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Today’s post written by Angela

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Need some retail therapy this weekend? Paperartzi Boutique – www.paperartziboutique.com.au – is sure to hit the spot.

Catering for babies and kids from birth right through to 16 years, Melissa at Paperartizi carries a choice range of fashion, as well as a super selection of prams and strollers, nursery goods, toys and accessories.

Brands include Aden+Anais, Alimrose Designs, Big by Fiona Scanlan, Bobble Art, Bright Baby, Bugaboo, Cheeky Little Soles, Cocoon Clothing, Cocoon Couture, Danish By Design, David Fussenegger, Eeni Meeni Mini Moh, Eyetribe, Fairy Floss Creations, Fiona by Fiona Scanlan, Fish  Lilly, Fred Bare, Haba, Huckleberry Lane, Huggalugs, Il Tutto, Jooki, Lark Made, L’il Fraser Collection, Little Chipipi, Mamas & Papas, Melissa & Doug, Mini Metalicus, Miss Metalicus, Minimink, More 4 Boys, One Red Fly, Oobi Baby, Ouch, Paperartzi, Paper Eskimo, Silver Cross, Sooki Baby, Taia Hair Clips, Tiger Tribe, Tiny Tribe, Tip Toey Joey, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles, Wheely Bug, and Willow and Finn, with swimwear from Seafolly and Cuddle Fish arriving soon together with the delicious new Chook Leaf Shoes.

Mums and mums-to-be don’t miss out either: current labels stocked are Metalicus, American Vintage and Juicy Bear (sooo soft and comfy!), plus Seraphine maternity jeans. Paperartzi Boutique is also expanding their labels for mums to include Gypsy 05, Hudson Jeans, Fluxus, Viktoria & Woods, Anna Campbell and Abi & Joseph, not far away.

Another treat for mums at Paperartzi Boutique are fab stationery and scrapbooking supplies from prestige brands including American Crafts, Basic Grey, Basic Grey, Bazzill Basics, Cristina Re, Hipp, Kaiser Craft, Kikki K, Making Memories, My Minds Eye, Paperartzi, Provo Craft, REDD Leather and Tombow.

To celebrate spring, and the wonderful new season’s shipments just arrived, Melissa at Paperartzi Boutique is offering KidStyleFile readers 15% off all online orders store-wide until 29 September 2009. Enter ‘KSF’ at checkout to redeem.

I highly recommend a trip to the ‘New Arrivals‘ and ‘Clearance‘ categories for starters, and also if you’re searching for Tip Toey Joey shoes for your little one: go no further; Paperartzi Boutique have an extensive range and with the 15% discount you won’t find them cheaper anywhere!

If you’re in the vicinity of Echuca, Victoria, drop into the Paperartzi Boutique’s bricks-and-mortar store, where you can meet the lovely Melissa and her team in person.

Discounts quoted below in red are applicable with code only (see above) until 29 September 2009.

1. Women’s Metalicus Basic Ribbed Singlet Dress – $79.00 $74.00 less 15% = $62.90
2. Women’s Juicy Bear Singlet in Honeydew – $59.00 less 15% = $50.15
3. Cocoon Clothing Peasant Top – $39.95 less 15% = $33.95
4. Fred Bare Walking Fred Tee – $44.00 less 15% = $37.40
5. Sooki Baby Kombi Print Tee – $24.95 less 15% = $21.20
6. Tommy Rocket Ben’s Fave Check Shirt – $59.95 less 15% = $50.95
7. Sooki Baby Kombi Short – $26.95 less 15% = $22.90
8. Fred Bare Chevron Print Short – $66.00 less 15% = $56.10
9. Tip Toey Joey Olly – Baby Blue – $52.95 $49.95 less 15% = $42.45
10. Tommy Rocket Tough Tommy Cruiser – $64.95 less 15% = $55.20
11. Tiny Tribe Snapsuit Pink Stripe – $32.95 less 15% = $28.00
12. Tip Toey Joey Dolly Pink Infant Shoe – $52.95 $49.95 less 15% = $42.45
13. One Red Fly Print Empire Dress – $89.95 less 15% = $76.45
14. Mini Metalicus Footless Tights in Purple – $15.95 less 15% = $13.55

Paperartzi Boutique charges $8.50 flate rate postage, Australia-wide. Orders over $150 after 12 September 2009 are shipped free. International orders are welcome. Click here for full postage and delivery information.

