Mum's Biz

daks moving sale - all stock $9.95

2010-06-29T21:41:00.000-07:00

daksforkids moving sale

all stock must go - everything $9.95

(daks and dresses)

52 Hair Co - the organic hair colour specialists!!

2010-05-06T17:50:00.000-07:00

52 Hair Co - the organic hair colour specialists.

Hi, I'm Angela White the previous owner of the gorgeous Lambykins blankets. I have now ventured into a new area of expertise as hairdressing is my previous occupation: I'm now part-owner in an exciting organic hair salon with Kathy Dugdale.

We are the first salon in Essendon to offer ammonia-free, permanent hair colour using certified organic products and the results are impressive:

No ammonia smells

Gentle on sensitive scalps

Covers even the most resistant grey

Healthier, shinier result.
And we can create any colour imaginable!!

We have just discovered Global Keratin Hair Taming Treatment using organic bioactive keratin to de-frizz those locks and make you hair healthy, shiny and OHHHH sooo easy to manage!!!!

Visit us at 52 Hair Co in our relaxed atmosphere, healthier environment and let us make you look and feel special. x. Find us at 52 Fletcher St, Essendon, 3040. Phone 9370 9792.

Modish Lifestyle Market

2010-05-03T04:12:00.000-07:00

Well it certianly has been a long time since we all last blogged...apoligies in advance...However we wanted let you in on a little secret.

The latest most stylish lifestyle market Modish creators market is launcing this Saturday May 8th at Malvern town Hall from 9am- 3pm.

Come and visit us...

Mumbiz members that will be there on the day include

Kylie- Tiges and Weince

Beautifully designed magnetic bookmarks, felt transfers and specialised prints.(She is about to have baby number two as well as co ordinating Modish with her cousin Kelly) how does she do it I wonder?

Helen -Miss Ruby May

Sooo cute and sweet her handmade dolls

Kelly - Cocorose

The best fabric covered letters out there as well as beautiful pegboards and canvases all custom made to order

Katrina -Idtee, personalised bright and funky clothing and accessories as well as generic tees from $22.50

Hope to see you there!!!

Holidays are Over

2010-02-07T11:37:00.000-08:00

Off to Sydney Again!

Over the last three years, Melbourne-based lima bean has supplied beautiful ChangeMates to over 50 retailers across Australia.

With an emphasis on beautiful fabrics, our focus is on practicality without sacrificing style.

Last year, we attended our first ever trade show - Kids in Style (part of Life in Style) at the Horden Pavillion. It was quite a learning curve but also a lot of fun and well worth it for our little business.

There, we successfully launched our range of Australian made Bandana bibs - stylish enough to be worn all day (great for dribblers!)

… and this year it’s gorgeous, playful Winter beanies.

So Emma and I are gearing up for another great show at the end of February - getting ready new ranges of ChangeMates, bandana bibs and hats; building a new set; and organising six children, two husbands and a couple of Grandmas to keep everything going while we are away.

This year we will again be doing the road trip up to Sydney early in the morning - I've got the TomTom and the disco songs on the i-pod ready to go!

Our new products will be available online and in stores in April - I will post images when I have more.

Rachel - lima bean

daksforkids new dress design

2009-10-27T22:59:00.001-07:00

Daks New Dress Design

Out Jan 2010

The Spring has sprung, the grass is rizz. I wonder where them birdies is?

2009-10-26T03:46:00.001-07:00

The Spring has sprung, the grass is rizz. I wonder where them birdies is?
Winnie the Pooh

Spring is here...finally!
After weeks and weeks of dreary weather, the sun is shining and the flowers are blooming. In celebration of Spring, we decided to bake some biscuits for an afternoon tea picnic in the garden. Having taken possession of a fabulous cupcake-shaped cookie cutter from Bisk-Art, which just happens to match our fantastic idTee cupcake apron, the opportunity seemed too good to miss!

