Beautiful  “BELLA”  BRONTE

Above photo Bronte (8 mths)  is wearing the Tea Princess long sleeve top with lace frill and the Tea Princess white ruffled leggings.  The Dolly Up headband completes her outfit!  Thanks Hollie… these are adorable photo’s and what a stunning little girl. Bronte was the “Belle of the Ball” at the wedding, and looked adorable in her designer baby clothing that Hollie bought from La Toriana.

 oh what a beautiful photo.  Its stunning.  Little Bronte is so cute wearing a white pettiskirt from Princess Ratbag with her white long sleeve top from Tea Princess.  Mum (Hollie) attaches the vintage hairclip from Bethany’s Child.  Must say she is like a little princess.   Hollie shares her Never Fail scone recipe’s for cooks like me (who isnt great in the cooking skills department).

 ~ Hollie ’s   NEVER  FAIL   Scones ~

3 cups self raising flour

1 cup lemonade

1 cup cream

1 pinch salt

Preheat oven at 200 degrees

sift flour and salt

Make a well in the centre and add lemonade and the cream

combine and then knead til smooth

cut into circles with cutter or a glass rim

place on a grease proof paper on a baking tray fairly close together

reduce oven to 180 degrees

bake for 10-12 mins

~ ENJOY~

yep, I am thinking these sounds great and I am sure I could give it a try!! 

Beautiful Bronte….  ahhhh definitely the best looking baby I know in Townsville!

If you are looking to achieve this look… here are some items from these gorgeous girls designer clothing online at La Toriana.

If  you are looking for gorgeous designer girls clothing online for your little princess, why not drop into La Toriana boutique.  We have heaps new stock arrive the last week and having heaps new shipments arriving soon  too for Winter.  You have come to the right place if you are looking for birthday presents, baby gifts, designer dresses, tops and skirts and amazing new hair accessories with an antique and vintage style.   We have just had arrive the cutest baby rompers, baby booties, christening gifts and flower girl dresses as well as the above gorgeous pettiskirts, tops and accessories.  More are on its way… so watch out!

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My daughters name is Malia and she’s 5 years old. She’s a big sister, a kindergartener, an artist and a practicing ‘balleray’ dancer (I refuse to correct her pronunciation of the word ballet because it’s just to cute).

Nikki’s Healthy Cookie Recipe

3 large, ripe bananas, well mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup coconut oil, barely warm – so it isn’t solid (or alternately, olive oil)
2 cups rolled oats
2/3 cup almond meal
1/3 cup coconut, finely shredded & unsweetened
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 – 7 ounces chocolate chips or dark chocolate bar chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, racks in the top third.

In a large bowl combine the bananas, vanilla extract, and coconut oil. Set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oats, almond meal, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips.The dough is a bit looser than a standard cookie dough, don’t worry about it. Drop dollops of the dough, each about 2 teaspoons in size, an inch apart, onto a parchment (or Silpat) lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 – 14 minutes. 

Makes about 3 dozen bite-sized cookies.

(Source: www.101cookbooks.com)

Kids love cooking in the kitchen  (though not always cleaning up afterwards!!)  here are a few suggestions for kids cooking products available online at La Toriana.

Kym  (mum)

My mission this Easter was to find some time to snap Skye in her winning outfit from your competition over Christmas (Tea Princess summer outfit winner wins winter outfit!!) Luckily some family from Melbourne came up and took some for me as my camera was out of action so here we are!!!!

I was so excited when I got the email from you, I can’t thank you enough for choosing Skye! Of course she is our bestest Princess ever but she too has travelled down a long and windy road having been born with a Congential Heart Defect called Tetralogy of Fallot, and amongst other fun and games has had two open heart surgeries before her first birthday!

She has had a real buzz from being photographed and her Tea Princess outfit is divine – we chose the Skinny leg pants which are the first size for age pants she has ever fitted with her petite frame and will be warm for winter, the gorgeous soft top long sleeve top in ivory and a beautiful beanie.  All have already been worn in various combinations with other Tea Princess and other things we have bought and they all look fantastic, wash beautifully and people really notice.  Winning the competition enabled me to buy my son a Britt jacket and I keep eyeing off the dresses.  We are just so practical though in our house, so its nice to be able to be pretty but practical at the same time which is what I love about this seasons Tea Princess and our chosen outfit. As you can see its also very flexible!

Me (Photographer) Skye was the lucky recipient of the Tea Princess promo we had,  She received a complete Winter 2010 outfit, has been photographed last week for the La Toriana website and catalogue shots,  and next week will be part of a professional photo session for a glossy magazine.

Sky was an absolute dream to photograph.  A friend told me about this old ruins  (thanks Lisa) and I knew that would be the place to get some photo’s with Skye. It was!!

