Dainty Dolls Closet Haul

Hi everyone,

My beautiful little girl Darcie is a brand rep for an Instagram shop called 'Dainty Dolls Closet'. Dainty Dolls Closet is an Instagram shop which sells handmade clothes from 0-5 years. They have their own designs and you can pop in custom requests to. Dainty Dolls Closet also offers 'Mummy and Me' skirts.

Recently Dainty Dolls held a market night on their Instagram, this means you can pick up things slightly cheaper, for example Dainty Dolls had skirt slots for around £5 and you could pick the size you were after. I absolutely love joining in with market nights, especially when it means you can grab a good bargain and pick up something you love but for a fraction of the cost.

So here's what I brought:

I love clothes from Dainty Dolls they are very well made and are just all round beautiful pieces. I love buying handmade clothes as each piece is unique, they can be custom made and you know that they have been made with love and care. I you are interested in anything Dainty Dolls have to offer
(including the beautiful crushed velvet skirts and leggings they have at the moment) head over to Dainty Dolls Closet on Instagram.

What is your favourite piece I brought for Darcie?

Tasha x

June round up 2017

Hi everyone,

So I am very proud of myself as I am actually getting a round up post up. I am going to start as I mean to go on and try and get one of these up for every month.

What's happened in June?

• Darcie turned 6 months old (where has the time gone?!) I am thinking about doing an update post on 'Darcie at 6 months' as a lot has happed. If you follow my Instagram you may have seen my stories, we have started to wean Darcie. She is doing really well with it, I won't go into to much detail and I'll save it for the 'Darcie at 6 months' post.
• We went to Hampton Court Palace. We had an amazing time! I am already thinking about planning another trip there. Darcie enjoyed it too, not just because it was somewhere new but because of how much attention she received. From students on an educational trip, people who had just come out for a day out and even the workers there, no word of a lie must have had about 20+ people either stop to say how lovely she was or walk past and say 'how gorgeous!'.
• I had my braces tightened. I have never really spoken about my braces and what work I have had done, maybe this is for another post as well.
• We took Darcie to soft play for the first time. We went with one of my friends and her little one. Darcie really enjoyed herself.
• Aron's parents visited! We had a lovely day with them.
• We have been busy gathering a few more bits for Darcie's Christening. We are almost there now with gathering bit and pieces for her.

Food favourites:

First up, Milky way crispy rolls. I love these! I love Milky Way chocolate. I haven't had these in ages and I found these in Iceland for £1. That's when I rekindled my love for them. I have to stop myself from eating the whole box of these. I love how they are crispy but have that really smooth centre.

Another Milky Way product. These are a favourite of mine full stop. I love Magic Stars! I don't know what it is about these start shaped chocolates, but I always want more! I picked these up in Tesco on deal for £1 (usually £1.50).

Last food favourites that I don't actually have pictures for are Tesco Finest Piccolo Cherry Tomatoes (£1.50) and Tesco Sweet Mini Peppers (£1.25). With the weather we have been having as they are both lovely additions to a salad.

Makeup and Skincare products:

I wrote a little about these in my May Dollibox* post. These wipes still haven't let me down. These still leave my skin feeling super soft and are great at removing makeup. You can buy the on the Seacret website for £19.95.

Last up in my in my makeup and skincare favourites for the month is the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Evertone Suncare lotion. I received this in my June Dollibox*. Just the smell of this product is enough to win me over! When I applied this to my skin it dried really quickly and it left my skin feeling lovely and soft. You can find out where to buy this on the Palmer's website (RRP £9.99).

Darcie's favourites:

I love this cute floral smock dress from M&Co. This dress is size 3-6 months and is £18.00. This dress was Darcie's Easter present from my Grandma. It comes with a beautiful little pair of matching knickers. Darcie wore this on our trip to Hampton Court Palace.

On the peter pan collar there is some beautiful floral embroidery. I also love the little broderie anglaise sleeves. I want to buy this dress in 18/24 months (which would be £20) ready for next summer in case they don't have it in again. It suits Darcie perfectly! 

Another clothing item. I adore this little Spanish wear romper suit! You may have seen that I picked this up on a Facebook selling page in my post 'Darcie's wardrobe: 3-6 months'. This was a great find as this really suited Darcie! She looked unbelievably cute in this! This little romper has been perfect for the hot weather we have been having, it kept her lovely and cool.

These little pink baby pods have been a firm favourite of mine since we first got them when Darcie was about 3 months. Sadly, Darcie has just grown out of them and I am really sad. I see these as her first pair of shoes and now my baby is getting bigger. You can find these on Ebay.

