My little girl’s favourite thing to do at home at the moment is collecting all her little toys and stashing them into any container, bag, or box; anything she can find to put them in to carry them around. I wonder if it’s an age thing. Some of her little  friend’s seem to be doing the same thing at home too..

So I was very excited when I saw this lovely tutorial from See Kate Sew – very cool Fabric Toy Buckets. What a great handmade idea. And such great fabrics, so bright and colourful. I love those robots.

See Kate Sew

Now to decide on a fabric to make my own …. What would you choose ?

Bamboo fibre creates the ultimate baby’s fabric. It’s soft, super absorbent, naturally antibacterial and biodegradable. Bamboo is a grass, ensuring swift growth and harvest, making it much more sustainable than cotton, which requires huge amounts of water and the extensive use of pesticides. And because the fibre requires no chemical additives, the uniquely natural material can then biodegrade in landfill without any nasty chemical residue.

Interestingly for babies and toddlers, bamboo is highly water absorbent, which means that the resultant fabric pulls moisture away from the skin so it can evaporate and keep skin drier than cotton. The strength of bamboo fabric also ensures that many babies can be wrapped, washed and wiped with bamboo fabric for many years to come.

Bamboo is becoming a more prevalent cloth for children in all its guises, with beautiful handmade bamboo baby products making a more regular appearance at markets. So support the beauty, comfort, and sustainability of bamboo. Your child will be grateful.

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Guest Post written by Karina Reyne, co-partner of Handmade Emporium, the hip handmade online market. Check out the best of handmade at Handmade Emporium

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These gorgeous necklaces are great for so many different situations!  This unique necklace is the perfect mix of trendy mummy and happy baby.

The unfinished natural wood beads and the knots provide the perfect resistance and pressure to help baby cut teeth. The fabric acts as a great tool, absorbing the drool that is inevitable with chewing.

Great for mums to wear while breastfeeding, babies love to pull and play with the necklace while feeding (beats having your hair pulled!)

Also a wonderful, safe fashion accessory for little girls to wear!

Chunky natural wooden beads covered in beautiful quality fabric and finished with matching satin ribbon. One size fits all, just adjust the tie at the back. Assorted designs available  ~ RRP $15.00.

Available online  at Alice & Lilly

Visit Alice & Lilly on Facebook

Alice and Lilly, established in 2007, is an online/market boutique for little people – offering exquisite, unique hand-crafted accessories and goods from newborn through to adults.

Created and designed by a mum of three beautiful children.

My designs are a blend of funky, sweet, modern and most of all fun!

They are made with care from beautiful pieces from all over the world including crochet, silk, lace, feathers, designer fabrics and ribbons.

Hair accessories, baby fedora hats, handmade toys, designer wipes cases, taggie blankets, jewellery, fabric dummy clips, Bambeado Amber Teething jewellery…perfect one stop gift shop for expectant and new mums!

 

 

Ed & Evie – handmade children’s clothes and ‘must haves’ with a retro / vintage twist!  Ed & Evie’s signature pinafore / sundress is adapted from a 1970′s pattern making it extremely versatile – it can be worn as both a winter pinafore with a top underneath or a summer sundress.  Bringing back a little bit of the ‘good old days’.

THE PRIZE:

Win  a $80.00 voucher to spend at the Ed & Evie website. Choose from a range of  boys & girls items including hairclips, skirts, dresses and t-shirts. Handmade items with a retro twist.

TO ENTER:

To enter simply head to the Ed & Evie Facebook page, give them a like, take a look around and come back and  let us know in the comments below  that you have liked their page.

T’s & C’s

Giveaway is open from 5th April 2013 and will end on Midnight 30th April 2013.
Winners will be announced right here on the 1st May.
Winners will be drawn using random.org
Competition is open to Australian residents only, one entry per person.
Winners will also be notified via email.

Our lucky winner – Louise

These little jackets are just perfect for winter which is slowly sneaking up on us.

Upcycled and handmade, these gorgeous wool  jackets are all lined with  quality vintage fabrics.  Lovingly designed and created by Summaskye. Available in a wonderful range of colour and fabric combinations.

Jackets are $55 AUD each and are available to order in Sizes 1 to 6. Orders can be made via the Summaskye Facebook page.

Summaskye item’s are lovingly handmade on the sunny Central Coast of NSW.  Each item is made from quality vintage and retro fabrics.