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Hot-foot it over to cool-kid Itty Bitty Yuppy pronto: 15% off store-wide ends TODAY!

Posted: April 30th, 2008

Well, my infatuation with modern-retro haven Itty Bitty Yuppy – www.ittybittyyuppy.com.au has gone from crush to full-blown love!

I placed an order (an occupational hazard of this job, but I’m not complaining!), and I am well pleased with the results.

Taking full advantage of the 15% discount enter discount code IBY628 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchases – ends TODAY! — I dived on in, and picked up a few thing.

They arrived the next day encased in cool-as Itty Bitty Yuppy calico bags. A very nice touch!

So what did I get?

Behold the beauty!

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I purchased a couple of the Fleurville Kid’s Messenger with bonus lunch bag Green/Pink Ogo $59.95 (or Pink ‘Ogoditsbeautiful’, as I call it!) for when my girls hit pre-kinder later this year, and also Fleurville Kid’s Messenger with bonus lunch bag Chocolate/ Tropical Leaf $59.95, for a lucky little man I know.

These bags are so well designed and constructed. I love that they can be worn as a backpack (straps are concealed in the back pocket when not in use, and fasten with the most easy to use clips I have ever come across; spring loaded wire, not the usual plastic, makes clipping and unclipping effortless!), as a messenger via removable side-straps, or by the top handle.

There are also loads of pockets and compartments, which remove the need to fruitlessly scrabble around in the bag.

They are also made of a new, eco-friendly and kid-friendly toxin-free fabric called GreenLam (TM), which feels quite different to traditional fabrics commonly used for bag manufacture; light and very soft, but strong. Not to mention the fact that they are great to look at too (it just don’t mean a thing if it hasn’t got that zing!)

I also could not resist the Baby Bean Vintage Daywear One-Off Claire Tank Dresses $69.95 on SALE for $45.47.

Here are the two I got (‘scuse the dodgy photog). I bought a size up so that they’ll work in multi-layered configurations over winter, and still fit when summer returns to our shores.

Note that each and every Baby Bean Vintage dress is a one-off: Baby Bean only make one dress in each print, so you won’t be able to get these exact prints, but there are lots of lovely other one-offs to choose from.

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These dresses are made of a heavier gauge cotton, which adds to their vintage appeal. Love the pocket detailing: great for storing toy lizards, jewels, and lucky pebbles :)

See more hot products from IBY in my earlier post.

To make you feel even better about your retail therapy, Itty Bitty Yuppy donates a portion of all sales to Victorian charity organisation, Berry Street, devoted to assisting disadvantaged Victorian kids and families. What better reason to shop! Head on over to Itty Bitty Yuppy now for certain joy!

Itty Bitty Yuppy exclusively stocks US and Canadian brands Abe Jones, Baby Bean Vintage, Chic Papoose, Fleurville Kids, klt:works, My Little Seat, Knuckleheads, Tin Tank, Rock & Rattle, and Wonderboy, in addition to the cream of local and overseas brands, including Baby Bonkie, Claesens, Edenstar, Eggheads, Eight3one, Enfant Terrible, Finger In The Nose, Finnigan Finn, Fresh Baked, Il Tutto, Infancy, Little Twig, mill&mia, Moppit, Munster, Pink Chicken, Sooki Baby, Tiny Tribe, Willow and Finn, Zephire Generation, and Zoobie Pets.

Brands coming soon to Itty Bitty Yuppy are Parisian Ballet, Ses Petites Mains, West Coast Baby, Cuddlefish, Polka, and Ollie and Max. Subscribe to IBY’s mailing list to be kept informed on new stock, sales and special offers.

Itty Bitty Yuppy ship via Express Post for a flat free of $7.50 Australia Wide. Orders over $150.00 are shipped FREE. International orders are warmly welcomed. See the Shipping Info page for full details.

Hurry hurry drive the fire-truck to these hot deals ending midnight tonight!!

Posted: April 30th, 2008

You only have a few short hours to make the most of these superlative deals, so get a motor on it, baby!

Ekidna Kids 20% off store-wide, plus FREE Urban Rituelle lip balm with all purchases over $75.00, until April 30 – View full details

Giggle’n’Groove Spend $25.00 and go into the draw to win an $160.00 Mother’s Bracelet, closes April 30 – View full details

Itty Bitty Yuppy 15% off store-wide, including sale stock, until April 30 – View full details

Kids Gift List First Birthday Celebrations – FREE postage and FREE party loot offer, until April 30 – View full details

Little Posers Photography FREE 8×10″ portrait print with booking, until April 30 – View full details

ShopHouse 15% off all Penny Scallan products, plus discounted postage on eco.kid products, until April 30 – View full details

Other deals ending soon are listed below:

La Toriana 30% off store-wide plus FREE gift, until midnight May 1 – View full details

Buckets and Spades 15% off all new stock, until 2 May -View full details

Bling a Little Sparkle to your Mother’s Day and Win!

