Seed Dress

A lovely beachy outfit from Seed

Noonies

Need I say anything?

Noonies are the original idea and design of Lala Pequenos, designer, mum, and co-owner of a rainforest (indeed). They’re made out of a 100% cotton shell in an array ofcolours and patterns, and have a lining so soft you wish you could squeeze yourself in. Organic choices are also available.

Now if you’ll excuse me — I’ll have to look dreamily at this picture again. Sigh.

Bobo Choses

Bobo Choses, This outfit is so cool but also a little creepy, Not sure why maybe it's a little donnie darko?

Megan Park

Megan Park is a Melbourne designer who makes the most exquisite beaded and embellished dresses — sumptuous vintage styling with a modern edge! I tried to choose a favorite but it is near impossible... I tried my best.

Whale mural

This is so beautiful, Jane Reiseger’s whimsical, child-like mural.

DIY grocery shop

Call me an overgrown kid, but I’m still fascinated by children toys, especially those related to food and cooking. I can’t resist showing you this fun grocery corner taken from Kerstin’s blog. Just imagine the kids playing here for hours. :)

Bonnie Baby

So many gorgeous clothes

SWEET FOR BABY: BONNIE BABY VINTAGE FUN COLLECTION

From Bonnie Baby

Recycle your crayons

A CRAYON MAKE-OVER

Kulinary Kids has a great way to recycle all of those rejected crayons. This project is SO so easy to do and great fun for your kids. All you really need is a mini-muffin tin (or other shaped tin pan). Here’s how to do it…

Step 1: Peel paper labels off crayons, break up crayons into small pieces and distribute into muffin tin (filling cup to the top). Then place in 180° oven.

Step 2: Melt — for around 15 minutes

Step 3: Let muffin tin cool for about 25 minutes. Then place tin in your refrigerator or freezer for about 5-10 minutes. If you place in the refrigerator/freezer before cooled — the muffins may crack from the extreme temp.

(Photo and instructions from Instructables.)

Orfeo Picks

Here's some faves from Orfeo

Appaman

How cool are these dudes, love it. Check out Appaman

Eponime

Eponime is a French baby brand that I just love for newborn babies.

Orfeo

Some pieces from

Gold & Gold Piece

Check them and a thousand other designer kids clothes at Orfeo

eeni meeni miini moh.

Some gorgeous new clothes from eeni meeni miini moh.

Fabric dolls house

You can make this, free tutorial at uk lass in us. Its so cool and there is also a Flickr group that has lots of variations.

Beautiful Eskell

Eskell have some really beautiful things. I just want one of everything... Is that too much to ask?

Kids clothes week challenge

kids clothes week challenge

Table Stencil

What a great idea. Head over to design*sponge for the full tutorial.

Treehouse

Travel Fantasy: Treehouse Point

Treehouse Point in Washington. What a fabulous place! Wouldn't you love to go?

Napkins

Some cute little fringed and appliqued table napkins at the purl bee

Doily Bag

I found this tutorial on a little red ribbon and looks pretty easy and fun so give it a go.

1. Press all of your fabric pieces and doily.

2. Cut out your fabric.

• You need to cut a piece of linen to the size you require for your bag. Mine is 16cm x 38cm. Make larger or smaller depending on the size of the gift you're giving.
• Cut your lining to the exact same size.
• You should have two rectangles like in the picture below:

3. Position your doily on your linen.

You have lots of options here. You might like to cut your doily into individual flowers and scatter them over the fabric, you might like to halve your doily and position it on the side, or you might like to place it in the centre like I have. It's completely up to you. I pressed my piece of linen in half so that I knew where to find the exact centre point.

4. Pin your doily in place.

5. Sew your doily onto your linen.

• If your doily is not too open a weave, use your sewing machine to sew around the parts of the doily that might lift. This will be the edges and anywhere else in the centre. I sewed around each individual flower in this case using a straight stitch.

• Additionally, I generally then hand-sew the crochet edge of my doilies down, so that they remain open and don't curl and lift on the edges. In this case I have not, because the doily was already secure enough.

• If your doily has a very open weave, you may need to hand sew the whole piece on.

After you've finished, the back of your linen should look something like this:

And the front like this:

6. Pin your lining and linen exterior with right sides together.

7. Sew around the border

Make sure you leave a small gap for turning inside out.

8. Turn your fabric inside out

• Trim the corners and turn the fabric piece out through the hole you left at the edge.
• Push the corners out with your finger or a turning tool (like a chopstick)

9. Close your open edge.

Press the raw open edge under and top stitch the hole closed very close to the edge of your fabric.

Now you should have one piece of fabric with the lining on one side, and linen/doily on the other.

10. Create your casing for the drawstring.

• Fold each of the short ends of your fabric down towards the lining by approximately 2cm.
• Stitch close to the edge of the fabric (away from the folded edge) to create a casing.
• Do this at both ends.

11. Sew the bag together

• Fold the bag with exterior linen sides together and pin.
• Stitch from your casing seam at one end down the side to the base of the bag.
• Repeat this on the other side, making sure that you do not sew across the casing at the top of the bag.

12. Turn your bag the right way out and press.

13. Thread your ribbon/string

Attach a safety pin to the end of your ribbon or string and thread it through your casing.You can choose to thread one piece through each side, and tie off both ends together as I have, or thread one piece through the whole casing, and tie only once on one side.

Once you've done this, your gift bag is complete!