Another Bag? Barbara Hulanicki for Top Shop

I do apologise for the fact that I can't seem to get off bags at the moment and as I bought this yesterday I thought that I should share it.

So this isn't necessarily a mummy product but it is a shopping bag and everyone has to shop - be you a mummy or not.

I do try to be a good girl when it comes to not using plastic bags and whilst it seems that lots of people are managing at the supermarket it all goes to pot when you hit the highstreet.

I have so many of these reusable bags that I could have my own web store selling them but that doesn't stop me from adding to my collection! This new beauty is from the iconic Barbara Hulanicki's new range for Top Shop. I have been so inspired by her over the years that i even named my middle daughter after her iconic sixties store, BIBA.

I know that I am going to have yet another fight on my hands over who actually gets to keep this - me or one of the girls. I do promise that we don't fight all the time - just when it comes to bags!

I can only imagine what it is going to be like when they are after my clothes too!

£25 from www.topshop.com

Hannah Montana wears patent DM's!

Fresh from the Hannah Montana movie and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised! Hannah sports a pair of bright yellow patent DM boots in one scene - so on the Hannah tip I thought that I would share them with you all.
My kids all love DM's. OK so it may have something to do with the fact that i love DM's (You simply can't beat the high heeled patent Darcy boots from last season) but they really are great shoes.
You can get your mitts on a pair of the very same boots as Hannah from www.cloggs.co.uk
Sizes from small 6 to 13. They are really versatile and look great with leggings, skirts or jeans. My middle daughter had a black pair for school and she loves them.

The perfect summer dress from No added Sugar

How happy am I that No Added Sugar have finally extended their range to take in sizes up to 12 years?
I worked with them when they began producing their slogan T's back in 2000 and though we haven't worked together for a number of years I have continued my love affair with their clothes.
I've had so many of their dresses for my girls over the years and they have been worn and washed so many times - yet they still look as good as new.
My first buy from their new collection will be the Scrabble dress. Made from their high quality premium cotton jersey (that doesn't shrink), in a beautiful green spot (that co-ordinates with the stuff that my girls are still loving from last summer). It has a lovely criss cross back in contrasting red and it will be loved by my girls!
Now available in sizes from 3 to 12 years (yippee). Scrabble dress £45.
Oh and they have the best delivery service too. If you order before 3.30pm you get your goodies the next day - and you really do!
www.noaddedsugar.co.uk

Get yourself a one off designer statement bag at highstreet prices..

There is obviously a bit of a theme forming with the number of bags that i am featuring here. And actually I do recall someone saying to me once that if you own more than six of something then that constitutes a problem - so along with strollers, shoes, socks, tights and coats - I have to admit that I have a bit of a bag problem.
As with coats, shoes and strollers - the main issue I have is that you need one for every perceivable occasion. Which for me being a mum, businesswoman, girl about town and secretary at the kids gym club = a lot of bags. I don't let it get to me, but choose to embrace this small problem!
Now my last bag purchase was by my own admission a bit excessive (a Channel 2.55, black, quilted lambskin if you are interested) but I have wanted one for so long - and I did save up for it like a very good girl - and i did buy it at the airport saving myself a whole heap.
My newest bag love - comes from a new company called Rustic Clash. They have a whole range of bags for every occasion that are hand produced in the UK using reclaimed fabrics.
With my mummy head on - the shoulder or weekend bags will both double as a changing bag - but the whole collection is fab. They have some beautiful designs and each one is a one off. Or for the creative amongst us they have a Create Your Own feature - where you pick your basic style and then your own fabrics from their collection.
They make a truly original gift - or a delightful treat. My fav is the Beatrice Clutch (pic above), though I know that my girls would nab it as soon as it made it through the door, maybe there is a pattern forming! Prices from just £12 www.rusticclash.com

Baby & All Bag Carrier and changing bag in one!

Now if there ever was a good idea then this has to be it. All of you out there with a toddler will be only too aware of their fierce determination to walk everywhere - until they actually have to do it that is.
How many times have you been caught short without your pushchair and end up lugging your heavy little one till your arms are ready to burst?
The Baby & All bag is the complete answer! It is a handbag / changing bag that with a couple of adjustments becomes a carrier too. You don't have to empty your bag to get it into carrier mode which makes it perfect for those times when their little legs just won't walk any further.
It comes in a few different styles but I especially love their new designer option that is just about to hit the shops. It is going to sell for around £90 but it looks like the kind of handbag that I am more than happy to be seen out and about with.
for more info www.debraclare.com