Handmade Fanatic

I think I've created a monster. Above is picture of my youngest who is becoming a wee bit of a handmade snob. While going through her Christmas presents she picked up a headband my Mum (know as Mama to the girls) gave her. She turned around a said "oh good, I think this is a handmade headband Mama gave me". Ha, too funny. This is the same child that at the end of the school year took a bag to school that she had hand sewn and took several orders from the other year ones. Nothing like a little enterprise.

The three girls all think its a bit of a great joke Made by Miffy's flyer that she gave us that said "Mall is a four letter word". The two little girls don't quite understand by my eldest gets a real kick out of it. It's great to see the next generation on handmade makers and consumers.

Very Exciting News

I have been so very fortunate through etsy, BrisStyle and blogging to meet some of the most wonderful people, be given some amazing support and I have been exposed to some great opportunities. One extraordinary opportunity I have been given is from the new website Style Collective. This site is just amazing and I'm sure to spend quite a wee while exploring all the great stuff that is on offer here. The amount of work that would of gone into this would have been phenomenal.

You can read my interview here. You can also find me in the Indie Shopping Directory. You will also find a few other BrisStylers there such as Made by Miffy and Ogekko. There are some other wonderful etsy shops in the directory and well worth the time to explore.

Happy Sunday

“Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.” John Lennon

This is what Sundays are for, I hope you all enjoy! How we are going to enjoy our Sunday: go bowling, find something yummy for lunch, print some crazy photos of the holidays, play cards, jump on the trampoline, watch a dvd, skip, catch a bus and maybe eat a little chocolate. Who knows what other adventures will be thrown into the mix.

School Holiday Craft

(Photo from etsy listing)

Well school holidays are rapidly coming to an end. At Little Mary Moo's Place we are slowly coming to the end of fab, fun and limited mess producing craft to keep us occupied on hot and humid days. Well look what I found today in fellow BrisSytlers Trishalan Designs etsy shop. Looks like super fun for the 7 and up. I can't wait to have a go and I even might share with the girls if I'm forced to (with only minor stamping of the feet and tears).

Trish is amazingly talented and an extremely generous and nice person to boot. If you are looking for some crafting inspiration you should check out her website here.

Australian Fabric Loveliness

I still find it quite mind boggling the amount of incredible hand screen printed textiles that come out of Australia. We are definitely spoilt for choice. I adore their originality, design and colour. Below are a few new purses that have found their way to etsy. All of these purses have front panels constructed using Australian hand screen printed textiles.

I am so glad I found this designer. Butter Creative has come up with some fresh funky designs. I love her use of colour and the boldness that is used in her design. You can check out her great blog here.

The two purses above are made using the wonderful Woodland Fabric from of paper and thread. I have been looking and loving this fabric for the longest time. I am so very glad I finally purchased some just after Christmas. The design is so unique and the cotton/linen blend is beautiful to work with. You can check out of paper and thread's blog here.

Last but far from least is Aunty Cookie. I made this purse using some of the eggshell fabric I had in my stash. I had previously used this fabric for market totes and I am kicking myself a little for not realising earlier that it comes up so well in the little purse. You can check out Aunty Cookie's blog here.

Market Pictures

Yay upload success! Below are some pictures of my stall at the fantastic BrisStyle Market. I certainly did learn a lot from this experience. Mum and I had so much fun. I have to extend a huge thank you to everyone who called into my stall, your patronage and kindness was very, very much appreciated.

Blog Referb

Oh my its been over 2 months since I've looked at this poor little blog. My blogging started to fall to the side in my preps for the fantastic Bristyle market. What an absolutely fantastic experience this was. Being my first market I was very nervous but once I was there it all fell into place. The market was held at the beautiful Hamilton Town Hall on the 13th December 2008. All the stalls looked so fantastic and I even managed to do a little Christmas shopping while Mum minded the stall.

I picked up some fab bags for my little girls from Wheresbeckybean, they are so cute and the girls were very excited to open them up on Christmas morning. They make for a little bit of artwork sitting on their door handles.

I was very lucky to have a stall next to the most lovely Nicole from HotToffee. Nicole was so helpful and her jewlery is amazing. I haven't worn earings for many a year but seeing her beautiful designs makes me want to again. It took such a lot of will power to actually give my niece the earings I brought for her birthday and not keep them for myself.

I was lucky enough to get a great stationary set from Twinkle Star Art. My eldest daughter has had such a fantastic time actually writting letters to all her school friends that she is missing.

Embelish was a HUGE hit with the little girls. The adore the hair clips.

I also was picked up some gems from: Ruby Red Studio, Jellignite, Wicked Child Designs , Scampsville and Made By Miffy.

To celbrate the new year, I thought it was time to do a little referb. I shall be back with more when I can upload som pics of all the fun.