So – when the little voices in the head start to get louder i know im getting a bit stressed! (Does anyone else get little voices reminding you of all you have to do or am i the only psyco?)
I have decided to get a to dolist going! I’m not really a list person – but [...]
Archive for the ‘Have you seen these?’ Category
Sweet William
Posted in Have you seen these?, craft, gems, tagged bookplate, craft, felt, online shop, paper pack, sticker, sweet william on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am proud to announce my new “felt” shop – Sweet William. Felt is a online marketplace for all things handmade from New Zealand. The new shop is a collaboration between my sister, Paula and I. She lives in AUS and I live here but we love the same things and decided to link up. We [...]
Pin cushion world – Japanese garden
Posted in Have you seen these?, craft, japanese craft on March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Pin cushion world – Japanese gardenOriginally uploaded by shellsbells2007Another pin cushion – a little japanese garden. One of my students told me I seemed permanetly Zen like (?????). Its strange how a comment like that makes one ponder about how we are perceived. I feel very un-zen like most of the time – except maybe [...]
Adaptation
Posted in Have you seen these?, fabric, gems, sewing, tutorial, tagged tutorial, sewing, cd holder, giveway, ric rac on February 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome bloglanders. Hope you’ve found some good stuff out there – I know that I usually hit gold after a few short minutes surfing – before I know it - several hours have passed ! I was excited to find the following giveaway. Thanks to Jodie from RicRac.I love finding a free tutorial but often [...]
so I finally got myself a Japanese mag
Posted in Have you seen these?, japanese craft, tutorial, tagged cotton, Have you seen these?, japanese, paint, tissue, tutorial on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The crafty hype about japanese magazines paid off and i just had to get one. I ordered a “cotton and paint” and got it for myself for Christmas. It was full of lovely, beutifully styled shots that one can pour over at leisure. Ok, so this sounds really brainless, but I did not anticipate how JAPANESE [...]
We are all done!
Posted in Have you seen these?, gems, tagged birds, Have you seen these?, inspiration, market on December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A great day was had by all at the last (my last) market of the season. Our table was bursting with gorgeous sumptuousness. The crowds were great and my fellow crafters friendly and inspiring.
my favourite table for the day had to be www.cloudofbirdys.blogspot.com
I could have bought everything off her table. I had to restrict to a [...]
All aboard! Craft2.0
Posted in Have you seen these?, gems on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Instead of retiring gracefully after Knack, I decided to go the distance and stay involved in doing Craft2.0 with my fellow gems (from my craft group). So once again a week or two of mad, midnight crafting – and of course interjecting my time with NEW projects that really did not need to be done – [...]
Paekakariki school fair
Posted in Have you seen these?, gems, tagged FAIR, Have you seen these?, SCHOOL on November 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
What a great day. Lots of stalls and a good crowd. It was hard work getting all ready for the stall but we pulled it off. THANKS ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
new workings
Posted in Have you seen these?, fabric, sewing, south africa, tagged doll, Have you seen these?, sew on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here are a few bits I am pulling together from the ShweShwe fabric
Pataka was rocking!
Posted in Have you seen these?, gems, tagged craft market, pataka, selling on November 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well it was a hit! The Pataka craft market was rocking – great crowds and vibe. I had very little stock for the numbers and sold out most of my things by 12. It was a bit of a stretch from then untill four – but thankfully I was with my fellow gems and so it [...]




