Playtime Paris

Our lovely UK agent Charlotte and her sales partner in crime Sam had fun in Paris and shot this lovely little video for us - merci!

 

Quince: Playtime, Paris - January 2012

Psssst.... come closer you...

Hey you. Yeah you at the computer. Come a little closer, I gotta secret for ya.
The blog is moving and has a great new name Mrs Quince's Business

Go on, check it out. Under construction but posting has started. Go on, go!

Peace & Love

From our families to yours, have a peaceful, restful holiday season.

Thank you for supporting us through 2011 and we look forward to a cracking 2012!

Through your support, we've been able to send some big boxes of lovely new clothes to our friends at All As One in Sierra Leone.

We're going off air for a while. Today it's some homemade gifts, perfecting roast potatoes, rum ball batch #3 and Bing Crosby on repeat. Back in a fresh new year.

Peace and love and here's to 2012 xxx

Mr T: 6 Year Old Birthday Boy Interview

Mr T turned 6 this month. Awwww. I love the idea of these little interviews to remember the little details that get blurred in time. Introducing Mr T...

What is your favorite book?
Transformers. [Is that a book? Yes, do you mean a colouring book?]

What is your favorite craft?

Christmas stuff and decorating the Christmas tree.

What is your favorite thing to wear?

These cool clothes, these ones. [For the record: skinny jeans and Quince T]

What is your favourite colour?

Brown

What is your favourite sweet?

Candy cane

What is your favorite song?

Lady Gaga, Justin Beaver (sic), Tonight's Going to be a Good Night, I'm Sexy and I Know It (aagh!)

What is your favorite animal?
Tiger, cheetah, lion

What do you love?
Food.

What is your favorite movie?
Puss In Boots. But you haven't seen it. I know but I want to.

What do you want for your birthday?

A Transformer.

What is your favorite flavour of ice cream?

Vanilla

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Uh, a teaching runner and a sumo wrestler and catching a tiger. and doing kung fu. and I'm going to be a policeman and Im going to be a fixer to fix houses and I'm gonna be a builder and a light fixer.

Yes

And I'm going to go underwater and catch a lion, I mean a shark. A swimmer teacher and drive a boat. And I'm going to be a boss of a house and a boss of a shop. and a supermarket and i'm going to be an artist. and make a light and a celing. that's all.

What did you learn this year?
Ummm. Reading.

What's been fun this year?
Movies. When we went to disneyland and paris and england. thats all

What do you think being 6 will be like?
Nice. Because I'm so big now!

Mr T played Bert in his Kindergarten end of year mini concert: Mary Poppins....
He was fab of course and now does a mean dance with a broom

You are so big now Mr T, we love you x

How To Eat Ice Cream

Goodness me, lady...

Wow. Look at that icecream.

If I look cute, can I have some...

There is no way this is ever going back. Attack. Inhale. TAKE. NO PRISONERS.

Throw your prize aside when you spot a bigger one.

New Stockist: Baby Bebe Boutique

We're very pleased to welcome the gorgeous Baby Bebe Boutique as a new stockist, with pieces from our AW11/12 range. Owner Katherine has within the last month had a little baby girl, how on earth she has managed to launch an online shop at the same time I have no idea!

She has a lovely selection of winter layers here: www.babybebeboutique.co.uk and here on Facebook.

Inaugural Stockist Interview: Julia from Chocolate Freckles

One of the loveliest parts of my business is the relationships formed with the retailers we supply: we are lucky to work with some really inspiring people. I thought you might like to get to know some of the great places that stock our label. And I know many of you have aspirations to run your own business - so many of us do, whether fulfilled or latent, so I'm hoping that these will be inspiring for you!

Julia Mendola from Chocolate Freckles, in Melbourne's Essendon, was one of our very first stockists and we have worked together now for a couple of years. I know for sure that most labels consider Julia a favourite, she is a gorgeous person full of energy and optimism and her shop is just as lovely as she is. Thanks Julia for being our first interview subject!

Tell us about Chocolate Freckles? I set out to create a little haven full of colour and lots of interesting things that couldn’t be found other than in online stores. I feel it’s a happy and unique place to be.

Where does the name Chocolate Freckles come from? From my brainstorming of all things child related…I love eating them and so do my kids..voila!
 
How long have you been running Chocolate Freckles? Just over 2 years now.

What do you like most about running your business? Seeing new ranges, meeting people and them coming back to tell me how pleased they are with their purchases!

Least? Doing books, paperwork, putting orders together and budgeting..bad at it, very bad!
 
What makes a successful businesswoman? I think just being willing to take risks, stay focused and keep up to date with new things are what has so far worked for me. Also I think excellent customer service is exceptionally important.

What are the biggest challenges you face? Economic concerns and peoples spending habits and also balancing work and children.

Hopes and dreams for your shop? I would like for the shop to grow into an online business and I hope that it reaches a point where I can pull back from the day to day running a little more.

How do you balance life? It is very difficult! But I try to keep a daily routine as much as possible..Though I always think it is just important to adapt to life changes quickly so that they soon seem normal. I make sure the weekends are for the children.
 
If I weren’t running this business, I’d be…In my dreams I would be in the legal field but I need the Degree first! (In between running her business and parenting her two little ones, Julia has recently commenced a Law degree!)

What did you want to be when you grew up? Always wanted to be a Solicitor…all I can remember wanting. Am not there yet but I hope to be in the (very) long term future!
 
What do you do when you’re not at work? Hang out with children, friends, go out for dinner, movies. Study!

You can take 5 things to a desert island, what are they?
1. Wine
2. Computer
3. Iphone
4. Chocolate
5. OK..better say my children!

Today I am thinking about…Christmas Shopping!

Wearing…Jeans, wedges and a new Country Road T-shirt
 
Listening to…Michael Buble Christmas CD

Talking to…Customers, good friends, mum etc!

Dreaming about…That desert island you asked me about!!

Chocolate Freckles, 194 buckley street essendon vic 3040 03 9004 5241

 

Images from babyology's gorgeous feature on Julia and Chocolate Freckles.
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