Olivia The Owl Joins her friends Honey & Bunny

As winter 2010 approaches a new friend has flown into the be with her friends honey & bunny. Olivia the Owl is new in town and her sleepy eyes and big heart make her honey and bunnies favourite girl. New to the bunch she will be showing up on all sorts of gorgeous goodies in winter 2010.
Stay tuned as we are only a few weeks away from launching our new range in the up and coming Life In Style Fair in Sydney.

The Style Tree is launched

Bluebird and Honey is a collaboration between designers Leah Kress and Dani Rosen, and while juggling the duties of this role we are both busy on many other projects.
While most would know Dani from her work on Dan 300 and the Daniella Rosen Collection this last month she has added 'another feather to her cap' by launching her own style blog The Style Tree.
The Style Tree is a source of inspiration of all things stylish! Dani has a passion for sourcing and presenting beautiful things from across the globe, while including great local content with interviews from the who's who of the design world. While there are so many posts of interest , my personal favorite would have to be the color of the week.
Dani Rosen truly is an inspiration.

Bluebird and Honey Pinafores On Sale

It is approaching the end of Summer and folks at Infancy have let us know they are having an online clearance of their remaining Pinafore dresses.

Pinafore dresses are so very versatile,  and are great for Summer and Winter alike, so this a great opportunity to pick up a bargain. See http://www.infancy.com.au/_skin/index.asp for more details.

We love surprises

Its always a welcome surprise to see just where the Bluebird and Honey range appears, and these are some of our recent finds.

http://www.petamazey.com/wordpress/ follow this link to this amazing New Zealand photographer, and check out some her great photos.

Bluebird and Honey appearing at Life In Style

Thanks for the emails from those eager to see what Bluebird and Honey has in store for the upcoming winter season, and without giving away any secrets , let me just say we have a few surprises .

For retailers we are exhibiting again at the upcoming Life In Style at stand k85, and shortly thereafter we will stock available in selected boutiques and gift stores across Australia.

 Again we will have a look book available late February, so please let us know if you would like a copy.

Designing for Autumn/Winter 2010

As we look toward the autumn (fall) weather as designers we find ourselves peering into what feels like a crystal ball as we try to pinpoint what will be happening in kids fashion once those colder months come. Leah and myself have been preparing and designing for the colder weather for six months now and as we prepare for the up and coming Gift Fairs it looks to be a great season.
Over the next two month we will be previewing some of our new designs and Bluebird & Honey looks to make great headway this season as a key brand for kids. The clothing ranges have grown to include many more pieces for boys, we have also expanded our use of textiles and range of colours. This season also sees a great selection of accessories and fun things to make sure we have a variety of gift items for gift stores and stores alike. Bluebird & Honey continues to create products not just for kids and the children's market but also the young at heart.
It has been a very exciting time as the business has grown to accommodate the demand.

We would also like to take this time to ask all our retailers and fans to subscribe to the blog as its a great way to stay up to date with anything new or updates on stockists, events, press releases and more. (subscribe form is listed at the top right-hand facing side of the blog).

Stay tuned as we start to show snippets of Bluebird & Honey Autumn/Winter 2010

Life In Style - Kids In Style - Sydney February 2010

Also Showing at The Home & Giving Fair - Homebush - February 2010

We will be updating all Trade Fair information over the next few weeks.

Both our stands are listed as group stands (exhibiting with other brands such as DAN300, Daniella Rosen Collection, Eight Sparrows, Giddy Giddy, Infancy) so we will be providing pre fair information closer to the date as each stands brand lineup is slightly different.

If you have any enquiries about the up and coming fairs or are not attending the fairs in Sydney, please email bluebirdandhoney@iinet.net.au and we will add you to our Trade Fair followup list. Please include in your email, your business name, email address and location. 

We hope you are looking forward to 2010 with Bluebird & Honey!

Holiday Greeting to all our customers

The International Blog circuit...

One of the best parts of my day is looking at all sorts of blogs from all over the world.

Bluebird & Honey are popping up all over the place.... we love these little surprises...

www.gyerektrend.blog.hu

We love it when we have a surprise mention in the media..

After a little playing on the net this evening I discovered a lovely treat for our bluebird team..

We were mentioned as a top pick on this really cute site. Mum's Grapevine.....

The graphics are cute as a button.

Here we are pick number 3...

If you would like to see the site, we have a link below.. super cute and lots of handy info....

www.mumsgrapevine.com.au

Magnolia Square Markets in Melbourne ..... on now!!!!

