♥ i heart craft ♥

Brand Spanking new blog!

2011-10-02T17:33:00.004+11:00

I now have a new blog, you can check it out here.

I hope I see you there!

To blog or not to blog…..

2010-05-24T20:22:00.001+10:00

I have been struggling with this question for months, I love the idea of blogs, I love reading them and stalking them, I got a real kick out of meeting the crafters behind the blogs I’ve been reading at the recent stitches and craft show but I just sometimes think I’m not interesting enough to follow. I ♥ my craft, and when I get time to actually do some I love to show off my creations. Is it worth it?

I love that there is such a great blogging community and network. Do I belong in this community?

VOTE FOR OZ HANDMADE

2010-01-24T22:57:00.001+11:00

ey guys I was wondering if you could do me a massive favour again???

Can you please vote for www.ozhandmade.com in this poll please?

If we win we get FREE advertising on a popular WAHM site :D

Voting closes Saturday 5pm Sydney time~ 1 Vote per IP Address

http://www.mwwah.com.au/Marvellous-MWWA ... g-Comp.php

Please Vote for Oz Handmade!

2009-11-23T21:42:00.002+11:00

If you have a free moment, could you take a few seconds to vote for Oz Handmade.

If we win we will receive FREE advertising on MWWAH.com.au.

Poll's are open until the 1st December @ 5pm.

You can only vote once per day per IP address, so don't forget to come back and vote the next day and day after that and day after that ;)

http://www.mwwah.com.au/Marvellous-MWWAH-Comp.php

THANKS SO MUCH!!!!

Do you {heart} handmade?

2009-11-13T20:37:00.001+11:00

If you do YAY because do I have the place for you!

If you are sick of mass production and plastic, cheap, inferior products Oz Handmade is the place to be.

Oz Handmade is an online market open 24/7. At Oz Handmade we specialise in handmade, Australian items.

We stock anything from toys to clothes for all the family to jewellery and MCN’s (modern cloth nappies)

We have currently some exciting new stores in the wings, they should be open soon so check out Oz Handmade as more and more stores open up with gorgeous handmade goods.

I am passionate about the handmade notion. When our Grandparents were children they didn’t have the plastic fantastic world we live in now or their Parents could simply not afford to buy them toys from a store, so their Parents and Grandparents lovingly made them clothes and toys that are often passed down from generation to generation.

The handmade revolution (as I would like to call it) has begun, instead of buying a one of a million item of clothing or a toy that you know won’t last the distant (or the next day) people as young as 5 are making toys or clothes for themselves, people are taking up sewing as a hobby like never before due in part I believe to the financial crisis that has swept the worlds financial markets in the past 6 months and also partly due to the fact people, a) want to know where their item came from, b) want to rid the world of plastic fantastic toys and clothing and c) to make something functional out of a bit of fabric or a piece of paper.

We’re getting back to our roots. Be it growing and edible garden as they did in war time to creating functional and beautiful items for ourselves and our homes.

*Off my soap box I hop :)

This post started as a plug for Oz Handmade but turned into and out pouring of my passion for all things handmade!

I would love to hear about your passion for handmade, please feel free to leave a comment below.

gemxx

And the winner is…drum roll please…

2009-11-13T17:04:00.002+11:00

Sorry about the delay in drawing a winner, for some reason I though I was to draw it today!
Thanks to everyone who entered, I loved hearing about why you started sewing but there can only be one winner!
I have done a random draw and the winner is….
COUNTRY STITCHIN
This is the reason why she got started in sewing…

I grew up with the whirr of a sewing machine. Watching my Mum churn out beautiful clothes for us, home furnishings, dress ups etc. It was a natural progression from watching to doing which my children have also done with me :)

Congrats to Country Stitchin!!!
Email me your postal address and I will pop it in the mail ASAP!
Gemxx

More Digital Goodness

2009-11-07T14:58:00.001+11:00

I’ve been in a Christmassy mood of late, here is another addition to the Christmas card collection.

Christmas Card and an announcement!

2009-11-06T12:19:00.002+11:00

I was playing around with a Christmas card design for this years Cards, I really love the look of photo’s replacing the letters!
I’m going to have a play with some more designs,
PS. Excuse the photo’s they aren’t the best, I think I have to do a mini Christmas theme photo shoot of the kids for the cards!
In other news…
I’m Excited to announce I am now running the awesome online market Oz Handmade!
Oz Handmade is an online Market without the pouring rain and blistering heat! We are open 24 hours a day 7 days per week and specialise in handmade items.
If your a crafter and have thought about earning some $$ from doing what you love come and check Oz Handmade out! For a once a month low flat fee you can have your own store open 24/7!

‘Sew Beautiful’ Giveaway!

2009-11-05T11:21:00.002+11:00

I have a current copy of ‘Sew Beautiful’ to give away.

