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In-store now at All You Need: Brand New TikiBoo Kids Winter 2009 + Gift With Purchase Offer

Posted: March 11th, 2009

Today’s post written by Miki

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Here’s a treat for you: a sneaky peak preview at the brand spanking new TikiBoo Kids Winter 2009 which has just been released in the last 12 hours.  Have a look below – isn’t it gorgeous!

For those who missed Angela’s interview with Kathryn, creator of TikiBoo Kids, you can read all about the label and her inspirations here.  Kathryn has been burning the midnight oil and getting very well acquainted with her sewing machine while she frantically got the new season’s range ready, and it’s finally ready at her store All You Need – www.allyouneed.com.au.

The new range is designed to be worn by active kids, and yet remain stunning looking through all sorts of play.  Little girls especially love the twirl skirts!  These designs are all limited editions, and they’re only available at All You Need until April 1st, as then the store will be closed for six weeks.  You’ll still be able to get your TikiBoo from other retailers though.

Buy any piece of new season TikiBoo Kids clothing from All You Need and enter the code ‘KSFGIFT’ to receive a FREE set of matching hair clips!  This is a great way to turn a dress or a skirt into a stylish outfit, so take advantage of the offer.  You can only do this until April 1 when AYN shuts down for six weeks.

Now speaking of All You Need, did you know that Kathryn’s end of summer sale is still on?  If you hurry over there now you can snap up some fabulous bargains such as applique tees which are too cute for words, pretty dresses, shorts, pants and skirts.  There are heavily discounted goodies in there for boys and girls alike, so go get bargain hunting!

I’ve just added the TikiBoo Kids applique tees with whales on them to my cart, and next on the list is the puzzle tee.  I know for sure that they’ll look gorgeous on my little man, and as they are TikiBoo Kids brand and thus hand-finished by Kathryn, I know that the quality is second to none.

Ruffle Up Dress in Blue, $45.00 (also available in purple)
Blue Lace Twirl Skirt, $35.00
Jungle Girl Denim Dress, $45.00
All available at this link.

All You Need postage are based on weight. Please view the All You Need Terms and Conditions for information on shipping options.

All You Need Is Love…And A Little Retail Therapy at 20% off!

Posted: February 20th, 2009

Today’s post written by Edwina

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Someone once said all you need is love, and of course how can I not agree? At the end of the day love is all you need.

However, ,at the beginning of the day, the middle of the day and the time of day that Play School has just started, all you just might need is a little retail therapy! For these special times, All You Need – www.allyouneed.com.au has got you covered.

All You Need is a one-stop-shop for beautiful handmade cards, gifts, toys and accessories and every item in the store is designed and hand-crafted by Australian mums. It is run by the super-talented Kathryn who also designs her own cute collections through her label Tikiboo Kids. To learn more, click here to read Angela’s interview with Kathryn posted earlier this month (I love the Jacaranda tree!)

Best of all, All You Need are currently hosting a sale, and just because you are reading this, you get a further 20% off all sale items! Use code ‘KSF20′ at the checkout to activate the discount. Prices quoted in red below are with the 20% discount code until 28 Feb, 2009.

Get yourself over there for some gorgeous clothes, toys and accessories. Lucky for us the discounts don’t end there, All You Need is also offering a 15% discount on all Cardamums Cards. It is a perfect time to stock up on some lovely hand-made cards for the year ahead.

Samba Dress in Blue $37.00, $23.20
Minuet Dress in Pink $55.00, $32.00
Jitterbug Skirt $32.95, $20.00
Samba Capri Set $75.00, $48.00
Applique Tee’s $28.00, $17.60

Cardamum Cards $5.50 $4.68

And look- too cute!!!

Ella Hearts Sock Monkey, $40.00

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Meet & Greet: A Moment with Kathryn Hetherington from TikiBoo Kids

Posted: February 9th, 2009

Today’s post written by Angela

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Today, I’d like to introduce you to Kathryn Hetherington from the delightful baby and kids clothing label, TikiBoo Kids – www.tikiboo.com.au.

