Chibebe Pod Warmer baby bean bag blanket

Oh my goodness, how cosy does this look. This is the brand new Chibebe Pod Warmer (in mint and cream) attached to the snuggle pod baby bean bag. Can you just imagine being a little bundle of love tucked up in that comfy pod during the day?

Hippest ever bibs, wraps and newborn packs from Milk & Masuki

Bundanoon-based milk & masuki design gorgeous organic bibs, wraps, blankets and other goodies for the hip newborns in your life. Does your baby love geometric designs? Why, yes. Feathers? Check. Foxes? Of course. You'll find these designs and more in unisex-friendly colours from milk & masuki.

With their beautiful packaging and fashionable sensibilities, milk & masuki newborn products make the perfect baby shower gift. I'm all about the grey chevron and feather design and can only imagine the compliments that Mums all over Australia must be getting with these beautiful pieces.


You can find milk & masuki in the online store and at stockists across Australia.

Images: milk & masuki

Bondville Lucky Door Prize - eeni meeni miini moh 10th Birthday Pure Newborn prize pack

Happy 10th Birthday eeni meeni miini moh! This Brisbane-based company has grown from a small design label to the much-loved, award-winning kids lifestyle brand we all know today - creating seasonal collections of fashion for years 0-14 years, toys, bedlinen and accessories for stylish kids.

To celebrate this huge milestone, these lovely Bondville sponsors will be giving away an extra-special Pure Newborn prize pack to one Bondville monthly newsletter or daily email subscriber for our monthly Lucky Door Prize. How fabulous.

The Pure Newborn prize pack (worth $138.85) includes:

1 x Bib
1 x Burp cloth
1 x Classique wrap/throw
1 x Long-sleeved bodysuit
1 x Yoga legging
1 x Toy hanging bird

I'll be sending the next Bondville monthly newsletter (Jan/Feb 2012 combined) out next week announcing the Lucky Door Prize winner, so make sure you subscribe before then. Thank you eeni meeni miini moh!


Terms and Conditions:
1. Lucky door prize will be allocated to one Bondville monthly newsletter or daily email subscriber.
2. There are no entry requirements.
3. This Lucky Door Prize giveaway is open to all Bondville subscribers in Australia and internationally.
5. This Lucky Door Prize giveaway is hosted by Steph Bond-Hutkin via the Bondville blog at blog.stephbond.com.
4. The prize consists of an eeni meeni miini moh Pure Newborn package including Bib and Burp Cloth set, Classique wrap/throw, Bodysuit, Yoga Legging, and Hanging Bird valued at AUD $138.85.
5. Lucky Door Prize winner will be notified in the Bondville Monthly newsletter, sent to subscribers the week commencing 5th February 2012.


Images: eeni meeni miini moh

New Alimrose Squeaker Designs

Alimrose Designs squeakers are a must-buy baby shower gift or present for newborn in Australia - a kids design classic (see my Alimrose post from last month).

Jennifer from Alimrose has shared a sneakpeek of the new designs to be launched at the Melbourne trade shows next month. Which is your favourite? I love that little prince - just perfect for a chubby grip.

Image: >Alimrose Designs

Baby Essentials: Elizabeth from Eeni Meeni Miini Moh and e3-M

Oh the lovely, luxurious essentials for newborns chosen today by Elizabeth O'Connor-Cowley from Bondville favourite (and sponsor), eeni meeni miini moh and e3-M. This is part 7 of the Baby Essentials series on Bondville and I hope you love it to bits:

Favourite Wrap: eeni meeni miini moh Pure Newborn Wool/Cashmere wrap. It looks and feels gorgeous!
Favourite Rocker: The bloom coco stylewood baby lounger in natural.

Favourite Change Mat: Sydney-based Apple & Bee nappy mat.

Favourite Mobile: Maileg's Villa Voice Mobile - for boys and girls. I love this mobile so much that we now stock it in our Brisbane Concept Store.
Favourite Cot bedding: eeni meeni miini moh Cotton Pocket throw - with detachable soft toy friend 'phlatsie' who lives in in the pocket.
Favourite Bath Products: eeni meeni miini moh Hooded Towel and Bathing mitts - the ultimate baby bath towel - super soft and makes bathing baby a great experience.

Favourite Nappy Rash Cream: Paw Paw ointment - perfect for nappy rash, bites, scratches - for everything really!
Favourite Bath Gel: Milk Baby bath time wash

Favourite Baby Carrier: Baby Bjorn

Favourite Cot: Kotura Design's Ei-Max cradle – gorgeous cocoon for newborns!

