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We all love supporting Australian WAHMs (Work At Home Mums), don’t we? We may not have the skills or the inclination to work or run a small business from home ourselves – while looking after small children no less! – so kudos to all those who do!

Some of my favourite children’s products come from talented WAHMs.  They’re usually a bit different from mass produced items, a bit special and you can tell they’ve been made with love.

Carmen from the gorgeous Tummy Time Maternity & Kids – www.tummytime.com.au – clearly has the same views about WAHM-made products as I do, because she stocks them wherever possible.

Take the ‘Sniffit Scratch & Sniff’ greeting cards as an example.  Designed by an Australian WAHM they are a little piece of my childhood come back again – I remember collecting scratch n sniff cards for a while, but they weren’t nearly as stylish as these ones!  They’re available in Gingerbread Man, Peppermint Frog, Cherry-licious and Bubblegum Pig, or you can buy an assorted pack which has one of each ‘flavour’.  Ooh, and these items get FREE POSTAGE too!

The hair ties (including Christmas-themed ones) are a great stocking filler idea, and like many other small items at Tummy Time, they come with FREE POSTAGE! Sweet!!

I also love the ChangeMate nappy changing clutches.  Loads of designs make this an attractive prospect to slip into your handbag or dangle off the pram handle, and practically it’s brilliant as it holds all the essentials for nappy changing on the run and folds out to a change mat; ideal for less-than-pristine shopping centre changing rooms! Aaaaand… you guessed it: FREE POSTAGE!

Unique and feisty kids will love the Wasabi Kids range of clothing.  Imported from Japan, these pieces are affordably priced and with their bold, colourful prints and engaging characters, they’re bound to be come firm favourites.  They’re also guaranteed to make your kids stand out from the crowd and tempt other mums to ask you where you got them!

Carmen is offering KidStyleFile readers 10% off store-wide until the 30th of November! Enter ‘kidstyleoct’ at checkout to redeem.

Just for a few days to coincide with Halloween, Carmen is also giving away a FREE GIFT with all purchases over $50 (not including postage).  Choose from a set of two hair ties or an organic produce bag.  This offer is only running from the 30th of October to the 3rd of November, so dash in now!

Brands stocked at Tummy Time include Wasabi Kids, Lima Bean ChangeMates and Bags, Groovy Kids Funky Threads, Shades of Green Albums, Beluga, Teddy Boom, Nanette, 4MyEarth, Bon Bebe, Baby’s Own, Zero To Nine, Maternity Central and Sniffit Scratch & Sniff Cards.

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Discounted prices quotes are only applicable until 10 November, 2008.

Assorted ChangeMate nappy change mats, $34.95 $31.45 each + FREE postage on these items!
Wasabi Kids Jungle Shirt, $24.00 $21.60
Green & Gold Christmas Hair Ties, $5.00 $4.50
Santa & Rudolph Christmas Hair Ties, $5.00 $4.50
Pink & Green Maternity Top, $30.00 $20.00 $18.00
Scratch & Sniff Greeting Card – Cherrylicious, $6.50 $5.85 + FREE postage on this item
Organic Produce Bag, $6.50 $5.85 + FREE postage on this item
Cotton Lunch Bags, $11.00 $9.90 each
Wasabi Kids 3/4 Length Groovy Stars Pants, $26.00 $23.40
Sandwich Pocket, $11.90 $10.71 + FREE postage on this item
Denim & Dots Girls Handbag, $24.00 $21.60

Tummy Time have a flat rate of postage for $5.50 Australia-wide, with FREE postage on certain small items.  You can also use their ‘Postage Add-Ons’ category to send your post registered or express for a small extra charge. Please see here and here for details.

Casey at TSF is preparing for the coming season, and has decided to cut to the chase with 50-80% off store-wide. Absolutely every single item in every category – winter stock and current season alike – has been slashed to go. Prices have already been marked down for you, and the sale runs while stocks last only

YOWZA! That is *hot*!

Ten Sticky Fingers delivers a perfect blend of individuality, practicality and affordablity, and brings a beautiful dash of hand-made love and Australian design flair into our lives; so while these prices are bargain basement, the quality of the products is certainly not.

