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Post written by Anna

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I do love a special occasion, birthdays in particular. It’s a chance to revel in the individuality and glorious special-ness of a person…and of course, a chance to party. If you’re looking for a special occasion today, then look no further than Design Child – www.designchild.com.au.

Design Child has just turned *five* years young, and boy, has this child turned out a beauty!  With serious runs on the board when it comes to the best of children’s fashion, decor and accessories, they’re always on top of the latest and greatest – what’s new right now? Plenty of delectable new stock including Oobi AW11 fashion,  sweet new layettes from Dwell Studio and a swag of new items from Belly Art – it’s only fitting that their fifth birthdaycelebrations are BIG.

Join in the Design Child 5th Birthday Bonanza with lovely free gifts* for you when you place an order until 31 May 2011:

• Spend up to $50 – Receive a Design Child lucky-dip surprise;
• Spend over $50 -  Receive a set of Uber French stickers;
• Spend over $75 – Receive a set of party accessories from our extensive party range;
• Spend over $100 – Receive a White Design Child carry case or set of Playon Crayons;
• Spend over $150 – Receive a Design Child gift voucher valued at $20.

Design Child’s birthday bash is a *very* big do with giveaways, spot sales on their favourite brands and other promotions to help them celebrate in quintessential Design Child style. Follow them on Facebook and check out the birthday tab on the homepage for more details. Be sure to scope out their sale products already discounted by up to 40% too; gotta love a bargain, and there are heaps of good ones here!

*Please note spend amounts are exclusing postal charges. Sizes, designs and colours may vary and stock is limited. Design Child reserves the right to substitute your gift subject to availability.

One. Oopsie – Red Scooter Lunch Bag $29.95
Two. Golly Gosh – Patchwork Monkey $34.95
Three. Baby Couture – Beige Ankle Boots $39.95
Four. Mini Treasure Kids – Allegra Dress – Grey $99.95
Five. Oobi – Swing Coat- Raspberry $54.95
Six. Belly Art – Baby Frame with black $59.95
Seven. Love Me Baby – Wrap Me Up ORGANIC Swaddle White $44.95
Eight. Dwell Studio Owls Sky Long Sleeve Playsuit $49.95
Nine. Dwell Studio Eggshell Long Sleeve Bodysuit $39.95
Ten. Oobi – Will Hoodie $39.95
Eleven. Oobi – Ginger – Pin Stripe Skirt $44.95

Design Child stocks a huge range of products from the following brands: aden + anais • Alannah Rose • Alfie & Nina• Alimrose Designs • And Me Too • Automoblox • b.box • Baby Bloch • Baby Bonkie • Baby Couture • Baby Legs • Banter & Frolic • Belle & Boo • Bluebelle• Bluebird and Honey • Boon • Caden Lane • Cocoon Couture • Cupcake Wrapper Co. • Design Child • Dushi • DwellStudio • Ebulobo • eeBoo • Fabrik • Felt Creations • Flipsy Flopsy Doll Company • Giddy Giddy • Hape • Huckleberry Lane• Il Tutto • Inner-B • Kids Konserve • Lark & Friends • Little Chipipi • Little Choopie • Love Henry • Love Me Baby • Lunch Punch • Made By Angie •Mamas & Papas • mOmma • Monster Couture • More 4 Boys • Mudpuppy • Neige • Nurtured By Nature • Olive’s Friend Pop • OTi • Pediped • Peggy • Princess Ratbag• Printspace • Purebaby • Red Plum Linen• Robbie Adrian • Sambellina • Seagull• Seed Organic • Seedling • Sooki Baby • Soopsori • Stella Cove • Three Little Trees • Ubabub • Urban Nest Designs • Vulli • Walnut.

Design Child charge a flat rate of $7.50 postage for regular post, $9.50 for express post. International shipping is very welcome. See the Ordering & Delivery page for full information.

Post written by Leah

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I can pinpoint exactly when I fell in love with kids fashion and developed a serious passion for sourcing the most stylish clothes for little ones. It started a little over 5 years ago when I laid my eyes on an Oobi 50s style party dress whilst on the search for a gift. Shortly after I discovered Master R was on his way, and clicked my way back to the very same site where I was introduced to Purebaby, Little Horn, Rock Your Baby, Cried Wolf, Munster and Itch, to name but a few. Whenever I need wardrobe inspiration for my two, I return to my original fashion stomping ground, and today I am so excited to wish them a very happy 7th birthday.

