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Post written by Angela

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While in New York I took a research trip over to Brooklyn, where I was priviledged to meet designer Elaine Pedlar, who has recently launched her new enterprise Dumbelle – www.dumbelle.com. A veteran of the fashion industry – she graduated from the Parsons School of Design in 1987, and has worked for numerous fashion house – Elaine’s talent and flair is abundantly evident in her new pop up shop at 145 Front Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn.

Named for their home locale, DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Elaine’s ‘Dumbelle’s’ are actually pretty smart! Elaine’s creations are cut out dolls for modern urban girls. Consisting of three characters (for the time being!) named May, Sunny and Katie, these urban individuals come complete with wardrobes and accoutrements that little hands can colour, cut display and play with. This is lovely way to while away the afternoon with your daughter, or little girl you know, and I think they’d be a fab party activity.

Each Dumbelle comes as a quality flat card ready to colour and cut (or you can choose precoloured) from USD$15.00. Limited editition prints and cushions are also available (POA). Elaine will happily ship to where-ever you are in the world. Write to her here.

Post written by Angela

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If you’re super organised and thinking ahead to then you’ll want to head over to Identity Direct – www.identitydirect.com.au – and snap up some goodies to be small gifts, stocking stuffers for Christmas (it always comes around faster than you think it will!), or even backups for your everyday items.

This treasure trove of personalised and non-personalised DVDs, Lunch Bags, Lunch Boxes, Photo Mouse Pads, Books, Growth Charts and more is currently clearing out a whole heap of stock right now at up to 80% off, with prices starting at a mere $1.95. Have a pick through and reap the rewards! Spend $150+ and your order will be shipped FREE, Australia-wide.

Identity Direct ships via Australia Post standard and calculates postage costs as follows. If your total order value is up to $19.99, your delivery charge will be $4.95. If your total order value is between $20 and $149.99, your delivery charge will be $9.90. If your total order value is $150+ you order will be shipped FREE, Australia-wide.

Post written by Angela

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In case you haven’t noticed, the eighties are *back*! Brights and fluros are having their day again, and this is particularly fun for kids. Cap-sac Kids www.capsackids.com – have embraced this with their new baseball-style zipper pocket caps that come in six bright colourways including “Rock Candy,” “Lemon Twist” and “Pinky Swear.” The unique feature of these cool-as caps is their zipper pocket on the front that is “perfect for stashing small snacks, art supplies, action figures, hair accessories, sunscreen, stickers”, and, my personal favourite, “brilliant ideas”.

The caps are made of 100% nylon, making them stain resistant and easy to wash and dry. Cap-sac Kids caps are available to purchase direct from the Cap-sac Kids website for USD$12.99 online. The only thing that may stand in your way is the postage charges, which start at USD$15.00 and increase with each cap you buy.

Post written by Anna

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As a dear friend pointed out this week, even years down the parenting track, the speed, volume and energy of small children upon waking is quite astounding!  I don’t know about your house, but mine is certainly a hive of activity. As queen bee, I am happiest presiding over all this activity when my little ones’ amazing energy is being channeled into something productive.

If you’re looking help to keep your hive a happy, humming place, the team at Busy Bee Toys – www.busybeetoys.com.au has done much of the legwork for you, sourcing high quality and unique toys, clothing and accessories to match all the energy and curiosity of your little ones.

With thanks to the Busy Bee Toys clearance sale, you can save up to 50% off  a brilliant array of quality toys, games and accessories, while stock last only. Orders $150+ also receive FREE shipping, Australia-wide. Fill your hive and bring on the fun!

Busy Bee Toys have a delightful range of items to choose from the following baby and kids designers: Annabel Trends, Automoblox, Bebe, Bialetti, Blik Graphics, Built, Busy Bee Toys, Chicco, Crazy Forts, Djeco, Ebulobo, Eitech, Felt Tales, Flying Pig, Folkmanis, Forwalls, Fred and Friends, Holly Chic, Honey Sticks,  IS Gifts, Jellycat, Joseph Joseph, Kikkerland, Knock Knock, K’s Kids, Lark, Le Toy Van, Little Tikes, Manhattan Toy, Melissa & Doug, Milk and Tickles, Nature’s Child, Noo Designs, Plan Toys, Playsam, Present Time, Seedling, SES Creative, Skip Hop, Sparkle T, Sticky Tiki, Stirlingfox, Sweet Cheeks, Tango Books, Teeny Me, Viking Toys, Vileda, Vulli and WOW Toys.

Busy Bee Toys ship Australia wide for the flat rate of $7.00, with orders over $150 shipped FREE. International orders are welcome. See the delivery page for full information.

Post written by Anna

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For a funky beginning to your weekend I suggest a little retro styling courtesy of Baby Goes Retro – www.babygoesretro.com.au. Baby Goes Retro offer a stunning selection of street smart Scandinanvian clothing for babies and children. With bold colours and prints that draw from both styles of bygone eras and a modernist Scandinavian aesthetic matched with unparalleled ease and comfort, you are bound to be inspired after visiting the striking pages of Baby Goes Retro.

Only the coolest of cool labels make their home in the Baby Goes Retro collection of designer labels and they include: Danafae, Sture & Lisa, Molo, Plastisock, Skummis, Duns Sweden, Idat , Rice, Smafolk, Mairo, H.J.O.R.T.H Copenhagen, Katvig, Elodie Details, Snoffs, Li and lo, Sandy Feet Australia, AddStroller. Kade, EJ Sikke Lej, Snookzy Scamdinavia, Metsola, Kram Barnklader, Funkis Swedish Forms, Bifrost, Moccis, Cooee Design, AarrrKid Collections, KG Design, Shampoodle, Moonkids and CTH Mini.

Baby Goes Retro currently have a stunning range in of fashion in store and a host of brilliant items in their sale section with up to 52% off, while stocks last, plus you can go even more price retro by signing up for the Baby Goes Retro Newsletter to receive an EXTRA 10% discount code. Baby Goes Retro offer FREE gift wrapping, too! What are you waiting for? Go retro now!

Baby Goes Retro ship Australia wide via regular post for the flat fee of $5.95 and Express post for $7.95. They also ship internationally starting at $12.50 to New Zealand. For all Ordering and Delivery information please click here.

Post written by Angela

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Organisation is one of the best skills you can possess as a parent. It allows you to seamlessly move through the day with a sense of order and relative control. Knowing what’s going on becomes a more complex task as each member of the family develops their own time commitments and appointments and, if you’re anything like me, holding it all in your head like you did before you had kids just isn’t possible anymore.

The Dads at  Mooo – www.mooo.com.au have seven children between them, so they know a thing or two about busy schedules! They’ve developed a range of personalised stationery products – diaries, address books, birthday books and journals – as well as chalkboard and paper planners to help them keep on top of things, and they’re sharing them with us. Gee, thanks, guys

Mooo are currently offering a 20% discount on all their personalised organisational tools AND their fabbo and super cute name labels to boot! Enter code save20 at checkout to redeem until 19 June 2011 only.

While you’re over at Mooo be sure to check out their other fine personalisable products: clothing, bags, wall stickers, wooden puzzles, invitations and cards, clothing, canvas art, height charts and books, all of which are available in literally thousands of design and colour combinations.

Mooo postal charges start at a super low $2.90 Australia-wide. Orders over $200.00 are shipped free, Australia-wide. Read the Mooo Ordering/Delivery page for full details.