Come see us at the following markets.......

Come and see us in the flesh over the next few months in both Melbourne and Sydney at the Markets. We are attending the following (and maybe some more!):

Modish Market

Melbourne:
Saturday 2nd October 2010



Where: Malvern Town Hall (Cnr High Street and Glenferrie Road, Malvern).
When: Saturday October 2nd.
Time: 10am to 4pm.


Magnolia Square

Melbourne:
Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd October 2010.




Where: Malvern Town Hall (Cnr High Street and Glenferrie Road, Malvern).
When: Thursday: 10am - 9pm
Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm


Magnolia Square

Sydney
Friday 12th, Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th November 2010


Where: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney.
When: Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday : 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm


Sisters Market

Melbourne
Saturday 11th December


Where: St Kilda Town Hall, 99 Carlisle St, St Kilda.
When: Saturday 11th December
Time: 10am - 4pm



We hope to be back at.........
Modish Market - Malvern Town Hall - 4th December 2011
Mathilda's Market - Caulfield Racecourse - 21st November 2011


Cheerio,
Jo & Liz.

Tiny Sneaky Peaky at Winter 2011

Well we are excited to announce that as of Winter 2011, we are supplying to some lovely children's boutiques, mostly in Melbourne at this stage! We can't wait until next Feb/March to get our deliveries under way and let you know who is stocking Little Chillies from next year :-)

We have been road testing the 2011 Winter garments for a little while now, and thankfully Melbourne offers a long and cold Winter (well into spring ;-)). So my 'almost' 2 year old (Amelie) and myself headed off to Collingwood Children's Farm this morning, joining two of her friends, Noah and Annabelle. Sadly, she was more interested in the steady supply of crackers from my hand bag and playing with, or on, inanimate objects rather than with the animals. But at least I got a few good pictures of toddlers doing their thing.......

A run of pictures with Amelie testing our wool blend red poncho style jacket for next Winter 2011.....

Amelie and the goats...

Amelie eyeing off the kids, but is she actually more interested in the log!

Giddy-up! Noah and Amelie enjoying a pretend horse ride on a log.



Amelie and Noah playing in the grass.


Oops down we go! ...and cracked-it!


You will just have to wait until the end of Summer to see the rest........!

Cheerio,
Jo.

A taste of the Summer 2010 Gallery........

Roller Girl....


Party Dress.....
Alice in Wonderland....
French Frills.......
Little Maiko......

French Flowers.....


and so much more :-) ........

In Transition

Girls Spring Summer range 2010
Our photo shoot for our girls Spring/Summer 2010 will take place this Saturday. So you can look forward to viewing it online by the end of the month and becoming available to purchase by the end of August. Some of our range we have made available at the last couple of markets - but there is soooo much more :-)

Transition into External manufacturing - Girls Winter 2011
Our Girls Spring/Summer 2010 range will be our last hand crafted garment range. We are just too busy and need to pass off the responsibility to people who can keep up! And we have just found out that we are expecting a new little chilli, and I'm sure I'll be struggling to reach the sewing machine towards the end! We will continue to handcraft our existing ranges until sold-out. We will also continue to handcraft our shoes for a while longer, but are in the works of finding a maker for these also.

Our garment manufacturer is in Melbourne, so we will be sticking to supporting the local manufacturing industry. We are very excited to be taking this next step and look forward to seeing our products in more stores :-)

Let us know if you are a retailer interested in viewing our Winter 2011 Samples!

Cheerio,
Jo & Liz.

New Stockist and great Coffee in Camberwell...

Welcome New Stockist

Folly Shop
Folly shop is located at my local shopping strip 1410 Toorak Rd, Camberwell. It opened a couple of months ago now, and is run by a lovely couple Ruth and Dave. They have the most adorable European provincial inspired homewares, furniture and collectables. .....and now they have a few Little Chillies garments, toys and shoes from our French fabrics collection (limited availability) to complement the baby furniture section. So if you are in the area, head on in to check it out, it's a beautiful store. Here are some pictures of the store......





Bubba Friendly and Dam Good Coffee......

