Curry and a baby ?
4little1s.com, the online nursery furniture and baby bedding company has launched as a bit of fun, an online poll. The purpose is to work out how many mums had a curry during the last days of their pregnancy to see if it helped.
What is more, they are offering a chance to win £20 towards their next one by simply completing the online questionnaire (which is only 3 questions and take seconds to complete)
Click on the link for your chance -
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2ha8hlrfs3ozoci/start
4little1s.com stocks a wide range of goods for your babies nursery, including Izziwotnot and Lollipop Lane bedding and nursery furniture...everything in fact for your little one !
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Lollipop Lane NOW available from 4little1s.com
4little1s.com, the online Nursery Furniture and Baby bedding retailer now stocks the fantastic Lollipop Lane Nursery Furniture range.
If you are looking for that something special for your babies nursery, you cannot go wrong with the Lollipop Lane range. There are a number of ranges available on our website, of which my favourite is the Lakeside Nursery Furniture.The Lakeside nursery furniture collection offers a modern choice for the nursery. It combines contemporary design with solid oak detailing and a cream painted finish.
All Nursery furniture conforms to British Standard EN: 716
3 piece Lakeside nursery furniture set includes: cot bed, wardrobe, changing unit, FREE assembly and delivery. A peg shelf may be added for an additional £50
Lakeside Cot Bed: The quality cot bed is made of solid pine and features smooth slatted sides, beautiful panelled ends with oak detailing and a teething rail. The cot has three positions for the mattress base and converts to a junior bed to fit upto age 5 approximately.
Size: 145cm (l) x 78cm (w) x 105cm (h)
Fits mattress 140 x 70cm.
Size: 145cm (l) x 78cm (w) x 105cm (h)
Fits mattress 140 x 70cm.
Lakeside Wardrobe: This contemporary styled full size wardrobe offers a full width hanging rail and 2 fixed shelves. The simple design is enhanced by a panel of oak detailing to coordinate with the range.
Size: 56cm (d) x 102cm (w) x 185cm (h)
Size: 56cm (d) x 102cm (w) x 185cm (h)
Lakeside Changing unit: This contemporary styled changing unit features 3 strong spacious drawers on smooth sliding drawer runners, brushed steel handles and a cupboard with a fixed shelf. The simple design is enhanced by a panel of oak detailing to coordinate with the range.
Size: 56cm (d) x 102cm (w) x 90cm (h)
Size: 56cm (d) x 102cm (w) x 90cm (h)
Delivery: All items are delivered direct from the manufacturer and will be assembled on site for you. Packaging will be removed leaving you to prepare for your new arrival.
Delivery within 3-4 weeks. Please note that Lollipop Lane nursery furniture can only be delivered to UK Mainland addresses, and only as far north as Glasgow. If you are in any doubt please do not hesitate to contact us.
Other Lollipop Lane Nursery Furniture ranges include the Kingsley and the details for this are below:
The Lollipop Lane Kingsley furniture collection with its intricate atttention to detail and luscious dark wood finish adds warmth and sophistication to the nursery.
All furniture conforms to the British Standard EN: 716
Kingsley Cot Bed: The quality robust cot bed is made of solid pine and features smooth slatted sides, beautiful panelled ends, elegant stepped feet and a teething rail. The cot has three positions for the mattress base and converts to a junior bed to fit upto age 5 approximately.
Size: 146cm (l) x 82cm (w) x 101cm (h)
Size: 146cm (l) x 82cm (w) x 101cm (h)
Fits mattress 140 x 70cm.
Kingsley Changing Unit: The intricately detailed changing unit features 3 sturdy spacious drawers with smooth gliding drawer runners, pine handles and classically stepped feet.
Size: 56cm (d) x 106cm (w) x 96cm (h)
Size: 56cm (d) x 106cm (w) x 96cm (h)
Kingsley Wardrobe: This classically styled full size wardrobe offers a full width hanging rail, 2 fixed shelves and a spacious drawer. The elegant panelled doors and stepped feet finish the furniture beautifully.
