Falling with Grace

Today, Nicole started her first rollerblading lesson. Armed with her new sets of wheels, her protective gear, and a whole lot of attitude, she started her lesson proper at 8.00 pm at the basketball court located just across the road. She picked up some tricks quite quickly, and could now pick herself up when she falls...on her own, and a little bit of blading. Not too bad for just 1 hour's worth of effort. She has also made a new friend at her class, an 8 year old girl Renee, who could do quite a bit of magic with her wheels. Renee wasn't there for lessons, but was simply there, cos' she loves hanging out with the older children there. She gave nic some sort of motivation to work harder at learning the new skills, and some hand-holding as well.

We decided that we will sign her up for the class, as we would like to build up her can-do attitude. Nic does lacks some confidence in some areas, and could be painfully shy when it comes to socialising. We figured that rollerblading would build up some confidencce in her, and would be a good form of exercise for her too.

Looking at the kids wheezing by, Mike and myself were pretty tempted to pick up the sport. Given our age, guess it may be a bit of a problem, as we are at the age where we are "afraid to fall". These kids have no qualms landing on their butt, on their face. We could never be able to do that. We would probably "break a leg"

New Arrivals at Little Gems

Yes, it has been a busy weekend. With the new stocks arriving in batches, there's lots to be done sorting out the sizes, and designs. i have put up a couple of items on my web for sale. There's gonna be more stocks arriving this week, hopefully before i go for my short vacation in June. Have fun checking them out :)

New Age Paper Dolls

This is so deja vu. Remember how we used to play with paper dolls when we were little girls...I sure did. i remembered i would spend countless hours tracing out the outline of the paper dolls, and created new dresses for the dolls. ah.... the simple pleasures in life, which I am not too sure if Nicole will ever enjoy

Anyway, these Daisy Girls dolls comes close to it. There's like over

40 magnetic wooden clothing pieces to create a variety of colorful and fun ballet outfits for the 2 Daisy Girl ballerinas. The set comes in a convenient carrying case with colorful feather trim. Includes 2 magnetic wooden dolls, 42 magnetic clothing pieces, and vinyl carrying bag with feather trim.

All these for USD19.99. It was 10 cents for the paper cut out version which w could get from our regular mama store. Than again, those dolls weren't very lasting, weren't they?

Smencils! Smelly Pencils! Made From Recycled Newspaper!

Smencils! Smelly Pencils! Made From Recycled Newspaper!

Yes they're super-fun smelling pencils, but they're super green! These pencils are not made from wood - they're made from 100% recycled newspaper. Smencils sharpen the same as all other wood pencils and they smell way better. Sniff up a set of 10 Smencils in: Orange, Cherry, Bubble Gum, Peppermint, Fruit Punch, Watermelon, Grape, Pineapple, Root Beer, and Cinnamon. (You can even see the bits of newspaper as you sharpen them!)

Well, the price isn't exactly very friendly to the pockets. At USD$11.50, that's so much more than you are paying for for regular colour pencils. The dilemma: would you pay more for something that's eco-friendly, or pay for something that is a lot lesser but may not be that environmentally friendly?

Go Eco-friendly in Style

Stumbled upon these bags while shopping at Takashimaya. The Envirosax - its a range of lightweight, waterproof, reusable and affordable environmentally friendly bags that is also available online. There are so many colours and prints available, and can be folded up really small, you could dumped it in your handbag.

Great for a fashion fix and doing your part to be eco-friendly! Available at USD$9.00 per fix.

Little Gems is Having a SALE

If you guys haven't yet figured out, Little Gems is currently having a storewide sale

Yup! We are expecting some new inventory coming our in the coming weeks! So gonna make room for them :) So nows a good time to stock up on these great bargains, coming your way, at an additional 20% off. Hurry, hurry, sale ends on the 31st May...cos' we are off for a short vacation.

With or Without You - Sungha Jung

Such amazing talent. Brought tears to my eyes listening to him play. And he is just 11. Sigh....

A Little about Little Gems

I thought I will do a little of Little Gems. My name is Gloria. I am a work at home mama, and a proud mummy to my not so little baby girl Nicole, who is turning 7 this year.

I have been retailing baby and children wear since 2003, first on Yahoo auctions, and than Ebay, and now I have my own webstore. The virtual stores are borne from my love of children and infant clothings, and of course, a love for a good bargain hunt. What started out as "moonlighting", eventually became a full time business, when I decided to give up a lucrative career to spend more time with Nicole.

I would say 2007 is a turning point in my life, when hit with a relapse, I decided I need to put my life in order, and my priorities in place. Little Gems allows me to work at home, and to play a more active role in my daughter's young life.

Because of the hugh amount of competition we face in our business, we are always striving to look for good deals, not only locally, but also beyond our shores. In the coming months, we are looking to introduce hair accessories and stationery in our stores. We are also anticipating more tie ups with other work at home mommas located overseas, which means you will be seeing unique handmade items in our store as well.

Thank you so much for checking us up and for your business. We are thankful for this opportunity and for the success Little Gems has brought us! We promise you a lot more new bargains in the coming months. So do check back often :)

xoxo
Gloria aka Mama Gem