Casey stocks predominately Australian owned and operated labels including Little Brown Mouse, and Heavenly Creatures , (the most gorgeous one-off clothing pieces) and Black Eyed Susie (a huge talent out of Tasmania, my wild and wonderful home state) , Wasabi Kids (a slice of Harajuku, Japan, Australian style: we have the Froggie and Mushroom Tees, and the Mushroom Swing Top. I love the Piggy Pants, too. Apparently the ears aren’t sewn down on the pants, resulting in them wiggling as bubba crawls along: too cute!!), Cinti Does Vintage (timeless class), Barbara Sansoni Designs (wonderful eco and kid friendly soft toys; we have several of these in out house, and they are truly lovely! The removable clothing is a lovely detail), Tonic (luxe bathing products), The Little Experience (great for winter rainy days!), Baby Cupcakes (baby socks in flan, sushi and cupcake form: make perfect gifts), Heavenly Creatures (beautiful quality), and Casey’s own divine vintage-inspired label which she runs with her mum, Judy, Red Thread Designs (superb felt booties and accessories, and hand-knit hats).

I promise that you will be absolutely stunned by the beauty of Ten Sticky Fingers’ product range, and completely knocked out by the prices.

Picks of the day below, and yes, those really are the right prices!! Get over there before it’s all sold out!

Left to right by rows:

Red Thread Designs Apple Crumble Booties $19.50 $11.90
Wasabi Kids Mustard Mushroom Tee $23.90 $11.50
Barbara Sansoni Designs Cuddly Elephant $25.00 $16.00
Wasabi Kids Piggy Pants $27.00 $16.50
Heavenly Creatures Red Stripe Tee $35.00 $20.00
Heavenly Creatures Heidi Dress $65.00 $30.00
Babycupcake Socks & Silicone Patty Pan set $10.00 $5.00
The Little Experience Endangered Species Create-It Finger Puppet Kit $19.00 $5.50
Black Eyed Susie Green Retro Trimmed Cords $44.90 $25.00
Red Thread Designs Vintage Cuff $19.50 $11.90
Cinti Does Vintage Autumn Leaves Baby Kimono $69.95 $32.00
Edward and Lilly Sweet Teddy and Cuddly Cat $37.50 $20.50
Little Brown Mouse Black and White Spot Dress $46.00 $23.00

Ten Sticky Fingers charge $5.50* flat rate delivery (conditions apply) Australia wide.

Next week: Girlswear for 3-7 years

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I have an imaginary daughter.

Is that weird? I know of kids who’ve had imaginary friends to talk to, and it isn’t like that; she and I have never had a conversation or anything of the kind.

But I do love to pick out clothes for her!

Even though I wouldn’t swap my little boy for anything, and despite all the funky boyswear on the market these days, I still find myself clucking over something like the Baobab horse print dress or the Mill & Mia denim pinafore. (Hey, I’m only human! Find me the woman who wouldn’t go all dotty over gorgeous bits and pieces like those!!)

Luckily for me, this week I’m indulging my fantasy-daughter-dressing to the max. Here are my pics for girlswear for the threes-and-under:

Ekidna Kids
Let’s start off with the ever-fantabulous Ekidna Kids – www.ekidnakids.com.au.

Stockists of a vast range of the best brands around, like – and keep in mind that this is just the tip of the iceberg – Smirk, Minihaha, Monday’s Child, Koby, Fish Lily and Oobi; Ekidna Kids are truly a shopping mum’s delight. Their stunning range of girlswear made my job of choosing just a few pieces to showcase extreeeemely difficult it must be said!

Ekidna Kids are even more appealing than ever at the moment too: they’re having a store-wide 25% off mega-sale to celebrate their second birthday! So hip hip hurrah for Ekidna Kids, and they certainly are jolly good fellows!