Magnolia Square Markets are in Full Swing Here in Sydney...

News on the racetrack out at Randwick in Sydney is the Magnolia Square Market has been full of shoppers racing around doing xmas shopping. This niche high end market has so much to offer and Bluebird & Honey have been busy since the doors opened on Thursday afternoon.

We have attached some information about tomorrow schedule as Saturday will be the last day here in Sydney.

The good news is for those in Melbourne, Bluebird & Honey will be jet setting to Melbourne later in the week to do it all again.. We will be posting more detailed information in the coming days...

Bluebird & Honey's Director Makes it to the Pages of The Giftguide

In a detailed article The Australian Giftguide magazine have summed up Bluebird & Honey's first year as one to be remembered. Leah Kress (director) was put under the spot light 'so to speak' as the details of her business life have been documented in this article. I work along side Leah with Bluebird & Honey and it has been an incredible first year.

We are in the final throws of designing winter 2010 and so far it is looking great.

We have had the pleasure of having some wonderful stockists over 2009 who have helped grow and sustain the Bluebird & Honey brand.

Keep an eye out for news about our new ranges coming up at the February Sydney

Trade Fairs 2010. X Dani

Bluebird and Honey in Wondertime

Check out the latest edition of Wondertime to see our ever so cute reversible apron in one of their photo shoots.

Who would of thought the aprons could be used in both the kitchen and garden!

Bluebird & Honey in store at Infancy's Annandale Shop

One of the new Bluebird & Honey softies instore at Infancy's Annandale shop. Looking ever so cute perched up on the shelf... One of the things we love about the softies is they are almost all different and they have a sense of individuality..
A stunning display of handbags... They have been flying off the shelves...

The perfect gift... all year round....
Bluebird & Honey's signature PINI dress has been so incredibly popular this season we have had to put a third run into production.. (which are now available while stocks last) Infancy have stocked up as they seem to swiftly shift from display... and onto the counter for purchase..

At the blink of a eye....

Bluebird & Honey in Inside Out

Bluebird & Honey's cast of characters get around and right now our little festive Gnome is hanging out over at Inside Out as a part of their new Christmas issue. Email us for a list of stockists for this little guy as well as the rest of our range. The countdown to Christmas really has begun...

Blubird & Honey at Magnolia Square in Sydney & Melbourne Later this month....

We will keep you updated over the next few weeks, but in the meantime here are some snippets of what's to come.

Bluebird & Honey in kidsstylefile.com.au

On our recent explorations online we have been popping up here and there, its always nice to be talked about. We would love to thank all our great stockists for promoting our great 2009 summer range.

visit www.kidsstylefile.com.au

to catch up on all that is happening in the world for little people... and the most important part.. their wardrobe options for summer 2009...

Bluebird & Honey At Magnolia Square........

Its that time of year again and after a very successful showing at the July 2009 Magnolia Square Markets in Sydney at the Randwick Race Course Tea Rooms we are happy to say that we are back again.

In this months issue of Home Beautiful the Magnolia Square Markets have had a great write up and we were surprised to see that they had chosen a photo of our stand at the July market to promote the up and coming Markets in Sydney & Melbourne.

If you would like more info on the Magnolia Square Market please visit www.magnoliasquare.com.au

Bluebird & Honey - We want your snap shots.. Call Out...

We are sending out a call out to all those who have happy snaps of their little ones decked out in Bluebird & Honey gear.

This call out is to the public.

We would love to see some photos, we are putting together a snap shot album to showcase on the site in the coming weeks. So if you have some images please email them through to Dani

at bluebirdandhoney@iinet.net.au as either a jpeg or pdf. Please note these images may be displayed on this blog and a condition of entry is that we are able to publish them.

Honorable Mention....

One loves to be talked about particularly if it is on a blog call 'Lovely Pretty Cheery Things'. The name says it all. Our Bluebird & Honey applique cushions have made the cut....

A Big Welcome To Our New Stockists.....

We would like to welcome some of our new stockists.

Scroll down to the bottom pages of the blog for the full stockist list.

our new stores include....

VIC

Its a girl thing - Cowles

Evo Shop - Chadstone

Moppit Store - Clifton Hill

Chocolate Freckles- Essendon

NSW

Squirrel and Nut- Nunderi

WA

Aspects of Kings Park

International

Wise Concepts - Hong Kong

Spencer and Grove - New Zealand

Bluebird & Honey on the International Circuit........

We were thrilled to find out in recent weeks that Bluebird & Honey were included in the WGSN internationally renowned fashion forecasting website. We made it to the kids section as a brand to watch and 'a fashion forward children's label'.

