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Architecture Tours at The Southbank Centre (Age 8+)
This March, April and June 2016, you can take a 1 hour architecture tour around the Southbank Centre. The tour will focus on its 20th-century (Brutalist) architecture. The centre itself was completed in 1968 on the site […]
5 Best Bespoke Stationery FOR PAPER LOVERS
HoneyTreePublishing The HoneyTree team are a fully fledged British success story. They have grown their personalised stationery company from their farmhouse kitchen table in Somerset. It is now a thriving small business, where the staff are […]
5 Fun Things Worth Knowing About
How to Explain to a Child That Life Is Difficult Overparenting is still in style, despite a lot of evidence against it. While letting children fail is critical to instilling resilience and creativity, it’s often difficult […]
Patricia Gill Shares Her Work Space
Patricia is a fast moving, Mama to 3 small people. She is a self confessed design and interiors blogs junkie, with a background in design, film and entertainment PR.
Watch and Learn This Sandwich Monster
Over a period of time, David Laferriere, the creator of Kritzels, has drawn over 1,500 unique Kritzels characters on sandwich bags. New Kritzels keep adding to the tally everyday. What started off as an affectionate token […]
You Will Love This Loyal Cupcake
Now this is what I call sweet art. It’s the point where sugar and design intersects beautifully. Im sure Maty and Paul would give full marks for this bake, what do you think? More salivating […]
Watch and Learn The Coolest Toys
Happy Memories hey? All courtesy of The King of Legoland. Enjoy your weekend, and if you do one thing whilst you’re away from your desk this weekend, I suggest you make time to play with […]
Watch and Learn Yoga Joe
Brogamats was founded on the belief that yoga practitioners defy simple categorization, and include people of all walks of life, all genders, all Lululemon budgets, and all levels of earthy pretentiousness. If you have 10 […]
Watch and Learn This Paper Bird
DIANA BELTRAN HERRERA (b. 1987, Colombia) is a designer and artist that has been working over the past years with paper as the primary medium in the production of her work. After graduating from her […]
Watch and Learn A 12 Year Old Comic Artist
Meet Orson, he is only 12 and has published is first graphic novel The Adventures of Hal Dekenzin which you can buy through his Aligon Adventures blog here for £7. You can also buy the comic […]
Come and See Daisy & Finn’s Workspace
Good morning all, Today I am starting a new feature called ‘My Workspace’, and I’m rather thrilled about it. It’s simple, sweet and ever so exciting. I have asked some of the very clever and […]
Watch and Learn This Body Move
The Human Body is an App ($3.99 : Age 4+) made by the Designers at Tinybop. They create elegant, educational iOS apps to spark the curiosity of kids around the world today. Within the apps, kids […]
For all the Bowie Fans Out There…
“Bowie is the man who elevated his music to what can only be described as an art form.” – David Bowie website It’s a sad day, as we celebrate the life of David Bowie who died […]
Design : Toy Stories : Gabriele Galimberti : Photographer
Do you ever feel frustrated that your iPhone runs out of batteries too quickly, that you haven’t got the latest ASOS clutch bag, or you’ll never get your dream holiday to Branson’s Necka Island? Well, […]
Design : Paper Donut : Alexis Facca
Art direction – Alexis Facca & Tom Joye Never throw a piece of paper out again. Take a look at the incredible work above titled ‘Paper Donut’ from designer Alexis Facca. It is paper set […]
Craft Project, A Free Alphabet Poster
Originally posted on Creative Bus Stop:
Look at this, it’s a freebie from the wonderful Mr Printable. You can download the poster and print it in your choice or language (English, Spanish or French). Ahhh,…
Watch and Learn, Etsy Personalised Prints
We love Etsy, (especially all you wonderful UK Etsy makers out there) … so in honour of all things personal, beautiful names, baby celebrations or just making someone feel special with a print in honour […]
5 of the Best Beautifully Designed Books for Kids
1. Maps (Big Picture Press) Aleksandra Mizielinska & Daniel Mizielinski This book of maps is a visual feast for readers of all ages, with […]
You will Love Stationary and Tags by Alison Carmichael
Originally posted on Mama's Secret London:
