June highlights

We've had a great few weeks of summer fairs and the weather has been fabulous! We started off with the very lovely Wealden Times Midsummer Fair at the beginning of June. Always the quintessential English summer fair, it is one of my favourites. The three day event is host to beautiful craft and food stalls, everything you could possibly need for your garden and all set in the exquisite Hole Park gardens.

Hole Park

 Ready for afternoon tea

The Wealden Bunting all a flutter

Some of our lovely products all squeezed in to a 2m x 2m space

 Our pretty cotton nightwear is always popular at these events especially if the sun is shining!

 Blue skies for most of the 3 day event

Sharron Goodyear Photography

Last September I was invited to have a stall at the Fordcombe Village Fete near Tunbridge Wells in Kent. It is such a beautiful part of the world and this pretty village was the perfect backdrop for the very english tradition of an annual end of summer fete, complete with vintage car display, Punch and Judy, a dog show and some lovely stalls. My kind of event!

The sun was shining and there was a relaxed and happy buzz to the fete. It has been run every year since the 1950's and so there really is something for everyone, including a rather lovely tea tent, with tables groaning under the weight of homemade cakes. Unfortunately for me,it was on the other side of the dog show arena!

It is so exciting when someone comes along and completely falls in love with our vintage style nightwear, which is just what Sharron Goodyear from Lollipops and Little Ones did that afternoon. Lollipops and Little Ones is a family lifestyle blog with all kinds of useful info for Mums and Dads from healthy eating, beauty product reviews, photo, gift and activity ideas for all the family. Sharron is an accomplished, award winning portrait and wedding photographer and she happily offered to take some photos of her three beautiful children in our vintage pyjamas. These are just a few of the images we have used recently on our site. 

This pretty nightdress featuring this sweet little night owl is always one of our best sellers

I love the cheeky expression of her youngest here. He looks so handsome in these transport Pjs. All our Pjs from Powell craft are 100% soft cotton and suitable from age one. I remember being so excited when my boys were old enough to wear a proper pair of big boy pyjamas and left the baby jumpsuit designs behind.

Oh those were the days!

You can see Sharron's wedding photography here http://www.goodyearphotography.co.uk/weddings/

Janne x

Happy New Year with 20% off

January brings the snow.....

Well, January is nearly over and surely I'm not alone in thinking "yay"! With endless muddy dog walks, hacking coughs, grey drizzly skies,(we didn't even have a sprinkling of snow), tax returns and school exams it's no wonder we have literally been hiding under a big snuggly blanket and waiting for February to arrive!  

We had a great Christmas season both online and at all the Fairs we attended with our lovely vintage inspired range of traditional nightwear and gorgeous toys. January is literally the month for taking stock and planning where and what we are going to sell in the year ahead. Selling at fairs and markets is a big part of our business because we love meeting our customers and hearing feedback. Something you just can't really get a feel for online.

For the rest of January we are offering 20% off our whole range, so now is a good opportunity to stock up on some Pjs for the Spring. Just use code Jan20 at the checkout.

Happy New Year to you all and best wishes for 2015!
Janne x 

Easter gifts

The sun is shining! It's official... Spring is well and truly here and so is the arrival of some lovely new items to our online shop. With a Facebook giveaway and 20% off until April now is a great time to take a look round some of our new gifts and children's nightwear ranges.

A bunny isn't just for Easter so if you have a new Spring baby due in the family, or perhaps looking for a christening or first birthday gift then look no further than Bo rabbit. He (or he can be a she) comes beautifully presented in a hat style gift box, making a lovely keepsake. Designed in England by toy company Ragtales he is soft enough to snuggle and handsome enough to sit on a bedroom shelf. There is even the option to kit him out in a pyjama or nightdress set too. He also has a little brother in the form of mini Bo who also comes beautifully packaged in a smaller keepsake box.

Joining the beautiful quilted mouse house play set , we now have a gorgeous home for bunnies! This lovely quilted and lightly padded rabbit house play set decorated with embroidered flowers and applique bunting makes a lovely Easter gift alternative to chocolate! It comes with two little sister mice just perfect for imaginative play. When not being played with, it makes a beautiful hanging decoration in a bedroom.

We have one of these adorable rabbit play sets in this months Facebook giveaway so please take a look and enter to win in time for Easter.

If you are ordering online this month then don't forget we have 20% off using code SPRING14

Have a great week everyone,

Janne

Little pyjama sale

Happy New Year everyone. (I think I can just about get away with wishing everyone that till the end of January) Hope all those new 2014 resolutions are going well!

I've got lots of new plans for My Heart and Home this year, including stocking some brand new baby gift sets, baby blankets and newborn keepsake toys. Already orders have been placed with a lovely new English toy brand. I'm looking forward to Bubble (The kidswear trade show) next week and seeking out some new baby wear and pyjamas to add to the range too.

In the meantime we have a new years pyjama clearance going on, so please take a peek at the nightwear section on the site and see if you can grab a cosy winter bargain for your little one. We have some great skinny fit robot pjs for boys on sale and the prettiest cosy crown print pjs for girls.

These are just some of the winter styles on sale this month with prices starting from as little as £12.95. I'm looking forward to posting up some of our new Spring range very soon.

In the meantime, happy juicing!

Janne x

A good nights sleep

Who's had a good nights sleep this month? We've got the fan on, the duvet off, windows wide open, but each night is a challenge in this weather. We all want to stay cool during these hot summer nights and with little ones feeling uncomfortable and irritable in this heat, it's really important to choose the right nightwear for them to sleep in. All our beautiful nightwear is 100% cotton. We don't do polyester or manmade fabrics which can cause existing skin conditions to flare up. A cool breathable and natural fibre, cotton is probably one of the best options for sleeping in this heatwave. All our nightwear is machine washable and is easy to dry. If you want to skimp on the ironing then a light tumble dry is all that is needed. 

Loose fitting nightwear is best and as all our nightdresses are based on traditional victorian designs so there is plenty of room for movement. This Powell Craft Rosie nightdress is one of our best sellers in summer with it's vintage rose print design.

Loose fitting pyjamas or nighties allow for circulation around the body so slim fitting all- in-ones and tight fitting pjs are not ideal in our hot and sticky July!

We have lots of fun designs for boys too, but these classic lightweight stripe pjs are great for both boys and girls. 

Wishing you all a good nights sleep this summer!

Janne x