My new favourite fabric - "Butterfly"

Can you be in love with a fabric?? Ok, then I have really strong feelings for this gorgeous fabric for girls! Depicting colourful butterflies in various stages of flight, surrounded by lovely little flowers, I had to have it and now need to turn it into lampshades in order to bring it to you.

Because the butterflies are quite large, each lampshade will have one big butterfly and some pretty flowers - it will look so fresh and lovely in a little girl's room. We all know how much they adore butterflies!

But what to trim it with? Nothing too busy which would detract from this fabric's impact. I recently found some mini ric-rac in different shades of pink, and I think this frames the butterfly nicely.

Hey presto, here is the finished product, ready to brighten up her room!

New to Little Light House, you can view more information about this shade at www.littlelighthouse.com.au

Ani & Trio - Brisbane duo creates lush linen!

Ani & Trio is the brainchild of two friends with the one desire to provide a new and exciting range of nursery linen for our little ones. Based in Brisbane, they design and create these bold, fun and unique cot collections. Shown above is their stunning "Under the Stars" cot quilt. Each piece is beautifully made with attention to detail. The addition of ribbons and trimmings teamed with their signature patchwork style, results in a truly designer look.

Also available are 100% cotton sheet sets and pillowcases, designed to match the cot linen collections. Shown below is their "At the Fair" collection - so fresh and lovely.

Check out their website www.aniandtrio.com.au for a closer look at their gorgeous range.

Etsy Fab Find - "Almost Sunday"

Almost Sunday is a delightful Etsy shop full of striking paper design products for kids and parents alike. The "Butterfly Mobile" (shown above) and "Fish Mobile" (shown below) will stimulate your baby with their bright and playful designs, each one handcrafted with love and attention to detail.

Mobiles are a wonderful way to keep your baby entertained in their cot, or keep him/her occupied on the change table while you get busy with the task at hand!! The mobiles are made to be viewed from underneath, designed specifically for your baby's enjoyment.

These mobiles are made to order, and are a wonderful unique addition to your child's room.

Check these out, and more, at www.almostsunday.com

Release the decorator within!

It brings me such joy to receive a photograph from a customer showing one of my lampshades in its new setting. I am constantly inspired by the creative flair of my wonderful customers, and really enjoy seeing their different decorating styles.

These gorgeous pictures were sent to me recently. I love the pink/green combination - so fresh and pretty for a little girl's room. The lined baskets are a wonderful idea for storage, and the pink cuddly critter looks beautiful beside our "Candy Stripe" shade. Job well done Gillian, I love your 'inner decorator'!

Thanks for the photos, my lampshades are my labour of love, and it is great to see where they end up after my hard work is done.

Release your decorator within, but please, share your triumphs with me!!

Zooni - gorgeous baby hats

These adorable "Mop Top Hats" are high on my list of favourite things! They are somewhat wild and woolly from the front view, with an adorable animal from the back view! Never has your child looked so good while running away from you! With names like "Chunkee Monkee" shown top left, and "Panda Monium" or "Puppy Love" shown top right, plus "Leo the Lion", and many more - you are sure to find the right hat for your little wild thing.

Based in San Francisco, Zooni is a children's accessories business which specialises in unique, handmade hats, mittens, and 3D socks. Each design in their Mop Top Hats, M'uppet Mittens, and ConFEETI 3D socks lines is one-of-a-kind and guaranteed to turn heads. Each product is handmade or hand-detailed from high quality materials for maximum style and function.

If your little darling doesn't fancy a wild animal on her head, then there are some gorgeous "Flower Power" hats which will keep her head warm, and be oh so stylish for winter.

Visit www.zooniwear.com for their full catalogue - you are sure to fall in love with these products!

Mathilda's Markets - see you there!

Mathilda's Market is a fabulous niche market that offers unique, stylish and affordable baby and kids goods that are lovingly handmade or from limited production line.  The retailers are hand picked to ensure an exciting product range, and most of them do not have a shop front, so you know you'll find something special, not available anywhere else.  

Mathilda's Market is coming up in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in June and July. With up to 70 gorgeous stalls, yummy food, free kids entertainment, this is a fantastic day out for young and old.  For a sneek peek, have a look at the gallery on Mathilda's Market website (www.mathildasmarket.com.au) and enjoy browsing through past Markets.

Little Light House will be exhibiting at the Brisbane Mathilda's Market on July 19th between 9am - 1pm at Brisbane City Hall.  Come and meet us there, and see first hand our wonderful fabrics and beautiful choice of lampshades for kids.

Little Light House back online

Hello everyone,

We were/are having some technical difficulties, resulting in the website being offline - the problem is being fixed, and we will soon be back to normal!

Thanks for your patience....

Sue