Size: 56cm (d) x 106cm (w) x 200cm (h)
Delivery: All items are delivered direct from the manufacturer and will be assembled on site for you. Packaging will be removed leaving you to prepare for your new arrival.
Delivery within 3-4 weeks.
Delivery: All items are delivered direct from the manufacturer and will be assembled on site for you. Packaging will be removed leaving you to prepare for your new arrival.
Delivery within 3-4 weeks.
Please note that nursery furniture can only be delivered to UK Mainland addresses, and only as far north as Glasgow. If you are in any doubt please do not hesitate to contact us.
‘The Lollipop Lane Range of Nursery Furniture is amazing quality, design and price for all pockets” said Christianne James the founder of 4little1s.com today
Friday, 6 March 2009
4little1s.com now stock Lollipop Lane Nursery Furniture
4little1s.com are now stocking the fantastic Lollipop Lane Nursery Furniture range4little1s.com are extremely excited about stocking the Lollipop Lane Nursery Furniture on their website. Check out their website at http://www.4little1s.com/ and just imagine your nursery with this furniture for baby. The Lollipop Lane Nursery Furniture range includes:
Lollipop Lane Alderley Nursery Furniture
Lollipop Lane Claydon Nursery Furniture
Lollipop Lane Lakeside Nursery Furniture
Lollipop Lane Verona Nursery Furniture
Lollipop Lane Kingsley Nursery Furniture
Look out for some of the other fantastic Nursery Furniture ranges coming soon from Lollipop Lane, such as Avalon and Chelsea
Finally, in the words of Lollipop Lane themselves….
A warm welcome to the exciting world of Lollipop Lane, an inviting place to visit when planning a nursery for the special, new arrival. We are proud to present extensive nursery bedding collections, incorporating unique, soft fabric combinations, beautiful appliqués and embroidery with fine designer touches. Also stylish, baby furniture ranges including cot beds, moses baskets and wardrobes to complete the co-ordinated nursery. All Lollipop Lane products have been thoughtfully created to enhance every baby nursery at an affordable price, without compromising on quality or design. Through our wide choice of designs and products, we are confident there will be a décor that will appeal to each and every visitor.
4little1s.com the hugely successful online baby gifts, nursery furniture and baby bedding retailer is now stocking the Izziwotnot’s Humphrey’s little red car range as well as a wide range of Lollipop Lane Nursery Furniture.
Other Izziwotnot baby furniture and Izziwotnot baby bedding ranges stocked by 4little1s.com include the Vanilla and Hemingway II furniture range, and everything from ABC Safari to White gift range .
4little1s.com has a wide range of baby gifts, baby bouquets, baby hampers, wooden toys, Deglingoes, nursery bedding and baby furniture.
Friday, 20 February 2009
The last 12 months at 4little1s.com
The last 12 months in business....
Christianne James (40) founder of the highly successful online baby gift and nursery furniture retailer, 4little1s.com assesses her business over the last twelve months.
Website (http://www.4little1s.com)
We invested heavily when we set the website up as we wanted to relay the message that we were not a small ‘fly by night’ company that would compromise on quality. We used a web design agency that managed the whole project in terms of structure and design, although we had decided from the offset we wanted full control to be able to add and remove products ourselves, rather than having to rely on the design agency each time. I am quite technically minded and felt more than confident to be able to keep this up and have more control. This was a good decision and gives us complete control over our site today.
Stock
We are always very careful with selecting stock although we did take a risk with a more unusual line recently called Deglingos. These are very unusual looking soft toys that take the form of animals However, there is clearly a niche market for these and we get regular orders from Denmark and the UAE for some reason. We have pretty much kept to the same lines when we first started up, although some lines definitely sell better than others. We plan to review one or two lines that we are struggling with and probably just do a straight swap out with another line.
