giveaway :: better homes and gardens live

Are you in Melbourne? Would you like a free ticket to Better Homes and Gardens Live this weekend?

It looks like a pretty fun day out for anyone keen on craft, DIY, home making, gardening and cooking (come to Brisbane BHG please!!!)

This weekend 24-26 February at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton.

More info here and if you would like a free ticket that you can download immediately leave a comment on this post or email me at rebecca@edwardandlilly.com

crafty weekend ahead

My little critters in linen are making their way into the shop this weekend

It's a big weekend of crafty goodness ahead! Tomorrow night (Friday) I'll be at the first BrisStyle indie Twilight Market of the year in King George Square from 5-9pm. Really looking forward to catching up with my fellow BrisStylettes to see what fabulous new handmade wares they've come up with over the break.

Then on Saturday morning Sam and I will be teaching crochet at Brown Owls. We'll be doing washcloths for the absolute crochet beginner and granny squares for those feeling a little more adventurous. 

How about you? Are you gettin' crafty this weekend?

if you're in brisbane and you're crafty

 very cool BrisStyle-ishness by Sam

Did you know you can now join BrisStyle regardless of whether or not you have an Etsy shop, how cool and super inclusive is that! Check out the details on this post.

Plus you can learn to crochet this month at the first Brisbane Brown Owls meet up for 2012. The details are here and to become an owl (it's free!) all you need to do is email brisbanebrownowls@gmail.com and say I wanna be an Owl!

sausage dog embroidery wall art

Finished this sweet custom order on the weekend, it's always a pleasure to create something slightly different to my usual product line.

He's so cute on my wall it's tough to part with him, I reckon he would make a lovely addition to any kid's room, especially in different colour combinations. What do you think? Should I test it out in the shop?

my creative space

 

secret messages for my favourite little peeps

 crochet on the train

 

 sausage dogs and little birds hanging out to dry

A few little pics to catch you up on my craftiness since the Christmas rush died down. Looking forward to a February full of custom orders and if time permits maybe even some new products or at the very least new colour ranges and fabric options (if you're after something tailor made now's the time!)

What's going on in your space? Did you know you can share it here :)

small city stitches

 

I've been making more teeny tiny stitches this week, white on black for new pendants. They'll be available this Friday night at the BrisStyle indie Twilight Market in King George Square from 5-9pm and then in my shop.

  

I'm thinking about adding some more colours to the mix, maybe red, navy blue or an olive green, what do you think?

my creative space

Working on some new pendants for the Gallery Store Designers Market at GoMA this Saturday, would love to see you there if you can make it along. It's from 9am-4pm at the forecourt out the front of the gallery store :)

For more spaces or to show off your own head here.

gettin' crafty: more fun diy projects

Everything you need to know about using bleach pens to design your own fabric or to pretty up already existing linen, clothing, anything.

I'm totally in love with the pants bowl, just waiting around for my pants to get holes in them so I can whip up some of these!

The DIY Globe Garland from Poppytalk has made it to my little Brown Owls Project Options list over at Pinterest as the perfect paper craft project.

Hopefully we can get someone fabulous to run a Brown Owls screen printing craft along project for 2012 but if not there's always this fab tutorial to fall back on.

And a shower cap to pop on over all those super delicious Summer salads? Yes please! Check out Allyson Hill's eco travel lid, they'd make perfect stocking stuffers too.

jillian tamaki: penguin threads

Classic stories illustrated with colourful stitches,

what a dream to illustrate such beautiful tales with needle and thread.

Jillian Tamaki for the new Penguin threads series, what more could a girl want :)

5 crafty diy projects for summer

I'm really looking forward to the Christmas break when (fingers and toes) I will have a little time to do the type of crafting that's just for me, oh and preparing the type of crafting that's just for 2012 Brisbane Brown Owls ;)

I'm planning on spending a lot of time with the ocean over my break so Resurrection Fern's little urchin crochet covered sea stone tutorial for The Purl Bee above is perfect beach crafting :)

The cutest softie-making project: Jodie's turtles on whipup, they're so sweet and look so easy (and earth-friendly if you make them with eco felt!!)

Got a hula hoop? And some old t-shirts? My little and somewhat bare unit could definitely do with one of these hula hoop rugs but could I do without my hula hoop while making it?

Sweetest paper craft project for origami lovers, I'd opt for some colourful old magazines or junk mail making these Japanese Kusudama flowers.

And for some Summer fun I love these jersey knit bracelets by V and Co. I imagine you could whip up some pretty cool ones with old t-shirts too.

That's five crafty projects I love and if you're on Pinterest or Twitter you can watch my little list grow. Check out the Brown Owls Project Options Pinterest Board or follow me on Twitter.

Got a favourite crafty diy? Leave me a comment, I'd love to check it out :)