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Today Miki brings you an update on the baby and kids cot and bedlinen scene. There are so many new and  gorgeous quality options to choose from (I’ll take two of everything, please!) Stay tuned for part 2, coming next Friday for more wonderful options.

If you’re champing at the bit, you can read the 2008 reportage on bedlinen in the meantime: Read Part One read Part Two.

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By know you’re probably aware of my baby and kids shoe fetish, but I’m sharing with ou today my other great passion: bedlinen.  I love kids’ bedding.  I can’t get enough of it, and it’s going to break my heart when my children are old enough to insist that actually, they really want that licensed character doona sets instead of the beautiful ones I want to buy for them.

Until that sad day arrives I am going to continue to indulge my passion to the fullest

Today I present for your consideration a few absolute stunners.  First up is Three Little Trees, who are making quite a splash on the fashion front at the moment, with their new Japanese-inspired linen sets. The Japanese Flower print for girls and the Flying Bird print for boys are über cool and will make any bedroom ooze with chic. Be prepared to buy a Japanese tea set for your daughter and martial arts lessons for your son (or possibly vice versa) if you go down this path; Japanese design and culture is addictive! (Hot hint: Three Little Trees Ichi Ni cot bedding is heavily discounted at 9 Months Waiting right now!)

Cult German designer Graziela Preisner and her daughter, Nina, have just re-released their original 1970′s print byGraziela linen set.  Blazing with colour, this range includes not just bedlinen but room accessories too, even nightwear!  It’s currently 15% off using the code ’0609′ on the byGraziela site (code expires 30 June ’09), and postage to Australia works out at around AU$50 for a set of linen – so for a single bed set you’re looking at around AU$150 all up including delivery.

Another honourable mention today is the Coco & Eli cot bedding sets, available exclusively from The Hip Infant.  I have in fact just bought one of these sets for my soon-to-arrive baby, and I absolutely love it. The 100% cotton fabric is stretchy and soft, and the colours and design are gorgeous.  I made up the cot with it today and spent about half an hour just happily fussing over it – but maybe I shouldn’t admit that on the internet…

KAS Kids doona sets are currently 20% off at The Little Kidz Closet, and it’s a great chance to snap up this beautiful brand. Classic children’s designs (e.g., trucks and boats for boys and apples and birds for girls) are given a new lease on life with this brand, and the results are really quite beautiful.  There’s a range of stylish accessories too.

Lastly, crisp and stylish British brand Olli & Lime is now available at ele-ahbaant so you no longer have to source it from overseas.  A surefire favourite for anyone who’s not a fan of cutesy bunnies and flowers on their kids’ bedlinen, Olli & Lime designs are perfect for the modern babe.

In rows from top left:
Three Little Trees ‘Ichi Ni’ Bedding – Japanese Flower Print, Cot $94.95, Single $109.95
byGraziela Duvet Set, Cot size £34.00; Single size £54.00
Three Little Trees ‘Ichi Ni’ Bedding – Flying Birds Print, Cot $94.95, Single $109.95
Coco & Eli Cot Bedding Sets in Buttermilk/Blue and Buttermilk/Pink, $99.95
KAS Kids Quilt Set – Vroom Vroom, $89.95 $71.96
KAS Kids Quilt Set – Little Apples, $89.95 $71.96
Olli & Lime Bedding Set, $134.95

As always, please check individual sites for postage details, and have a look at the KidStyleFile All Current Deals page to make sure you’re getting the best deal on your purchase.

Today’s post written by Miki

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Now listen up people, because I have big news and I’m only going to say it once: The Hip Infant’s – www.thehipinfant.com.au – End Of Financial Year sale begins on Monday 15 June, where there will be 20% off store-wide, including sale stock! “Great!”, I hear you say “But I have to wait until *Monday*???”

Ok, I’ll knock off the tease: of course you don’t!! KSF readers are shopping royalty, and Mel at The Hip Infant is opening her sale early for us, with three days of pre-sale shopping all to ourselves!!! YES!!!

Use the code ‘KSF-SALETIME’ at checkout from now until 22 June 2009 to score a juicy 20% discount on everything at The Hip Infant. This is a genuine once a year sale – if you wait for another discount like this you’ll be waiting 12 months, so get out that credit card and hurry on in!

