The Blue Cart
A handsome little cart hand-packed with newborn essentials and keepsakes — gumboots, elephant comforter, soft bunny, blanket and more.
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Free gift · Life Is My Canvas — Volume One guided workbook · Download free →
Writer · Illustrator · MakerStories, keepsakes
Stories, keepsakes
& bespoke gifts,
made by hand.
House of Cave is my studio for children's books, guided workbooks and one-of-a-kind commissioned stories — with a small collection of bespoke keepsake trunks alongside.
Or download my free workbook — Life Is My Canvas, Volume One.
Why Families Love Them
- ✓Hand-packed with care
- ✓Beautiful enough to keep forever
- ✓Ready to gift
- ✓Handmade in Canberra
- ✓Delivered Australia-wide
Three Collections
Pink · Blue · Neutral
On sale now $199 (usually $285) — filled with thoughtful keepsakes, ready to gift.
On sale
Pink Keepsake Trunk
For her — soft blush, gold hardware, hand-finished.
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On sale
Blue Keepsake Trunk
For him — powder blue, gold hardware, hand-finished.
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On sale
Neutral Keepsake Trunk
For everyone — ivory cloud, gold hardware, hand-finished.
$199$285View →
Each Trunk Includes
Everything chosen, packed, and presented with care.
- ✓Signature keepsake trunk
- ✓Premium keepsake trunk
- ✓Blanket
- ✓Comforter
- ✓Book
- ✓Baby essentials
- ✓Gift wrapping
- ✓Handwritten card
What Families Say
Words from those who gifted.
"The most thoughtful baby gift I have ever given. The parents said they will keep the trunk forever."
Sarah M.
Canberra, ACT
"I did not want another onesie. This trunk felt like a hug in a box — every detail was beautiful."
Emily R.
Sydney, NSW
"Handmade, heartfelt, and absolutely stunning. It arrived ready to gift and the new mum cried."
Jessica T.
Melbourne, VIC
Also Bespoke
Little Carts & Shower Baskets
Hand-styled keepsake gifts in alternative forms — DM to order yours.
The Pink Balloon Crate
A romantic baby shower centrepiece — wooden crate, foil hot air balloon, satin ribbons and a tiny rail of newborn pieces ready to gift.
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From a recent family
"Instead of giving another baby outfit, we wanted something they would treasure for years."
Order Process
Four simple steps.
- 01
Choose colour
Pink, blue, or neutral — three signature tones.
- 02
Share delivery details
Recipient's name and where to send.
- 03
We create your trunk
Hand-packed in Canberra with care.
- 04
Delivered ready to gift
Beautifully presented, Australia-wide.
Meet the Founder
I started House of Cave at my kitchen table.
I'm the woman behind every trunk — hand-packing each one in Canberra this year, now that my children are grown and I've found my way back to myself. House of Cave grew from a quiet promise: that a gift can hold more than what's inside it.
When I started over, I wrote the workbooks I needed. Life Is My Canvas is for every woman beginning again — quietly, beautifully, on her own terms.
Digital Workbooks
Life Is My Canvas
A three-volume series for women beginning again. Start free with Volume One.
Volume One · Free
Start where it all began.
Life Is My Canvas — Volume One is the guided journal that started the series. Enter your email and we'll send it straight to your inbox, free.
Volume Two
The Next Chapter
A guided reinvention workbook for women ready to create — and earn from — their next chapter.
$29AUD · Instant
Buy Volume TwoVolume Three
The Kindness Commerce Method™
A 5-pillar workbook for creative women turning vision, kindness and lived experience into a real business.
$49AUD · Instant
Buy Volume ThreeBundle · Volumes Two + Three
The complete reinvention set
Both guided workbooks together — quiet reinvention in Volume Two, then turning clarity into a business in Volume Three. Two instant PDF downloads.
$69$78Save $9
Buy the Bundle — $69Children's Books
Stories to keep, read and treasure.
A collection of painterly picture books — written and illustrated with love. Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
Harry and the Twins
A tender Australian farm story of a big brother and his twin siblings — with love in every page.
Buy on AmazonSimon the Sad Seagull
A gentle harbour-side tale about kindness, friendship and the small moments that lift us.
Buy on AmazonFred and Ted
A sweet story of brothers, grandparents and the arrival of a new little sister.
Buy on AmazonDusty's Search for Nannie
A tender, painterly story about grief, memory and the love that stays with us.
Buy on AmazonDigital Prints
Nursery art, instantly downloaded.
Australian Animal Set
Four-print digital set inspired by Australian animals — gentle, neutral, made to grow with your child.
$14AUD · Instant
Buy & download
Gentle Modern Nursery — Pink
Soft pink rainbow print set for a calm, romantic nursery.
$20AUD · Instant
Buy & download
Gentle Modern Nursery — Blue
Powder-blue rainbow print set for a serene baby boy's room.
$20AUD · Instant
Buy & download
Gentle Modern Nursery — Neutral
Warm, neutral rainbow print set that suits any nursery palette.
$20AUD · Instant
Buy & downloadNursery & BeyondShop the Baby Collection →
The Baby Collection
House of Cave is home to a beautiful collection of Australian animals and rainbow nursery products — designed to grow with your child from the very first day.
Choose from our sleeping koala, wombat, kangaroo and possum designs or our soft watercolour rainbow collection. Each design runs across nursery wall prints, baby blankets, swaddles, diaper backpacks and bodysuits — so you can create a completely cohesive nursery theme from one place.
Everything is made to order and shipped directly to you.