Finished work: Poppy & Ted new Walk + Wear Christmas collection

We are always excited to show you the results of our collabs. But this one is particularly special to us. Paige is Poppy & Teds lady boss and has a great sense for consistency, this is definitely reflecting in her collections of dog accessories. We started working with Paige on new prints and after the Autumn collection, (Remember the leopard spots, the pink cheetah spots, monochrome grid, and maze designs we showed you here on the blog earlier this year?) We can wait not show you the result for the new Christmas Collection that will be launched today.

The new collection contains a new Leopard Print design and a minimalist Christmas Tree design in a matching seasonal palette. The minimalist Tree design on the harnesses are to die for! And we love those tiny animal spots on the leashes. They’re like Christmas confetti! We're so excited how our prints turned out on these fun pup product range. All prints are available on harnesses, collars, leashes and adorable sweatshirts too, to keep your pup super warm during these cold winter walks.

These dog accessories make a perfect Christmas present for your pup loving friend or if you like your pup to get something from under the Christmas tree. And today Paige is having her launch Giveaway. So jump on over to her Insta page and join her Walk + Wear Christmas collection Giveaway. Or: Buy 2 items from their new collection in her shop and receive a Winter Leopard or Christmas Tree collar absolutely FREE! Sounds good right?



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Sinterklaas & Zwarte Piet // Dutch Holiday season start // Kleurplaat & Kijkdoos

For non-Dutchies this might be a little bit of a strange post. Each year The Netherlands celebrates Sinterklaas the first week of December. It is quite similar to the well known Santa tradition in the US but our old white-bearded man comes from a typical Dutch heritage. He arrives on a boat with a dozen helpers that come and turn the dark November month into a sweet candy filled mayhem. Like Santa fills socks, Sinterklaas and his Zwarte Piet fills kids shoes with presents and candy.

Each year we try to create a cool freebie around this traditional Dutch holiday. This time of the year we need some cool crafty projects to work on while it is pouring out go sit down and have a nice crafty afternoon with your kids. This year we have a fun project to work on. A Sinterklaas and Zwarte Pier themed set of drawings your kids can color, cut and paste into their Sinterklaas paper Peepshow. Click on the image below and save the file to your desktop. Don't forget to send us your results!

This crafting set was originally made by me around 10 years ago for H&M Holland when I was still working for a design company that was hired to do all H&M's graphic design in The Netherlands. The original illustrations were made for them and this crafting project was a free giveaway they handed out to mommies and daddies shopping for their youngsters.