Owl addiction

After heading to Mathilda's Market last week I couldn't believe how many of the stalls had owls in their clothing, toys and accessories.

Miss J is currently obsessed with owls thanks to Giggle & Hoot on ABC2 and the first stall we saw at the markets was MillaRuby Designs with their gorgeous owl toys. The owl pictured below from MillaRuby is actually called Hoot the Owl! Think it's telling me to buy it! The photo really doesn't do it justice, in real life they are so cute even hubby wanted to get it for Miss J. Lucky they were so busy I could hardly get in near the stall so saved my pennies for another day. Make sure you also check out their owl headbands and nappy stacker. If you ask Caddie on her facebook fan page she could probably whip you up something owl related as she has a heap of wall pictures with onesies, boys sets or maybe one of her pinnies.

OOBI have a heap of owl prints available in their fabulous clothing range, check out Shophouse for some lounge sets, caps and hoodies.

Another one from Mathilda's was Dotty Spot Designs, check out their Hoot the Owl personalised canvases. Hayley and Rachael can put your little owl addict's name in the owl tree. I love the green one.

Cocoon Couture is another store where you can get something to hoot about! Pictured below is one of their gorgeous beanbags, with multiple colours you can find one to match your child's room or playroom. The owls are also on their bag range for kindy or the library, room accessories (check out the Enchanted Tree also pictured below) and funky wall art. You could do a whole owl room from the one place!

I love looking through madeit for something different and to support WAHMs and stumbled on this gorgeous owl apron and teatowel set.

Bebe Online is where you can get the Cocoon Couture owl range direct and also the beautiful owl linen from Dwell Studio. The linen comes in a stroller blanket, Duvet set and cot linen.

Would love to hear from other people who have owl loving kids and what you have found around the web.

Are you all owled out yet?

Hoot, hoot, hoot.

MillaRuby designs - handmade gorgeousness!

If you are yet to discover the wonderful world of MillaRuby then you are missing out!

Caddie is a SAH mum to two girls (Millana and Ruby hence the name MillaRuby). I'm sure these must be the best dressed girls in Western Australia by what I've seen come out of Caddie's sewing room!

If you want to keep up with what's going through Caddie's mind make sure you become a fan of her facebook page, the things coming up for winter are just divine!

Below is Miss J in her newest dress made just for her! I've been running around after her when she wears it like a headless chook trying to stop her getting a smudge of dirt on it. It's going to get so much wear this Autumn and into Winter will look great with some tights and a long sleeve shirt underneath. The photo really doesn't do it justice, it really is beautiful. Perfect Easter dress for my little chick.

If you are in Perth you might see Miss J wearing it this Sunday when we head to Mathilda's Market. It will be held at the Cottesloe Civic Centre from 9am until 1pm. I'm thinking I might have to get down there early to make sure I get first dibs on what's available! There are plenty of other great stores showcasing their products as well including Raspberry Bub and Dotty Spot.

MillaRuby is also celebrating their first birthday with a HEAP of giveaways! Spend $40 or more and receive a $5 lucky dip and spend over $80 and get a $10 one.

Can't find exactly what you want? Why not contact Caddie and talk to her about it? I've seen her come up with a zebra taggie that someone asked for, all types of designs on her pinnies and even giftsets if you know someone due to have a baby.

Please let me know if you find something you love from MillaRuby Designs as I love to hear about others shopping addictions! Hope to see a few of you at the Market on Sunday.

Happy shopping!

Kids In Australia winners announced!!

OK if every competition sponsor was like this the world would be a very happy place!

I was having a hard time trying to decide which 5 entries should win as they were all deserving so put it on the lovely Kristin from Kids In Australia to decide.

So she finally came back to me with the list of winners and they are......

drum roll......

everyone!!!

So all 9 entries are winners! Congratulations to you all. Please email me at caprice@y7mail.com with your contact details and we will send them out ASAP so you can get eating and visiting all the great places!

For those of you that missed out make sure you check out Kids In Australia for their latest competition where they are giving away 50 monster goodie bags!!!

Stay tuned for more competitions to come and join us on facebook for some freebies there.

Kids eat free!

When we have children those spontaneous dinner dates don't seem to happen anymore. Hubby and I used to love trying out new places but now I just never know if they will have highchairs, suitable food or even welcome families. Luckily Kids in Australia are here to help us out!

