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Written by Mel

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Christmas is fast approaching and the excitement seems to have moved up quite a few notches at our house. We even had to have haircuts before seeing Santa, as the kids wanted to ‘look good’ before they meet him. Everything is about Santa and his elves – and of course the gifts that he is going to bring.  I had decided that the kids were going to get only a few special gifts each, but now I am finding it quite hard to control myself – there are just so many things I know they will love. It helps though when items are reduced at Christmas, this is why I am currently loving Cornflowerblue – www.cornflowerblue.com.au.

At the Cornflowerblue Pre-Christmas Sale almost all of the new season fashion and toys have been reduced by a substantial 25% discount, making it the perfect time to stock up. With labels including and me too, Go Gently Baby and La Queue du Chat, we really are spoiled for choice. One thing on my shopping list are the full piece swimsuits from Babes in The Shade. The Spotti Sunsuit for girls and Rugger Sunsuit for boys are perfect for protecting the children from the sun. On the toys front, the arrival of Flat Out Frankie has me excited. The flat packed cardboard creation kit is 100% recyclable and perfect for inspiring creative play. Choose between a Little Cook Oven, Little Aeroplane, Dollhouse and Princess Castle for hours of play.

As mentioned, Cornflowerblue are offering 25% off most new season fashion and toys, until 21 December 2011. Prices are already marked down on their website for you – easy peasy.  In addition, Cornflowerblue are offering KidStyleFile readers free shipping and a free gift! The free gift, a Havabubee Pencil Roll, is ideal to have in your bag to entertain kids while you are out and about. To access these great offers all you need to do is type in code KSF_FREE at the checkout before 14 December 2011.

Discounted prices below are already marked down on site, and are valid while stocks last until 21 December 2011.

1. and me too, White Linen Shirt, $49.00
2. Flat Out Frankie, Little Aeroplane, $39.95
3. La Queue du Chat, Baby Boy Ensemble, $43.50 Less 25% = $32.63
4. and me too, Shabby Chic Pants, $60.00
5. La Queue du Chat, Frilly Sleeve Blouse and Shorts, $43.00 Less 25% = $32.25
6. Go Gently Baby, Slate Sack Dress, $62.50 Less 25% = $46.88
7. Go Gently Baby, Pocket Jacket – Grey, $58.00 Less 25% = $35.00
8. Babes in the Shade, Rugger Sunsuit, $48.95 Less 25% = $36.71
9. Flat Out Frankie, Princess Castle, $31.95
10. Babes in the Shade, Spotty Sunsuit, $48.95 Less 25% = $36.71

Cornflowerblue stocks a range of beautiful, ethical and organic brands for box genders including And Me Too, Agoo, Apple & Bee, BabyJo, Babes in the Shade, Baobab, Beatrix, Blueberry Kids, Boo Hoo, Broken Tricycle, 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, Flat Out Frankie, 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 Chillies, 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, One Sunday, Paper Wings, Purebaby, Purebaby Kids, Ramalama, Ruby Luxe, Sckoon Organics, Speesees, Three Little Trees, Tiny Revolutionary, Urban Elk,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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Have you noticed today’s date?  Dum dum DUM! – it’s Friday the 13th! Sometimes this date is considered bad luck, but I can assure you that today it’s postively *lucky*!

Threads Of Red – www.threadsofred.com.au – are offering a generous 20% off store-wide discount to all KSF readers, good for new and sale items, the latter of which are already reduced by up to 30%; browse the store to locate them. The lucky code to enter at checkout is KSFMAY20. Make sure you do it before it turns into a pumpkin at midnight on 22 May 2011.

With your code in hand all you have to do is decide what to buy to use it. Good luck choosing; everything at Threads Of Red is quite divine! Brands stocked include And Me Too, And The Little Dog Laughed, Aunty Ollie, Electric Boy, Elki, Envirosax, Mini Life, Oishi-M,  Rube & Harri, Twirling Betty, WillowBlu and YKnot? Designs.

My top picks are the *adorable* Customs Cape, made in Melbourne by Knuffle Kid – a must for girls this winter. The Oishi-M Hoodies for boys are hot property and the classic stripe tees from And Me Too (seen below at #4) inject some French flair into any girl or boy’s wardrobe. I am also a long time fan of Aunty Ollie and I’m thrilled to see their Puddlejumper Jackets here, along with the universally flattering Wings Dress dress which is available in blue denim as shown below, and also black denim and a very funky purple and gold print.

Discounted prices quoted below are valid using the code KSFMAY20 until midnight 22 May 2011 only.

