Hip hip hooray for the Australian design community who is rallying around to raise money for the
. Don't spend your money at the mall - shop the flood! Check out these Australian designers below for donations they are making to the QLD Flood appeal - every item sold counts. Hop to it! (this list will continue to be updated)...
. I'm bidding on Madeleine Stamer's bird print. And my friend Kim Wallace has a gorgeous ceramic brooch up for grabs. Last Lot #3 closes 31st January 2011. Go get 'em!
Style MILK
Jen from
Style MILK has pulled together a great group of Australian kids fashion designers to donate beautiful clothes for a auctions on the
Style MILK Facebook page. All proceeds go to the
Variety QLD Flood Appeal. The auctions close at 10pm AEST Friday 4th February, 2011 and is for Australian residents only. Gorgeous pieces include lots of Bondville favourites including an
Olive's Friend Pop coat and bonnet,
eeni meeni miini moh pirouette outfit, jewellery from
Lovestamp,
Team Kitten gumboots (we love you too Team Kitten!), more gorgeous headbands from
Minni Mittsie (did I mention how much I am dying over those headbands?) and more. Find all the designers and auction items
here on Bondville. Love your work folks!
Tickets For Coco
Gorgeous new indie fashion label
Tickets For Coco by former Magnolia Square maven Brooke Murphy is offering a huge 50% of all online sale proceeds until 8th February, 2011 to the QLD Premier's Flood Appeal. And, postage is free for all Queensland addresses. You can find more information on the
Tickets For Coco blog. Head over to the
online store and treat yourself to something fabulous.
Toben
Cool limited edition A1
poster created especially for the QLD Floods Appeal with 100% of proceeds donated to the Premier's Fund. Toben is a Sydney-based graphic design and art direction studio. Get your poster
here - quick, there are only 250.
The Hungry Workshop
If you are in Brisbane, head along to the Powerhouse in February 2011 (date tbc) for the
Queenslake exhibition organised by The Hungry Workshop featuring letterpress prints designed by a group of fabulous Queensland artists including Rinze, Kevin Finn, The Letter D, Inkahoots, Spew Corp, Listen To The Graphics, Bright Yellow, The Hungry Workshop and more. Keep an eye on the
website for more information. You can buy the prints for $50 each with 100% proceeds going to the Premier's Relief Fund.
DONATIONS COMPLETEDMy Sweet Prints
I adore the nursery and birth announcement prints from
My Sweet Prints. The lovely Janette is offering 10% of profits from all prints sold between 12th January and 26th January 2011 to the
QLD Flood Appeal. More info on the
blog here.
The wonderful Lisa Tilse of
The Red Thread (in conjunction with Shelley of
Sew Much Easier) is holding a HUGE
giveaway on her blog for Australian readers who donate $10 to the
QLD Premier's Flood Relief Appeal. First prize is a brand new Janome sewing machine worth $899 and a range of The Red Thread sewing patterns and sewing kits and fabric packs from
Posie Patchwork,
Retro Mummy and Lisa's own private stash (total prize worth $1,200). Three runners-up will receive the Ooshka Babushka Pattern Kit and Hello Birdie Pattern worth $34. The giveaway ends on January 26th 2011 when the winner will be drawn. Head over to
The Red Thread blog right now.
Absolutely massive
Auction from Friday 14th January to Monday 17th January 2011 from
Handmade Kids and Rudy & The Dodo. 100% of proceeds are going to the
QLD Premier's Flood Relief Appeal. Lots of fantastic donated products from designers including
Rabbit & The Duck,
Lovestamp,
Trellis,
Skookum For Kids,
Candy Land Handmade,
Minni Mitsie,
How Tweet It Is,
Love Henry,
Imaginart,
Princess Allure,
Monkeys Over The Moon,
Appleberry Kids,
Indy and the Ninja,
Sebastian and Sienna,
Giggleberry Creations,
Sophie and Jack,
Ulli Clothing,
Mrs Fickle and the Loopy Pair,
Holly and Eddie,
Adorable Child,
Plushka,
Ah-Tissue,
Halle Jay,
Tilly Tom,
Little Toot Creations, and many, many more.
The Oz Material Girls in conjunction with
Make It Perfect will be holding an enormous number of
auctions to raise funds for the QLD Floods. Check out the
Master Auction List on Make It Perfect. You'll find handmade toys, dolls and softies, handcrafted jewellery/accessories, quilts, sewing patters/books/mags/zines, handcrafted clothing/bags, prints/paper goods/art/photography, fabric/sewing/art supplies, sewn/crafty items. The Auction will start on Monday 17th Jan 2011 and run for a week. Keep an eye on the
Facebook auction site here.
Online auction from Jewels By Lulu who has also pulled together a huge number of donated goods for auction. Auction begins Friday 14th January at 8pm. Closes Monday 17th January at 8pm QLD time. You'll find lots of handmade goodies including lovely girls' dresses from
1 Puddle Lane,
Patooties Boutique,
Isla's Cottage, kokeshi rattle dolls from
Milla Ruby Designs, personalised applique t-shirts from
A Little Bit Fancy, a beautiful Marimekko Pieni Unikko Cushion cover from
I Just Love That Fabric, sweet apple applique singlets from
Mad Stitches, art from
Tracey Potter (more!), Spotty biodegradable straws from
Mon Tresor, the cutest-ever Tilly Whistle baby ballet slippers from
Little Sparkle and many, many more. For full details, check the
Jewels By Lulu Facebook page.
Itty Bitty ButtsOnline
auction from Itty Bitty Butts who has gathered a host of handmade designers, starting Saturday15th January 2011 at 8pm. You'll love the Itty Bitty Butts bloomers, as well as art from
Tracey Potter, gorgeous bloomer, bib and bow sets from
SofiBOO, divine hair accessories from
Miini Mittsie (again!), cute girls' outfits from
CNS Designs,
Chasing Butterflies and
Lil' Moo Designs among others. Find the preview images for the auction on
Facebook here.
$5 from every full price item sold will be donated to the
QLD Government Flood Appeal. Check out my favourites - the long shorts, the bloomers and the hard-wearing hats. Everything handmade on the Sunshine Coast.