Gift Focus - May/Jun 2019 (Issue 113)

88 As the demand for personalised baby gifts continues to grow, the Personalised Memento Company has launched something completely new for SS19. Its personalised baby bunny gifts are an adorable way to celebrate a newborn, naming day, christening or birthday. Each item features the gently illustrated bunny artwork in stylish grey tones, along with a personalised name and message. This makes the range’s products perfect as keepsakes that can be treasured for many years. The collection features a handpicked selection of PMC’s bestselling baby and children’s products, including babygrows, money boxes, photo albums, heart decorations, ceramic mugs and wooden clocks. Each gift is personalised to order and drop-shipped from PMC’s base in Stoke-on-Trent. The company’s drop-shipping model allows customers to take advantage of the no minimum order policy – giving retailers complete flexibility to sell how they like. PMC can cater to businesses of all sizes, from large high street stores to independent retailers. T: +44 (0)1782 744 900 W: personalisedmemento.co.uk Something Different Wholesale recently launched a collection of contemporary and trend-led baby gifts and nursery accessories. The collection, dubbed Dream Big Little One, has been exclusively designed for Something Different and features nature-inspired patterns, including stars, moons, clouds and mountains with more whimsical elements such as hot-air balloons. The range of gifts includes a trio of keepsake boxes for storing a baby’s first tooth, curl and name bracelet, thoughtfully designed milestone cards with space for parents to write about special moments, a baby’s first year picture frame and a large memory box for cherished mementos. Nursery accessories also play a big part in the range, with items like bunting, height charts, wall art, clocks, stools and bookends to create coordinated design schemes. The products feature sweet sentiments, such as “You are our biggest adventure”, parents are sure to adore. T: +44 (0)1792 940 288 W: somethingdifferentwholesale.co.uk Sock Academy launched Cucamelon in July 2018 and used all its know-how in sock gifting to produce what may be the cutest baby socks on the market. Each product is beautifully packaged in a card box, with a neat little pile of five tiny pairs inside and themes including Baby Safari, Little Poppets and Baby Unicorn. Originally focusing on baby socks up to two years, the company is now launching a new two to four-year-old size. Among the ranges are fabulous new gifts for newborns and their parents, with Mummy and Me and Daddy and Me options with matching socks in baby and adult sizes. Gary Schaffer, Sock Academy’s managing director, said: “With the launch of Cucamelon, Sock Academy enters the world of baby gifting, and we are so delighted to be able to bring our flair and design knowledge to this wonderful market. We are all in love with our Cucamelon ranges at Sock Academy HQ and are thoroughly enjoying bringing some fresh, creative fun to the world of baby socks.” T: +44 (0)1582 882 124 W: sockacademy.com The Puppet Company is pleased to introduce two new characters to the popular My First Puppet collection. The new characters are a beautiful white unicorn with pink details and an adorable golden Labrador. This brings the My First Puppet range up to 20 animal favourites that continue to be bestsellers. All My First Puppets are certificated from birth and machine washable at 30 degrees, making them the ideal gift for younger children at a very affordable price. T: +44 (0)1462 446 040 W: thepuppetcompany.com