Pacing around the nursery, child at your chest, thinking that maybe you should have got a puppy instead! You’ve tried EVERYTHING … here are a few more things to try!
1. Andrew Daddo has written this kids book “Good Night, Me”
2. ErgoPouch sleeping bags. Natural fibres for a good 12 hours sleep (!).
3. “Ssh Baby Sleeping” door plaque – keeps unwanted visitors away – if they know what is good for them!
4. Surely a Mr Bunny softie will get bubba to sleep! Gorgeous plush toy by LittleandBigK.
Good luck and happy sleeping! Let me know if it works…
Fabric! So many colours, so many designs, so many choices, what is there not to love about fabric. Even I have a little stash and I can barely sew, but I just like the stuff and dreaming of the things I could make if I could sew.
The Oz Material Girls is a fabulous online store where you can pick up beautiful fabrics, fabulous patterns and cool kits. There are hundreds of fabric choices, vintage, Moda, novelty, retro, you won’t even know where to start looking.
As well as fabrics and supplies galore at The Oz Material Girls you will find lots and lots of patterns. Sew your own kits, Melly & Me Patterns, Make it Perfect and much more. You had better set aside a cup of tea and a few hours to get through it all.
If you spend $50 or more at The Oz Material Girls, you will go into a weekly draw to win $50 of fabric delivered right to your door.
If you love Make it Perfect Patterns stay tuned as next week we are having a giveaway to win their latest patterns.
This is just a tiny selection of the stores offering discounts, for more visit ETSY and type in Dust and see what comes up. Now is the perfect time to grab a bargain from so many stores all located in Australia.
What are you waiting for, grab that glass of wine, put the kids in bed and sit back and go shopping, but be quick, it ends tomorrow for most stores 🙂
If you have an Etsy store doing a promotion I missed, let me know so I can include you.
Recently I spent five minutes with Kobie from Ollie Rose and here is what she had to say:
What inspired you to start your business?
Wanting to find clothing that not every other little girl in playgroup was wearing and I also have an obsession with beautiful fabrics.
What was your first sale?
A giraffe rattle. My original and still best selling item was right there from the beginning.
Where did your business name come from?
Named after my late grandmother Olive Rose and it just sounded cute and right and I love that it makes me think of her often.
Where does most of your creating take place? Show us.
I am pretty sure my husband would say ALL OVER the house! And he would be pretty much right. I have a dedicated room in the house where I do a lot of the work from but the actual sewing is done on my trusty desk on wheels that gets wheeled everywhere around the house so I can keep working and be out with the family, in front of the tv or watching my daughter play outdoors.
What is your favourite item that you make? Show and tell
Gift sets. I love matching up fabrics to come up with a practical but oh so pretty gift set combination that I just know new parents would love.
What do you hope to achieve in 2009?
Just keep growing Ollie Rose. A few more hours in each day would be nice! Would love to be able to take on a few more wholesale customers so hopefully those few more hours a day become a reality. Oh and get to the bottom of one of the 3 work in progress baskets!
What was the last handcrafted item you brought?
Pretty wire and bead keychain from Market stall for the post box key.
What item couldnt you live without?
My daily must have is Brownes Iced Coffee. Can’t live without it!
Ollie Rose will be re-stocking their store in August with lots of new goodies, so make sure you are signed up to the newsletter to find out more OLLIE ROSE NEWSLETTER HERE.
