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Okey dokey: for those of you who have been hanging out for some new season’s Eeni Meeni Miini Moh, Fred Bare, GumBoots, Piccolina, Guess Kids, Petit Bateau, Gant, Alex and Charli, Trelise Cooper Kids, BIG and ‘Fiona’ by Fiona Scanlan, Tommy Rocket and Two Belles on the cheap, here is your big chance!

Buckets and Spades - www.bucketsandspades.com.au is offering KidStyleFile readers 25% off when you spend $200.00 on full priced clothes (conditions apply; please read below). This sale ends this Wednesday May 14, so start your engines and race on over!

Also, don’t forget to have a browse in the ‘Specials’ section to see lots of fab summer and winter clothing and shoes on sale and going cheap!

Check previous posts - May 1 and April 18 - for my hot picks.

Buckets and Spades run two impressive bricks and mortar stores as well as the online store, so there is a special process for placing orders.Here’s what you need to do to score your 25% discount:

1. Collect all the items you love into the shopping cart
3. Submit your order to Buckets and Spades - Mention ‘KSFSALE′ in the comments field so Zlata knows to give you the 25% discount
4. Note that no payment is required at this stage
5. After Zlata and her team receive your order they will check stock, and then phone you to arrange payment over the phone.

Jump over to Buckets and Spades now.

*Minimum spend $200.00 on full-priced clothes before postage charge added. Excludes sale items, shoes, prewalkers, accessories, sunglasses, Eeni Meeni Miini Moh (EMMM) Pure Baby.

Buckets and Spades send via Express Post only Australia wide. The charges are: up to 500 g $7.00, and up to 3 k $10.00 for postage. International orders are warmly welcomed; contact Zlata for a quote via the ‘Contact us’ menu option.

Just a friendly reminder that the Buckets and Spades - www.bucketsandspades.com.au very fine 15% off deal ends at midnight tomorrow.

Grab new season’s Eeeni Meeni Miini Moh, Fred Bare, GumBoots, Piccolina, Guess For Kids, Petit Bateau, Gant, Kaloo, Alex and Charli, Trelise Cooper Kids, BIG and ‘Fiona’ by Fiona Scanlan, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles and the very finest footwear brands including Diesel, Giocattoli, Garvalin, Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, Lelli Kelly, Bimbi, and Tip Toey Joey 15% off.

You will not find winter stock for these labels cheaper than this anywhere!

Also, don’t forget to have a browse in the ‘Specials’ section to see lots of fab summer and winter clothing, and shoes on sale and going cheap!

Buckets and Spades carry literally *thousands* of products, and cater for babies from birth and kids up to 12 years. It’s all here for your shopping pleasure!

I just love playing amateur stylist at Buckets and Spades. Check out my head to toe outfits for boys and girls. (Can you tell I dig red? ) How much will these outfits liven up a grey winter’s day!! Love’em!

(Note: no links provided as Buckets and Spades is a frames-based site. The search engine works great though, so if you like what you see here, type type type!)

BIG by Fiona Scanlan Crochet Hood Jacket $89.95 15% off - $76.45
Gumboots Owl Forestry Friends Top $39.95 15% off - $33.95
Little Horn Pavalova Skirt red $59.95 15% off - $50.95 I bought these skirts last year (in pink; no red available then: bummer!) They are truly the most wonderful confections, and this is a FABULOUS price, so snap them up before they sell out like last year!
Piccolina Stripe Legging in red and white $39.95 15% off - $33.95
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Snail Boot $162.95 15% off - $138.50

Fred Bare Jean (style 1303) $77.00 15% off - $65.45
Fred Bare Stripe Henley $48.40-$55 15% off - $41.14-$46.75
Garvalin Shoe (style 71132) $129.95 15% off - $110.45
Gumboots Fur-lined Zip Sweat $69.95 15% off - $59.45

Buckets and Spades run two impressive bricks and mortar stores as well as the online store, so there is a special process for placing orders.Here’s what you need to do to score your 15% discount:

1. Register with the Buckets and Spades VIP club - Select the ‘VIP’ menu option, follow instructions, complete and submit
2. Collect all the items you love into the shopping cart
3. Submit your order to Buckets and Spades - your email address verifies your VIP club membership, and entitles you to 10% off. *Mention‘KidStyleFile′ in the comments field so Zlata knows to give you an additional 5% discount*
4. Note that no payment is required at this stage
5. After Zlata and her team receive your order they will check stock, and then phone you to arrange payment over the phone.

Swoop over to Buckets and Spades now.

