Paradiso

Sunday attends Orange Grove Preschool in Sydney where every year they have a concert in conjunction with the 'big' school kids in the Primary School.

 The theme this year was a paradise/island feel, so I was able to donate for the costumes some of the Plain Pants for the preschool boys to wear on stage. Never have I seen so many pair worn in one group. Don't they look fantastic!

Taika - Spreading the love

This post appeared recently on the Taika blog. Thanks Taika!

Taika: petit batik: 

"A few years ago Natalie was asked to edit a kids magazine. "

winter looks

Petit Batik is not just for Summer! No, no.

Team it with denim, pop some long sleeves under those Smoks, 

and you're ready for the cooler Autumn weather.

Leggings and woollen stockings go well too. 

The batik patterns and colours are a great way to brighten up the cooler days.

Baggy trousers...

I have that great old 'Madness' song going through my head now.... Baggy Trousers.. Baggy Trousers...
It's wonderful now that Harper is walking because you can really see how gorgeous the baggy pants look on the little ones. So sweet! Lucien is still crawling around, and the pants are great for the knee movement.

Trouble

Having tumbled out of her pram and looking a little worse for wear (not on my watch!) Harper still looks completely adorable in her V-neck in the Blue on Blue batik.

It might be time to trim that mullet haircut though......

Quickly now...

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Petit Batik is off and racing...

She walks!
And the Plain Pants are lookin' great!
Go Harper. x

Lucian

Perfection!
Petit Batik pants and a navy singlet.
Summer. Sure is!

Amelie

Sigh.
Another French Australian in chic  Petit Batik.
Amelie, you are beautiful.

Christmas Holidays 2010/2011

Finally... some holiday snaps of the kids in their batiks while relaxing at Jamison, VIC

Harper's almost walking

Sunday bush walking

Sunday lounging in the hammock

Harper with Kris ma

Jamison local Eli in the Baggy Pants

Sunday on the trampoline...again!

recipe for a sunny saturday

one punnet of organic strawberries c/o orange grove markets, lilyfield
one straw hat
one strawberry coloured petit batik smok
sunshine
mix and enjoy!

to market, to market to get some new duds

I met some really lovely people at the bondi markets today, and their equally gorgeous children who were very eager to wear the batik, especially the pants!
So I am looking forward to seeing photos of the kids in their new duds. Emails welcome parents!

Clearing out the cupboards....again

It's funny to think that Sunday has grown out of all of these beautiful batik dresses from my first buying trip. The baby dresses were just adorable. I must arrange to get some more....

Harper will be wearing them soon enough so they will have a second life, which is lovely.

Rain, rain, stay away

What great weather for bloomers! Harper wore her Big Blue Butterfly Bloomers teamed with a V-Neck in rich patchwork to a party today. They were great for all the crawling she did on the grass in the sunshine.

Lets hope the weather holds up! I'll be at the Bondi Markets tomorrow should the rain stay away.
Come and say hello!

Note to self - I must weed the pavers in the garden.......

Lost batik on a rainy day

In preparing and packing for a market stall at Bondi I found some of my batik pieces that I thought had sold out already - these baggy pants for starters... I also discovered a batik dress that I bought for myself that I completely forgot I had. Proof and testament to my hectic life.

Unfortunately, in the end there was no market stall set up today due to the rain and wind that is part of the ever unpredictable nature of Spring.

The finer details

Golden Feathers

Swirling Vines

 I love these two batiks. The halter dresses in these are beautiful.

Fit for the Prince and Princess

c.1925 Photographer Unknown

Leo Haks is a celebrated collector of historical photographs, among other things, who over a thirty year period amassed an astonishing collection of imagery taken throughout Indonesia by a number of photographers (many unknown) during the time of Dutch colonial rule. The National Gallery of Australia has been fortunate enough to become guardians of this collection - Leo donated his collection some time in 2007. Thanks Leo. I will certainly have to make the trip to Canberra to look at the beautiful pictures to see first hand the clothes being worn in their most traditional and celebrated fashion by children and adults. I love the baggy pants above, and the little girl in the image below is so beautiful. I'll also have to get my hands on a copy of the book Batik: From the Courts of Java and Sumatra as it features some of the photographs from the collection, and some good reading by the look of it. That should keep me occupied while I wait for the rest of my order......

Batik Halter Dresses

So pretty.

Available at Collector Store, or email me other stockists.

Not so petit

I am still waiting for the rest of my order of children's  Relax Shirts, Smoks and Easy Tops to arrive... sigh... 

In the mean time I am dressing myself in the odd bit of batik - not so petit after all! A few months ago I rummaged through a suitcase of wares for sale at the Rozelle Markets and found a beautiful piece of 1960's batik right at the bottom of the pile. The seller tells me he'd bought it in 1971 when traveling in Indonesia. The remnant then became mine for the grand sum of $5. My year nine school Textiles and Design lessons have come in handy once again - I whipped up this dress in a few hours the other day (based on a Ginger & Smart dress my friend owns) and I will be baring my shoulders in it as soon as the warm weather returns.

Night Batik

Night time Flowers.

This is a beautiful batik. It's quite 

sophisticated and bold.

I'm looking forward to dressing Sunday 

in the Halter dress in this fabric.

Relax Tops and Smoks will be available in it soon.