Today’s post written by Miki

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Once again my two year old has put on a growth spurt and busted out of most of his clothes.  Now this isn’t a bad thing – any excuse to go shopping for kids clothes! – but it does mean having to label another batch of gear for him to wear to childcare.

So you can imagine my delight when I discovered that my favourite brand of label, Stuck On You – www.stuckonyou.biz – has just released a Designer Collection.

I’ve been using Stuck On You labels for a couple of years now because they’re truly the bees knees of labels – no really; they stay stuck – and I absolutely love the new collection!

The Designer Collection includes all the labeling essentials, such as book labels, vinyl name labels and iron-on labels for clothing (I love these, they’re so easy to use and no amount of machine washing or tumble drying budges them).

Stuck On You have also extended their product range to include some brilliant personalised gift ideas including wall canvases, t-shirts and wall charts in eight new stunning designs.

I adore the ‘Elephant On My Back’ design for my boy, although I think he’d also love the ‘Friendly Monsters’ and the ‘Jungle Creatures’.  Ooh, decisions decisions!

For girls, the ‘Singing Bird’ and ‘Patterned Bird’ designs are super sweet….but ‘Garden Creatures’ is lovely too – I just don’t know how I’d pick!!

There’s also a new gift pack, comprising of a t-shirt, a medium canvas and a pack of shaped labels, all personalised with your little one’s name.  What a great present idea! Kids get a kick out of having their name on their possessions, and these items look gorgeous enough that you’ll want them on display too.  It’s also excellent value: the combined value is $104.85 but the gift pack sells for just $89.95!

This is a great time for KSF readers to stock up on labels and personalised items, as Stuck On You are offering an introductory discount of 12.5% off the Designer Collection (excluding the gift pack) for one week only!  Get in before midnight, 26 September 2009, and enter ‘STYLEFILE’ in the promotion code box on the order summary page to claim your discount.

Stuck On You’s site is frames-based, so no links today. If you like what you see, head to the site and navigate to the Designer Collection. It’s all in there and easy to find!

Stuck On You ship FREE for standard label ranges. The Designer Collection including labels, canvases, t-shirts and height charts shipping rates start from $2.00 and go up to $9.50 for larger orders via standard Australia Post delivery.

Stuck On You despatch all orders within four working days.  If you need your order faster the charges are $7.50 for Express Post, or $15.00 for courier delivery.

Today’s post written by Cassi from The Crafty Crow

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Hello All I have some fun ideas to help celebrate springtime this week. Enjoy!

1) By Little Hands shares this simple idea for garden markers. For more garden markers ideas click here.

2)  Make these hand print butterflies at Ramblings Of A Crazy Woman in lots of different colors to decorate a wall or hang them for a mobile.

3) 5 Orange Potatoes shares how you can make this easy and inexpensive flower press that you can carry with you on your nature walks. Save the pressed flowers for other crafts later on.

4) Kids will have fun making crazy faces like these with items you find in nature. Directions at Croqzine.

5) Imagine Childhood shares a great way to start seeds – in egg shells!

6) At Hands On Crafts for Kids you’ll find a free download for these birds that you can print out, color, and hang as a mobile.

7) Challenge the kids the next time you go on a nature walk with this idea from Coastal Girl; everyone will be surprised by colors you can find.

Adventures Of A Rainbow Mama tells you how she created this adorable elf crown as part of an elf costume. You could even add items you find on a nature walk like twigs, leaves, pine cones, seed pods and flowers.

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You’ll find many more ideas like these at The Crafty Crow, I hope you’ll come by and say hello! If you have a project that you would like to submit then send it my way – details are in the right column on The Crafty Crow.