To be in the running for the magazine simply leave a comment below telling me what made you start sewing.
I will draw a winner on Thur 12th November, so you have a week!
Good luck!

For all you cross stitching, twilight loving, Robert Pattinson adoring crafters out there, this is for you!!!!

2009-10-28T12:57:00.001+11:00

Click here for full PDF version

Check out the full story here.

Birth announcement – Alex

2009-10-28T12:24:00.001+11:00

My beautiful friend had a little man about a month and a half a go so of course I wanted to design her a birth announcement.

Here is what I came up with…

If your interested in having me create something for you please don’t hesitate in contacting me.

You can reach me via

email piggy.puggy@gmail.com,

or on twitter www.twitter.com/iheartcraft

or via my craft forum, www.iheartcraft.com

or simply through my blog.

I can custom a design for you and it won’t cost you your first born ;).

Thank you – Birthday

2009-10-26T19:40:00.001+11:00

Here is my latest creation, its a Thank you card for Keira’s 1st birthday.

Here is what I came up with!

Option 1

Option 2

The client opted for option 2

BTW How cute is Keira!!!!!!

Are you a fan yet?

2009-10-21T13:33:00.001+11:00

So are you???? We only have 5 fans to go before we draw the fabulous melly and me (petunia) pattern.

IHC fanpage

I will also be drawing the other giveaway we have running, a copy of Octobers edition of Get creative magazine.

IHC Facebook giveaway!

2009-10-20T11:51:00.001+11:00

Be in the draw to win a cute petunia pattern from Melly and me.

All you need to do to be in the running for this awesome pattern is to become a member of the IHC fan page on Facebook. Once our fans hit 50 I will draw the winner!

Invite your friends and family as the quicker we hit 50 the quicker this great prize will be drawn!.

Good luck!

Awesome giveaway from The Oz Material Girls

2009-10-16T19:34:00.000+11:00

To celebrate their 5th birthday The Oz Material Girls are doing heaps of AWESOME giveaways!

This one would have to be my favourite so far!

Beginners sewing kit valued at over $100

The kit contains...
A Craft bag to hold your Goodies
An Amazing Selection of Fabrics... with novelty prints, blenders, funky retro and more
A Sewing Kit & Tape Measure
A Collectable tin of pins
A Melly & Me Soft Toy Pattern - Easy Sew

Total Value Over $100.00

To win all you have to do is join The Oz Material Girls fan page and comment here.

To receive extra entries:

Visit The Oz Material Girls store and sign up for their newsletter then add a comment on their fan page that you have signed up.

Post about this giveaway on your blog, and return to here and leave an extra comment letting them know the link to your post.

Mention on your Facebook Page and leave a separate comment on The Oz Material Girls Wall , along with the link.

Retweet on Twitter and leave a seperate comment on their facebook wall , please copy and paste the following - RT @OzMaterialGirls - Win a #craft pack- #fabric, #pattern valued at over $100 http://bit.ly/3etO2u

Winner will be drawn Saturday 31st October at 10.00pm by an online random number generator so every individual comment, link or tweet will gain additional entries.

Be sure to check out our blog- http://www.theozmaterialgirls.blogspot.com also for more great prizes and giveaways

Good luck!

Baptism invitation.

2009-10-11T21:30:00.000+11:00

My Niece is being baptised in November and I have the honour not only of being one of her God mothers but also Kate has entrusted the creation of the invitations to me :D

Here are some designs I’m playing with.

Each has a subtle difference but I like them all for different reasons.

Craft expo disappointment….

2009-10-11T13:38:00.000+11:00

Well Noah and I took ourselves of to the Royal exhibition buildings in Melbourne on what was one of Melbourne's most beautiful days!

And TBH the glorious weather was the highlight of the trip!

I was underwhelmed at the expo. Granted it was smaller and more intimate than the bigger quilt and craft expo’s but it still left me flat.

If you were a scrapbooker/paper crafter, older generation occupant (LOL) more into the traditional sewing/quilting etc it was perfect. But for the more contemporary sewer I was left wanting more.

I did how ever purchase a melly & me pattern “petunia” for $16 from In stitches of Williamstown, check out their blog here. In stitches was the only booth with contemporary funky patterns and fabrics such as Amy butler and melly & me to name but a few.

After we have been around the expo a couple of times (in hopes something new would miraculously pop up ) we went outside in the sun for some food and a stretch of the legs.

Here was a community mural, of which after the expo the canvas and money raise will be donated to the Humor Foundation. People were offered the chance (for a small monetary donation) to contribute to the mural. The people in blue were professional art teachers to help the budding artist with their input.

“The artwork, designed by leading decorative artist, Pam Jones, is titled ‘Carousels’. It depicts “the journey from ill heath in the darkest depths of the forest, to good heath full of family and sunshine – travelling along the River or Life looking forward to the adventures that lie ahead.”

