Celebrate Good Times Come On!!!

We had a week of Sparkle & Spin birthdays last week and thanks to the lovely snap the scamps enjoyed an amazing fashion party where they got creative and were able to strike a pose or two!! Check them out :)

Something for the Weekend.... Chinese New Year 2012

This Sunday, January 29, 2012, sees the celebrations to welcome in the Year of the Dragon take place in Chinatown and Shaftesbury Avenue. The festivities begin at noon with an official opening ceremony in Trafalgar Square, followed by a variety of performances featuring music, dance, Chinese dragons, lions, acrobatics and firecrackers. 

The Sparkle & Spin family have headed down to the celebrations for the past few years and it is an event not to be missed. We throughly recommend ending the celebrations with a banquet fit for a King (and Queen) in Chinatown!!

Sun Jan 29 2012 Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

Flash Sale : 25% Off All Molo

We are clearing out the Sparkle & Spin wardrobe to make some room for all the great new stock that's arriving for SS12.

This week we are having a flash sale on all our Molo stock. Simply enter the code MOLO25 and you will receive 25% off any Molo items at the check out.

This code is valid from the 25th - 29th of January so don't delay get shopping ;)

Break Away From It All

We know the holidays are only just over but there is always time to be thinking about that next break be it a weekend away or two weeks in the sun!!

We headed to Centre Parcs for a week after Christmas and despite being a bit sceptical initially we had an amazing time. 

It is just the perfect getaway for the family and there really is something for everyone. So if you are thinking of taking some time out be sure to put Centre Parcs on your list!!

We Bloggin ♥ You... Anne Louise Likes

We are obsessed with Anne Louise Likes an amazing blog full of lovely things and beautiful photography that we could browse through all day.

Check it out here.

Something for the Weekend....White Cube Bermondsey

Since we heard White Cube were opening a third space our side of the river we've been desperate to visit and so this weekend we will be heading to Bermondsey Street to checkout White Cube Bermondsey
Designed by Casper Mueller Kneer Architects who are based in London and Berlin. The building has been altered to include three exhibition spaces, private viewing rooms, an auditorium and a bookshop.

They are currently showing Anselm Kiefer and we can't wait to check it out :)

White Cube 144 – 152 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3TQ

On Our Doorstep... Pistachio Giraffe

In our house January seems to be the month for making plans and trying to begin (or finish) all those pesky DIY chores that are forever on our mind. We are making plans to revamp the nursery now the scamps are no longer babies (or even toddlers) so were very happy to stumble across Pistachio Giraffe!!

Based locally but running as an online business Pistachio Giraffe create quirky and unique furniture from vintage pieces. As well as offering finished furniture for sale online they are happy to work with you to establish what you have in mind – style, colour, feel and decoration, to create a bespoke and unique piece of furniture to meet your needs.

All their pieces are refurbished to be pleasing to adults as well as children because as they say 'we have to live with it'. Oh and if you mention this feature when making an enquiry they will give you 10% off your purchase :)

We will definitely be keeping Pistachio Giraffe in mind for our nursery overhaul (if it ever happens!!).

Something for the Weekend.... Terence Conran @ the Design Museum

This weekend we will be heading to the Design Museum to check out Grandfather of design Terence Conran's exhibition The Way We Live Now.

Exploring Conran’s impact and legacy the exhibition traces his career from post-war austerity through to the new sensibility of the Festival of Britain in the 1950s, the birth of the Independent Group and the Pop Culture of the 1960s, to the design boom of the 1980s and on to the present day.

We know that we are going to love it all and there is sure to be some furniture envy!! Oh and of course no trip to the Design Museum is complete without a trip to the shop to check out their latest products :)

Exhibition runs until 4th March 2012
Design Museum, 28 Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD

Mummy Must Read... Smaller Magazine

Photo Credit: Small Magazine

With most of us watching the pennies after a Christmas splurge some things just have to be taken off the shopping list.

For us girls at Sparkle & Spin the first luxury item to go is the magazine. Now we really love a magazine (or two), they are great for inspiration and letting us know about brands or shops we don't know about so we have really found it difficult to stop picking them up of the shelves.

But today we can let you into a little secret that will save your pennies but still mean you can curl up on the sofa with a magazine. We have discovered an amazing online magazine in the shape of Small magazine and it is better than we could have imagined!!! Conceived by two creative Mums, Christine and Olivia Small magazine brings together the best of independent design, illustration and photography for kids. With beautifully styled images and great articles we think that like us you will fall in love with this magazine and the best thing it's free ;)

Go check it out and let us know what you think.

On Our Doorstep... Therapy HB

Photo Credit: Snap

After all that Christmas stress we are ready for some wind down time! Luckily for us we have the amazing Therapy as our neighbour.

Specialising in luxury organic & natural facials, precision waxing & holistic therapies, Therapy is a holistic haven, where you can fully relax & forget about the world outside. Owned by the lovely Becca Teers, Therapy value the importance of the use of 100% natural & organic skin care, as opposed to harmful, chemical products which is one of the reasons a Therapy experience is so good :)

Becca has offered our readers 15% off treatments Monday-Friday for the whole of January just simply mention our blog when booking.

We will definitely be spending some of our Christmas pennies and heading next door for a full body massage and we suggest you do the same ;)

Therapy, 8, Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich SE22 8QZ

On Our Doorstep.... Push Studios

With one of our New Years Resolutions being to try and get fitter (we are of course already fit!) we were very pleased to visit the wonderful Push Studios.

Based just down the road from us in heart of East Dulwich, Push Studios offers 3 separate fitness rooms with two dedicated studios for classes and a separate Personal Training gym. There is literally something for everyone with Push offering classes from Ballet to Pole fit and they can even teach you how to dance like an extra from Strictly on your Wedding Day.

If you want less sweat and more time to relax than you must try their dedicated Treatment room used for massages, physiotherapy, acupuncture, reiki and more.

We're off to get some Ballet shoes :)

Push Studios, 17 Blackwater Street, East Dulwich SE22 8SD

We ♥ Keep Calm Gallery

It can be hard to find nice things to hang on your wall but since stumbling across Keep Calm Gallery we've had no trouble!

Established in 2007 by Lucas Lepola and Hayley Thwaites, the site was born out of their passion for typography in poster design, British heritage and the medium of screen printing.
The site features a wide selection of work from some fantastic artists, designers and print makers. Lucas and Hayley work closely with their artists and printers to be able to offer the highest quality fine art prints for the home. Today Keep Calm Gallery also offers a small range of home wares including fine bone china mugs and lovely cotton tea towels.

We love this site and many a gift has been chosen from the gallery so please go and check them out but we're warning you it could be dangerous ;)

Sale Alert!!! Soft Gallery Flash Sale

We are clearing out the Sparkle & Spin wardrobe to make some room for all the great new stock that's arriving for SS12.

This week we are having a flash sale on all our Soft Gallery stock, simply enter the code SFG60 and you will receive 60% off any Soft Gallery items at the check out.

This code is valid from the 4th - 7th of January so don't delay get shopping ;)

Fun In Fleece

When it's this cold outside it is sometimes hard to remember how much fun a trip to the park or time in the garden can be.

Well we've been braving the elements and wrapping the Sparkle & Spin scamps up warm in their funky molo fleeces and we've had lots of fun :)