We also had some great press in a well known European Magazine - Ouders van Nu - edition 10 (September) 2009

Our stockist in the Netherlands www.musjes.com

Snippets from our Bluebird & Honey Photoshoot.....

It was a cold crisp day and our model Olivia was ready for the photoshoot of a life time.

Propped in front of a perfect white picket fence, tummy and hands full of pink biscuits, her quivering blue lips chattering as the grey clouds swooped over the mid afternoon sky...

Our challenge was getting her to stand in front of the fence and keep an effortlessly happy smile while ever so subtly showing the camera the perfectly proud pini dress.

It looks easy doesn't it..?

Well she was great and the trick seemed to be that Olivia had fallen madly in love with soft toys, Honey & Bunny.

Olivia's love affair with Honey (the fawn) and Bunny (the bunny) started when she was introduced to them at the before the photo-shoot fitting.

The bag of samples sprung open and Honey & Bunny were no sooner nestled in her arms, naturally keeping her hands free to hold and look at the selection of handbags on offer...

hmmmm which one should I choose?.. maybe all of them.. thats what these longs arms are for...

after all the excitement it was bedtime.. Honey & Bunny went to sleep and Olivia checked on them every few minutes to make sure they were sleeping.......
Olivia lives in Washington DC, USA and often asks how Honey & Bunny are.

Maybe some day soon Honey & Bunny will get to go on a holiday to visit.

They may even take some friends.. Elli the elephant... and news around town is that there is a new family moving in soon...... stay tuned.... more softies coming soon...

New Summer stock is hitting the stores this week.......

We are happy to announce that stock is swiftly hitting stores this week.

The Bluebird & Honey warehouse is pumping out a steady stream of stock.

We have been receiving many queries on when we will be in store and we can now say that

the time has come....

Please check below on our current list of stockists (noted on the blog) to find your nearest stockist. If you have any queries please email - bluebirdandhoney@iinet.net.au.

Bluebird & Honey in the launch Issue of SHOP GIRL......

We were excited to see some of our Bluebird & Honey gift cards and zip cases show up in several pages of the tween markets newest and entirely dedicated publication 'Shop Girl' we made the pages of 'write here write now'......

Bluebird & Honey in the press.......

Bride To Be Magazine (August - October 2009)

Something a little different for Bluebird & Honey press wise.

We have made it to the pages of one of Australia's top bridal magazines as a great gift idea.

Proving that our range is for all ages, styles and occasions....