Ever since I first discovered the magical world of online shopping for babies and kids, I’ve been a fan of The Hip Infant – www.thehipinfant.com.au. So given my infatuation with the store, it was only natural that when I found out that I was pregnant with my second baby I did my big ‘setting up the nursery’ shop at The Hip Infant.

Mel, who runs the show, is a mum of four and a former neonatal nurse, so she really knows what she’s on about and it shows in the selection of products she chooses to stock. Whether you want clothing for your tot, decor or bedding for the nursery, toys or accessories, you are guaranteed to find it here.  What I love about THI is that Mel stocks just as much for boys as she does for girls – yay for equality!

Not only that, but Mel designs a couple of ranges of her own: if you don’t own any Coco & Eli or The Hip Infant Basics yet, I’d like to know why not!  I bought the Coco & Eli Cot Bedding Set in Blue Buttermilk Birds (no. 1 below) for my bub, and it is divine: deliciously soft 100% cotton jersey fabric, the colour is just the right mix of sweetly soothing and childishly playful, and how sweet are the little birds?  You can also get baby clothing and wraps in the same print – I recommend the wraps; I bought some of them too and they’re an excellent size. Any mum knows that there’s nothing worse than a too-small wrap.

This sale also marks the biggest discount I have ever seen on the coveted Tip Toey Joey pre-walker shoes. Lap it up! Also pick yourself up a new, limited edition, Tipu Tiger Trunki at 20% off – fabulous!

Have a look at the image collage below to get some idea of the vast range available at The Hip Infant, and check out the massive list of brands stocked at the bottom of this post.  And happy shopping!  Remember, it’ll be another year before this discount rolls around again…

The prices quoted in red below are after the 20% KSF discount using the code ‘KSF-SALETIME’ has been applied. This offer expires 22 June 2009.

1. Coco & Eli Cot Bedding Set – Blue Buttermilk Birds, $99.00 $79.20
2. Tiger Tribe Mobile – Elephant, $31.95 $25.56
3. Plum Baby Romper – Wallpaper Flowers, $24.95 $19.96
4. Hip Stuff Mini Maracas Yellow Stripe (set of two), $7.95 $6.36
5. Bluebird & Honey Short Sleeve Applique Tee – Elephant, $24.95 $19.96
6. David Fussenegger Bodo Animal Cot Blanket – Charcoal, $84.95 $67.96
7. Assorted Printspace Prints, $20.00ea $16.00ea (unframed)
8. Tip Toey Joey Roley – Mud & Aqua, $49.95 $39.96
9. Ouch Long Sleeve Hoodie – Apple Stripe, $31.50 $25.20
10. Tip Toey Joey Dolly – Sugar Plum, $49.95 $39.96
11. Blik Wall Graphics – Insomnia, $69.95 $55.96
12. Fleurville Sling Tote – Pink Ogo, $198.00 $148.00 $118.40

The list of brands stocked by The Hip Infant includes Aden + Anais, AKA Pipik, Albetta, ALex Toys, Alimrose Designs, Anna & Sally, Annabel Trends, Anne Claire Petit, Baby Einstein, Baby Legs, Babylicious, Benny Boy, Bical, BlaBla, Blink Designs, Bobble Art, BUD, Built NY, Bump Buddy, Candela, Cheeky Monkey, Christmas Ideas, Coco & Eli, Cuddlefish, David Fussenegger, DiddleDumpling, Dirty Laundry, DwellStudio, Elegant Baby, Elodie Details, Eyetribe, Fiesta Crafts, Flensted Mobiles, Fleurville, Foogo By Thermos, For Walls, For Windows, French Bull, Funtainer By Thermos, Gertie and Me, Gifts Ideas Under $25, Giimmo, Go_Home JNR, Green To Grow, Haba, Heimess, Hip Stuff, ID Tee, Inch Blue, Infancy, Jazzy Toes, JellyCats, JewelQueen, Kathe Kruse, Keptin Jr, Kid Squidgy, Kiddopotamus, Kipiis, Lima Bean, Limo Basics, Little Einsteins, Little Joey, Little Twig, Liz Knits, Milestone Press, Milk & Tickles, Mill & Mia, Minimonkey, Mitty James, Mon Ange, Mum To Mum, My Child, Oeuf NYC, OUCH, Peanut Shell, Present Time, Pure Baby, Rockabye Baby, Rondeau Industries, Room It Up, Sigikid, Simple Gorgeous Storage, Skip HOP, Smirk Kids, Snugglebum, Snugzeez, Teeny Me, The Hip Infant Basics, The Hip Infant Birthday tees, The Hip Infant Limited Edition Basics, The Hip Infant Sneakies, The Hip Infant Wall Graphics, Tiger Tribe, Tippy Toes, Toys Pure, Trunki, Wall Candy Arts, WalRUs, and Wee Gallery.