Posted: April 29th, 2008

Well, time is just flying, and Mother’s Day is just around the corner.

If you are looking for a unique, personal and lasting keepsake of your Mum-status, then look no further than Giggle’n'Groove – www.gigglengroove.com

Lisa at Giggle’n'Groove creates the most superbly fantastical hair accessories as well as divine jewellery for little girls, big girls, and little boys too, so you can pick up a few lovely pieces for the little chickens while shopping for yourself ;)

Giggle’n'Groove’s jewellery – necklaces, bracelets, anklets and earrings – is a combination of top quality Sterling silver and Bali Sterling silver components, Swarovski crystals and pearls, glass and individually handmade polymer clay beads. All pieces are strung on stainless steel wire or sterling silver chain, and are heirloom quality. You can select from Lisa’s extensive range of designs, or request a custom design made especially for you

In celebration of Giggle’n’Groove’s 3rd birthday, spend $25.00* at Giggle’n’Groove and go into the draw to win a customer-designed-for-you Double Strand Mother’s Bracelet, valued at $160.00. The draw will take place on May 1, and the winner will be notified by email, and have their bracelet in time to wear on Mother’s Day!

Giggle’n'Groove has a great range of jewels to suit all Mother’s Day budgets: starting at just $9.00, no Mum should miss out!!

I’ve found my gift immediately below (I kid you not! It spoke to me: it’s beautiful! I could not resist!!):

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Black Millefiori Bracelet $28.00 (also available in red and green)

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Square Millefiori Earrings $9.00 (also available in red and green)

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Ladies ‘Flutterby’ Bracelet $60.00 (pictured here in Autumn colours, available in the colour theme of your choice)

Lisa has a great blog too; meet her and fall in love with her, her gorgeous family, and her stunning products at http://gigglengroove.blogspot.com

Spend $200.00 at Giggle’n’Groove to join the VIP club, and get a life-time 10% discount.

*Every $25.00 spent during April qualifies you with an entry to win: spend $50.00 get 2 entries, $100.00-4 entries etc. Spend amount does not include postage.

Giggle’n’Groove charge $4.00 postage Australia wide, and ship internationally. View all the postage charge info here.

Streamlined style and substance at Nought2Five: 10% off store-wide plus WIN a Silver Cross Dazzle stroller

Posted: April 28th, 2008

Nought2Five – www.nought2five.com – have just launched their stylish and fresh website, and you are going to just love it!

Nought2Five has a “capsule wardrobe” philosophy: they carry a very focused range of stock and offer five products only in any one category. Each product has been picked for its combination of affordability, style, quality, safety, and ability to co-ordinate with all other products that Nought2Five stocks.

Brands and product lines available include Silver Cross Dazzle, Quinny Buzz & Quinny Zapp, Luna Ninos, Boon, Tummy Tub, Bebe Delice, Nest, Like-a-Bike, and their own Nought2Five range including toys, a high chair, cot, car seat, baby carrier, change table, linen, and skin-care range!

To celebrate the Nought2Five launch, Janine and Cassandra at Nought2Five are offering KidStyleFile readers a celebratory 10% off store-wide until May 28.

Enter code ‘S-KSF0250108′ at checkout to receive 10% off your purchases.

You can also win a Silver Cross Dazzle stroller valued at $395.00!! Sign up to Nought2Five’s newsletter to go into the draw.

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Can’t wait to get one? I hear you!

The Dazzle, the latest innovation from Silver Cross, the makers of the iconic ‘Balmoral‘ Pram – think archetypal baby carriage with huge wheels and black canopy – has won a plethora of awards for it’s stunning design and usability.

Check it’s credentials and it’s clear why: it’s suitable from birth to toddler age, has a secure click-on carry-cot system (carry-cot model), is ultra lightweight at only 7kg, features single-handed, smooth recline, high grade brushed aluminum frame, ergonomic comfort grip handles, 4 wheeled suspension for smooth ride, single-handed easy-folding system, twin automatic folding locks, hood canopy, ventilated hood with viewing window, and hidden shopping basket (it’s under the seat!!) Plus it looks damn cool!

Snap up the Silver Cross Dazzle stroller from Nought2Five in one of 5 available colours ($395.00).

Snap up the Silver Cross Dazzle stroller plus Carry-Cot system from Nought2Five in Cosmic Black or Silver Grey ($599.00).

