Ho ho ho!

Want a great stocking stuffer? Well, I don't think you can beat our hair clip sets for girls of all ages - I love them! Plus there are 11 styles to choose from, so there is something to suit everyone.

We've just finished making lots and lots (I love seeing my glass bowls filled with pretty clips), so there are plenty to go 'round. Don't forget, buy 3 or more sets to save 10%!

My gorgeous kids!

Like all parents, I love to show my kids off, so here they are again running free in the botanic gardens yesterday.

Ivie refused to keep her hair clip in...

I tried to get a nice photo of them together, but once again, they proved that that is virtually impossible!

Here's Nicholas giving Ivie a kiss to cheer her up - he's such a lovely big brother.

And another cute photo of Nick for good measure.

Bless them!

...And even more stuff I like!

I'm really in the Christmas shopping mood at the moment, so here are a few more lovely shops and finds for you to check out...

I visited Magnolia Square (twice - once at Malvern, once at Brighton) this week, and as expected, came across some gorgeous things.

I love Polly & J's funky and whimsical jewellery

Pip Keane designs fantastic minimalistic pieces. There were lots more at the market than on the website. Simply divine!

I love the range availavle at We *heart* books. Really beautiful and special books

I also liked the cool Japanese items at Zakkaya. Nicholas loved this walking elephant

I loved the sweet and whimsical illustrations by Charlotte Lance

Aside from the markets, I have been spending time at one of my very favourite online stores, trying to decide what to get my sister - too many cool things! If you haven't discovered Birdsnest, I know you'll love it! I especially like that you can search by occasion, body type, and even personality.

Another shop I love is Leeloo - completely quirky.

Now, my very favourite thing this week, is this Lundby doll house - I really, really want one - for Ivie... no, for me! I fear that if I had one, I would spend all day rearranging the fantastic Swedish furniture and never get anything done!

Already!?

Can you believe it's December already? Crazy!!

We set up our Christmas tree and advent calendar on Tuesday, and oh, what fun! I think it took about 3 hours as every decoration we put on was quickly swiped by little miss Ivie, haha!

It's now day three, and you can't see the top of the tree for decorations - but the bottom is completely empty. It will likely fall over before Christmas, but at least I'm not chasing after Ivie and her handfuls of baubles every five minutes!

I love the advent calendar (you may remember it from last year). The kids have such a ball with it! Day one's surprise was chocolate, much to Nick and Ivie's delight.

We have heaps of great surprises in there this year - I can't wait to see their faces tonight when they are directed to their Santa sacks to unveil sticker books!!

Win a gorgeous Posy Doll!

Yes, another chance to win a gorgeous one-of-a-kind Posy Doll. We have teamed up with Style Collective Junior, and will be giving away a beautiful doll to one lucky entrant. There are also some other great prizes.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER

You've gotta be in it....!

Handmade Gift Guide

Just in time for Christmas, Kate of Please Eloise and Nykie of Noo Creative have teamed up to put together a guide of some lovely handmade gifts.

Our Project Grab Bag Posy Dolls have been featured amongst many other pretty things.

Take a look at the full Handmade Gift Guide.

More stuff I like...

I couldn't fit it all in one post, so here's another.
I love the gorgeous range of homewares at Rougestore. Very unique.

Knuffle Kid has been one of my favourites for a while (you might remember Ivie in her Knuffle Kid one size skirt). Emma didn't disappoint.

The Smallish range was simply divine! Beautiful fabrics, bamboo fleece...Need I say more? Plus I got the chance to have a quick chat with Cassandra who is just lovely.


Now, I've also made a few fabulous dicoveries whilst Christmas shopping online...
How cool is this Mudpuppy Monsters sticker book from Ele-ahbaant?

This magnetic aeroplane from The Hip Infant (there's also a rocket and a helicopter in the range)

And my favourite (you know I love them!), these amazing wall stickers from Chocovenyl. They're UK based, which is probably a good things as it makes me less tempted to buy more lovely wall decals which I don't need! Arent these awesome though?

I'm hoping to get to Magnolia Square this afternoon, so no doubt I'll have more pretty things to show and tell soon.