Favourite Pram: Bugaboo

Favourite Nappy Bag: I preferred to use a large LV tote (Monogram is hard wearing / practical!)

Other favourites: eeni meeni miini moh Bib. It was one of our first-ever products and still one of our most popular. It's extra large in size and super absorbent. Also, everything from the eeni meeni miini moh Pure Newborn collection - perfect for bringing baby home from hospital in or as a gift/first photos.

Thank you so much Elizabeth - such gorgeous finds. If you love the eeni meeni miini moh vibe, head over to the online store for beautiful lifestyle products for babies and kids.

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And my friends, I'd love to hear from you too. Please comment below, or email me at stephbond at gmail.com with your essentials for newborns. I'm going to compile all my reader favourites for the final post in this Baby Essentials series. Let me know by 22nd April 2011!

Baby Essentials: Steph from Bondville

Part 3 of my Baby Essentials series series! This time it's my turn to share my favourite baby products. I'm lucky to be able to come across gorgeous kids products all the time, but these are the must-have items that I have used for my 2 newborns over the past few years.

Cot bedding: Australian design company Bholu Ignatious Critter bedding - minimalist and quirky (no longer available) (Image: Steph Bond-Hutkin)

Baby Essentials: Alex from Oobi

I started thinking about this series a year ago when my bub was a newborn - there are so many 'things' out there that you "simply must have" for a new baby. There is so much research to do - it can get out of control. So overwhelming! So I thought I would reach out to some of my friends who are experts in the kids industry for their favourite baby essentials to share with you all.

First up, Alex from one of Australia's favourite kids fashion labels - Oobi.

Favourite nappy rash cream: Almond Oil! Top tip that my friends who are mums swear by. Good for the ‘information vault’.

Favourite nappy bag: MakeBabyStuff.com Free Diaper Bag Pattern. I know it’s not something a new mum is going to get really excited about, crafting when she’s dealing with a zillion other things. But maybe there’s a nice nanna out there who might make one. I’d rethink that fabric and tart it up of course!

Favourite mobile: The best mobiles are those awesome retro Flensted animals. The whales are super cute and not too expensive.

Favourite bath products: Eco Babe has great bath and body products.

Favourite baby bedding: The Oobi baby blankets. I think they’re really beautiful and practical.

Favourite bibs: Our Oobi bibs! Beautiful patchwork fabrication, ribbon details, snap closure and practical towelling on the back.

Thanks so much, Alex, for your words of wisdom. You can read more about Oobi here on Bondville. Don't forget to check back here over the next few weeks for more essential items for newborns from people in the know.

Drool-worthy Design: My Sweet Prints

Well I'm going let you in on a big secret. I've been keeping this to myself for a while now, but it's time to share. This is my favourite no-fail, go-to destination for newborn gifts.... My Sweet Prints.

My Sweet Prints is a range of clever art prints designed by Sydney graphic designer and illustrator Janette Baker. The collection includes ready-made prints such as the bus roll spoof Bedtime Bus Roll, Family Rules, the meaning of LOVE and other sweet sentiments for the home.

If you'd like something a little more personal, you can contract Janette's graphic design skills to customise both text and colours for lovely modern birth prints. Try as I may to find a different newborn gift for each new baby born to friends, I keep going back to the My Sweet Prints range. (Anne, pressie for baby Max is on its way!).

Aside from art prints, Janette also produces personalised height charts and world maps on canvas that are amazing gifts for a new parent. And if you love the Bedtime Bus Scroll, you might like the My Sweet Prints personalised Bus Scroll canvases for your home.

Oh - and Janette is also one of the loveliest people you could wish to deal with. That's why I keep going back for more.

You can buy My Sweet Prints wall art from the online store. Check out Janette's blog for behind-the-scenes info and new designs.

Images: My Sweet Prints

Hip Products: O.B Designs DingaRings

Our 9-month-old still has no teeth so teething rings are top of mind here at Bondville. Check out these super-cute rattle + teething ring + soft toy DingaRings that I found at the Sunshine Coast recently.

Designed in Byron Bay by Kate Nicolson and Leesa Hallahan from O.B. Designs, these rings include a cast of characters full of personality, including Aussie-themed Tony Tree Frog, Gi Gi Galah, Craig Crocodile and Keith Koala. The range includes both muted tones and bright colours, soft bodies and wooden rings to soothe those sore gums. These teething rings would make excellent newborn gifts or a present for a baby shower, particularly for friends and family overseas.

O.B. Designs is an environmentally-conscious business using recyclable point of sale and office materials. You can find DingaRings in the online store as well as at stockists across Australia, the UK, UAE, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Images: O.B. Designs