Kathryn’s sense of style incorporates impeccable tailoring with bold colours and rich, lively prints and appliques, that is sophisticated, fun, and blissfully original. Kathryn sells her label through stockists nationally and also through her beautiful online store, All You Need – www.allyouneed.com.au (don’t miss their sale, on now!)

Kathryn lives in Brisbane, Queensland Australia, with her husband, Craig and their 3 year old daughter, Alexandra.

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What is your professional background?

Prior to having my baby I worked in IT product marketing. The best thing about that? It’s where I met my husband!

Tell us a little about your label “TikiBoo Kids”

When Alexandra was little I searched high and low for unique clothing for her that no-one else had. Enter my Mum, Christine, who has been designing and creating everything from babies booties to wedding gowns for more than 40 year. She created the most fabulous pieces for Alexandra – our little ‘TikiBoo’ – just like she made for me when I was a child, and when she retired, our long held dream of creating our own childrens designer fashion label became a reality.

We design and manufacture quality, age appropriate children’s clothing which expresses our philosophy that “kids should always be kids”. Catering for children aged between 2-6+ years, we use high quality 100% cotton fabric, contemporary colours and simple classic tailoring to create a collection that is stylish yet practical. Our collection offers a refreshingly simple, contemporary and high quality alternative for the modern and active child.

What is your favourite part about designing and what’s the hardest part?

I love selecting fabrics and matching them together, sitting on the floor surrounded by yardage, wondering whether to match or to contrast and trying to anticipate what my customers will love.  Often they will love colour combinations I wasn’t too excited about and avoid those I adored.

The hardest part would have to be trying to juggle being a stay at home mum with running a business.  A cranky child who isn’t getting enough attention will borrow my tape measure to tease the cat or scatter pins all over the floor.  It does mean a lot of late nights working while she sleeps.

What are your top 3 best-selling pieces?

1. Our Samba dresses have been incredibly popular this summer, they’re perfect for the heat and are an incredibly versatile style, transitioning through sizes and seasons.  They were designed for summer but look fabulous over leggings or jeans with a long sleeved top underneath.

2. Twirl skirts are a perennial favourite, little girls adore them.  They are perfect for dancing and prancing all year long.

3. The new personalised Kindy bags – they are the perfect size for kindy nap sheets or library books and we appliqué the name of the child on the front.  Kids seem to adore having special little personal things, we’ve had great feedback from happy little girls and boys!

If you could see your clothing on any child in the world who would it be?

Sasha Obama is utterly adorable and fits into our age group.  Did you see her give Daddy the thumbs up after his inaugural speech?  She is going to be a fashion icon, that’s for certain.  I also have a soft spot for Violet Affleck, Jennifer Garner’s little girl. Jennifer is a few months older than me, and Violet is a few months older than Alexandra, so I followed her pregnancy throughout mine.

What or who are the biggest influences on your designs?

Like most Mummy-designers, my daughter is my main influence.  I always trial our little girl designs on her, if they meet her approval then they get the green light!  Watching her play with her friends also gives a lot of inspiration, every child is so different and individual that often one of her little friends will inspire a design.

Living in Brisbane heavily influences my designs, both in style and colour.  We have such a relaxed lifestyle, having clothes that are comfortable and easy to wear is important.  The vivid hues found even in our suburban streets – Poinciana, Jacaranda (below) and Bouganvillia flowers, the equipment at our local playgrounds, all play their roles in our designs.

For our upcoming winter designs, I had to sit in the airconditioning and read a lot of books, magazines and northern hemisphere blogs to get inspiration!

Here’s a secret…we have an exciting trip to France coming up, so expect to see a lot of little Parisian touches next summer!

What is your favorite childhood memory?

I grew up in Auckland, so have many memories of playing at Manly beach where we spent all our holidays.  Childhood back then was so carefree, we could go off exploring for hours and our parents just knew we would be safe, as long as we were home before sunset.

