A cute little Lulabird Christmas List

I am no Christmas present buying queen. Oh no, you won't find wrapped presents under my bed until at least the 24th December.

But I have started to think about writing Christmas lists and so, slipping into procrastinating mode, I created these cute little downloadable Christmas Wishlists. Use them to jot down the things you're longing for, or the things your children want (that could be long, I know!). Use them however you wish and for whoever and whatever you wish. But most of all, enjoy!

Now I really had better start writing those lists.

But perhaps I'll have a cup of tea first.

PS. To download, simply click on the image above to open larger image, right click, save the file to your computer and then print. You'll get the best quality print if you use good paper stock and a higher quality print setting.

LulaWhale in the Telegraph

So then, did anyone spot the LulaWhale in the Telegraph's Children's notebook on Saturday. Here he is. Ahh, isn't he sweet :)

P.S. I'm thinking those little boy's boiler suits next door are pretty cool too. Might have to get my boys one for when they're in the mood to get grubby in the garden!

A little pressie from Lulabird

We've created these adorable little bookplates for you to download and print at home. And they're completely free. Why? Just because we like you so much :)

Simply click on the image above, right click and save the file to your computer and then print. You'll get the best quality print if you use good paper stock and a higher quality print setting.

Then just cut out, write name, glue into your favourite books and enjoy forever more.

Look, I'm using them too. Here it is in my sons' favourite book...

To see all the products in the lulabird range visit www.lulabird.co.uk

Enjoy!! L x

PS. Please recycle your offcuts.

Some of the delights to be had over at lulabird

There are some delights to be had over at lulabird online shop. Whether buying for yourself or your little ones, we think you'll love our range of eco friendly wooden clocks and wall art. Pop over to lulabird.co.uk to see the whole range.

Lulabird email crisis...

Oh, how ever did we cope without email?? Our email system has gone down today and we are rendered completely useless and in a state of utter panic. Makes you wonder how we ever got anything done before modern technology came along; we must have had to write things on paper and speak to people directly... shock, horror :)

If anyone should need to contact us in the meantime and can't seem to get an email through then please drop us a mail at lulabirddesign@hotmail.co.uk. We hope to be back with the modern world soon!!

Love sewing? Love birds?

We've just come across this cute bird box sewing kit at Clothkits. This kit makes four decorative birds and contains gingham, floral, polka dot and felt fabric as well as beads, buttons, stuffing and ribbon. The box can be turned into a home for the birds. Go create your own Lulabirds!

Time for a tea party!

The sun is out! Time for a tea party in the garden? We're loving this very pretty tea set made of tin, which comes with a fab retro style, pink suitcase.

We've just found these lovely (and free!) downloadable paper dolls by Sarah Jane via Bloesem kids. They're on the way to the printer as we speak!

Who can resist this super cute pinafore dress?

This Belle and Boo pinafore dress is extremely gorgeous! It's made from soft, dusky pink twill and has a Cheeky Boo bunny embroidered on the front. And it's comes in sizes from 12 months up to 4 years. Just perfect for the summer (when it eventually arrives!).

Like LulaOwl teal? We know you'll like these.

If you love our LulaOwl teal designs then we've put together a few other items that we think you'll like.

From top left...

1) Teal clutch - Jenniferladd’s etsy shop

2) Teal ipod cozy - Oranges and apples folksy shop

3) Lovebird bowl - Prince design uk folksy shop

4) Our LulaOwl teal wall art - Lulabird

5) Bird brolly notebook - Sarah Waterhouse’s folksy shop

6) Babushka Bunny by Nanette Regan - Nanette Regan's online shop

Nice hey? We spoil you :)

Twit twoo - win a LulaOwl wall art

LulaOwl wall art competition is now finished but we'll update you when we next give something lovely away!!

Thanks to all who retweeted!

Cor! Toy vintage kitchen to die for...

I have that feeling of panic that I get when I find something absolutely fabulous but haven't yet found out what it is and where I can get one. Take a look at this vintage toy kitchen that I just stumbled across on flickr... it is AMAZING. My boys absolutely need one and I want a big one to match.

Now going to find out more. Please, please, please let these be available to buy!!

I found these on naralnas flickr photostream.

By Louise

Easter debate: Dining table vs ipad. No contest.

I have eaten from the minute I woke up this morning. Total gluttony on my part... hot cross buns, chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, banana and chocolate cake. I must stop there, it's just too shameful. My boys must think me such a hypocrite having spent the day monitoring their chocolate intake, preaching about the unhealthy side effects of eating too much sugar whilst eating my second (uh hum... fourth) roll of rolos.