The new Kids Eat Free Card has a list of places you can take the kids where you will be welcomed and the kids get some great food for free! Much nicer than the times you order them a $15 meal which they only eat a mouthful of!

Not only is there food offers but also zoos, wildlife parks, play centres and other tourist attractions to help work up an appetite! I'm looking forward to taking my girls to the Fun Station Playcentre where one will get entry for free. Miss J wants to go see the pineapple but think that one will be a bit more than a day trip from Perth!

New restaurants and attractions are getting added all the time so even if there isn't something very close to you now keep an eye out as I'm sure the list will soon be huge and you will be spoilt for choice!

Thanks to Kids in Australia we have 5 Kids Eat Free cards to give away! Each card is valued at $29.95. All you need to do is be a blog follower then head over to Kids in Australia, have a look at the places you can visit with the Kids Eat Free card and then come back and tell us which one you would take the family too.

Entries close midnight WST Sunday 14th March 2010 and winners will be chosen at based on skill. Only open to Australian residents. Please leave contact details, email, twitter name etc.

Cheeky Chickies

Cute, colourful & comfy is how I would describe Cheeky Chickies clothing. Great quality, organic cotton this is the perfect clothing for kids to be kids in.

I first came across Cheeky Chickies last year when they were having a competition to name a new design and they chose mine for the fabulous Hearts r Hatching and we received a gorgeous long sleeve shirt and bright red skirt in the design. I can't say that it has been worn to death because it still looks as good as new! Numerous trips to the park, playing in the sandpit or chasing the dog hasn't come close to wearing it out and think it will do daughter number 2 and then the Good Sammies very well.

Below is Miss J in her latest CC outfit, the Rise n Shine tee with the 3/4 pants (she was dancing up a storm when the pic was taken). She's actually in the pants right now which reminded me to write this blog! This is the best play outfit as she can run and tumble, get grubby and it all washes out, it's so comfortable I want a pair of the pants too! Best of all its unisex so even if #3 turns out to be a boy we will still get lots of use out of it all.

I can't wait to see what Cheeky Chickies has in store for us next! Judging by the colours shown in the blog the new range will be amazing!

I love to support Australian companies and even more so when their products are Australian made. All Cheeky Chickies fabric is made in Australia. The dyeing process is done in a special way so it is colourfast to last.

Sign up to Club Chickie to get all the latest gossip about what's happening in the range plus specials and competitions!

If you want the best for your little chick Cheeky Chickies is the place for you.

mmmmm chocolate!

I LOVE chocolate, like most other people out there.

I discovered Harry's Rocky Road on facebook last year and was constantly tempted by Ben (aka Harry or willy wonka), his pictures and 'signs you love chocolate'. Always good for a giggle in your news feed and also regular competitions so you can try it for free!

A friend and I decided we would go in together to save on postage so I added 2 of the sample packs (pictured below), the licorice for my licorice mad dad, Dark Mint and Cookies & Cream for me. Had to try the white, milk and dark chocolate to make sure which one I liked best. It lasted a grand total of a fortnight, I knew I shouldn't have taken one of the samples to a playgroup meet! Next order I'm not sharing!!

Some people say the postage is a little high but seeing as it's generally next day delivery (2 days for Perth) and packaging and you must sign for it so that your chocolate doesn't end up a puddle I'm not complaining!

Next order (hopefully hubby will be thoughtful and make an order for around the time our next baby is due as I will need the chocolate to survive 3 kids under 3!) I am definitely planning on trying the Banana and Peanut Butter which both seem to get raving reviews from other fans.

From tomorrow on the site Easter Eggs will be listed. These are half eggs filled with 130grams of rocky road. Coming in 8 flavours including Cherry, Peanut Butter and Raspberry, I know what I want the Easter Bunny to leave for me Easter morning!

If you've gotten this far without licking your screen to death or ordering what are you waiting for? Hope you become a Harry's chocoholic like me!

Voting for my homies

Help Kids Style File, the underdogs, take out the Homies. Just by voting you can win one of 3 OTi Organisers worth$35.99. And for each vote they will donate $1 to the Alannah and Madeline Foundation.

You have until midnight Wednesday the 6th of January to get your votes in!

So what are you waiting for? Head over to Kids Style File and follow the instructions.

Best of luck to Angela and the team.

Oh, and of course while you are there make sure you check out the recently added sales and sign up for their newsletter so you don't miss out on any future competitions and sales!