The lovely Eve from Baba+Boo is on the blog today – please say hi and don’t forget to enter the fab giveaway at the bottom of her interview 😉
Who are you?
I’m Eve Bell, mum to Seth 4 and Louisa 2 and owner of Baba+Boo
What do you do?
I am mainly trying to keep as many balls in the air as possible! I run my busy online baby boutique which specialises in cloth nappies whilst also selling lots of other lovely baby accessories. I am also stay at home mum to the children who only go to nursery part time.
When did you establish your business?
I started it in 2009 when my youngest child was 9 weeks old, I look back and wonder how on earth I did it. I think the hormones must have been still all over the place!
What made you start your own business?
When I looked into cloth nappies for my second child I was shocked at how much I’d have to spend to buy them. A £300 investment just seemed like too much, and, being a former buyer, I knew I could source nappies that were just as good, but for a much better price.
But I also wanted my nappies to be a fashion statement. As mums we all care about how our children look, so I’ve been to great lengths to source funky prints, meaning baby can look good literally from top to bottom
Named after my two children, Baba + Boo is now a thriving business.
What do you love about working for yourself?
I love how I can dictate my working hours but the best bit is building a business which I am so passionate about.
Is there anything you do not like about working for yourself?
I work from my kitchen, so I miss working with people and miss office banter. Whilst I can dictate my working hours, the hours I work are often late into the night. I am answering these questions at 9.30pm on a Sunday night!
Is there anything you would go back and do differently if you could?
No I don’t think so. Running a business is a huge learning curve and I have learnt so much from the mistakes I’ve made along the way. Any lows you get running a business, just makes the highs a lot better…and they are the best things about running a business.
What advice would you give to a Mum considering starting her own business?
Just to be prepared to work really, really hard! It’s hard juggling it all but it’s really worth it.
Eve has kindly offered a £20 voucher (does not include p&p) to spend at Baba+Boo to one of my lucky readers – to enter just fill in the rafflecopter below…
81 Comments
I’d get the Ladybird and Tiger nappies
I would put the voucher towards a rucksack for both of my children – my daughter would probably like the Strawberry one and my son the elephant one 🙂
the rucksacks are brilliant and so useful 🙂
I would buy 2x Baby Girls Hooded Poncho’s
A little strawberry rucksack for my new and only niece who will be 1 in August!
I’d get my daughter some of the gorgeous hair clips and shoes 🙂
Nappies! I’d love to use reusable on my wee one, I particularly like tinkle tinkle little star. I’d also end up with a few other things, reusable wipes, a wetbag…..
So much lovely choice! I think I would go for the gorgeous bandana bibs, stylish yet practical too 🙂
A toddler rucksack would come in really handy
I would buy the frog toddler rucksack for my little boy x
The navy skull and cross bones shoes
cow print 🙂
the frog toddler rucksack x
one of the backpacks 🙂
I would buy the red polka dot, Cath Kidston flowers and blur check dribble bib.
http://www.babaandboo.com/capes_shop/reversible_bluegrey_baby_girls_hooded_poncho I love this hooded poncho (especially this summer its essential!) I love how its blue and so girly – my youngest really suits blue and its hard to find with a girly touch – perfect!
I love the London Bandana Bib xx
I would buy the Cream Flower Baby Leg Warmers
I really love the colour of the Apple Tree Reusable Cloth Pocket Nappy with 2 Inserts, wonderfully green in every way!
Pig Toddler Rucksack
i would get some of the lovely girly Leather Baby Shoes as my niece has just had her first baby so i would love them for my great neice as she is simply adorable
Moo cow shoes love them
Love the bandana bibs, especially the London one.
i would buy shoes 🙂
Love the dribble bibs!
Would love to win this to buy a pressie for my best friends who just had a baby 🙂
I’d spend it on some more cloth nappy covers.
Some beautiful things for my little girl, due in September!
I would put it towards training pants for my two year old who has started potty training!
I love the little hair bands and bows 🙂
Really hard to choose, everything on the page is gorgeous!
I love the moo cow and crossbones leather toddler shoes 🙂
Either nappies or training pants
I’d buy a pair of these fab funky baby leg warmers: Bright Stripes Baby Legwarmers – http://www.babaandboo.com/baby_legs_shop/bright_stripes_baby_legwarmers,
And this super cute Frog Toddler Rucksack – http://www.babaandboo.com/bags_shop/frog_toddler_rucksack
🙂
The Frog Toddler Rucksack – it’s gorgeous!!
The happy gnomes wipes are just adorable so would def be my choice x
It would have to be the potty training pants #eek
Would love the Reversible Navy Blue/Blue Baby Girls Hooded Poncho
The tiger nappy
love the potty training pants!
Happy Gnomes reusable wipes. I try to be enviroment aware as much as I can
I would go for the ladybird potty training pants for my daughter
I would get some of the reusable nappies
I’d love to get the strawberry toddler rucksack for my grandaughter! That might leave a little leftover for bibs for my other grandaughter!
I would spend it on some cute shoes 😀
I would buy some baby shoes
@Dorothee77
I’d buy Reversible Navy Blue/Blue Baby Girls Hooded Poncho and Ladybird
Leather Baby Shoes.
tiger nappy x
I love the bright stripe legwarmers!
2 new nappies – I have 3 Baba+Boos already and they are my favourites by far.
I’d buy the Moo Power Nappy and Moo Park reusable wipes.
Lots of lovely things but I would choose Wild Owl leather baby shoes
I like the Blue Wet Bag
reusable wipes – what a fab idea!
Too much I would spend it on lol, what a fab site, oh dear my poor bank balance.
Probably bibs and leg warmers x
I would get a tiger nappy and a skallywag jive bib.
Frog Toddler Rucksack
Black Striped Baby Legwarmers look really cool
Tiger toddler backpack
the rucksack is so cute 🙂
I’d get some of the lovely shoes for my little sister who just had a lovely little bubba a few months back.x
@clairelouise82
So much to choose from but a couple of wetbags would be invaluable and I love the ponchos!
I’d buy the Strawberry toddler rucksack for my daughter.
The giraffe reusable nappy as my sons room is jungle themed he can blend in with his fav animal 🙂 Also the elephant toddler bag is just beyond cute!
Really love the Moo Cow shoes, so I would buy these if I won
love the tommy t-rex leather shoes 🙂
@emmav6
The tiger nappy
Tiger toddler backpack
Herbie the Snail
Leather Baby Shoes
I’d buy a selection of the lovely dribble bibs. They’re so trendy but practical too xxx
I’d stock up on re-usable wipes they are great @MummyFever
The tiger nappy is Beautiful! i Love it
Great giveaway! Thanks! I would buy the Love Ladybirds and Summer Check hair bands for my girls and the Pig Toddle Rucksack as a birthday present for my youngest daughter soon!
Turtle Toddler Backpack
Would have to be Happy Gnomes reusable wipes – I always hate using the throw away ones – and these look so cute !!!!
i would buy these shoes – http://www.babaandboo.com/shoes_shop/princess_boo so cute – really suprised at the price too, thought they would be a lot more x
Frog Toddler Rucksack
A wet bag.
The gorgeous tiger nappy!
I would get a couple of the orange nappies
Training pants as my daughter should be ready to start potty training soon.
Oh I think I’d go for the Frog Toddler Rucksack – v cute!