Eton mess Ice cream ...

Second attempt at ice cream making took place this morning.  This time using the Brown Eyed Baker recipe as a base I didn't add the vanilla bean but added some whole raspberries to the mix, made a raspberry sauce with some fresh raspberries and sugar and added crunched up meringue right at the end of the churning.  This time I used 2 cups f cream and 1 cup of milk and the result is much less sickly.  The whole raspberries however have frozen a little bit hard so perhaps next time I will cut these into small pieces.

There was too much in the tub to put the lid on so my eldest daughter and I had eton mess ice cream for breakfast!  Oops!

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2009/02/03/classic-vanilla-ice-cream/

vanilla honeycomb ice cream ...

About 2 years ago my husband bought me the ice cream attachment for my Kitchenaid and finally yesterday I took it out of the box and made my 1st batch of ice cream.  I used the 'Brown Eyed Baker' vanilla recipe and added my own twist with honeycomb pieces and chocolate sauce swirled through it.  The result is yummy, although very rich as I used 3 cups of cream so the next batch I will split half and half with milk.  Take a look

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2009/02/03/classic-vanilla-ice-cream/

H&M for Unicef ...

Have you all seen the H&M "All for Children' collection for Unicef?  Truly brilliant!  I have ordered the flamingo hat, bunny hat and flamingo leotard for my girls ...  soo looking forward to the delivery to arrive.

http://www.hm.com/gb/all-for-children#0/0

more animal friendly taxidermy ...

I recently posted some amazing fabric animal heads by Desaccord and have again stumbled across some more by Carola Van Dyke at Rocket St George.   Love them ... x

http://www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk/patchwork-hare-head-15725-p.asp

From sweatshirt to kiddies sweat pants ...

This blog is great by Elsie Marley who took the inspirations for these kiddies sweat pants from sophie from cirque du bebe.  These are on the to-do list for my 2!

http://www.elsiemarley.com/kcwc-guest-post-sophie-from-cirque-du-bebe.html

Grubbies Launch Party ...

To all the Grubbies fans out there...  I went to the Grubbies launch party this week at Hoboken kids wear boutique in Leigh-on-Sea.  Was great fun and the Grubbies team hosted a fun night with bubbles & cupcakes galore.  I bought my littleun' a pair of 'gummies' and cant wait to get her into them.  Here are a few pics of the evening.

http://www.grubbies.co.uk/

Publications ...

Two exciting publications to look out for are 'London Fashion Style' & 'Babiekins'.

London Fashion Style - Edition PAUMES is a small and dynamic family-run Japanese publishers, working in close contact with artists and designers in Europe. With a poetic and original approach, PAUMES has produced a set of 'creative bibles' that overflow with inspiration. Although written in Japanese, it doesn't spoil the enjoyment of creative ideas.

Babiekins magazine - The 1st Print Issue of Babiekins launches this month!

Babiekins magazine focuses on all things trendy in a little one's world. Their mission to encourage, inspire and motivate the trendy parent and child alike.

Babiekins produce 4 online issues a year - this month sees the launch of their first print issue!

Expected in 12 October. Pre Order your issue now to ensure you don't miss out

Both available at http://lapinandme.bigcartel.com/

Shampoodle ...

http://www.shampoodle.com/

I must say I have never been a tracksuit kinda girl but Shampoodle do the ultimate in comfort clothing with a twist.  Its fun, comfortable and cool with the deep cuffs and slouch fit.  What do you think?
Available for adults & kiddies.

Urban Elk ...

Urban Elk has some cute prints on jersey basics for kids.  take a look ...

http://shop.urbanelk.dk/

Desaccord ...

Love it or hate it taxidermy is a popular art form again.  Be it a stag head or a bird the popularity of the stuffed animal trophy is winging its way back into the homes of many interior loving peeps out there.  Lots of kinder versions such as metal stag heads, pug dog cushions and owl shaped candles are on the market in stores on our high street but I have found (I think) the most amazingly beautiful handcrafted & quirky adaption of the original designs.  These hand stitched top hat and pearl bead wearing stuffed animals are made from lots of different fabrics and could be hung on the walls of any child's bedroom.  I think they are totally beautiful!  

http://desaccord.bigcartel.com/