I knitted and chair, table and vase.....

Crazy I know, but it was all for the Pom Pom Prom we put on for the Craft Cubed Festival. It was loads of fun, thanks to all who came, made a pom pom, ate high tea and bought gorgeous things.....

high tea and pom poms.... why not?

As part of Craft Victorias 'Craft Cubed' Festival, I am putting on a sattelite event in Castlemaine. It is a weekend of craft exhibitions and workshops, so bring your knitting needles, crochet hooks or anything else you may like to learn, as there will be CWA members and women from the local knitting group there to offer their expert advice on all things craft. We are also putting on high tea, and there will be items for sale. So come for a drive to Castlemaine only 1 1/4 hours from Melbourne, have afternoon tea, immerse yourself in craft, and explore our little town. It all happens on Saturday 25th August & Sunday 26th August From 12-4pm Castlemaine Botanical Gardens Tea Rooms Walker Street, Castlemaine.

I might get my chakras aligned.....

A friend has offered to align my chakras! maybe it might make my mind stop jumping between country, city, warehouse, yurt, converted containers, gypsy wagon, beach, bali, india, sth america...... it goes on and on.....

one day........

Friday

Lucas Grogan for douglas & hope

As seen on MoVida's wall in Hosier Lane, Melbourne, this iconic artwork by Lucas Grogan is one of the newest plates in my artist range,

it is not available until the end of August.

I'll be at the Melbourne Design Market this Sunday

Craft Cubed Satellite Event Pom Pom Prom

As part of the 2012 Craft Cubed Festival, put on by Craft Victoria, I am putting on a Satelite event. It will be a Craft and High Tea at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens Tea rooms, with Ashley Mariani.
There will be craft demonstrations by the Castlemaine CWA and our lovely knitting ladies.
We both recently joined the Castlemaine CWA, and a local knitting group that assists eldery ladies facing isolation in the community, and have asked them to be a live installation showing off their amazing skills.
There will be demonstrations running both days alongside a high tea and lovely items to purchase and take home with you.

when: 12-4pm Sat 25th & Sunday 26th August

where: The Tea Rooms at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, Downes Road, Castlemaine.

cost: exhibition & workshops free, high tea $15

quilt of the week

In my quest to lighten my stock pile of quilts before I move in to my new studio, I am offering a quilt a week for the next few weeks. This weekly quilt is available on the online store or you can contact me by email.
They will be $850 with free shipping. This one is king/queen size.
Here is this weeks, and one of my favourites.....

cushions online

there area few new cushions on the online store, new fabrics and more coming soon

Bowerbird Bazaar

I am excited to be going on a road trip to Adelaide.
I am going to be at my first Bowerbird Bazaar, which is Adelaides biggest Design Market.
It is on for 3 days at the Adelaide Showgrounds in the Angus Stirling Pavillion.
It's going to be lots of fun....

July 20-22nd, 2012Friday 2pm - 4pm Trade & VIP Public only Friday 4pm - 9pm Public & Trade Saturday 9am - 5pm Public & Trade Sunday 9am - 5pm Public & Trade

makes me smile

video of yarn bombing

ABC Centra Victoria did a video of our recent yarn bombing, here is the link,

I knitted a bike

As part of 'International knit in public Day' and friend and I knitted a bike to support the yarn bombing organised at the Castlemaine Library.....

It was a great effort by everyone, and our bike made it in to the local paper!!!

my first CWA meeting

I have been to my first Country Womens Association meeting, it was awesome.... I learnt how to crochet, I did learn as a child from my nana, but needed refreshing. 

I have become completely obsessed and cannot stop.

New Skull prints

Here are the newest skull prints for cushions, these 3 new colors will be available in the next week or so on the online store

World Wide Knit in public Day

As part of 'World Wide knit in public day' I have joined in with a knitting group at the Castlemaine Library. Head librarian Robyn is organising a 'craft bombing' of the library. So I went along with a friend and crashed the council knitting group, this group consists of older ladies 70-80yrs old. It has been the most wonderful experience, sitting around with these women, they are seriously incredible knitters and crafts women. I feel like a complete beginner beside them.
Wilma is a prolific knitter and crocheter, Doreen is known to knit in her sleep? and each week I thoroughly enjoy their conversation and passing on of knowledge.
For the craft bombing my friend Ashley and I are bombing a bike and bike rack. I will post images of us bombing next week.