Posts Tagged ‘gift’

Hurray! The ever popular Clover pom-pom makers are back in stock. These fly off the shelves and have been the present to give eager young crafters this year. We are excited to have some back on our shelves – hurry in if you need one, because they’re in high demand.

here’s some ideas for pom-pom crafts: pom-pom flowers, garland, wreath, apples, animals, bookmarks

Another fabulous and really popular present idea has just been restocked: the Clover basket making kits. Pictured above (and embellished with a Clover kanzashi flower, no less!) these kits come with 2 frames, ready for you to produce practical and pretty creations!

Clover have made a video to show you how simple this craft is. Make baskets from yarn, ribbons, fabric, raffia or jute – or get creative and repurpose plastic bags or worn out t-shirts and clothing! Once your basket is finished you can embellish it and display it for all to admire.

Hand might right here at Little Sparrow, these pure wool ice cream rattles are guaranteed to make a sweet impression! Soft and perfectly sized for baby to hold, these are treats you can enjoy every day – guilt free! We guarantee you won’t be able to resist picking one up for your next baby present. What’s your favorite flavor?

Shelley has been hard at work on these beautiful crochet hook holders. Hand sewn from luxurious pure wool felt, these practical storage pouches would make an ideal gift for the crochet fan in your life.

These pouches fold down to an ideal handbag size, and tie up with some matching satin ribbon. And did i mention the pouches are sold complete with a high quality set of Japanese bamboo handle crochet hooks? All you need is some yarn and you’re all set! Pop in and grab one today, there are just a handful so these won’t be around for long!

The adorable and popular range of wooden art pieces from Merry-Go-Round has been replenished! These locally made treasures have been really popular baby gifts, so we are pleased to have some new, unique pieces for you to choose from. You’re sure to find a favourite amongst these sweet faces, created entirely from reclaimed materials…

These girlies might like pink, but flying kites and playing with turtles is pretty awesome too!

Sunny yellow blocks will brighten any shelf, and the one at the top with the little boy and girl writing a letter is so precious.

And these theatrical sweethearts are the pefrect finale: dance into little sparrow to see the other pixies, babies and boys we have from Merry-Go-Round.

I was crazy about paper dolls when i was young, so the Hello Hanna Paper Dolls would’ve given me hours of entertainment! The Hello Hanna kits comes with one large paper doll, her pet, adorable punch out outfits and sticker accessories. A unique stencil is also included for making your own one-of-a-kind designs using recycled materials! Sounds like just the thing for all those pretty blue security envelope papers.

We love stickers – but not so much when they end up stuck in places where they don’t belong! With the Peaceable Kingdom Sticker Keepers all your finest sticker collections will be stored safely for posterity – why not pick up a bumper Djeco 160 piece sticker pack to fill a page or two.

Origami is brought to  vivid life with these Origami Kits. Choose from Sea Life, Insects or Birds and get folding – the patterns are printed on the paper making this an ideal beginners origami kit.

We have some gorgeous picture blocks on the shelf at the moment. Made locally by Bettina and Kinta these cute vintage images come back to life as art for you little one’s room. We have them scattered all over the shop and would love to share them with you!

Cute and clever Melbourne brand Ask Alice have brought out a range of creative kits that will be the delight of people 6 and up. The kits are beautifully packaged and contain materials that will inspire boys and girls. We are so excited to show you!

Revive the lost art of written correspondence with this letter writing kit. Isn’t it refreshing to see a letter set that’s appropriate and interesting for boys too? Grab a kit, find a pen pal and await the thrill of getting some mail all of your very own!

The stamping kit offers so many different ideas – make your own cards, stamp on sheets of brown paper to create your own gift wrap, and so on – let your imagination run wild!

Creative and fun gift wrapping has really taken off lately  - not sure where to start? This parcel packing kit supplies you with all manner of inspiring notions to give you a place to start exploring unique ways of presenting your gifts: labels, gift tags, twine and little touches like the engraved scissors that come with the wrapping materials make this kit a truly special gift.

Ask alice says:

We are proud to tell you that all our papers are earth friendly in more ways than just being recycled. In our efforts to create the best products, we are sometimes faced with the odd item that can’t be produced locally. In these instances we take care in choosing the right suppliers who don’t rely on slave labour. All the paper products in our kits are locally produced in Melbourne, Australia. Both the scissors and the twine were made fair trade by our new artisan friends in India.

Gift giving you can feel good about! Swing by the shop soon and grab one of these kits – they won’t last.

Baby Blanket
Not that it’s the weather for it but i have just finished this Baby Cot Blanket!!! any madder thing to do in this weather? i think not…
The blanket measures 950mm square and is made from all pure new wool.
Would fit nicely in the pram or tucked in around the car seat too.
Certainly a unique one-off!
$200

It’s just aswell the shop is quiet with all this hideous weather as i have a chance to work on all my orders!

Little Johnboy went off in the mail and got lost!!!…….only for a week fortunately and he did finally make an appearance, but in his absence i was frantically making another.

All is well now and this little fellow will go onto the shelves very shortly

Also working my fingers to the bone with an order from my good friends at The Friendship Tree.
They had a sellout of Sweetpeas before Christmas.
So…I’m in the middle of making the dolls for the pea pods and the bush pouches. These little dolls will go off to Kim and Donna for their little felt hats and felt pods and pouches.
I make these dolls exclusively for The Friendship Tree so you’ll need to pop over to buy them from their shop in Northcote.
Then once these little chums are off on their way it’s on to the next order for Penny at rudolfsteiner.com in Castlemaine. There will be some for the steiner school and some for the shop too……its worth a trip to the country to visit Penny. Like me she has some treasures in her shop….very beautiful wares!

Anyway back to work…..the sewing needle calls!