Little Diary

Each week we meet a parent who has set up their own business. This week we meet Alice Aitken, the queen of print. Hi Alice tell us a bit about yourself and your business Sure my name is Alice. I'm wife to Stu, mum to Edie and another lil Om due in Dec this year. My business is Om Baby, I make baby clothes using beautiful hand block-printed indian Cotton.    What was the driving force to set up Om Baby? The driving force was finding an amazing product for my baby daughter and a need for some creativity in early mamma-hood...

Style After Nine's Yvadney Davis is the ultimate #mumthatslays A stylist and mum to two she has the best earring collection on instagram and is always enpointe. I just had to interview her for Fashion Bytes. What three words sum up your style?   Flavourful, colourful, eclectic.   Which fashion rule do you love to break? The one that says breastfeeders should wear 'nursing-specific' clothes.   What are your key wardrobe staples and where are they from? Nursing Bras - Hotmilk. Orthopedic-friendly shoes from Birkenstock and my Nike & Adidas trainers. Shaping skinny jeans - Marks & Spencer  Oversized earrings - H&M ...

Claire is the creative brains behind Play Hooray. Her feed is full of activities to keep little ones on a creative learning journey. We pick her brains about how to keep even the most active little ones entertained whether they are on a plane, train or ferry.   Claire you’ve recently been on a 6 hour ferry with your little boy. How did you keep tantrums and boredom at bay of that long?   This summer our family holiday travels have included a three hour flight, a six hour ferry crossing and a seven hour stint in the car, phew!...

It's the third instalment in our Doers & Dreamers series. This week we meet my lovely neighbour from Dot to Dot, Amy Hunt. Hi Amy tell us a bit about yourself? (And your business) Hello! I’m the owner of Willa and Bobbin, which is a handmade design-led soft furnishing boutique for little people, using Liberty of London fabric and vintage found fabrics (I’m a Liberty print addict and a fabric hoarder!)  When I’m not working I’m a mummy of two little pickle monsters: Willa 4 going on 16 and Alfie who has just turned 2 and is a ball of energy –...

WELCOME to the first in the series of Fashionbytes. Each week we are going to be catching up with a stylish parent and asking them how on earth they do it!! First up is Andy from the stylish blog Dad & Co                                               Hello Andy, tell us a bit about yourself… I'm 35, live in Surbiton and a stay at home dad for my wonderful kids - Lily (3 years old) and son Robin 1 (years old). I used to...