Minihaha Orient top with Sleeve Print, $36.95 $27.71
Eternal Creation Orleans Denim Ribbon Skirt, $41.95 $31.46
Vintage Kid ‘Ruby’ Shift Dress, $69.95 $52.46
Koby Spot/Jaquard Reversible Pinafore $44.95 $33.71 I love that this is reversible – effectively two gorgeous dresses in one!
Minihaha Vintage Long Sleeve Tee with Lace Print, $47.00 $26.96
Minihaha Coco Pants, $54.95 $41.21

ShopHouse
And on to the next gorgeous girlswear retailer: ShopHouse www.shophouse.com.au.

Recently ShopHouse have started stocking Mill & Mia, one of the funkiest Australian designers out there, and they always have a big range of Penny Scallan who I just love. I also love the extremely groovy IDTees, there are loads of designs all personalised with your kid’s name – what a great gift idea, if you can bear to give them away!

I think the best deal at the moment is on the Kee Ka organics range: for a limited time, buy one item and get one free! You can’t do better than that!

Make sure you look at the rest of ShopHouse while you’re there, as their accessories, decor and the like are second to none. I’m especially loving the Cocoon Couture growth charts right now.

Just to make it even more tempting to buy from ShopHouse, they’re currently offering 25% off all winter clothing and FREE Express Post on all orders  for the month of June – so buy up big with those discounts!

You’ll also receive FREE Bubble Bath when you buy any two products from the Bod or Eco.Kid until June 30. View full details here.

Mill & Mia Ruffle Sleeve Dress, $69.95 $52.46
Mill & Mia Newborn Long Sleeve Jumpsuit, $49.95 $37.46
Kee-Ka Organic T-shirt, $32.50 $26.00 AND buy one Kee-Ka item and get one free!
Mill & Mia Denim Knickerbocker, $62.95 $47.21
Penny Scallan Daisy Raincoat, $49.95 $37.46
Mill & Mia Denim Pinafore Dress, $71.95 $53.96 I LOVE this dress!

Baobab
Baobab www.baobab.com.au. Well, you’re guaranteed to know the brand already (who doesn’t? it’s developing cult status these days!), so I hardly need to tell you about the 100% cotton fabric, the beautiful seasonal colours, the distinctive graphic prints or the simply stunning detailing, do I?

But I will anyway, just because I’m such a fan.

Baobab was created by an Australian mum who wanted simple, no-fuss clothing for her daughter that still looked great. She designed her own to those ends, and I think she succeeded!

What’s even better is that Baobab currently have a knock-out sale on: 20% – 50% off a huge range of products! So get in there quick before it all goes, because you can be sure that it won’t be around for long at prices like these!

Dress horse print, now $33.60 save 20%
3/4 Length girls’ pant, now $18.90 save 30%
Peasant skirt scoobie stripe, now $32.95 save 25%
Stud tee cherry print, now $27.95 save 20%
Baby pyjamas set, now $29.55 save 20%
Baby-gro pink dragon print, now $27.95 save 30%

Ten Sticky Fingers
If your daughter is a little bit quirky and likes to stand out from the crowd then make a beeline for Ten Sticky Fingers www.tenstickyfingers.com.au. The designers they stock – Little Brown Mouse, Cinti Does Vintage, The Red Thread et al – are just what she’ll love.

Beautifully made, a little bit cheeky and touchingly whimsical, the products here just don’t get any more gorgeous. I love the Strawberry Meringue beanie by The Red Thread – vintage inspired and really quite exquisite! What a beautiful accessory for a winter wardrobe.

As Angela told us earlier this week, Ten Sticky Fingers are offering a free gift with purchase for KidStyleFile readers! Just enter ‘kidstylefile‘ in the coupon section at checkout and tell Casey whether you’d like a girl’s gift or a boy’s gift. What a great way to sweeten the deal!

