Easy Riders - Sewing Project

 Here we thought we'd share with you all a fun sewing project!

These bags are great and were found in a vintage book, 'Easy-going Sewing'.

We've included the patterns and instructions for two styles of bags.

The Blue bag fits snugly over the carrier, you can also pick it up and it becomes a satchel.

The smaller yellow bag loops over the handlebars and can be worn with a belt. The loops can also be snapped together to form a handle.

Happy Sewing!

Whole Dot of Fun!

polka dot cotton tights $15
Minti eagle tee $45
Minti polka dot jeans $69
cap $29
Walnut gumboots in grey $39
'rad' card $5
crochet kitty toy $39
Sprocket Rocket stripe knit jumper $55
Stripey Street Cat book $12
Frankie Ray sunglasses $29

Paws-itively Cute

Sprocket Rocket cotton dress $59

crochet kitty bag by Mel $29

Sprocket Rocket leggings $55

Minti bows dress $55

fuchsia Saltwater sandals $69

Rare Rabbit wooden hearts hair bauble $15

calculator watch $15

Sprocket Rocket scarf $45

Beautiful Hand-knits just arrived

Stunning hand-knitted pieces have just arrived instore. All lovingly made by our adopted Nanna's.

A variety of styles and sizes for both boys and girls and featuring just the right amount of quirk and sweet.

Interesting buttons, animals and objects adorn these vests, dresses and cardi's, all created using soft textured  wool.

Now the hard part will be choosing which ones will go up on our online shop or to be sold in our Newtown shop.

And the winner is.....

Announcing the winning shot for the mini micro scooter by @alenkavonengelhardt.

It's such a lovely shot, thanks for entering and thanks to all our wonderful entries in our first #shortiesfreestuff instagram comp.

If you're not a follower yet, come and follow us @shortieskids

Wild Thing!

Mix and Match jungle animals from Tiger Tribe Magna Junior set $35

crochet Zebra handpuppet $25

Shorties lion tee $25

Sonnyboy vintage fabric shorts $39

02 cotton cap $35

Skeanie leather walker shoes in navy $29

Coq en Pate giraffe canvas satchel $35

Watch it! Der kleine Maulwurf (The Little Mole)

Just cannot get enough of The Little Mole, as recommended by the lovely Alenka.

Those young and restless little punks!

Autumn Girl

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Katypus handmade dress (sizes 6 - 14y) $65

flower ring $15

Love Mae cup part of Bamboo 3 pc dinner set $29

greetings stamp set $35

Udder bandit penguin $75

Jonah & the Girl canvas sneakers $39

Rifle Paper Co invitations set $25

Noli Noli handmade wooden pencil holder $59

flower ring $15

cotton cap by Dena Pezzano $29

Instagram Giveaway Continues

There is still time to enter our  instagram competition to win yourself (or little person) a scooter!

Just follow Shorties instagram @shortieskids and hashtag #shortiesfreestuff to post your colourthemed pic. The colour being the coloured scooter you'd like to win.

There is still a few days to enter, and the comp will be judged by local stylist April Sharratt.

Below is a collection of gorgeous entries into the comp.

Happy insta-ing and good luck!

Kat's Pick - What I'd wear if I was a 1yr old...

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Klippan polka dot cotton blanket $85

Amelie & Atticus peter pan collar dress $39

crochet handbag $25

Cheeky Little Soles cowboy boots $49

Happy Socks knee high in leopard print $16

Frankie Ray 'gadget' sunnies $29

100% cotton knitted vest $39

Rare Rabbit headband $12

Cute stuff I love, by Celia

Hoot hoot!

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Dwell soft rattles $25 pack of two

Dwell counting owls puzzle $19

Dwell owls onesie $29

newborn socks $5

Dwell stamps and colouring boxset $35

FREE STUFF Win a Mini Micro Scooter

Win a mini Micro Scooter

A little while ago we asked you what you'd most love to win from Shorties, and the answer was loud and clear - you want Mini Micro Scooters!

What Colour do you want to win?

If you'd love to score one of these tops scooters, this is how to do it:

• follow Shorties on Instagram (our username is shortieskids )

• post an instagram of something in the same colour as the scooter you hope to win - choose from red pink yellow blue green or orange

• make sure you label it with the hashtag #shortiesfreestuff

Competition starts Tuesday Feb 5 and we'll be judging the winner on 19th Feb

so you have two weeks!

Enter as many times as you like, with different pictures (please stick to one colour though!).

Time to get creative and start instagramming!

NOTE: This competition is only open to Australian entrants.

We love Instagram!

You've probably noticed us getting pretty excited about Instagram lately – if you haven't already, we reckon you should jump on board. 

It's so much fun to share photos with your friends and followers, and a great incentive to document the special parts of your day. Plus you can add filters and frames to your pictures if that's what floats your boat.

Not sure how to start? Just download the Instagram app from the iTunes store onto your smartphone, and from there it's really easy to get it all set up and start happy snapping.

You can find and follow us, our username is shortieskids - we post daily and we'll be running some great competitions as well, so quick sticks!

Here's some of our recent instagram snaps:

School Days

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Bakker made with Love backpack $49

owls notebook $8

vintage hanky $2.50

Blafre hot/cold flask $48

Blafre  hedgehog coin purse $9

Keith Haring yo-yo by Vilac $19

Micador Besties markers $15 pack of 12

Hamb badges $4

Blafre pencil-tin $19

Littlehorn cap $29

Coq en Pate pencil-case $15

Bamboo pen $9

fabric headbands $7 pack of two

Shorties Kid - Ned Kelly

It's fun to dress up! We love Lindsay's, who make the most amazing fancy dress costumes right here in Australia. Here's Cullyn in a Lindsay's Ned Kelly suit - a little tribute to the infamous bushranger (who was finally laid to rest recently, did you hear?)

Ned Kelly Costume $29