Taken from the craft expo magazine.

Some photo’s from the afternoon…

Sponsor news IHC has welcomed 4 new sponsors to the blog

The Oz Material Girls

Ozhandmade

Nattyjane Designs

baby laila

They all took up 1 months free sponsorship, welcome guys!

Keep checking back with IHC as I’m currently working out sponsorship opportunities for your business on both the blog and the IHC forum.

Gem xx

Sorry I’ve been absent blogland…

2009-10-07T15:43:00.000+11:00

But I’ve been busy being creative YAY!!!!!

I have been creating digital delights!

This is my first attempt at illustrating anything on photoshop and I don’t think I did that bad of a job!

I created the little creatures for a little man’s first birthday party, its farmyard theme.

Here are the animals on their own…

Chick having a nibble..

Piggy..

Chick standing

Sheep eating some grass..

The barn they all live in..

and the final designs..

Option 1

Option 2

The client went with the first option (which quietly is my favourite!)

Technorati Tags: digital,invitation,design

Blogtoctober post 2 - Craft kiddy style!

2009-10-02T19:17:00.000+10:00

Today I thought I would blog about my little man Noah.

Noah is almost 2.5 and loves to keep his mummy on his toes!

He has shown a interest in drawing and is always drawing something, be it on paper or the wall!

This morning I thought would be a great time to crack open the craft supplies for him.

He loved it! His little 2 year old brow was furrowed as he painted the clag (glue) on the paper, the concentration on his face was awesome!

Here are some pics from his craft session :D

And this one is a tribute to Uncle Sam ;)

BLOGTOBERFEST 2009 has begun!

2009-10-01T21:45:00.000+10:00

What is BLOGTOBERFEST I hear you ask???

TinnieGirl has started a post everyday for the month of October challange, sooooooo I thought I would give it a go, considering how lackadaisical I am about blogging, it would be a great opportunity for me to stretch my blogging legs and see what this baby can do.

If you want to participate in blogtoberfest click on the links above and sign up!

I thought I would start the festivities and show off some of my latest creations...

First we have a plywood draws from Ikea...

Before

After

I sanded, primed and painted with white spray paint. for the fronts of the draws I used scrapbooking paper and mod podge to both stick it down and as a protective coat, to prevent damage to the paper.

The other project was a MDF serving tray I picked up from spotlight for $16. Initally I wanted to paint it using a crackle medium but that failed, then I thought I would paint it silver to give that faux metallic look which also failed. So after letting it sit around the office for who knows how long I and after trawling the many awesome craft blogs out there I came across a few with some really nifty ideas on decorating items such as trays, cupboards, plates etc. The two blogs that come to mind are Infarrantly Creative and That's so cugly so I decided I was going to spray it with a gloss back paint and then mod podge (can you tell mod podge is my lastest favourite craft thing!) some pattern onto the inside botton, but I can't think of what to put on there. So if you have any ideas don't hesitate and let me know!!!!

So that is my first blogtoberfest post is done and dusted, I wonder what I will chat about tomorrow????

Till next time (tomorrow) TTFN.

Gem

Ok so its been a while!

2009-09-26T11:34:00.000+10:00

I appologise to my loyal fans that I haven't been blogging for ages! Between looking after a 2 year old, to a month on injuries and illness I am finally coming out of the fog of my world so to start it all off I am having a giveaway to the first person who signs up to my forum iheartcraft.com.

Be the first to sign up, and post and you will recieve a crafty prize. Its a secret now but any crafty person would love it!

So go, sign up and post and see how you go!

♥ iheartcraft.com ♥

New giveaway on Habby Goddess

2009-08-21T21:43:00.000+10:00

Sorry I haven't been around for a while, life has just gotten away with me, I haven't been up to crafty much, I have made a few things here and there and of course have bought some gorgeous fabric and will share them with you ASAP!

But in the mean while I want to share with you all an exciting giveaway The Habby Goddess is having on her blog!

Do you love Melly and Me patterns???? If you do this is the give away for you!

August giveaway by The Habby Goddess

I love love love the pig!!!!

Good luck and if you win let me know!

I’m in love…

2009-07-03T15:11:00.000+10:00

With a magazine!!!

Australian Homesewn is a new sewing magazine, and its freaking awesome!!!!

Its jam packed with tutorials and projects for you and your kids!

There’s reviews on sewing machine and a massive lift out all about organising your craft space!

The editor is Melissa Goodsell and she is one talented lady!

Anyway I just wanted to share my utter excitement over this awesome mag! Its a must buy for all those sewers out there!!!

ETA: I have started a group on Facebook for AHS, come check it out!

Oppps I did it again!

2009-06-24T00:01:00.000+10:00

Changed the template for IHC, I’m likin’ what I see tho! The search box is annoying me but I think I can get rid of that.