Sky is so beautiful with a gorgeous disposition and friendly nature.  Many of the shots she suggested for me (so thanks Skye, we were a great team!!!)  All the Tea Princess collection suited her well but I really like the knitted wear, pink cape and white leggings with skirt!  So precious!  Kym was a great stylist (though she probably didn’t even know she was doing such a beautiful job!)

See the full photo shoot I had with Skye and the gorgeous images in Tea Princess on this BLOG next week.  Keep watching

La Toriana will be having another promo soon….. so watch out for the great SPRING promo… to be launched June 1st!  Will be great!!!

hint. Get the camera poised!!! 

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 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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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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Celebrating birthdays is always special… but having a celebration of all the kids birthdays in a special place will be remembered for a very long time to come. 

Beatrice shares with us ….

Pictured here is Tristan, aged 11, Greg, aged 10, Julian, aged 4 and little Cameron, aged 3 months (at the time) in August last year while we were holidaying in France and we thought it would be a great idea to celebrate all of our birthdays with our favorite French patisseries. “Yummo, boy we miss them and their famous baguettes.” she says.

Beatrice was a lucky recipient of a Prize of a Little Pearls for Little Girls baby pearl set in our Oct/nov promo.  This is part of what she said.

” I wish to personally thank you for the pearl bracelet that I received this morning.

After having 3 boys first, I guess I have to get used to more girly things for my little baby girl, don’t I?? I am just getting used to it now without too much pink.    “

I will send you a photo with the set on my daughter soon.

Warm Regards

Beatrice

some ideas to get you started …

January has been all about Celebrations and parties.  Its great to have our BLOG readers contribute their gorgeous REAL LIFE kids parties, inspirations, creations and more.  We are now taking ideas, photo’s and links for Feb/March.  The theme is organic and Chrisenings… so please send through.  Also… if you have some easter ideas, crafts and decoraions and food ideas for easter… please send them in… ready for Easter Bunny arriving in April.

Feel free to add yours in too… we love hearing from our readers and customers.

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Oh what a gorgeous photo!!!   The ever so gorgeous Maya recently had a birthday and what a whole lot of fun it looks!!  Wow… what inspiring, fun and memorable day!  Nathan and Kate (from teaandjam photography) did a wonderful job creating this at home for their little girl… you can too

Kate tells us all about it:

 But we found that if you kept the kids entertained and involved, damage to your house and mind is kept to a minimum.   

I somehow managed to talk Nathan (Dad) into dressing up as the Mad Scientist and he showed the kids lots of different scientific experiments using everyday things.   

 We did get some dried ice for the grand finale though. Well worth it, just to see the looks on the kids faces!

We made our own food. I tried to make the food look scientific. It was perfect timing that Donna Hay bought out a party edition with a scientist party at the same time as Maya’s do.

 

As far as decorations go, I found a link to a site that had images of a 1960s kids science encyclopedia I printed those out and stuck them on the walls. 

I also found heaps of old Vegemite jars from the op shop and filled them with coloured water and a plastic animal, they were take home specimens.

I had hanging on the coat rack when the kids rocked up, their own little white shirt (with name tag) and a pair of kids sized groucho glasses.

They all looked too cute in their mad scientist get up.

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I made the specimen jars, coats and glasses as a little kit the kids could take home with them, instead of a bag full of sweets.  I also kept the party lolly intake to a minimum, boring I know, but I learnt my lesson from the previous year’s lolly fest!

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THANK YOU so much Kate for sharing this.  Tiana just loved the whole theme of the party and wants to have one just like it. 

Might just have to hire your services Kate and Nathan especially as the Mad Scientist!!!    I can see how great this is for all kids, boys and girls, and I somehow think Nathan got just as much (if not more) fun out of the day! 

The photo’s you took are so captivating…. no wonder you guys are so popular as photographers!!

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Evelyn’s birthday party;  (Written by Evelyn’s mums, Carol)

I just love spoiling my children when their birthdays come around. This was the first party we have had for my three year old daughter, Evelyn, apart from small family gatherings. Her birthday is so close to Christmas and in previous years we have been travelling or simply too rushed. She was very much aware of the whole birthday party concept this year after attending her brother’s party and a few others.

“I want a pink party Mummy, with a princes castle and a princess cake and singing and dancing and face painting”, she announced after attending her friend Eliza’s party.

Well, I managed all of that, except the face painting. I did buy some face paints and even practiced painting her face in the weeks leading up to her party, but simply forgot about it on the day. Never mind. We’ll keep that in reserve for next year.

I was really pleased at how everything came together. I collected things in the months leading up to the party; table cloth, napkins, pink loot bags, party hats, plastic plates and cups and the pink fluffy tiara came from the $2.00 store. I also bought some crepe paper rolls which we used to make the streamers which hung from our outdoor canopy. They only cost about $1.30 per roll, but the pink and white streamers blowing gently in the breeze really added a magical touch to our back yard party.

