My Top Five

Sugar'n'spice - a few finds for the little girls today. Oh, how I love pretty dresses!

Orange flower cross over dress from Squirt Baby



Chelsea' Dress in Blue Flutterby by Ivy Designs


Pink Octopus Garden Dress from Hot Fudge



Floral broderie anglaise blouse with lace trim from Hooligan



OOAK wearable art featuring oilily kimono blossom fabric from JaEmArt

Korina from Joliv - our first guest blogger

Welcome to our new feature, Guest Bloggers! Our first guest post is from Korina of Joliv, an Australian company providing a wide range of pure & natural, plant and flower based skincare products.

I have been looking for something gorgeous for my daughter for her birthday which is coming up and have found some lovely things that are handmade in Australia which of course owning Joliv I have to love - problem is I can’t get them all so now I have to decide! aghhhh.

I just love this retro dress from etsy seller inretrospect and can just picture her in it during summer. I’m sure I had something like it when I was little!

And these beautiful bloomers from Wild Things of Noosa on MadeIt will be perfect for my friends little girl - who is gorgeous enough but in these she will just look even more adorable! See how hard these things are for me - I get distracted so very easily by pretty things! I’m starting to see where my daughter gets it from - lol

Olivia loves to help out in the kitchen and loves to look the part of whatever she is doing so a pinafore from Millie Bean on MadeIt would also go down a treat.

Or should I go sensible and get this lovely top from another MadeIt seller, Kowinkidink...it is practical and so very cute….

Oh decisions decisions - I don’t think this has helped! lol

Oh well back to the party planning instead, invitations to finish, food to organise etc etc - a mothers work is never done - well I hope not anyway.

Thursday's Finds

Wow, our final day of finds! Unfortunately I couldn't list every item, but we will continue to post finds each week, so please do keep sending them through. If you're a designer/sewer & seller of boutique or handmade childrens clothing or accessories and you'd like to particpate in our upcoming interviews, please email me.

So...today. First of all we have this sweet summer cotton dress from Made It seller Brusselspouts. Funny name, sweet dress, found by Sarah.

Nisha found this seller, and I picked the shirt - Skye Rocket Sews.
It's an adorable applique babushka doll! How cute is that?

And...that's all folks! Tomorrow we vote for this week's favourite. THEN, next week we have to select an over all winner.

Wednesday's Finds

We are almost at the end of our challenge! Tomorrow is the final day.

Anna discovered this sweet Holly Hobby sun dress made from recycled vintage Holly Hobbie fabric teamed with coordinating florals and trims.
This dress is based off a vintage pattern so it has a real 70's vibe to it.
It's from another etsy seller, eviegreenpixie.


And Tash found this cute Retro blue and orange halter tunic on Made-It.
It's from seller Black Eyed Suzie and would be a great little summer top or wear a turtleneck underneath on cooler days.
The contrasting royal blue and orange Katie Jump Rope fabrics give it a real retro look.

See you tomorrow for our final day of finds!

Tuesday's Finds

Here are our beautiful finds for today. I hope you like them!
Tiffany found this stunning dress at Missy Muddles. Beautiful smock made from 100% silk velvet, this item may be worn as a dress through to a top due to its loose style fit, the silk velvet has been pre-washed so that it can be washed by hand in cold water later.
This gorgeous dress may be worn as is over a simple tank and tights or layered for winter with jeans and a long sleeve top.


Sherilyn at tees 2 knees makes beautiful applique t-shirts. They even make the shirts! This one is called Doggy Woggy, and is way too cute. With his fluffy nose and happy face he is perfect for little boys or little girls.

We still have some spots available for the rest of the week, so get those finds to me ASAP! Promote yourself! Promote a friend!

Monday's Finds (Week 3)

This is the final week of our challenge - so if you have something to submit, please get it to us asap!
Leigh from Ribbonista has found us another cute outfit from Cute Tooshies.
The Sweet Cherry Delight dress with apron appliqued in a pair of cherries, and matching capri pants (it also comes with a set of Ribbonista bows!).
Very fun and summery. Delicious!

This set is listed for auction on ozebaby.
Marnie from Bergan Blue loves these pink and brown spotted bloomers from 3 Red Buttons on Etsy.
Thay are made from Japanese 100% cotton fabric and feature 3 rows of ruffles on the back. They are gorgeous on crawling babies as the ruffles look great but the bloomers don't impede the crawling like skirts & dresses can.

And the winner is...

Congratulations! Our winner for week one is Made By Miffy's Custom Boutique Retro Style Dress. You can see more photos in her etsy store.
Thank You to Amanda from Swish & Swanky for finding this beautiful dress. This will now be in the running for our monthly prize.

Please contnue to submit your finds to me. I'm happy to accept entries from store owners as well, as long as it fits the criteria:
Must be handmade, in Australia.
Must be a wearable item for a child.
Must be currently listed for sale online. (A store, etsy, ebay...)
Unique, different, interesting, beautiful, exciting...so go search!

I have also revised the prizes so there is now a weekly prize.

The person who send us the winning item for the week will receive a $5 TikiBoo voucher to spend at All You Need.
The person who send us the grand winning item for the month will receive a $20 TikiBoo voucher to spend at All You Need and if you have a store or blog you'd like to advertise, we will display your logo or banner on this blog for a month!

The creator of the winning item for each week will also have the opportunity to have their logo or advertising banner on the blog for the week in which they win.

The Challenge - Monday's Finds

We've had some fantastic finds submitted so far, please keep them coming! Please only submit links to your favourite individual items as entries though, so I know exactly which item you really adore.
Amanda from Swish and Swanky has found this gorgeous avocado green dress from the Made By Miffy ebay store.
Made from a gorgeous avocado broderie anglais fabric featuring handmade ruffle, bow, and piping in vintage Amy Butler Ginger Bliss fabric that is no longer available. The generous sashes that tie at the back also feature a Ginger bliss cutout to carry the pattern through to the back.

This is a lovely party or Sunday best dress that will make you smile each time your girl wears it!

This cute butterfly set was discoverd on Ozebaby by Leigh from Ribbonista. It was made by Vanessa at Cute Tooshies and is called "Blue Butterflies". It features a pair of denim jeans with ruffles and embroidery. A long-sleeved peasant top made of interlock and a pinafore made of turquoise velour, lined with matching interlock with some gorgeous bows.

You can click on the store links to see more pictures of each of these outfits.

Comments are welcome - and keep the entries coming. I will be putting up a few each day, then at the end of each week I will put up a voting form to see which entries will go into the prize draw at the end of the month.

Have fun searching!