The Hip Infant charge $7.50 postage Australia-wide.  All orders are shipped via Courier or Express Post.

Today’s post written by Angela

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I really don’t know how Mel over at The Hip Infant – www.thehipinfant.com.au – does it: she has *four* children, one of the web’s most successful online baby and kids boutiques, AND she designs not only her own label (The Hip Infant Basics) but also the Coco & Eli label.

Mel is a master of time management (I want to know where she has her time machine hidden!) and is a perfectionist who knows what works for babies and mums inside and out.

No surpise then that the newly released range of Coco & Eli cot linen, onesies, and separates, adding to the existing range of generously sized muslin wraps, is to die for!

These pieces are 100% cotton and deliciously soft, and the designs – funky spots and the sweetest most mellow birds – are contemporary, yet gentle, in keeping with with those who they are designed for: delicious little babies.

Coco & Eli is also well-priced for the style conscious mum on a budget: a winning combination!

To celebrate the launch of the new additions to the Coco & Eli range, Mel at The Hip Infant is giving away a Coco & Eli Muslin Wrap in Buttermilk Spots (you can choose pink, or blue) valued at $24.95 to every KSF reader who spends $100+ at The Hip Infant between now and midnight, Monday 13 April 2009, while stocks last. Enter ‘KSF’ in the gift message section on checkout to claim your free wrap.

This run of Coco & Eli is small, and stocks are limited so if you love it, you know what do do!

The list of brands stocked by The Hip Infant includes Aden + Anais, AKA Pipik, Albetta, ALex Toys, Alimrose Designs, Anna & Sally, Annabel Trends, Anne Claire Petit, Baby Einstein, Baby Legs, Babylicious, Benny Boy, Bical, BlaBla, Blink Designs, Bobble Art, BUD, Built NY, Bump Buddy, Candela, Cheeky Monkey, Christmas Ideas, Coco & Eli, Cuddlefish, David Fussenegger, DiddleDumpling, Dirty Laundry, DwellStudio, Elegant Baby, Elodie Details, Eyetribe, Fiesta Crafts, Flensted Mobiles, Fleurville, Foogo By Thermos, For Walls, For Windows, French Bull, Funtainer By Thermos, Gertie and Me, Gifts Ideas Under $25, Giimmo, Go_Home JNR, Green To Grow, Haba, Heimess, Hip Stuff, ID Tee, Inch Blue, Infancy, Jazzy Toes, JellyCats, JewelQueen, Kathe Kruse, Keptin Jr, Kid Squidgy, Kiddopotamus, Kipiis, Lima Bean, Limo Basics, Little Einsteins, Little Joey, Little Twig, Liz Knits, Milestone Press, Milk & Tickles, Mill & Mia, Minimonkey, Mitty James, Mon Ange, Mum To Mum, My Child, Oeuf NYC, OUCH, Peanut Shell, Present Time, Pure Baby, Rockabye Baby, Rondeau Industries, Room It Up, Sigikid, Simple Gorgeous Storage, Skip HOP, Smirk Kids, Snugglebum, Snugzeez, Teeny Me, The Hip Infant Basics, The Hip Infant Birthday tees, The Hip Infant Limited Edition Basics, The Hip Infant Sneakies, The Hip Infant Wall Graphics, Tiger Tribe, Tippy Toes, Toys Pure, Trunki, Wall Candy Arts, WalRUs, and Wee Gallery.

The Hip Infant charge $7.50 postage Australia-wide.  All orders are shipped via Courier or Express Post.