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oooh how lovely it was to check out this weeks "monday new finds" from madeit. to my surprise i found one of my vintage styled market bags. there are lots of other lovelies to see, especially this one .
you can see all the 'monday new finds" here.

i have quite a few more market bags ready to pop in my shop along with some lovely lovely lovely journel/diary covers, ahhh but my camera has blown a fuse so i must get this sorted out asap

made it store re-openend

my madeit shop has re-opened with some new lovelies in-store.

made from an eclectic mix of new & vintage fabrics, laces & doilies,  these market bags are perfect for your weekend market shopping days & have a little pocket inside to hold your keys and phone. they are fully lined or reversible. pop into my store and have a looksy, tell me which is your favorite xo

a market bag or 2, 3....

busy busy busy, my new market bags will be in my madeit shop tomorrow.

made from new & vintage fabrics. 

purses to blush

the last week or so has also seen me being super busy making more doily purses for the lovely Jo from Blush in Corrimal NSW. Jo found me via MadeIt and bought out my store in one swoop! It's always such a good feeling when your creations are loved so dearly. She let me know that over the w/e the most popular purse was the big green sari one . So with that being said, more were ordered and are on their way.

(ok now i'll go enjoy my quiet time)

Buninyong Makers Market

i was hoping to go to mums this weekend to just chillax......and also 'cos there is a new makers market happening in mums home town. i did get a heads about this one to join in and i think i just might a lil later down the track .

Its about 15mins out of Ballarat, if anyone doesnt know about it. They  have a blog

go have a looksy & find out a little bit more about it.

short ' n' sweet i'll be back in the next few days with pics of my crafty swaps & swappees, more on my madeit store sell out & some news of a new stockist xo

new cotton loop scarves & market update

i trialled a new design at the market on saturday & they were a hit! so today i have spent it making more loopy scarves and have put some up in my madeit store and i have another batch in the dye pot at the moment.

The market was FABULOUS!!!! such a great turn out, it looks like it is going to be a really good thing, everyone had great sales and lots of fun, i have posted up heaps of photos on the blog. my favorite stall holders were BLOCKAGE & My Little Birdie (who will be opening a madeit store soon) I am very much looking forward to the next one in July. we are able to take another 6 stall holdrers for the july show and possibly another 20 for september as we take over the outside area & dining rooms aswell.

mothers day was fabulous also! i spent it tralling High St in Northcote with just my mum, it was so much fun. my favorite shop was definatley ....ahhh the highway one...oh dear i cant remember what its called now, but any how it was great, mum bought an awsum skirt and i ummed and arghed for too long and then it was closing time. my to-do list is to now go back there armed with a purse full of cash and go nuts!!!!

doily days

oooOOO.....tis a nice surprise to pop on the MadeIt blog.

i'm loving these little doily creations they just seem to sew themselves. i made a couple of tiny coin purses this week using recycled denim jeans, doily pieces and some indian silk wedding sari Y

its a doily brooch loving kinda day

I must thank Bec from MadeIt who posted my brooches in this weeks MadeIt Shopping Guide

The last 2 days, my inbox has been flooded with sales and custom orders for these fab lil brooches & now hair clips. It's such a lovely feeling when people love what you make. So today and the next few sees me sitting excitedly at my janome stitching up a storm to get these orders out. I am also desperatley hoping that my mini moo cards are in my post box so that i can label these little beauties with their own tags.

a little note on the Holly Hobbie Puzzle - yep all the pieces were there!

Vintage Garden Party Garland

i have just had a bit of a tidy up in my studio and i found this! My nana's vintage sheeting i made into garden party garlands!!! any how..i have listed it on madeit - go have a looksy :) while i keep cleaning, i may even find another one.

moose & bird delight

moose & bird

i have been admiring Melindas handi work for a while now, and i desperatley needed a pin cushion - as i missed the pin cushion swap with foxes lane (my own laziness)

so i purchased this adorable one from moose & bird on Madeit. the fabrics are just divine and the packaing was just as special - i didnt want to open it in the attempt to not ruin the fabulous old paper pattern & sweet lil handmade paper flower. Thanks Melinda it is so lovely, i am very happy with my purchase and i willl be back again one day soon for one of those amazing pear cushions!

