Big Congratulations to.........

Lauren Childs who was randomly selected from the list of Tittle + Tat loyal facebook fans.

You have won this cute little handmade package from my behind the Green Door shop.

Please contact me  with your address so I can send you out your prize.

Not you?  If you know Lauren please let her know she has won!

Big thanks to all T+T followers appreciate all the support and feedback I have received since the birth of this business.

Cheryl xoxoxo

"No, I don't want to", "No, I don't want to", "No, I don't want to", Ahhh! How I hate those words!

"Tao your breakfast is ready, lets eat", "No, I don't want to".

"Tao let's put this skirt on", "No, I don't want to".

"How about these shorts", "No!", "ok you decide", and a I walk away.  "NOOOO"!  "Whaaaa"! (cue at least 15 minutes of non stop wailing)

"Tao you have snot running down your face, come here and blow your nose" "No, I don't want to".

"Tao let's go and clean our teeth", "No, I don't want to".

There there is  "It's annoying me".  There is a long list of offending "annoying things" in Tao's world. Things that can make Tao lose her stuff and have a little wig out, pulling and biting at her clothing, throwing her shoes, followed by "No!" and "It's annoying me"! Here are just a few of things that Tao will not tolerate;  Wearing underpants, wearing any clothing with the slightest hint of elastic, wearing clothing that is too loose because of offending elastic and thus falling off shoulders or falling down her bum crack! Wearing a night nappy, wearing her long hair tied up, wearing a jumper, wearing her seat belt, wearing shoes, daring to put a towel around her when she is dripping wet. Doonas and blankets, we would rather curl into a ball in the middle of our bed and freeze than dare let anyone put a blanket over us!

Ahhh! somebody help me, I am about to loose my shi#*!   

Just about anything can "annoy her" she then proceeds to rip off the offending garment or rips her hair out of the beautiful plaits that I have just spent the last 10 minutes on. Plaits is the only hair style she will even consider letting me do and only on a very good day the rest of the time it is wild and feral and knotty, inviting the lice at preschool to come on in and make themselves at home.

The last one on my 'word hate list' today is "Mine!" followed by pushing and snatching.  I am trying to the ban the word in our house.

I thought about writing it on a piece of paper and getting the kids to bury it in the sand pit.  Do you think this will work?

Does anyone have any advice, because "THESE KIDS ARE ANNOYING ME!"

I wrote this post in response to my terrible morning today and thought I would join in with Kate Pickle on her Real Life Wednesday link up.  You can check out Kates post over here.

Chevron Easter Gift Idea

Chevron Print Rabbit Brooch Available from Folksy Seller Dear George Designs.

Chevron Design print is so so hot right now!  I thought I was ahead of the game a few months ago when I designed a pretty Chevron print baby shower invitaion in lemon + grey.  Now I am seeing it everywhere!

It is being used in Fabric, home decor, party supplies, ornaments, clothing, you name it, you want it, I am sure you can find it in Chevron print!

I have seen some lovely chevron themed parties. Why not them your next child's birthday party or friends baby shower with Chevron print?

My two favourites are Rainbow Chevron which looks gorgeous for kids birthdays and also lemon + grey Chevron is a great unisex colour combination to use for baby showers.

Here is a little inspiration for you.

Lemon + Grey Baby Shower Invite Design from Friday's Child

Custom Chocolate wrapper by Illume Design

Chevron Straws from Emerald + Ella

Chevron party plates + cups by Illume Design

Chevron party bags from Emerald + Ella

Lemon + Grey Bunting from Etsy seller YouMakeDo

Rainbow Party Supplies and printables from Anders Ruff

Rainbow Chevron Washi Tape from Etsy seller TheSewingPost

1. Don't Leave your eggs out in the cold this Easter - Fantastic Easter Egg Cosy ideas

2. Gorgeous pop out wood Easter cards from etsy seller FormesBerlin

3. Easter Bunny Pillow Tutorial and template from the awesome blog EAB Designs.

4. Make your own sweet bunny jars this Easter with this tutorial from Torie Jayne

5. Kids Craft Decoupage Easter Egg tutorial by Cintia from the awesome crafty blog My Poppet.  My Poppet is one of my fave blogs and worth checking out regularly.

6. Beautiful customised Victorial lace carved, etched eggs from etsy seller TheNestAtWindyCorner

7. You will find the recipe and tutorial for these yummy and fun Easter egg cake pops over at Elisa Burke's blog.

Handmade Christmas gifts are so much nicer than giving store bought in my opinion.

Want a last minute gift idea that won't take you hours?

Making a Vintage Teacup Pincushion seriously only takes half an hour and is so simple.

Handy Tip:

I also like to glue my teacup to the saucer so that it is one solid piece.

Check out the Pincushion cups for sale in the Tittle + Tat Green Door shop here

Yay!

Very excited that the new Tittle + Tat Facebook App is now live and ready to use!

What does this mean?

This is great news for our sellers or for anyone who has a Facebook business page and would like to sell straight from their page.

All you need to do is open up a Free Tittle + Tat shopfront. Then add the app to your Facebook page from the admin area in your Tittle + Tat account.

Want to know more?

Click on Register, follow the prompts and open up your free shop in a few simple steps.

We now have free listings, only pay a small 4% commission on the sale price of your item once it is sold.

All you need is a Paypal account to get going.  When someone buys your product your commission is deducted and the remainder goes straight into your paypal account at the time of sale.

You then receive the information via email regarding the sale and you are responsible for your own packaging and shipping to your customer.

You receive your own unique URL which will take you straight to your shop within the Tittle + Tat site.  You can use this on your business cards and to promote your shop to your customers.

It is not just handmade on Tittle + Tat.  We love unique products, we love craft and supplies, we love indie design, we love eco products, we love anything that has been made within fair trade conditions.  We DON"T like mass produced. If you are not sure whether your product fits our criteria, just ask me!

More Questions: Click on the FAQ/Help, if you can't find the answer you are looking for send me an email and I am more than happy to help you out.

Love Cheryl xx