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Good Energy, Wind Turbine If you want to make a lasting impact on both your children and the world, going green is the way to do it. Transforming your household into a “no-waste” zone as well as reinforcing the importance of an environmentally sound way of life is a change that could benefit your

Many of our customers are redecorating for Spring as our eco friendly kids wallpaper has been flying out of the shop! I wanted to talk about some of the wallpaper we sell and why it is eco friendly. Wallpaper has come firmly back into fashion now and is a great way to update a nursery, playroom or k

Recently there was a lot of excitement on Twitter because the organiser of Small Business Sunday, Theo Paphitis, the well known Dragon’s Den businessman, was arranging a Winners’ Event where all of the Small Business Sunday winners would get a chance to meet each other. What is Small Business Sunday

I just wanted to highlight some of the lovely Easter themed gifts we have at Mimimyne at the moment, as I know some of you will be doing last minute shopping for your home, friends and family. Popular Crafts Magazine recently highlighted Oromono’s gorgeous duck slippers for toddlers, made in the UK

I was very honoured this January to be asked to help judge the Stand Out competition for Bubble London, my favourite kids trade show (apart from anything else, it actually welcomes children – great!). Stand Out judges all the designers stands on presentation of product, creative use of space and ove

Turning Over a New Leaf I hope you’ve all had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas and New Year. We spent our time at home in London this year – it was very nice just relaxing at home and it certainly made dealing with my Christmas and New Year orders a lot easier! Highlights included making Chri

It was a wonderful surprise to find out this month that I had won the Greenest Trader Award 2011 as part of the How Green is Your Market competition run by the National Market Traders Federation. I regularly run a stall at the famous Old Spitalfields Market on Sundays where the old fruit and vegetab

I know a lot of you will be rushing to get your online shopping finished in time for Christmas, so here are a few suggestions to make life easier! All our gifts are either recycled, recyclable, organic, sustainably sourced, Fair Trade or made in the UK so you can give presents with a clear conscien

Just to let readers of this blog know, I am running a competition on Mimimyne’s Facebook Page to win an e-voucher for £20. All you need to do is go over to Mimimyne’s Facebook Page, become a Fan of the page if you aren’t already and visit the Promos tab to enter the competition and see the terms and