IHC forum is doing well, we are up to 42 members which is VERY exciting! But we need more member, the more the merrier so they say so come one come all to i heart craft forum.

If you haven’t already noticed both the blog and the forum has a new header and button! I am utterly in love with them.

Please feel free to add the button to your blog! Here’s the code for you to do so :D

<a href="http://www.iheartcraft.com/"><img src="http://jarodandliz.com/tempstuff/128x128.jpg" /></a>

The very talented Liz of Savvy Cat is responsible for these creations, she’s such a clever chick!

Ohhh baby update, a few weeks ago I mentioned that my sister due to have a bubba, well I am happy and proud to announce the new arrival of my little Niece. She is the most adorable, precious, tiniest littlest think I have ever seen, and I am totally in love with her!

Oh and I get to make lots and lots of cute little dresses and girly baby things I can’t wait!

Pettieskirt here I come!

That’s all from me for tonight.

♥ G

National Premmie Day 31 July 2009

2009-06-22T14:19:00.000+10:00

A very important day is coming it up soon! Its National Premmie day on 31 July 2009.

For those who have had premmies or have know people who have been through the tough journey that having a premmie takes you on you will know how much of a worthy cause this is.

For more information on what you can do to help raise awareness or if you are a parent to a premmie bubba and just need somone to talk to or want to network with other parents of premature babies have a look at....

Lil Aussie Prems
Bad Mummy
National Premature foundation

Taggie Blanket

2009-05-29T15:52:00.000+10:00

I whipped up a taggie blanket for a friend.

I am in love with the fabric. I would love to say I patch work quilted it but alas I did not LOL.

It was dead easy to do although next time I think I will just do a pressed seam and top stitch rather than sew and turn it out and blind stitche the opening, or I could just make the opening smaller.

Also I think I might use a fleece as a backing, it will make it a bit thicker and more cozy.

I also want to have a go at making a pettiskirts! They are just the most adorable skirts.

Although I don't think I can justify the $ when I have no little girls to wear it. My fingers are crossed that I have a little neice on the way ( c/sect 15th June ) so I might be able to get away with it ;)

Pettieskirt tut on martha

On the Lilypad front, I FINALLY sold my first froggy!!!!

The i heart craft froum is doing ok, we have roughly 26 member and a few have started posting on a regular basis, I really hope IHC will oneday be as popular as some of the other big craft forums :D Baby steps baby steps LOL

I've been doing some design work, here is what the client chose, a very elegany black, pink and white desgin.

Ruffled Bloomers

2009-05-22T16:16:00.000+10:00

I've been busy sewing last night and today!

I've seen ruffled bloomers around which tend to cost an arm and a leg, so I thought I would try my hand at making some!

And this was the result.

Sorry the pics aren't the best!

I'm hoping to have them up for sale at Lilypad Creation so keep posted :D

Katies having a baby!!!!

2009-05-12T21:23:00.000+10:00

My Little sister is having her first baby in less than 8 weeks!

So we are throwing her a baby shower!

Her nursery is tiffany blue with a cherry blossom theme, so I themed the invites around that of course!

She doesn't know if its a boy or a girl (thanks jon!)

So here it is :D

New look IHC!

2009-05-12T17:21:00.000+10:00

I have changed the template, do you like it?

I have no idea how to work the link and ad certain things but I'm getting there and its looking rather pretty :D

A little update on things...

I have so many thoughts and idea's rolling around in my head, I just wish I could actually get some of them out on paper!

♥Some new things going on I am in the process of getting the www.iheartcraft.com and getting the forum set up over there, for some reason the forum has been playing up and there is little to no support from the provider so I might have to start from scratch but never fear I will let all the current members know if there are any changes.

♥I have to design some logos for site links and banners for sigs, blogs etc

♥I have some exciting ideas that I am hoping will get off the ground, watch this space for updates :D

♥Invite design jobs in the works which is exciting.

♥Design and make up some wet bags for Lilypad, I have to get photos worthy of the site as well as some better pics of the quillow (not sure how I'm going to do that, if you have any idea's let me know :D)

♥Have a certain little mans 2nd birthday coming up which is just crazy! (I'm in denial that I have a growing little guy!)

♥Find a house to rent, I want my own space and a craft room, studio with heaps of room for all my craft stuff and a massive cutting, sewing table!

Well thats all I've got, I will end with showing off my latest design jobbie!

IHC forum!

2009-04-27T22:09:00.000+10:00

I've created my very own i heart craft forum, come and check us out

i heart craft

Will see you there :D

Moving announcement and quillow!

