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~ L I V E L I F E I N F U L L B L O O M ~ Spring is almost here and we think it’s the perfect time to freshen up your little ones room. We have everything covered, from fitted sheets and pillowcases to cot sheets - plus gorgeous decorative pillows and handmade crochet friends of course! Our bedding is made from 100% natural cotton fibers and is beautifully breathable as well as scrumptiously snuggly and soft. If you are needing some stunning Spring-filled inspiration for bedroom styling, we have you covered. We have just added two delightful new prints to our bedding collection! Bronze Rust Floral & Secret Garden Floral. Inspired by our latest children's wear release ‘The Bloom Collection’ these linens evoke everything that is Spring! Vibrant colours and beautiful prints overflowing with florals. We had so much fun styling some rooms with these new prints! We hope you adore them as much has we do and find some inspiration to create a gorgeous new Spring bedroom yourself. Love Miann and Co xx
Caring for our crochet handmade friends can extend the longevity and in return give back as a gift that can be lovingly passed down between sibling to sibling and family to family. We are all about investing in beautiful products that last the test of time. Giving our friends the care they need is one of the ways to ensure their longevity. We always recommend hand washing our friends especially the large softies. I understand that we are all busy, so our toys will also with stand a gentle delicate cycle machine wash. Below are our tips for washing and caring for our friends so they last the test of time. STEP ONE Firstly, remove any clothes or removable parts from your toy. This means that you can give the toys main body a really good scrub. Lets face it, if the toy is well loved it will get dirty and need a good wash and air out. STEP TWO We recommend using an Eco Laundry Powder. However I also recommend using a laundry powder that is compatible with cotton laundering and also doesn't react with your families skin. Our eldest has had eczema and I to have also have had breakouts from different laundry powders, so make sure that you use one that is compatible for your family. STEP THREE Run a lukewarm basin of warm water and add some of your chosen laundry powder and give the bowl a good swish around. Cold water doesn't always dissolve the laundry powder so you want it just warm enough (not hot) to help dissolve laundry soap powder grains. STEP FOUR Now you can pop the toy in for a good wash. We do not recommend soaking our toys. Being cotton they absorb a lot of water and the more water they absorb the longer the drying time. And lets face it, if they are a well loved toy you want that toy washed and back with their owner as soon as possible. STEP FIVE Again as the outer of all our toys are a cotton base you can use a soap for stain removal and give it a good scrub and swish around. STEP SIX After removing all the toys stains or 'love marks', I recommend giving the toy a gentle squeeze on all its limbs and body. Be careful not to twist and go heavy handed on the wringing out of the toy. STEP SEVEN After a good squeeze, I lay it flat on a towel and give the toy a good dry as I would when bathing a baby. This process removes any excess water again without disfiguring the toy. Kids love this process so get them involved. It's like bathing their baby and teaching them to look after their toys. STEP EIGHT The toy then needs to be laid flat to dry. I love to give a toy a good air dry and often lay them flat on a clothes horse. This way the toy gets a good airing and also allows for the toy to dry without disfiguring the original shape of the toy. It is possible to hang the toys but be aware under the weight of the wet cotton limbs may stretch and some slight disfiguration may occur. STEP NINE I now repeat the same process on any clothes or accessories that the toy was wearing. STEP TEN Be careful popping your clothes horse in direct sunlight. The sun is harsh and although all our products are tested they will not withstand long periods in the sunlight. It will bleach your clothes and discolour the toys. We suggest drying in the shade. STEP ELEVEN Now your handmade friend is ready to return to his owner ready for hours of play and love.
