6 Products to spoil your baby from BabyKorb Berlin

I become a big fan of the BabyKorb store after the baby was born, and not only because it is situated very close from me and when passing-by I just stop frequently by for some inspiration. In fact, love the quality of the products and some well designed corners, although the prices are mostly high-end. It is also a one-stop store, where you can find everything you need for your baby, from small milk bottles to beds and prams, which will save you a lot of precious time. 

The customer service is also careful with many employees roaming around and ready to help.

As yesterday I visited again this cave of treasures, I selected up 6 gorgeous categories of products that would recommend to check on the friendly payment counter.

Toys from Sterntaler - This over 6-decade old German brand offers a large range of baby toys, stuffed animals, some of them singing or to be used as puppets. As usual in the case of the German toys, they always teach you some new skill, which I find a good idea. The prices range from 12.99 to 16-17 EUR.

Sleeping bags - A must-have item in the first year of baby life, considered important in preventing SIDS, but also that gives a chance of keeping the baby covered well during the night, especially when she reached the age of moving over and over around the bed. The choice is very high end, with elegant shapes and materials, for summer - fine white mouseline from Nouk for 45.99 EUR - and autumn or winter. Prices vary highly from 16.99 half-body from Belly Button, to 59.99 EUR. Basic Jersey, or 69.99 Anni cool.

Honolulu outfits from Dutch company BabyFace - I am in love with the boyish design and the quality cotton used, exactly the kind that suits my adventurer little boy. The prices are affordable too: 12.99, 17.99 EUR.

Design clothing from KANZ - These are the kind of products for environmental concerned parents. In addition to the joyful design, the products have been tested for harmful substances too. Their collection looks very cute for the summer, with prices around 24 EUR.

Heimess wooden toys - Just another serious German company selling educative wooden toys. Nice and safe colours, attractive shapes made to develop the intelligence and the spirit of observation. In the case of many, the quality was tested and certified by specialized German institutions. Affordable prices too, between 5-7 Euro.

Music boxes by the French creative minds from DJECO - My baby loves music and we purchased a couple of musical toys. These music boxes are not considered toys, which I agree as they should be rather included in the category of small pieces of art. Cute and delicate figures rolling over and over again, available for just 19 EUR.

5 Affordable Kitchen Investments from Tchibo.de

It is that time of the year when it is time for some decluttering and some cleaning or if you are into Pesach, some very hard scrubbing. It can be also a good time for making new home and kitchen investments and a couple of days back I paid a visit to the Tchibo.de for some affordable spring kitchen inspiration.

When I got to know Tchibo the first time, it was everything about coffee and it keeps being so, except that the brand got some nice extentions and right now it sells a lot of interesting and cheap products for the home or home fashion too. This coffee machine keep with the original brand and will help you save some money on the daily coffee shops errands. It costs 49 Euro and is available in red, silver and white too. It has a guarantee of 36 months and brings you Italian coffee into your house.

Mats are not only for yoga, but also for macarons. This reusable baking mat for macarons has a nice colour and is a very long investment for only 3.95 Euro. If you succeed to learn how to make macarons - my dream too - you can save even more money as you can do everything at home. It is not sticky, space-saving and does not need flour or grease to be used. It is also suitable for soft dough and biscuits. Includes some recipe suggestions too. 

If you want to bring to your neighbours your Pesach cake, this transportable cake tin available for 17.95 Euro can help you. With a 26-cm diameter it has a powder coated metal handle and efficient side fasteners.

Besides macarons, creme brulee is another culinary fetish of mine that I am working hard to prepare successfully. Tchibo seems to bring some help to people like me with a object I have no idea it exists: gourmet cooking torch. But anyway, I did not ask myself too seriously how do you actually burn the cream. It costs 14.95, it is supposed to be quick and help you achieve the dream caramelised sweet. 

The 12 ring cake moulds for 6.95 - the .95 appears as a psychological mantra for their prices, but anyway, most of them suit a medium budget anyway - are flexible for easy removal and do have some cute colours and design too. A good idea to make a change of menu and offer a visual variation from the usual muffins. 

What about you, ready for some spring kitchen shopping challenge?

Tchibo also has an online shop so the products can be purchased easier if not available in your area.

Charmed by Crabtree & Evelyn

I can't resist the temptation to get mesmerized by flower-designs. Wherever I see flowers, I feel happy and entitled to hope that life is beautiful. As my knowledge in the domain of quality natural brands is still limited, random explorations of the city help me to get in touch with a special category of shopping that might be luxury, but it's always health and genuine wellness. 

Citron-honey-coriander, the cream for my hand
Foto credit: http://www.crabtree-evelyn.co.uk

Yesterday afternoon, for instance, I spent more than 30 minutes trying the exquisite products of the British company Crabtree & Evelyn and I fall in love instantly at the first second. First and foremost, in my opinion, a quality and special design says a lot about the company. In this case, it was hard to think that they won't deliver quality as everything looks like the décor of a beautiful fairy tale. When things aren't always like in the dream land, isn't so good to simply see beauty around you? 

The company was created in the 1970s and was inspired by the personality of the British traveler and explorer John Evelyn. It aims to reconstruct the home space of the garden or of the home apothecary, filled with joy and the pleasure of good life.

The recipes of the products - including generally hand cream, soaps, body scroub, body mist, body lotion and shower gel - are amazing: lavender, iris, lily, avocado-olive-basill, pomegranate-argan-grapeseeds, citron-honey-coriander (my favorite choice). As a respectable British company, they also offer lovely tea cups, specialities of teas, preserves, tea biscuits.

If you can't have such a lovely spot in your town, you can order their products online. Their website is another sample of elegance and inspiration. The prices are middle to high, but take it as an investment in your health. Some of the boxes are small enough to be taken away when you are on the road.