Sales
Some lines we make better margins than others and this has driven the marketing plan with time / effort as to which products to market more than others. Our main sales channel is the Internet and we are glad to making a small profit this year. We have been experimenting with School Fairs and Craft Fairs which have also been very successful. Apart from meeting customers ‘face to face’ any transactions are not usually credit cards as they are cash or cheque based, therefore avoiding any transaction costs. Finally we now have a shop front in one of the larger towns near us which works well and covers its costs as well as bringing in a small profit.
Marketing
We have marketed on a number of campaigns on and offline this year. Thinking back we have had a balloon marketing exercise which produced about a 1% sales, I personally delivered leaflets to a vast number of houses (non targeted) and I don’t think we produced any sales ! (lesson learnt). We also have done a couple of more targeted leaflet campaigns which both produced about 2 % sales. We have also been trying to consider a couple of alliances but nothing came of them; however I suspect will come together over the next few monthsWe have invested a great deal of time in SEO which we are now starting to see some real improvements. The strategies have been quite far and wide including Blogs, Forums and Social Networking amongst others. We may need to make a judgment call on the sheer volume of time this is taking up and if our time could be spend better elsewhere and then outsource this effort.My bookcase has grown quite significantly over the last 12 months with everything from Marketing for Dummies to Guerrilla Marketing as well as some other more structured methodologies for Marketing. I am beginning to wonder if I should be concentrating on PR more than Marketing as from the last few months we have been seeing more results, i.e. hard sales, from PR than Marketing. Food for thought.
The future
We have a combination of a stock and a drop ship model. The margins we make on stock are larger than the drop ship items. However, in some cases the space needed and not having to worry about importing and distributing are big benefits to us. I think we will continue to have a combination of the two to ensure a healthy balance but margins will dictate this.
Lessons learned
I certainly need to learn to be able to delegate more. Working for yourself in a start up means you usually end up being the Finance Director, Managing Director, Operation Director, Sales and Marketing Director …….and the list goes on. Having come from a corporate background where each role had been headed up by one person and a team of people, suddenly it was just little old me! While not too much of a problem initially, I now recognise as we grow it’s just not possible to do each role, well do it efficiently anyway. I need to consider giving more responsibilities to my business partner and also third parties in some of these areas in order to allow me to have a more watching brief.I have also realised the importance of ‘getting out there’ and seeing people, whether that’s at trade fairs or a marketing or PR stunt, staying inside is not always the best use of timeInvestigate alliances and benefits of, in particular with marketing.
4little1s.com provides a great range of Izziwotnot Nursery Furniture such as Humphrey’s Corner , Hemingway II or Vanilla nursery sets, as well as Izziwotnot Nursery Bedding such as Humphrey’s Lottie Fairy Princess, Hide Away Bay or Baby Pilot
Christianne James (40) founder of the highly successful online baby gift and nursery furniture retailer, 4little1s.com assesses her business over the last twelve months.
Website (http://www.4little1s.com)
We invested heavily when we set the website up as we wanted to relay the message that we were not a small ‘fly by night’ company that would compromise on quality. We used a web design agency that managed the whole project in terms of structure and design, although we had decided from the offset we wanted full control to be able to add and remove products ourselves, rather than having to rely on the design agency each time. I am quite technically minded and felt more than confident to be able to keep this up and have more control. This was a good decision and gives us complete control over our site today.
Stock
We are always very careful with selecting stock although we did take a risk with a more unusual line recently called Deglingos. These are very unusual looking soft toys that take the form of animals However, there is clearly a niche market for these and we get regular orders from Denmark and the UAE for some reason. We have pretty much kept to the same lines when we first started up, although some lines definitely sell better than others. We plan to review one or two lines that we are struggling with and probably just do a straight swap out with another line.
Sales
Some lines we make better margins than others and this has driven the marketing plan with time / effort as to which products to market more than others. Our main sales channel is the Internet and we are glad to making a small profit this year. We have been experimenting with School Fairs and Craft Fairs which have also been very successful. Apart from meeting customers ‘face to face’ any transactions are not usually credit cards as they are cash or cheque based, therefore avoiding any transaction costs. Finally we now have a shop front in one of the larger towns near us which works well and covers its costs as well as bringing in a small profit.