Buckets and Spades send via Express Post only Australia wide. The charges are: up to 500 g $7.00, and up to 3 k $10.00 for postage. International orders are warmly welcomed; contact Zlata for a quote via the ‘Contact us’ menu option.

Check out the Buckets and Spades blog.

Ho ho ho….Merrrrrrr-y Friday!!

It may not be Christmas, but it certainly feels like it: Zlata at Buckets and Spades - www.bucketsandspades.com.au - is offering KidStyleFile readers a tremendous 15% off new season’s stock.

Buckets and Spades is *the* top end of town: you simply won’t find so many high-end designer brands anywhere else, and certainly not for the scoop deal that we have here. Basically, Zlata is an *angel* and Buckets and Spades is HEAVEN!

Buckets and Spades is always right up to date with what’s hot in kid’s fashion: I just love checking out the latest news on collections at Zlata’s Buckets and Spades blog.

Buckets and Spades have babies from birth and kids up to 12 covered. It’s all here for your shopping pleasure! Boys are as comprehensively catered for as girls at Buckets and Spades: Mums of boys you are gonna *love* it!!

Labels include one of my personal faves, Eeeni Meeni Miini Moh - and I know that many of you are looking for cheap Eeeni: here ’tis! - Fred Bare, GumBoots, Piccolina, Guess For Kids, Petit Bateau, Gant, Kaloo, Alex and Charli, Trelise Cooper Kids, BIG and ‘Fiona’ by Fiona Scanlan, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles and the very finest footwear brands including Diesel, Giocattoli, Garvalin, Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, Lelli Kelly, Bimbi, and Tip Toey Joey (with the discount, this is the cheapest you will find them anywhere!).

It’s usually not easy to find special footwear for your kids, but at Buckets and Spades you’ll be sorted in a flash.

I adore their range of Garvalin and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada shoes with their quirky appliques and sole treads, and the uber-cool Diesel shoes for boys. New season’s stock is in, and last season’s is heavily discounted, so check the shoe sale section for bargains.

Freezing my credit card won’t help me: I know the number by heart!!

Behold, friends, and be prepared to be seriously blown away by literally *thousands* of products to choose from! (Don’t forget to have a browse in the ‘Specials’ section to see lots of fab summer and winter clothing, and shoes on sale and going cheap!)

Fred Bare Diamond Print Hoodie sizes 1 & 2, $77.00 sizes 3 to 10- $87.40

BIG by Fiona Scanlan BIG By Fiona Scanlan Mini Stripe Tutu $79.95 available in sizes 2-8

Eeni Meeni Miini Moh Gauge Knit Beanie in Moss $41.00 available in sizes XS-L

Eeni Meeni Miini Moh Gauge Knit Sleeveless Dress $89.00 -$99.00 available in sizes 0-7

Gumboots Clover Coat $69.95 available in sizes 5-10

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Snail Boot in red $162.95 available in sizes Euro 22-28. Also available in pink.

Little Horn Beautiful Girl Tee $39.95 available in sizes 3-10

Trelise Cooper Kids Pony Collete Dress $165-$183 available in sizes 3-10

Petit Bateau La Tete Dans Les Mudges Short Sleeve Bodysuit $29.95 available in sizes 3-13 months

Gumboots Boys Plaid Pant $59.95 available in sizes 2-10

Diesel Conic Shoes $176.00-$198.00 available in sizes Euro 23-34

Buckets and Spades run two impressive bricks and mortar stores as well as the online store, so there is a special process for placing orders.Here’s what you need to do to score your 15% discount:

1. Register with the Buckets and Spades VIP club - Select the ‘VIP’ menu option, follow instructions, complete and submit
2. Collect all the items you love into the shopping cart
3. Submit your order to Buckets and Spades - your email address verifies your VIP club membership, and entitles you to 10% off. Mention ‘KidStyleFile′ in the comments field so Zlata knows to give you an additional 5% discount
4. Note that no payment is required at this stage
5. After Zlata and her team receive your order they will check stock, and then phone you to arrange payment over the phone.

This fabulous offer ends May 2, so hot foot it over to Buckets and Spades now.

Buckets and Spades send via Express Post only Australia wide. The charges are: up to 500 g $7.00, and up to 3 k $10.00 for postage. International orders are warmly welcomed; contact Zlata for a quote via the ‘Contact us’ menu option.

Ooh, you are going to love these bargains! Cocoon Petite Living - www.cocoonliving.com.au - are having an honest-to-goodness sale at the moment. You can get a 30% discount on Eeni, Mini Metalicus, Pure Baby, Gaia Organic, Trelise Cooper, Little Red and Oobi, as well as maternity brands Soon, Wyse, Mela and Boob.