We adore all things Alison Carmichael. We have a box of her cards, and they are very special. These tags will definitely give those ’emergency’ presents or dinner…
Craft Project, Free Prints from the Make It Perfect Blog
Wow Wow Wow, look what we have here. The eternally clever Leanne, is sharing a whole heap of free art prints for you via the Make It Perfect Blog. Christmas came early today… so get […]
Prints We Love : Elephant Love : Hus & Hem
Going Danish ‘Elephant Love’ A3 Print Mariann Doherty, a freelance illustrator lives and works in Denmark. Her whimsical illustrations are the perfect way to add a little humour to your walls and we have fallen […]
Panther Paper Costume : Play Time Ideas : At The Hambledon
We think these costumes are almost at the top of the list as the best ever birthday presents … and they get bonus points for being a great gift to send in the post. Printed […]
Bus Stop Loves : Incredible Lego : Colossal
We have been meaning to dedicate some air space to a few Lego wonders for a while now, so here is a selection from the uber cool site Colossal. All credits for work and images […]
Design We Love : Alphabet Poster : Free Free Free
Look at this, it’s a freebie from the wonderful Mr Printable. You can download the poster and print it in your choice or language (English, Spanish or French). Ahhh, how we love Mr Printable and […]
Prints we Love : Eat These Every Day : Hus & Hem
EAT THESE EVERY DAY – 1930’s Framed Print This informative print comes from the employment project, ‘Works Progress Administration’, set up in the 1935-1943 depression in the United States. Besides being behind public construction […]
Design We Love : Bird Screen Prints : Finch & Robin
We have some penguin fans in our house, which is somewhat surprising when you consider their slimy feathers, inability to fly, and fishy breath, (good PR rates in Antarctica), my pixie girls see them as […]
Design : Prints We Love : Iota Illustration
Bluebells, Bears and Birds by Iola Illustration £10 part of a limited edition of 50 Print is numbered, signed and titled by hand by the artist By here at Brighton POD
Design : Prints We Love : Snowboarder by Chris Arran
Snowboarder print by Chris Arran Unframed and limited edition, and signed on the front £35 and Free P+P (A3) Dispatch in 2 days, buy here at Brighton POD
Design : Lady Gaga Children’s Book : Andrew Kolb
Here is a book, for those moments when The Gruffalo needs a rest, and you need entertaining. It is a unique and brilliant book by illustrator Andrew Kolb. As you can imagine, the book and […]
Design : Prints We Love : Bear Hug by Sean Sims
Bear Hugs signed Print by Sean Sims £12 & £3 P+P, made to order and 5 days dispatch. 297cm x 420cm (A3) Buy here at Brighton POD
Design : Prints We Love : Alphabet by SUKIE
We have a slight passion for all things typography, so don’t be surprised if this is the first of many many Alphabet prints we hunt down. It’s something to do with my dear old Pa […]
Prints we Love : SKANDINAVISKA DJUR POSTER
More adored prints from the Bus Stop secret play-room. Now you know the Swedish word for Hare, so don’t say we don’t ‘educate’ as well as titilate you at our Bus Stop ! xo Buy […]
Design : The Twelve Dancing Princesses : Fairy Tale : Drawings by Shelia Robinson
The Twelve Dancing Princesses : A Grimms’ Fairy Tale We recently fell upon the work of illustrator and printmaker Shelia Robinson, and got quite excited when we saw that an archive fairytale book of the […]
The London Bus : We Like You A lot
As you know, all us Mama’s here love a London Bus, having grown up taking the No.19 from Chelsea up to Piccadilly Circus to see the sights with my dear old Pa, or have tea […]
5 of the Best Magazines that Families Love
Anorak Magazine, the ‘happy mag for kids’ is aimed at boys and girls aged between 6 and 12 years old. Please note that they welcome kids of any age to enjoy the magazine but to really […]
Loglike : Handmade craft kits & things of beauty
We had a belated birthday treat skating at Somerset house this week, and though we were tight on time, we sneaked into the Christmas Arcade, and for us, there were exciting moments fluttering by all […]
Design We Love : Cardboard Teepee : Petit Artisan
Made from re-cycled cardboard, the teepee is a blank canvas for children to play, create & decorate using paint, collage, pens & crayons, limited only by imagination. Suitable for toddlers (from about 18 months / […]
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