My childhood is also full of memories of mum sewing.  Being “accidentally” poked with pins while she tried to get a hem absolutely perfect.  Going to school wearing beautiful creations and being jealous of the girls with $2 nylon shorts – the horrible fire hazard type – while the mothers of the other girls were begging my mum to make dresses for their girls.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

I’d love to see TikiBoo Kids grow into a recognized brand both here and overseas.  A little boutique store would be fabulous too, hopefully growing to one in each state.

Once my daughter starts school I am seriously considering formally studying fashion design…Project Runway?  I also have a hankering to buy a big old rambling Queenslander house and travel more.

All You Need…and Everything You Want: The Birthday Celebration is On! 10% off store-wide, Gift with Purchase offers, and Prize Draws to Enter

Posted: October 17th, 2008

There’s something about beautiful things – natural or person-made alike – that does  nice things to my brain. Pondering the details of the mysterious combination of elements that combine to create a beauteous whole, make me perk up and exclaim “WOW!” followed by entranced fascination.

All You Need – www.allyouneed.com.au – is such an entity. It is magnetically appealing, and filled to the rafters with truly divine, and very affordable, products that will have you joyously reaching for your wallet.

All You Need’s tagline is  “All You Need….and Everything You Want”. I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since I discovered the site, because it is so true!

A collection of talented work-at-home Aussie Mums have teamed together to deliver stunning custom made clothing for babies, boys, girls and mums too, as well as sweet handmade cards, gifts, toys and accessories. Brands stocked include TikiBoo Kids, TikiToys, Poss Bloss, Cardamums Cards, Mimi & Rosa and Little House on the Hill.

My picks are the utterly gorgeous summer custom-made TikiBoo Kids dresses and TikiSwirls hair accessories, personalised initial tees, and taggie toys for babies (made from the lushest minky fabric and satin tags), and the delightfully cheeky Little House on the Hill sock monkeys.

To celebrate their first birthday, Kathryn at All You Need is offering KidStyleFile readers 10% off everything in store until October 31. Enter ‘KSFBDAY’ at checkout to redeem.

Also, because this is a birthday celebration, we get *extra goodies*!

  1. With every purchase from the TikiBoo Kids Summer range, you will receive a FREE gift: Mimi & Rosa hair candy for girls, and a matching bandana for boys. You’ll also go into the draw for a gorgeous custom made children’s Christmas outfit – your choice of a Christmas Skirt & appliqué Tee or Christmas Shorts & Appliqué Tee.
  2. Purchase any Cardamums card and go in the draw to win a set of 4 Critter Cards, including a surprise new critter
  3. Subscribe to the All You Need newsletter and go in the draw for a very groovy retro styled apron!

Let yourself fall down the rabbit hole into the wonderful world of All You Need and you will discover beauty aplenty. The only problem will be trying to choose!(It’s Friday, and you’ve worked hard this week, so I give you permission to choose everything!! :) )

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Quoted discount includes 10% KSF discount with code ‘KSFBDAY’ until 31 October, 2008.

TikiBoo Kids Personalised Initial Long-sleeved Tee $28.00 $25.20
Little House on the Hill Stanley Argyle Sock Monkey $40.00 $36.00
TikiTags Aqua Minky $15.00 $13.50
TikiBoo Kids Samba Dress in Pink Perfection (sizes 2-7 years) $37.00 $33.30
TikiBoo Kids Critter Applique Tees in Green Whale and Red Elephant $26.00 each $23.40 each
TikiBoo Kids TikiSwirls $3.00 each $2.70
TikiBoo Kids Foxtrot Dress – Sweet Sparrows (sizes newborn to 2 years) $42.00 $37.80
TikiBoo Kids Apron Set Special Offer – Mother and Child set of your choice $47.00 $42.30
TikiBoo Kids Personalised Initial Short-sleeved Tee $26.00 $23.40
Little House on the Hill Daisy Purple Flowers Sock Monkey $40.00 $36.00
Mimi & Rosa Hair Candy $5.00 each $4.50 each
Cardamums Cards – ‘Something Fishy’ Birthday Card $5.50 $4.95

To see what goes on behind the scenes at TikiBoo Kids and get to know Kathyrn better check out her great blog: you’ll love it!

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