kasiabear kids

merging blogs..

2010-08-27T01:09:00.000-07:00

With a fair bit of work coming my way lately and working on a lot of new designs.. running two blogs is proving to be somewhat challenging...

So I have merged the kasiabear blog and kasiabear kids blog into one.. over at www.kasiabear.com..

I will still keep this blog up and every now and then pop some of the projects I am working on.. but all the action will be happening over at kasiabear..

I'd love you to come and join me

kasia

my little stores are slowly getting filled..

2010-08-05T03:18:00.000-07:00

where has kasiabear been? being a busy mum loving life and not getting to her computer as often as before to put it simply.. but busy creating.. so just to get up to date.. here are some of the little treasures i've been working on..

available at either my etsy or madeit stores..

if you like something here.. but would like it in a different size or fabric combination.. email me at kasiabearkids@optusnet.com.au to discuss a custom order..

tee's

skirts

my little pocket denim skirt..

2010-05-20T05:14:00.000-07:00

I so loved making this little skirt.. I printed the fabric a couple of months ago, I made the pocket a couple of weeks ago and I finally got to put it all together the other day.. look out for a few more coming in this style.. I love it!!

so simple, so sweet and just classic..

kasiabear in handmade living..

2010-05-13T05:22:00.000-07:00

Well, its been a bit of a crazy week in our household.. me planning my first ever trip away since becoming a mum.. my little guy being sick again.. and putting together my submission for handmade living..

And now that its all finalised.. I'd like to share my excitement.. I am so, so, so honoured to be a part of this creation and to work alongside other amazing designers and makers... You'll have to wait to see kasiabear's little creations till the book is released.. but if nothing else, writing this submission and thinking outside the box as a designer again has put a few more things in perspective for me.. so keep a look out for new and amazing things to come.. here on this blog, at kasiabear.. a little bit of me, my etsy shop and my made it shop..

handmade living. is..

a beautiful new creation that combines the inspiration and talents of handmade designers living in Canberra and also interstate.

Its pages will be lush with stunning creations to share and inspire.

A hardcover, beautifully photographed and illustrated tome.

Providing how-tos, information and breathtaking inspiration,

a publication for lovers of style, beauty and stunning creations, handmade with care.

Handmade bliss

drawstring bags..

2010-05-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

This would have to be one of my favourite fabrics and I was lucky enough to make a little library bag for one of Ella's favourite friends...

These drawstring bags can be made in many different fabric combinations and sizes and are available through my made it store.. message me or email me if you would like kasiabear to make you one and I will email you available fabrics.. there are plenty of boys and girls ones to choose from.

little mod cord skirt..

2010-05-06T19:37:00.000-07:00

What a week its been in our household.. I've only just finally got to upload the little Mod Cord skirt onto madeit and etsy.. so a very belated drum roll please... for the colour options that is..

and if you don't like my options.. go your hardest on these colours and choose your own colourway..

and then you come up with the end result in your choice of colours looking like this..

the Lelly Lou skirt in bold house graphics..

2010-05-03T04:26:00.000-07:00

We had a beautiful weekend with my little munchkins and even managed to soak up some sun in the Adelaide Botanical Gardens.. Sooo beautiful at this time of the year.. Ella aka Lelly Lou wore the Lelly Lou skirt and it was lovely to receive so many comments from passers by..

Here are a few of my favourite pics of the day..

little mod cord skirt..

2010-05-02T19:49:00.000-07:00

I know I've mentioned that I love jeans.. but did I mention that I love cord almost as much.. well, I've had a little play over the weekend and finally decided on the next kasiabear design.. this skirt will be available in a few colourways so keep an eye out.. in the meantime I thought I'd share the design...

It will be available in my madeit and etsy shops for $35 as soon as the colourways are finalised..

shop shop shop...

2010-04-30T06:14:00.000-07:00

Getting RSI from loading up items onto both my etsy and madeit shops.. here are a few items we had a ball doing a little photoshoot with Lell..

500 who like kasiabear on facebook giveaway

2010-04-21T00:44:00.000-07:00

OK.. so I no longer have fans.. I have people who like kasiabear.. which is kinda nice really.. and 502 of them.. WOW!!!