2009-04-26T21:50:00.000+10:00

Do you know what a quillow is? I didn't until a couple of weeks ago. For those who have been living under a rock with myself a quillow is a quilt and a pillow in one! When its open it looks like a quilt but if you fold it a magic way it folds into self and makes a pillow! All be it not the most comfy of pillows but a pillow non the less :D

And for those who totally didn't get the name, its QUilt & pILLOW :D

I also whipped up a "were moving" announcement card for a friend who is leaving Melbourne is a short few weeks :(

I have taken on the zipper and survived!

2009-04-23T16:43:00.000+10:00

I put it off long enough, but I have finally concurred my fear of sewing zips!

They aren't perfect but not bad for a first attempt!
I need to get myself a zipper foot tho, I thought I had one but apparently not!

In other news Oz Handmade is now open for business!!!! Come over and check out all the awesome stores of hand made items from baby toys, clothes to soaps and jewellery!

You can check out my wares for sale at my store, Lilypad Creations . I have a few things up for sale but will be adding things as quickly as I make them :D

Here is but a taste of some of the things I have for sale!
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I'm also working on some new things, Off to spotty tonight for supplies, then I will put them up on lilypad :D

Some name canvas's

2009-04-09T13:07:00.000+10:00

Some more things for the store, I had a busy and productive day yesterday! Although it doesn't look like much but it took me all day to find the pictures, edit them in photoshop and then trace and cut out the fabric.

Some more digital creations by me :D

2009-04-07T23:02:00.000+10:00

An alpha poster to add to the store.

Logo development

2009-04-06T20:40:00.000+10:00

Beck at baby laila asked me to create a logo for her new store at oz.handmade.com

She was pretty open to ideas and colour scheme although she wanted to incorporate cherry blossom in it.

Here's what I have come up with so far .

Sorry they are small.

I am really happy with them, I borrowed the branch from a wall decal design I found on google, and the bird is a picture I also found on google.

This is purely for snitz and giggles so don't stress, not stealing to gain anything :D

Numbers posters

2009-03-30T20:39:00.000+11:00

I have been playing around with some digital creations.

They are number posters, I can do them in any colour and are A3 size but I can make them smaller.

Cooper's 2nd birthday with Thomas!

2009-03-29T21:10:00.000+11:00

Sara asked me to "Borrow" a cute thomas design she had found.

For Cooper's upcoming 2nd bday!

Thanks to the orig designer (don't know who you are).

Lilypad Creations

2009-03-25T11:26:00.000+11:00

I am rather excited!!!!!

I am opening my own online store!

It will be called lilypad creation, I will be making softies, kid decor, and lots lots more!

The site will be up and running 20th April (so not long)

ozhandmade
Lilypad Creations

I am so excited! Now I just have to start acutally making stuff :lol:

Crafty buggers (article)

2009-03-24T22:31:00.000+11:00

This article was in this weekends age, worth a read :D

Crafty Buggers

Haven't been around for a while but....

2009-03-23T17:09:00.000+11:00

I have been busy...sort of!

Some engagement invites for Kelly and a cute little hand bag for myself!

Victorian Bush fire appeal - SOLD

2009-02-12T14:10:00.000+11:00

Shabby frog $35 + p&h
all proceeds going to the Wild life Victoria bush fire appeal

I have up for sale, this cute, shabby chic/vintage inspired hand made (by me) froggy.

She is just he cutest thing, her nose and mouth are embroidered on, her eyes are felt and button, she has 4 pink pearl like buttons on all four joints.

All the proceeds (minus postage) will go to the Wildlife Victoria

UPDATE - THE FROG SOLD AND $35 IS OFF TO THE WILDLIFE VICTORIA

Victorian Bush fire kids toy appeal

2009-02-11T23:29:00.000+11:00

I am appealing to all you awesome crafters to make some things to give to the kids who have become one of the many victims of the bush fires still ravishing country Melbourne and Victoria.

Things you can make could be...

Crayon cozy's - skip to my lou
Taggie Blankets - mama's doodles taggie blanket tut
Notebook and pencil holder - One red robin tut
Fabric doll house - UK lass in US tut
Dolls
Sock monkeys
Softies
Felt food

Use your imagination, think would would a kid love to play with when they have nothing.

Other things could be
MCN nappies
Burp cloths
Blankets

If you wish to contribute feel free to email me on piggy.puggy@gmail.com and I will give you an address to send things to and I will forward them on to the kids in need.

Bush fire auction

2009-02-10T15:31:00.000+11:00

One red robin is auctioning off some of her hand made dolls to raise money for the Victorian bush fire victims.

The auction finished today and an awesome $172.50 was raised! Well done!

You can find more craft items to bid on here.

Hand made helps out

Baby Chilli MCN's!

2009-02-09T14:46:00.000+11:00

My gorgeous and talents friend has just launched her own MCN business!

Baby Chilli is born!

Go and check her out!

Purdy....

2009-01-07T22:13:00.000+11:00

I got cute little tin at spotty the other week, how cute is it! I love vintagey stuff.

