This months featured WAHP business is www.LoveStamp.com.au! I have been drooling over silver stamped jewellery for months and have been trying to find someone who not only does beautiful work but also someone who doesn’t charge a fortune! I have searched Etsy and Google and everyone was too over priced. But yesterday Jo from Lovestamp posted on our Facebook Fan Page. As soon as I went to her site I knew I had found what I was looking for! Her site is so easy to navigate and every piece she sells is stunning and best of all it’s affordable!

I decided to do a mini interview with Jo from Lovestamp as I wanted to know more about her and her awesome business!

How/why did you start Lovestamp?

I started Lovestamp as I really needed to get back to work..not just financially but also for my own sanity! I just felt like it was time. I have always been a creative person and just wanted an outlet for that. I was lucky enough that my hobby has turned into a business and I can work at something I love.

What do you like most about owning your own business?

Hmm tough one..there are lots of things, I can work anytime, not stuck to certain times. I love knowing that if I work hard I see results..I love that I have met so many fabulous and talented working at home women out there. I love that my friends and family are proud of me, and so are my children. I love the stories I hear, happy, sad whatever from my clients..and that my pieces start conversations at the school gate, at the bus stop in line at the grocery store.  I love that I can work in my pj’s if I want to..and trust me I do!

What is your favourite item in your store and why?

Even tougher one..I think at the moment it is the Rondure bracelets, I wear these all day everyday and never take them off and I really love them..

What makes Love Stamp unique and why should everyone choose you? I started
Lovestamp because I wanted to have something special with the people I love names on it. My aim is that anyone no matter what their budget is big or small can afford to have something unique and special that they can treasure. My pieces are unique, some are simple, some a little more bling, there really is something for everyone.

I am totally in love with Lovestamp and will be placing my order over the weekend …. just need to choose which amazing piece I want!!

Jo has also given our readers a 10% discount valid until the end of June just enter “beyondbaby” at the checkout! So head on over to www.LoveStamp.com.au

Thank you so much to Lovestamp!!

Jen xx

Who better to feature this month than a support network for work at home parents!

Being a work at home parent is sometimes harder than working a regular 9-5 job for an employer. I know myself how hard it is to stay motivated and constantly feeling like you never really “clock off” for the day. Unlike a regular job where you can go home and leave work behind, working from home means your job becomes part of your life and creating a happy balance is a constant struggle.

Working from home does have amazing benefits though, once you work out your time management and ways to stay motivated. Working from home means you can spend more time with your family and work your hours to suit your lifestyle. What other job allows you to come to work in your PJ’s and watch daytime soaps while you work

As I have said working from home does come with added struggles and it is great to see a support network created just for work at home parents. Having other people to talk to about your business who can give your real advice from real experiences is priceless and Amanda from www.supportawahp.com has created that perfect place.

www.supportawahp.com is a fabulous site created to help work at home parents in all areas both business and personal with a great free directory and a fabulous support forum.

Supporting work at home parents is really important. Working from home gives so many parents the opportunity to do what they love, earn money and stay at home with their children. On a more serious side it also has a positive effect on our economy with less people claiming government benefits and more people paying tax!

So support a work at home parent and support the community created for them. Visit www.supportawahp.com

This weeks featured work at home parent is Owly Molly!

I am so in love with these prints! They are so pretty and very much my style.

Prints are a fabulous way to decorate a nursery. They add colour and style to a room and are especially great for renters! No need to hammer a nail in the wall (I love 3m hooks) and a great way to add a little something when you can’t paint the walls.

These prints are also perfect for gifts! Personalising the print with the babies name and birthdate or even a special date like a Christening. A fantastic unique gift!

Owly Molly prints are not only fabulous but they are also affordable! At only $12 per unframed print + postage you can afford to decorate with more than one!

Support this work at home parent and click here to check out Owly Molly Prints!

I am a huge supporter of work at home mums (WAHM). I would rather buy something handmade by a Mum than buy it from the store. Not only is it generally better quality, it’s more unique and a lot of the time cheaper!

Each month I am going to profile a new WAHM on my blog and support these hard working women who want to stay at home with their children and still pay the bills!

Our first profile is a dear friend of mine whom I have known for about 15 years. Kathleen is the mother of 2 beautiful children – Thomas and Kaliyah. She decided to create a small business called Tomkah making handmade baby items.

Tomakah offer a fabulous range of handmade items perfect for baby shower gifts or just something special for yourself!

I love everything Kathleen has to offer! She has fabulous changemats that are round rather than square so they cover the entire public changemat and also roll up nice and neatly in your nappy bag. The best part is it’s washable! Just throw it in the washing machine, unlike a lot of the other changemats on the market that need to be handwashed.

Along with the changemat Tomkah also offer great baby shower gifts, nappy pouches, bibs and much much more!

So check out http://www.thomkah.com/ and treat yourself