What a gorgeous Christening dress Ella is wearing!!  I am loving the lace detailing and scalloped edges.  I have been checking out lots of different designer christening outfits lately… am thinking of having a few styles at La Toriana.  There are some absolutely gorgeous ones out there… but cost the earth… and not exactly what i am looking for.  If you have come across a designer that makes the most gorgeous, and affordable Christening dresses please let me know.

 Gorgeous detailing on the Christening cake.  mmmm?  I wonder… is it fruitcake? chocolate cake?

The gorgeous family with the godmother.  Anyone who has been to Bendigo must know that massive Sacred Heart Cathedral.  Its a stunner of a church.

 Sarah tells us a little about this gorgeous Christening.

“ the dress was my christening dress that was made for me by my aunt and is 34 yrs old.  My mum replaced the ribbon around the dress for Ella.  The church was the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo which was lovely.  The minister was Fr. Marriott who made it a beautiful ceremony.  The lunch was at our house afterwards and our families and close friends all came back there.  Most of the food was catered for by Cafe Au Lait.  Our children were all spoilt with lovely gifts such as children bibles, money boxes for the boys and jewellery box for Ella.”

Thanks sarah for sharing your gorgeous families christening.  Super gorgeous dress Ella is wearing… and what a very special time and an heirloom christening outfit.  i love the story and sentiment behind it.

warmly   Elizabeth xx

Some Christening gifts available online at La Toriana

 Gorgeous Christening bracelet from mon Tresor, Alimrose musical “coco the cat”, Bethanys Child Christening headband, white crochet christening booties from YmamaY?, satin and organza clips from Princess Allure, Gorgeous High End baby fashion magazine “Little ONE baby” magazine subscription,  Little Pearls for Little girls, genuine cultured pearl jewellery made for little girls, Alimrose Design baby gifts, Tippie Toes Couture have sweet girls clothing like this Hollie Hobby singlet and the gorgeous Nanny Pickle Organic baby wear. 

At La Toriana shopping online for baby clothing and baby gifts has never been easier.  We look forward to welcoming you today

 warmly   Elizabeth xx

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~*~ Tea Princess ~*~

… is here.

The Winter 2010 Tea Princess has arrived and its TOTALLY GORGEOUS.  However,  like always, these girls designer clothing items are sought after.  The colours, sizes and styles may run out quickly… so be sure you get in and reserve yours, or you may be disappointed.

There are so many gorgeous items in the Tea Princess vintage inspired girls wear this winter… so hard to choose from… so why not grab a couple outfits.  You know the style, the quality and the price is always affordbale for such a high quality, limited edition designer girls clothing ensemble.  YES *LIMITED edition… never to be seen again*

So have a browse online in our childrens clothing boutique, and choose from the Tea Princess Green Jersey dress, Knitted beanie/beret with diamonte flower, Knitted Headband with flower and the Tea Princess Stretch and guipre lace dress.

I know there are so many decisions… decisions. How hard is it choosing from the collection of Tea Princess girls clothing?  They all are so beautiful. 

Of course as soon as the boxes arrived, Tiana and I were in checking them all out, trying on and “oohing and ahhhing”.  She straight away took the things she really liked and instantly tied them on….   (can you try and guess her 3 favourites?)

Below here are some of the cutest winter kids fashion I have seen… EVER.  If you are looking for designer girls clothing online, then check out the girls wear from Tea Princess.  Long sleeve white Tee with lace, Knitted scarf and cream long sleeve tee, Pink jersey frilled dress and lace leggings in cream or pink.

I dont know about your little girl. but mine loves the tops with comfortable bottoms and her wardrobe is so full of leggings, tights and pants.  The skinny cord pants are an instant hit with many of you and YES… does have the adjustable waist inside  (many have asked this question), the white leggings with wide lace trim are an essential this season… you need to have at least one staple in your collection.  The harem pants are the softest, most comfortable around, and totally “IN”.  The lace tights or leggings are just walking out the door… so I apologise if your size has gone… these are the most stunning and so soft.  Yep…a must have in the Tea Princess designer wear I am afraid.

Of course… there is still so much sun and partying to happen before the mid winter chills arrive… so grab a Tea Princess Summer girls clothing party item.  These will never be repeated and are of a limited edition   Oh… yes you know your own little princess will be the envy of your town when she arrives in a collection piece from Tea Princess…. its certainly a show stopper!!

 I am sure many of you will agree that the gorgeous collection of girls designer clothing from Australian kids fashion designer Kate at Tea Princess is truly amazing.  The Vintage charm, and essence of a bygone era that allows little girls to be little girls is what they truly deserve.

Is your little princess in TEA PRINCESS?

 She should be!

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Featured Designer

These creations are from Kym Hamilton, Up the Duff Belly art

Wording by Kym

mum to a beautiful 4 year old girl named Charm. We live on the Gold Coast, in the lush hinterland of the Currumbin Valley. I started my business “Up the Duff” Belly Art 6 months ago, painting murals on friends belly’s for fun.

I travel to you and baby showers are my specialty. You can use your own design or pick one of mine. I use non toxic face paints and after my masterpiece is complete I send you a choice of 6×4 or 8×10 photos.