It came with some gutterman cotton :)

Create is the theme of the day...

2008-12-30T22:20:00.000+11:00

Just finished this baby, it says CREATE, painted it off white and put red and turquoise polka dots all over it :D So cute. When I finally get a craft room of my own this is going to be the colour scheme!

Finally something for the boy!

2008-12-30T21:52:00.000+11:00

You would think that me being crafty I would make heaps of cute things for my 18 month old son to play with, but no he has to settle for all my trials of things I attempt to make, you should see his toy box, there are sad elephants with no faces, a sock n glove dog with his head not straight and no face, poor kid, anyway I have finally made him something, mind you he can't really play with it.... :S

Its an "N" for his door. When we finally move and he gets his own room we will be decorating it with a jungle theme. Hence the giraffe and the lion, der! LOL?

Please ignore the glue smudge near the giraffes neck, its annoying the beejesus out of me, but will have to do... HOPEFULLY no one will notice it when its on the door.

Another froggy goes to a good home!

2008-12-23T22:12:00.000+11:00

This little froggy was made for P for her little boy W for christmas. P was so happy with it which of course I was happy. :)

Gem,
THANK YOU so much for our handmade Froggy! He is absolutely beautiful! I am so impressed that even though he is handmade he is perfect in every single way! The attention to detail is amazing. I know this is one gorgeous frog that William will treasure for many years to come!!! Thank you again!
P and W xxx"

Pin cushion bonanza!!!!

2008-12-20T22:44:00.000+11:00

Ok well one pin cushion does not a bonanza make, but I ♥ my little pin cushion made from the fabrics I received from santa ;) (maternal KK)

Scuse the mess in the background couldn't be bothered cropping tonight lol

I found the tute here from dear fii

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Love this song

2008-12-20T18:36:00.000+11:00

I know not craft related but I love this song!!!

1234 - Plain White T's

Cute little christmasy crafty video from little brown pen

2008-12-20T18:28:00.000+11:00

How cute is this vid, and I ♥♥♥ the song that goes with it!

Another frog :)

2008-12-20T18:25:00.000+11:00

This froggy went to T, he loves it his mummy says.

3 little dolls for....

2008-12-12T17:48:00.000+11:00

3 pretty girls...

I made these for L who was in the maternal softie swap but didn't receive their softie. When I decided what to make I just had to make 3 for her 3 little girls, L, R, M.

I saw them made on Martha by Emily from Black apple.

New additions

2008-11-28T18:34:00.000+11:00

ATTENTION ATTENTION

I'm going to be adding some new additions to the stitches and more line soon

Watch this space

Buttons Buttons Buttons!!!

2008-11-27T16:52:00.000+11:00

MMMMMM buttons....

I do like buttons I've realised and I think this is going to be my new obsession!

I went and bought some more fabric for my frogs yesterday from spotlight and decided I needed some buttons for another project I have going at the moments, at spotty you can by them in themed packs, all different shapes and sizes, These ones where christmas and next time I'm going to get the shappy chic/vintage collection, yum yum yummy!

Enjoy the buttony goodness :D

The stockings were hung, by the chimney with care...

2008-11-25T22:21:00.000+11:00

In hopes that St Nicolas soon will be there.

I finished my first stocking just now, not 100% happy with it but it will do for my first attempt...

Tutu's for yuto's

2008-11-23T22:07:00.000+11:00

I have finally finished the Tutu I have been making for a friends little girls first birthday (which was a few weeks ago shhhhh)

I love it, I want one from my self lol. I got the tut from here.

Hair clips and clips organiser

2008-11-17T23:12:00.000+11:00

To tired, can't type, l8ta.
♥G

How now multi coloured owl...

2008-11-04T22:18:00.000+11:00

My latest softie has been recieved so I can now show him off to you, my loyal fans lol.

I saw a similar owl on an etsy seller and fell in love. He has the prettiest blue eyes don't you think?

The material which his ears are made of covers his whole back and on his bum is a little felt heart.

♥ G

Squishy heart

2008-11-01T19:40:00.000+11:00

I can now show off one of my softies.

It was a heart with wings.

I really enjoyed making it, the wings are a bear fur material which were so soft.

Just call me frog woman!

2008-11-01T13:59:00.000+11:00

Woohoo I have 2 more froggy orders.

All up I have made 4 froggies with another two to make!

I ♥ making them, and they get better with each one I make.

when I get a sec I'll do a little show off of all the froggies so far.

I wonder if I can earn a living making frogs???

Off to spotlight I went...

2008-10-28T19:44:00.000+11:00

Ok so I took myself off to spotlight today to gather some supplies for a certain little girls 1st birthday present.