I love decorating cakes and this one was no exception. It didn’t turn out exactly as planned. I usually use Madeira cake, but this time opted for mud cakes from Woolworths. Unfortunately the cakes were so soft and moist they sank a little with the weight of the top tier so my nice straight sides were a little sloped the day after decorating. Oh well, I’ll know for next time. It still looked pretty good and it tasted fantastic.

The craft activity was very simple. I bought some wooden photo frames from Ikea and, with Evelyn’s help we painted them in pretty pastel colours before the party. The children then decorated them with stickers, decals and glitter.

The loot bags were very special. Rather than giving the children bags of lollies, I made polymer mugs with their own custom design and name. This took me ages! I sat up late on a few nights creating these. I am lucky to have the equipment necessary for making the mugs from my business, “Little Critters”. The mugs will last for many years and are a great keepsake. I used matching designs for the stickers on the pink goodie bags. Also included in the loot bags were a Freddo Frog, a Chuppa Chup and a crazy, bendy straw.

Excessive? Absolutely! But I did have lots of fun creating all these treasures and there were lots of happy, smiling faces at the party.

Shame about the face painting but I’ll try to remember for next year.

Hint: Prepare as much as you can ahead of time so you can enjoy the party with your child. Small children will often be overwhelmed with all of the activity and excitement on the day so don’t stress if they need time away from the excitement or if things don’t go exactly according to plan. Remember, parties are supposed to be fun.

Carol
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(I can personally vouch for carols talents in both her businesses, Little Critters and pixelbypixel, as I have a couple gorgeous hand prints at home and have used her photo services.  She certainly knows her stuff!!)  Thank you Everlyn and Carol for inspiring us all!

Below are a few ideas to help kick start your own perfect party from La Toriana online baby boutique

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Writing by Carol (Daniella’s mum)

January is all about Parties and celebrations at La Toriana.  we have some great mums, websites, kids parties and more in line for you to see… Carol tells us all about her daughters party.  It looks Fabulous!!

I wanted to give Daniella a pretty princess party, so the theme was mainly pink.  We had fairy paper eskimo invites, and loot bags with princessy things inside like Disney perfume, play jewellery, bracelets and lollies.   Disney princess jumping castle as well. For decorations we used Pink, Hot Pink & Light pink balloons and paper eskimo flags.  Also some dora princess decoration since that is Daniellas fav princess.

Did all the kids dress up?

Girls dressed up as their fav princess and boys dressed as their fav superhero.  My 1 year old dressed up as Yoda from star wars!

Where/who made the cake?

This lady, Caroline has been making my kids cakes for years. She is fantastic, Delasweets. Based in Sydney’s North West. All I do is find cakes I like add a few changes and send her a pic.  This cake was a combination of 2 cakes. Only cost me like $200!

What did the kids play?

Jumping Castle, Daniella’s cubby house and pass the parcel.

Where was it held?

It was held in the backyard.

What was to eat?

Sausage Rolls, Mini quiches, fairy bread, cupcakes, chicken wings, chips, mini pizzas, jelly

Tip/Recipe/activity to share.

Princess Pink Lemonade ( see the twiggi website for more great recipes)

 Princess Pink Lemonade Serves 12

1 litre Lemonade

12 Marshmallows

12 Princess Flutes

1 Packet Strawberry Jelly Crystals

 1. Prepare 1 bowl with 1cm of water in it & 1 bowl with Jelly Crystal contents in it. Level to approx 1.5cm

2. Dip mouth of princess flute into water bowl then dip mouth of princess flute into Jelly Crystals.

3. Mix Raspberry cordial & lemonade to a soft dreamy pink colour. Keep Refrigerated.

4. Place 1 marshmallow in each princess flute.

5. Just before serving, carefully pour lemonade into princess flutes, try not to hit the jelly crystals.

Overall it was a brilliant day. Everyone stayed from start to finish, no early leavers!

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wow what a brilliant party… Thank you so much for sending it in.

 I have lots of inspiration from this… thanks!

January at the LaToriana BLOG is party month.  We are celebrating birthdays, Christenings/Naming Days or anything.  Thanks to everyone who so far has submitted pics, ideas and info.  We still have room for our KooL KidZ section.

Some ideas to help start planning your Fairy Princess Party

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We have one of the largest and most stylish, affordable collection of premmie baby clothing, premature baby gifts and newborn baby keepsakes available to buy online. If you have a baby born early, or are a friend/family looking to give a premmie baby gift… contact me and I can help you to choose the right baby gift for them.

 Enjoy!

Warmly Elizabeth xx