Cradle Rock – www.cradlerock.com.au – is one of the original Australian online boutiques catering for babies and children. They were here before Facebook, here before Twitter…..even here before KidStyleFile! Proprietor Julie Lemmon learned the art of customer service from her retailer parents when she was a little girl, and knows exactly how to treat her customers; you feel respected and cared for at Cradle Rock. Julie’s experienced eye also sees Cradle Rock with the most impressive fine fashion, toy and accessory brand lineup – it’s all wheat, and no chaff, here!

The fact that a store-wide discount has never been seen before at Cradle Rock makes this event all the more special: in celebration of 7 wonderful years online every single item in store at Cradle Rock is marked down by 7%. Make the most of this event asap: the party ends for KSF readers at 4pm sharp on Tuesday 3 May 2011. No code is needed; prices are as marked. In addition, your order will arrive beautifully gift wrapped free of charge, and if you spend $150+ your order will be shipped to you FREE within Australia. To kept abreast of all the news at Cradle Rock and to be added to their monthly giveaway draw, sign up to the Cradle Rock newsletter by entering your details in the box at mid left of the CR homepage. As Julie would say, Keep Rockin!

PS Lucky Melbournites can also visit Cradle Rock’s bricks-and-mortar store at 40 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne. Click here for opening hours.

Discounted prices quoted below are automatically applied until 4pm sharp on Tuesday 3 May 2011 only.

Alphabet Soup Terror Zip Hoodie $59.95 LESS 7%= $55.75
Sunday Morning Treehouse & Rabbit Pillowcase Set of 2 – Grey $64.95  LESS 7%= $60.40
Rock Your Baby Jimi Long Sleeve Tee $29.95 LESS 7%= $27.85
Acorn Alice Hat – Blue Fleck $29.95 LESS 7%= $27.85
Orchard Twins Wall Art $69.95 LESS 7%= $65.05
Insulated Lunch Bag – Diner $24.95 LESS 7%= $23.20
Doll Face Plate $12.95 LESS 7%= $12.04
Sudo Fireworks Jacket – Luggage Brown $129.95 LESS 7%= $120.85
Mudpuppy 100 Piece Puzzle – Tea Party $29.95 LESS 7%= $27.85
DwellStudio Long Sleeve Playsuit – Zinnia $49.95 LESS 7%= $46.45 DwellStudio Long Sleeve Playsuit – Owl $49.95 LESS 7%= $46.45

Cradle Rock stock from a rather extraordinary array of brands that include: Alex Toys, Automoblox, Baby Bloch & Bloch, Bholu, Blik Wall Graphics, Blink Designs, Boo Foo Woo, Boon, Brio Toys, Built NY, Cheeky Little Soles, Cocoon Couture, Crib Rock Couture, Cried Wolf, Crocodile Creek Cuddle Fish, David Fussenegger, Djeco, Dumpling Dynasty, Dwell Studios, eeBoo Toys, Egglings, Escapulario, Fish Lilly, Flash Harry, French Bull, Gaia Organic Cotton, Haba Toys, Infancy, Infantino, Itch Design, Jetti Spaghetti, Keiki Designs, Kenana Knitters, Kideko, Lark, Latitude Enfant, Little Alouette, Little Experience, Little Horn, Little Kitchen, Luna Gallery, Mae Fabric Wall Stickers, Mamas & Papas, Melissa & Doug Toys, (minimink), Mine Jeans by Kayla, Minti, Monkey Do, Monster Couture, Mudpuppy, Munster, Neat Oh by Zip Bin, Nest Nursery, Oobi Baby, Petunia Pickle Bottom, Playmobil, Pooki & Co, Purebaby, Quercetti Toys, Radio Flyer, Rittenhouse, RockYour Baby, Rosie Flo, Seedling, Sew Your Own, Silikids, Skip Hop, Sooki Baby, Sparkle T, Sparrow Kids,  Sukie, The Cheekeyes, The Little Experience, The Toy Workshop,  Tiger Tribe, Tiny Mammoth, Twiseted Twee, Wee Gallery, Wry Baby and Zen Baby.

Cradle Rock will ship anywhere in the world!  Australian domestic orders shipped via Australia Post with eParcel starting from $6.95. For international rates and full delivery information, please click here.

Post written by Leah

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Happy Easter everyone! It’s a very special time of year – both for remembrance and celebration of new life. For our children, it can be a magical time of year, as they wake this Sunday to Easter egg hunts and then enjoy time with family and friends.