The name of your store and where you are located. We’re Store of Daydreams, an unique kids boutique, located in Laren (NH) The Netherlands (Europe). We do also have an online shop : www.storeofdaydreams.com. We have customers from all over the world, from Australia and Asia to the USA and everything in between. Tell us about your background and how the idea of your retail store came about I was working as a fashion designer in New York City but in 2012 we moved back to The Netherlands. While applying for jobs I started a small webstore with unique kids fashion moreas a 'joke' but it became serious business very quick. And now after a small we even have opened a real retail store which is a dream coming to live. While working for Stella McCartney and Beyond Vintage during my time in NY I became aware of unique, sometimes small, fashion brands. I'm always hunting for these new upcoming and hard to find labels such as La De Dah Kids. We are even the only retailer in The Netherlands selling this brand for which we are very proud of! Where do you look for inspiration? We’re visiting fairs like Playtime Paris and Ciff Copenhagen to see new trends but before attending these shows we already know what’s new or on trend. Every year I give a trend reading and workshop at my old university. This keep me uptodate on the latest trends, watching Instagram, Pinterest and several blogs are important online channels to get inspiration. Also Milk Magazine is one of my favourites! What are some of your favourite items in store and why? We’re always in love with our brands as we only buy what we love ourselves. Brands like La De Dah Kids, Tiny Cottons, BangBang Copenhangen, Mini Rodini, Louise Misha.. uh.. so almost everything :) We are totally in love with the mint coloured Unicorn and the panda cushion has become one of favourites as well! What is your favourite thing to do when you aren’t at the shop? Even when I'm physically not in the shop, my mind is there ;) Always busy with looking at orders or social media which is on 24/7. But when I do find some time for myself I love to visit one of the Dutch Islands, Texel. Which is a perfect place to relax, hike in the forest, walking on the beautifull sandy beaches and just do nothing. You'll probably see me posting a picture of it on Instagram when I'm there. Do you have a favourite country to visit in Europe and why? Yes we love Sweden and Denmark. These countries have the most beautiful nature and friendly locals. We do love the food in Italy and France but we love the country side of Sweden and Denmark. Also Stockholm and Copenhagen are two capitals that you have to visit once in your lifetime. We’re going there very often because we just love love love Scandinavia. Also The Netherlands is very pretty and beautiful but we’re a very small country to visit. Amsterdam is quite cool, we have a very nice old city center and we love the people, food and style but we prefer Scandinavia! Do you have any travel tips for travelling within Europe? Ow yes we do ! We love a couple of countries so you can make a round-trip. When you book a flight to Copenhagen (2-3 days) you can rent a car and drive in 7 hours from Copenhagen to Amsterdam (2-3 days). You have to visit the city center, visit the Anne Frank House, Stedelijk Museum, do a cancel tour by boat, visit the 9 streets for shopping and unique shops and you have to visit the Old Amsterdam Cheese Store. These stores are from Sander (my lovely boyfriend) and his brother and father. Store of Daydreams is located in Laren, that’s just 25 minutes from Amsterdam. After Amsterdam you have to visit Antwerp (1 day) / Brussels (1 day). After Belgium you can take the car again because Paris is just 2/3 hours left. Go to Paris for 3 days and visit the beautiful city and go with kids to Disneyland Paris as well. Also other cities are very pretty like : St.Tropez, Nice, Montpellier in France. Milan, Rome and Venice in Italy. But also the Alps are very very nice to see during the winter and spring. We love love love Scandinavia so nice places to visit is Sweden are : Stockholm, Malmö, Göteborg but also the northern part is so beautiful and quiet. In Denmark you have to visit Copenhagen and we love the beach around Odense. In Norway you have to visit Sognefjord and the Hardangervidda. Those the national parks are sooo beautiful. We are lovers of food at La De Dah Kids, so what are some of your favourite local cuisines’? Hahaha, the Dutch cuisine is not that special but when you go to Amsterdam you have to eat the Dutch pancakes. I prefer the one with apple and cinnamon. A nice snack and typical Dutch are French fries with mayonnaise and a handmade beef croquette. We love them :P! These 2 things are not healthy but so jummie! Also you have to try the Dutch cheeses, in our family-owned cheese stores you will find different kinds of cheese like our famous family brands : Old Amsterdam and Maaslander cheese. Typical Dutch food is also potatoes with veggies and meat or fish. But what you see in Europe is that we all eat a lot of different types of food, like Spanish, Italian etc. But Store of Daydreams love love love the italian food. Home made pizza and pasta are the best! Tell us about your typical day. We start each day with a cup of tea and a nice breakfast in our shop! This is always a nice start of the day. Before opening the store we print all the online orders, pick all the items in store and pack everything nicely. We have customers from all over the country so they’re always visiting us. We opened our store just 3 months ago so we’re brand new and sometimes also unknown for the local people. We do love our customers! We love to bring them a big big smile on there faces and each time when they are visiting our store we would love to show them our new items. I feel privileged that we have customers visiting us who are taking the time to visit us and come from north to south. Even people from Belgium and famous local celebrities! So our store is also our office, showroom, everything. Now we’re planning our visits to Playtime Paris and Ciff Copenhagen. We’re checking all the new brands to see if it will fit in our store and if it’s nice to buy…We have to answer also a lot of e-mails from all over the world about requests and orders so it’s always nice to get and see these lovely emails. And off course instagram is one of our to do’s each day ;)...
Christmas really is my favourite time of the year. Not only is it a time where we take some much needed time out, it is also the time of the year when we celebrate and enjoy with family and friends. Memories are a big part of Christmas and as a kid it really was the most exciting event of the year. I remember every Christmas Eve being so excited at our house in country N.S.W. Christmas Eve was all about the placing of a pillowcase at the end of the bed and ensuring that there were enough cookies and milk for the much anticipated Santa visit. There really was no greater joy than receiving your first doll or first special toy, one that you knew would be treasured for many years to come. La De Dah Kids are all about creating lasting family memories with keepsake hand made products. From well loved toys to a special rug or chair for your new big girl or boy bedroom, they all add to the magic that is childhood. We hope you enjoy the collection of keepsakes we have put together in this Christmas gift guide. We ensure your La De Dah will become a treasured item and create fond memories of your children’s very own childhood Christmas. We hope you have a happy La De Dah Christmas Rebecca and the team at La De Dah Kids xx