You can view more ‘The Crafty Crow presents’ posts here.

Today’s post written by Anna

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Banana split, banana smoothie, or just peeled and au naturel, however they take your fancy it’s time to ”Go Bananas” at  5 Little Monkeys – www.5littlemonkeys.com.au.

For 5 days only, KidStyleFile readers can take 15% off all stock at 5 Little Monkeys.  Yep, storewide! That includes already heavily discounted sale items. Woo Hoo!! With brands like Ouch, Baobab, run Scotty run, Tommy Rocket, Walnut, Two Belles this is a fantastic offer!  You’ll need code ‘KSF5LM’ at checkout to redeem and you’ll need to be fast as offer must end Monday 21 September 2009.

Boy or girl, sale or newest to arrive items, whatever, and whoever, you are shopping for, 5 Little Monkeys can help. This top site has a great search tool, making finding that something special for your little monkey simply a breeze. Just enter your search criteria and let 5 Little Monkey’s do the hard work for you!

For new season’s fashion, 5 Little Monkeys have lots to offer including a great selection from top brand Ouch.  I just adore the melon colours feature in their summer range.  A couple of my favourites are the Ruffle Trim Shirt Dress in berry and the Long Sleeve Towelling Hoody is very retro cool in lettuce green!

With so much sunner fashion and lots of end of season bargains still on offer in the Clearance Page – a whole 6 pages worth – you’d be crazy not to “Go Bananas” at 5 Little Monkeys

1. Two Belles Rainbow Tee $44.20 less 15% KSF discount = $37.55
2. Run Scotty Run Tree Disguise Tee $24.95 less 15% KSF discount = $21.20
3. Walnut Ballet Flat – navy $34.50 less 15% KSF discount = $29.35
4. Ouch Ruffle Trim Shirt Dress – berry $43.90 less 15% KSF discount = $37.30
5. Ouch Long Sleeve Towelling Hoody – lettuce $25.95 less 15% KSF discount = $22.05
6. Baobab Navy Car Stud Tee $37.50 less 15% KSF discount = $31.90
7. Two Belles Floral Dress $79.95 $31.98 less 15% KSF discount = $27.18
8. Walnut Ballet Flat – multi stripe $34.95 less 15% KSF discount = $29.70
9. Tommy Rocket Tough Tommy Cruiser Shorts $66.15 less 15% KSF discount = $56.25
10. Run Scotty Run Tonal Striped Henley Tee $32.95 $23.95 less 15% KSF discount = $20.35

5 Little Monkeys stock clothing for girls in sizes 000-12, and sizes 000-16 for boys. Brands include Ouch Clothing, Miatom, Oobi, Baobab, Wilkie, Nurtured by Nature, Two Belles, Tommy Rocket, Three Little Trees, x&y threads, Blissy, Wild Things of Noosa, Redsand, Boxdale, run Scotty run, Mon Tresor, Flirty Bird, Baby Legs, Baobab, Aden & Anais, L’il Fraser, Alex & Charli, Hess-Spielzbeug, Keptin-Jr, Rush, Bobble Art, Walnut Melbourne, Holster Sandals, Cocoon Couture, Ikaboo, Kaboosh, Tiger Tribe, Honky Tonk and Gertie & me.

5 Little Monkeys charge $7.95 for postage Australia-wide. Check out their shipping and returns page for more info.

Today’s post written by Angela

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There are some people in this world that have something really special inside of them, and I think that Dallas Clayton is one of them.

Author of An Awesome Book, a self-published story originally written for his son, Dallas Clayton has a wonderfully intelligent adult’s head – he’s clever, articulate, gentle and focused (a dentist, even!) – with the heart of a child, expressed through his playfulness in expression, illustration, passion and curiousity for other people.

An Awesome Book is an inspiring story which carries a single strong message: dream big, and don’t give up your dreams. The illustrations are colourful and whimsically rendered, alternating in detail and complexity from page to page, and wonderfully evocative.