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Other must-haves from Nought2Five include the award-winning Nest High Chair ($690.00) Boon Frog Pod ($39.90)

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beautiful knits from Australian designed and made Luna Ninos (“luna nin-yos”) including this Cotton Beanie (below – $35.00, available in 8 colour-ways), this cute-as Penguin Poly Fleece Blanket-Friend (below – $24.95, also available in Racoon and Rabbit designs)

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and the eco-friendly, kid-friendly Kidsonroof Play House (below – $65.00). Let your little home-owner express their creative side on this fabulously customisable blank cubby-canvas!

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You can shop online at Nought2Five, and have your purchases shipped to you, or collect from the Nought2Five warehouse in Moorabbin (Melbourne).

Postage charges are calculated at checkout, and are charged at Australia Post rates. For large items, a courier is used and delivery charge is based on total spend as below:

$1 – $100 – $20
$101 – $500 – $40
$501 – $1000 – $70
$1001 + max $100

Nought2Five ship internationally. Contact them to obtain a postage rate, and for payment information.

Current KidStyleFile Discounts and Deals at a Glance as at April 27 – Check later posts for more deals

Posted: April 27th, 2008

For your shopping pleasure, here’s an alphabetical round-up of the current deals and discounts on KidStyleFile as at April 27. Check later posts for more deals! (General sales aren’t listed here, so browse the site for the big picture on what’s happening and hot out there!)

Buckets and Spades 15% off all new stock, until 2 May -View full details

Charlie’s Bucket Massive Summer Sale PLUS extra 10% off for KidStyleFile readers, until sold out – View full details

Chic Kids Register with Chic Kids to get 10% off new season’s stock and already discounted items, ongoing – View full details

Ekidna Kids 20% off store-wide, plus FREE Urban Rituelle lip balm with all purchases over $75.00, until April 30 – View full details

Giggle’n'Groove Spend $25.00 and go into the draw to win an $160.00 Mother’s Bracelet, closes April 30 – View full details

Itty Bitty Yuppy 15% off store-wide, including sale stock, until April 30 – View full details

Kids Gift List First Birthday Celebrations – FREE postage and FREE party loot offer, until April 30 – View full details

La Toriana 20% off store-wide plus FREE gift, until midnight May 1 – View full details

Little Posers Photography FREE 8×10″ portrait print with booking, until April 30 – View full details

Pastel Pink 10% off store-wide, ongoing – View full details

ShopHouse 15% off all Penny Scallan products, plus discounted postage on eco.kid products, until April 30 – View full details

That’s all for today folks, but there’s a deal-packed week ahead, so stay tuned!

15% off Penny Scallan and great deals on Kee-Ka & Eco.Kid at ShopHouse PLUS cool new products!

Posted: April 26th, 2008

Just a friendly reminder of the good deals to be had at ShopHouse – www.shophouse.com.au

You only have until 30 April to snap up Penny Scallan bags, hats, smocks, lunch bags and raincoats 15% off!! (See my previous post for examples and pricing).

No discount code is needed, prices are already discounted by 15% for your convenience. Jump to the Penny Scallan product page for joy!

Also, why not take advantage of the Kee-Ka special offer that ShopHouse have going? It’s ‘buy one, get one free‘, no less!

And the good times go on: buy an eco.kid products from ShopHouse and get a 50% postage discount*. Use the promotion code ‘kidstylefile’ to claim this discount. (If you have other products in your order too, the entire delivery cost will be discounted. Worth throwing an eco.kid product in your basket, just to take advantage of this!)

Also, don’t forget to take a look at the ShopHouse Sale section. There are still some nice Oobi goodies to be had! (The word on the street is that Oobi will be available from only 5 online retailers from now on: snap up Oobi going cheap as you find it, because it’s going to become rarer than hen’s teeth).

Just a word on a couple of new products just arrived at ShopHouse.

I’m very taken with the Mon Tresor wall motifs. Made out of plywood and covered with vintage fabrics, these wall motifs are super-groovy, and very affordable.

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Mother’s Day is getting closer and closer every day. A gift guaranteed to bliss-out tired Mums are the luxe Bod products. There is a Bod gift idea for all budget allocations here. lap it up! (ShopHouse also stock the Bod for Bubs range. You can always buy some of the Bubs Splish Spash Body Wash ($16.95) and have a soak together on Mother’s Day!)

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Bod Mother’s Day Gift Pack $49.95
Bod Princess Blend Bath Salts and Bod The Goddess Blend Bath Salts, $11.95 each

ShopHouse also stock Annabel Trends, baobab, Coocoon Couture, IDTee, Kroom, Lil’ Lana, Little Chipipi, Little Kitchen, Oobi, Organic Bubs, and The Little Experience.

ShopHouse postage charges are calculated at checkout. Orders over $99.00 are delivered FREE. International orders are very welcome. Check the ShopHouse Shipping and Freight info for full details.

*Discount applies to your first order only.