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Post written by Anna

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Is there something special you are dreaming of this Mother’s Day? A sleep in? Breakfast in bed? Something a little more fancy? Mother’s Day is a day set aside to cherish all the mothers and I for one think you should totally make the most of it!

There is one clever woman who is putting her own needs aside (at least until the big day ) to make Mother’s Day special for *you*. Yes Lisa, the very talented mumma who presides over the very cute boutique Giggle ‘n’ Groove – www.gigglengroove.com, is foot to the floor making some very special dreams comes true this mothers day.

Giggle’n'Groove is home to a beautiful array of handcrafted hair accessories, boxes of bling and jewellery and every item would make a wonderful gift. As you prepare for Mother’s Day, I wanted to highlight today Giggle’n'Groove’s bestselling range of Ladies Handstamped Pendants.

Every one of these gorgeous pendants are available in either sterling silver or gold filled and each one is a completely unique piece as each one is hand-stamped by Lisa individually. Custom design work is Lisa’s passion, and she is over the moon to work with customers to get the pendant they have been dreaming of. All pendants come with a complimentary black leather cord necklace or you could purchase a ball chains to match.

This year Giggle’n'Groove has Mother’s Day all boxed up – if you select Express Post at checkout when you order a pendant, all boxes will be gift wrapped free of charge! AND until 30 April 2011 all orders of $20+ will automatically put you in the draw to win  a Gold Handstamped Family Tree Pendant valued at $100.00. The more you spend, the more chances you have to win: each $20 block garners you an extra entry: spend $40 and you will receive 2 entries, and so on. Plus if you place an order and refer a friend to the Giggle’n'Groove Facebook page you and your friend will be in the draw for a store gift voucher. For full terms and conditions see here. The winner be drawn randomly on 1 May 2011. Happy Mother’s Day!

1. Circle of Love Pendant #18246 $75.00
2. Gold-Filled Stamped Pendants #17296 $100.00
3. Family Tree Handstamped Pendant #17784 $65.00
4. My Whimsy ♥ Garden Handstamped Pendant #18232 $65.00
5. My Whimsy ♥ Family Handstamped Pendant #18188 $65.00
6. ‘♥ heart me more’ Gold Layered Pendants #18191 $115.00

Giggle’n’Groove charge from $4.75 postage Australia wide, and ship internationally. View all the postage charge info here.

Post written by Leah

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Happy Easter everyone! It’s a very special time of year – both for remembrance and celebration of new life. For our children, it can be a magical time of year, as they wake this Sunday to Easter egg hunts and then enjoy time with family and friends.

Over in India, Sarah from Cornflowerblue – www.cornflowerblue.com.au – is preparing for her children’s annual Easter egg hunt with eggs she has sourced from her travels back to Australia (there are no Easter eggs in stores in India). Such organisation has ensured the shelves of CFB are bursting with new season stock and arrivals that I just know you will drool over such as Three Little Trees, Dwell Studio, and Nature Baby.

There’s a hot new feature on the Cornflowerblue site that I can’t wait to utilise: the Personalised JEANS Fitting Service. Master R sits just above the 95% percentile for his age, but also has a tiny little waist. Sourcing jeans that fit perfectly has always proven difficult (consequently he prefers tracksuit pants, much to my dismay). I need not worry from this point forward. By providing a few simple measurements, Sarah and the team will recommend the correct size of any pair of jeans in the CFB wardrobe that you have your eye on or an alternative product if necessary.

In celebration of Easter, Cornflowerblue are offering all KSF readers 10% off storewide and FREE Australia-wide postage – woohoo! Enter discount code KSF_10 at checkout to redeem until 31 April 2011. While you’re there join clubCFB to be the first in the know; and when you spend over $250 in one year you will qualify for VIP membership and get 10% off for life – on top of any other discount!

Discounted prices quoted below are valid with code KSF_10 until 31 April 2011 only.

1. Three Little Trees New York Living Tee $29.95 LESS 10%= $26.96 Three Little Trees Rome Tights $17.95 LESS 10%= $16.16
2. Purebaby Chunky Knit Cardie $59.00 LESS 10%= $53.10
3. Nanny Pickle Creme Brulee Sleep bag $49.95 LESS 10%= $44.96
4. Dwell Studio Choc Dot Pant $33.00 LESS 10%= $29.70
5. Nature Baby Cowhide Booties $40.00 LESS 10%= $36.00
6. Jackson’s Monsters Frogmonster L/S Tee Red $30.00 LESS 10%= $27.00
7. Nature Baby Grey Merino Wrap $63.00 LESS 10%= $56.70
8. Dwell Studio Gio Lemon L/S Playsuit $49.00 LESS 10%= $44.10 Dwell Studio Gio Aqua L/S Playsuit $49.00 LESS 10%= $44.10
9. Three Little Trees Christchurch Jeans $54.95 LESS 10%= $49.46
10. Kutie Protocol Bonnie and Clyde Jean $79.85 LESS 10%=  $71.87 Kutie Protocol Fred and Wilma Vest $69.30 LESS 10%=  $62.37 Jackson’s Monsters Frogmonster L/S Tee Red $30.00 LESS 10%= $27.00

