Jo-Anne Lambert is the talented designer behind one of the newest designer kids clothing fashion labels in Australia,

She is a mother of two gorgeous children, Jade 3 yrs the face behind  Little Miss J, Tyler 6 the face behind Mista Tj and is wife to the wonderful patient and ever supporting husband, Brent.

  Little Miss J was developed by people that are in love with the  pleasure of life and passionate about fashion.  “We wanted to create  timeless pieces that would   be cherished forever,” states Jo,  ” Being designed and made in Australia gives us a wonderful sense of  pride.”

Her Summer Debut collection  is named “French Tea Party”.  The french inspired designs are of quality design and finishes.  Catering for girls 2 – 6 yrs, and a limited edition with select few made, so you can be assured of a unique, quality girls designer clothing and not mass produced.

 A definate special occassion wear for your own little angel.  A timeless elegance that is captured and portrayed throught this collection and will soon be a firm favourite of yours for the designs, the ease of wear and the supberb quality.   

 Yes…. a new and exciting label to come out of Northern NSW, and what a stunner it is.   A gorgeous new designer  children’s wear collection in luxe fabrics with a subtle palette of colours, stunning frabics, exceptional quality and flawless finishes  - perfect heirloom pieces. 

La Toriana aare so very proud to be able to showcase Little Miss J, arriving instore end of July.

Little Miss J was developed by people that are in love with the pleasure of life, passionate and not afraid to show it, where individuality is revered and creatively encouraged. They are gradually filling your armoire with gorgeous fabrics, laces and trims from all around the world. 

The  winter 2011 “Chocolat” Collection is rich in colour with a touch of delicate fabrics perfect timeless pieces of art. 

Keep your eyes on this designer as we are sure to see many more gorgeous collections in seasons to come, and will be a  name synonymous with quality amongst the competitive childrens fashion industry. 

Designer Creations made for the 2 to 6 year’s of age . Proudly designed and made in Australia. 

“Difference between style and fashion is quality” 

 

  

 Our labels include, Alimrose, annieB, Lambykins, Little Miss J, Little Moos, Mini Treasure Kids, Princess Allure, FairyFloss Creations, Eternal Creation, Vanchi, TikiBoo Kids, Little Pearls for Little Girls, Tea Princess, Three Little trees, Tummbear, Dolly Up, babyjo bamboo baby wear, nest organics, early birds premature baby clothes, teeny weeny premmie baby wear, Extreem Glass, Oopsidaisi, boxy design, anamalz, Briit design, Bump buddy, cheeky little soles, Sounds for silence, Deshabille, eco peko, fINNIGAN fINN, gertie and me, Hey baby, huggalugs, i candy, lazybones, Knuffle Kid, Ogilvies Designs, Bethany’s Child, locolili, miniwhisk, mon tresor, nana huchy, nanny pickle, OOBI baby, penny scallan, Tabitha Emma, Tippie Toes, Robert Gordon Australia, Sweetie Pie, Princess Ratbag, Alannah Rose stationary, Mulberry Muse, Vintage Kid, Wild Things of Noosa, YmamaY, Xanna,  and so many more!

 

 

 

 

  

 Our labels include, Alimrose, annieB, Lambykins, Princess Allure, FairyFloss Creations, Eternal Creation, Vanchi, TikiBoo Kids, Little Pearls for Little Girls, Tea Princess, Three Little trees, Tummbear, Dolly Up, babyjo bamboo baby wear, nest organics, early birds premature baby clothes, teeny weeny premmie baby wear, Extreem Glass, Oopsidaisi, boxy design, anamalz, Briit design, Bump buddy, cheeky little soles, Sounds for silence, Deshabille, eco peko, fINNIGAN fINN, gertie and me, Hey baby, huggalugs, i candy, lazybones, Knuffle Kid, Ogilvies Designs, Bethany’s Child, locolili, miniwhisk, mon tresor, nana huchy, nanny pickle, OOBI baby, penny scallan, Tabitha Emma, Tippie Toes, Robert Gordon Australia, Sweetie Pie, Princess Ratbag, Alannah Rose stationary, Mulberry Muse, Vintage Kid, Wild Things of Noosa, YmamaY, Xanna,  and so many more!

