sign...

Shhhhh... don't tell anyone but I decided to temporarily come out of signwriting retirement to make a little sign for my market stall.
It's made from indigo denim backed with my favourite red/white polka dot material, I appliqued some hand-cut white vinyl lettering (sans Teflon foot) and it's all held together with some super cute candy striped bias binding (found in the quilting department at the super Spotlight in Frankston).

xo

Birdie...

Okay, so this blog seems to be more about what I receive in the mail than what I make but I really had to share this one! Last week I sent some old lino to the lovely Liz of Betty Jo. I repainted my old kitchen hutch a couple of months ago and when I went to pull the lino out of the cupboards for a good scrub it broke in to pieces!

She made me a beautiful brooch using the lino I sent...

I've been a fan of her brooches for some time now.

Thank you Liz! I'll treasure this sweet brooch forever.