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we've moved!

oh my, how embarassing! the new blog is at

http://www.thegirllovestoshop.com.au/blog

see you soon!

Posted by Tracey at 02:52 PM

your favourite stores?

while i'm on a self imposed spending ban... what are some of your favourite stores that ship to australia?

Posted by Tracey at 07:47 PM | Comments (1)

Kikki-K

I went a little crazy in Kikki-K (Macquarie Centre). Christmas came too fast for me, so I didn't put as much effort into presents as I normally would - and I wanted to make up for it.

A little something for someone special - more to come!

www.kikki-k.com.au

Posted by Tracey at 05:38 PM | Comments (0)

ThisNext

Keep track of all your favourites things - online! I've only just discovered ThisNext but I'm already addicted.

Bookmarked your best finds online, for free.

www.thisnext.com

Posted by Tracey at 07:09 PM | Comments (0)

Pixelgirl Shop

Cute!

www.pixelgirlshop.com

Posted by Tracey at 08:27 PM | Comments (0)

National Breast Cancer Foundation products

The National Breast Cancer Foundation are kindly supported by many retailers Australia wide, that donate a portion of their sales back to them.

The ultimate goal of the National Breast Cancer Foundation's is to raise enough money to fund a cure for breast cancer. As Australia’s leading national not-for profit organisation established to fund all forms of research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer, we have a responsibility to ensure that the funds you work so hard to raise are used in the best possible way as we move towards making our goal a reality.

Check out -
www.pinkribboncoolers.com
www.mtoto.com.au
www.marbig.com.au

More products are listed on the NBCF website

Posted by Tracey at 10:53 PM | Comments (0)

Fizzy Parties

Planning a kids party? Check out the Fizzy Parties website.

Party packs include - Skull & Crossbone, Spots n Dots and Princess Butterfly. There are also cute goodie boxes filled with candy, ready to hand out!

www.fizzyparties.com.au

Posted by Tracey at 11:21 PM | Comments (0)

Creative Cakes

Alot of companies produce the towel-cake style of hampers these days, so it's nice to come across some new ones :)

Men's Gift Cake, Large Bright Bots Gift Box and the gorgeous Chocolate Garden.

www.creativecakes.com.au

Posted by Tracey at 07:52 PM | Comments (0)

Miijo jewellery

Miijo stock some great labels - lady luck rules ok, steven shein (lee riot) and white trash charms just to name a few...

http://www.miijo.com

Posted by Tracey at 09:12 PM | Comments (0)

flickr

Not a conventional accessory or shopping item - but a necessity if you have a digital camera and a thirst for sharing your photos!

flickr has been the best way for me to upload my million photos a day. the site also features group discussion on just about everything - from kittens to architecture. You can even upload photos straight from your camera phone!

What I like most is the ease to upload my photos, and then organise them into as many folders/sets as I like.

US $24.95 a year or US $47.99 for 2 years

What you get:

* 2 GB monthly upload limit
* Unlimited storage
* Unlimited bandwidth
* Unlimited photosets
* Permanent archiving of high-resolution original images
* Ad-free browsing and sharing

www.flickr.com

Posted by Tracey at 11:11 PM | Comments (0)

Kids with Cameras

I saw Born Into Brothels a few months ago, and made a note to buy the dvd or a print or the book one day.

Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Film, BORN INTO BROTHELS, was produced and directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski. Zana Briski, a New York based photographer, gives each of these youngsters a camera and teaches them how to take pictures, simultaneously causing them to look at their world with new eyes. Their photographs are prisms into their souls, rather than anthropological curiosities, and a true testimony to the power of the indelible creative spirit.

Teaching photography overseas is something I wanted to do in the future, so it was cool to get an insight into it.

DVD - kids-with-cameras.org/bornintobrothels/dvd.php
Book - kids-with-cameras.org/bornintobrothels/book.php
Prints - kids-with-cameras.org/kidsgallery

Posted by Tracey at 08:08 PM | Comments (0)

Amazon - Books on Shopping

Amazon is a great source for all things - clothes, furniture, dvds and books. Above a just a few selections of books relating to shopping! Includes guides on shopping online, experiences and design & architecture of shopping centres.

Posted by Tracey at 08:36 PM | Comments (0)

ASOS Just Arrived things

Posted by Tracey at 08:10 PM | Comments (0)

young blood - designers market

6.00-9.00pm, Friday 11 August
8.00am-5.00pm, Saturday 12 August
Part of Sydney Design 06, 10th International Design Festival, 5 to 20 August 2006

Powerhouse Museum, Level 3 courtyard, via Macarthur Street. Free entry.

After the enormous success of last year's inaugural Young Blood: Designers Market, this year's event returns for an extended two days during Sydney Design 06.

Buy original design, including fashion, product, furniture and jewellery design, and meet the makers.

They're looking for stallholders - so if you're young, you're into design and making your own things, check out the website and apply.

We went last year, and there was so much Sydney talent out there!

sydneydesign.com.au/youngblood

Posted by Tracey at 12:29 PM | Comments (0)

Baby accessories

Now, I don't have kids and I'm not pregnant - but that hasn't stopped me from browsing the odd cute baby present for my future nephew's and niece's out there!

A few of my most favourites have been -

Little Bear Hat with Ears and the Little Bear Hoodie Jacket are from Oobi, Spaceship Toddler baby shoes from Cute Baby Shoes, the amazing FLATOUT bear from FLATOUTaustralia which you can get from Baby's Got Style, Belly Butter from Bella Mama and the cute Sushi 3-Piece Burpcloth Set from Babystyle.com

You can just tell I'm going to spoil my kids as soon as they enter the world, lol! I really love the Oobi range, I saw it at Abode in Bondi and wanted to buy the hoodie straight away, it's gorgeous.

I've found the Baby's Got Style website really fun to use and to look at - and better yet, it's run by a local!

Look out my beautiful pregnant friends - a gift might be coming your way soon!

Posted by Tracey at 11:16 PM | Comments (0)

Sydney sales!

I've been purposely keeping my wallet shut and myself out of the mall for a few weeks now - and it's time to reap my rewards (within a set budget)!

There are a few big sales still on in Sydney that Regan and I are going to check out -

Borders have a 3 for 2 special on alot of books, dvds and other things
General Pants are having a further 50-80% off their already marked down stuff (yay!!)
Myer are having this BIG clearance - which we haven't even checked out yet. I could do with some new shoes ..
I've heard Sportsgirl has some good pieces on sale too
and Seduce are having a sale also

That's a few places to keep me and my wallet busy this weekend.

I've added 2 new categories - Sydney Markets and Vintage Clothing. These are 2 subjects I searched the net for - but couldn't find a decent all-in-one guide. I might as well do it! The info should be up within the week or so.

Posted by Tracey at 12:28 AM | Comments (0)