A lot of baby stuff out there is pretty bland and generic. In stark contrast is the boom in simply gorgeous, high quality, unique baby things being hand crafted by a growing legion of creative people.

The internet is now well established as a way for these artisans to make a living making things by selling to customers like you. Here are just three places to look online for some handmade treasures for your baby, saving you hours of walking through markets.

Georgielove.com.au

Sally from georgielove.com.au was the first in Australia to realise the huge potential of using the internet to allow independent artisans to bypass markets to sell direct to customers.

Her gorgeous website has a lovely selection of Australian maker’s handmade stuff for babies and kids. The advantage of using georgielove.com.au is that you can buy from a number of makers on the one order as Sally is the central distributor of everything on the website.

Etsy.com

Etsy.com is a huge online network committed to allowing makers of handmade treasures to connect to buyers. Creative people all over the world have set up their own shops on etsy.com selling their baby’s toys, clothing, furniture, accessories, art, and quilts. With a strong Aussie dollar buying something handmade from somewhere like the USA or UK and having shipped home is quite affordable.

Or, you can stick to buying local by checking out the Australian stores on there. However, finding an local maker of baby stuff isn’t that easy. You can search by location but no further selection criteria is offered – you’ll just get a long list of all Australian makers of all sorts of things (which isn’t that bad if you want to look for something for yourself too!)

Madeit.com.au

Like etsy.com, madeit.com.au is an online marketplace for makers of handmade delights but it is purely Australian. It is a real joy getting in contact with a local maker and maybe being his or her first customer. From fun bibs to colourful change mats, personalised wall hangings to pretty nappies, the creatively of these makers is exciting to see.

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• BABY EINSTEIN World Music, the newest title to the BABY EINSTEIN music range offers a whole new beat for BABY EINSTEIN. Parents and babies can explore global music and culture through fresh, exciting sounds from the world’s seven continents, orchestrated for baby’s ears. World Music features simple children’s songs from four regions. Existing titles in the music range include Baby Einstein: Baby Mozart, Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics and many more.
• Two exciting new launches within the BABY EINSTEIN book range include a set of BABY EINSTEIN Touch and Feel books and BABY EINSTEIN Braille books: BABY EINSTEIN Touch and Feel Baby Animals and Touch and Feel Farm Animals allow parents to take their babies on a sensory journey with these charming board books through stunning real-life photos that feature touch-and-feel panels. And The BABY EINSTEIN Braille Books are the first baby books incorporating Braille to be launched in Australia, created to meet the needs of babies who are blind or who have low vision.

The new website, www.babyeinstein.com.au will be a one-stop-shop for all things BABY EINSTEIN. Parents will be able to view product lines with ease and learn about the interactive nature of the BABY EINSTEIN range.

BABY EINSTEIN’S range of toys means any time can be play time! Parents can excite the senses with toys for tiny hands that are easy to grab, light up with fun colours and make playful sounds. The products, suitable for children from birth to 2 years, aim to enrich the play experience, demonstrating to children and their parents what an interesting, colourful and joyful world they live in!

The BABY EINSTEIN range of products can be found at Target stores nationally and BABY EINSTEIN’s range of books are available from Target, Big W, Kmart, Borders, David Jones, Myer, Angus & Robertson and independent book stores nationally and online at www.babyeinstein.com.au

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1. Large cost savings

From birth to toilet training your baby will go through an awful lot of disposable nappies. Even though all-in-one cloth nappies are more expensive than the old flat type, you can still save around a $1000 a year.

2. Proven environmental savings

You probably have had friends quote a UK Environment Agency study that found cloth nappies have no environmental benefits over disposables. What they may not have mentioned is that the Agency issued an updated report in 2008 based on modern fabrics and best practice washing methods, including using line drying which is entirely feasible in Australia. The updated study found reusable nappies are better for the environment than disposable nappies by up to a staggering 40%. Find the report here.
3. Easy to use

Modern all-in-one cloth nappies require no complicated folding or potentially stabbing baby with a pin. They are a better fit, more absorbent and easily do up with snaps.

4. They are not much extra work, really

Washing modern cloth nappies result in about three extra loads of washing a week. The tasks involved - washing, hanging out, bringing in and putting the liners back in the covers - take about a total of 15 minutes. No soaking in harsh chemicals is required and only a tiny amount of washing powder is needed to wash them.

5. They look super cute

All-in-one cloth nappies come in ranges of fun colours and patterns. They are a much better look than ugly disposables.

6. Progressive nappy trials

The main draw-back of modern cloth nappies is the initial up-front cost. They are not cheap and you will need around three dozen. Some local councils are recognising this hurdle and are offering cloth nappy trials. The City of Yarra in Melbourne provides parents with the opportunity to trial 12 different styles of cloth nappies for $20. At the end of the two week trial you can purchase the nappies at a discounted rate.

So give modern cloth nappies some more thought in your preparations for baby, the benefits may pay off for you in the long run.

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Developed by leading cosmetic biochemists in the United States TriLASTIN’s clinically proven formula of antioxidants and collagen promise to show visible results in as little as three weeks. With celebrity mums including Tori Spelling praising the products effectiveness, TriLASTIN System 2 for Stretch Marks is fast becoming every woman’s new best friend, and thanks to its famed appearance on the Tyra Banks Show has created a devoted following of pregnant women world-wide.

Luxury Hollywood maternity store A Pea in the Pod, frequented by A-list expecting celebrities, can barely keep up with demand.  A Pea in the Pod President and Chief Creative Officer, Rebecca Matthias says; “A Pea in the Pod offers our sophisticated client beautiful skin care products to help make her look and feel her best… TriLASTIN System 2 for Stretch Marks is consistently the best-selling body regime, and many expectant women have come to depend on it.”

“The global success of TriLASTIN System 2 is fuelled by personal testimonials and recommendations,” said Mr Greg Cellini, President, EC Research Corp, U.S.A.  “We are motivated by the ongoing success stories from women worldwide who tell us the product restored their self-esteem and helped them regain confidence in their appearance.”

TriLASTIN System 2 for Stretch Marks includes two synergistic products - pre-delivery system TriLASTIN-HT Hydro-thermal Accelerator and TriLASTIN-SR Intensive Stretch Mark Complex. These products use a blend of two distinctive technologies which have been designed to work synergistically together and have never been previously applied in the field of cosmeceutical stretch mark solutions.

The collagen is responsible for ‘plumping’ deeply furrowed tissue, the serine is used as a hydrating solution to make the skin softer and silkier and the alginate is used to prevent the precious moisture escaping the skin.

TriLASTIN-SR Intensive Stretch Mark Complex also contains powerful skin toners that fade discolouration, as well as potent bioactive concentrates that actually help rejuvenate the skin by working at the cellular level.

TriLASTIN-SR Stretch Mark Complex is used in combination with TriLASTIN-HT Hydro-thermal Accelerator which is a vitamin enriched, pre-delivery system that
heats up the skin, opening pores, increasing absorption of key ingredients.  TriLASTIN-HT Hydro-thermal Accelerator is designed to help promote the highest level of effectiveness for all TriLASTIN body care products.

Buy online at trilastin.com.au, TriLASTIN System 2 For Stretch Marks RRP is $115.95.

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