Marketing
We have marketed on a number of campaigns on and offline this year. Thinking back we have had a balloon marketing exercise which produced about a 1% sales, I personally delivered leaflets to a vast number of houses (non targeted) and I don’t think we produced any sales ! (lesson learnt). We also have done a couple of more targeted leaflet campaigns which both produced about 2 % sales. We have also been trying to consider a couple of alliances but nothing came of them; however I suspect will come together over the next few monthsWe have invested a great deal of time in SEO which we are now starting to see some real improvements. The strategies have been quite far and wide including Blogs, Forums and Social Networking amongst others. We may need to make a judgment call on the sheer volume of time this is taking up and if our time could be spend better elsewhere and then outsource this effort.My bookcase has grown quite significantly over the last 12 months with everything from Marketing for Dummies to Guerrilla Marketing as well as some other more structured methodologies for Marketing. I am beginning to wonder if I should be concentrating on PR more than Marketing as from the last few months we have been seeing more results, i.e. hard sales, from PR than Marketing. Food for thought.
The future
We have a combination of a stock and a drop ship model. The margins we make on stock are larger than the drop ship items. However, in some cases the space needed and not having to worry about importing and distributing are big benefits to us. I think we will continue to have a combination of the two to ensure a healthy balance but margins will dictate this.
Lessons learned
I certainly need to learn to be able to delegate more. Working for yourself in a start up means you usually end up being the Finance Director, Managing Director, Operation Director, Sales and Marketing Director …….and the list goes on. Having come from a corporate background where each role had been headed up by one person and a team of people, suddenly it was just little old me! While not too much of a problem initially, I now recognise as we grow it’s just not possible to do each role, well do it efficiently anyway. I need to consider giving more responsibilities to my business partner and also third parties in some of these areas in order to allow me to have a more watching brief.I have also realised the importance of ‘getting out there’ and seeing people, whether that’s at trade fairs or a marketing or PR stunt, staying inside is not always the best use of timeInvestigate alliances and benefits of, in particular with marketing.
4little1s.com provides a great range of Izziwotnot Nursery Furniture such as Humphrey’s Corner , Hemingway II or Vanilla nursery sets, as well as Izziwotnot Nursery Bedding such as Humphrey’s Lottie Fairy Princess, Hide Away Bay or Baby Pilot
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
International orders from 4little1s.com
4little1s.com are proud to process their first order from the USA (New York) today. That makes Denmark, Spain, Brazil, UAE and USA in the last few months...wow these guys are on fire !
4little1s.com for all your Nursery Furniture and Baby bedding . Looking for Humphrey's corner, Lottie Fairy Princess or Little Red car, we have it at 4little1s.com
Friday, 13 February 2009
Free Nusery Tip Sheet
FREE Nursery Furniture Tip sheet from 4little1s.com
OK, so baby is definitely on the way, you have had the scans and now you need to get organised. If you have a spare room or already have a room in mind for babies nursery, hopefully the list below will help you gather your thoughts as to what you might need. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but is a good place to start as there is so much you could buy, the list and amount you can spend is endless !Buying a complete set of nursery furniture is quite common, with a typical nursery furniture set including all the major pieces you may need, Cot, mattress, changing unit etc. These are generally more cost effective than buying individually, as you don’t end up mis-matching furniture or looking for a discontinued set a few months or years later .
NURSERY FURNITURE
Nursery furniture sets – Look out for good quality and safety tested pieces, a typical package would include cot bed and mattress, wardrobe and changing unit. These range in costs but new ones start from around £700.00
Baby Moses basket - Used in the early days to let baby sleep, some have stands so they are at your waist level.
Babies Cot - Where baby sleeps and seen often as the most exciting purchase. Measure up the room beforehand so when it arrives there are no surprises
Changing mat & covers - Make the changing mat a fun place for baby to be and more comfortable with a cover. Some can even be placed on top of the cot to make it even easier for this difficult task at the best of times
Baby height charts - Have fun while your baby grows with these height charts, bright colours add fun to any nursery. There are a variety of types from wooden handmade charts with sliding tops, to material and plastic ones.