Vanilla sugar biscuits

200g unsalted butter at room temperature
200g sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
450g plain flour

Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the vanilla and the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the flour and beat until the mixture forms a dough (it may look a little crumbly at this point, but you can use your hands to bring it together).

Knead the dough lightly into a ball. Divide the ball into four portions, wrap each in cling film and refrigerate for an hour.

Bring out a portion of dough at a time and roll out on a lightly floured board to the desired thickness*. Cut out your shapes and bake in a preheated 170°C oven for 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool before decorating.

Decorate to your heart’s content. For these little cupcakes I used Pettinice fondant icing which I coloured before rolling out. Brush each biscuit with a little light corn syrup before applying the icing.

*A neat trick to get a uniform thickness is to use a sort of frame on either side of your dough. Your rolling pin will roll the dough out until it rests on top of your guides and voila! You have a perfect thickness each time. In this case I used wooden chopsticks (Although I’m sure the professionals have a more custom-made solution!)

Your assistants will have a lovely time cutting out and decorating these gorgeous biscuits...and an even better time eating them!
Just in time for Christmas, idTee will be offering a personalised apron and cupcake cookie cutter as a gift pack for $29.50

Posted by Julie

Tiges and Weince - Newest Member

2009-10-22T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hi there, I am Kylie & the newest member of the Mum's Biz team.

Like all of the other talented ladies involved I make babies accessories.

Tiges and Weince was born from my love of designing baby and children’s wear. I have an extensive back ground in the fashion industry in both womenswear and childrenswear, so following this creative path seemed the most natural thing to do.
The products I develop are basic essentials every baby just can’t do without, bibs, burp cloths, and wipes. However there is nothing basic in my design. I love working with bright colors, due to it’s power to create a happy positive mood for everyone.
My style I would describe as a collection of simple clean lines with a classic, yet contemporary feel, and an individual twist.

Drawing is another love and I have developed an illustrated line of magnetic bookmarks. Once you use one of these you can never go back to an ordinary bookmark.
My children’s illustrations are also available in ready to be framed prints. The designs are full of fun creating an affordable way to brighten any child’s bedroom or playroom.
The motto of my brand is "funky, bright, cheerful", basically if it’s not any of those descriptions then I simply do not produce it.

I love what I do as it provides me the lifestyle I want. To be an independent business woman who can keep following my dreams, look after my son full time, and still enjoy my life.

I look forward to becoming a regular contributor on the mums biz blog and hope you enjoy reading it.

Mumbiz branches out.....

2009-10-12T19:06:00.000-07:00

The girls at Mumbiz have been busy busy busy preparing for our latest and greatest venture.

Tiges And Weince.

We will be officially beginning Mumbiz Party Plan as of the 1st of November.So if you would like to book a party,please let us know as soon as possible.Especially if you are looking at doing a bit of Christmas shopping and want to avoid the crazy crowds.We come to you.All you need to do is invite your pals and purchase some champagne.We will do the rest. This is the perfect opportunity to do a bit of Christmas shopping without dragging children through the shops,fighting for carparks and buying mass produced.If you like to buy gifts that are unique,reasonably priced and great quality, a Mumbiz party is the answer.

id tees.

The products available for purchase are not mass produced.You wont find them all over town.They are all designed and mostly made in Australia and much of the product has a handmade touch. The Mumbiz girls are all Mums.All hardworking.All juggling children,partners and our businesses. We are passionate about our products and love our jobs (mostly!!).We are very excited about this new avenue that we are undertaking and look forward to seeing how our customers respond to the idea.

Miss Ruby May.

If you are a fundraiser for a Kindergarten or child care centre,we would love to hear from you also.We offer great host incentives and our sales representatives are not pushy.

totally innocent.

So get to it.Book your party today.

id tees.

Posted by Lou Lou xx

Idtee is now even bigger!!!

