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Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.
Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
I am loathe to title this 'Christmas Gift Guide' because there is literally SO MUCH GOOD STUFF to buy on the interwebs when you start looking for it, and I wouldn't want to claim that I have found the ultimate list! Instead, this is just a round-up of 23 awesome gifts for kids, some handmade, some not, most from Australian online stores... because everyone knows Christmas shopping is way less painful online in NOVEMBER than it is in-store in DECEMBER!
Some seriously fantastic online stores are represented here - I could literally have filled the entire post just with stock from Kido Store in Sydney (SO amazing!)... so if these picks don't quite fit the bill, do have a browse through some of the stores mentioned, and I am sure your stockings will be looking very full before you know it!
HUGE THANKS to The Design Files' very lovely occasional blog helper Miriam McGarry and of course brilliant sub-editor Jenny Butler for their fantastic gift research! Most of these are their discoveries... nice work ladies! Gifts for Mums, Dads, boyfriends and girlfriends to come over the next 2 weeks!
Kids Gifts - clockwise from top left -
Kid's Prints from Ubabub - $69.00, Megan Park Bobble and Bow Necklace from Kido online store - $77.00, Yellow Owl Workshop Cityscape Stamp Set - from Notemaker - $49.95, Sparrowkids Owl bag craft kit - from Kido online store - $38.95, Walnut Kids rainbow ballet flats - from Birdsnest - $20.00, Food Face Plate (GENIUS!) - at RawSpace - $17.95, Donna Wilson Ginger Cat - from Kido online store - $79.00, Ikea 'Snovita' trees decorations (best filled with lollies!) - $6.95 for 3, Melamine Puzzle Dinner Tray by Milk & Sugar - $69.90, Fabric House Soft Toys from My Poppet Shop - $12.00, Log Cabin insulated lunchbag from Made 590 - $25.00, Handmade Baby Boat Mobile by Made by Mosey - US$55.00, Gorgeous handmade softies from Maiike - various prices, Angel at my Table Teepee cubby house from Hard to Find - $229.00, Kid O Floating Ducks - Kido online store - $20.00, Recycled Billboard Kid's Apron - at State of Green - $24.95, Thimble neckpiece from Little Lamb children's jewellery - $200.00, Big Blue Bird Mobile from Little Circus Design - AU$85.00, Cute handmade kids clothes from Twiglet - this dress is US$99.00, 'Picnic' luggage tag from Kikki K - $9.95, The Indie Rock Coloring Book from Yellow Bird Projects - US$10.00, Molecule Building Set from Safari Living - $104.00, Handmade Retro Christmas Stockings from My Poppet Shop - $23.00.
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