An Awesome Book has achieved cult status, selling thousands and thousands of copies.

To give the love shown to him back Dallas Clayton has set up the Awesome World Foundation, which will give one copy of An Awesome Book book away for each copy sold.

You can feel the love, and help spread the love, too: purchase An Awesome Book locally from Little Pinwheel for $19.95 + postage or We Heart Books.com.au for $24.95 + postage ( We Heart Books also has a great interview with Dallas Clayton).

Check out the video below: I promise it will inspire you! Also be sure to take a visit to Dallas Clayton’s About page for some quirky autobiographical poetry. Love it!

A big thanks to Melissa Goodsell of One Crafty Mumma for reminding me about this fantastic book

Today’s post written by Anna

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If you love classy upscale boutique designers Lucy Sykes, Chalk n Cheese, Kit + Lili, Jolie + Jane, Pink Chicken, Monkey Toes, Polka, Tiny Mammoth, Morgan Wills, Three Little Tees and Dolly Up you simply MUST hit the fabulous pages of Raspberry Rascals – www.raspberryrascals.com.au – who have little babies and girls and boys up to 6 years covered in the fashion department.

Summer fashions at Raspberry Rascals are just delightful. For girls I love, love, love all the dresses on offer this season, with the Polka Electric Paisley Mocktail Party Dress and Chalk N Cheese Cottage Garden Circle Dress coming in as my top picks.

My little boys love nothing better than the freedom found in shorts and tee for summer; and by dressing them in Tiny Mammoth (for funky board shorts and tees) everyone can stay happy all summer long!!

Shop now at Raspberry Rascals and enjoy 15% off storewide until 11 October 2009. Enter discount code ‘KSF15′ at checkout to redeem.

In addition to this fabulous offer, you can also be in the running to win 25% off everything in store at Raspberry Rascals for a whole 12 months! How? Enter Raspberry Rascals’ “Name the Rascals” competition!

To enter click here, complete your details, tick the box to receive the Raspberry Rascals Chalkboard Newsletter, and then put your thinking hat on to come up with a winning suitably fashionable and cheeky name for Raspberry Rascal’s little boy and girl rascal.

The “Name the Rascals” competition starts today and closes 5pm EST on Sunday 11 October 2009.  The winner (the lucky rascal!) will be announced in the Raspberry Rascals newsletter on Monday 12 October 2009.

A. Pink Chicken Owl Print Long Sleeve Dress $54.95 with code = $46.70
B. Morgan Wills Bushka Doll – Pink Hair with Pink Pouch $95.00 with code = $80.75
C. Morgan Wills Bushka Doll – Pink Hair with Purple Pouch $95.00 with code = $80.75
D. Chalk N Cheese Cottage Garden Circle Dress $89.00 with code = $75.65
E. Kit + Lili Coco Sunsuit- Daisies In Grass $60.00 with code = $51.00
F. Tiny Mammoth Skele Ghost White Tee Shirt $39.95 with code = $33.95
G. Tiny Mammoth Drawn Yellow Board Shorts $59.95 with code = $50.95
H. Polka Light Denim Skinny Leg Shorts $61.95 with code = $52.65
I. Polka Periwinkle Mermaid Doo Rag $16.95 with code = $14.4
J. Polka Periwinkle Mermaid Frou Frou Party Dress $89.95 with code = $76.45
K. Polka Electric Paisley Mocktail Party Dress $89.95 with code = $76.45
L. Kit + Lili Sabrina Dress – Field Of Flowers $88.00 $80.00 with code = $68.00

Raspberry Rascals is stocked with items from designers Lucy Sykes, Chalk n Cheese, Kit + Lili, Jolie + Jane, Pink Chicken, Monkey Toes, Polka, Tiny Mammoth, Morgan Wills, Three Little Tees and Dolly Up.

Raspberry Rascals offer GREAT rates for shipping – Express Post for $6.95 Australia wide and FREE postage for orders over $150. See Deliveries and Shipping for details including International orders.