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Binny is giving away two of her prints...

What can you win :: A print called "Magic Beans" by Binny from a recent group exhibition that
travelled to Sydney and Melbourne, the A3 size print is worth $110 US ++ this lovely A5 size print.

What do you have to do :: just leave a comment and state your favorite favorite design from Binny's new beautiful wallpaper collection…
 

Giveaway is open until Tuesday 7 September and winner will be announced on Wednesday September 8 and notified by email.

..Binny..
..Binny wallpapers..
..Binny's blog..

Some exciting new things happened for Binny lately...a fantastic new collection of wallpapers...a collaboration between Binny and Photowall from Sweden and a set of super nice pillows for Go Home junior...available here at my messy room.

 

Back to School

 

{bobo choses, atsuyo et akiko, moop, bbcicecream}

The first day in school started today for Lode...and he was Nervous...yes really nervous and everything came back to me of how nervous I was when I was young...pain in my stomach, not sleeping well and more of these not so nice things. Lode is the kind of child who doesn't want to talk about it, rather ignores the whole fact....perhaps thats the reason why I didn't make a big fuss about preparing him for his first day back at school... not buying a new bag or special clothes, but I rather suprise him this weekend with a new schoolbag and telling him how big and brave he was! The four on top in the image are some messenger bags I really like...

ohdeedoh...my favorite children's book

A lovely invite from Ohdeedoh last week asking me wheterh I could share my favorite books for children and of course the ones I liked best myself when I was a child...would you like to know why Lotta on Troublemaker Street and Pluk van de Petteflet by Annie M.G. Schmidt are the ones I liked best then click here...thanks Carrie BKids is big fans of Ohdeedoh! ps. safari stickers on the wall are from wee gallery...

..ohdeedoh..
..favorite children's book series..

 

#497 down home amy

down home amy makes these very sweet baby goods. I love her illustrations and the way she prints them on basic colored backgrounds. Amy also has a nice line of household goods and all the printing and sewing is done in her studio on the east-side of Vancouver, Canada. You can visit either her blog, shop or website to get a good feel of her work.

..down home amy..
..down home amy blog..
..down home amy shop..

#496 patchwork pillow tutorial by wren handmade

This truly is the most beautiful handmade patchwork pillow I have seen and the good news is that it comes with a fantastic tutorial...yes the super talented Laura Normandin made it and this lovely lady gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, named Leo, just two weeks ago...Congratulations!

And look at the great onesies baby Leo can start wearing...al nice presents Laura got...they are from the winterwaterfactory, i love the blue and white one in the uper right corner. have to do a post soon about this great label.

..wren handmade blog..
..wren handmade shop..
..patchwork pillow tutorial..

#495 plastisock wall pocket in our room

Hello everybody...I'm really looking forward to a new week, starting with a picture of our own home...I finally got a change to hang our plastisock wall pocket in the boys bedroom...I bought it over at ittikid a long time ago and I'm still very happy with it, perhaps even more now when it's actually hanging on the wall. I'm a big plastisock fan. The bold graphics and colors with a Scandinavian tradition really appeal to me. Of course I love to combine the strong prints with softer and more basic items. Lode also loves to wear his robot shirt and the Lions...and I must say as a mum I'm very pleased with the quality of the materials! Plastisock was created in 2005 by Malin Jarbo and Emily Willman.

I have placed some of my own old theather puppets...not all, becasue some of them were so scary looking. Can't believe I actually dare toplay with them when I was a child :) and if you curious to know which books are hanging there then click here and here :)

..plastisock..
..plastisock at ittikid..
..plastisock in the Netherlands..

#494 fall issue of the Modern Handmade Child

Are you already familiar with this great online magazine ... Modern Handmade Child...? if not then please click her for the latest fall issue and enjoy a wealth of handmade products, many links to creative people, recipes, a DIY tutorial ideas of how to start a bookclub. I randomly picked some images of handmade items from the magazine that I really like. Modern Handmade Child is a seasonal online publication founded by Gretchen Jakub Fabre and Shannon Hanley (who some of you might know from the EtsyKids Team) in early spring 2009. Their main mission is to share their passion for the 'handmade' with you.

..Modern Handmade Child..
..fall 2010 issue..
..previous issues..

