Artist corner: A beautiful butterfly!

Artist: Chai

Age: 5

About the work: Mummy drew me a butterfly to colour in and I used oil pastels.

Would you like to have your art work featured on the rainbow blog?
Just email a scan or photo of it to: info[at]beyondpinkandblue[dot]com
This month we are show casing anything PINK.

Mibo paper animals (giveaway)

They're the Yolk Folk! Meet Sophia Le Hen, Eggory Peck and Cluck Gable.
1 of the fabulous range of paper animal packs by mibo (UK) now at our store.
All you need is scissors and glue and you can make these chickies too!
Other packs include: Wise Guys (owls), Forest Friends (woodland creatures) and Carrot Crew (yep, rabbits).
Great activity for ages 6+ (including adults!)
Decorate your room or next party table top with a set of paper animals.

GIVEAWAY!

Who wants a pack? me me me me!
Just follow this blog and then leave me a comment below stating which pack you'd love to win and where they would live in your home once made.
Winner selected randomly (from correctly entered entries) on 1st Feb. 2011.

8 more sleeps = It's Endangered Species!

What a great way to introduce a new product range to bpab!
Endangered Species bath 3D puzzles and colouring packs are ultra cool for kids AND the environment. Why?

• The colouring mat and posters are made using stone paper, which does not use wood pulp or bleach and is completely biodegradable.
• 100% hyper-allergenic soap crayons and bubble bath (which is made from pure natural ingredients from approved sources).
• You learn about endangered animals of the world with every set.
• All contents are made from eco-friendly materials and are not tested on animals.
  
• Even the packaging is made from 100% recycled PET so you can be sure you are doing the best for the environment.

10% off offer is for today only. Find them on our specials page.

10 more sleeps = A gift of paints

Shop today at beyond pink and blue and if your order totals to $40 or more, I'll give you a lovely box of gouache paints from Djeco!
Total is after shopping points are deducted and does not include the cost of postage. There is classic or girl paints available and I will choose the one that suits your order.

I'm talking GIANT here!

These huge grey lead pencils arrived today and are bigger than I expected them to be!
But it's bigger is better in this case, unless you are a petite little fairy.... they ARE rather big.
And you won't be able to use them to do your homework either (bummer!) as you won't be able to write between those tiny lines. So it looks like drawing and big letters to Santa are in order.
6 bright colours to choose from, $3.50 each.

Eye Spy... inspiration

I haven't been very well lately and am in the middle of working out why.... doctor yesterday, finally. So have not been blogging as much, just doing what needs to be done. I'm sure everything will be fine.
Anyway, this week's theme is Inspiration.
The painting above is by my brother-in-law, Rob Creedon. It's sitting in our dining room at the moment.... I move it around from time to time. It's fun and makes us all feel happy when we look at it. It's very chunky and the girls have tried to pick off pieces when no one is around to stop them.
This painting is a little bit of inspiration to me..... sitting there, reminding me that you can do anything, in any way you desire - as long as it makes you happy.

I get inspiration from lots of things on a daily basis, one main way is through magazines.
Same story..... a big fat pile or two of glossies, dog eared at interesting pages. I find other's ideas and experiences, or the way they present something in a different light to how I would normally perceive it, very inspiring. It's endless and it blows my mind!


I found the last page of Sept. Real Living very inspiring, as it featured two young lassies that I deeply admire - The girls from Poppies For Grace (which bpab proudly stocks their gorgeous paper goods.). Here's some inspiration for you.....



Thanks as always to Cindy from Bug and Pop for hosting Eye Spy. It's good fun and makes for an interesting Sunday morning task. Will always be playing along as much as I can.... it allows you to get to know me a little bit doesn't it. x

Micador arty competition!

We have been running a cool comp. over the last month.... and it ends on the 30th of June!
Micador has a great range of art stuff for 2 to 4 year olds, the range is called "Early stART".

We're giving this huge prize away to 1 lucky customer!!

wooden table easel
+

A3 scribble pad (white paper)
+

soft triangle crayons (in a doggie carry case)
OR

round tip markers.

The pack is valued between $50-$60.
All you need to do is make a purchase during this month (anything in the shop... and it's all on sale!) and type "MICADOR ARTY COMP" in the comments box at checkout. Easy!
We draw on the 1st of July 2008.
Good Luck!!