Baby Lampshades - Babies love to watch these and having a bright and fun lampshade is a great way to brighten up a room
Baby Mobiles - Mobiles hanging from the ceiling keeps your babies attention while lying down. From our experience, we have found these great to keep baby distracted during feeding or changing nappies. See our range of bright and fun fairies, trains and shapes mobiles on our website www.4little1s.com
Baby Monitors - A baby monitor is like a microphone that allows you to hear your baby while they hopefully sleep and you are in another room. Popular fun designs can be in the shape of a flower or animal, others using digital have the designer look.
Curtains - You should outfit your nursery windows with two types of curtains: sheers that can be pulled across during the day to keep glaring sunlight out of the nursery and heavier drapes that can be pulled shut to keep the room dark during baby's nap time.
Carpets and Rugs - Not only should your rugs and carpets ideally be steam cleaned to remove any allergens, pet hair or viruses, you should also make sure that rugs have a skid free backing so that nobody is in danger of slipping in the middle of the night while holding the baby.
Chest of Drawers - You will be surprised at just how much you accumulate in terms of baby clothes. Having somewhere to put it all helps de clutter the Nursery. Look for fun designs with no sharp edges or corners.
BABY BEDDING
You will be surprised just how much bedding you will get through. Babies do make a mess, so it’s worth stocking up on a few spares. We guarantee you will be changing something in the middle of the night and you will be glad then that you bought a spare set at the time.
Baby cot bumper- Protect babies head from hitting the sides of the cot. These come in a variety of colours and patterns, and can stimulate attention and concentration. Matching sets make the nursery a great place to be
Baby Cot blankets - Snuggles become part of babies association and attachment. Lots of different styles and materials, look for extra soft.
Cot Duvet and Pillow cases - Makes sleep time fun with these brightly coloured matching sets
Baby Swaddle pod - A small sleeping bag that holds your baby snug and warm, our range is designed by a Neo Natal nurse who obviously has experience in these matters
Baby Sleep suits - Larger than a Swaddle Pod, gives baby more room and allows increased movement as they grow. Hopefully giving you a good night sleep
Baby Quilt for Cots - A variety of different colours and patterns available to made sleep time more fun. Helps baby with colours and pattern recognition. Might be worth considering buying a few of these as they can get dirty
Baby throws - Like regular throws, they provide the finishing touches to the Nursery to give them the matching look. Brightly coloured ones can be used to pick out colours in the nursery
Baby Fleece blankets - Keep your baby warm day and night with these lovely fleece blankets for your little ones. When you are not around, this is what baby embraces and cuddles
Bedding bundles – Like nursery furniture sets, you can buy bedding bundles that usually include sheets, blankets, pillowcases etc and help not having to think about buying items individually. In most cases these are more cost effective.
Finally….Baby Toys - What baby nursery could be complete without a full range of toys to stimulate their brain? Look for brightly coloured and fun to play with toys like wooden toys as well as the soft and cuddly ones. We stock a wide range of nursery toys as well as some qwirky ones, like Deglingos.
All the Nursery furniture and baby bedding above can be found at our website http://www.4little1s.comIzziwotnot Nursery furniture such as Humphrey’s corner, Lottie Fairy Princess and Humphrey’s Little Red car as well as a wide range other Izziwotnot baby bedding products
OK, so baby is definitely on the way, you have had the scans and now you need to get organised. If you have a spare room or already have a room in mind for babies nursery, hopefully the list below will help you gather your thoughts as to what you might need. This isn’t a comprehensive list, but is a good place to start as there is so much you could buy, the list and amount you can spend is endless !Buying a complete set of nursery furniture is quite common, with a typical nursery furniture set including all the major pieces you may need, Cot, mattress, changing unit etc. These are generally more cost effective than buying individually, as you don’t end up mis-matching furniture or looking for a discontinued set a few months or years later .
