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.

Squirrel...

Yesterday I received this little guy in the mail from the lovely Andria of Shagpile! I had my eye on it at In.Cube8r, but when I went in to re-stock my cube a few weeks ago it was gone!! I tried to forget about it, but he just kept popping back in to my brain. I decided to have a little look in Shagpile's Etsy Shop and there he was, just hanging out with cute brooches, scarves and necklaces...
He's super cute in real life and so was the packaging!
Love it.

Kevin...

So after procrastinating for AGES I have finally made Kevin (or Kylie)! I'm pretty pleased with him and I will be making more in the next week or so.

Materials:
Torso - Souvenir Tea Towel (of course)
Arms, Legs & Head - Grey upholstery fabric I picked up on sale at Lincraft earlier this year
Eyes and Nose - Wool felt
Ear and tail fluff - Grey Sheltand fleece (from Hovis in the UK)
Filling - Crest-a-lon Fibre Fill

I was wondering... Does it need a mouth?

xo

New Studio...

Here are a few photos of my new studio in McCrae on The Mornington Peninsula. I love my big window and natural light! Oh, and check out those built-in lamps - awesome.

The Lovely Things...

Just received a parcel in the post (birthday present to myself!) from Where The Lovely Things Are! Two beautiful necklaces... the wrapping was so nice I was tempted to just keep them wrapped for a while! They are just so lovely in real life, I can't wait to wear them!

Sea Change...

I have finally made my sea change! Well, I'm still in transit in Rye but we're moving in to our new house in McCrae on the 10th of September (in ONE WEEEK!)