Stuff I like...

It's been a while since I did one of these posts. I of course saw lots of gorgeous things at Mathilda's, plus having just started my Christmas shopping (and I mean only just!), I have a few cool things that I wanted to show you.

Sweet William was one of my favourite stalls of the day - right across from us too. Gorgeously quirky handmade lovelies and illustrations...

Pocket Carnival had so many gorgeous handmade things, from prints and cards to bags.

I saw some really great things at the Earth Tribe stall. I particularly like their great wooden toys for boys

Katy Jane Designs makes some gorgeous stationery. I love the slightly retro-whimsical theme. They had some great kids birthday cards with badges which I loved (not on the site at the moment though)! I'm always looking for those type of cards and the local newsagent never cuts it. Oh, and how divine is their website?

Lad & Lass had some cute prints, wallpaper and a cool DIY lamp shade kit. I especially liked this family tree print - what a great gift idea!

Eco Toys was another of my faves. They had some awesome fair trade toys. I almost couldn't resist...

I think I might have to sign off and start a new post... too many beautiful things to show!

New Posy Dolls!

You know how much I love Posy day (that is the day when my dolls arrive)! I'm like a kid at Christmas - no, what's even more excited than a kid at Christmas? I'm that! I have already found homes for a few, but here's a sneak peek at some of the newest girls:

...And boys!!! Introducing our first ever boy Posy dolls:

They are all up on the site, and I know they will go quickly! These dolls are a beautiful and special gift for little girls - and now boys!

Sweet Zoe

I recieved another beautiful photo of a beautiful little girl recently. Zoe is 4 months old here

Isn't she divine in her MiniLaLa Cocoa Kimono cloth nappy? The photo is almost as gorgeous, taken by Zoe's mum, the very talented Sydney photographer, Amanda Keeys. Amanda's blog is a great read (or is it look?) too.

Thanks so much for letting me post this stunning photo Amanda!

I'm exhausted!

What a huge weekend! My darling Mum arrived on Friday to help babysit over the weekend (thanks Mum!). We don't get to see her often, so we were all very excited about that! Friday night Steve & I went to see Pearl Jam (who were fantastic). It's not often we get a night out to do 'big people' things, so that was fun. Saturday we had a little family get-together at my brother's house. Then of course yesterday was Mathilda's Market...

It was a gorgeous day - inside Hawthorn Town Hall. Outside it was pouring!!! It's nice that we had some rain, but I wouldn't have minded if Mother Nature had picked a different day to give it to us... Nonetheless, it didn't stop people coming down and the day was a great success. Steve & I got over our stage fright fairly quickly (what choice did we have?) and enjoyed talking to lots of nice people.

I made my skirt for the day - you can't see here, but I had Plum Kimono fabric as the inside of my pockets. Love that print! Oh, and how sweet is my husband helping out!?

It was lots of fun setting up the stall, and I especially love my Kristen Cook pics, don't you? Did you notice the little Posy doll tea party. I liked that too. We didn't get a chance to take any photos once the doors were actually open, but I think there will be some on the Mathilda's site and blog soon...

I'm looking forward to doing the market again sometime - but for now I think I need a while to recover!

Henrietta - our hundredth Posy Doll!

That's right! We have found homes for more than a hundred gorgeous Posy dolls! Henrietta was our hundredth, and the lucky winner was Katherine. Congratulations! I hope you love her!

Just to let you all know, I'll be adding some new dolls in the next day or two - you're gonna love them!

Kreativ Blog Award!

Hooray! I have been awarded a 'Kreativ Blogger' award by two lovely ladies - Halle Jay, and Linda of Lulufroufrou. Thank you so much ladies!

Now, there are a set of rules that come with this award:

1. Copy the picture and post it on your blog.
2. Thank the person that gave it to you and link to their blog.
3. Write 7 things about yourself we don't know.
4. Choose 7 other bloggers to pass the award to.
5. Link to those 7 other bloggers.
6. Notify your 7 bloggers.

What a great way to share the blog love, and introduce some great blogs you may never have heard of!

