The brand new LoveLoops LoveHeart Duo Necklace in solid Sterling Silver, engraved simply and elegantly with a single letter, worn on our delicate round cable chain. Our LoveHearts are tiny and dainty. Also available in solid Yellow Gold, White Gold and Rose Gold.

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Don't you love it when your imaginative little darlings think up the most impossible things to add to their Christmas lists? The other night I sat patiently helping my five year old daughter with her spelling as she composed her first ever personally written letter to Santa: "Dear Santa, I want a big big BIG mermaid (as big as the lounge) with surprises in it. All kinds of surprises inside of her. And magical surprises. And also a little mermaid, with magical surprises too." 

I think maybe I used to be that Mum that would have gone searching far and wide for a "big big BIG" magical-surprises mermaid for under the tree, but with three busy children, as well as a household and a business to run, those days are G O N E ! Santa will be writing a note explaining that mermaids that big are a health and safety hazard on his sleigh, and that he hopes she likes this other stuff her got her instead :)

Here's a list of some of the things on my Christmas List for the kids. Go-To brands that I love and some other fun ideas.

LEGO & DUPLO

You just can't go wrong with Lego! Hours of fun for the whole family that they come back to time after time. A worthwhile investment.

SEEDLING

Seedling make "Imaginative kits and toys that help bring kids' ideas to life". NZ designed and made there's lots to choose from and it's always easy to find something that you know your child will love, as well as being age appropriate. 

THOMAS or TONKA 

If you have a little boy like mine you know that anything from any of these brands will be an immediate hit.

 RADICOOL KIDS

It's always great to include some clothing with your kids gifts. They'll be just as excited as you are to receive anything from Radicool Kids! Another fantastic Kiwi brand if you haven't heard of them then check out their website.

 BEANIE BOOS

One of the advantages of a southern hemisphere Christmas. Water guns, paddling pools, slip-n-slides all make for awesome outdoor family fun and summer memories. 

Anything Creative or Crafty


My girls are five and seven so they love anything along these lines. The boy, however, is 20 months, so we'll be needing to keep these activities out of his reach!

BOOKS!

We're loving the 13 Story Treehouse (Andy Griffiths) series at our place at the moment. Great for reading out loud with your kids aged from about five or six. We've also been reading a bit of Roald Dahl, and I can't wait until the kids become interested in Harry Potter! There are now beautiful hard cover illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books available, perfect for introducing your kids to the wonder and magic of Wizards and Hogwarts!

Good luck with your Christmas shopping, I hope you've found some inspiration here! Let me know what your gifting go-tos are ...and, ah, if anyone does find a big big BIG mermaid full of magical surprises, drop me a line!
Trudie x

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We Love reading through baby names lists! Choosing a name for a precious new life can feel like such a huge responsibility and can sometimes require hours of research and thought. Below you'll find a quick list of names that we created in A-Z format for girls names and boys names. The names are a combination of names we Love, names we've seen engraved on LoveLoops and names we think are up and coming. Enjoy!

A to Z of Baby Girl Names for 2017

Audrey

Briar

Claudia

Daisy

Esmé

Freya

Gracie

Harlow

Indie

Jessica

Kate

Lauren

Maggie

Neve

Odette

Paige

Quinn

Rose

Sienna

Talia

Ursula

Verity

Waverley

Xanthie

Yvette

Zoe

A to Z of Baby Boy Names for 2017

Alex

Blake

Charlie

Daniel

Emmett

Fletcher

Guy

Harry

Israel

Jed

Knox

Lachlan

Matty

Nickson

Opie

Quinn

Rio

Sebastian

Torin

Ulan

Vinnie

Will

Xavier

York

Zion

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So we’ve just had the most common birthday week in New Zealand. All those New Years Eve babies ;-)

For those of you who may be due with your beautiful babies sometime soon, I thought it would be a perfect time to share all of my favourite baby names! Or, if you're not expecting, maybe just add one or two options to your "future-just-in-case" list!

I’m a "Rebecca Jane" – a typical plain-Jane name. When I was going through high school there was about 4 other girls in my same year with the same name! So I took a liking to unusual but not too wild names. I wanted a name for our son that would be unique like him, but that wouldn't make it look like his parents were away in La La Land when they named him. 

Here I’ve compiled a list of unusual but not super crazy names that I like. I’ve included one for each letter of the alphabet to cover all options. Let me know your thoughts of any that you love also, or any that you may loathe?  

Girls

Ariella

Braelyn

Charise

Darcie

Ellodie

Farrah

Gianna

Honey

Idalia

Juniper

Kaylen

Lyra

Mirella

Nova

Orly

Paisley

Quinn

Rian

Sage

Tinley

Uraniya

Viera

Willa

Xaviera

Ylenia

Zierra

Boys

Aiden

Birch

Cedar

Demmet

Egan

Fielder

Gunnar

Hadley

Izzy

Jude

Kennedy

Lark

Miller

Nyles

Otto

Patterson

Quest

Rylan

Sawyer

Tanner

Usher

Vander

Wilder

Xander

Yarrow

Zed

Find that perfect name? Would love to hear your feedback! :-)

Bex xx

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