Just to give you a quick snippet to get you going, the Trelise Cooper ‘Tiers of a Clown’ Tutus (pictured above) are now $84 (down from $120) , the Pure Baby Henley Tee (in blue and white stripe as pictured above) is $17.50 (down from $24.00), and the Eeni Meeni Miini Moh headbands are now just $11.90 (usually $17) — oh how I love these headbands: they stay on! they look cool! They’re CHEAP!! So…. go get ‘em!!

Cocoon Petite Living charges $10 flat, Australia wide for parcels up to 500gms. International orders are welcome. Read their Customer Service page for full shipping charges.

I posted recently on Buckets and Spades’ - www.bucketsandspades.com.au - superlative sale. I didn’t think it could get any better, but Zlata from Buckets and Spades has just upped the ante: KidStyleFile readers now get a massive 50% off the original retail price of ALL summer stock listed in the Summer Specials category.

“WOW” doesn’t even begin to explain how fantastic this offer is!

Brands on Summer sale include a huge range of BIG and ‘Fiona’ by Fiona Scanlan, Fred Bare, Eeeni Meeni Miini Moh, Gumboots, Piccolina, Guess For Kids, Gant, Trelise Cooper Kids, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles and Diesel Kids.

To locate the goodies on sale, head on over to the ‘Specials’ menu option on the top navigation bar and select ‘Summer’.

Here’s a few samples of the cool Summer items going out at hot prices:

Eeni Meeni Miini Moh Zipper Dress with detachable Dolly, $89.00 NOW $45.00

Guess St Tropez Printed Smock Top (size 2-6 years available), $44.95 NOW $ 22.45

Fred Bare Organic Print Dress (girls sz 12 only) $66.00 NOW $33.00

Tommy Rocket Striker Short (boys sz 6 only) $54.95 NOW $27.45

Eeni Meeni Miini Moh Essentials Collection Bodysuit (numerous sizes) $44.00 NOW $22.00

Eeni Meeni Miini Moh Frill Bloomers (sz 00-2 available) $39 NOW $19.50

Gumboots Carnivale Hat (Sizes S and M available; more colour ways also available) $29.95 NOW $14.95

Trelise Cooper Sweet Samba Skirt (sizes 7 and 10 available) $143.00 NOW $71.50

Buckets and Spades run two impressive bricks and mortar stores as well as the online store, so there is a special process for placing orders.

The process will be changing soon, but for now here’s how it goes:

1. Find the products you love, take note of the original RRP on them, then halve it - that’s the new price
2. Collect all the items you love into the shopping cart
3. Submit your order to Buckets and Spades - Don’t forget to mention ‘KidStyleFile0208′ in the comments field so Zlata knows you’re special!
4. Note that no payment is required at this stage
5. After Zlata and her team receive your order they will check stock, and then phone you to arrange payment over the phone.

Buckets and Spades send via Express Post only Australia wide. The charges are: up to 500 g $7.00, and up to 3 k $10.00 for postage.

International orders are warmly welcomed; prices start at AUD$12.00

Tiny People - www.tinypeople.com.au - operates their bricks and mortar stores from Kirra Beach and Byron Bay. Their website echoes their physical locations. Visiting it is like breathing in the clean, salty air and feeling the sun’s warmth on your skin.

Here’s some pictures, so you get what I mean:

See! Isn’t it a feast for the eyes!! Tiny People stock a fabulous designer baby and kids range, from Anne-Claire Petit, Brio, Birkenstock, Black Rabbit, Dwell Baby, Like a Bike, to Little Leona, Oeuf, Plan Toys and Zacharia Bier, to name just a few. What a delight!

Tiny People are currently having a sale, an event that always makes me rejoice, as they stock a good range of Paper Wings, which is one of my very favourite labels.

It’s also a good thing for Trelise Cooper Kids, Little Red and Edenstar fans; selected items from these labels are currently a massive 30% off!!

Just a small taste of what’s in store for you:

Edenstar Striped Sailor Tee $44.00 $30.80

Trelise Cooper Lucy Locket Dress $165.00 $115.50

Little Red Little Major Pant $50.00 $35.00

Trelise Cooper Regatta Pleasant Top $71.00 $49.70

Little Red Logo Tee $30.00 $21.00

Visit the sale section to view the entire parade of divine designer kids clothing currently reduced by 30%

Postage is free for orders over $150 (excluding large and oversized orders). Contact Tiny People for details on postage charges to your state.