 
This is a life saver! This dummy clip has helped no ends! We attach this to her pram when we are off out, meaning we don't loose dummies any more. It's so pretty and they come in all different colours and styles. For more information contact allthingshandmade24 on Instagram.

I adore this sleepsuit from Asda! This pattern suits Darcie so well! I search high and low for this particular sleepsuit as it is no longer available. They also do a vest in this pattern too. It reminds me so much of Cath Kidston.

TV, Film and Netflix:

Both of my favourites are from Netflix. First up is Hell's Kitchen. My boyfriend and I have enjoyed watching this in the evening, I believe we are on season 11. We both feel like we actually know the contestants which makes it all the more tense when it comes to elimination.

Saving the best until last for this month and that is Reign! I love Reign! It is based on Mary Queen of Scots, Adelaide Kane who plays Mary is fantastic! Of course all of the other actors and actresses are too. I haven't got to the end of Reign yet, so if you watch it please no spoilers! I am so sad that there will be no more episodes though.

What have been your favourite things in June?

Tasha x

Darice's Wardrobe: 3-6 months

Hi everyone,

I thought I would start a new little series called 'Darcie's Wardrobe'. In this I thought I would feature all of her new clothes we have brought her for her next clothing size. For example this one is for her 3-6 months clothes. Obviously I will probably end up buying her more clothes after the post goes live. I will probably just do haul posts on these in between the 'Darcie's wardrobe' posts. I will try to put a link to where the items are from. However, some shops may not sell the items anymore so I will apologise in advance if I cant find any of the items. Also, we have had to open some of the packs of vests for example, but I will still include them and just mention this has happened. Do ask if you have any questions.

Before I start though I will just mention we have been lucky enough to have had a few bits brought for Darcie. I also look out for good deals on 'like new' or 'new with tags' clothing on my local selling sites or on apps such as 'Depop' and 'Vinted'. I am not afraid to say I do this as she grows so quickly and if I can get stuff in good condition for half the price, I will do that. Also, I find bits on there that I want in the next size up that I didn't manage to get before.

To start with:

Asda: George baby

These were a pack of 3 sleepsuits (we had to take one from it). I can no longer find these on the George website, I have however, found one's similar: Floral print sleepsuits 3 pack. £10. As I am writing this, Darcie actually has the blue one on (and blowing raspberries) and she looks very sweet!

These are a 3 pack of assorted bodysuits. I think these are so cute! Especially the one with the bee on that says 'adorable'. I love the cute collar on it. £6.

If there's one thing I love. It's Disney stuff for my Darcie. This Bambi floral sleepsuit is just the cutest! George actually have some gorgeous Bambi items in at the moment for little girls! £5.

Darcie has worn this crochet trim cardigan once already. She wore this with one of her little dresses. Whilst on the George website I also found a pink one, I now want the pink one for Darcie...

Socks and tights are essentials! Especially as dress weather is slowly starting to roll in. From left to right we have 3 pack of lace detailed tights (£5), 3 pack of cable knit socks (£3) and 2 pack f heart embellished tights (£4). Darcie has worn every pair of the socks and has worn the cream/white pair of lace tights.

Next up is a gorgeous Looney Tunes puffball dress and leggings set. Darcie has worn this once and it looks lovely on. We brought this for £7 and at my time of looking on the George site, it is currently going for £5!

We go through so many vests! So, packs like these 7 pack of assorted bodysuits come in handy! These have cute little rabbit and heart designs on them. They are a bargain at £7.50.

Baby GAP:

I have only brought a couple of bits from baby GAP. However, I have seen some bits in there that I love and I am eager to buy. The leggings below (left to right) are the Ivory frost lace-trim leggings and the pink cameo bow-back leggings. Both are £7.95 each.

Facebook buy's:

I posted on my local Facebook selling sites about wanting 3-6 months clothing. A lady happened to get back to me with 5 dresses all new with tags including Spanish baby wear. (I am a big lover of Spanish baby wear.) I only know where one of these dresses were from the others were probably from a baby boutique. One of the dresses is currently being washed as it was worn the other day.

I believe the first dress was originally around £25.00. The second dress is from Primark and was £6.

The first Spanish dress I believe was originally £38 and I am unsure how much the romper suit was. Both probably came from a boutique. You can find some lovely baby Spanish wear boutiques on Instagram and on Facebook if you don't have any local to you.