Cornflowerblue stocks a range of beautiful, ethical and organic brands for box genders including Agoo, Apple & Bee, BabyJo, Baobab, Beatrix, Blueberry Kids, Chalk n Cheese, Cheeky Chickies, Coco & Ginger, Cornflowerblue.com. Dwell Studio, Eco Peko, Ellani Petite, Ellani Petite for Little Armourie, Eternal Creation, Fabrik, Foundation of Love, Gaia Organic Cotton, Go Gently Baby, Graze Organic, Green Eyes Monster, Jackson’s Monsters, Jewels by Cornflowerblue, Kutie Protocol, La Queue du Chat, Lil Ludy, Little Armourie, Little Wings, Maud n Lil, MilkBaby, Mini Rodini, Minime Sydney, Monte and Tex, Nanny Pickle, Nature Baby, O’Bon, Old Soles, Organic Boy and friends, Paper Wings, Purebaby, Purebaby Kids, Ramalama, Ruby Luxe, Sckoon Organics, Speesees, Three Little Trees, Tiny Revolutionary, Well Spotted, Zooey

Cornflowerblue offer next day delivery for $7.75 for orders under 1kg (most orders) or $9.50 for orders over 1kg. Orders must be placed before 1pm EST for delivery next business day. They will also happily ship internationally.  For full delivery information please click here.

Post written by Miki

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Creating a new little life really brings the responsibilities of parenthood to the front and centre of ones attention, doesn’t it?  I’m not just talking about the immediate ‘I must keep this baby fed and clothed and loved’ responsibilities, but the larger ‘I must make sure this child has a safe, clean world to grow up in’ responsibilities too.  It’s daunting to try to picture the world our children will be adults in given the many issues today’s world faces.

One way to combine the two sets of responsibilities is to shop at New Zealand based Natureshop – www.natureshop.com – where you’ll find the best of organic and eco-friendly, both for your baby and/or child, and yourself.  As well as stocking gorgeous children’s products from brands such as Nature Baby, Green Baby, EMU sheepskin boots, Snugs, Simple, Snooky, Birkenstock and Icebreaker, Natureshop is also proudly carbon neutral (carbon zero certified) and actively supports charities Canteen and Heart Children Foundation.

Adding to the feel-good shopping experience at Natureshop are the clearance items already reduced by 30% and 20% off all full-priced baby and kids products just for KSF readers: enter KSF20 at checkout to redeem until 30 April 2011. Want more? How about FREE tracked shipping Australia-wide on *all* orders? You got it, baby! No code is needed to get your order shipped free: it comes as standard when placing an order at Natureshop.

I highly recommend using the discount to stock up on some rarely discounted goodies.  Nature Baby is a Kiwi classic – you won’t find many Kiwi kids who didn’t spend much of their first few years dressed in Nature Baby – and with good reason as it’s fabulous stuff; simple, hardwearing, buttery-soft organic cotton and it looks great.  Green Baby is likewise a classic and I have to say I think the Green Baby Long Sleeve Farm Bodysuits 5 Pack is outstanding value at $39.96 with the discount. And the little kids’ shoes!  Oh, I swoon. The Simple sneakers and sandals are well above average style-wise, and well below what I’d have expected to pay for them, plus they’re made from sustainable materials.  I also think that every kid (and every mama) needs a pair of sheepskin boots – snap some up before the cold weather starts nipping at your toes.

Discounted prices quoted below are valid until midnight 30 April 2011 using the code KSF20 at checkout only.

1. Nature Baby Organic Sleeping Gown, $29.95 less 20% = $23.96
2. Nature Baby Organic Short Sleeve Kimono Romper, $24.95 less 20% = $19.96
3. Nature Baby Organic Drawstring Pants, $24.95 less 20% = $19.96
4. Nature Baby Organic Kimono Dress, $33.95 less 20% = $27.16
5. Green Baby Organic Cotton Kimono Style Pouch, $39.00 less 20% = $31.20
6. Green Baby Long Sleeve Farm Bodysuits 5 Pack, $49.95 less 20% = $39.96
7. Emu Kids Sheepskin Boots – Hip Button Chocolate, $99.00 $69.00 less 20% = $55.20
8. Doodle Shoe, $44.95 less 20% = $35.96
9. Keen Coronado Print Shoe, $39.95 less 20% = $31.96
10. Keen Kids Winter Boots – Bridger WP, $84.95 less 20% = $67.96

Natureshop stocks baby and children’s products from Nature Baby, Green Baby, EMU sheepskin boots, KEEN footwear, Snugs, Simple, Snooky and Icebreaker.