1. Knuffle Kid The Customs Cape, $89.00 less 20% = $71.20
2. Knuffle Kid The Passport Vest, $55.00 less 20% = $44.00
3. Oishi-M Rex Tooth Hoodie, $69.95 less 20% = $55.96; Oishi-M Fireworks Hoodie, $69.95 less 20% = $55.96
4. And Me Too Navy & White Stripe Long Tee, $35.00 less 20% = $28.00; And Me Too Red & White Stripe Long Tee, $35.00 less 20% = $28.00
5. More4Boys Tower Of Terror Long Tee – Storm, $40.00 less 20% = $32.00
6. Aunty Ollie Wings Dress – Blue Denim, $55.00 less 20% = $44.00
7. Aunty Ollie Puddlejumper Jacket – Brown Blue Spots, $55.00 less 20% = $44.00; Aunty Ollie Puddlejumper Jacket – White Pink Floral, $59.00 less 20% = $47.20

Threads of Red charge a flat rate of $8.95 for shipping of all Australian orders, with orders over $150 shipped FREE of charge. For full information including details on international orders, please see the Delivery page.

Post written by Edwina

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The hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations have begun for many and before you know it the long Summer days at the beach will  be here.  Before the last busy weeks of the year get into full swing take a moment to enjoy the last blossom days of Spring.

Pretty dresses and picnic baskets are the perfect accompaniment to a trip to the local Botanical Gardens or park where lush green grass and spring flowers make the perfect place for a play and a rest afterwards.  A blanket to lie on, books to read and a basket to collect natural treasures will keep the kids busy while you get some inspiration for your  Christmas lists and listen to the sweet birds tweet.

Image Credits (Clockwise from Top Left):

Very Hungry Caterpillar Backpack – from Oranges and Lemons Boutique, Apple Lamp – from Oranges and Lemons Boutique, Story Pebbles – from Red Bird Crafts,  Accessory – from TikiBoo Kids, Floral Dress from Eternal Creation, Liberty Top from And Me Too.

Post written by Leah

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Heads up, Sydneysiders, there’s an event on the near horizon that you just don’t want to miss. Get out your diaries and pop this in in red letters: Junior Sample Sale – www.juniorsamplesale.com.au – is coming your way on 14 November 2010.

A unique end of line, seconds and samples sale event where you can snap up to 90% the ususal prices from a collection of leading children’s brands straight from designers, distributors and retailers, your eyes are sure to pop when you see the lineup, which includes baby and kids brand luminaries including Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Agoo, Allerhand, And Me Too, AnnieB’s, Babymel, Babyushka, BeesKnees 4 Kids, Biomecanics Shoes, Bubba Funk, Bugaboo, Bumbo, Chillikids, Cornflowerblue, Ekidna Kids, Forwalls, Garvalin, Girotondo, Kids Designer Gallery, Lodger, Mama Mio Skincare, Meli, Petit Bateau, Rainbow Puppen, Ramalama, Rowantree Design, Sandt Clothing, Scruffy Dog, Stokke, Storksak, Summer & Buddy and Yunginz.

To enjoy this superb event head to The Great Hall, Sydney Boys High School Anzac Parade (Access Via Gate 9) at Moore Park, Sydney on Sunday 14 November 2010 from 9am to 1pm. Entry is $5 for adults; kids are free. Junior Sample sale is a *cash only* venue; ATMs are located adjacent to the hall at Fox Studios. Parking is free at 9 Anzac Parade and Gate 2 Cleveland Street. Paid parking is located at Fox Studios.

If you are a designer or distributor of an established baby and kids brand or a boutique retailer and you are interested in being a stallholder there’s still time: contact Sarah to express your interest.

Today’s post written by Anna

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There’s something powerful and exciting about the colour red. It’s vibrant hues are energetic and alive and this matches the vibe at new store Threads of Red – www.threadsofred.com.au – to a T.

As Proprietor Liesl sourced unique wears for her own two children she discovered that this passion soon grew into a dream of one day owning her very own store. So, a very loud and proud ta daaa! for her today as she has turned her dreams into reality and opened Threads of Red for business.

Liesl has kept to her strict personal standards and only stocks small run boutique and handmade brands that have that special infusion of love together with classic appeal. Case in point, the divinely eclectic mix of baby and kids clothing and accessory brands at Threads of Red including And Me Too, And The Little Dog Laughed, Aunty Ollie, Electric Boy, Elki, Envirosax, Mini Life, Oishi-M,  Rube & Harri, Twirling Betty, WillowBlu and YKnot?.

Summer fashion delivers a perfect mix of cool and summery little dresses for girls and great summer shorts and tops for little men. If you love accessories, you will love all that’s in store along these lines like fabric visors, headbands and hair clips from Twirling Betty as well as designer accessories like necklaces, cuffs, headbands, belts & brooches from YKnot? (I predict their unique frilled cuffs will be a major trend this summer!). Stylish mamas can rejoice too at the gorgeous range of nappy bags from WillowBlu which come in under $160 – which is a brilliant price point for an Italian leather handbag.

