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Countries, Denmark, New Products

Changing Clutches and Hooded Towels Back in Stock

Great News! We received a new batch of Homeyness goodness today! Homeyness from Denmark makes adorable changing clutches, hooded towels, toiletry bags, bib and dummy gift gift sets and so much more.

Everything Homeyness creates is made of the beautiful Liberty print cotton. Liberty is known for its floral designs and superior quality  it is thin and fine, yet still so strong and long lasting. All of the cotton used to make these lovely purses is also Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified.

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Designer, Finland, New Products, News, Products

Looking for Finnish Brands and Designers

Do you know any awesome Finnish Brands that you think should be sold in our shop in Australia?

We are after awesome brands and designers that make kids & nursery items, sell homeware and decor, produce gifts – the list goes on. If you know someone that should definitely be on this list, just let us know.

It’s easy to get the ball rolling – Just tag your favourite business on our Instagram or Facebook or get in touch through here. 

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Danish Cuisine, Denmark, News, Norway, Norwegian Cuisine, Sweden, Swedish Cuisine

Stay Healthy the Scandinavian Way

In 2016, Scandinavian countries (including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland) ranked in the top 10 countries when it came to happiness. People within these societies were found to be more generous, healthy, and social. There are many ways Australians can improve their happiness and wellbeing by implementing Scandinavians practices into their daily lives.

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Shrove Tuesday Buns from Estonia Photo by Tuuli Mathisen
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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Food & Cooking, National Holidays, Norway, Sweden, Traditions

Shrove Tuesday Scandinavian Way – Sledding, Eating Whipped Cream Buns and Flogging People with Birch Twigs

Shrove Tuesday Buns from Estonia. Photo by Tuuli Mathisen 

The Day before Lent* (40 day period of fasting and repenting, originating from Christianity) is internationally known as Shrove Tuesday across the world. It is called “Mardi Gras” in France, “laskiainen” in Finland, “Carnaval” in the Netherlands, “Vastlapäev” in Estonia, “Fettisdagen” in Sweden, and “Fastelavn” in Denmark.

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Environment friendly, How-to, Sweden

How to Clean and Protect Your Leather Moccasins

Wondering how to best take care of your kids’ leather moccasins? You are on the right track here – leather shoes require different care than regular kids’ shoes and that is why we decided to put together this guide. Here you will find a few tips and tricks to help you retain the beauty and quality of your leather baby moccasins just that little bit longer.

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Bamboo Kids Dinnerware with plates, cups, cutlery and more
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Dinnerware, Environment friendly, Products, Sustainability, Sustainable production, Sweden

Bamboo Dinnerware for Babies & Toddlers – What Makes It Sustainable?

Long-lasting and reusable biodegradable bamboo dinnerware is finally here – eco-friendly kids bamboo dishes are washable, durable and practical and they do not have the same enormous environmental impact as the plastics. So let’s take a closer look at what really makes bamboo a great resource that it is.

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Environment friendly, Nature, Sustainability, Sustainable production, Sweden, Traditions

Sweden – Winning at Life

Ah Sweden! The homeland of IKEA, meatballs, ABBA, Volvo, Surströmming (yes, that’s fermented herring!), Pippi Longstocking and so much more. But did you know that Sweden is also one of the least populated countries in the world, more than 50% of it is covered by forest and it’s one of the world’s leading countries when it comes to sustainability?

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Designer, Environment friendly, Estonia, Nature, News, Sustainability, Sustainable production, Uncategorized

Buyer’s Guide: GOTS, Ecolabels and Sustainable Production

It is very important to us to do everything we can to help preserve this lovely planet we live on, to support the people who do the hard work and to promote the sustainable and fair way of living and manufacturing.

In this blog post we would like to introduce you to some of the organic certifications you can see in our shop and on the products we sell.

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