     

 Cake Lingerie have DONE IT!!!

Cake Lingerie is an Australian boutique brand, specialising in the creation of exquisite, high fashion maternity and nursing lingerie. A unique blend of luxury, elegance, comfort and culminates into the Cake Lingerie product.

Remember the call out for real mums we did we did (HERE) where Cake Lingerie  needed everyone’s help to find REAL MUMS  for a photo shoot? 

 well above is a pic from that shoot and call out!  YAY!   there is more coming… so stay tuned…. its very exciting. You just have to wait a bit longer!!

so…

to help celebrate this great news, La Toriana together with Cake Lingerie want you to join in the celebrations too.  Cake Lingerie have kindly donated an amazing prize!!!

Yep… one of our gorgeous  followers (yes… maybe YOU)    will win an amazing Cookies ‘N Cream or Strawberry Shortcake lingerie set.  (selected recipient will have a choice between the 2 styles above and size  between sizes 10B-16F). 

This giveaway will be drawn by Cake Lingerie July 14th, 2010 and will be sent from Cake Lingerie direct to you!! 

(if you win… now that’s very exciting!)

 ** its easy **

*become a friend of cake  and comment  Facebook Cake Lingerie

*become a friend of La Toriana and comment Facebook page 

* comment on cakes BLOG cakelingerie BLOG

*comment on La Toriana BLOG  (below)

*twitter about Cake   cake lingerie

Cake Lingerie is an international designer brand, specialising in the creation of sophisticated maternity and nursing lingerie. Cake delivers beautiful lingerie that intertwines sensual comfort & a secure fit with much needed style and polish.

Worn and loved by celebrities around the world, Cake Lingerie empowers women to celebrate their new found curves with graceful elegance. With astonishing attention to detail, this gorgeous collection will make you look and feel fabulous.

so… get cracking girls….   lets help Cake Lingerie celebrate REAL MUMS and you can win one of the above gorgeous sets!!  The winner will be chosen at random by staff at Cake Lingerie.

warmly

elkizabeth xx

Way across the country in QLD,  (well to me anyway) is a house with 2 gorgeous little girls rooms in it. Terri, mum to Charlotte and Molly above, have done incredibly well with styling the girls rooms.  Of course with some input from them.  I love the colours, the styling and all the gorgeous handmade items that blend in so well.

They’re really just a mix of things that I’ve bought + a lot of items that I’ve handmade.  I handmade the birdhouses, the filigree frames, the canvases, the dolls house and the names on the wall. 
 
I did buy the wall art for both rooms from Little Styles if I remember correctly. 
 
The girls particularly love the birdhouses – I find them in the most interesting places in the house…with the most interesting things shoved inside the birdhouse!  I’ve actually just committed to holding a stall at the Bardon Markets in Brisbane on June 26 to sell these, so that’s exciting.
 
  Charlotte is 6 and she’s got the really blonde hair and Molly is almost 3.
 

Terri  bought these frames for $3 on sale from Target (cha-ching)…they were black originally…bought a $3.50 can of spray paint, added some paper and butterflies and here is the finished product…easy!

 Dolls house that Charlotte got for her 1st birthday. It was in it’s raw state. As per my usual, I painted, sanded, stuck on paper, decorated and this is how it turned out…

 The other big hit is the dollshouse – in fact when Molly was a tiny baby she had a little sleep in it.  Here is a photo of baby Molly in Charlottes dolls house. 

Totally gorgeous!! 

It’s Charlotte’s fairy door. It’s a tiny little door that sits on the skirting board. She randomly leaves ‘presents’….drawings, hair clips etc for the fairies and they leave something in return. It’s a classic…she is completely convinced that the fairies come into her room and leave her gifts…will be a really nice story to tell her when she’s older.

Oh… and I just HAD to show you how talented Terri is… Below are 2 canvas sets.  The first one Terri bought as they matched in with the colours of the room, but the second one she made.  WOW Terri…. you have a gift… looks amazing!

 I must say Terri… what a WONDERFUL job you did with both rooms… and you are so creative, stylish and talented!!  I just know you are going to do so well at the Bardon Markets in Brisbane on June 26 to sell the birdhouses….  WE LOVE them!   Anyone reading this blog and in the Brisbane area on that date… pop in and say hi to Terri!

