Fashion & Music Icons

These are a pretty cute gift idea - soft toys based on iconic rock stars and fashion designers. Below are my favorites: Karl Largefeld, David Bowie, Jean Paul Gaultier and Micheal jackson. You can find more info here: http://www.mynameissimone.com/

Dolls House

How amazing is this dolls house by Miniio. All furniture is included and you can even buy wallpaper! There are other houses but I love this one. Buy here.

Lego head

I have wanted to get a classic Lego head for my daughter forever. But how cool are these Halloween versions! I would get the skull if I could. Don't ask me where to get them because I have no idea.

Hoptimist

How cute are these slinky like things? A bunch of these would look great anywhere in the home as well as being a cool birthday gift for kids of any age. Buy them here.

Sydney Shopping: Part Four

PURE & GENERAL
This store is divine and is not like any other. Everything changes regularly so it's worth checking back often. A lot of the pieces are commissioned for the store and are handcrafted all over the world. I am in love with the hand stitched blankets from Scotland and the hand stitched bears from South Africa. If only I had the budget. They also sell some of my favorite brands including Lucky Boy Sunday and Fog Linen.

Sydney Shopping: Part Three

KOSKELA
Ok this is my idea of heaven. We spent a fair bit of money here but not as much as I would have liked if only I could have sent a crate home! I have been watching this brand for a long time but had no idea there was an entire kids section here. It was so inspiring I could go on and on, I'll let my very average photo skills do the talking.

Sydney Shopping: Part Two

SHORTIES
A jam packed store in Newtown which has a mix of well known brands and hand crafted kids wear. We bought a few gifts here including a tiny hand made baby cap and a great coconut bowl with bamboo cutlery. You could spend a lot of time in here and end up totally broke.

FLYING PENGUIN
This toy shop has to be the best I have seen so far. Everything is great quality and all the nice wooden toy brands can be found here. Another dangerous place for your wallet. My favorite thing about this store is there is no pink section and coloured section, it is all just neutral which I personally love.

Sydney Shopping: Part One

We spent all of last week in Sydney, we were there for business which required a lot of shopping. Of course I had to go into every kids store I stumbled across. I am going to do a post on each store, starting with...

KIDO STORE
This store is divine! Everything in here is beautiful, almost all of my favorite brands are in here but everything I wanted was too big to bring home. We just bought a great little back pack that our girl loves to carry which is awesome for us haha. Photos by me.

Cloth & Thread

Still on the cat trend and loving these cushions from Cloth & Thread. Definitely worth a look at this site, so many beautiful toys.

Monkis

Thanks to a lovely follower on my facebook page,  I managed to find these crazy cushions from Monki. I wish I could get them.

Cowboys & Indians

This is such a great idea! A hand stitched matt by Penny Leaver to play cowboys and indians. Click here for more.

Mes habits cheris

I have no idea what is going on because this site is French. But there are a few things I would like to buy if I had a money tree. This site is so full of things I have the feeling I haven't even scratched the surface. My picks...

SONNY ANGEL
These are so cute. A nice alternative to Sylvanian Familes if you will. Also available at Lille Figaro.

YETI HAT
This is just mental and that's why I like it.

NORSU MONEY BOX
I have actually been trying to track one of these down for a very long time but I just can't bring myself to actually purchase it.

Wire Basket

I have wanted this Fog Linen basket forever! Buy it at Father Rabbit, it's perfect for toys.

Varupen

Another thing I have been meaning to post since before the holidays! Varupen make these cool fabric sacks you can use as bins for rubbish bins, dirty washing or toy storage. So many great options!

Areaware

Areaware are the distributors of some interesting objects. I love the big wooden bear toys, if I had one I would paint it neon pink. Check out their full range here. Locally I think you can find a lot of the range at The Department Store.

Ferm Living

I've probably blogged about Ferm Living before, but they have some new items available in their kids collection. How cute are these beanbags? Ferm Living also do bedding, wallpaper, wall sticker and textiles.

Down to the Woods

You have probably seen lots of the products from these guys around. But you can also buy from them directly here. Most items are available in NZ from Nature Baby or Iko Iko. These are my picks...

Acne JR

I'm back! I had an actual holiday this year and an entire month of not blogging! But I haven't been far from the internets and still have lots of great things to show you.

Starting with Acne JR. Acne have started a toy range for kids, there are not many objects available yet and below are my favorites. I love the simplistic shapes they are using. But as much as I like them, I can't really find a reason so buy them.

Third Drawer Down lately

It's no surprise that Third Drawer Down is one of my favorite stores. They have some really cool stuff available at the moment and it's the perfect place to buy Christmas presents for your kids. Here are some of the latest things I LOVE.

Sardine Bed Set (coloured pencils & chocolate versions available)

iWood Chalkboard Laptop

Giant nose soap dispenser

Rocking horse

Wooden Toy Ships

These are pretty awesome wooden toys! Designed by a design agency in London and produced by Toy Brand Papa Foxtrot. I don't know much more about them really but shit they look good!