Updated Stockist List

NSW

Alfresco Emporium - Collaroy

Arome Living - Petersham

Bower Bird - Murwillumbah

Favourite Things - Dee Why

Flourish Flowers - Pitt st Sydney

Hawkes - Orange

Infancy- Newtown -Annandale - Rozelle

Juniors at the Junction - The junction Newcastle

Little Poppets Australia - Calowindra

Little Peach - Bangalow

Live This - Leichhardt

Mercato Design - Lilli Pilli

Pams Place - Lindfield

Pulp Creative Paper - Manly

Robins Nest- Moree

Rogue Alley - Narooma

Serin Cini- Castlecrag

Tree House - Bondi Junction

Urban Oasis - Pyrmont

SA

Bauhaus - Adelaide

Cleverdicks - Glenside

Indulge - Angaston

Kidzone - Malvern

Le Room - Semaphore

little Bird - Port Elliot

Millie Jones - Jindalee

Ollie and Millie - Mount Gambier

Parade - North Adelaide

Raw Space -Adelaide

QLD

Cinnamon Street Kids - Ayr

Country House at the Boulevarde - Ipswich

Creative House - Yarraville

EGG - Townsville

Groovy Kids - New Farm

My First Room - Bullimba

Nesting Bird Interiors - Woolloongabba

Thats Unique- Toombul

VIC

Artlife- CBD

Balnarring Pharmacy - Balnarring

Bears End - Queenscliff

Blooms on Bridge - Benalla

Casual Collection - Mildura

Child Play - Clifton Hill

Erinbank - Kensington

EVO shop - Chadstone

Frank and Bove - Niddrie

Goose - Geelong

Greengoat - Wodonga

Jasper Junior - Fitzroy

Jetty Babes - Brighton

Little ones - Point Cook

Little Bean - Malvern

Ludo Trading Co -Toorak

Lullabelles - Camberwell

Lulabie - Armadale

Minimax - Toorak

Mulberry's Delicatessen - Castlemaine

Milt and Joe - Bendigo

Morris Brown - Healesville

My Poppet - Nth Caufield

Ooshka- North Carlton

Orrong Pharmacy- Prahran

Roost - Malvern

Ruby Oak - Strathmore

Turner and Lane - Malvern

Rogers Pharmacy - Warrnambool

Scadoodle - Southbank

Spindleberry - Williamstown

Shop Sui - Fitzroy

Spoilt - CBD

Torquay Pharmacy -Torquay

The Red Pigeon - Newtown

The Speckled Frog - Hamilton

Willow Design - Ascot Vale

TAS

Essential Homebody - Launceston

Forget Me Not - Sandy Bay

Inside- Hobart

Makie G - Devonport

Reliquaire- Latrobe

Tusk - North Hobart

Vintage Apple- Mornington

WA

5 Little Monkey's- Bremer Bay

Amaze Homewares - Fremantle

Dreams- Kalamunda

Lulu's Gifts - East Fremantle

Ovest- Perth

Realm By Design- Mosman Park

WAG Walters Emporium- Bridgetown

WARE - Mt Lawley

ACT

The Style Emporium- Ginderra Village

Hong Kong

Offspring- Repulse Bay

Online stores

www.infancy.com.au

www.pastelpink.com.au

www.sodapopkids.com.au

www.thehipinfant.com.au

www.justripe.com.au

www.tenlittleindians.com.au

www.urbanchild.com.au

www.littlestyles.com.au

www.musjes.com

www.babyhereicome.com

www.buttonbaby.com.au

Bluebird & Honey Launches Summer 09/10 - Melbourne Trade Fairs

What a busy few weeks it has been........ As we launched our new range last week in Melbourne it has been a whirlwind. Between our collective stands at Life In Style and Home & Giving we have plenty to report.......

Here are a few happy snaps of our stands and a sneak peek at our new range......

Snapshots from Magnolia Square Market .....

What a great weekend it was.

The Magnolia Square Market hit Sydney with a huge turnout.

The line was down the driveway At Royal Randwicks Tea Rooms on Thursday Afternoon as the doors opened and the isles were jam packed within minutes, customers flocking to see what was on show, prams parking in small spare spots, stands 5 people deep and an incredible buzz that continued for 3 days straight.

Within minutes of the doors opening there were paper bags full of purchases.

Interestingly enough some faces reappeared the following days to return for more.

It was A huge success and Bluebird & Honey just didn't stop....not for a second.....

Magnolia Square Market Is on This Week In Sydney

A must see for anyone who loves a spot of shopping........

This market brings together the best of the best in new and innovative niche design...

Bluebird & Honey will be there along with a few friends of B&H... Lots of things on offer and a few one off surprises..

Get in early as Bluebird & Honey have had a bumper season and stock is limited.....

Starts 2pm on Thursday 2nd July 

The Tea House - Royal Randwick Racecourse

Friday 3rd 10am-5pm

Saturday 4th 10am-4pm

It is unlike any market you have seen before...

For more info please visit - www.magnoliasquare.com.au

August 2009 Melbourne Trade Fair around the corner.....

More details coming soon

Our look-book update Winter 09

Here are some pages of our mini-look book for Winter 09.

As we work on Summer 09/10 which is a treat...... we promise it will be worth the wait.. not long to go........

Good News.......Pini's are being re-stocked...

Good news, due to popular demand (and a complete sell out of Pini's) we have put another run of Pini's in to production.

The Pini's are due to be completed in around 2 weeks.

If you would like to know more about where to find your favoured pini please check our stockist list below or email bluebirdandhoney@iinet.net.au. We will be able to direct you to your nearest stockist........

Looking for a Bluebird & Honey Stockist ?

