Chalk - Concepts for Kids

KIDDI KUTTER - The child safe knife

 

The fabulous new Kiddi Kutter has just arrived instore.

This knife is designed for children 3 years & older to cut their own food in safety. It will cut anything that a sharp knife can but it won't cut kid's fingers. The Kiddie Food Kutter knife is a fun & safe way for parents to teach their kids one of the most important life skills - Cooking. The Kiddie Food Kutter can also be used as an every day piece of cutlery at the table. It has proved useful for both adults & children with a disability.

It retails at $11.95 and I'm anticipating it flying out the door.

 

Animal A - Z

 
These wonderful Animal A-Z posters are hot off the press and are designed by the very talented Caitlin Ziegler.  They are A1 size, printed on gloss 170gsm quality stock and come with a mailing tube so they are perfect for posting.

CHALK Quilts

finally I have got around to making up a few CHALK quilts.  It's not many but at least it is a start.

All Cot quilts $120.00 cushions $39.95

Babushka Baby

Winter Babushka Baby has arrived and we're loving the warm earthy tones.  We even have cot quilts so you can wrap up in these gorgeous Indian cottons all day and night.

 

Maggie & Chef Sonia

 

Miss Maggie and her mum made Orange cupcakes on the weekend and topped them off with Chef Sonia's butterfly decals.  What an easy way to impress!  Nice work Mags.

Chef Sonia decals - $10.95 for 6

Chef Sonia & You

I hate cooking but now that Chef Sonia has arrived even I am going home and baking.  I think we might  even be one of the first stores to stock Chef sonia's products which is very exciting. 

She has a range of three cooking kits - Chocolate Brownies, Gingerbread Martians and Cupcakes.

To cap off my fabulous baking - there is a range of stunning fondant decals to pop on the top of my cup cakes to make it look like I am a decorating professional - It couldn't be easier and they look amazing.

 

Penny Is Back

It's been a while but Penny Scallan is back and not only do we have her lunch bags and drink bottles, but she has a fabulous new range of wooden products that we have fallen in love with. 

 The bookends and money boxes are two products they we are often asked about so it is great to find such lovely ones at a reasonable price too.

 
I also managed to sneak in a couple of lamp shades, mainly because I want one for home!

The other product we are stocking is the Hair Accessory Tin which makes a fabulous gift - It includes 2 sets of wooden clips, 1 fabric headband, 1 set of wooden bobbles, 2 styles of hair ribbon and a wall decal.  How good is that!

Cushions

Last week on Facebook I wondered if it was time to make a few more CHALK cushions and the verdict seems to be 'yes'.  I made these for a lovely customer who teamed them with the matching single bed doona cover and pillow cases.  It was a fun project to work on as it has been quite a while since I have had the sewing machine out.  

 

I'll be dropping a couple off at Yarraville tomorrow but as luck would have it, just as I get inspired, I run out of inserts!  Bugger.

CHALK QUILTS

I made a decision that I would make quilts for the shop and although I made the resolution on Monday, it took until Friday for me to actually achieve my goal.  Oh well, at least I got there in the end.  It's amazing what a couple of customer orders will do for your motivation.

After a couple of hours cutting, pinning, sewing, and listening to really loud music I produced 4 new quilts and designed a couple more.

Done and dusted until next week.

Whirlies

Look what I just ordered!  I'm very excited - these wonderfully bright and happy products should be in store next week.

There is no way you can't crack a smile when faced with these bursts of colour.

    

  

Minimink Is Back

And as gorgeous as ever.  We have stocked up on the glorious blankets and have added mittens and russian hats to the collection this season.  The bootees are still in stock and all three come in the signature colours of rich lush chocolate, warm honey brown, and creamy soft milk.

 

  
I regularly find myself inanely stroking these blankets when I should be busy with something else - There is something so opulent yet soothing about them.  I'm addicted.

CHRISTMAS AT CHALK

It's that time of year again - my favourite time of the year.  When else can you cover your house with garish lights that drive the neighbours mad? Oh, actually, I do that at Halloween and I may even do it at Easter this year...

Anyway, I also get to decorate the shop which is always a highlight and this year we have so many gorgeous tree decorations that I couldn't decide which ones needed to come home with me.

 

Rhubarb also came through with the goods and we still have some of their lovely felt decorations and Christmas cards.  Unfortunately all the wreaths sold out in days, which is great for us but not so good if you weren't one of those who bought one!

    
  
Over the next couple of days I'll show you some of the goodies we have in that would make fabulous gifts this year - and remember, we GIFT WRAP FOR FREE!

I may have gift wrapping RSI but I love doing it so make sure you take advantage of not having to go home and do it all yourself.

Totally Gorgeous

       

Totally Innocent have added a wonderful new product to their range - these fantastic framed pictures taken from the images on swap cards.  They stand alone or can be hung on the wall and I think they are gorgeous.  They bring back so many nostalgic memories for me and there are many that I am sure I had in my collection.

$39.00
  
   

Ssshhh! Lofty's Sleeping

 

No sooner did I decide to do a post about David Fussenegger, than in strolled Lofty with his very own.  What a perfect model for these fabulous blankets. Unfortunately he wasn't up for a chat but I'm assured that he loves it.

We've got some lovely new designs in and if there is something you'd like that we don't have just ask Mick and he'll make sure we get it in for you.

 

Enjoy your week and rug up. Jen.

Stuck on wall stickers

Here are some lovely photos of Hayley Blease's nursery.  Hayley has a delightful online shop called Little Pinwheel . The girls at Kenzie Poo blog did a lovely story on Hayley but the reason I noticed these shots particularly is because of the wall decals.

 

Photos property of Hayley Blease via Kenzie Poo

These are one of our favourite new products and have already been snapped up by at least 2 staff members!  Drop in to CHALK and see these decals by 'For Walls' plus many more of their wall decal designs. 

Moving House

Now that we have changed our website we thought we might pop the blog over here as well.  Now when you visit CHALK you can also catch up with what's going on instore.

 

I've been busy this week putting together a cot set for one of our lovely customers.  It's finally done and hopefully will be enjoyed for years to come.  While sourcing her cowboy fabric I came accross so many other wonderful designs and am now trying to find the time to turn them in to quilts - stay tuned.