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Moulin Roty Les Papoum - new jungle range for 2015
Every year Moulin Roty introduce a new nursery range, and for 2015 they have created a lovely new jungle themed collection.Meet Les Papoums - released June 2015. An elephant, hippo and lion. Colours...
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Moulin Roty discontinued... The ranges we have loved and lost
I have been selling Moulin Roty toys for 12 years now. I still remember the first ever delivery back in 2003 - it came to my home (then a little cottage in Oxfordshire) and I remember unpacking the...
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Little Sprig Maileg Mouse goes Grocery Shopping
Oh no! Little Sprig mouse has run out of food.... Little Sprig: hungryTime for a trip to the village shop... Mr Mouse is working behind the counter today - Hello Mr Mouse! Mr Mouse: working hard...
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Nellie the elephant packed her truck...
...and off she went to the circus a picnic !My lovely new Moulin Roty elephants headed off for a picnic this weekend..... Mummy and baby elephants packed up their trunks and headedinto the countryside...
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Sylvain the travelling rabbit - "On the road again..."
Well it's been quite some time since his last adventure and after a few months resting and helping out in the Cottontails office, Sylvain the Travelling Rabbit is back on the road...Sylvain: on the...
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Cottontails goes to the Royal Welsh Show
Last week I left Rudolph in charge of the office and took myself off to the Royal Welsh agricultural show. Now, I'm probably not your typical show-goer - I glared at the Countryside Alliance stand,...
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Top Drawer 2016 - and what is a trade fair?
"What exactly is a trade fair?" people often ask when I say I'm heading down to Top Drawer, or Pulse, or up to the NEC for the Spring Fair.Simply put, it's like shopping for shops. Trade fairs are...
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What's new for Maileg spring 2016?
As I wrote in my last post, I have recently returned from Top Drawer trade fair (read all about what a trade fair is here) where I had a good look at all the lovely new things Maileg are bringing out...
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Easter Treats - things for baby
The first in a series of posts I will be sharing over the next few days, showcasing a range of gifts and treats on an Easter theme.To kick off, here are some of the loveliest things around for a baby...
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Easter Treats for your boiled eggs and soldiers
Today's collection of Easter Treats centers on Easter Eggs. Not the chocolate ones, but lovely little egg cups and cosies to use when you're having your boiled egg and soldiers... a. Oak bunny egg cup...
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Easter Treats - pretty little things for baby
Pretty little things for baby this Easter - rattles, slippers, comforters and toys, all in soft but cheerful colours from my favourite toy maker of all, Moulin Roty. Everything here is available to buy...
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Easter Treats - bunny ears and things to wear
From bonnets to brooches to bags - a few lovely bunny-themed wearables to continue my series of 'Easter Treats'.If only the cape and bonnet came in grown up sizes, but there's nothing stopping me from...
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Easter Treats - print and paper
A print-and-paper themed post for my Easter Treats series.Wall stickers, cards and a lovely print make up today's selection - all by designers and artists I love.Details of where to buy are beneath the...
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Easter Treats - gifts and homewears
Definitely not just for children, today's selection for my Easter Treats series is made up of gifts and accessories for the home. Quite by accident it has ended up being a pale powder pink collection,...
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Easter Treats - jewels and treasure
To finish off my little series of Easter Treats, a handful of rabbity treasure. Necklaces, brooches and a pretty pair of hair clips...For where to buy see the details below the image. a. Hand painted...
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Happy Easter!
Rudolph and I wish you a very happy Easter... May your weekend be filled with relaxation, happy times and many chocolate eggs!
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Tis the season for Christmas catalogues...
It's that time of year when the catalogues come out with the toy ranges for Autumn, Winter and Christmas. It's always a bit strange to be browsing pixies and polar bears in the middle of summer - but...
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New LOWER PRICES across the board at Cottontails!
Online retailing has changed enormously in the thirteen years I've been running Cottontails. There is now far, far more competition and many more shops selling way below RRP. In the past I've relied on...
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The Cottontails Grand Harvest Sale!
Launching today - The Cottontails Grand Harvest Sale, as I clear a bit of space ahead of festive arrivals next week. The perfect opportunity to gather in (harvest - get it!) a few bits and bobs of...
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Happy and Sad
This is a happy and sad post. But don't worry, the sad bit happened a long time ago now so I'm okay.Firstly....Say hello to Ralph!I would like to introduce everyone to the lovely Ralph, the latest...
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Christmas is coming, the goose is going shopping....
I know it's a bit early, but I spotted mince pies in the Co-op the other day, so I thought it would be nice to take a peek at the forthcoming Christmas offerings from Moulin Roty and Maileg this...
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After a fallow few years.... the Cottontails Kitchen Garden is BACK!
It's been eight years since I first created the Cottontails Kitchen Garden, a little project to market the children's gardening equipment I stocked, and since then much has changed - not least we have...
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Sunday Afternoon in the Snow
It's Snow Day Four here at Cottontails Baby HQ, but it's much milder outside, so this afternoon Sylvain decided to venture outside - and to take baby Maileg bunny for her first ever play in the...
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The bunnies bake a chocolate cake
We have a few runner ducks, and every so often the duck-egg situation can get a bit out of control - and there's only so many omelettes a person can eat. So not long ago, I asked three of the...
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This beautiful book - Through the Kitchen Window by Susan Hill
About two years ago I was in Hay on Wye with my father, and he bought me this beautiful book - Through the Kitchen Window by Susan Hill.I had never seen it or heard of it before we stumbled upon it in...
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