BrisStyle Indie ECO Markets wrap ...

What a great day. Instead of having my own stall I was a part of the co-op stall and had a wee little table with all my newly created ECO items.

I purchased a new brooch from Rebecca at Edward and Lilly, a monster shirt for my boy and a wooden guitar magnet from Sam at Jetta's Nest, a gorgeous cuff from Nel at Feybles Nel, a beautiful hand dyed skein of silk thread from Trish at TrishAlan Designs and lastly as I had helped out Mel from Kimono Reincarnate she packed me a little takeaway bag full of gorgeous vintage Kimono fabrics.

It was a gorgeously warm mid winter day and my favourite part was when this lovely lady popped by. I asked her if I could take her photo and post it on my blog as her cardigan was to die for - red AND with flamingo's. *sigh* sure is hard to beat that.

 
I had a very yummy vegan hot dog and some really yummy coffee ... not a bad day at all for a birthday :)
 There's plenty more markets to catch me at this month ... just have a glance at the top right of the blog to see where!

Story Book Bunting ...

I have yet to go through my stock to see what is left after the BrisStyle Indie ECO Market but once I do so I will be listing some in my Etsy store, my MadeIt store and my Ethikl store.

They are all salvaged from old books which have been damaged and defaced.
They are a fantastic way for early readers to begin the process of the narrative whilst not confining them to the words. The kids are free to hang them in their rooms and make up stories that they feel are right for the images.

You can also play "Spotto" games with them too.

Wicked Wicked Wicked Child ...

On Sunday Kitty Boo Boo was out and about at South Bank Young Designers Market.
We had a great day with beautiful weather and awesome people! I'll blog about those markets a little later ...

One of my friends and favourite crafty people Teneale from Wicked Child Designs brought me round my custom Wicked Child - Bono. I had requested 'Old School' Bono though, from the 8o's ... and here he is at home chilling in his spiritual retreat ...

I love the little easel Teneale supplies with her wicked children.

Bono needs no introduction when moving in with the others ... K Rudd looks a bit out of his element with Robert Smith, Karen O and Bono. I'm looking forward to my next custom wicked child ... hmmm

Karen O

Journal cover from a pair of Jeans

It was my brothers birthday on Tuesday and after thinking about something he'd like I thought a journal for drawing and writing would be cool ... he likes to do both and is good too.
2 weeks ago my sister gave me some of her old clothes as I had requested some from my family for repurposing etc. After receiving 4 or 5 pairs of jeans I made my sister a wall hanger - but forgot to take pics so I'm waiting for her to! - and  with some of the leftovers decided to make a journal cover and pencil case for my bro ...

If you'd like me to post a tutorial leave a comment ... if there are enough requests I will.

Thanks for looking!

BrisStyle Indie Eco Markets ... reuse, repurpose, recycle

On Saturday July 10th (which also happens to be my birthday) BrisStyle will be having our first ever ECO market with special guest stall holders Reverse Garbage and sponsor Peppermint Magazine and foodie stallholder Hellhound (vegan) Hotdogs.

For these markets I wanted to really challenge myself.

I have always tried to utilise as much of my offcuts and scrap fabric pieces as much as possible, however in the last few months I have been saving more and more of my smaller pieces after making garments in the hope that I can utilise these and create something beautiful instead of more landfill.

I have been making baby bootees for a few years, and over the last year wrist cuffs for adults and kids from the larger pieces of remnants after making clothes.

 But to add to my hair accessories and use up all those little fiddly bits this is what I have managed to create so far from the strips of excess cut from the straps of my sundresses and braided together with silk petals and repurposed buttons ...

plus I am also making some beautiful wrist corsages and chokers ...

and also some wee gorgeous brooches ...

and still to finish and photograph are some bracelets and bangles from repurposed household cast-aways and some gorgeous dresses from Men's shirts ...

On the paper side of things I have been cleaning out the kids books (the damaged and sadly beyond repair) to make some bunting and cards ...

So that's a little taste of what I'll be bringing with me to the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market on Sat July 10th. I'll be in the communal co-op area with a table of my own so stop by to have a look and maybe buy something! Or just come and say Hi!

Clips, Ideas and ECO Markets ...

The last few weeks have had me making more stock after the last 3 weeks of continuous marketing. Here's a little peek at some clips ...

While I have been replenishing my stock I have also been thinking about ways I can reduce my craft waste and also make things specifically for the upcoming BrisStyle ECO Markets.

I have quite a few things in the works so I'll make sure the next post includes them. So far I have been making cards, bunting, brooches and clips, clothing and some jewellery all from repurposed, upcycled or just plain off cuts ...

The BrisStyle Indie Eco Market will showcase the wares of those BrisStyle members who live, craft, stitch and dye by the mantra of reduce, reuse and recycle.

Support your local community and designers and shop ethically at Brisbane's HOTtest destination for everything handmade with an Eco edge.

More sweet pendants

Another selection for the BrisStyle Markets this weekend ...

BrisStyle Indie Designer Markets
St Augustine's Church Hall
Racecourse Rd
Hamilton
9am-2pm

Lots of new treats ...

Well as always when I have neglected my blog, it's been because I have been busy making .

I have forever loved flash art (tattoo drawings) and after choosing some favourites I have made these. I've been trialling these pinup beauties at markets over the last few months and will now offer them in custom colours ...





I will be selling these at the following Markets :

Saviours Of the Lost Arts
King George Square
Tues June 1st
10am-6pm

BrisStyle Indie Designer Markets
St Augustine's Church Hall
Hamilton
Sat June 5th
9am-2pm

South Bank Young Designers Market
Little Stanley St
South Brisbane
Sun June 6th
10am-4pm

I've also been trying to think of some eco projects to minimise the wastage. As anyone who makes stuff knows it, some projects can leave quite a few scraps that most of us think are unusable.

I have managed to come up with a few ideas of using my offcuts from dresses and also recreating new from old garments that I will be launching at the BrisStyle Eco and Vintage market in July.

More pics to come!

[Stuff] my kids ruined

Truly hilarious and and somewhat comforting to know that we are not alone in the world of children who ruin things ...'

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Northern Brisbane Rollers

BOUT 2: Love Rockettes vs Diner-might Dolls

The 2nd roller derby bout of the season, on May 15, will follow a tremendously successful start for the Northern Brisbane Rollers.

The good news is NBR is doing this again. We know that Brisbane loves derby and the next bout will be better than ever. More bars, shorter queues, more grandstand seating, and the same old ready to rumble attitude.

Roller Derby is truly the BEST SPECTATOR SPORT EVER! Two all girl, roller skate wearing teams of 5, compete against each other around an oval track. Roller derby is a fast-paced full contact womens team sport that requires speed, strategy, and athleticism.

get your tickets early!