Who doesn’t like a splash of lime? A little sour, nice and bright and so much fun! Perfect for the warmer weather soon to come.
Once On Never Off
Lillie Bee
Kaz n Keesh Designs
Have you heard of this fantastic initiative created by Jen of Ainslee Fox Boutique Patterns? If not, let me enlighten you!
Collaborate for a Cause is a charity event in its second year running. There are over 380 creatives involved, with more than 200 auction lots being donated. The donated items are Australian handmade, and are made to match/built around a theme. Collaborate for a Cause encourages participants to meet new friends, share ideas, help each other and collaborate – whilst supporting many different and deserving charities.
Last year, Collaborate for a Cause raised more than$18,000 for many different charities across Australia.
Want to be involved?
- The event starts this Friday 27th July at 8pm EST and ends this Sunday 28th July at 8pm EST
- You can find the Facebook event listing here: www.facebook.com/events/440945855950565/
- You can find the Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/collaborate4acause/events
Here are some of the fantastic collaborations up for grabs this year.
Mark it in your diaries people, this is one shopping event you do NOT want to miss!
Posted on 25 July 2012
Learning “About Me†with groovy goose
Furnish/ Hand Made Blog/ IntroducingGrowing up as a kid, I remember asking my parents, what I was like when I was younger, and the things that I liked to do, it was always about me. Wouldn’t it have been fabulous if I had my very own ‘About Me’ artwork, that way I would always have a way to remember?
groovy goose has a fabulous range of ‘About Me’ artworks designed and made in Australia.
All groovy goose bus scroll ‘About Me’ prints and canvases are designed to last for many, many years. Perfect for those curious little minds when they get older, and a great way to encourage positive self-esteem about themselves as they grow up. All artwork is printed as giclee fine art, ensuring a perfect quality product every time.
The best thing about groovy gooses œAbout Me prints is that no two will ever be the same. Fully customisable, making them not only perfect for your child but also make great unique gifts for new babies, baptisms, birthdays or just because¦¦.
To view the full range of groovy gooses œAbout Me prints head to their website or visit their Facebook Page to discover the world of groovy goose.
When you visit your local craft markets, you are almost always guaranteed to find at least one stallholder selling handmade hair ties. Most use gorgeous fabrics with packaging to match. The one thing that can let them down is metal shine through the fabric!
If you want to make your own hair ties at home or youre a seller just starting out, let me give you a tip to help you stand out from the pack (and its a very big pack!).
Gather your supplies:
- Fabric,
- button making kits
- hair ties
Directions:
- Cut your fabric circle- it only needs to be needs to be rough, with enough overhang to catch all the way around the edge.
- The next step is the most important one. To reduce metal shine you need to either add a light weight base cloth underneath your top fabric, or do what I do- add a light weight iron on interfacing.
- This backing fabric does two things –
1. Reduces the metal shine & 2. It eliminates the fabric stretching and going a little skew. Sometimes when placing the backing on it can pull and distort the fabric.
- Trim back any excess overhang.
- Make sure your fabric piece is centred before placing the backing on.
- Second most important tip: If you are using metal loop backings make sure they are positioned either vertical or horizontal to your front image. You do not want the loop off on an angle.
- Use tool piece to press down backing and then add your elastic.
Voila! How did you go?
This guest post was brought to you by Jodie Maloni of The Haby Goddess. If you want to find supplies like the ones shown above, head to her online store www.thehabygoddess.com.au
Make Perfect Hair Ties at Handmade Kids.
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When I heard the name, I was instantly intrigued. œIts up the right way for you to see while wearing me! What a fantastic and unique concept. I cannot tell you how many times I have had my little ones ask whats the picture of, or why is it the wrong way or its upside down.
“UpDownSideKids has been a dream for over 20 years I love the name UpDownSideKids! When my son Hayden was two years old, he would see something upside down and say… “look mummy it’s UPDOWN SIDE”! It was just too cute, I never corrected him and the name stuck.
May- the brains, owner and designer of UpDownSideKids
UpDownSideKids is for a child focused world – bringing kids clothing back to the basics. They are handmade with love on the South Coast NSW, one by one – for kids to wear and enjoy.
So when May contacted me with the offer of gifting me some UpDownSideKids products to road test, I could not refuse.
UpDownSideKids tees are not only adorned with funky bright designs which catch every childs imagination, they are also extremely comfortable. Made from 100% cotton, UpDownSide tees are so soft and durable. There are no itchy scratchy prints on these tees, all smooth and comfy. Even the embellishments are soft, causing no irritation. Each stitched securely in place. All seams have also been double stitched for durability.
Within our package were also some UpDownSideKids accessories, a felt beret, bracelets and hair accessories.
My heart melted when I saw the felt beret. It was STUNNING! Made from 100% wool felt and oh so soft and warm. Adorned with a gorgeous contrasting crochet appliqué and felt flower, perfect for your mademoiselle.
My daughters eyes glowed when she saw these fantastic UpDownSideKids bracelets. These are like none other that I have seen. So bright! The beads have a crackly look to them but are smooth and light, perfect for little hands. Each with a silver tone charm attached.
Miss A has not taken these off, she tells me that they are œthe coolest ever. Big call, and I agree. They are pretty cool.
Lastly, beautiful hair accessories. A dusty pink soft tulle bow and silver bird slides. So simple and keeping with the UpDownSideKids philosophy of being unique. With so many hair accessories available, I have yet to see a tulle bow like this. The tulle is the soft delicate tulle, not the itchy scratchy nasty stuff, and the sliver birds, well, I’m claiming them for my own.
UpDownSideKids are a great handmade brand that I totally recommend 100%. The quality is fantastic and you can see the pride May takes in her products right down to the packaging. I really look forward to following the UpDownSideKids journey and seeing their range develop and grow.
For more information, head to the UpDownSideKids website or Facebook page to keep up to date with all things UpDownSideKids.
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