NURSERY FURNITURE
Nursery furniture sets – Look out for good quality and safety tested pieces, a typical package would include cot bed and mattress, wardrobe and changing unit. These range in costs but new ones start from around £700.00
Baby Moses basket - Used in the early days to let baby sleep, some have stands so they are at your waist level.
Babies Cot - Where baby sleeps and seen often as the most exciting purchase. Measure up the room beforehand so when it arrives there are no surprises
Changing mat & covers - Make the changing mat a fun place for baby to be and more comfortable with a cover. Some can even be placed on top of the cot to make it even easier for this difficult task at the best of times
Baby height charts - Have fun while your baby grows with these height charts, bright colours add fun to any nursery. There are a variety of types from wooden handmade charts with sliding tops, to material and plastic ones.
Baby Lampshades - Babies love to watch these and having a bright and fun lampshade is a great way to brighten up a room
Baby Mobiles - Mobiles hanging from the ceiling keeps your babies attention while lying down. From our experience, we have found these great to keep baby distracted during feeding or changing nappies. See our range of bright and fun fairies, trains and shapes mobiles on our website www.4little1s.com
Baby Monitors - A baby monitor is like a microphone that allows you to hear your baby while they hopefully sleep and you are in another room. Popular fun designs can be in the shape of a flower or animal, others using digital have the designer look.
Curtains - You should outfit your nursery windows with two types of curtains: sheers that can be pulled across during the day to keep glaring sunlight out of the nursery and heavier drapes that can be pulled shut to keep the room dark during baby's nap time.
Carpets and Rugs - Not only should your rugs and carpets ideally be steam cleaned to remove any allergens, pet hair or viruses, you should also make sure that rugs have a skid free backing so that nobody is in danger of slipping in the middle of the night while holding the baby.
Chest of Drawers - You will be surprised at just how much you accumulate in terms of baby clothes. Having somewhere to put it all helps de clutter the Nursery. Look for fun designs with no sharp edges or corners.
BABY BEDDING
You will be surprised just how much bedding you will get through. Babies do make a mess, so it’s worth stocking up on a few spares. We guarantee you will be changing something in the middle of the night and you will be glad then that you bought a spare set at the time.
Baby cot bumper- Protect babies head from hitting the sides of the cot. These come in a variety of colours and patterns, and can stimulate attention and concentration. Matching sets make the nursery a great place to be
Baby Cot blankets - Snuggles become part of babies association and attachment. Lots of different styles and materials, look for extra soft.
Cot Duvet and Pillow cases - Makes sleep time fun with these brightly coloured matching sets
Baby Swaddle pod - A small sleeping bag that holds your baby snug and warm, our range is designed by a Neo Natal nurse who obviously has experience in these matters
Baby Sleep suits - Larger than a Swaddle Pod, gives baby more room and allows increased movement as they grow. Hopefully giving you a good night sleep
Baby Quilt for Cots - A variety of different colours and patterns available to made sleep time more fun. Helps baby with colours and pattern recognition. Might be worth considering buying a few of these as they can get dirty
Baby throws - Like regular throws, they provide the finishing touches to the Nursery to give them the matching look. Brightly coloured ones can be used to pick out colours in the nursery
Baby Fleece blankets - Keep your baby warm day and night with these lovely fleece blankets for your little ones. When you are not around, this is what baby embraces and cuddles
Bedding bundles – Like nursery furniture sets, you can buy bedding bundles that usually include sheets, blankets, pillowcases etc and help not having to think about buying items individually. In most cases these are more cost effective.
Finally….Baby Toys - What baby nursery could be complete without a full range of toys to stimulate their brain? Look for brightly coloured and fun to play with toys like wooden toys as well as the soft and cuddly ones. We stock a wide range of nursery toys as well as some qwirky ones, like Deglingos.
All the Nursery furniture and baby bedding above can be found at our website http://www.4little1s.comIzziwotnot Nursery furniture such as Humphrey’s corner, Lottie Fairy Princess and Humphrey’s Little Red car as well as a wide range other Izziwotnot baby bedding products
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