Sunday, August 30, 2009

Lavender Mousies


Oh there's a mouse in the house!! These great little mousies are filled with lavender and smell wonderful. They are great placed on shelves in wardrobes, in drawers or even on the mantel piece! I have them placed around in my wardrobes so they smile at me everytime I open the door and everything smells great. Lavender is also great for relaxing babies when they're dozing off to sleep. Place one in a corner of the cot or tie it to the rail. Oh and not to mention they make for great toys! My daughter loves playing with them!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Stitches and Craft Show, Sydney

Mum and I went to the stitches and craft show last weekend. The best part about the show was the top floor where they had a whole bunch of crafters with little stalls. There was some great stuff.


Some of the stalls I liked were- Rourke and Henry, I loved their owls.

Another stand I loved was DearFii. I have seen her stuff before on Etsy and Flickr. My little boys loves her monsters. I need to buy the pattern to make one for Jamie.
Dudley Redhead is a great designer who makes the cutest characters to put on cards, badges and carve in rubber stamps. My little boy bought a sweet little robot badge for his demin jacket.

PippiJoe designs some beautiful screenprinted textiles. They are something a little different and unique.


Lino Creative makes some beautiful designs. Have a look at her website.

Mona Alisa Design makes the most fantastic fabric birds and paintings. I am waiting for more stuff to be added to her etsy shop so I can buy some.

Amitie is a fabric supplier who has the most beautiful range of fabrics at the show. Everytime I go to a craft fair, I always buy lots from them. I bought this most beautiful pattern for a donkey cusion. Will blog it when I get it made.
Winterwood has supplies for making toys. They have fantastic felt.


Saturday, August 15, 2009

Jewellery making!!!


I've had a bee in my bonnet about making jewellery. When I was in Australia I took a few lessons and loved it. These are some of the pieces I have made since I came back from oz. More images on flickr


Crewel embroidery


This beautiful crewel embroidery is another one of my mum's incredible pieces! I love the colours and design. She used Appleton wool thread. I can't wait 'till she has it made up into a cushion.