{ps. yes I'm back in Kuala Lumpur...and very happy to be in our own home again. Of course we are all a bit jet-lagged from our flight but almost back in our normal routine :) just one pst for this week, thank you all for being patient, next week many nice post a new Win on Wednesday and a What to Wear, new Mom Stories are in the make. Wish you a lovely weekend}

Dear all, this is just to let you know that I won't be able to share any posts with you this week...my last week in the Netherlands is just to hectic and yesterday an angry mirgaine came and visit me ... i'm feeling much better today but I believe it's better to take it a bit slow...hope you understand

Next week a new Win on Wednesday and last weeks winner from the Showler and Showler giveaway is :: Estelle

Hope to see you back on Monday! irene xoxo

some things I liked this week...

this traffic bunting from nickynackynoo found via this nice blog…

these new prints from Ruka Ruka...

my vintage finds in thrift-stores last week here in the Netherlands...

Wish you a lovely weekend, I'm off to AMSTERDAM....and hope to visit some wonderful kids shops! Irene xoxo

Win a gorgeous Canvas...

What can you win :: is a canvas of your choice from Showler and Showler  (excluding the personalised ABC canvas)

What do you have to do :: just leave a comment and state your favorite canvas from Showler and Showler is...

Winner will be announced :: next week on Wednesday August 19 and notified by email.

Showler and Showler also would like to offer you a discount of 10% to all BloesemKids readers, the code for this is BLOESEMKIDS. 

Last weeks winners from the Red Thread giveaway are ::Anisa Zajac and Kristi

..Showler and Showler..
..Showler and Showler blog..

#493 Guusjes style

I just like Guusjes style very much and am so very happy to see that her collection of screen prints is growing and growing...

Some of you probably know that I'm currently in the Netherlands and I have visited all the trhift-stores in the nearby villages from my parent's home en am constantly on the look-out for a desk like this one in the image below. My husband is probably not going to be happy with a new shipment to Kuala Lumpur, but as soon as he sees it in our boy's room he will understand :)

..guusjes-appeltaart blog..
..guusjes-appeltaart shop..

#492 a modern eden iphone apps

Please believe me I'm not an i-phone addict but I truly love it when 'old meets new' and this i-phone app is a perfect example of just that...gorgeous illustrated flashcards on your i-phone for your toddler. No need to bring the big stack of cards to a restaurant but just your iphone and learn about the animal sounds, names and more...

...the creative people from 'a modern eden' have done an excellent job in bringing their beuatifl work online...but for those of you who prefer to have the real thing, no worries the flash-cards on paper are available right here :) Thanks Urban Mommy for telling me about this great App.

..a modern eden apps..
..a modern eden..

some things I liked this week...

images from this beautiful blog...

 

the new issue of Babiekins magazine...

this French blog ….c'est l'été

this great (new to me) blog…

these wonderful schoolbags...

Happy, Happy Weekend! irene xoxo

what to wear today ... Australian Summer is “old school”

{image left: itch design. image right: SUDO}

Posted by Hayley from .little pinwheel

Australian Summer is “old school”

If you asked me what I love about fashion, especially children's fashion I would say it is the revamp of old trends. I love seeing how colours and styles come back from when I was a child.

If only I had kept some of the cool clothes my mum had me in. Although I am not sure if she understood you do not put socks with sandals!

My favourite piece of clothing as a little girl was my knickerbockers. Do you remember them? I wore them all the time, and I would also wear them with tights underneath throughout winter. I had it going on as a 7 year old! This summer in Australia sees the revamp of the knickerbockers. They are not only coming as pants they are being made in playsuits (overalls). The colours you will see are grey, pastels, and the classic black. There are a few bold colours coming, and the revamp of the tie dye tee shirt and bike pants. Oh yes, the bike pants are back!

Summer ranges are just starting to hit stores in Australia, from now until September. It is exciting as this summer is the best I have seen!

..Sudo..
..itch design..

..Sudo and Itch at little pinwheel..

Thanks Hayley from .little pinwheel!

New Fashion Editor for BKids

Please give a big welcome to my online friend and hip mama Hayley Blease from Australia, who is a new fashion editor for the What to Wear column here on BKids. This gorgeous lady runs the fashion shop and blog .little pinwheel. And writes down her experiences as a (recently) single mom on her personal blog, the trousse...

While searching for more fashion ideas from 'down under' I obviously thought about Hayley, what could be a beter fit than this funky lady who know a thing or two about the fashion trends for kids...I hope you like my choice :) of course Kellie and Wiebke will also stay as regular contributors for the What to Wear column.

...little pinwheel..
...little pinwheel blog..
..the trousse..