We'll, January 2010 I had a little pipe-dream of reaching 1000 followers/fans/friends by the official launch date of kasiabear on 4th of July 2010.. it really was a pipe-dream and reaching 500 fans really is amazing and I feel a little blown away at the moment.. thanks guys n gals!!

I promised a little giveaway and here are the items and winners below..

winner of the jeep printed tee is....

Mikila Roberts

mikila.. please message me with your postal address

and your little mans tee size

and i'll print him a little jeep tee

winner of the strawberry printed 6x12'' fabric is...

Irene Aboul-Hosn

irene.. please message me with your postal address

winner of the little eco-party bag is...

Maree Hamilton

maree.. please message me with your postal address and

choice of boy or girl party bag

and thats it from me for now guys.. congrats to all the winners!!

and thanks again for all your support guys!!

tags and packaging..

2010-04-04T17:12:00.000-07:00

I'm finally happy with my little tags, placement and how I am attaching them to the tees and my little creations... still working on the packaging as I'm still waiting on a few more bits and pieces to arrive... but getting there...

where to put the tags...

2010-04-02T18:45:00.000-07:00

having a ball making little eco-goodie bags for zaccy's first birthday party..

the theme is 'planes' and colours.. navy, red and white..

there are a few girls and few boys all different ages so I'm making specialised bags for each person..

only bit is.. can't decide on the placement of the kasiabear tags..

happy easter...

2010-04-01T13:37:00.000-07:00

wishing you all a beautiful easter

i'll be spending mine chilling out with my family

xxx

we have a winner for a little green tee...

2010-03-31T18:46:00.000-07:00

'my trike'
was by far the most popular design getting 72% of the votes
so this is the little green tee that will be given away today...
and the winner is...
drum roll...

comment #18 - mummy2jj

thank you to everyone who entered!!!

and good luck next time.. yes there will be a next time..

loving mr mushroom..

2010-03-25T03:21:00.000-07:00

Printed some gorgeous fabrics last night.. pic to come soon..

Just thought I'd excuse myself for the next month or so from the facebook and blog world as I take over my shed and turn it into a little studio.. this unpacking and packing up around kids is proving faar too time consuming and I so need a workspace after Zaccy took over mine almost a year ago..

As I create my little space I will try to do a few posts of the transformation of the currently very run down shed at the end of our block..

Have Fun!!

a little sneak peak.. cushion covers...

2010-03-14T04:43:00.000-07:00

It's pretty straight forward.. I love cushions.. and therefore love cushion covers..

Here is a little one I made today inbetween hanging out with my little guy.. washing.. cleaning.. cooking and taking Ella to a Wizzy Wizard birthday party...

front of the cushion..

front detail..

back of the cushion..

a little sneak peak.. draw string bags...

2010-03-13T02:48:00.000-08:00

I love drawstring bags.. well bags that contain small objects from around the house in general. Its funny how things coincided that Ella turned 3 and started receiving toys which contained numerous tiny choking hazards at the same time as Zaccy became fully mobile and decided that the oral sensory experience was his favourite pass time..

I quickly invested in a set of pencil cases to try and contain all those little bits in their relevant groups but soon discovered that pencil cases only come in a few sizes.. cannot fit the whole set of toys and are really quite boring and rarely match... so the drawstring bag sewing adventure began...

So here is a little sneak peak at a couple I have made for Ella. I have started creating these for my little shops and as soon as my little kasiabear labels arrive I'll pop them in .. And rest assured there will be plenty of BOY's designs coming.. and in many shapes and sizes too.

a little giveaway for a green t.. which one will it be..

2010-03-10T19:21:00.000-08:00

As a little thank you to all my new facebook friends and fans and also my blog followers, I'd like to give away a little size 4 green t-shirt I printed last night, but I'd like you guys to pick the design which will be given away.. so here goes..

These are the two designs.. printed on exactly the same t-shirt style and size.. being size 4, and both printed in purple on a lime green t-shirt.. 'my trike' & 'my little flower garden'..

Soooo... what to do to be in the running to win one of these t-shirts...

vote which t-shirt you would prefer on the poll on this blog
follow this blog
facebook, blog or tweet about this givaway
become a fan of kasiabear on facebook

So.. get voting as the t-shirt with the most votes will be the one given away..

(please leave a separate comment on this blog for each entry)

Giveaway ends and will be drawn on March 31st, 2010. International entries are welcome.

strawberry with a cherry on top please...

