The delightful Megan from Paper Pretties hand makes each and every butterfly with love. These gorgeous butterflies are made from exquisite origami and traditional washi paper and attached to tiny little pegs. Where you put them is only limited to your imagination.
Kids bedrooms, on the wall or curtains, flower girl baskets, home decor. Gift or bouquet embellishments or even clip onto hair for a cute accessory. Sticky wall dots are also available for sticking to walls, mirrors or doors.
Pack of 3 for $10.00. Please state color theme. Choose from: red, green, pink, blue, yellow/orange, purple or black and white. Free postage to anywhere in Australia. Payment via direct deposit or PayPal.
For more information head to the Paper Pretties page or email Megan at paperpretties1@hotmail.com
Just when we thought we had enough social media, out pops Pinterest. Pinterest has been around for a few years now, but is gaining more popularity with each day.
Pinterest is an invite only, virtual pin board. A place to share what you find interesting and what inspires you. If you like it, PIN IT! You can sort all your “pins” into boards, different mood boards for different topics. With everything from food to party planning, cars to clothing – the possibilities are endless.
Pinterest is really easy to use. You can sign up on the Pinterest website (and by the way, be prepared to wait a long time) or if you know someone already on Pinterest, (moi) get them to email you an invite. Once you have received your invite, you’re ready to start pinning. Your account will already have some standard boards added to help you on your way. Your account will look something like this, obviously without all the pins and the boards.
You are now ready to start searching topics and start pinning. You can add boards, rename boards, and shuffle pins around. Another useful tool for is the bookmark tool. What this does is adds a “pin it” button to your browser toolbar and enables you to pin images from other websites. Essential for keeping Pinterest content new and fresh.
So now you have Pinterest, don’t forget to search for friends, find others and follow them. See what they love, what inspires them, find common interests. If you want to follow us, we are HERE.
So what about my business/brand, can Pinterest help?
Yes, Pinterest can help promote your business and brand BIG TIME! All you need is one person to pin a product that you sell, all their followers can see this; one of their followers or a person to see this on the recently pinned thread, repin it and so the repinning continues. The pin also contains a link back to the original site the pin was pinned. So pinners may then come to your site from Pinterest to have a look at what other products are available in your store. It is common practice for us to pin all post images to our Handmade Kids board on Pinterest. Lots of your products have been already been repinned and liked. I know it all sounds a little confusing, but its not once you have a play around and see how it all works, it will all make much more sense.
There are a few more ways your business can benefit from Pinterest:
1. Add the “pin it” button on product pages or to your blog posts.
Not all shopping carts will able to do this, but its worth a quick email to your web developer and find out.
2. Link your Pinterest account to Facebook and Twitter.
Lets face it, lots of traffic to webstores and blogs comes direct from Facebook and Twitter profiles.
3. Place your Pinterest link on your website and encourage visitors to your site to connect and follow.
So that is our very quick run down of Pinterest and how it can benefit you. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments and we will endeavour to answer them for you.
WARNING: Pinterest is addictive, and we at Handmade Kids take no responsibility, and will not be held liable. Use at your own risk- lol
Kids can be taught to hand sew from a very early age but as they get a little older, the transition to using a machine can really establish a love for sewing and an appreciation for handmade.
Simple: The project must be simple. If it’s too hard then the child will become frustrated and won’t see it through. Make sure you have all the necessary materials to complete what they’re making and adjust the project to suit their capabilities.
Show: Right from the word go I have shown my girls how to do things correctly instead of them learning ‘freestyle’. Show them from day one how to cut properly, use the guide on the needle plate to prevent wonky stitching, pin pieces together, press seams and clip corners just like you would do.
Slow: Most sewing machines will have a setting to turn the speed down. It shouldn’t be any faster than a chug!
Small: The project needs to be done and dusted within the hour. Smaller projects are far more likely to be completed than one that needs finishing off on another day. What they’re making needs to hold their interest, anything over an hour will likely to become boring.
Supervise: As much as we all love to set the kids up with projects so we can prepare dinner or hang out a load of washing, sewing I’m afraid isn’t one of them. Little fingers in the way of machine needles, is not something you want to have to deal with!
Stand Back: This is probably the hardest one for me. You really need to make sure that you offer all the help they need and ask for without it becoming YOUR sewing project!
Suggestions:
Try these project suggestions to get the kids started.
Hair scrunchies / head bands
Cushions – you could use scrap pieces of fabric as filling
Bags – a simple square/rectangle shape with handles
Softie – let them create their own soft toy
The older kids can start to make iPod & phone covers
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This post is bought to you by Jodie Maloni, owner of The Haby Goddess, who also has two young daughters that she now must share her sewing room with!
You can find lots of craft and sewing tutorials plus a gorgeous collection of haberdashery supplies at her online store www.thehabygoddess.com.au
If your little one is a fashionista in the making and youre sick of traipsing from store to store to find on-trend clothing that wont break the bank, then its time to check out Hootkid “ the online childrens boutique offering one-off, fun, fashionable garments for little boys and girls.
While shopping is a big thrill for most mums its not always easy to get to the shops with the little owls in tow.
Hootkids team take the pressure off, travelling the globe insearch of fun, funky threads for your mini style icons to wear, saving you the trouble of tackling busy shopping malls and expensive boutiques.
All Hootkid styles are one-off, limited edition pieces made in small quantities (with love) especially for you and your tiny tots.
Therell be no more turning up to birthday parties only to find the same outfit on four other children “ your little one will stand out from the crowd “ just like they should.
Being a Hootkid is about loving all things fashionable.
All collections are designed to bring ˜fun into little peoples lives. Theres also a range of accessories too!
Scarves, hats, and belts “ all designed to complement!
Caroline Marvelli, Hootkids founder and director, is a savvy mumpreneur who has had years of fashion experience, working as a buyer for some of Australias biggest and best retailers.
Add to that her love of kids and her online smarts, and voil , Hootkid was born!
The new Autumn/Winter Collection from Hootkid is playful concoction of colour and prints.
Drawing inspiration from Parisian fashion and catwalks from around the world, youll find a contemporary blend of stripes, pretty florals and animal prints, that are sure to bring smiles all round.
With an easy to use homepage, friendly information icons and helpful descriptions shopping online will become a breeze.
Garments are available from sizes 1 to 6, and each piece is made from high-quality material designed for durability.
Shipping is charged at a flat rate of $10 per order Australia-wide, and international shipping can also be organised.
