fit perfectly around the child’s head to give the wearer a good field of vision while staying dry! The dungarees have easily adjustable shoulder straps and side poppers, allowing plenty of space for warm layers underneath and room for growth.

Price: From £25.00

Available from Viking Kids

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Our lovely new horse washbag has arrived! Pretty turquoise colour with a beautiful grey pony and the words ‘Happy-go-lucky’. Made from durable canvas feel polyester the outside can be scrubbed clean. The inside is lined, has a pocket, and can be wiped clean too. Horse washbag measures 24cm x 17cm x 8cm. A perfect horse gift.

Price: £11.95

Available from Pony Maloney

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Price: £22.99

Available from Little Lollipop Kids

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Price: £19.99

Available from Little Lollipop Kids

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A special gift for a little one just learning to recognise letters. Tip the board over for all the pieces to fall out. Not suitable for under 36 months due to the small size of some of the letters

Price: £9.40 for 3 letters + £1.90 per extra letter

Available from Pine Needles

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A sweet version of the traditional rocking horse, this is a great way to introduce your child to a lifetime of fun. Our Rocking Lamb is safe to use from birth and is kept clean by surface wash only. Measures 70x65cm, Please allow 10 days for delivery. Unfortunately we have sold out of this item. Click here for a back-in-stock alert

Price: £135.00

Available from Punkin Patch

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Kids can blast off on a mission to explore outer space and the objects in it with the fabulous Space Exploration science gift from award winning Thames and Kosmos. Full of hands on experiments, children learn about rocket propulsion with balloons and chemically powered rockets, can build a telescope and star map to investigate the constellations, assemble a model of the solar system and learn about the planets that share it, make a moon flipbook and a moon calendar, build a sundial and a solar collector to experiment with the sun, grasp a comet’s tail and learn about how meteoroids become falling stars! Highly educational, Space Exploration teaches how Earth’s rotation creates day and night, how the seasons occur, and how the moon’s rotation around Earth gives us the phases of the moon – all backed up with a full-colour, 32-page experiment book. An ideal science gift for the children in your lives and especially appealing to boys, this Thames and Kosmos kit is suitable from ages 8 years and up.

Price: £23.00

Available from Crafts 4 Kids

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UPF50+ sunsuit for children – safety beach wear with a funky twist. Here at VikingKids our motto is to enjoy the outdoors whatever the weather – and this includes bright sunshine with all its’ potentially harmful rays. We’re thrilled to bring you this fun, comfortable and stylish all-in-one sunsuit for children up to 8 years, which protects their sensitive skin without the need to apply sun screen except on exposed parts, greatly reducing the amount of chemical exposure as well as the risk of sunburn.
Price: £27.50

Available from Viking Kids

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Price: £14.50

Available from Young Mummies Boutique

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A bright, sturdy, clever and fun toy for your little one: two extra large balls roll into little bells, rattle along brightly coloured levels and race through a tunnel. While they roll, the balls also switch sides, come back and vanish only to pop out again.

Price: £259.99

Available from Bebemoda

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Celebrate the birth of a new baby with this unique personalised silver bracelet which is sure to become a treasured possession. This personalised bracelet also makes a great gift for Birthdays and Mother’s Day as a beautiful keepsake bracelet keeping treasured memories close. A handmade sterling silver disc etched on one side with a cute image of baby and their name (there is plenty of space so can include middle names as well) and on the other side with their weight, date and time of birth. The disc hangs from a silver ball bracelet strung on strong elastic. Additional charms can also be added for twins, siblings etc. The silver disc measures 18mm in diameter and is a nice sturdy 1mm thick and the balls alternate in size from 5mm to 6mm. The bracelet is strung on strong elastic and so will fit most wrist sizes. Our Personalised Silver New Baby Bracelet will be handmade in the UK especially for you and will be beautifully presented in an IndiviJewels gift box. For a small extra charge we can further gift wrap the box in a luxury satin foulard.

Price: £75.00

Available from Indivijewels

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Handmade dark chocolate bar 64% cocoa solids,  with a choice of fruit and nut, cranberries, cherries, chilli, pecans, almonds or just left intensely dark.

Price: £3.00

Available from Chocolate Truffle Company

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Beige has never been so cool or classy . Well dressed rabbits in super size bow ties with a sassy frill skirt for twirling or the rumba.What more could a little girl ask for…except a dress for mommy too.

Price: £32.50

Available from Cool in Cloth

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Price: From £9.99

Available from Trendy Little Angels

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These cute soft toy bears are part of the Dangle Bear range of collectables from Air Puppy. Sumptuous and gorgeously soft aspirational lifestyle toys for a hip, funky, fun-loving and increasingly whimsical zippy world!

Price: Medium £19.95 Large £29.95 Extra Large £150.00

Available from Punkin Patch

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Pili Carerra tan knitted baby hat with pink bow detail. 18-24m. 30% Merino wool, 70% cotton.

