The Paper Is Sweet...

Some of you might remember my pretty customer Penny. Since Penny's mum, Veronica, purchased her first accessories from me a while back now we have chatted quite often via email.

Veronica talked about a passion for creating things with paper and how she would like to start a business that allowed her to pursue that passion.....

I am happy to say that she took the plunge and is in the process of setting up the paper sweet which will launch early 2010.

Yesterday I arrived home to to a lovely parcel from Veronica and have to say, keep an eye out for Veronica's products, they are a true delight. I took some shots of them to show you....

Aren't my pressie's going to look super special this year!!

Thank You Veronica...

New Items!

Ribbon Accessories, Pocket Mirrors and plastic accessories are just a few of the new items available....

Trifle, Layers of Lovely

I am happy and excited to announce that I am going to be apart of a lovely new website, Trifle. You can read all about Trifle here while you wait for the launch that is due in August.

Trifle, is an online shopping experience for the consumer like no other anywhere in the world. Customers can shop from a choice of over 50 hand picked designers – all in the one place. Better still customers can buy from different designers, from different parts of the world, in different currencies with one click.Trifle is made up of over 50 designers from various sectors of the kids products industry. The store is made up of high end, well established designers, niche companies and handmade artists.

I hope you all stop by and take a look at all the very talented artists that will be part of this exciting new project.

New Toddler Headbands

Freshly added to the shop, new toddler headbands.....

New Snap Clips

Horray some new clips to added to the shop, here is just one..... my new favourites.

New Ponytail Holders

New ponytail holders in my little shop now!
Here is a little sneak peek...

coming soon - new combo's and clips....

Flirty Friday

I have decided to start a little ritual called Flirty Friday....I love to shop and love to chat to other mums that sell their handmade goods just as I do. So I have decided to 'flirt' with one brand each Friday to highlight talent, mainly in Australia but from around the world too.

The first gorgeous brand is Mimoo. What a cute name!

Mimoo is a fresh contemporary approach to much needed baby items and only uses 100% cotton. Now we all know that I am a fabric FREAK. If I never bought another piece of fabric for my shop I think my stash could see me out! Mimoo has the cutest fabric of spots (My all time favourite!!) and apples are among the lovely prints.

The play rugs and pj's start from just a mere $15USD with very reasonable postage.

Your baby will love them!

Apart from the lovely items for sale Mimoo has a great blog and even though it is quite new I have found it a good read when trying to unwind from a busy day of orders, cleaning and children entertaining!

I hope that you love Mimoo as much as I do and pop over to support such a lovely Australian handmade brand.

Until Next Friday.......Flirt away!

Mini La La

Last week I received an order from the lovely Carli at Mini La La. I love getting orders from other creative people and Carli is CREATIVE! She makes beautiful nappies from designer fabrics and they are to die for! If you are interested in using cloth nappies take a look and sign up for her newsletter as these are the nicest reusable nappies I have seen...EVER.

I had the pleasure of making her daughter Ivie some headbands and ponytail holders. Carli was nice enough to send me a photo of her super cutie wearing my blue circle ponies... isn't she delightful?

I plan on stopping by Mini La La myself to pick up one of the beautiful handmade dolls that Carli has for sale in her store. They are lovely and Scarlett just has to have one. They are all one of a kind and once adopted you will not see that doll again. How lovely is that!

The big question I have now is why is my wish list full of children's items and will it ever have adult content again?

When the Boy is away the Girls will Play

The other half is going on a fishing trip with his mates from work this weekend so I am going to have a movie night with a few of my favourite friends. I can't wait! We are going to cheat and order pizza but we are all bringing something sweet to eat afterwards (I think there will be a few pains in the belly that night!)

Normally I would cook my sweets but I have a wedding cake to make (I sometimes create wedding cakes for friends, a skill I learnt in my early 20's) this weekend for a friend that is getting married on Saturday so I am a little too busy.

Today I went down to the yummiest cake shop and bought us some special treats, aren't they too good to eat!?! I am very inspired to create now!

Bird Watching

There is nothing like finding a bird in its natural habitat looking relaxed and at home. I myself have become a bit of a bird watcher....

I hopped over to the The Pouchmiss Website to see what the new design was like (If you are a new mum or dad and don't have one of these get there now it is the baby essential of our time!..The website explains it all!) only to find a beautiful bird front and centre. It was the Girly Girl Bird .......

The Girly Girl Bird is a popular bird and comes in two types of species, the bobbie bird and the clip bird. The Girly Girl bird roams in packs of three in colours of pink (seen here) aqua and purple. Found in large numbers here.

So I want to shout out a big Thank You to Ros who created the super essential Pouchmiss who thought that My little Bobby Pin was a worthy addition to promote her gorgeous product.

Mini Mermaid

Shannon from Mini Mermaid sent me some lovely and colourful dresses for the photoshoot.

In Shannon's own words Mini Mermaid clothing is a kaleidoscope of colourful garments reflecting the bright personalities of our future....what I like, is that everything is handmade right here in Australia, like so many of the other brands that I received. When shopping for my two little one's.,it is brands like Shannon's that I look for, something that other children will not have so you don't see 5 of your children running around in the same playground.

Olivia, an olive skinned "mini" goddess with dark, soft curly hair modelled one of Shannon's dresses and from the sneak peak that I have seen it will be one of my favourite photo's. The yellow of Shannon's dress was lovely against the lovely olive skin.

I am sad that I have to return Shannon's dresses to her as the colours where lovely......oh well just another brand to add to the ever growing wish list. Maybe I should start playing lotto!

Thula Thula Parcel

Naomi of Thula Thula sent me a package of clothing for my photo shoot I was so excited to get it, but it turned out to be very BAD......not in the way that you are probably thinking!

It was bad because you shouldn't send nice clothes to a shopaholic - I couldn't help myself! I bought it for Scarlett and she won't even fit it for probably 6 months AT THE VERY LEAST! Georgia, one of my lovely little models - that you will meet when I launch the photo's - put the play suit on and stepped out in front of all the parents and everyone just oohed and ahhhed! There where lots of GREAT outfits that I could have bought on the day but it had to be this play suit because you don't come across this style very often......

worn here by the very cute Maddi, Naomi's daughter.

I was proud of myself that I only bought the one item (not to mention some shoes from CLS, but that is a different story - shoes don't count!!) as I told myself that I wouldn't buy anything no matter how much I loved it!

So here is a warning....if you are trying to save money don't visit the beautiful Thula Thula Store!

New Gift Suitcases in Store!

I am happy to announce that there are more suitcases ready for purchase..finally! A lot of people have been waiting for these so I hope everyone loves the new colours. You get to choose from pink gingham (very girly!), plain fresh white or pretty plain pink. I have added some pre-filled ones but most people like to purchase their own and add a combination of hair accessories. To make it easy I have added a deposit for a custom filled suitcase, once purchased the size and contents can be discussed and the remainder of the payment can be made.

I have saved the largest cases for Flirty Bird Hair Accessory Cases, this way your purchases won't get damaged! Super cute to leave out on a dressing table to decorate the room. I LOVE THEM! I think I am going to steal some (shhh!) for my new studio that is under construction...but more on that later!

New Headbands

The new toddler headbands are here! Suitable from newborns up to school age available for $9.95 each. They are available in the shop now! In stock are white, blue, yellow and pink. I also have bright red and lime green that I am yet to add. Please feel free to contact me for a custom order. You can add just about any bobble you like to your favourite coloured headband. The good news is custom orders do not cost extra!