New Gorgeous Quirky and Whimsical Prints

Our first new products for 2012 have arrived and they are sooo, sooo cute. I just love every single one of them. We're adding six new art prints for girls and three new ones for the boys to our Quirky and Whimsical range.

Here are the beautiful new girls' designs:

Beautiful, new quirky art prints for girls at Gelati Art

New quirky art prints for girls at Gelati Art

Whimsical new art prints for girls at Gelati Art

And are here the boys' designs:

New quirky art prints for boys at Gelati Art

 And last but certainly not least, my favourite new design for the boys:

New quirky art print for boys at Gelati Art

We've got lots more lovely new things on the way so stay tuned.

Our Holiday of a Life-Time

I'm just back from the most incredible family holiday.

We stayed at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort.

I'd heard it was one of the best family resorts in the world and having now experienced it I would most definitely have to agree it is.

What's not love about a resort that keeps every member of the family happy?

Massages for Mum, world-class scuba diving for Dad and non-stop fun for kids at Bula Club all day long.

Our week was jam-packed full of snorkeling, kayaking, swimming, sight-seeing and eating (the food was absolutely superb).

Bub was completely spoilt too. Did I mention he had a personal Nanny on-call for 12 hours a day?!

I could rave all day about this resort. The staff were so friendly and genuinely want you to have the best holiday you've ever had (and we did).

As you can see from these pictures, the location in Savusavu Bay is just spectacular. Everywhere you look it's just like a scene from a postcard. The whole island is just gorgeous.

I hope we can return to this little piece of paradise...very, very soon.

12 Days of Cakemas

Cake Lingerie

Maternity lingerie has certainly come along way since I had my first baby almost nine years ago. How lucky are pregnant and nursing Mums these days to have such a gorgeous range of lingerie to choose from? Cake Lingerie certainly have the best range in my opinion. They also do lovely sleepwear...

I was delighted when they asked if Gelati Art would like to be involved in their 12 Days of Cakemas promotion. They're giving away fantastic prizes every day (including Gelati Art). To find out more check out their website and facebook.

What better present could you think of for a pregnant Mum or Mum-to-be this Christmas?

When elegance is required

I have to admit my wardrobe contains a lot of Witchery. I tend to shop there quite frequently (far too frequently actually). I was in my local store on the weekend and was hoping to check out the new kids' range but sadly there was nothing in store (I ended up buying a beautiful silk dress for myself so not a complete waste of time!). I had spotted this very smart blazer for Master 5 earlier online and was hoping to snare it for our upcoming trip to Dubai.

An elegant yet casual jacket - a must for every jett-setting 5 year old boy's wardrobe

It would have looked perfect at the Burj Al Arab - the 7 star hotel we are going to for afternoon tea - which has a strictly "elegant" dress code.

The Burj Dubai here we come...in our finest "elegant" attire

I also found these great suede shoes from Mini Me Sydney that will look perfect teamed back with it...

I love the tan and navy ones...

 Elegant yet casual shoes - a must for the small-set this season

And the navy ones...

And the tan and aqua ones...

Yes, I think the tan and aqua ones are my favourite. Very Gucci. Very gorgeous! And oh so perfect.

Almost swimming weather...

I'm so looking forward to Summer and the warmer weather that I have already got my children their first new swimmers for the season (yes, we are only 7 days into Spring, I know). I've chosen beautiful pieces from my friend, Ali's new range - a Little Blossom full piece swimsuit with matching sunshirt (pictured above) for my daughter and the Rugger red and navy sunshirt with a navy trunk (pictured below) for my son. I'm loving the Euroleg trunk for my son - it so smart and much more practical for swimming than boardies.

If you like these new designs check out Ali's website - Babes in the Shade - but don't delay as I know she is selling out fast. Her sunshirts are the best  - long-sleeved, UPF 50+, chlorine resistant and stylish!

Look out Summer here we come!

First Look...(part two)

And now for the new Red Plum Linen bedding for boys...

