Saturday Shopping List

Celebrating all things hemp.


1. Hemp Organic Cotton Fabric Panel - Fern Fronds in Blue Green - Hand screen printed from Red Seed Studio

2. Flat Hemp Purse - Green on Beige - Antelopes from mingus

3. Organic Baby Boots. Leaf Green from infusion

4. Eco Friendly Hemp Grocery Bag from Two Knit or Knot to Knit


For more etsy finds head over to Charlotte's.

My creative space...

Today's space is full of tiny little stitches and lovely upholstery fabric samples being made into little brooches. Want one? There's a few in the shop or you can have a crack at winning two in my giveaway.

For more spaces or to play along pop over to Kirsty's.

It's Giveaway Time!

Two little handmade brooches above PLUS a mini stash of fat quarters and crafty supplies below are up for grabs!

For one entry leave me a comment :)

For two entries leave a comment plus blog it, twitter it or facebook it (be sure to come back and let me know).

Open to anyone and everyone. Giveaway closes on 31 May, the winner will be selected randomly.

For links to more giveaway goodies check out the sidebar.

Cuddles and a thank you

He loves cuddles and chasing squirrels. Pop over here if you'd like to take him home.

A big thank you to two lovely bloggers who tagged me recently. Jenny, who makes the most amazing bears, listed me in her top 10 blogs that make her smile, what an honour! And the lovely Lilli Boo tagged me as Queen of all things Awe-Summm, hehe :)

I'm terrible at tagging people because there are so many of you who are fabulous bloggers, crafters, readers and commenters so instead if you would like to bestow either of these Awards on fellow bloggers then consider yourself tagged!

Here's the run down for each one:


Makes My Heart Smile :)
The rules to this award:
1)The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2)Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3)Nominate 10 blogs.
4)Put a link to their blogs.
5)Leave a message for your nominees.


The Awe-Summm!!! Award
The Award rules:
* List 7 things that make you Awe-Summm and then pass the award on to 7 bloggers you love.
* Make sure to tag your recipients and let them know they have won!
* Also link back to the Queen that tagged you.

Feel free to spread the bloggy love and don't forget to pop back here tomorrow for a crafty giveaway including some treats from my stash and a little bit of handmade goodness.

Saturday Shopping List

Hope your Saturday's as lovely as Miss Kitty's :)

1. Miss Kittys Washing Day from blossomnbird
2. 4 cute blue and yellow Spring time Vintage fabric 1 inch pin buttons from Laura Susannah
3. Spring Equinox Flat from Hydra Heart
4. Yellow Poppy Hair Pins from Love Erica

For more etsy treats pop over to Charlotte's.

My creative space...

I was freaking out a little on the weekend about having time to make stuff for the BrisStyle market on 4 July. Luckily Sam and Katie calmed by nerves a bit on Sunday at Brown Owls when they suggested making one thing a day from now until the market. That translates to one thing a night for me. So far so good, almost 3 boys in 3 nights. Have I slept? Yep, but only because the big love cooks me dinner, does the housework and makes my lunch for work the next day ;)

For more creative spaces pop over to Kirsty's.

The Linen Quest: Kelani

Name: Natural 100% Linen
Purchased from: Kelani
Cost: $50 per metre
Service: Excellent. Kelani always impress with speedy delivery plus postage is free within Australia. They stock gorgeous fabric including an extensive range of Japanese and Australian fabric.

Rating:
This is a beautiful quality linen and is well worth the price tag. The colour hasn't come up very well in the photo above, it's closer to the shade on the far right. It's maybe a little lighter than the image on the Kelani website, although as we all know this depends on the calibration of your computer screen as well. In their description of the linen Kelani recommend matching it with Kristen Doran Winter Nest and Matryoshka Doll craft panels. It's slightly thinner than the linen I would normally use for embroidery but I think the weave is tight enough to be used in this way. It would be perfect for almost any craft project.

Would I buy it again? Yes.

Have you purchased linen recently? Would you like to be a guest blogger for The Linen Quest? Leave me a comment with your details or contact me directly via the email contact in my sidebar to take part!

Cuddly Cat

She loves going on picnics, finding ladybugs and eating apples.

Right now she's hanging out here.

Sunday with the Owls

Had a fabulous Sunday meeting even more new crafty peeps at Brisbane Brown Owls.

For the full run down of what we got up to pop over here.

Teapot Block Pillow

A little something I stumbled across today.

Flickr crafter ryden1172 used Pink Penguin's Kettle Quilt Block tutorial to make this cute pillow from fabric scraps. What a great variation on the log cabin pillow!

Pink Penguin has made it super easy for beginners to make her quilt block with step by step photo instructions. She also has other cute patchwork tutorials available for download.