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.

Rainbow Comfort Packs..... what to do?

Just a short note to let you all know that we are still handing out packs time to time.
I've stacked all the boxes of donated goodies up against one wall in my garage come shop come warehouse, so I can claim some floor space.... ahhh, cool concrete....
There are about 150 packs that can still be made up and given out to those in need.
I'm thinking that it would be glorious to give out packs as Christmas treats to the less fortunate.
I need to know what YOU, who have donated time and goods to this project, think would be the best thing to do with these remaining packs.
Do we keep it all for Fire victims.... find those in other states (than Vic) and send them there?
Or open the doors to other kids in need, in other circumstances, in the Melbourne area?
I'm really thinking of this Christmas now......

Please leave me a comment about your view on what to do with the remaining packs.
Please read the comments before yours and if you agree with an idea, please say so.
Thanks for your help. x

Theme Shopping: Handmade

1. Textured fresh letter canvas by Alphalfabeetroot $30.00 (choose your letter!)
2. Birdy mobile by Little Soursob $45.00
3. Carrot skirt in Red by Red Chalk $36.00 (available in grey)
4. Gus sock monster by Moon Monsters $28.00
5. Matilda party invitations by Poppies For Grace $24.50 (set of 15)
6. Dinosaur roar messenger bag by Mee A Bee $32.00
7. Jersey heart dress by Monstar Kids $42.50
8. Orange navy stripe art smock by Poss Bloss $29.95
9. Cute creatures organic soaps by Lark $11.95 each
10. Green crochet backpack by Polka Dot Panda $80.00 (available in red and purple too)
11. Natural knitted cat rattle by Memi Designs $29.00
12. Red & navy cot quilt by Cinti Does Vintage $120.00
13. Orange band-it 3/4 pants by Hussh! $35.00 (in other colours as well)
14. Nessie the giant owl by Pram Outings $60.00 (1 other available)
15. Birds wall art by Look At The Wall $99.00

Perfect match!

I do love it when a look comes together!
Chai is wearing Monstar Kids Fancy Bird tee and Lemon Lace skirt, with her favorite footwear of the moment, Yunginz Princess Of Hearts sandals. (click on the link and scroll to the bottom of page to view the other products in this shot.)
So sweet!
The Lace skirt also comes in a gentle pink version.

More Monstar Kids arrived this week and are now on the virtual shelves. Can you spot them?
There are over 70 different pieces of this brand at bpab.... surely something for you!

Welcome Mee A Bee + giveaway!

Mee A Bee kids messenger bags have traveled all the way from quirky and colourful Japan to bring some extra fun to the bpab shop!
Jacqui, who is actually from New Zealand, is a mother of 2 young boys and the delightful creator of Mee A Bee. She has hand made each treasured messenger bag you see here. They are adorable and will last the distance. Each bag in this range has been chosen especially for bpab. I'm pretty stoked with what Jacqui has done and am thinking you will be too!

Chai loves her Dotty Ladybird bag!
Want one for your little one?
Well thanks to Mee A Bee, we are giving 1 away and you get to pick your fave style from our range! Yippie!!
How to enter:
1. Either follow this blog (bpab's rainbow) or become a fan of Mee A Bee on Facebook . (If you already follow me, then choose Mee A Bee and visa versa okay?)
2. Leave a comment here stating which you're following and what design you will choose if you win. I will need to contact you if you win, so make sure I can do that too.
1x extra entry for doing any of the following: tweeting, blogging, any social networking basically, mentioning this giveaway and linking back to this blog.
Please leave a link comment here to get your extra entry.

Giveaway winner will be drawn on Tuesday 1st December 2009.
Now show me some love!

Not just MOTHER's little helper

Brand new on our virtual shelves is Mother's Little Helper by New Zealand brand Nudey! Rudey!. We are loving this sweet tin of goodness - rubbing it on our dry elbows and knees, cracked hands, sore bottoms (not mine!) and using it as lip balm. The girls love putting it on their lips as they are into pretend make up and jump at the chance to use something real. (And I don't mind them using this balm either - so we are all happy!)
It's certified organic and has the healing properties of Manuka & Harekeke, both from New Zealand.
Now I knew about Manuka as we have been having teaspoons of Manuka honey all through Winter to ward off colds and sore throats. (The girls love it, so it's a great and easy natural medicine to dish out!) You can find it in the health section of supermarkets or your local health store.
I had never heard of Harekeke, so had to look it up on Wikipedia (hehehe) and found it's also a sweetener and has strong medicinal properties too. (There are various uses for it, so click on the link for more info!)


Anyway, Mother's Little Helper balm will be a great addition to your bag or bathroom, as the whole family can use it. PLUS when you purchase a tin, $2 will be donated to our fave charity Project18. Nudey! Rudey! and bpab will donate $1 each.
Another way to shop for yourself and support others at the same time!

Eye Spy... adventures

I'm going to choose my funnest (and often silly) adventure, dating back to 1998 (before digital cameras!), where my best friend and I packed her parents camper van up and traveled from Geelong (Vic) up the east coast for 3 months. We started late September..... had the time of our lives!
We had a business called B'zerk Objects! and were selling off our products at markets along the way for extra money. Photo above is us at Albert Park in Brisbane on market day for radio 3zzz.fm. We had been up all night enjoying the night life of Fortitude Valley and met a guy from the radio station who told us about the market day on the next day and the next thing you know we had a stall set up!

This was our ever faithful van "Noggie" (number plates were NOG....), who, as you can see, had many uses! We're at Gympie market here. We did a stint of zucchini picking in Gympie and sorry to say will never return to that town again!

It was not all work... we did do stacks of exploring and seeing the touristy spots as well. (This shot is in Mount Warning N.P. and that's me) Some of our 'highlights' were:
* Me crashing the van at the start of the journey (we were fine, Noggie would have to be put down after our travels though...)
* Doing the 900 steps of the Giant Stairway in the Blue Mountains
* Discovering fave spots like Glebe, Byron Bay area (inc. Nimbin and Bangalow)
* Freebie nights (saying in the van somewhere public) and getting caught in the morning! (Noosa)
* Helpful neighbour thinking we found a snake in our van, when all it was just a spider, ready to get it out (Grafton Park)
* A tick in a neck.... freaky experience for those not use to ticks! (Thanks Tea Tree Plantation, Ballina)
* Playing pool (billiards) OUTSIDE at the pub! (Nth Straddie Island)
* Feeding dolphins (Tin Can Bay)
* Sawing coconuts in half and drinking cocktails on the beach, while sitting on a broken blow up bed (Inskip Point)
* Commando Kev (!) our tour 'guide' on Frazer Island (and the Island itself)
* Scuba diving lessons at Lake McKenzie
* Hot chips with chilli sour cream (Railway Hotel, Byron)
* Tasting different rums (Bunderburg).
I'm sure there was lots more, but these ones seem to stand out.

Ahhh, the days of freedom, where all you had to worry about was yourself! Anyway.....

Thanks to Weezie's Woolies for this theme, was a good one for flipping through photo albums!
Head over to Bug and Pop's for more adventures.