Natureshop ships Australia-wide for FREE using the eParcel service, fully tracked.  Orders are sent from Natureshop’s NZ warehouse and arrive in 3-5 working days.

Post written by Anna

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I love Autumn. It’s just so beautiful? The deciduous trees are a riot of colour as they lay their special carpet of autumn beauty on the ground. In contrast the evergreens seem greener, more sure of themselves with their ongoing zest for life this time of year. I relish the chance every autumn for a twirl in the fallen leaves with my children – it really makes my heart sing.

This roundup of products featuring tree motifs extends the magic of trees in nature into your home, bringing their comforting sense of poise, grace and wisdom with them. Behold their collective glory below.

one. Dezign with a Z Tris Tree $119.95 at Where Did You Get That?
two.Cocoon Couture Enchanted Tree $350.00 $250.00 at Cocoon Couture
three. Almond Tree Ring a Rosie – Vintage Children at Play $49.95 at Almond Tree Frames
four. KidsOnRoof Totem Tree $59.95 at State of Green
five. Skip Hop Treetops activity gym $119.95 at Little Styles
six. Electric Boy Scooter tee – red $29.95 at Ten Little Indians
seven.  ForWalls Forest friends decal $57.95 at Little Styles
eight. Villa Hunter Skirt Green Spot with Tree $24.95 $17.47 at Kids Boulevard
nine. Luna Ninos Wool Tree Bonnet – Birch/Wallaby $57.95 at Bubba Funk
ten.  Luna Ninos Cotton Tree Blanket – Shell/Oyster $139.00 at Moo Said The Cow
eleven.  Mae Build a Tree – Light $119.95 at Mae
tweleve.  Earth Lust 380ml stainless steel Drink Bottle – Tree $21.95 at State of Green
thirteen.  Fruut Tree $295.00 at Where Did You Get That?
fourteen. Wall Allure Spring Tree with Swallows $135.00 at Wall Allure

Please check individual sites for postage details and be sure to survey the KidStyleFile All Current Deals page to make sure you’re getting the best possible deal.

Post written by Leah

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If you’re an adult that, like me, loves a little adventure and reminisces over the bygone years where you could participate in the annual egg hunt with full gusto and not be told to ‘grow up’, well today do I have a treat for you!!

Eternal Creation – www.eternalcreation.com – are currently hosting an amazing Easter Egg hunt where you can search their site to find the  hidden Easter Eggs and receive instant discount codes for your entire order.  Each and every day new eggs featuring fabulous discounts from a tasty 15% to a mouthwatering 40% will appear somewhere *anywhere* within the EC site ready for you to pluck for your basket. Watch out for the special free gift eggs!* Each Easter egg only works for a single day and only for a limited number of times – so use your code fast! The hunt ends midnight AEST, Easter Monday April 25, 2011

Want to start hunting? Click over to Eternal Creation and start searching! (While you’re there check out the SALES and SPECIALS sections; choose your preferred gender and age, for some hot Easter savings up to 50%,  and sign up to the Eternal Creation newsletter for regular subscriber news and offers.

* Free gifts are not exchangeable or refundable. The colour of the free gift may differ depending on availability.

Eternal Creation ship orders to you wherever you are in the world direct from their Himalayan workshop. Freight is calculated on the gross weight of your order, and your shipping costs are shown on the delivery information page during check out. You can proceed through the checkout to confirm shipping costs prior to placing your order.

Post written by Edwina

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It is hard to accept, I know, but the sweet long days of summer are gone for another year. The family joy of Easter is still to be savoured, but the preparation for the winter months must begin.

Winter is of course a lovely time for spending some snuggle time inside reading, playing or eating warming foods. But heading outside into the cool air is imperative to avoiding cabin fever and burning up some energy. This requires layers of clothing to bundle up the munchkins and warm hats, booties, jackets and ponchos are the way to go.

If you are a crafty knitter then scarfs, hats and jumpers may be already on your knitting needles. If, like me, you have missed out on the knitting gene then Etsy is the place to head to stock up on some lovely handmade woollies for cooler months. Stock up and be snug  as a bug in a rug come winter.

a. Chocolate Brown Winter Coat by LiliesOValley $CA48
b. Woollen Baby Booties by kazzalblue $US15.50
c. Monkey Earflap Hat by mymimilove $26.00
d. Soft Soled Leather Shoes by starryknightdesign $US20
e. Dinosaur Crochet Hat by Snugglebugkidz $US24
f.  Baby Poncho by Zarina2009 $US45

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Please check individual sellers for postage and delivery information and charges.