All together I brought all 5 outfits (brand new with tags) for £12.

M&Co Baby

First off from M&Co is this lovely romper. It's a denim look with a built in cardigan. This was £12 and sadly I can no longer find this on the M&Co website or anything similar.

I love these 2 dresses. The Minnie Mouse dress is a dress Darcie has had in a similar design since birth. The first dress is the 'Guess how much I love you floral dress' (£14) and the second is the 'Minnie Mouse mock cardigan dress' (£14).

Another piece of clothing Darcie has had similar of since birth, so she now has two of the little tatty teddy's that come with them. This was £14.

Matalan

I love this on Darcie! My friend has a little boy and noticed these in Matalan. Her little boy has the Mickey Mouse version! I can't wait to get them together in these outfits, how adorable! For the set of 3 (the vest, sleepsuit and bow) it cost £12.

Morrisons (Nutmeg)

I love Darcie in jeggings, her long legs look so sweet in them! These jeggings from Morrisons Nutmeg I believe were £4! If there is one thing I have a weak spot for in baby clothing, it has to be the shoes! I would have all sorts if I could for Darcie. These were randomly placed on one of the rails in Morrisons and happened to be in Darcie's size. I obviously had to have them for her. I believe these were £3.50. (Tags have been removed off of both items so prices are a rough estimate.)

Again, tags have been removed from both items. I would estimate the 'I love my Grandma lots and lots' top at about £3/£4 (somewhere in that price mark) and the jeggings again would have been about £4.

These are a pack of 2 sleepsuits. I am unaware of the price but I am sure we didn't buy these that long ago. The labels are long gone, but I would estimate these at around £6ish (I may be completely wrong).

Mothercare

I love these little dungarees from Mothercare! Darcie hasn't had a pair yet so I am excited to see what she looks like in them. Underneath is a light-weight white vest and the dungarees/bibshorts have poppers at the bottom so it's easy to change nappies. The back is lovely and is a platted cross design. This bodysuit and bibshort set is £16 on Mothercare.

These are a two pair set of leggings from Mothercare. I especially love the pink pair! These pink and floral 2 pack of leggings are £6 in Mothercare.

The last thing from Mothercare is this pack of three tops. This particular pack consists of a floral top, a top with a bunny on saying 'spring has sprung and a pink top. The set of 3 floral tops cost £12.

Primark

I fell in love with this dress/top! I love the colours and the flowers. I can't find it on the Primark website but I believe it was around £3/£3.50.

We brought a set of 7 vest and a pack of 3 sleepsuits (Darcie has worn the other 2 so are not shown). I can't remember how much both packs were but they weren't expensive.

Spanish Boutique

I love these shoes way more then I should. These are 'baby pods'. I picked these and the cute little pink knee high socks with bows on from a Spanish wear boutique near me. I have managed to source the shoes on Ebay at £7.95 (plus P&P). I have also found the socks in a variety of different colours on Amazon.

This is a cute little sleepsuit in a beautiful baby pink. I love the peter pan collar on this. This cost me £17 and I have actually found it on Ebay for £12.99 plus postage!

Tesco F&F

These are a lovely floral pair of dungarees. It also comes with a long sleeved bodysuit, I find these really handy when they come in sets like these. This 'Long sleeve bodysuit and embroidered dungarees' are £10 in Tesco.

This is no longer on Tesco's website, but I love how super soft this is! I am unaware of the price of this fluffy hoodie as it was brought by one of my friends who is going to be Darcie's god-mum! I love the ears on the hood, how super cute are they?!

Again, this isn't on the Tesco website and I am unaware of the price as it was brought as a gift by Aron's parent's. It also has the little ears on the hood. Darcie is going to look adorable!

This is a set of 3 leggings brought from Tesco. They are in grey, light pink and pink. They are £6 for the set and I think they are excellent value. Find them here: Set of 3 leggings.

Last thing from Tesco are these tops. Again they come in a set of 3. The leggings above and these tops were also gifted by Aron's parents to Darcie. So I am unsure of the price but would estimate at the £6 mark.

Zara baby

When I walked into Zara baby I was prepared for big prices. However these tops were £3.99 each! You can find them here.

 These jeans are super soft! I love them! You can find the grey jeans here but the peachy pink jeans don't seem to be on there, maybe I just didn't spot them.

Another bargain find at £3.99! These tops are going to be perfect for the spring and summer. They are light weight and they are so pretty! You can find them here.

What is your favourite thing in Darcie's wardrobe?

Tasha x