COTE GRAND MERE
         
My so talented aunt Dominique makes the most wonderful portraits of your children! She loves drawing them and she bets you will love them even more once you will see the results of her portraits! Please visit her blog (sorry, only french for the moment) to discover more about her talent or email her: Dominique: dompb@neuf.fr


MERCI MAMAN
           
My very popular friend Beatrice is offering unique and high quality personalized gifts! She will engrave the name of your child on a medal, to wear on a bracelet or necklace. She also does embroidered towels, bathrobes, director's chair for children, personalized aprons and much more! With Merci Maman, looking for a present becomes a stress-free and enjoyable experience! www.mercimaman.co.uk


ELIZABETH ARCHIBONG
Elizabeth is the very famous and over-talented Nenuphar's photographer! She understands children, lets them play and does not ask them to stay still so that the pictures always look so natural! She catches the most beautiful part of a little person, making the outfit she or he is wearing even more outstanding! You can only melt by looking at her work because she simply IS the best! www.elizabetharchibong.com


LONDON SOS

If you have just arrived in London and don’t know where to start, London SOS helps you in finding a house or a flat temporary or permanent, schools and nurseries for your children, domestic help, medical insurance, and other useful things like opening a bank account, a telephone line, utilities bills, etc…
Eugenia and Almudena have created London SOS so that you and your family settle down in London as smoothly as possible.

PORCUPINE PRINTS
    
Inspired by endearing and memorable illustrations from her own childhood, my friend Lettice Hagan has established Porcupine Prints in order to offer a single marketplace for children’s pictures. As a mother herself she wanted to bring together a collection of colourful and imaginative artwork for children’s bedrooms and nurseries. She has commissioned a varied portfolio of work from young artists which she hopes will become treasured possessions for the present generation. www.porcupineprints.com


ROSE ET PRUNE

After working in London and Paris in advertising, my very fashionable and dear friend Anne decided to launch a jewelery line with unique hand-made necklaces, earrings and bracelets. She uses soft materials, colours and prices. Her creations are refined and very easy to wear, you will love them! www.roseetprune.com


PERLE DE LUNE
Stylish, upbeat and fun, Perle de Lune creates tantalizing designs using a wide variety of semi-precious gemstones and freshwater pearls sourced from all over the world. The famous, stylish and good friend of mine Sandrine, gemmologist with a creative passion, established Perle de Lune's reputation with her contemporary and stylish jewelery which is affordable and fun. www.perledelune.com


LE CHATEAU DE LA VILLE-HUE

Discover one of the most enchanting guest house in Britany! Situated one hour drive from Rennes, and next to the legendary Broceliande forest, le chateau de la Ville-Hue has remain in the same family for more than 700 years. This secluded chateau, with 13th century origins, is a property steeped in history. Set in a 50 hectares parc, la Ville-Hue is an exclusive retreat. www.chateaudelavillehue.com

Combining fun with languages, the Little Pim DVDs are the sole DVDs to be actually derived from scientific research on language acquisition. Using a nice little panda as a teacher, they stimulate kids’ intuitive language learning through real life scenery that is so typical to their daily life. They associate what is key in language acquisition: repetition of visuals, situations and words with the right accents and tones (pronounced by native speakers).  Only DVDs can do that. Beyond acquiring a new language, teaching them early to kids is now increasingly recommended. It will help young children better thrive in the village world. And it does also stimulate their IQ and social skills. It helps parents alleviate their growing concerns to give the best chances of success to their kids in these difficult times in a funny but efficient and cheap way. www.littlepim.com