Merry Threads Christmas Fair

This Saturday 6 December I will have a selection of work including my new brooches available for sale at the Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association's first Christmas Fair, Merry Threads.

Please come along to support the incredibly talented textile artists who will have their work available for sale at affordable prices. Plus there will be a kids craft table for the little ones to have some crafty fun, gift wrapping and home baked treats for morning tea.

Merry Threads Christmas Fair
Saturday 6 December, 10am-2pm
BVAC Hub, 140 Weller Road, Tarragindi

See you there!

finders keepers

Very happy that blue caravan will have some edward & lilly goodness on their stall at Finders Keepers Brisbane this weekend :)  

And keep an eye out for a few little baby rattles on the udessi stall while you're there :)

crafty weekend

Thank you to everyone  who stopped by and said hi at the BrisStyle market on Friday night followed closely by another gorgeous session with Brown Owls on Saturday morning embroidering cards for Christmas.

If you missed either of these fear not, you can find me and lots of other lovely crafty souls here:

Finders Keepers (my goodies can be found on the blue caravan stall)

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th November

The Old Museum, Cnr Bowen Bridge Road and Gregory Terrace, Herston

BrisStyle indie Eco Market (for eco and vintage finds!)

Saturday 10 November, 9am-2pm

St Augustine's Church Hall, Racecourse Road, Hamilton

QAGOMA Store Christmas Design Markets (very excited about this one!)

Saturday 24 November, 9am-4pm

Gallery of Modern Art, South Brisbane

BrisStyle indie Designers Market

Saturday 8 December, 9am-4pm

St Augustine's Church Hall, Racecourse Road, Hamilton

BrisStyle indie Twilight Market (this last market of the year makes for a great night out!)

Friday 14 December, 5-9pm  

King George Square, Brisbane CBD

Ok, something tells me I better get off the computer and get back to the stitchin'

P.S. There's three more session of Brown Owls left for the year where we'll be making boxes and bags for Christmas, re-purposing old t-shirts into new and fab items and crafting up a last minute Christmas storm with paper flowers, bows and loads of other delights to adorn pressies. Check out dates and info here.

brisstyle indie twilight market

Working out the last of my stall display before the BrisStyle indie Twilight Market this Friday night, details here.

see you at the markets

For the Brisbanites out there I'll be at the next BrisStyle indie Twilight Market on Friday 27 April 5-9pm at King George Square in the City.

Check out the full line up of marketeers here.

Pop-Up Market this Saturday!

I was so excited when Ellie from Red Seed Studio asked me to take part in her open studio and pop-up market.  With so many fabulous designers it's a given that I'll be spending a lot more than I'll be making ;)

Here's a little peak at some of the designers involved:

 Giddy Girl Design

Kim Wallace Ceramics

 

Renee Treml 

Kimono Reincarnate

And I'm really looking forward to checking out Red Seed Studio's new wares.

Plus Nook shop will have a little set up and my fave fashion mag Peppermint. There'll be a yummy little spread of home made treats too so pop in for a little shop, a chat, a nibble and a gander at Ellie's fab studio space.

Art and Design Holiday Market
Red Seed Studio
24 Vanda Street
Woolloongabba QLD
Saturday 11 December 2010
12pm – 6pm

to market, to market

November has kicked off with a bang of sewing into the wee hours of the morning in preparation for some very exciting pre-Christmas markets!

Kicking the month off this Saturday is the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market at St Augustine's Church Hall and Grounds, Racecourse Road, Hamilton from 9am-2pm. This one is by far my most favourite BrisStyle market, the marketeers go above and beyond the call to celebrate all that's eco, sustainable and crafty. Plus there are some really great workshops happening on the day, check out the full range of details here.

It's been a busy little year for me so I didn't apply for Finders Keepers this time round however I'm very excited to announce that a selection of my products will be available on the Udessi stall. Finders Keepers is on this weekend 6 & 7 November at the Old Museum from 10am-5pm. Details here.

The Twilight Christmas Design Market at GoMA always makes for a great night out! Enjoy a casual drink at the cash bar while browsing the work of fabulous designers. It's all happening next Friday 12 November from 4-8pm at the GoMA forecourt, Stanley Place, South Brisbane.

And finally the BrisStyle Indie Twilight Market is on again and promises to be the best instalment of Twilight yet! I'll be in the co-op section on Friday 19 November from 5-9pm at King George Square in the City.

More news about December markets coming soon and if you missed my newsletter today you can check it out here.

See you at the markets!

new work for BiECO

As promised, three new wall pieces for tomorrow's market: Little wooden toy horse hand-embroidered on vintage linen tea towel,


Songbird hand-embroidered on organic linen, and


this one is hand-embroidered on a vintage embroidered table cloth (it was stained so I'll be re-using sections of it for future work), the flowers are the original embroidery from the cloth. She doesn't have a name yet, suggestions?

All three will be available at the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market tomorrow (10 July), 9am-2pm at St Augustine's Church Hall and Grounds, Racecourse Road, Hamilton.

See you there!

My creative space ...

I'm stitching three new pieces for the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market on Saturday. This is a sneak peek of one of them in progress.

If you're in Brisbane or close by there'll be loads of eco-friendly and vintage wares up for grabs at BiECO as well as Reverse Garbage, Peppermint, a Kimono Reincarnate vintage kimono and fabric sale, kumihimo demonstrations, the very cool vegan hot dog guy, entertainment, hot coffee and loads more. It's on this Saturday 10 July, 9am-2pm at St Augustine's Church Hall and Grounds, Racecourse Road, Hamilton.

For more creative spaces head to Kirsty's and if you haven't entered my giveaway at Adore by Nat yet check it out here and interview here.

If all goes to plan I'll be back tomorrow with some images of the final pieces for Saturday.

e&l @ finders keepers

I'm so pleased with the massive weekend at Finders Keepers. I had a sweet little spot on the verandah this time, the weather was perfect, the bands were fab and I couldn't ask for better company.


Brisbane proved once again it has the goods when it comes to supporting independent crafters, artists and designers. The first 3 hours of each day were packed with punters ready to shop handmade.


Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a gossip, a laugh, to do some shopping and to my chief confidant who kept the stall in good order while I frolicked around.


I'm still in recovery mode but that doesn't last long in these parts, next up is the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market on Saturday 10 July (more details coming soon or check it out here) and I'll be at Suitcase Rummage this Sunday in King George Square with a few brooches, pendants and some goodies from my recent shoe and wardrobe clean out.

See you there!

meet me at the markets!

Brisbanites, get your diaries out and get ready to shop handmade! Pop by and say hi to me at these markets in June:



BrisStyle gets bigger by the week and the Indie Designers Market this Saturday promises to be chock full of all Brisbane's favourite crafters and designers plus some fresh new talent. I'll be in the co-op stall outside stocked up with loads of goodies including a limited run of my new pendants!



I'm moving soon which means there'll be a de-stash of vintage craft books and other bits and pieces as well as a selection of edward & lilly products at Suitcase Rummage on this Sunday 6 June from 12-5pm at King George Square in the City!



And I'm super excited to announce that I'll be at the Brisbane Autumn/Winter Finders Keepers at the end of the month. I'm working really hard to get my stock levels to maximum capacity plus I'm aiming to have some one-off embroidered pieces only available at Finders Keepers. For those who love seeing what comes out of my little crafty space this will be a special event not to be missed! Details here.