Oh Baby!

Meet the newest member of our family! This is Matteo Jordan born last Sunday to my sister Christina and husband Roy. Doesn't he have the loveliest hair?


This is protective and older brother Joshua. I'm sure he can't wait until Matteo is big enough to play with him.

Speaking of families, most of you probably don't know that I come from quite a large one. I am the eldest of 4 and my parents come from families of 7 and 8 children respectively. I have 30 first cousins!

Now I want to tell you how much I LOVE being part of the blogging community. Much of my business comes from my blog followers and I like to support them in return. As a time-poor aunty who doesn't enjoy running around shopping centres, I was delighted to find an ace gift from one of my newest blog followers, Monique.

The above image is a Cuski comforter and it has to be one of the best inventions ever for newborn babies. Made from organic cotton, it has been designed to absorb the smells of the mother before being given to the baby to peacefully sleep with. As the baby grows, it can be safely sucked on, cuddled and loved. I bought it in the minty colour but other choices are available. For more information, check out Monique's on-line store Your Cheeky Monkey.

I also purchased this pack of organic and natural baby products here from my friend Lisa of Beautiful Baskets. I can't praise the exceptional service of both these lovely ladies enough. Please support small and local business!

Lisa's Butterflies

You probably know by now that I love screen-printing in layers but I also love custom orders. So when the lovely Lisa Lange approached me with the request for a new corporate skirt, I immediately thought of printing the Butterflies over my Nature Will Prevail text print. The idea incorporates Lisa's branding of the Orange Monarch Butterfly but with a fresher approach than simply printing on orange fabric. This design was printed on white linen.

Lisa and I met at a women's networking function a couple of years ago and have been great friends ever since. We try to meet up for a monthly breakfast and one of our favourite spots is the Wicked Sisters Cafe at Hawthorne in Brisbane. I thoroughly recommend the vanilla porridge if you visit.

And what could be better than combining business with pleasure to personally delivering the goods to the happy customer?

Lisa's business Beautiful Baskets delivers gift baskets for all occasions. Each basket is personally put together by Lisa with hand-selected items and an emphasis on Australian-made. I love this Rise and Shine basket with morning tea delights. Lisa will also customise gift baskets for you and deliver Australia wide.

The Nature Will Prevail text design is now available in our on-line store in 3 colourways; olive, black or chocolate print. Choose from hemp/organic cotton or organic cotton.