So anyway, thought I'd distract myself from the oodles of goodies that are surrounding me by looking on the wonderful world wide web for some delightful things that aren't made of chocolate.

I've had my eye out for a dining table for a while now. Want something round, a bit retro but I'm thinking modern retro rather than vintage. Have looked at a few sale rooms but nothing has come up that's quite right and I like the Ikea stockholm range but I begrudge paying that much for ikea... you know what I mean don't you?? Today, however, I think I found it.... next Easter I plan to eat my hot cross buns off this great table from Graham and Green that is now at the top of my 2010 wishlist.

I'd like that room too... lovely and bright. That's a big ask though I guess.

My husband, however, is mostly obsessing today about the launch of the apple ipad. It's progressed from a healthy passing interest to an 'I'm absolutely, definitely having one' in the past 24 hours. He did just show me a picture of the scrabble game which does look amazing (I'm a word game fiend, that's the geek coming out in me) but I'd rather have something to eat my dinner off.

Dining table or ipad... let the battle commence.

Mmm... rolos or flake??

By Louise

Lulabird on Bambino Goodies

Lulabird have just had a wonderful write up on bambino goodies...

Take a look at http://www.bambinogoodies.co.uk/lulabird/

Out with the teddies...

We love buying things for our children that they love, but even better if we can enjoy looking at them too. These amigurumi animals would be a welcome addition our children's bedrooms.

And, have you ever seen such an eccentric and quirky looking stuffed toy as Geoffrey the lion?! He can be found in irene strange's Etsy shop... isn't he so cute?

By Louise

Mother's day wishlist

We got to thinking (what with it being mother’s day tomorrow. We’ve pretended to forget but clearly we haven’t and will be expecting a nice big lie in)... if it were acceptable to write a mother’s day list, what would be on it. Mmmm...

Some lovely fabrics to add to the pile. The sweetest we’ve stumbled across recently are these Anna Maria Horner flannels. Okay, so it would probably be turned into something for the children so not a selfless mother’s day request. On to the next one…

An ercol daybed… something pretty similar to this. Pretty hard to wrap up, granted, and pretty hard to come by (although it won’t stop us looking).

So this maybe?

Okay, so perhaps that’s not likely to appear by the bed (along with french toast and a steaming hot latte) tomorrow morning... but who said it had to be realistic?

Such a shame that literacy is still a few years off for our children.

We do love flowers and chocolates too :o)

Lulabird in Birmingham Bullring

We're very excited that the Created in Birmingham Shop in Birmingham Bullring are now stocking Lulabird products. Created in Birmingham is a blog that promotes, discusses and connects Birmingham’s vibrant creative community and their shop on Level 3, Upper Mall West, (Debenhams side) is open now and will be there for a minimum of 6 weeks so pop in soon to see the real life lulabird products :o)

Lulabird hits the high street!

Exciting news - Lulabird products have gone up for sale today in the People Shop - a cute little boutique selling beautiful clothes, funky gifts and cool accessories. The shop is 'tucked away in the suburbs' of Birmingham, a great place for all those people in the West Midlands who don't want to buy high street and mainstream products!

The Lulabird website is ready to go live!

Click, click and we're away! Exciting news for us - the lulabird website is finished, is ready to go live and is awaiting it's first online customers. It's taken a few months to perfect but we're really pleased that it's up and running. If you spot any bugs, then please let us know (there shouldn't be any after all of the testing but you never know...)! Go to www.lulabird.co.uk to check it out.

Retro wallpaper

Lulabird is loving retro wallpaper at the moment! There are a few good sites where you can source original 50s, 60s and 70s paper from - still in the original packaging. And it's not that expensive to buy. Definitely worth jazzing up the lounge with a feature wall. So many cool designs out there...

New LulaOwl design!

Check out the new LulaOwl design - it's been designed so that both kids and adults alike will love the cute owl characters. Twit Twoo! This piece of art will look fab adorning any walls in your house!

Lulabird goes Eco!

Our products are made from a high quality birch plywood. We ensure that the wood has been sourced from sustainable forests and is FSC certified. Our aim is to source, design and deliver products that are as eco-friendly as possible. All of our products are made in the UK, using local companies.

We also manage to make our products look really lovely without using unnecessarily fancy packaging, and we make sure we use recyclable packaging materials too.