What a lovely morning we had today at the Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art. The hunkydory family is very fond of this place and we often visit before taking a stroll along the Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside, but today was all about ‘little miss’ as today was ‘Toddler Tuesday’!

Little miss is 3 years old and loves making things, sticking things, cutting things and being creative generally, so this was the ideal activity for her. Sitting in a cardboard castle (made in a previous session) we made colourful fish and bracelets taking comfort in the fact that the mess would be left behind instead of all over the kitchen floor and, despite it being a bit chaotic, fun was had by all.

After the organised activity we had a lovely time playing in the Quay area on Level 2 which is full of books, blocks, drawing/creative materials and even a rowing boat which is fantastic for imaginative play.

An art gallery isn’t the first place that springs to mind to take kids too, but we think the Baltic has the balance just right and it makes for a lovely trip for adults and children alike and just try to resist the gift shop on the way out!

We’ve got a new designer on board this week at hunkydory home. Jolyon Yates is based near us in the North East of England and produces these fantastic clocks and bags.

This strutting cockerel clock is ideal for the kitchen.

 
These wooden black cat clocks make a great statement for any room.

Or how about this fantastic Moustache Bag!
We love the quirky designs from Jolyon and are bound to be adding more of his products to our store soon.

After numerous requests we’re now selling kits to make 30cm diameter lampshades using your own fabric. Step by step instructions and equipment are included, all you need to is to find the fabric you’d like to cover it with – great if you want a bespoke lampshade to fit with existing decor.


If you’re feeling craft, check out our full range of kits from babushka dolls to Battersea Power station cross stitch kits!

Masquerade behind a character moustache while drinking your favourite hot drink with these fantastic new mugs in store at Hunkydory Home. You’ve got to love these Moustache mugs from designer Peter Ibruegger, each mug has different design on each side, choose from: Mustafa-Chaplin, Fu- Magnum or Maurice-Poirot.

Made in England from white fine bone china with black moustache print.

We’re really proud to show off our first hunkydory home brochure which we’ve just had printed.  We finally caved into the pressure after so many requests for a catalogue. It’s designed to give a snapshot of the products we sell as we couldn’t possibly fit everything in, but we think it gives people a taste of what hunkydory home is all about. It was so exciting when the box arrived full of these glossy lovelies and ooh the smell of freshly printed brochures is lovely!

If you’d like a copy, click here to fill in your details and we’ll pop one in the post.

I’m not the only sock monkey out there (though possibly the most handsome), my creator is the very talented Sian Hughes and you can take a look at some of my extended family here . Others are still looking for a home.

I’m mascot to online interiors and gift store hunkydory home and I’ll be keeping you up to date with developments at hunkydory home including new products, press coverage, about out designers and general news.
We’re based in Northumberland in North East England and sell our own range of handmade cushions and lampshades as well as a collection of designer products and handmade lovelies by a whole host of talented people. We hope you like what we do.