Have you some inspiration now to do your own kids rooms up?  I bet you have…. I do!

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 Our labels include, Alimrose, annieB, Lambykins, Princess Allure, FairyFloss Creations, Eternal Creation, Vanchi, TikiBoo Kids, Little Pearls for Little Girls, Tea Princess, Three Little trees, Tummbear, Dolly Up, babyjo bamboo baby wear, nest organics, early birds premature baby clothes, teeny weeny premmie baby wear, Extreem Glass, Oopsidaisi, boxy design, anamalz, Briit design, Bump buddy, cheeky little soles, Sounds for silence, Deshabille, eco peko, fINNIGAN fINN, gertie and me, Hey baby, huggalugs, i candy, lazybones, Knuffle Kid, Ogilvies Designs, Bethany’s Child, locolili, miniwhisk, mon tresor, nana huchy, nanny pickle, OOBI baby, penny scallan, Tabitha Emma, Tippie Toes, Robert Gordon Australia, Sweetie Pie, Princess Ratbag, Alannah Rose stationary, Mulberry Muse, Vintage Kid, Wild Things of Noosa, YmamaY, Xanna,  and so many more!

Tiramisu Cupcake

Its been an interesting couple days here at La Toriana!  It started with my facebook page vanishing, and then the rallying around by gorgeous friends and followers and customers!  In less than 36 hrs we are almost back to where we were!   Wow…. I am in awe of such a wonderful, supportive and embracing group online I have.   So, each one of you please grab a cuppa and cake here and join me.   I personally want to say THANK YOU

 oh and if you love it so much (as I am sure you will) here is the recipe and get more great and amazing recipes from here.. click HERE at the Australian Womens Weekly

Vanilla buttercake:
90g butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
2 tablespoons milk

Mascarpone cream:
250g mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup (40g) icing sugar
1 tablespoon marsala
3/4 cup (180ml) thickened cream, whipped

Coffee mixture:
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
1/3 cup (80ml) boiling water
2 tablespoons marsala

Decorations:
50g dark eating chocolate, grated finely

1. Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/160°C fan-forced). Line 6-hole texas or 12-hole standard muffin pan with paper cases.

2. Beat butter, extract, sugar, eggs, flour and milk in small bowl with electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are just combined. Increase speed to medium, beat until mixture is changed to a paler colour. Divide mixture among cases; smooth surface.

3. Bake large cakes about 25 minutes, small cakes about 20 minutes. Turn cakes onto wire rack to cool.

4. Make mascarpone cream. Make coffee mixture.

5. Remove cases from cakes. Cut each cake horizontally into four. Brush both sides of cake slices with coffee mixture. Join cake slices with mascarpone cream.

6. Spread tops of cakes with mascarpone cream; sprinkle with grated chocolate. Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving.

Mascarpone cream
Combine mascarpone, sifted icing sugar and marsala in small bowl; fold in cream.

Coffee mixture
Combine coffee, the water and marsala in small bowl; cool.

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 Our labels include, Alimrose, annieB, Lambykins, Princess Allure, FairyFloss Creations, Eternal Creation, Vanchi, TikiBoo Kids, Little Pearls for Little Girls, Tea Princess, Three Little trees, Tummbear, Dolly Up, babyjo bamboo baby wear, nest organics, early birds premature baby clothes, teeny weeny premmie baby wear, Extreem Glass, Oopsidaisi, boxy design, anamalz, Briit design, Bump buddy, cheeky little soles, Sounds for silence, Deshabille, eco peko, fINNIGAN fINN, gertie and me, Hey baby, huggalugs, i candy, lazybones, Knuffle Kid, Ogilvies Designs, Bethany’s Child, locolili, miniwhisk, mon tresor, nana huchy, nanny pickle, OOBI baby, penny scallan, Tabitha Emma, Tippie Toes, Robert Gordon Australia, Sweetie Pie, Princess Ratbag, Alannah Rose stationary, Mulberry Muse, Vintage Kid, Wild Things of Noosa, YmamaY, Xanna,  and so many more!