LOVE....

Love is finding these absolutely gorgeous hair pieces! whats even better is that this is actually a pattern,guess who's getting lots of pretty hair pieces for Summer?

find these beauties and more at Snazziedrawers

Renovations,dolls and the start of something new?

So this week we have started renos on our tiny little kitchen.So far its been almost a couple of weeks without one and its starting to wear on me.The laundry which is also our bathroom has now become a laundry/bathroom/kitchen/pantry and its actually smaller than the average laundry.Our builder has been in and helped us with a few things and we are now up to the painting stage.I have actually just put down the brush after 5 hours so I reckon I desreved  a break.This weekend there will be more painting,laying the floating floor and we hope on Monday the kitchen will be installed? Ill keep you undated.
On the crafting front I have just completed a custom order and I just love the new color felt I used for the hair,Its the brightest aqua I have ever seen and it goes soooo well with pink.

 The other news is that I have done my first "sketch" of a painting I want to do.It will me a mix media painting with watercolors,inks and material.Ill keep you posted.

mmm I love this,such a pretty vintage piece

sarahculleton

I Love....

I just adore this etsy artist and fellow Aussie.Her colors are so organic and her lines so intricate.I think I am going to get Sofia a set for her room. http://www.etsy.com/shop/corid

Finally its time to remove our horrible kitchen! So far its been a week without one and I'm coping o.k but nothing is ever easy especially when it comes to our house,I don't think we have one straight wall or one perfectly flat floor.Shouldn't be more than two weeks and we should be done?..I hope.

On  a more exciting note I have been busy with custom orders including these linen cushions with lots of free motion stitching which I just love doing.

New line for the Ladies

 I have this card wallet,which I love! I scored it at the local op shop for 2 dollars and its even made of leather.The only thing is that its black and I'm not a black kinda girl.I like quirky girly things.The other thing is that it has no secure zipper compartment so keeping coins from falling out into the bottomless pit that is my bag is inevitable.

So today I decided that I would make my own.I measured it up and made quite a few silly mistakes along the way but It was heaps of fun to do and actually a lot easier than I thought.

This is my fabric combo,a retro print mixed with a little vintage floral,lace and a piece of linen with a young lady on the front.

Adding the base layer and the zipper on top of some stabilizer

 A little scalloped lace for the top of the card compartments

Binding the card compartment

 Putting all the layers together

Adding the binding around the edges

All done!

 And a couple more

All of these pretties are in the shop from today

My first big milestone

Today I reached my first 100 sales! I never imagined that I would ever get to this point.I used to see other sellers that had sold over 100 products and wondered how it must feel? I can tell you it feels pretty great,kinda hard to believe at the moment. The most important thing I learnt has been to keep working on and refining  products until I had made something that was just a little bit different.Secondly would have to be photos and how important they are.Also re listing and adding things constantly so not to get buried amongst every thing else.Foe the rest of this year I plan on sourcing really great fabrics including some leather for clutches and maybe experimenting with little girls accessories.

New goodies in the shop

New update for the shop.Love Lulu dolls and one more afternoon tea bear.Two more lulu dolls this weekend in vintage floral's and flashes of red!

"Afternoon Tea Bears"

Nula, Rosie and Becca

Meet Nula,Rosie and Becca.They are part my new collection,"Afternoon Tea Bears".They are all in the shop now.They where so much fun to do,the only thing I didn't like was trying to turn the arms and legs the right way out.I tried so many times with failure, often sticking the end of my chopstick through the material.Eventually I got there and I'm glad I persevered because it gives them a more delicate look.I'm planning on making some more softies this week,I'm thinking foxes?

Ahh success

Just a quick post to let you know that there is a new softie on the way.Her name is Bronte and she is a woodland bear.She is actually quite delicate but she will be able to withstand some tough love.I can just imagine her becoming a little girls companion,being dragged everywhere and loved to bits.I'm so pleased with Bronte,she turned out exactly like my picture.Cant wait to show you but I'm afraid I cant get back behind the camera until Saturday as I'm off to work for the next two days.See you then
nooshka

Rosie I adore you!

Rosie Hardy

magic

Rosie Hardy is one of the most talented,creative and not to mention beautiful people I have come across on the internet.Her style is truly unique and her photos are so surreal.Her ideas amaze me and so to dose her age! She is only 19 years old! I know crazy huh,how can someone so young possess skills that take years to master.A truly gifted human being I say. I too feel gifted to be able to enjoy her stunning photography.I love you Rosie,your the best.Check out rosies website here.WARNING highly addictive.By the way the photos above are self portraits by Rosie.

Tempting Fabrics

so retro!

yum,yum,yum

Just luurve these fabrics

Im going to use these on my new dolls

On sale!

Nishi & Luca wool bunny's on sale until Monday the 9th of August.Originally $59.00 now $42.00!

Grab your own bunny here

"love LuLu"

This week I have been planning some new dolls.I was hoping to achieve a more simple look with effective choices in fabrics.I'm thrilled with the outcome and I  cant wait to put the new girls in the shop.This range will be called "love LuLu" dolls.They have an almost retro feel and they will have different color hair from red,blue and even pink.They will retail for 35.00 and I am hoping to put them in the shop tomorrow if the weather holds up.The mountain where I live often has its head in the clouds on rainy days, so today's light was very flat and put a blue color cast over the photos.Perhaps tomorrow I will get some golden light?

Custom order for a special birthday girl

Meet Princess Pia, a custom order for a special birthday girl.When I was asked to do a white kitty in pink and lace I was so excited! I just love pink and I have a box filled with lovely laces.I enjoyed my self so much I kept on working till 1 in the morning.I hope she likes it.She has a beaded headpiece,pink tweed caplet,button front pinafore and crochet lace boots.She even has a little bag that can fit a little extra surprise.

Pia's beaded head piece

On another note.Today I attempted to design a new nooshka doll.I want a doll that I can have at a lower price point so I have to hold back on all the extra details to create a doll that is modern and stylized yet eye catching and effective.Sometimes it is the simple things that are most popular.The trick will be to use good fabric combination's.Unfortunately I have been bugged with a dreaded tooth ache.It has progressively gotten worse and now I have swelling in one side of my face.I'm pretty good with pain but when I have pain anywhere from the shoulders upwards I just crumble.So my doll has been put on hold until  I can get my tooth removed.The only thing I'm dreading now is the dentists bill.

"Princess Pia"

Pia's floral clutch

Button front pinafore

My new bird song mobiles

PDF Patterns

I'm now offering PDF Patterns in the etsy store.They are both super easy to sew and can easily be done in a day.I am even thinking I might do some more.A simple con purse and a doll should be in the store soon.This week I have been slowly adding stock to the shop.I have never had any more than 20 items in my store at one time.At the moment have 26 so ts looking nice and full.I still have more tweed doggies,mobiles and some baby's gifts to list.I also have two new designs in the pipeline so stay tuned for those.

A great new start for etsy

Its been a great start to my return to etsy.Lots of views along with hearts.Featured in four treasury's in four days and to top it off my first sale! I hope my dream run continues to build.To the left is my bird cage cushion that has been featured in two Treasury's at the same time.I have used a pure wool blanket for the background and stitched all the wires on with my machine.It was a fun piece to do but because of its shape I had to stuff it so it has a bit of weight behind it.I can easily imagine this design on a kindy bag with a draw string top.As I have a fair bit of stock to get through and a bit of time on my hands before stock gets low I thought I might try and source some leather and make some small clutches and if all goes well  I would like to also do some paintings.But tomorrow I'm back to work so Ill have to wait for the weekend to start listing and crafting again.