NEXT MARKET

So, I entered this competition for a new market a while back and the prize was a free stall at their first ever market and GUESS WHAT - Yep! I won!! I'm so excited and there is a full page on their site advertising the win - which is just as exciting.





I have been very busy making lots of pretty new stock so my table is nice a full - I also have lots of new stuff this time round including new hair clip designs, pretty singlets, necklaces and little miss rings as well. Don't forget my lovely friend Tania from Chicken Ink. Creative will be sending down some lovelies of hers -  there will be T shirts {great boy ones} and lots of secret special stuff that she is busily working away on now - can't wait to see what they are. In the meantime here is a few more of the new LLFF stock.



 


  


  




Hope to see you there!!
 (I know its same the same day as the awesome  St Kilda Festival but there is plenty of time to visit us first - then head down there - thats what we will be doing)



Party Planning Continues ...

I am continuing the search for more pink lollies for Sofia's Party in a few weeks.

No specially coloured packets of M&M or Smarties here in Oz so the only solution is to buy lots of big packets and split them up!

Ahh the things we mothers will do to get the look we are after.


The one plus to this is that I have no boys which means I won't be needing the green and blue ones to theme any event in the near future - oh well better eat them!!

Yum!!

Meme want a Teepee!

Now that I have sorted out seating for Fern (shudder, revisit my beanbag nightmare here) I am free to move onto my next obsession... the teepee!

Actually, I've been obsessed with these pint-sized indoor/outdoor tents since I first laid eyes on one in Bed Bath and Table before I even fell pregnant with Fern! What's not to get excited by? When I was little, I used to drape sheets between chairs or over the edge of my bed to create a makeshift cubby; my own little space to escape from the world. Children simply love their own little cozy space; and I would simply have gone crazy for one of these teepees!

Look at this amazing idea, from the cover of the book I got for Christmas, (thanks dad!). Not quite a teepee but sooo gorgeous!

But back to the teepee: I picture Fern curling up on floor cushions in hers, reading books or playing make believe or maybe chatting to a friend.

Why have I not yet bought Fern one of these beauties then, you might well ask? Well, at around $299, the average price for a good quality teepee, the hefty pricetag has sobered my enthusiasm temporarily whilst I find a more cost effective solution. Here are some of my online finds:






... and my personal fave:


oooops, would/should list the credits here but my computer crashed and I lost all the links. I do know that the last one, my fave, is from this link on Etsy though! Aren't they gorgeous??

But alas, I cannot justify $300 for a playtent; I'm at stay-at-home mum now! Lucky for me, I've found a sew-my-own solution. Yes, it would appear that a stack of fabric; a few bamboo sticks; a bit of twine... and the tiniest wee bit of sewing prowess is all that stands between me and a creative and original playtent for Fern!

I am not at all confident that I can do this. But I do feel confident I can buy some gorgeous fabric... and use my powers of persuasion to ask someone more experienced in sewing than I to assist in putting it together! I'm giving myself a Christmas deadline. Watch this space!
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