To celebrate the launch of Threads of Red, Liesl is offering all KidStyleFile readers FREE postage on all orders *Australia wide. Simply enter ‘FREEPOSTKSF’ before 12 November 2010 to redeem. Enjoy!

1. Aunty Ollie Little Man Shirt Taxi $54.00 and Electric Boy Evil Robot Tee $29.95 and Aunty Ollie Heavyweight Short Denim $54.00
2. Rube & Harri Girls Pink Floral Bird Pj Set $44.95
3. Aunty Ollie Mamma Play with Me Top Sundaes $48.00
   
4. Twirling Betty Retro Tie Headband Yellow & White Polkadot $20.00
5. Twirling Betty Fabric Sun Visor Red & White Polkadot $25.00
6. Aunty Ollie Little Man Shirt Bikes $54.00 and Aunty Ollie Heavyweight Short Denim $54.00 And The Little Dog Laughed Hand Knitted ‘Mooki’ Monkey $42.00
   
7. Mini Life Francisco Layered Dress $64.95
   
8. Rube & Harri Boys Navy Compass PJ Set $44.95
9. Willowblu Jada Vanilla $145.00
   
10. Willowblu Cassidy Black $155.00

Threads of Red charge a flat rate of $8.95 for shipping of all Australian orders, with orders over $150 shipped FREE of charge. For full information including details on international orders, please see the Delivery page.

Today’s post written by Miki

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Hands down, winter fashion is my favourite.  I love how I can snuggle up in a funky coat, dress it up with a cool scarf, bring out my favourite boots and even wear warm hats and gloves if I feel like it.

Now that I have kids, it’s no surprise to me that I love kids winter fashion too.  The adorable knitted beanies!  The sweet little tights, the woolly jumpers!  And don’t even get me started on the adorable chic coats available for little girls!

So if you’re like me and love the winter woollies, go immediately to Urban Child – www.urbanchild.com.au – where they’ve just received their first shipment of winter stock from none other than…. Oobi!

Oobi is everybody’s favourite, and this year’s winter crop surpasses expectations.  You’ll find adorable new Little Bear Beanies (I’m in love with the cable knit one in grey marle), funky retro-inspired crochet dresses, knitted hoodies, and lots more to fall in love with.

Keep in mind when you’re browsing happily through the new Oobi at Urban Child, that this is only the first half of this year’s Oobi winter goodies.  You’ll have to watch Urban Child closely for the next couple of weeks to pick up the next shipment – I’ll be waiting with baited breath too, can’t wait to see what’s in there!

Also new at Urban Child is mill&mia, ever popular, ever stylish, and new season Neige and And Me Too.  It’s all seriously stunning stuff, so have a good browse through the ‘new arrivals‘ section to make sure you take it all in.

[[[[Wheep wheep, red alert, exceptionally good deal incoming!!!]]]

KSF readers, can take 10% off all of Urban Child’s new season’s stock – including Oobi, mill&mia, Neige and And Me Too – UNTIL MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY 6 MARCH ONLY. Use the code ‘KSFOOBI’ at checkout to redeem.

Note: this offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, and no rainchecks are available.

Take 10% off all news season’s fashion at Urban Child with the code as above until MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY 6 MARCH ONLY. Prices revert to normal after this date/time.

1. Oobi Crochet Strawberry Dress – Chocolate, $49.95
2. Mill & Mia Charcoal Silk Tulip Dress, $129.95
3. Oobi Little Bear Hoodie – Navy/Red, $45.95
4. And Me Too Oxford Shirt, $35.00
5. Oobi Cable Knit Hoodie – Grey Marle, $64.95
6. Oobi Pink Owl Dress, $34.95
7. And Me Too Navy Polo Tee, $28.50
8. Neige Stella Coat, $199.95
9. Mill & Mia Striped Rollercoaster Tee – Navy, $59.95
10. Oobi Grey Marle Bear Beanie, $29.95

Urban Child stocks a gorgeous range of brands including Aravore Babies, Oobi Baby & Kids, Neige, DwellStudio, Aden & Anais, Kidsonroof, Albetta, Little Chipipi, Walnut, Baby Bonkie,  eeBoo, Cocoon Couture, Peanut Shell, Alex Toys, Mooo, Baby Legs, Red Plum Linen, Red Wagon, Belli Skincare, Baobab, Caden Lane, Robbie Adrian, Crocodile Creek, Brio, WOW Toys, Mamas & Papas, Mill & Mia, Kaloo, Ellaroo, Urban Child, Infancy, Felt Creations, Silikids, Made By Angie, Look At The Wall, WOOF!, Schylling, Pebbles, Micro Bikes and Scooters, and il Tutto luxury baby bags.

Urban Child ship Australia-wide from $6.95.  Please see here for further details.