CLB ♥ Briar Rose hair bands

Large Bow Minnie, £20

Looking for an eye-catching party accessory for your little one? Check out Briar Rose's gorgeous range of oversized hair bows in vintagey floral and polk-dot prints. Each piece is designed and handmade by stylish Cotswolds-based mummy Holly von Bock, who has recently started her own adorable style blog, Champers and Wellies (love your style Holly!) Happily, these aren't just for tiny heads as Holly designs them for grown-ups too. Hurrah! Check out Briar Rose's Not on the High Street shop here. Happy Valentine's Day ♥

Minnie Bow hairband, £15

Mother and daughter hairbands, £30

Maggie Crossover hairband, £16

 

Rosie Flo's ABC Colouring Book GIVEAWAY!

CLB has long admired the whimsical Rosie Flo colouring-in books which launched back in 2005. Now, the much-loved publishing company - which has sold over 360,000 books to date - has launched a delightful ABC Colouring Book aimed at a younger child (from three). We love the fact each image has a hidden letter for your little one to find. Learning your ABC has never been so elegant and fun. What's more Chic Little Baby is giving the first five readers to leave a comment a free copy of the newly published book worth £4.99 at www.rosieflo.co.uk

 

CLB ♥ Tootsa MacGinty unisex kidswear

froggy sweater, £27

Why is it so many fashion brands still adhere to the khaki is for boys, pink is for girls rule? Tootsa MacGinty is a bold and bright unisex label for kids with a new non-gender specific approach. Recently launched by ex-Tommy Hilfiger designer, Kate Pietrasik, the range includes cool animal motif sweaters, rainbow stripey tops and dungarees (OK, there are just a few frocks for the girls but they are NOT pink or frilly). The colour palette of grass green, tomato red and indigo with the odd splash of lemon yellow should genuinely appeal to both sexes. Excellent news for parents to boys and girls then. And truly not a hint of pastel pink princess in sight, we promise. Prices range from £21 for sweat pants at Tootsa MacGinty

Indigo sweat pants, £21

Peace sweat shirt, £25

CLB ♥ Light Up Your Mood switch stickers

Here's a cheap and novel interiors tip for New Year: transform a boring old white light switch with these fun stickers. Available in three designs: animals, girls or boys, each pack contains four sheets of peel-off vinyl stickers (including lots of eyes, noses and mouths), enough for eight characters. Helpfully, the stickers peel off easily, so they can be changed without leaving any pesky residue. Hours of fun! £6.50 at Molly Meg.

Happy New Year!

Well hello again. It's been a while. I'm sorry, I have missed you all terribly too. We finally moved into our new house after three months of renovations (thank you to Ed, our brilliant builder, here is his website). Moving in, unpacking and settling the girls along with the husband and cats was a bigger job than I ever imagined. But now it's done. PHEEEEEEEEEEW! The house is looking great and we are finally really enjoying the space and fact that everything pretty much is as we want it. On the downside our pockets are painfully empty and we have both aged ludicrously (I swear I have about five new wrinkles) but all in all it has been worth every second. I will be posting before and afters of the new house, with particular emphasis on the children's rooms (sneak peek of Evie's room below) over the forthcoming weeks. I have lots of great content coming up: incredible new products, inspiring websites and cool apps. A big thanks to all those who have been keeping me updated. As for the little ones, fun-loving Evie is enjoying running around her new house and darling little Lola, now approaching six months, has been taking her first tentative mouthfuls of food. Nothing cuter than those first facial expressions when they first taste a new flavour. Me? Officially exhausted but relieved we are now ensconced in the new place and very happy to be back in blogland. Thank you for reading. Here's to a happy, healthy and stress-free 2012. Love CLB xxx

Evie wearing a new hat for breakfast

Evie's new room. Wallpaper by Harlequin, chest of drawers by IKEA

CLB ♥ Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day

CLB was head over kitten heels after hearing the V&A was publishing its very first children's story book.Written by esteemed fashion professor Amy de la Haye and illustrated by Emily Sutton, the book tells the tale of Clara, a little girl who inherits her granny's passion for millinery. When her brother rips granny's beloved straw hat, Clara heads to the V&A with her family to learn how to fix it and embarks on an millinery adventure. Daddy CLB read it to Evie last night and she adored it - positively enchanted by the exquisite illustrations packed with colour and detail. Perfect for fledgling fashionistas everywhere.

£10.99 (V&A Publishing) at www.vandashop.com 

CLB ♥ Hop Toy Shop's animal bike bells

Tring, triiiiiiiiiing! How cool are these animal face bike bells by Crazy Stuff? Just landed at East London's wonderful independent toy emporium, Hop Toy Shop, there are four to choose from: eagle, cat, bunny and croc. CLB is particularly loving the angry eagle - that face just says 'get outta my way'. Surely the latest must-have scooter accessory. £10 each at Hop Toy Shop

Hello Kitty Liberty Art Fabrics

Lola Maud and I popped to Liberty today for the eagerly anticipated launch of the Hello Kitty/Liberty Art fabrics collaboration. A giant sized Hello Kitty greeted us alongside a gaggle of glam mums and their over-excited daughters. Utilising Liberty's heritage style, the cult Japanese kid's character has been worked into five limited-edition fabrics which have been selling fast since they launched online this weekend. Not the most natural of style marriages you may think but bizarrely it works quite brilliantly. Our favourite? The jolly 'Orange Kitty Town' print above. The range - which also includes ultra-collectible goodies like tote bags, jewellery boxes and key rings - is up on the third floor, nestled in Liberty's fabric department until it sells out. Judging by the reaction of children and parents alike today, that could be very soon. You can also buy the fabrics online here from £21 per metre.

Liberty, Great Marlborough Street, London W1B 5AH (www.liberty.co.uk/020 7734 1234) Oxford Circus tube.