Ok, back to the sales….and this one is a bit special: it’s one of the biggest premium brand sales I have come across. There are over 650 (!!!!!) items going cheap at the Buckets and Spades - www.bucketsandspades.com.au - mega-sale.

Buckets and Spades stocks kid sizes, boys and girls, from 000 up to 14. With everything from denim to dresses, boots to bows, I defy you not to find something you love here; I think it might be impossible, especially since most pieces are 30-40% off. (I think I might even have spotted something that I might be able to squeeze into in the kids size 14 items….more on that later….)

The breakdown is 530 item on sale in the Summer sale category (buy for the remained of this summer, or buy now for next summer) , 53 products in the Winter sale category (buying ahead out of season is one of my key money saving strategies; it’s definitely worth checking this section) and 107 pair of shoes (summer and winter varietals) going cheap too! WOW!

Brands on sale include BIG and ‘Fiona’ by Fiona Scanlan Fred Bare, Hula Girl, Eeeni Meeni Miini Moh, GumBoots, Piccolina, Guess For Kids, Gant, Trelise Cooper Kids, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles and European footwear brands such as Diesel, Giocattoli, Garvalin, Agatha Ruiz De La Prada and Bimbi.

To locate the goodies on sale, head on over to the ‘Specials’ menu option on the top navigation bar and select away, or choose from the categories chooser. With so much to appreciate, I recommend you take some time to make yourself a beverage, and enjoy the parade of well presented, quality products.

Here’s just a teeny sample to get you started. I’m going to have a little fun and play amateur stylist here (this could be bad news for my credit card, but anyway…)

You’ll get the picture that I like things to be a little thrown together, but you know, kids look great this way; it’s a visual splendor!

Two Belles Bombay Belle Lurex Dress $69.95 SALE $30.00. I always love this kind of dress because it can be layered easily: put a top on over or underneath, wear tights/pants underneath or not.

Wear Trelise Cooper ‘Stripey Mo’ pants underneath for practicality and visual kapow effect $55.00 SALE $39.00

Put these Fred Bare Silver Sparkle Ballet Shoes $44.00 SALE *JUST* $29.00!! on your groovy girls feet and you’re set. (Love these skimmer style shoes; remind me a lot of Morgan and Milo, but with a more do-able price tag. Also I just can’t do laces. These are the corners I cut so we can get out the door more or less on time).

For the little man in your life, this Fred Bare Factory Transfer Tee is crisp fun and super value at $41.80 $29.00 Match it with these Eeni Meeni Miini Moh Wide Waist Shorts $79.00 SALE $49.00 for summer cool. This may still seem like a bit for shorts, but you will be able to wash and thrash these over and over, and they’ll still come up smiling: the quality is just great.

On his feet place these Fred Bare Zebra Print Slip On shoes $44.00 SALE $29.00, and you’re ready to roll.

Another one for the girls (this is fun!):

Trelise Cooper Jack and Frill Top $63.95 SALE $49.00, matched with BIG by Fiona Scanlan Cargo Bocker Shorts $49.95 SALE $29.00 and Fred Bare Pink Zebra Ballet Shoes $44.00 SALE $29.00. Wear the aforementioned Trelise Cooper ‘Stripey Mo’ pants underneath the shorts (in cooler weather) to confound all conventions.
And for me (or your discerning teen)…this Fiona by Fiona Scanlan girls Doves in Pearls in Patriot Blue Tee $44.95 SALE $29.00. Size 14 is like a women’s size 12; a fine fit! The elasticated sleeves provide interest and elevate this tee from every day to happy day.

Postage is $5.00 per parcel up to 500 grams in weight, and $9 .00 per parcel up to 3kg in weight. International shipping is available.

One of my favourite clothing labels for kids is Australia’s Paper Wings - www.paperwings.com.au

Paper Wings is undeniably one of the most inspired and sophisticatedly whimsical labels on the market, equitably distributing it’s brilliance between girls and boys. It pulls this feat off with aplomb, and without cringe or non-ironic kitsch.

The pedigree of seasoned designers, couple Jason Gibaud and Michelle Fallon — they design together, and he does the sewing — who have worked on films including Moulin Rouge, Star Wars and Peter Pan, Paper Wings exudes quiet calm and unrestrained exuberance.

There is a lot of work, and a lot of love in these garments. Paper Wings has a price tag equal to these facts. Undoubtedly they are worth every penny you might spend. But can you afford to spend that many pennies? On an ordinary day, there’s no way I can. But on sale, well, watch me go.

