Our next lot of fabulous handcrafted goodies is from Snailblazer. In the Snailblazer MadeIt shop you can find very sweet vintage inspired goodies, and I recommend keeping up with her blog to see what Cassandra has been creating.
How cool is this little unique creation that Cassandra from Snailblazer created? It is a fabulous game for the kids. The bag is placed flat to reveal a circle with matching patterns to the small bean bags, and the kids toss and match up. I am sure it will create hours of fun.
As well as that clever item, Cassandra from Snail Blazer was busy and created some other really nifty items to go with her game such as hair accessories, eye patch and a gorgeous pencil roll that I am sure the mums of boys will love.
My job at Handmade Kids is not a difficult one – I get to look at lovely products and tell you about it. Easy … or so I thought.
Handmade Kids CEO told me to do a feature on Bubba Bling. “No probs” I said. ” Just another looky at a website, drool a bit, maybe shop a little and write about it – what could be so hard?” I said. How wrong I was!
I challenge any of you to look at Bubba Bling’s website and not be gobsmacked! It is loaded with gorgeous soft furnishings, kiddy bedroom decorations and lots of other bling for the ankle biters in our lives … and they are all HEAVENLY!
I was going through the site and saving photos to share with you, when I realised that I had over 20 products that I wanted to show! I also apologise to my friends who I may have over-emailed with links from BB exclaiming things like “Wow! Check this out!”.
So here, check this out!
1. Have you seen those Tortellini Shell cushions before? They are perfect for breastfeeding, as well as for helping Bubba to sit up. Wish I had seen them 9 months ago!
2. Wall art abounds! I love this fairy – she’ll brighten any wee girl’s room! But what is even more fabulous is that there is a fairy with hair colour (and even style!) so match your little fairy!
3. Oink Oink! This piggy softie is just one example of the gorgeous handmade toys in BB’s range.
4. There is a vast array of gorgeous handmade cots and bedroom quilts – I love this nautica one!
Now that I’ve gushed and oohed and aahed, go and check out Bubba Bling for yourself – you wont regret it!
Lately life just seems to be getting busier and busier with so much going on and I don’t know about anyone else, but sometimes poor old mum gets neglected in our house.
I went to the shops the other day and had a tiny blowout where I spent some money on myself and had an attack of the guilt’s for buying things I didn’t need I took them back.
Sometimes though we need to treat ourselves, but for now until I am over my guilts, I will have to window shop. So for something a little different, here are some handmade items I would like to spoil myself with one day. Though I think the chocolate can be considered a necessary purchase for ones mental health.
I have to admit my plan to draw a winner today has been a bit over zealous. It was such a beautiful day outside I thought it would be more exciting to do something a little different.
So I typed all those names out – a huge task in itself as had to double check I hadn’t forgotten anyone and remembered all those extra entries for blogging, tweeting etc.
Eventually it was all done and I was ready to be creative – a plan was forming – lets get the chickens to draw a winner.
So into a container went all the names and some wheat, with my theory being the chooks will peck out the winner.
Bettina got straight to work and I thought it was going to be an easy task, but alas I needed more chook food to create a pecking frenzy so one would fall out.
Our official judicator kept a close on eye on things to make sure everyone was behaving. It was a long wait with a few excited moments when the pecking was at an all time frenzy by Berralina and bits of paper were starting to emerge.
Eventually after a good 10 min wait until something fell out of the container (which was not that pleasant given it was a warm day, the chook pen needs raking and lots of blowies were around).
It was joyus applause all round – we had a winner at last!
Have you ever admired the gorgeous Waldorf dolls that Poppy Bean and Bloss create? Well now is your chance to win your very own. This is a fabulous giveaway, so much work and time goes into these dolls and without a doubt they would be a treasured item.
Meet Ally. With a head full of curly auburn hair and a sweet smile she is sure to be a good friend. Ally comes completely dressed, including underpants, co-ordinating hair ties, a pair of wool felt shoes and a handknitted cardigan. She also has a change of clothes. Her hair can be finger combed, and can be restyled.
Ally is handmade from natural materials (although there is a small amount of acrylic in her gorgeous curly hair). Her body is cotton tricot, stuffed with wool and her clothes are 100% cotton, wool felt and pure wool.
Here are the official rules as determined by the CEO of the Handmade Kids Rules Department:
*Visit POPPY BEAN AND BLOSS come back and tell us which is your favourite item is from their store.
* For an extra entry sign up to the Poppy Bean & Bloss newsletter found on the home page and let us know.
*For a bonus entry, post about this giveaway on your blog, and then come back and leave a comment letting us know the link to your post. For more bonus entries mention it on Facebook or twitter and leave a separate entry for each one together with links.
*Giveaway is open to AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTS only
ENTRIES CLOSE at midnight on Wednesday 30th September 2009. The winner will be drawn randomly by an extremely technical online random number generator. Winner will be notified by email and announced on the blog.