So here are my 7 blog picks:

Brussel Sprouts - Gorgeous vintage inspired handmade kids clothes.
Yummy Mummies and Mini Me - An online shop, and great blog.

Little Pinwheel - another beautiful online shop and inspiring blog.

I op therefore I am - A Melbourne op-shopper's bible.

Smonk you - A fantastic pre-daddy blog.

Flirty Bird - Gorgeous handmade hair accessories.

Babyjo - Lovely bamboo baby clothes and accessories.

Now, 7 things you mightn't know about me... This is hard!! Here goes:

1. I grew up on a farm in rural NSW.

2. I have lived in lots of places around Australia.

3. I am an absolute cake-a-holic! Cannot ever, ever resist cake.

4. I'm currently sporting a wild-looking mohawk-y hairstyle!

5. I'm afraid of the ocean.

6. I have broken 5 bones in my lifetime (so far).

7. I love to sing (though am not particularly good).

There you go - that was fun! Thanks once again for the award Halle and Linda.

Come and see us at Mathilda's Market

Yep, we'll be there next weekend!

If you haven't heard of Mathildas Market before, it's a delightful little boutique market showcasing gorgeous handcrafted and limited production baby and children's goods. There will be over 80 stalls, so you are absolutely guaranteed to find something (or lots of things) beautiful and unique.

Come down and say hello. Steve and I will be there amongst all the gorgeous people, with lots of pretty things and some great deals for you. We'd love to see you there!

It's on Sunday 22 November (next Sunday), from 9am to 1pm at Hawthorn Town Hall, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn.

I wonder if I'll get a chance to do some shopping...?

Follow us and win!

Are you on Facebook or Twitter (of course you are, right?)? If you love MiniLaLa, become a fan on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter to be in the draw to win some great prizes! I'll be drawing a giveaway when each reaches 500 fans/followers, so share the love and tell your friends too!

Stickers!

I recently had some stickers made and I just love them so much that I wanted to share! (They're on boxes, ready for Mathildas Market next weekend)

Rewarding you!

I'm so blessed to have such a lovely bunch of loyal customers. I feel so grateful. I was wondering how I could make sure that my customers are being rewarded for coming back time and time again, so I had Matt (my web developer) implement a new rewards system on the site.

So from now on, when you shop at MiniLaLa, you will recieve a point for every dollar you spend. You also receive points for referring friends. You can then use these reward points on future purchases , saving you money! Pretty cool (if I do say so myself).

I love seeing customers return, and I hope this helps to show how much I appreciate you all :)

The Enchanted Closet

You may remember me posting about The Enchanted Closet a while back - well, you can now get your MiniLaLa hair clips there!

There are two lovely shops run by sisters Kate and Mia, one in Armadale (Melbourne), and one in Woodend, about an hour or so north-east of Melbourne.

I love the gorgeous vintage feel of the Enchanted Closet, and also love reading their gorgeous blog!

Pop in and say hello:

1087 High Street, Armadale

or

Shop 5, 93 High Street, Woodend

Phone: 03 5427 1370

The Nappy Lady

Last week I took the short and sweet trip to picturesque Tecoma in Melbourne's east to meet one of our newest stockists, The Nappy Lady - AKA Justyne.

Justyne's lovely little shop is in the prettiest spot in the leafy hills. If you're in Melbourne, go out and have a look sometime.

The Nappy Lady is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am until 3pm, and Saturdays from 9am until 12pm.

The Nappy Lady

Shop 4, 1567 Burwood Hwy

Tecoma

Phone: 03 9754 6334

MiniLaLa in print - twice!

Two beautiful magazines this month! It's so exciting to see my product in print.

Hopefully many of you have seen Peekaboo Baby Magazine. I've mentioned it before, but to see in person was gorgeous! I especially love that it is completely free.

Here's MiniLaLa - HOT apparantly

Also a gorgeous Trifle Shoppe ad at the back, featuring none other than Miss Ivie

I picked up the new copy of Little One Baby today for a read, and noticed my nappy in there - very cool (even if it does say it's a nappy cover)! If you haven't seen it already, it's a beautiful mag, and new too. This is just the second issue.

I like Cleo's style...