Something To Smile About
Ulster Tatler chats to Carly Falconer of
Carrickfergus based printing service &
unique gifts supplier, Marshmellow Gifts.
Tell us a bit about Marshmellow Gifts and
what they sell?
Marshmellow Gifts is a Carrickfergus based
printing service and unique gifts supplier. We
design and supply a wide range of unique
personalised clothing and gifts from one
off newborn gifts to day-to-day work-wear
and bridal wear. Our aim is to take an idea
that you have and bring it to life, should it be
an adorable outfit for your daughters 2nd
Birthday or a batch of t-shirts for your best
friend’s hen party!What is your job role? Describe a typical
working day for you.
I am the founder and owner of Marshmellow
Gifts. I complete all tasks from taking orders,
advertising, and liaising with customers to the
actual design work and printing of goods!
A typical working day for me is crazy! I work
from home so on a typical day, I drop my two
young daughters to school and try to cram
as much as I can into their school hours so
that when they return home they have my
undivided attention to complete homeworks
and talk about their day! Some days, like
everyone I am super organised and it is a
breeze, other days I am dropping them to
dance class to run home and complete an
order and get it in the post whilst sweating
and drinking coffee from a travel mug in the
car!What do you enjoy most about your job?
The most enjoyable part of my job is
knowing that the majority of things I make
are purchased to make people smile! I
completed an order for a customer recently
who was taking an adorable printed newborn
baby vest with her on holiday to Las Vegas to
announce her pregnancy to her husband after
five years of trying! Things like this give me
great joy knowing that I had even the smallest
part to play in someone’s life changing event!What advice would you give to new
parents?
Everyone’s journey is so different,
circumstances are different, babies are
unique. My advice is build a network of
support. Parenthood, especially in the
early days can be a lonely journey. Mums
on maternity leave can sometimes feel so
alienated and alone and fathers returning to
work feeling like sleep-deprived robots. Find
and build a network of like-minded people
to share your journey with. It makes it easier
when you can ‘vent’ your woes or listen to
someone elses.120“How can you not love a Royal Baby? It gives everyone something
positive to celebrate amidst all the difficulties being faced in the UK
right now. Meghan is absolutely glowing and I’m sure she and Harry
will have some amazing times ahead! Of course, Harry and Meghan
being Baron and Baroness of Kilkeel adds to our excitement here in
Northern Ireland as they’ve delivered their first child.”- Lauren Leckey, Miss Northern Ireland 2019
“I was absolutely delighted to hear about the Royal Couple’s news and
to see the first pictures of them holding their beautiful baby boy Archie
Harrison Mounbatten-Windsor. I along with millions of people from
across the world, am just delighted that both Harry and William have
found the happiness they both deserve. Although I do wonder what Royal
toddlers paint on their mum and dad’s or even their grand parents’ freshly
painted walls, the mind boggles!” -
Nuala Meenehan, Ulster Tatler’s Girl about TownIt’s A Boy!