paper love

One Craftee Mumma

the other week i purchased some gift cards on MadeIt in my efforts to support as many fellow madeit sellers as i can - sharing the love of hand-made is such a good thing. i came across some lil gift cards by One Craftee Mumma, and purchased 2 sets which arrived safely & are just divine. Tamara, the ever so precise paper crafter, then popped me in her give-away -

and I WON!!!

i have never won a give away EVER, give me credit i do enter a few and this one just because i had purchased, so maybe it was my karma. in my parcel of give-away love, Tamara sent me a set of the most adorable mushroom gift cards, 2 packets of paper punched birds & a cute mix of buttons!!!! so excitied. She has an etsy store, madeit store & blog.

go and say hi, she is such a kind hearted soul. Thanks Tamara, you made my week x

doily love brooches

last night i decided i needed a brooch to wear for today, and i didnt have one that took my fancy, so i whipped one up! and another one and another one and then there were 10!

you can find them in my madeit store here for $12.50 each

my creative space

today i worked at the Mystic Turtle but this week i have been busy cutting wrap skirts. I love this pattern, as it was probably my best selling item when i had my shop. (go back about 100 posts to find out more about Holi Goddess or just google it and see what pops up)

ANYhow ..the best part about my wrap pattern is that they are a free size, can be adapted to winter or summer fabrics & look pretty damn good on just about everyone. So i have pooled my fabric stash together, mostly wools & vintage sheeting, to get a great lil story happening. I am also thinking about hand dying some cheesecloth scarves to match. So...time permitting, hopefully these babies will be up on madeit in a couple of weeks, or if i stretch my time a lil bit more maybe even open my etsy store. xxjade

pop on over to kirsty's for heaps more creativness

necklaces, brooches & vintage pins OH MY...

you can find all these little lovlies in my madeit shop now

busy bee

i've been busy.........................thanks vic (punky&me) for your picnik tips (god it is addictive, i am still playing around with it.) In the meantime i have listed some newbies on my madeit shop & having a bit a cleanout sale. i am also in the process of new mini moo cards but i am having a grrrrr of a time getting my logo to fit in with their dimensions grrrrrrrr.....

100% thrifted

the recipe:

2 pair thrifted jeans, 1 thrifted jacuard table cloth, 1 vintage lace table cloth, 1 vintage sheet and a bunch of thrifted zippers. there are a couple on madeit, this lot can now be found at a sweet lil boutique named EVE in Pambula.

new dress for nina. this weeks sewing will be making a few more dresses from this gorgous vintage sheeting. hopefully i will have enough made for the get together next saturday.

joy

just a quickie before i go and make my roast vegi salad for the festivities tonight. today nina and i spent most of our day making jewellery instead of cleaning the house after a week away and xmas.

nina found a bag of buttons i had been given for xmas and she came up with this FABULOUS necklace. all i had to do was tie the knot!!!

we've had a great day.

flower power

i have had this bolt of printed 80's calico sitting in my cupboard for ages! Mum once covered a siting chair with it, for some reason she bought heaps, maybe she was going to cover a lounge suite. Anyway she gave it to me knowing i would chop it up and do something with it one day. Well the day came and i have made 2 whopping big shopper totes! i think i can make 100 more or maybe some zip purses & clutches. If you know me, you know that i have an obsession with big bags, so this one will suit just perfectly for all my xmas market shopping or a day at the beach. The other i have listed on madeit. If you have an idea of wha telse i can make let me know.

recycled timber toys - yes please!

very cool indeed!

Handmade from recycled timbers, this is next on my MadeIt shopping list.

Made by Marcus Kay he uses old timber that was destined for the wood fire pile.

VINTAGE BUNTING GIVE - AWAY

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it is the festive season

& i thought it would be nice to spread some joy.

I would love for someone to decorate their garden or home with this gorgous vintage bunting. Made from one of my nana's brand new still in plastic vintage sheeting! (yes you could imagine my happiness when I discovered this find in her linen cupboard.) Nina and I have hung ours outside in the garden between the trees for afternoon tea a few times. Measuring 230cm long with 7 flags being 28cm long & comes in a little matching draw string bag, that you could use for just about anything.

If you would like to go in the draw, just leave a comment and you're in! or post about it in your blog and I will put you in the draw twice (let me know when you comment) Nina and I will draw the winner the old fashioned way out of a hat in 10 days, Tuesday 8th December and post it to the lucky winner that day.

there are also a couple available at Mama Made That! on madeit