2009-07-10T03:30:00.000-07:00

New Premmie Range for Lambykins

2009-07-07T02:56:00.000-07:00

From the smallest seeds, tall trees do grow

Designer children’s wear companies Lambykins™ and La Toriana® are thrilled to announce their joint release of designer clothing for precious premature bubs – Lambykins’ Organic Premmie Collection and La Toriana’s Premmie Clothing Category.

Angela owner of Lambykins™ and Elizabeth owner of La Toriana® two country Mums, have been friends for over 20 years. Angela supported Elizabeth through three premature babies, two of whom became angels.

Elizabeth vividly remembers the emotional rollercoaster ride and how it was traumatic enough without being able to find clothing made specifically for premmie bubs. She was told by a nurse to go to the toy store and purchase “cabbage patch” dolls clothes or have them specially made.

“It was the last thing I needed: my babies were vulnerable enough without seeing them in dolls clothes or oversized hospital-issued garments. I longed to have some nice clothes for my baby that actually fitted and were suitable for the NICU,” Elizabeth explains.

Lambykins™ was established in 2004 and is renowned for producing a luxurious range of Australian-made merino blankets and baby clothing. After seeing what Elizabeth went through Angela was inspired to produce not just a gorgeous Organic Premmie Collection but a collection with meaning. Each garment depicts a unique hand-drawn design and comes with a special poem on its swing tag that offers support and understanding for the parents of precious premmie bubs.

The designs, style, quality and attention to detail portray the core of the Lambykins™ brand. The Organic Premmie Collection of pants, jackets, sleeveless tops, bodysuits, hats and wraps come in 3 attractive ecodyed colours of blue, pink and ecru. The garments are safe to use in the NICU and come in true premmie sizes from 800 grams to 7kg (up to 3 months).

Lambykins’ release of their 100% certified organic cotton Premmie Nature Range compliments their existing collection of organic baby clothing and merino wool blankets.

La Toriana is an online baby boutique that caters for premmie babies up to children 8 years of age. With a passion for organic and premmie baby clothes La Toriana specialises Australian and New Zealand baby and kids fashion with new and established designers. Her personal quest for a family after 8 IVF cycles ending in 3 premmie babies has inspired her desire to help families touched by prematurity. Elizabeth, a volunteer and sponsor of local and national premmie baby groups, donates a percentage of sales from her Premmie baby category. La Toriana is fast becoming renowned for quality, stylish and affordable designer collections as well as for providing exceptional customer service.

No wonder Lambykins and La Toriana have joined forces!

To view the full ranges please visit: www.latoriana.com.au and www.lambykins.com

totally innocent

2009-05-04T03:54:00.000-07:00

totally innocent is all about colour and fun.Designer, Lou Pennisi believes that children in our world are growing up WAY too fast these days and should be allowed to remain "totally innocent" for as long as possible.

We at totally innocent believe in fairies.

We believe in Santa.

We believe in fun.

We believe in innocence.

We believe that children all over the world should have colour in their day.

Lots of colour.

And play.

Lots and lots of play.

Get a little sweetness into your day.

All of our products are handmade in Australia.

Handmade.Australian Made. Just the way we like it.

http://www.totallyinnocent.com.au/

http://www.totallyinnocentdesigns.blogspot.com/

www.queenloube.blogspot.com

Lambykins

2009-05-03T18:43:00.000-07:00

Our mission is to create an outstanding collection of contemporary and timeless baby products of exceptional softness, quality, comfort and design.

Luxurious – The exceptional softest and quality of our collection allows you to welcome your baby into the world with a little bit of everyday luxury.

Natural – We use Natural Australian merino and certified organic cotton (certified by Credit Control Union, formerly SKAL International) to create our exquisite baby range.

Beautiful – Our considered fusion of fibres, colour and design creates the most beautiful collection that you will cherish and be proud to adorn your beautiful child.

