Today we are spending five minutes with Floral & Plaid – here is what Julie had to say.
Tell us a little about how your business came to life.
I’ve always loved being creative, and after having 2 kids of my own, I decided I wanted to start a business where I could work from home and use my creative talents and make something unique for the baby market. I was able to bring my love for all things vintage and shabby chic into the design process. Although my business is still relatively new, I love what I’m doing and have had fantastic feedback and support. I’m looking forward to sharing more of my designs.
I am an old fashioned water bottle girl. I still have my water bottle which has a few years on it and my soft cow cover (I had a mad cow stage where everthing had to be cows). I just love love love it in winter, I always go to bed with it at my feet on those cold nights, but I am seriously thinking of trading it in and replacing with something super cute such as these.
The kids will need some as well of course, as they do fight over my water bottle – but I do firmly tell them it is mine and if their feet are cold, put some socks on 🙂
My littlest one is obsessed with cats, like crazy cat lady kind of obsessed. He sleeps with 5 stuffed kittens and when ever he sees a kitten, he simply melts and goes all gooey (you know the high pitched voice doing the ohhhhh he is so cuuuuutee Mum).
Here are a few items I am sure kitty lovers would like.
For some items you really need to see and experience them to get a full appreciation. This is how I have fallen in love with Amaria’s Paper Work.
Amaria sent us a few of her items for a review and as soon as I opened them I instantly thought these are so cool, forget the kids testing this one out, it is all mine.
Together with a wooden shaped person, the sets come with a variety of outfits and magnets so they can stick easily to surfaces such as your fridge or a magnet board.
Myself and the little one set about spreading them all over the floor and after popping the magnets on (a very simple task) and then we were off and playing. We had a ball, both of us, not just me pretending I love sitting on the floor with silly voices acting out scenes. My 8 yr old also enjoyed them thoroughly and played with his brother that afternoon (not fighting either).
Amaria’s Paper Works really encourages the kids to speak about the items and my little one could be found very busily chatting away about all the different clothes his person needed to wear and where they were off to. There aren’t that many toys about that really encourage that sort of interaction, but I found this one to really hit the mark. He made little stories up, got a real kick out of taking their clothes off then yelling, ohhhh you in the nude (even though the characters had underwear on – yelling nudey is an exciting thing in our house).
I think Amaria’s Paper Works would be perfect for kindies or playgroups as an activity for the kids – I am sure the Mums will be brought back to their childhood as I was playing dress ups. With all the fabulous choice in styles of dress including around the world and occupations they give many opportunties to promote discussions on lots of wonderful things and the kids just love play acting with them. There is even a football series, so surely Dads will be sucked into play with the kids as well.
If you are looking for a simple, yet really fabulous tool to encourage play and interaction with the kids, I would definitely give Amaria’s Paper Works ago, they are a huge thumbs up in our house.
