There's a 'Stars of this month's newsletter' category set up at the shop, where all of these plus the others that are in other colours or characters can be viewed during the month. So you can click on that heading and see everything in this photo and more!
G'day mates! Welcome to bpab's spring looking newsletter.... (click on the picture to get a bigger view)
Every issue is emailed out to many people and not everyone can or wants to, see the pictures etc........ so here are the links and general info for what's featured in the newsletter this month:
Free Stuff Day - we've joined this great on-line community which is offering free products to everyone, everyday! (and they're real, proper things you'd want to normally buy, not samples etc.) I've blogged about it, so read that to find out more. Free to join.
Spring Cleaning SALEnow on! (bits and pieces, last one left, Winter stuff) We're preparing to move into our 'mini-shop' (Nov)!
Layby now for Christmas! (or for whenever really..... we're offering it from now on at checkout as another payment method.) Look at the INFO page at the shop for a how-to guide and terms.
New Brands: Nature's Child (Byron Bay, NSW)- certified organic stuff for mums (breast pads) and bubs (hooded towel, muslin wrap). Read more about this on the blog. A Good Sort (Melbourne, Vic)- the brains behind the My Org. family organiser..... a must for every family! Read more about this on the blog. (each blog link is different, in case you are wondering!)
New Products: Monstar Kids Spring 08 is in! Lots of red, navy, cloud blue, mocha brown and pink... plus robots, owls, peacocks, zig zags and stripes. (More summer stuff coming in from now on.) Under The Nile organic frog wash cloth. Play puppets in the bath! Poppies For Grace has lots of new invitations, treat bags, writing sets and book plates to melt your heart! I've blogged about some of the new products here.
Enjoy the rest of your October and remember about Daylight Savings! Monica@bpab
Changes to Legislation for DAY LIGHT SAVINGS Now starts for: NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, TAS SUNDAY 5 October 2am - clocks forward 1 hour. WA starts last Sunday in Oct.
Hey there! Welcome to August - the last month of Winter (in my part of the world anyway!). We have been enjoying the cool weather this year.... surrendering to layers of clothing, hot chocolate drinks, even cooking outside in the chiminea (roast vegies and damper). Spring is peeking her head up here and there, as blossoms start to appear, the sun shines a bit more frequently and we get the chance to play at the dewy wet play ground now and again. Lovely! Anyway, time for some news etc... Have a beautiful August, Monica @ bpab
Pram Outings off to UK
Well, the talented girls that are Pram Outings are relocating themselves (and business) to England! We will still be stocking there beautifully quirky clothing and giant softies and supporting there venture whole heartedly. I'll be keeping in touch with Pascal and Kim so we will have new things in the future.
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Monstar Kids Spring / Summer (sneak peek)
Some cool threads will be hitting the bpab virtual shelves in September.... Does anyone want to pre-order any items? I won't be stocking the whole collection, so if you'd like to have a proper look at all the clothing on offer for summer, please email me and I will send you the pics. I'd need orders in quickly. Aren't I nice?!
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NEW STUFF IN:
Poss Bloss (new brand)
I've been blogging about Jodie's stuff already, so to read more on Jodie the PVC queen....... ***Comp: buy something from the Poss Bloss range of creative mess (protective) gear this month and you may get your purchase for free! Yes, we'll refund the cost of your Poss Bloss purchase (not postage though). Only 1 lucky duck will win!
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Still feeling a bit on the chilly side?
There are some hand knitted scarves and some limited edition beanies (that were once jumpers!) under the Made for bpab label.
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Opinions on products mailing list
You may already be on the Opinion list and if so Thank You for your valuable input! We are getting summer shoes in store sometime in August and at the moment we're deciding on a family organiser pack.
If you are not on THE list and want to have a say on potential products (plus special deals to do with them), email me with "I wanna say!" in the subject line. I'll then get back to you with more info. I'd really appreciate your help!!
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Just for fun, I'm starting a COLOUR theme a week kinda thing!