For a unique and memorable baby shower, please book ahead on 0755330217 or 0410531971,

Happy days and Belly rubs, from Kym   

Thanks for sharing Kym… wow… some great designs here I am sure many mums in your area would love to get done.  What a great photo keepsake these would be for the child when they are older too!

warmly   Elizabeth xx

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OOOH My poor back… 

Its hard work being a GORGEOUS PRINCESS!

Lilli here is a sweetheart, and a regular here in our KooL KidZ section.  Here Lilli shows off some of the Tea Princess clothing range.   Oh poor thing… is such hard work being a princess and all the work that needs to be done about the place…  (Linda, (mum) … great styling and photo… love the rollers!)

MMM?  what to do…. what to do? 

a Princesses work is never done! So many parties to go to… dresses to buy…  and people to play with.  What work should I do….?

All Tea Princess Summer clothing here in these photo’s.   Yep… this princess is often seen in Tea Princess.

AAARRRGGGHHHH   BUGS!!!  

This isnt meant to happen!  

no where in my princess manual did it mention bugs… eeewww!  Thats it… I am going inside!

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Thanks Linda for sending in photos for our KooL KidZ section of our blog.  These are so funny… and I love the way you have styled the photo’s… and Lilli!  Linda and Lilli have been avid La Toriana customers for a few years now… and we always love hearing from our customers.

Would you like to be featured on the La Toriana BLOG?

we are looking for photo’s, recipes, craft ideas, gardening ideas or anything.  SEnd in a pic of your little ones and we may be abl;e to feature them here.  email them through HERE

 warmly   Elizabeth xx

some new arrivals from Tea Princess Winter clothing 2010

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Featured Business

 Peekaboo Magazine is a Brisbane based mgazine that is fast becong sought after in other areas too.  Simpy stunning is this magazine, Bianca has done a brilliant job. Everyone is talking about it… everyone wants a copy. 

WHO is Peekaboo? 

development and running of several publications. After having

her first child last year she saw an opening in Brisbane for a

magazine to celebrate families and related services. Bianca

wanted to demonstrate that Brisbane has a wealth of

experienced and educated people with a great array of places to

make your families’ memories. A crucial part of the idea was to

create an easy to use map/directory of all of our Brisbane

based boutique children’s stores, activities, mother/parent

groups, family friendly cafes/restaurants, playgrounds,

education facilities and so on. So with that in mind Peekaboo

Magazine was conceived and launched on November 1 2009

  I am so in love with this publication,  Its fresh, and very stylish.  The articles are extremely well written and captivating. I thoroughly enjoyed the article “Urban Harmony” pg 20.  I think having my own daughter who takes an interest in my business helped make the article so meaningful.  I really look forward to visiting when I come up next.   Also great to see the article about food allergies (pg42) especially as Easter approaches.  Must be so hard at times for the whole family. Thanks… I have a better appreciation now.

The middle spread (pg 26) was AMAZING.  I now have a map where heaps of places to visit when we come up for our next holiday  (July).  The parks are great stopping places as we love picnics and riding our bikes… but it was the shops that had my interest.  Wow so many gorgeous ones… was great to be able to look up all the websites of these places and know which ones to pop into along my travels.  THANKS!  La Toriana was featured in the online section (pg 32) … THANK YOU so much for including us!!!

Tiana loved the map… she was lying on the mat looking at all the pages and then was using it as a PIRATE game with her leggo…. 

“ I have never heard of a pirate jumping ship and then riding a horse”,  I said,

she quickly spun around, looked at me and replied… “well how else are they to get their supplies from town? ” 

“ahh yes… youre so right.. OF COURSE“  I  quickly replied… to a satisfied smile

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 I am sure you will agree the photography is more than stunning and help bring alive the gorgeous images it portrays. ”Crisp, Fresh, Inspiring” are words that come to mind each time I turn the page. She is able to capture gorgeous images with “wow” factor.   Naomi Vasingtonis the official photographer for this magazine, and she is extremely talented! Just have a look at her website to see for yourself. Check out her great offer for Peekaboo Magazine readers on pg (10).

 La Toriana has been honoured too in having Naomi take photo’s for our website, and they are stunning. We hope to see more of Naomi’s work at La Toriana very soon… so keep an eye out.  I am ever so honoured to be working with such a gorgeous person and photographer.  Give her a call and book in your family portraits too… cant wait til she does ours!!!

Honestly, Peekaboo Magazine is a great magazine.  I sat there and read it for hours and drooled our the photo’s, the many gorgeous products for babies, kids and mums, and have a whole new appreciation for shops, people and places in the Brisbane area.  There are great recipes, amazing product features, inspirational stories, competitions and more

 If you haven’t got a copy… make sure you subscribe… I HAVE!   Peekaboo Magazine is going into its 3rd edition, and  just know its going to keep getting better and better.  Well done Bianca.  Its a great publication and love reading about whats in the area….  hhhmmm… need to branch out now and do a Victorian edition! !

Peekaboo magazine has a face book fan page… so join in and see all the latest happenings.  Tell them we sent you!

 some items featured in the 2nd issue of Peekaboo magazine

 warmly   Elizabeth xx

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