Handmade Kids Australia

Posted on 16 April 2012

Introducing: Marjorie – handmade for children

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Pamela, designer and creator of vintage inspired gifts and clothing brand Marjorie. Marjorie is named after Pamela’s dear grandmother, and is reminiscent of her beautiful 50’s style in decorating and clothing. Pamela makes pinafores, dresses, skirts, aprons and bags, as well as cute giraffes, using authentic vintage fabrics, ribbons, lace and buttons, as well as retro inspired fabrics.

Gorgeous giraffe softies for your beautiful baby!

Measuring 20 cm in length and 8 cm across the width of the head, these softies are the perfect size toy for your baby to cuddle. Two matching ribbon ears complement the vibrant colours of these authentic vintage fabrics. Choose from orange, yellow, purple, blue and green. Your giraffe will arrive gift wrapped in clear cellophane with matching ribbon and Marjorie giftcard.

Marjorie about being unique and individual, not following popular trends but designing and creating what is beautiful and special to Pamela and to the buyers who love and appreciate what she does.

For more info on Marjorie – handmade for children, head to their Facebook page or to purchase your very own gorgeous Giraffe or to view the range available head to the Marjorie online store.

Posted on 14 April 2012

Would LOVE your vote….

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Yesterday evening I received an email from the Sydney Writers Centre saying that I had been nominated for The Best Australian Blogs 2012 People’s Choice Awards. To say I was surprised was an understatement; I mean my little blog on handmade items for kids in Australia was nominated and is up against the BIG guys in the blogging world.

WOW!

So I guess this is me, clearing my throat, asking, praying and wishing that you would take the time to vote for Handmade Kids. The vote wouldn’t just be for me, it would be for all the businesses that each month put their hands up and sponsor HMK, without these guys, this website would not be possible. This is great exposure for HMK and all the guest posters and sponsors with us, in the big wide world of bloggers.

If HMK wins, I win $1000 worth of courses from the Sydney Writers Centre. I would not just be winning this for me. If I was to win, I would try to put all that I have learnt out there for other businesses that aspire to have a great blog parallel to their business. I would share all that I have learnt. After all, the handmade community in Australia is fantastic and we all love to share our knowledge for the good of others.

Voting opened last night and is open till Thursday 10 May at 10.00 am. So if you would like to vote, all you need to do is click the button on our sidebar below our sponsors or click this button here.
All blogs are listed alphabetically, so you would find HMK on page 2.

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU to all that read this and take the time to vote for Handmade Kids.

Posted on 13 April 2012

Fabulous Friday Finds

Posted on 12 April 2012

What would you like to sew today?

Supplies/ Tips & Tools

Handmade Kids was the first to announce the launch of the iSew Academy. Since then there’s been a buzz building around this revolutionary new sewing app. The iSew Academy is the first app to open a world of sewing patterns, projects, video tutorials – accessible anywhere on your iPad. If you haven’t already, download the iSew Academy from Apple’s App Store. If you’re a new sewer, there’s lots of help to tackle the projects. The instructions are written to an exacting standard by our Instructional Design experts.The videos produced by an award winning team and whilst the teams’ credentials are good, their attitude is fun! This Academy is too cool to be a school!

Posted on 11 April 2012

Featured: Dolls in Dolls

Featured/ Mum/ Play

Dolls In Dolls love their gorgeous dolls whether they are traditional, contemporary or with all the richness of the Artistic Russian Dolls, these pretty Matryoshkas with alleviating appearance dont stop to surprise us, to intrigue us and often to fill us with wonder.

The word œMatryoshka it comes from one of the more common names for female women in Russia. Provincial (village) Russians often called their ladies œMatryona or œMatryoshka. This name was derived from the Latin œma-ter, which means, of course, œmother. The name was associated with the image of a strong, healthy, woman of a big family. Today, the name has become the symbol of motherhood and fertility. The dolls which nestle inside one another and have been beautifully hand-crafted and hand-painted and could represent the family. Subsequently, it became a symbolic name and was used specially to describe brightly painted wooden dolls made in such a way that they could be taken apart to reveal smaller dolls fitting inside one another.

Dolls In Dolls was born in 2001 from the desire to have the convenience of purchasing online coupled with high quality babushkas at our fingertips. After extensive research, Dolls In Dolls bring unique, gorgeous and high-quality babushkas to you “ all in one place, with the convenience of shopping from the comfort of your very own home!

The wonderful Babushka Girls at Dolls In Dolls have a special offer for all Handmade Kids readers. Look around, admire their broad collection of Quality Russian Dolls, and choose the Matryoshka which will fill your happiness for years to last¦use the code HMK1 for 15% off your order, plus a special gift included with your purchase. Head to their website www.dollsindolls.com.au to take up this offer.

Happy Shopping!