Great week for Reviews.

Thank you to Expression and Confession for such a great review


Thank you to Twin Mummy & Daddy for a great review

Magical Parents

WOW ... four beautiful Magical Bits 'n' Bobs Kits dispatched this week.
Two new orders in today.  One in particular made me grin from ear to ear.
The parents personalise the kit by filling in an online form on my website.
I use this information to write a letter to the child, including names of siblings, pets etc
and the parent tells me where they'd like their child to "hang the bag for collection".
Usual responses are "front door handle", "bedroom door handle", the occasional "treehouse / dollhouse",
but tonight the Queen of the Dummy Fairies rejoiced as the parent had written ... "in the top room, nearest the sky".  This little boy is lucky to have such a magical Mummy and is going to have NO problem ditching the dummy.  It makes me beam when I see parents embracing their inner fairy.

I love my job!
Ali

Practical Parenting Magazine

I am absolutely thrilled to have been approached to contribute to an article in Practical Parenting Magazine with regards to helping parent and child "ditch the dummy".  I am so passionate about my business and acknowledge that indeed, it's not just about the child, but about the parent also.
It's a very anxious time and one that mustn't be taken lightly.
I look forward to this journey very much,
Ali

Before I fly off to Spain for the week ...

6:12am in the Dummy Fairy Workshop.
Just dedicating some quiet time to finishing off an extra special Magical Bits 'n' Bobs Kit for a little 4 yr old girl in Enfield.  It always overwhelms me when I hear parents are so anxious about making this journey with their child.  I just want to reach through my computer to where they are, give them a reassuring hug and tell them "It's going to be OK".
I love The Dummy Fairy Workshop.  I love that it gives the child a focus during this process and makes the journey that little bit more magical.

Have a great day.
Ali

The Dummy Fairy loves FLASH

It's so nice to find a quiet hour to sit down and dedicate some time to updating The Dummy Fairy Workshop website.  My head is so preoccupied with ways of making my site accessible to Mac users.  Come on Apple!   Get the flash issue resolved.  You're killing me!  :-)

Return Customers... I must be doing something right. :-)

I LOVE IT WHEN I GET REPEAT CUSTOMERS.

WHEN I RECEIVED AN ORDER LAST WEEK, I REMEMBERED THIS WOMAN IMMEDIATELY.  A LOVING NANNIE WHO BOUGHT A KIT FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER LAST YEAR, RETURNS TO WEAN THE DUMMY OFF ANOTHER GRANDCHILD.

THANKS BRENDA.  :-)

Hi Alison,
How lovely you remember me. Yes me last little granddaughter has reached the time to say goodbye to her precious little dummy. Thank you so much for making it up so quickly.  We do appreciate it.
Poppie is now 5 and such a lovely little girl. We have been talking about when she gave her dummy to the fairy and she tells her sister how she will be ok.  What precious memories you have given us. We will always talk about the Dummy Fairy and how much she helped us through what could have been such a difficult time.
Brenda ( Nannie)

B. Page, Leicester

This morning I received a lovely testimonial from a client in Denmark.

It makes me day to know that my business is helping parents find the fun in this sometimes stressful process.  This little poppet lived in Denmark.

Ali :-)

"I just wanted to thank you so much for The Dummy Fairy Workshop :o)  

Sofia was SO dependent on her dummies I was actually too frightened to take them away, but on Sunday evening we did it!!  What a success... I will definitely be ordering a pack for Olivia.

I am just over the moon and so proud of her.  She does ask now and again for a dummy and I just say remember the babies have them now and she says 'oh ok then'.  Phew before she would scream down the house if I said dummies are for bed time!  We had a great time with the fairy dust and running round the house checking under all the beds and units making sure we didn't miss any :o) 

Olivia is only 11 months - but I can assure you I will not be waiting until she is almost 3 this time.  Wish I had done it months ago with Sofia.

Many thanks, Kathryn"