NSW

Alfresco Emporium - Collaroy

Arome Living-Petersham

Hawkes - Orange

Juniors at the Junction - The junction Newcastle

Little Poppets Australia- Calowindra

Pams Place- Lindfield

Pulp Creative Paper- Manly

Robins Nest-  Moree

Serin Cini- Castlecrag

Tree House - Bondi Junction

Urban Oasis- Pyrmont

SA

Cleverdicks- Glenside

Indulge-Angaston

Kidzone- Malvern

Le Room- Semaphore

little Bird- Port Elliot

Millie Jones Jindalee

One Rundle Trading Co- Dulwich

Parade- North Adelaide

QLD 

Cinnamon Street Kids- Ayr

Country House at the Boulevarde - Ipswich

Creative House- Yarraville

EGG- Townsville

Groovy Kids-New Farm

My First Room - Bullimba

Nesting Bird Interiors - Woolloongabba

VIC

Erinbank- Kensington

Goose - Geelong

Greengoat - Wodonga

Ludo Trading Co-Toorak

Roost - Malvern

Turner and Lane - Malvern

Rogers Pharmacy- Warrnambool

Spindleberry - Williamstown

Torquay Pharmacy-Torquay

TAS

Essential Homebody- Launceston

Forget Me Not - Sandy Bay

Inside- Hobart

Makie G - Devonport

WA

WAG Walters  Emporium- Bridgetown

ACT

The Style Emporium- Ginderra Village

Hong Kong

Offspring- Repulse Bay

Additional Online stores

www.justripe.com.au

www.tenlittleindians.com.au

www.urbanchild.com.au

www.littlestyles.com.au

www.musjes.com

The Design Teams Favourites.....

Working towards Summer 09/10

The Bluebird & Honey design team have been burning the midnight oil working on all the new goodies for the season ahead.... Here is a sneak peek at some of the colours we are working with..... it is sure to be worth the wait...

Cute BB&H things that have sold out......

These gorgeous Mitten/Scarves with applique have been a huge hit and have sold out.

With the cold weather arriving it is no wonder we at head office have found the shelves empty...

Bluebird & Honey on Babyology

We have made it to one of the best websites for all things baby.......

check it out....

www.babyology.com.au

Bluebird & Honey now instore at infancy......

Bluebird & Honey has been making its way across the finest stores in Australia and New Zealand.

Infancy carry a great selection and do a wonderful job of displaying the clothes creatively..

to purchase online visit www.infancy.com.au

How we get the orders to you in such petite boxes......

As all the Bluebird & Honey orders head out to fill the shelves for Winter so starts a new exercise regime... How to stay fit while working.. who needs yoga!!. The things we do to get those orders out quick smart.......

Matilda's Market

Over the weekend Bluebird & Honey participated in a designer market called Mathilda's Market. As you can see from our happy snap it was very very busy. This quarterly event attracts many mothers to be and new mums who crave a look at all the new up and coming labels. The calibre of product was an eclectic mix of established and new brands, some were crafty, others very taylor made.

All in all it was a great day. Lots of smiling faces, belly bumps and little ones running around. Needless to say there were many husbands and partners in tow but all looked to be having a great time and the grounds were child friendly which made shopping all the more fun!!.

Bluebird & Honey 'Lifestyle' - deciding on the perfect shot.....

Deciding on what to go with when producing a selection of images when they all seem to tell the story well in their own way.

We struggled over what images work best for bringing to the world what we know as the Bluebird & Honey look. Its tricky as the brand is cute but has a sophistication that seems to align itself with not just children but many from my generation. A friend of B&H had decided on a 'elephant cushion' as they said it. Not willing to admit that it really is a designer softie.. Who decided that toys were just for kids ?... not us... the Bluebird & Honey design team all decided that the brand was going to house products for all ages and that their common link would be that they were designed with style as the focus and a secret love of a time when things may have a been a little simpler...childhood'.

What has been happening in the photography studio???

As you can see Bluebird & Honey is headed for a long season of prop shots and photoshoots....

We love just about any opportunity to show our wares in a truly stylish environment.

For this season we are much in love with the cool rich tones of a charcoal background. It brings out the colours in all the retro treasured textiles and pops out those polka dots one by one.

As the months move to a cooler climate in Australia we snuggle up with the soft plush designer softie and play about in a super cute stripped cotton jersey top with the cutest little felt applique elephant...as one can see we are very much loving the elephant...... They are a bit of a feature this month...

Some of the best sellers for the season....

As we released the bluebird it was like a bee to honey with these pini's being the big surprise.

This reminiscent design brings back many a memory for many new mums.

The corduroy pini's have been made with a keen attention to detail and a clever combination of materials and bold appliques. The simplicity of the appliques felt silhouette mixed with the detail of buttons, intricate patterned textiles and colour coordination makes these dress delights the big hit of the season.

'Im dreaming of one in my size and as imagine it Im wearing thick cable knit tights, a longsleeve stripped top while boasting platinum blonde pigtails and a lollypop swirling through my mouth.. Oh how I wish I were a little girl again....'

Bluebird & Honey launch 2009

Our trade fair launch at Sydney's recent gift fairs were a huge success......

As our happy snaps show the compact stand overflowing with colour and fun showcased the brand for the first time and between Life In Style and Homebush B&H made a definite splash onto the Australian market.