Price: £20.50

Available from Masiel Bebe

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Babies’ fashion at Sweetpea. Including clothes by gg*, Lille Barn, Beau Loves, Weekend a la Mer, The Black Rabbit, Toffee Moon, Bebe minihaha, Helen Gordon and Aya Naya.

Price: From £12.00

Available from Sweetpea

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We’ve updated this essential bodysuit – adding a subtle embroidered lamb at the waist, top quality poppers and a new softer merino fabric. Now more generously cut to accommodate cloth nappies too.
Cosy and practical 100% superfine merino bodysuit with 100% cotton trim. Featuring an envelope neck for ease of dressing and undressing and poppers for easy nappy changes.

Price: £19.95

Available from Bambino Merino

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Wooden toy box range including unique hand made personalised solid pine toy boxes and matching child furniture and kids bedroom furniture. We are sure you will find a toy box to suit your child. A wonderful personalised child gift & ideal complement to our traditional wooden toys. The Steve allen toy box is hand crafted and made in the UK, a gift your child will treasure for years to come.

Price: From 34.99

Available from Hibba

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Baby will love this organic, fair trade, hand made, cotton crochet bunny toy with star motif. Bunny has a stripey body with blue ears and feet and is 27cm high, 9cm wide with arms 24cm.

Price: £20.00

Available from Angel Cashmere

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Let us take you on a new Frugi adventure…into the world of wonderful woolly hats! You’ll love the softness of these warm hats, stripy one side, plain the other and with the cutest knitted Yeti bobble! Made here in Cornwall right on our doorstep. In sizes: Sml-0-2y/Med-2-4y/Lrg-4-8y

Price: £23.00

Available from Frugi

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Price: £2.99

Available from Lootybag

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Cute fleece tassel hat with contrast cream fleece lining edged with blanket stitch. Shaped to cover ears for a snuggly secure fit. Made from superior fleece for luxurious warmth. Machine washable at 40 degrees. Made in UK. For a gift idea why not look at our matching blanket and gift sets.

Price: £10.95

Available from Tuppence and Crumble

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Oskar and Ellen English Afternoon Tea is a very pretty play tea set toy with a romantic shabby chic look just perfect for pretend play. Hand made from washable cotton this adorable soft toy has the classic English tea time essentials such as scones with cream, finely cut cucumber sandwiches, strawberries and delicious looking fruit tarts. In addition to the play food, this tea set toy also comes with a tea pot, two cups and saucers, two teaspoons, napkins, table cloth, and a cookie stand.

Price: £29.50

Available from Crafts 4 Kids

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All our dolls and toys are designed and manufactured by Nina Vangerow; they are made from organic fair trade cotton and stuffed with organic sheep fleece. Traditional simple designs spark a child’s imagination and the dolls and animals are made to be loved and treasured for many years to come.

Price: £15.75 – £29.00

Available from Magic Pumpkins and Faery Dust

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Handmade Pearl Pod earrings. Each pod is handcut from silver sheet which is formed into a pod enclosing two freshwater pearls. An ideal gift for lovers of nature and gardens these are pearl earrings to be treasured. Pods measure 30mm long and 9mm wide.

Price: £49.00

Available from Caroline Brook Jewellery

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Elasticated one size material flower head garlands!

Price: £0.59

Available from Fairy Dresses UK

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A beautiful sea mural sticker set measuring a massive 150cm wide. When packaged, the scene is split into two parts to enable easy application. Contains various items including a whale, parrot, fish, crab, palm trees, pirate ship, clouds, sun, sea, starfish and more… Designed exclusively by Amy Blay © 2009 for Spin Collective. More of Amy’s lovely work can be seen here at AmyBlay.com.

Price: £36.00

Available from Spin Collective Wall Stickers

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Absolutely stunning hand smocked dress in blue and pink tones. This is the ideal dress for that special occasion when you really want your little girl to dazzle… Delicately embroidered and made of soft cotton, the Marianne dress will make your little girl look elegant and well dressed, without being too frilly. It looks stunning with matching hair accessories and cardigan. The dress has been hand made in Spain and imported to the UK exclusively for Nectarina.

Price: £49.99

Available from Nectarina

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Our cowhide rugs are all premium quality, luxuriosly soft Columbian cowhides. Tough enough to withstand all the footsteps of even the busiest of households, our cowhides will add a sense of style and luxury to your home. Cowhide is hypo-allergenic, versatile and durable, and is a great natural material to use in your home, as it is stylish, practical and easy to care for. Simply wipe clean any spills with a damp cloth and clean with your vacuum attachment to remove any debris. Our wide range includes gorgeous black and white hides, rich chocolate browns and stunning brindle hides, so you are sure to find something to suit your decor.

Price: From £200

Available from London Cows

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Wooden handmade plaque. Painted & varnished. Hung with jute & raffia. Embellished with 2 small star buttons (these may vary). 23cm approx. 9mm depth

Price: £8.25

Available from Kenzo Crafts

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8 Meter long vintage style cotton bunting perfect for decorating both inside and outside. * Ideal for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations!

Price: £16.50

Available from Ribbons 2 Roses

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