Gorgeous navy!

I love navy for boys' rooms so I'm very excited to see Sura has added in a new navy lattice print fabric to her range.

Here's a first look at it...

 

New bedding for boys from Red Plum Linen

I think it looks so fresh teamed with these crisp white sheets. It's definitely a sophisticated and smart look for boys.

Sticking with navy theme I think our new Vintage Car print (just in this week) would look very smart in this room.

Or perhaps our new and white and navy Play, Laugh, Dream set of three canvases, which are coming soon and will be available early September.

First Look...

My good friend, Sura, at Red Plum Linen has kindly given me a sneak preview of her stunning new bedding fabrics and I'm very excited to be able to share these images with you over the next few days.

Here is the first collection featuring her new Vintage Rose and Candy Lattice fabrics.

 New bedding for girls from Red Plum Linen

Aren't they absolutely beautiful? And fresh? I love how Sura combines all her different fabrics together...like here how she has added the Sage Polka Dot sheets and Sage Lattice throw cushion to create a truly individual look. 

I think our Sarah Jane Danse Avec Moi prints would be a perfect addition to this setting.

We have these available now in two sizes: 8x10 inches and 11x14 inches. And in five different colour ways. Please email me if you are interested.

There's some gorgeous new fabrics for boys too. I promise to share these with you tomorrow.

The countdown to Summer...

Last night we booked our Summer holiday and so with Summer and holidays on my mind I thought I would share with you a couple of lovely things I have my eye on for the coming warmer months...

 Must-have beach bag for Summer 2010 available at Seed

Okay, here's the must-have beach bag for little girls this Summer. Isn't it delightful? I love the gelati theme and the chunky rope handles!

Must-have tee for Summer 2010 available at Seed

And the gorgeous matching tee. Can't wait to see what other sweet things are in store for us this Summer!

New darling dolls for you to create

 Sweetie Petites Sewing Kits new at Gelati Art

Aren't these softies simply adorable? My daughter and some of her friends spent a fun afternoon making these Sweetie Petite dolls at our place one school holdiays. My 7 year old sewing novices got a real kick out of making their very own doll to take home and tackled the activity with great gutso. I can highly recommend these gorogeous kits for a child's first sewing project. And why should girls have all the fun? Now there's even one for boys too...

 

 I think cheeky-faced Freddie would have to be my favourite!

Feeling Fresh Today

We're feeling a little fresh today after receiving a lovely blog-makeover by the very talented Katrina Chambers.

I hope you like our new look? I'm totally loving it and can totally recommend Katrina's services. She's one very talented and super-efficient lady.

Thanks Katrina! And thanks A-M over at Cape Cod Designs for the recommendation.

More lovely lilac...

I'm in love with this new art print from our new quirky and whimsical range.

Wouldn't it be a perfect finishing touch for the lovely lilac room I posted about earlier?

Back to school fun

 

How cute are these bag tags? These are what I ordered from Fairydust for my little Preppy for his first year of school. Aren't they absolutely adorable? Fairydust belongs to a lovely, lovely customer of mine. As you can see she is super clever. 

And these are the ones my daughter chose. We also ordered the matching labels for their books and lunch boxes. So gorgeous! Thanks Toni, for making back to school so much fun!

Dear Santa

My name is Isabella and I'm 6 years old.


I've been a really good girl this year so please could you bring me:

• some fairy books
• some Littlest Pet Shop animals
• a new skooter like my brother's 
• and most of all, please, please, please, a Princess Ratbag Pettiskirt (Baby Pink coloured please - just like the one in the picture)

We're going to sprinkle some magic oats on our lawn so your reindeer can find our house.


We will also leave out a nice cold beer for you as we always do.


I can't wait to wake up on Christmas morning to see what you bring!


Until then, I'll be dreaming of dancing and prancing in a fluffy, floaty, pretty, pink ruffle pettiskirt.


Lots and lots of love,
Isabella xoxo