How times have changed from my mums time of bringing up a family. Nowadays parents and their children are very much involved in commumities and are encouraged to get out and join in. So the products we use have changed to incorporate this. Our gorgeously simple nappy wallet with the matching travel change mat is a product for a mum or dad who likes to get out and about. Its such a compact and practical nappy carrier, with enough room for 3 nappies, baby wipes and nappy sacks. The nappy purse or nappy wallet will then fit neatly and compactly into most handbags or if you prefer the handle can be looped over the pram or pushchair handle. The travel change mat is simple…it doesn’t do any super duper tricks…it just provides you with a clean place to change baby and keep their little bum off any unwanted nasties!

Children love to get out and sometimes want to take favourite teddy with them! If you don’t want to risk a lost toy then our toy tie is all you will need to secure toys or dummies to the stroller. Not all dummy clips are are flexible as the Ruby and GINGER Toy Tie which with velcro on both ends allows you to create a loop of the required size and the other end around the bar of the pushchair.

Liz’s mum found this write up on Play Pennies for our Cosy Car Seat Cover while perusing the internet. www.playpennies.com is one of those great blogs that searches out products with affordable price tags attached! Sarah, the author totally gets the benefit of this product. It is exactly as she says a great way to protect baby head to toe, protection from the cold….from the wind (which takes their breath away)…and even from the sun (I used it all summer too and found it also kept little Sam cool in his car seat…bit mad but it does!)
just a few of my favourite quotes….

“It’s genius, in my opinion, and solves the snowsuit, flappy blanket problem”

“It has a 3 tog rating so you won’t need to dress your baby up like a mini Scott of the Anatarctic to take them out”

“put this Ruby and Ginger cosy car seat cover on your ‘MUST HAVE’ list; trust me, it’ll be worth it’s weight in gold”

For Sarah’s full and frank review see link below

http://www.playpennies.com/tag/ruby-and-ginger-cosy-car-seat-cover/

One year ago Ruby and GINGER launched the original nappy purse or the nappy wallet as it has sometimes been called. The nappy wallet was originally designed by Liz, a busy mum who is always on the go! She wanted a small neat nappy carrier that would fit inside her many gorgeous handbags so that nappies would be kept clean and at hand. Liz wanted a nappy carrier that would also have sufficient space for a travel change mat, baby wipes and nappy sacks. In other words all nappy changing essentials. Voila!! the nappy wallet is born! Not content to design the product she then decided that to make this gorgeous nappy purse even more stylish we should design the cotton that they would be made from! So there you have it the original nappy purse was launched. One year later and you mums are still loving your nappy wallet and even more of you are converted to the convenience of this nappy carrier! We love to hear your comments so don’t be shy…if you have a Ruby and GINGER nappy wallet tell us what you think!
Not content to rest on our laurels we will be adding to our range of stylish fabrics so watch this page/space!

I find inspiration in many people and in all sorts of things.

Music, Art or Film can inspire great thoughts in people….a lecture can inspire…and so it was for me when I attended a lecture at Leeds University Business School.  I went along hoping to hear some ideas about how I could understand the new shopper and so improve sales through a improved brand.  I came away with ideas, questions and solutions!  The lecture was by Peter Cross, Managing Partner at Yellowdoor.  Yellowdoor is the agency Mary Portas started in 1997 and ‘Mary Queen of Shops’ is the still Creative Director there.  Peter Cross is an engaging talker and the passion he feels for retail is obvious to all who listen.

www.yellow-door.com

For a really great website that you will want to return to time and time again check out www.maryportas.com

Get involved with Mary Portas: Secret Shopper, take a look at the daily selection of things she loves, view the shopping map of retailers she adores.  If you love shops you will love her site.

B x

I don’t normally make new year resolutions (it saves the disappointment of not keeping them) but this year I will….

1 Spring clean my life!

2 Make more time for friends and family

3 Read more books….for inspiration see http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/

Bren x

Plato siad ”Necessity, is the mother of invention”? 

Well that certainly was the case for the toy clip or toy tie by Ruby and Ginger.  This simple but clever toy clip will secure baby’s toy, dummy, bottle or cup to the pram, car seat or highchair and so off the ground, clean and safe.  Simply use the velco ends to form a loop and attach to pram.

‘Monkey on a trip to Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds’

Taking my baby home from hospital is a memory I treasure….I remember myself and my husband looking behind us at the normally empty back seat and there it was….a car seat with a baby in it…our baby!  and we were going to drive off with that baby, forever committed to loving and taking care of him.

We’ve done that a second time since then but the first is the one I remember most.  We had Noah (aka Ginger) bundled up in a snowsuit that was almost impossible to get on him to start with….his little face buried in a mass of fabric….then we had blankets tucked around him afraid a gust of wind would catch us out!  If I knew then what I know now or rather if I had then what I have now there would be far less fretting!

Our cosy car seat cover will protect baby head to toe from all elements.  So if like me you want a practical alternative to the snowsuit take a look at our cosy car seat cover…and pass on the word!

We are still very flattered when someone takes the time to write something pleasant about Ruby and Ginger.  We take pride in our products and business and we hope this is always reflected.  What a lovely start to the year then when we read and were spotlighted on the blog…..http://www.accidentallykle.com/search/label/spotlight

Thanks from Brenda and Liz xx

Taken from blog….

It’s the Year of the Baby for me, so my first spotlight post this year is going to be baby-oriented… (it’s only fair)

Ruby and GINGER was established by two West Yorkshire mums in 2009, providing stylish handmade accessories for mums and babies in their own exclusive hand printed fabrics.

I came across the company via twitter and instantly fell in love with everything on the site. I’ve since purchased a toy tie and nappy purse, am exceedingly pleased with both and can’t wait to use them!

Snow is falling…all around us…children playing…having fun….lalala (just as well I typed that cos I can’t sing a note!

Doesn’t Ginger Junior look so snug in his Cosy Car Seat Cover…perfect for keeping baby warm while out and about in this cold weather.  The alternative are a lot less practical and the admiring looks you will get from passer-bys will melt your heart if not the snow!

If you are looking for something a bit different to give as a gift this Christmas then check out this and our other great gifts on line at www.rubyandginger.co.uk