Ruby Red Maryjanes by The Red Thread, $19.00
Love Love Halter Dress by Little Brown Mouse, $45.50 $34.13
Ribbon Belt by Little Brown Mouse, $8.00
Mushroom Lipstick tee by Wasabi Kids, $23.90 $17.93
Autumn Leaves Baby Kimono by Cinti Does Vintage, $69.95
Strawberry Meringue Beanie by The Red Thread, $12.50

Cheeky Chickies
To wrap up today’s post Cheeky Chickies have a great deal on Huggalugs for you: buy two pairs and get the third pair at 50% off! And there is the most ENORMOUS range to choose from, literally dozens of designs. That’s a huge choice so waste not a moment, order yours today! Hint: if anyone out there is pregnant, Huggalugs also do great ‘bump huggers’ that sit over the bit of tummy your t-shirts no longer cover

Cheeky Chickies are holding a bumper winter sale at the moment – up to 60% off! – and they’re even offering an extra 10% off for KidStyleFile readers! Enter H80C2IBI4 in the Discount Promotional Code Section at checkout to score this fantastic bonus.

And while you’re at it, don’t forget to check out some of the other great product lines at Cheeky Chickies: Noo! Fig, Feef, Eternal Creation and Barefoot Kids to name but a few.

Huggalugs, various designs, $16.50 (buy two and get the third pair at 50% off)
Fig Girl’s Sleeveless Tunic Top, $36.00 $30.60 $27.54 with KidStyleFile discount
Fig Girl’s Hoodie in Teal Sparrow, $49.95 $42.45 $38.20 with KidStyleFile discount

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Please check individual stores for postage details.

Ten Sticky Fingers delivers a perfect blend of individuality, practicality and affordablity, and brings a beautiful dash of hand-made love and Australian design flair into our lives.

The products Casey stocks at Ten Sticky Fingers are predominately Australian owned and operated labels including Little Brown Mouse (the most gorgeous one-off clothing pieces), Wasabi Kids (a slice of Harajuku, Japan, Australian style: we have the Froggie and Mushroom Tees, and the Mushroom Swing Top. I love the Piggy Pants, too. Apparently the ears aren’t sewn down on the pants, resulting in them wiggling as bubba crawls along: too cute!!), Cinti Does Vintage (timeless class), Barbara Sansoni Designs (wonderful eco and kid friendly soft toys; we have several of these in out house, and they are truly lovely! The removable clothing is a lovely detail), Tonic (luxe bathing products), The Little Experience (great for winter rainy days!), Baby Cupcakes (baby socks in flan, sushi and cupcake form: make perfect gifts), Heavenly Creatures (beautiful quality), and Casey’s own divine vintage-inspired label which she runs with her mum, Judy, The Red Thread (superb felt booties and accessories, and hand-knit hats).

Casey is offering KidStyleFile readers a most lovely gift with purchase with every order – yay!

For girls, the Ten Sticky Fingers’ exclusive The Red Thread button hair clips made from vintage cotton in an array of fabulous colours and prints, and for the boys, an exclusive The Red Thread button cuff fashioned from edgy print fabrics in a patchwork style with some boy friendly buttons and charms.

Simply enter the code ‘kidstylefile‘ in the coupon section at checkout, and state whether you would like a boys or a girls gift in the comments section. Offer ends 31 July, 2008, or while stocks last.

How beautiful! Thank you Casey from all of us

Here are a few gorgeous picks from Ten Sticky Fingers to get you inspired; enjoy! (Don’t forget to check out the Specials section for on-sale goodies!)

Left to right by rows:

The Red Thread Ruby Red Mary Janes $19.00
Little Brown Mouse Forest Green Cords $36.00
Barbara Sansoni Designs Cuddly Elephant $24.90 $21.17
Wasabi Kids Piggy Pants $27.00
Wasabi Kids Mushroom Swing Top $27.90 $20.93
The Little Experience Endangered Species Create-It Finger Puppet Kit $19.00
Babycupcakes Sushi Socks 6 pair $28.90
The Red Thread Nutmeg Beanie $12.50
The Red Thread Burnt Orange Peony Beanie $12.50
Cinti Does Vintage Autumn Leaves Baby Kimono $69.95
The Red Thread Powder Blue Felt Booties $19.00
Barbara Sansoni Designs Grasshopper Girl $24.50 $20.83
Little Brown Mouse Black and White Spot Dress $46.00

Ten Sticky Fingers charge $5.50* flat rate delivery (conditions apply) Australia wide.