Lambykins™ was founded in 2004; the Lambykins™ Classic Urban and Nursery Collection was first introduced into the market place.Since then, Lambykins™ has gone from strength to strength producing a luxurious, pure and beautiful baby range using premium quality natural fibres.

Angela White, Lambykins’ business and product manager and her husband William, a wool buyer who grew up on a merino farm, use their knowledge and expertise to ensure Lambykins™ products are of the highest quality and comfort for your precious little baby.

Please visit our website via Mumsbiz for a list of stockists or to purchase online.

Kind regards, Angela White (Mum of 3 gorgeous little boys and looking forward to Mothers Day!)

Lima bean

2009-05-03T17:12:00.001-07:00

As they say in The Castle I’m an “ideas” woman! From chopping boards, to rotating snowboard bindings to shampoos, ideas of new inventions or improvements on existing designs have always floated around my head.
The ChangeMate was the one that I felt inspired, personally and financially, to pursue around the constraints of a young family. And of course, I managed to rope my sister into partnering me in the business over dinner one night. Luckily she is the one with the financial and computer skills - and I love the fact that no matter what happens we are in it together!
For me, product ideas are always a result of not being able to find the perfect item I want. In this case it was a very compact, attractive way of carrying thebasics for changing my babies, as well as being able to fit it all neatly into my favourite bag.
Rachel Sharrock

Daks for kids

2009-05-03T08:02:00.000-07:00

daksforkids® was launched in 2006, half a year after my daughter Isabella was born.
The idea came about when I discovered a gap in the market for funky cotton pants for kids to play and muck around in. I wanted pants that kids could be kids in, were hard wearing, made in Australia and affordable. While there were many labels for exclusive, designer kids clothing, there wasn’t much that was really affordable, so seizing this opportunity I decided to create my own! With a background in project management I drew up sound business and project plans and recruited great suppliers. I now have a contemporary, user-friendly website (http://www.daksforkids.com.au/), online shopping and 3 ranges of pants in 16 print types.
Newto Daks is the release of 100% funky cotton dresses.

Cocorose

2009-05-03T07:57:00.000-07:00

I have always enjoyed home decorating and when I became the mother of two gorgeous girls, I relished the challenge to decorate their bedrooms as happy, beautiful and serene retreats for them.
After receiving so much encouragement from family and friends and really enjoying the making and designing process of the bedroom accessories, I decided it would be a wonderful opportunity to start my own business working from home. I can continue designing products which are each individually handmade with great care and attention to detail, using fabrics, paints and embillishments, while still being with my girls.

Kellie Daws

Miss Ruby May

2009-05-03T07:51:00.000-07:00

One of our very talented members is Helen Walker from Miss Ruby May, Although she does not have a website as yet! Her gorgeous vintange inspired handmade dolls can be found in many good boutiques throughout Melbourne. Feel free to email or call Helen with your very own special request for a unique keepsake doll that is sure to be treasured for a lifetime!

2009-05-03T03:23:00.000-07:00

We hope you enjoy exploring the talents and shopping online with all Mum's Biz members Listed;

IdTee - Personalised children’s wear and accessories custom made to order,
Little red duck - locally made and hand printed children’s t-shirts,
Lima bean – gorgeous, compact baby change wallets,
Daks for Kids – Retro and vintage cotton pants and dresses for kids,
Cocorose – Handmade canvases, Fabric wooden letters and accessories for children’s bedroom décor,
Otobi – Textile and gorgeous framed original prints for kids rooms
Lambykins- Luxurious natural and beautiful merino blankets and organic baby wear
Totally Innocent- Bright whimsical hand made foam cards, appliqué tees and quilts for babies

Miss Ruby May – simply gorgeous vintage inspired handmade Dolls

2009-05-03T00:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Mum's Biz
We are in the process of up dating our new site.
Where you can support Austrlalian mum's businesses.
Buy from any one of our members and recieve exclusive Mum's biz discounts.