TRASH TV We love MAFS AUS! It's total trash and If you haven’t already seen, it’s back! The 11th series of Married at First Sight, Australia is now underway, with the new brides and grooms ready to put everything they’ve got into the experiment, as they hope for true love. You can see the usual mix of different characters and personalities in this year’s series. Great for when you have lots of washing to fold and definitely makes you appreciate not being on the dating scene!! Start binging here.
SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING We are so excited to now be partnering with CRESS, a Manchester based online marketplace who are already making waves, winning ‘Force of Fashion’ at the ‘This is Manchester Awards' 2024. They have created a hassle-free, sustainable shopping and selling kids marketplace, for both pre-loved and new sustainable products. To read our full MOM! Q&A with Katherine Molyneux, Head of Community click here. To find our more about their hassle-free golden service click here.
READ Good Material – Dolly Alderton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Over the past couple of years I’ve got back into reading as a form of meditation and escape... Not that you want to ever do this with kids around, right? I’ve read Dolly’s previous books and this one didn’t disappoint. It’s a well written book and so relatable. It’s a story of heartbreak, friendship and how to survive both. Written from Andy’s point of view, the story navigates his struggle processing a breakup with the only woman he’s ever loved. Click here to find it at Waterstones.
EAT If you don’t already follow us on Instagram, we’ve just started sharing some of our favourite recipes on Reels. Our Easy Brownie Baked Oats have proved popular and are great for a snack or breakfast idea the whole family can enjoy. Find our reel here, with the recipe in the caption. Save and follow for more BLW & toddler snack recipes.
GIVE ME ROAR! Martha absolutely loves our Lion Plate. They have a beautifully scalloped edge to help scoop up food, suction base and feature eyes and nose to point at whilst ROOAAARING like a lion! Check out our featured Lion Plate here.
HELLO! We’d love to hear from you! If you have any great finds you would like to share with our MOM! community. Contact us at Hello@marthaohmy.co.uk and you could feature in one of our newsletters.
]]>When we were approached by CRESS to partner with them and sell Martha Oh My! products on their 'New Sustainable' section of their marketplace, it was really a no-brainer.
CRESS are a Manchester based online marketplace and are already making waves winning ‘Force of Fashion’ at the This is Manchester Awards awards 2024.
Here’s our MOM! Q&A with Katherine Molyneux - Head of Community, to find out more about what they do.
How did Cress come about?
We started Cress as we were unhappy with the current methods of reselling children’s products, and were shocked at the amount of waste created by fast fashion brands. We wanted to solve problems for time-poor parents and create a company that gives back to communities.
What sets Cress apart from other sites, like Vinted?
Community is the beating heart of Cress and we want to grow a community of likeminded parents and businesses. We offer a service that no one else does by taking all the hassle away for the busy parent – just send us a bag of items and we do the rest for you! We’re also a marketplace for both preloved and sustainably made new products, solely for children – which sets us apart. Parents trust us and the brands we work with. We also partner with PTA’s to raise moneys for schools and put money back into local communities.
What advice would you give to our followers who are thinking of selling any pre-loved clothing?
Go for it! Also decide whether you’re wanting to manage it all yourself, or want a hassle free way of selling. It should be fun, not stressful so do what works for you!
Why did you want to partner with Martha Oh My!?
When I first saw Martha Oh My! I instantly loved them and wished I had something so stylish and fun when weaning my own children. Children’s products don’t need to be either garish or minimalist and I loved the beautiful designs, practicality and sustainability of Martha Oh My! products. When speaking to Helen, I loved her passion for her brand and the alignment of ethics made Martha Oh My! and Cress a perfect fit!
Thanks Kat for taking part in our first ever MOM! Q&A.
You can now find Martha Oh My! here under their Sustainable-New section.
To find our more about their hassle free Golden services click here.
CRESS have their first ever children’s fashion show, taking place 7th March. Head over to their Instagram account @cresscollective for more information and tickets.
Helen & Alex X
Martha Oh My!
Practical | Modern | Sustainable | Safe
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If you are anything like us, there’s nothing quite like giving someone a gift and seeing their face light up as they open it. Finding that perfect present that’s been thoughtfully put together for someone you love isn’t always an easy thing to do.
It’s not only the gift that’s important, the process of opening something beautifully wrapped is a lovely experience in itself; opening a box, gently tearing off tissue paper to reveal what’s inside. Unboxing isn’t just an experience for birthdays and Christmas anymore, with whole social media accounts and YouTube channels dedicated to “unboxing”. You could get sucked into a wormhole and watch it for hours (take it from someone who has!)
During lockdown we spent more time than ever hunting out those perfect gifts, spending hours browsing the web, searching for the items that our friends would love and that their little ones would grow to love. Trying to find something practical, fun and stylish, that was different to the other gifts they might receive.