Over in India, Sarah from Cornflowerblue – www.cornflowerblue.com.au – is preparing for her children’s annual Easter egg hunt with eggs she has sourced from her travels back to Australia (there are no Easter eggs in stores in India). Such organisation has ensured the shelves of CFB are bursting with new season stock and arrivals that I just know you will drool over such as Three Little Trees, Dwell Studio, and Nature Baby.

There’s a hot new feature on the Cornflowerblue site that I can’t wait to utilise: the Personalised JEANS Fitting Service. Master R sits just above the 95% percentile for his age, but also has a tiny little waist. Sourcing jeans that fit perfectly has always proven difficult (consequently he prefers tracksuit pants, much to my dismay). I need not worry from this point forward. By providing a few simple measurements, Sarah and the team will recommend the correct size of any pair of jeans in the CFB wardrobe that you have your eye on or an alternative product if necessary.

In celebration of Easter, Cornflowerblue are offering all KSF readers 10% off storewide and FREE Australia-wide postage – woohoo! Enter discount code KSF_10 at checkout to redeem until 31 April 2011. While you’re there join clubCFB to be the first in the know; and when you spend over $250 in one year you will qualify for VIP membership and get 10% off for life – on top of any other discount!

Discounted prices quoted below are valid with code KSF_10 until 31 April 2011 only.

1. Three Little Trees New York Living Tee $29.95 LESS 10%= $26.96 Three Little Trees Rome Tights $17.95 LESS 10%= $16.16
2. Purebaby Chunky Knit Cardie $59.00 LESS 10%= $53.10
3. Nanny Pickle Creme Brulee Sleep bag $49.95 LESS 10%= $44.96
4. Dwell Studio Choc Dot Pant $33.00 LESS 10%= $29.70
5. Nature Baby Cowhide Booties $40.00 LESS 10%= $36.00
6. Jackson’s Monsters Frogmonster L/S Tee Red $30.00 LESS 10%= $27.00
7. Nature Baby Grey Merino Wrap $63.00 LESS 10%= $56.70
8. Dwell Studio Gio Lemon L/S Playsuit $49.00 LESS 10%= $44.10 Dwell Studio Gio Aqua L/S Playsuit $49.00 LESS 10%= $44.10
9. Three Little Trees Christchurch Jeans $54.95 LESS 10%= $49.46
10. Kutie Protocol Bonnie and Clyde Jean $79.85 LESS 10%=  $71.87 Kutie Protocol Fred and Wilma Vest $69.30 LESS 10%=  $62.37 Jackson’s Monsters Frogmonster L/S Tee Red $30.00 LESS 10%= $27.00

Cornflowerblue stocks a range of beautiful, ethical and organic brands for box genders including Agoo, Apple & Bee, BabyJo, Baobab, Beatrix, Blueberry Kids, 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, 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 Wings, Maud n Lil, MilkBaby, Mini Rodini, Minime Sydney, Monte and Tex, Nanny Pickle, Nature Baby, O’Bon, Old Soles, Organic Boy and friends, Paper Wings, Purebaby, Purebaby Kids, Ramalama, Ruby Luxe, Sckoon Organics, Speesees, Three Little Trees, Tiny Revolutionary, 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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The team at Design Child – www.designchild.com.au – really do have a flair for picking the best of children’s fashion, decor and accessories.  Every time I visit their beautiful online boutique I’m reminded of why I love it so much: so many of my favourite brands are there, and it’s such a well laid out and easy to use site.  Top marks from me!

There’s plenty of delectable new stock to feast your eyes on at the moment, including new season fashion from Oobi (including the Cookie apron which – oh joy! – comes in Mummy size too!), Olive’s Friend Pop and Mini Treasure Kids, plus gorgeous new decor from Golly Gosh including those stunning pears seen below at #8.  Check out the new feeding range from Ebulobo for forest-inspired plates, bowls, cups, egg cups and cutlery which is all so cute you’ll hardly be able to bring yourself to cover it with food, and for playtime I can personally recommend the Playon Crayons which have been a huge hit in this house and are a steal at $10.95 for a set of 12.  They’re not just crayons – my toddler spends ages stacking and re-stacking them while my pre-schooler loves trying to build all 12 of them into one tall tower before they topple over.  They’re an excellent and inexpensive gift too, so grab a few sets to put away in your present drawer.

Design Child also now stocks a couple of sets of adorable little suitcases, including the Uber French Set Of 3 seen below at #9 and the Baby Couture Vintage Timber Set.  Suitcases are brilliant for kids for many, many reasons: kids love packing and unpacking them, they’re brilliant for toy storage, they make gorgeous statement decor pieces in a playroom or nursery and you can even take them on holiday!  They’re also very giftable, so keep that in mind – I bet you know a little person who’d adore a set of their own.