Santucci's

A little off topic.... but just a few shops up Toorak Rd, is a relatively new Italian cafe in our area 'Santucci's' (1392 Toorak Rd, Camberwell). It's owned and run by the loveliest of siblings and they have employed equalling lovely staff. We frequently stroll over for breakfast, lunch or coffee with our toddler & occasionally the dog. They have great food and SUPERB coffee :-) :-) My 20 month old practically destroys the floor, covering it in layers of food (near misses aiming food and pencils at other customers) and at some point usually gets grumpy. They clean up our mess with a smile, give her a marshmellow to cheer her up, and let us back in the door time and time again!

So if you're looking for a great place to have a bite to eat, and/or a superb coffee, and staff that don't mind little rascals, head to Santucci's. They make you feel at home. You might just bump into me enjoying a coffee, Amelie enjoying a baby chino, while loosing myself in thoughts of Little Chillies next designs.

Cheerio,
Jo.

Recent Markets

Well it's just been a little crazy here lately, managing our 'other' jobs (both in the health sector), looking after a toddler, managing, designing and manufacturing Little Chillies, Ugh..... superwomen, we are not!

Here's a picture of me making shoes, in what was once our formal dining area.......

But some time aside, to catch up on the Blog......

Markets
Well, Mathilda's market at Malvern Town Hall in May was a Blast! We LOVE being busy! Our new blue reversible kimono was a hit and almost sold out. We are starting to receive a lot of orders for size 4 and 5, so we be looking closely into extending our sizing in future.
Magnolia square in Sydney during the first week of June was great fun! It poored with rain on the first day, but that didn't seem to keep the people away :-). Matty (husband) helped out for this market and we met some lovely people and had a great few days away. We were very happy to win the visual merchandising award. Thank-you fellow retailers for voting for us! We are booked into Magnolia Square during October 2010 and then again in Sydney during November.



Our last market for a month or so was in mid June, Sugar and Spice Children's Market in Woodend. It was their launch, and we were very impressed at the numbers that came through for their first Market. Good work Ali! We hope to be back at the next one on September 12th. This market is a must. It's the perfect day out in Woodend. If you haven't been to Woodend before think: tranquil, spa country, divine cafe's, coffee, and stylish shops! It's a great place to visit :-)


NEXT MARKETS

We are 'hoping' to be at:

Mathilda's Market at Hawthorn Town Hall, August 22nd.

Sugar & Spice Children's Market in Woodend, September 12th.


We will be at:

Magnolia Square at Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne on October, 21st, 22nd, & 23rd.

Magnolia Square at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Novemebr 12th, 13th & 14th


See you soon at another market,
Jo & Liz.

Mathilda's Market Melbourne, Magnolia Square in Sydney and Introducing New Stockists.....

Well we are excited to be selling at a couple of markets in the next two months. If you are local in Melbourne, come see us at Mathilda's Market at Malvern Town Hall on the 30th May.


Mathilda's Market - Melbourne

· On Sunday 30^th May we will be showcasing our products at Mathilda's Market. Mathilda's Market showcases and sells beautiful handcrafted and limited production baby and kids goods. Carefully handpicked stallholders to bring you the most divine and original clothing, accessories, homewares and toys for the little ones. Exquisite wares are lovingly made by some of Australia's most talented crafters and designers, many of them parents themselves. Please come and see our stand at Mathilda’s Market from 9am to 1pm at the Malvern Town Hall, Cnr Glenferrie Rd & High St, Malvern. Entry and parking is free. With almost 70 retailers, yummy cupcakes, and plenty of kids entertainment Mathilda’s Market is definitely one of Melbourne’s best shopping destinations for the little ones. For a sneak preview, have a look at the website (www.mathildasmarket.com.au) and enjoy a browse through the photos of all participants. We look forward to seeing you there!

Magnolia Square - Sydney

We are also heading up to Sydney for our first Magnolia Square from the 4th June to 6th June.

Randwick Racecourse - Sydney
June 4/5/6

**Be sure to visit us at either market as we will have some funky new products that won't be available on our website!


New Stockists

Welcome two new online stockist, Funky Baby who have a selection of our shoes in newborn sizes and to The Little Kidz Closet who are stocking a number of our matching outfits!


Cheerio for another day,
Jo & Liz.