I am making her:

A Tutu using this tutorial from knewbeiknitter
A Wand using a kaiser star coaster and piece of dowel, i'm going to paint it pink and put pink, purple jewels and ribbon to decorate it.
I am also going to make her a little head piece, with ribbon
and contemplating doing wings and an appliqué top with some sort of princess reference.

Keep posted for the final results!

Damn Damn Damn!!!

2008-10-25T18:31:00.000+11:00

I went off to the local trash and treasure market today, as I was scanning the items, amongst the potty's and endless array of glass wears, I stumbled upon a box, this box contained a Gocco, don't know what a gocco is? Well it is a screen printing machine from the seventies.

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Print Gocco system

Gocco (プリントゴッコ, Purinto Gokko^?, "Print Gocco") is a self-contained compact color printing system invented in 1977 by Noboru Hayama. Gocco became immensely popular in Japan and it is estimated that one-third of Japanese households own a Print Gocco system.^[1]

Using flash bulbs similar to those found in old cameras, an original image is thermally imprinted on a master screen.

The name "print gocco" is derived from the Japanese word gokko (ごっこ, gokko^?), loosely translated as make-believe play. Riso Kagaku president Noboru Hayama explained, "We [as kids] learned rules and knowledge through make-believe play. The spirit of play is an important cultural asset. I thought that I wanted to leave "play" in the product's name."

In December 2005, Gocco’s parent company, Riso Kagaku Corporation, announced it would end production of the Gocco system due to low sales in Japan. An Internet campaign was started to find a new home for the product.

As of June 2007, Riso Kagaku Corporation had resumed production of several lines of Print Gocco units and they were available in Japan and through limited import retail stores in the United States.

On May 30, 2008, the Riso Kagaku Corporation announced that it will stop shipping Gocco printers in June 2008. They blamed the sharp decline in demand for their printers on the increase in use of home computers and printers. They will continue producing supplies for the printers until further notice. Information provided by the Japan Corporate News Network

I couldn't remember if this is what I had been seeing around being used by Elsie to make her cute little prints. But of course it was and it had everything in it, including paint!!!!

Gah I could kick myself! :( It didn't have a price on it but can't imagine it would have gone for much. Ah well off to trawl Ebay.

The froggy has landed!

2008-10-24T21:12:00.000+11:00

As promised the froggy I made for a friend for her soon to be born bubba!

Frogs are stuffed and a I got a softie!!

2008-10-08T15:16:00.000+11:00

The frogs are done, I so want to show them off but I will hold my self back until the receivers receive them lol.

But I can show you the softie I recieved from My maternal softie swap partner :)

I have named him George :D

Flat frogs to fat frogs!

2008-10-04T00:12:00.000+10:00

I have been sewing up a storm! I have been for the last 2 days making 3 frogs, the same as the one I made for the softie swap. One if for a lover of all things frog, I was asked to make him/her in a vintagey fabric, I hope she likes it. The second one is for a little baby boy (who is still baking) his mumma asked me to pick fabric with blues and greens in it. I love the fabric I have chosed for this one. I won't post any pics till the recievers have recieved their froggies but I am enjoying making them. Oh and the third froggy is for Kate (my sis) he is a spotty frog, currently he is disembodied and without a face but he will be all together in no time.

Lost my mojo

2008-09-29T23:24:00.000+10:00

:( and I don't know where to find him:(

I just don't have the get up and go to create things!!!! I really want to and have heaps of great projects I want to try but the spark just isn't there :(

Mojo where are you :(

Lifesaver!!!

2008-09-09T23:35:00.000+10:00

This product is a life saver! You know the Kitchen tea invites I did a few weeks ago well the date got changed and instead of sticking the new invite over the old one, I removed them with this god sent product!!!

Its made but Timbermate

***WARNING***
This product is VERY toxic and must be kept out of reach of children. If swallowed don't induce vomiting and seek medical advice immediately.

Birthday card for a friend

2008-08-31T18:14:00.000+10:00

I whipped this up on friday night, WDYT? The colours a a little different IRL they are more of a musky pink purple and dark plum purple.

2008-08-27T22:03:00.000+10:00

This is the froggy I made for the maternal softie swap, the little girl who it was made for loves it, and gave it lots of hugs when her Mummy gave it to her.

My first paying job!

2008-08-27T21:51:00.000+10:00

As the title states, I did my first paying job! It was for a lovely mummy-to-be for her forthcoming baby shower's.

It is the same as the kitchen tea invites (see below) with a bit of tweaking here and there.

I am hoping this could turn into an ongoing thing, I would love to be able to earn money from doing creative stuff. Anyway, I loved doing these and can't wait for the next job!

Kitchen Tea invite finished

2008-08-24T16:13:00.000+10:00

Here is the final result of the Kitchen tea invite, I have printed them on matte photo paper at a Kodak Kiosk, which I wasn't overly happy with, the colour came out a little crap but it still looks ok, I then mounted them on metallic card stock with a baby blue grosgrain ribbon to fasten.