Every Monday morning (better remember this!) I'll kick off a colour for the week. I'll be exploring the colour through out the week AND the shop will celebrate the colour with SALE items of said colour too!
You can join in by leaving me comments (at the rainbow blog) on anything to do with the colour of the week or send me an email of photos / comments celebrating this colour. Hope you find it fun and let me know your favourite colour when it comes up!!
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Lastly......
You will be receiving an email from me in the coming months to find out if you want to be on the newsletter list and some other stuff too. It will be a long process, so I hope you don't mind when you get an out of the blue email that's not a newsletter. Thanks for your support in all things related to bpab, it's lovely to know there are many beautiful people out there in this crazy world we live in! Enjoy...........
Hi there! Okay, not as flashy as the old one.... but I hope you'll still enjoy it (maybe a little bit more??). You can comment on anything in this newsletter! Just scroll down to the bottom of this loooong post to the 'comments' box. Others will be able to read your remarks, so keep it squeaky. The idea behind doing the monthly newsletter via the rainbow blog: to keep all news, ideas, reviews and thoughts in one place! You will be able to venture to the rainbow blog during the month to find out about things as they happen in the world of bpab. And I won't be cluttering up your in box.....
Welcome to July!
A time to clear out the garage and get rid of stuff that's been taking up room (in the garage that is...) and fill that new space with stuff that's been cluttering up the house! And once you've made room in the house, why not go to the sales and buy stuff to fill those empty spaces you've created! OR Go on a holiday away from everything you are tired of looking at and have some fun! Be it a day trip, a weekend or the whole works; it will give you the pep you've lost by this time of the year. (If you can't get away.....even a stolen moment at a cafe devouring sticky date pudding, could do the trick.)
Well, for us anyway. I have been talking about this for awhile and some of you may know already. I have decided (with the help of Oobi) to stop buying Oobi baby for the shop and sell what ever I have left. Sorry to those who love Oobi and I don't mean to make you cry, but you'll be able to still buy their stuff from 1,000 other stores...... (and I hope they were not the only reason you shopped at bpab.)
HELLO MON*STAR KIDS!
I wouldn't leave you in the lerch! (what ever that is) New funky clothing, designed and made in Australia, by Fiona Roy (Vic. based)..... goes up to size 8!!!!!! Yay! We've got a good range of the Monstar Kids Winter line in store now. Lots of cool tops for the boys and some mixed pieces for the girls (sorry boys, no pants this season.... I got in too late. Bubble skirts anyone??)
We have lots of Aussie customers, from all over, which is brilliant! We also have some International customers too! Yay!! So I've made the Clothing category 'seasonal'. Now you can browse Winter Wear or Summer Wear..... no matter 'wear' you are! Don't worry, there will still be 'clearance' or 'end of season' SALES for both sides of the world. Phew!
I know you are scratching your head here.... what is she on about? Regular shipping? I have decided to start offering 'normal' post for purchases now. This means 3 to 5 days delivery (rather than the lightning overnight of Express Post) and some interesting packaging options! I've been feeling a bit guilty about the plastic satchels I use for Express Post... you can not recycle them, so they're adding to land fill aren't they? So at least with regular post (through Australia Post), there will be a choice to re-use packaging. So that's why it's free this month! I'll expect feedback from you too, as I still want to offer my amazing customers the best postage they can afford!
Moon Monsters softies! Local gal, Felicity (you may have seen her at Rose Street Market) takes a trip to the moon every so often and produces these adorable monsters. All are unique, made out of socks and have been named! (no more "what's his name?" "what should we call it?") Start from $15.00. (Please note: we do have more travel buddy sized ones coming.... they were adopted at the time of writing.....)
Just letting you know, if you are a VIP customer, that: 1. All points earned expire in 6 months now, not 12 months like they used to be. So you don't forget about them....... 2. Earn $1.00 for every product review you write at the shop! Sign in, go to the product you want to write about (or a similar one if it's a one off item), go to the bottom of the product and click on the 'REVIEWS' button. Away you go! Remember: a review helps everybody make more informed decisions about products. And now you get paid for it too!
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