2010-03-08T04:03:00.000-08:00

Here we go.. feel a lot better now.. a couple of girlie designs done.. now I can focus on the planes, trains and automobiles...

my mushrooms...

2010-03-07T19:36:00.000-08:00

My little princess has been feeling a little left out each time I do a design.. so I had to do something girly for her... can't wait to print these on wednesday...

my jeep...

2010-03-06T19:06:00.000-08:00

Had a kid free and husband free outing last night... very nice and rejuvenating mentally... but feeling a bit sleep deprived today.. oops..

anyhow... here is my next design.. inspired by last night..

I loooove jeeps..

a little fundraiser for a beautiful family..

2010-03-05T04:39:00.000-08:00

A little while back we received a letter from my kids childcare centre informing us of a change of management.. reason being is that one of the beautiful girls who worked in the office was diagnosed with leukemia... me being ignorant and not really knowing much about the illness googled it and realised just how serious it really was and how much of an impact this will have on this little family.. Even closer to my heart was the fact that this ladies little girl is in my daughters room and I know her very well..

From the moment we stepped into this childcare centre to check it out I felt at home and put Ella on the books straight away. Its a wonderful family atmosphere and I love it for so many different reasons.. and even more so now when I found out that parents are donating goods to be sold at the centre to raise money for this beautiful family...

I wanted to add to this wonderful gesture and make some little t-shirts.. so here are the first four.. printed, washed 3 times just to make sure they're good and durable and ready to be delivered on Monday..

the first t-shirt order has been placed...

2010-03-02T01:33:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited to share this little bit of info.. it took a little while as there were so many fun colours to choose from and sad to say... I couldn't have them all.. The choice was hard but I managed to limit myself to 6 colours which I will be very excited to see in real life when they arrive early next week..

I am currently testing out colour combinations, washability and wear of the paints and fabric I have chosen to work with and hoping to have some fun designs in my shop soon.. It's a bit of a long process, but I want to make sure that all of my items are durable and can handle a bit of rough treatment by their little owners..

So share in the fun of this little journey with me.. I love comments.. I love feedback and I'd love to hear of any designs you always wished you could have on a t-shirt for your little one and just never found..

the first singlet sample is printed.. 'my trike'

2010-02-24T17:44:00.000-08:00

Had a great time last night trying out the 'my trike' stencil.. it printed beautifully on paper but its a little delicate for fabric. I'm in the process of 'toughening' it up a little and then re-cut.

my little man modeling..

first t-shirt design is almost complete..

2010-02-18T03:30:00.000-08:00

Had so much fun today creating this little image while the little man slept.. thanks Zaccy!! This one's for you... a little more fine tuning but it's almost there..

This image was originally inspired by a little trike I picked up on hard rubbish a couple of years ago.. one of our friends is in the process of fixing it up and painting it up for our little guy.. cant wait to see the finished product and cant wait to see him riding it wearing a little red 't' with this image printed on it..

Now the hard part.. sourcing a good supplier of funky t-shirts.. all I seem to be able to find is US based companies that do not ship to Australia.. hmmmm...

planes.. bikes.. cars..

2010-02-17T16:44:00.000-08:00

working on some designs for t-shirts..
planes... bikes... cars...
cant decide where to start...

back to school for me tomorrow...

2010-02-16T03:41:00.000-08:00

I'm very excited about my first screen printing class tomorrow... I haven't done screen printing in so many years it feels like I am starting from scratch again. My little guy has been quite sick lately so there hasn't been much happening in the world of kasiabear kids.. but I am learning to work around a little one at home all the time again.

happy valentines..

2010-02-11T12:04:00.000-08:00

wishing you all a day full of love, laughter and fun... may the rest of your life be celebrated as if its valentines day!!

etsy shop policies...

2010-02-07T03:50:00.000-08:00

alright... i said i was going to take you on the ride of setting up a new business with me...

i've finally got around to doing the boring bit of setting up my shop policies on etsy.. have a look when you get a chance and give me feedback.. any feedback is good feedback as i want to know that my customers will be happy with my little shop from bottom up when it is launched..

kasiabear kids shop policies.. follow this link and let me know what you think..

and the winner of the itty biddy blankie is...