So I finally finished

2008-08-21T19:57:00.000+10:00

The softie for the maternal swap!!!!!!

But forgot to take a pic of it before I posted it, so as soon as Sarah posts a pic of it I'll post it here!

I was quite happy with how it turned out, and the invisable stitching turned out better than I had thought too. I'm going to make one for Kate with green and brown polkadot materal.

Kitchen Tea invite

2008-08-20T16:00:00.000+10:00

What do you think? Its for a friend of my sisters who is getting married (duh!) Its my first "job" I am quite happy with it so far, I will be mounting it on cardstock and adding ribbon as a establishment.

Ok so yesterday wasn't the day :(

2008-08-18T22:11:00.000+10:00

But I have started today, still bad but hey at least its almost done, I am going to get the softie done and sent by wed and the book done and sent by fri, that is the final offer!

Today is the day...

2008-08-17T16:37:00.000+10:00

I am going to actually start and finish the softie swap and counting book!

I have been soooo slack, bad I know but it will be finished before the weekend is over, I can promis that!

Will check back later with the results!

Frou Frou Tutu!

2008-08-12T23:15:00.000+10:00

How cute is this? I am so going to make this maybe for a little girl who's second bday is coming up!!! I might try my hand at some wings as well! You can find the Tute here .

My list seems to be growing and growing of gorgeous thing I want to make.

5 down 5 to go...

2008-08-12T22:57:00.000+10:00

Well I'm at the half way mark with my felt book for the Vana CFAC (crafting for a cause) Its so bloody exhausting and all i'm doing to blanket stitch geee's!

Thought I would show off a card I made Dad for Fathers day last year I think. The technique is call tea bag folding (I think) and the paper is Japanese paper, not sure of the make. I think it turned out ok, I used some gold trim to make the obi.

It's been a while...

2008-08-10T22:02:00.000+10:00

Since I have posted anything, I've been having a bit of a craft clog, I haven't had the urge to do anything new :(. Hopefully when i get into our own place I can set my self up and actually get some things done.

One thing I have decided tho this week is to make MCN's (Modern Cloth Nappies) and try them with nono. I love the prints you can get for them. So we shall see how we go with them.

Crafting for a cause

2008-07-27T23:48:00.000+10:00

Together with a group of lovely ladies I know through a parenting forum, I am crafting for a cause. We are making items that orphaned Zimbabwe kids can play with and use.

Check it out here

I think I might make some taggie blankets, and some crayon cozy's, not sure what else.

I also am in a sewing swap with the forum ladies, its a softie swap, I have already had a go at a trial and it went ok, so I will give the real one a go soon, hopefully it turns out ok.

2008-07-24T22:48:00.000+10:00

I made these last year, its a bit small but so cute, Its an old fleece blanket!

Crayon & Tissue Cozy

2008-07-23T15:38:00.000+10:00

Thanks to Sarah over on Lets get crafty and cook I was shown this awesome tut from Skip to my lou, I thought I would have a go myself, What do you think?

I've also made a couple of the tissue cosy's from craftapoloza

Stuff I've made

2008-07-17T16:15:00.000+10:00

The Tote with pics

2008-07-17T15:21:00.000+10:00

Ok so I have finally finished the tote I was making using my so called perfect life's patter, It turned out awesome!! The last two are of the awesome cool scissors I picked up yesterday at spotlight! Freaking skulls, AWESOME!!! LOL

The tote!

2008-07-15T15:24:00.000+10:00

I found this awesome blog with a tote tutorial, she also has some great creations! You may need to email the lovely creator to email you the instructions as i couldn't get the link to work.

Tote Tutorial from My so called perfect life

My felt Veggies

2008-07-14T21:31:00.000+10:00

I had a go a making some felt veggies, and was pretty please with the results :D

As you can see it is a carrot and two peas in a pod :)

Felt food

2008-06-30T21:45:00.000+10:00

I have discovered the wonderous art of felt food, yep you guest it, its food made out of felt!

There are some amazing ppl out there that are making this little pieces of "food" . I think its a great idea, I hate the plastic play food you can buy for kids and don't get me started on the plastic junk food!!!!! Its not right I tell you! *hops off my soap box*

So far I have made a little pod for two peas, and it hasn't come out too bad if I do say so myself ;)

If you (my millions of reader ;);) ) would like to join the facebook group i started for this exact thing you can by going here!!!

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=5366&post=23110&uid=18690491658#/group.php?gid=18690491658

Books that I want!

2008-05-21T20:50:00.000+10:00

Welcome to i heart craft

2008-05-20T14:22:00.000+10:00

Welcome to i heart craft, i am going to use this blog to showcase crafts that i find while trolling the net, i spend alot of my time you tubing looking for talented people who make awesome things!

Keep posted as i have only just begun!