When looking we realised it wasn’t always easy to find items that coordinated, looked stylish, were functional for parents and fun for their littles ones. When we did eventually find all the items we would like to purchase together, most of the time they would not all be in one place, and it became a stressful task.
When developing the Martha Oh My! product ranges, the gift experience was something we wanted to ensure we always considered. Which is why all our items make perfect gifts individually, but we package them beautifully so you or your loved ones get the “unboxing” experience we all enjoy so much.
And, it’s this gifting experience that has led us to launch our gift sets range; carefully curated bundles that include a variety of our key MOM! items designed to cater to a variety of budgets. And not forgetting you get a reduced bundle price when buying together. So, when it comes to taking the hard work out of gift buying, we’ve got your back.
We are very proud to introduce our first three gift sets.
Weaning Starter Set: £32
This weaning set was the first in our gifting range and was introduced at launch. It’s proved popular and includes all the items we wouldn’t want to be without when starting a weaning journey. The set Includes our Comfort Fit Bib, Scoop Bowl & Spoon and Sippy Cup & Lid and is available in 4 beautiful colours. All are made from super soft 100% food grade silicone which are BPA-free and phthalate-free.
Lion Plate Weaning Set: £26.95
GIVE ME ROOAAAAR!!! The Lion Plate is one of Martha’s firm favourites and it’s now available as part of a perfect weaning gift set. The set is available in 3 beautifully colour co-ordinated sets, making weaning functional, stylish and not forgetting fun! It includes our Lion Plate, Comfort Fit Bib and Fork & Spoon Set. All are made from super soft 100% food grade silicone which are BPA-free and phthalate-free.
Essentials Set: £39.50
The Essentials Set gives you a box full of our key items, providing you with two weaning products in our Bib and Scoop Bowls, along with two key items for when you’re out and about – the Pacifier Clip and Pacifier Holder. All are made from super soft 100% food grade silicone which are BPA-free and phthalate-free.
If you can’t find the perfect set for you right now, don’t worry as we are working on some more, so watch this space!
And don’t forget you can always send someone a gift card, so they can choose from our beautiful products themselves. We have a range of cards to suit any budget.
We really hope you enjoy our gift sets as much as we do; we've loved creating them. To get more details and to shop our gift sets, click here.
Oh, and remember to pop your personalised gift message in at checkout when ordering your set.
Love Alex & Helen (Martha Oh My!) XOXO
PS. If you have any questions about gifting and our products, please pop us an email to hello@marthaohmy.co.uk
]]>What sustainability means to us.
When we started Martha Oh My! we didn't just want our products to look good, we wanted them to be good too.
Being sustainable is important to us and it’s important to our customers, but it’s critical for our little ones. We all must play our part to help build a brighter future for them to grow up in. Big or little, every company should be doing their bit to ensure this.
So, creating a baby led brand that wasn’t sustainable didn’t make any sense to us at all.
That’s why sustainability was always at the fore front of our minds as we developed the Martha Oh My! brand, taking it into consideration with every decision we made. We wanted to understand how we could play our part in the world and also create beautiful products our customers would love.
What we are doing.
Even though we are only a small start-up, we don’t comprise on our ethics. When it came to creating our products and packaging, we had a lot to consider; we knew we wanted to provide something for our customers that was not only beautiful, but could be continued to be reused, handed down and recycled. And that’s what we did, we went out and worked with our suppliers to ensure this happened.
Our products and packaging.
Where plastics are made from non-renewable resources, all our products are made from silicone, a material created from Silica which is found in sand, making it a sustainable resource and therefore much friendlier to the planet. Our silicone is also 100% food grade, non-toxic and BPA free.
Silicone is generally a better material to use when compared to other plastics and has become the go to alternative for those seeking a greener product. Plus, the strength and durability of silicone means our products can be bashed about and washed repeatedly, ensuring they can be handed down from baby-to-baby without losing quality.
Our packaging was also carefully considered. All our cardboard product packaging is made from recycled card, as is all the packaging we use to post our products to you.
In addition to this, we do not believe in, or use any single use plastics. So, all Martha Oh My! products arrive to us sealed in a branded, reusable and compostable bag. Where possible, we ship multiple units in a bag together to decrease any unnecessary waste. We then pass one on to our customers so they can be reused for all your essentials (or even the odd cheeky snack whilst out and about). And, once you’ve finished with it, you can recycle it in your compost bin.
The future.
Being sustainable is a long-term commitment and we’ll always strive to do all we can and ensure sustainability is considered in any decision we make. As we continue to grow, we’ll continue to share our sustainability story with you all.
Love Alex & Helen (Martha Oh My!) XOXO
PS. If you have any questions about sustainability and our products pop us an email to hello@marthaohmy.co.uk