2010-02-01T05:32:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Katherine from The Savannah Room.. you are the winner of the itty biddy blankie!! Please email me an address where you would like me to post your blankie on kasiabearkids@optusnet.com.au.

Thank you everyone who started following my blog, became a fan of kasiabear on facebook (despite of my hiccup with deleting the original page and having to restart from scatch), commented on my giveaway post and also who posted a link to the giveaway.

This was my first giveaway (ever) and it was so much fun! I'm still very new to this blogging business... facebook business page and even more so.. starting a new business from scratch.. so thanks everyone for your support!!

my little man is a bit sick..

2010-01-31T15:56:00.000-08:00

My little man needed some alone time with mum so has pulled a sickie.. so needless to say.. there won't be a lot of sewing going on today.. hopefully Friday..

I have a few fun patterns ready to go so look out for a few samples being posted soon..

The itty bitty blankie giveaway ends midnight tonight (yes.. I'm staying up) so get your comments in..

Also a quick mention.. check out my personal blog sometime.. kasiabear... a little bit of me, as I will try and keep this blog just for kasiabear kids. I will post most of the happenings on here to my personal blog too.. as this IS a little bit of me..

Whatever you are doing.. have fun doing it!!

itty bitty blankie giveaway

2010-01-12T04:21:00.000-08:00

the first giveaway is here.. the cutest itty bitty blankie...

I was given many loveys, blankies, teddies and cuddly things when both of my kids were born. Although adorable for their first year, they were all very big, bulky and a little too cutesey for my liking. I didn't want either of my kids to become dependent on these purely because of their size... but since, I have read a lot about the benefits of having a security object.

I made one of these itty bitty blankies for Zaccy and when making it, remembered about the fascination kids have with tags so I thought I would add these too... if he never bonded with it, at least it was a good little sensory toy for him while he was a bub.

So I would love to start my pre-launch giveaways with this little guy..

This itty bitty blankie is made with snuggly blue minky fabric on one side and a gorgeous floral design by Kitty Yoshida on the other. I have used gross-grain ribbons and included a matching ring to clip the blankie onto pram straps when on the move. The fabric section measures 13x13cm, which makes it just a lovely size to slip into any pocket. This would make a gorgeous baby shower gift or a newborn gift.

For your chance to win this itty bitty blankie, leave a comment telling me what you think of this little idea as a permanent item for kasiabear kids.

If you really want to win you can earn up to 4 additional entries;

become a blog follower of kasiabear kids
write about this giveaway on your blog and leave the URL
become a fan of kasiabear on facebook
share this giveaway with your friends on facebook

(please leave a separate comment for each entry)

Giveaway ends and will be drawn on February 1, 2010. International entries are welcome.

introducing kasiabear kids

2010-01-10T21:54:00.000-08:00

kasiabear kids
is all about fun.. the simple sort of fun that people just tend to overlook...
its about wearing fairy wings to the supermarket..
its about dressing up as a fireman and going to the park..
its about skipping around the block instead of taking a walk..
kasiabear kids
is clothing and accessories that will make you smile...

I am a mum of two beautiful kids, Ella my soon to be 3 year old girl and Zaccy my 9 month old little guy... I love them to bits and want to make their childhood an adventure, a journey filled with fun and laughter while they learn about the world.

My background is graphic design and photography, so in short.. I'm a visual sort of person. I like things to look nice, I love dressing my kids up, just so I can take gorgeous photos of them in the park for no special occasion apart from it being a Tuesday. There are some great kids clothes out there and I have a lot of fun trying to 'hunt' them down... and often by the time I do my kids have grown out of the sizes available...

... So I decided to create my own fun clothes and accessories for kids including BOY's... yes BOY's clothes, as there only seems to be a very limited amount of anything for little guys that is not, either branded with the latest cartoon character or make a baby look like a miniature grandpa in brown pants and checkered shirts or brown t-shirts...

so here goes... my official launch date is the 4th of July 2010 but I would love to share my journey with you and love feedback on the items I create along the way..

A mum only really has 5 years with her kids when she can truly submerse herself if everything they do 24/7 and have any sort of influence how they spend their day. Then they head off to school and wear a school uniform.. then university maybe.. then to work where (in general) you have to be kind of serious and fun becomes something you have on weekends...

so have fun now... any minute you can.. have fun!!