Easter is hopping into town at Design Child, and you can celebrate by taking an extra 20% off all sale products already discounted by up to 40% from brand like Walnut, Fabrik, Purebaby, Pediped and more! Enter discount code hoptoDC before midnight 20 April 2011 to redeem your extra discount.  Design Child also have a super Easter egg hunt happening until Easter. Follow them on Facebook to find out when the eggs will be hidden and be in the running to share in the $200 worth of prizes to be won and be sure to mention that KidStyleFile sent you!

1. Mini Treasure Kids Allegra Dress – Grey, $99.95
2. Oobi Cookie Quirky 1950s Apron, $29.95 (in ladies sizing too!)
3. Oobi Ginger Pin Stripe Skirt, $44.95
4. Oobi Fluffy Headband – Blush, $14.95
5. Olive’s Friend Pop Silvy Pinafore Dress, $119.95
6. Baby Couture Tan Ankle Boots, $39.95
7. DwellStudio Animals Chocolate Knit Blanket, $110.00
8. Golly Gosh Pears: Large, $44.95; Small, $34.95
9. Uber French Set Of 3 Suitcases – Red Owl, $65.95
10. Playon Crayon Set of 12, $10.95
11. Ebulobo: Egg Cup, $10.95; Wolf Bowl, $9.95
12. Love Me Baby Wrap Me Up 50/50, $49.95

Design Child stocks a huge range of products from the following brands: aden + anais • Alannah Rose • Alfie & Nina• Alimrose Designs • And Me Too • Automoblox • b.box • Baby Bloch • Baby Bonkie • Baby Couture • Baby Legs • Banter & Frolic • Belle & Boo • Bluebelle• Bluebird and Honey • Boon • Caden Lane • Cocoon Couture • Cupcake Wrapper Co. • Design Child • Dushi • DwellStudio • Ebulobo • eeBoo • Fabrik • Felt Creations • Flipsy Flopsy Doll Company • Giddy Giddy • Hape • Huckleberry Lane• Il Tutto • Inner-B • Kids Konserve • Lark & Friends • Little Chipipi • Little Choopie • Love Henry • Love Me Baby • Lunch Punch • Made By Angie •Mamas & Papas • mOmma • Monster Couture • More 4 Boys • Mudpuppy • Neige • Nurtured By Nature • Olive’s Friend Pop • OTi • Pediped • Peggy • Princess Ratbag• Printspace • Purebaby • Red Plum Linen• Robbie Adrian • Sambellina • Seagull• Seed Organic • Seedling • Sooki Baby • Soopsori • Stella Cove • Three Little Trees • Ubabub • Urban Nest Designs • Vulli • Walnut.

Design Child charge a flat rate of $7.50 postage for regular post, $9.50 for express post. International shipping is very welcome. See the Ordering & Delivery page for full information.

Post written by Anna

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I love to read and do so widely: books, newspapers and blogs all fall within my range. What I always find the most captivating are the human interest stories, and there are none better than a love story, and the story of Lime Tree Kids – www.limetreekids.com.au proprietor Shelley Mason and her family will melt your heart, as it did mine.

Shelley travelled with her husband in 2007 to collect and bring home their son from Taiwan. Shelley discovered that he really needed dedicated time spent learning to be loved  – so that is exactly what she did. Shelley spent hours researching and in turn filling their home with toys and other items that would enhance her son’s experience of self esteem, bring him joy and laughter and ultimately help forge them form a very special bond. Out of Shelley’s journey came a unique perspective on the incredible benefits of one-on-one play with children.  Her labour of love covered many and varied products and she now has a passion to share all of her finds with us through Lime Tree Kids.

Lime Tree Kids is a collection of gorgeous items for learning, playing and growing with little people. As you can see by the pictures below, many of the products in store have a funky retro feel but with all the benefits that come from being made in the 21st Century. No item at Lime Tree Kids is there by chance because Shelly has handpicked each because of its “usefulness, creativity, developmental and emotional encouragement and general fun-ness!”

Shelley is extending the pages of her love story to you, dear KidStyleFile readers, with a very special introductory offer: 20% off storewide. Enter code KSF001 to redeem your discount until midnight 1 April 2011. Share the love!

Discounted prices quoted below are only applicable with discount code KSF001 until midnight 1 April 2011.