These clothes look incredible and wear brilliantly and, on sale, well, that makes them just about perfect.

There’s only a small selection on sale at the moment, but what there is is still well worth the pickup. I am always on the lookout, and will let you know as soon as I pick up the scent. In the meantime, do your research, pick out what you like, and wait for it to get cheaper

Tiny People - www.tinypeople.com.au - have a small amount of these precious wearable artifacts on sale.

I highly recommend the Denim Pinafore $92.60 (down from $154.00) and the Red Stripe Dress for $107.70 (down from $154).

While you’re there, check out their sale page for Edenstar, Little Red and Trelise Cooper Kids heavily reduced.

Postage is $12.00, or free if you spend $150 or more.

Going further afield, US-based e-tailers are offering a lovely little price-reduced Paper Wings booty. Note that I have only included stores that offer reasonable shipping options to Australia.

Bella and Max - www.bellaandmax.com - have a number of girls Paper Wings items on sale, including the Striped dress for USD$63.8o.

Bella and Max also stock a lovely range of brands including Tea Collection, Harajuku Lovers and Petit Bateau .

They have a couple of Tea Collection items on sale for boys, and a wider range of brands on sale for girls. I highly recommend the Tea Collection Yuki Dot dress on sale for USD$31.50, and the boys Yuki Dot shirt on sale for USD$23.80. (We have the dress, and the styling and quality is A1. I’m impressed by Tea Collection overall; buy with confidence.)

Also, check out Bella and Max’s range of ‘Neige’ (French for ’snow’). Feast your eyes! These pieces are stunning! The Josephine Dress is on sale for USD$76.80, down from $128.

The Toby Coat is USD$84.00, down from $140. (To browse the full Neige range visit the Neige website - http://www.neigeclothing.com/home.html)

You will need to contact Bella and Max, for a shipping quote to Australia, but you shouldn’t be put off: Juliet is lovely, and a fast and friendly communicator, and charges are kept to a minimum.

Olliebollen - www.olliebollen.com have the Paper Wings Striped Leggings in black and white on sale for USD$34.50 a true bargain (1 size 2 and 1 size 6 only), and the long sleeved all over Shoe Print tee (1 size 2 and 1 size 4 only) for USD$36.90; another steal.

Olliebollen carry an extensive range of upscale brands including Camper, Tea Collection, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Absorba, Baby Lulu, Small Paul et al. Check out their clothing sale page; a huge range of quality offerings are within. They also have a good range of Haba, Melissa and Doug, and some Marimekko on sale in their toys and accessories section.

Postage is charged based on weight of the goods, and is calculated at checkout.

And last, but definitely not least, the wonderful Skimbaco - www.skimbaco.com.

Skimbaco is (pronounced ’skimba-co’) is the family business of Katja Presnal and her husband Matt — a former runway model from Finland, and a emergency services rescue helkicopter pilot respectively — and their three stunning offspring. They operate Skimbaco from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Katja has the most exquisite taste and style, and every product Skimbaco carries is selected with great care to ’spread sunshine’ (as is their motto) to their customers.

Receiving a parcel from Skimbaco is a great delight as they send in a box, not a post satchel, which somehow confers a greater delight to the opener. The website is also very helpful in that it has a currency selector, so you can do all your shopping in your home currency - AUD$.

During December I took advantage of one of the most delight-filled sales I have ever witnessed (crazy crazy prices and free international shipping, for example — don’t worry, I will let you know as soon as that’s happening again!), remnants, which include Edenstar, Tea Collection and Lola et Moi, of which are now still available.

Thanks to the great prices I took the opportunity to purchase a number of brands I hadn’t heard of before, Riiminka Designs, Twinkle Kids and Wati, for example, and dig in on some Tea Collection - ‘Journey Dress’ still available for AUD$33.14 : grab it, it’s beautiful!! -, Lola et Moi (incredible Owl Brooches; thank-you-very-much) and Droopy Knickers(!) - Blue Silhouette tee still available for AUD$18.78 (a tip on this piece: it runs large, size 2T more like an Australian standard size 3-4). The quality and detail of the items is superlative. I couldn’t be happier!

Katja also has a taste for Aussie design and stocks Edenstar, and Paper Wings…which is the purpose of this post, after all!

Skimbaco are currently low on Paper Wings thanks to their recent super sale, but they do have the Boys Skull tee on sale for AUD$44.19. (The skull print is worn at the back).

Skimbaco’s shipping costs are very reasonable; and shipping is free for orders over USD$200.