A. DINGaRING Lulu Ladybug $19.95 less 20% = $15.96
B. Aden +Anais sleeping bags $44.95 less 20% = $35.20
C. Goki Catch the Bee Game $12.95 less 20% = $10.36
D. Tin of Spaceboy Plasters $9.95 less 10% = $7.96
E. Fred Babushkups $24.95 less 20% = $19.96
F. Kikkerland Photo Mobile $22.95 less 20% = $18.36
G. SwaddleDesigns Ultimate Receiving Blanket $34.95 less 20% = $27.96
H. Fred Chowbots Cutlery Set $17.95 less 20% = $14.36
I. DwellStudio Look Book $8.95 less 20% = $7.16
J. Fred XYZ Alphabet Blocks $39.95 less 20% = $31.96
K. ERGObaby Performance Carrier Bundle – Spring Green $234.00 $204 less 20% = $163.20
L. Boon Splat Bath Toy $19.95 less 20% = $15.96

Lime Tree Kids stocks the following quality designers: Alimrose, Aden + Anais, Lily & George, Boon, JamBerry, Melissa & Doug, Plan Toys, Fred, Puj, Fiesta Crafts, GOKI, Heimess, Janod, Lilliputiens, Doowell, lunchpunch, Rex, Engel, Oopsie, ERGObaby, Bubeewrap, KissKiss HugHug, Breeze Baby, PeanutShell, WallCandy, Flexi Bath, Lupi Lu, The Wean Machine, Bambinoz, Easy Bubs, O.B Designs, Swaddle Designs, Wee Gallery, Kikkerland, Peekaboo, Dwell Studio, Usbourne, Todd Parr, Toys Pure, Cara Jane, Jellycat, Hog Wild and JIP.

Lime Tree Kids ship Australia-wide using Express Australia Post. Fees are a flat $10 for the first 5 kg, and $3 per kilo thereafter. For full terms and conditions, including international shipping, please see the page titled ‘Shipping’.

Post written by Miki

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Time for an update on the newest and finest cot sets for babies and bedlinen for children. Each brand featured below has a point of difference which really makes it stand out, whether it be organic cotton, luxury cotton sateen, glorious design or all of the above. Stay tuned for Part Two of our 2011 bedlinen round-up coming next week.

Read all our previous bedlinen posts here for a comprehensive overview of what’s out there for you.

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DwellStudio Mix & Match Organics Collection

Designed to be combined with any of the other pieces in the collection, DwellStudio’s new range of mix & match cot bedding includes bumpers, sheets, crib skirts, pillows and play blankets.  The patterns in the range are softly modern, and all fabrics are organic cotton to make for a safe and comfortable night’s sleep. DwellStudio’s Mix & Match Organics collection isn’t available in Australia yet, but we’ll let you know when it arrives down under.

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SkipHop Crib Bedding Collection

A familiar and popular nursery products brand, SkipHop has recently branched out into cot bedding with their new range released in the Northern Hemisphere.  With Flower Burst for baby girls and Mod Dot for the boys, the range features 250 thread count cotton sateen and embroidery, and will be available to purchase in a four-piece set including cot bumper, crib skirt, fitted sheet and blanket, with extras such as cushions and additional sheets available separately. This collection won’t be available to buy within Australia please seek international stockists.

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Scandinavian Design Centre

Scandinavian Design Centre offers children’s bedding and cot bedding with uniquely Scandinavian flair.  Whether you opt for the single bed set featuring the beloved Pippi Longstocking from Sweden’s Astrid Lindgren or the Moonens from Finland your child will be enchanted.  You’ll also find Marimekko’s iconic Unikko floral print in several colourways among other treasures. The Scandinavian Design Centre ships worldwide, see here for further details.

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Lilly & Lolly

Designed and often made in Australia, the Lilly & Lolly bedding range is fresh and inviting, with bold prints and quality fabrics to cordinate with their beautiful furniture range, or to complement your own choice of bed or cot.  Bedding is available for single beds and cots, with a large range of accessories available too, including cushions, lampshades and even pyjamas.

Lilly & Lolly is available from My First Room and The Little Kidz Closet.

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Hiccups Bedding for Kids

A fun brand, Hiccups bedlinen is available for kids’ ‘big beds’ and for cots, with quilt covers, sheet sets, baby bedding and accessories such as valances and cushions also available.  The brand includes several designs for both boys and girls, with the girls’ ranges featuring bright candy colours and the boys’ ranges opting for a new take on traditional ‘boy’ designs such as transport, marine themes and robotos. Hiccups children’s bedding is available online from Cottonbox.

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Please check individual sites for postage details and be sure to survey the KidStyleFile All Current Deals page to make sure you’re getting the best possible deal.