Retro Owl Window Display

Thought I would share with you my wonderful shop window at the Messagemark studio. I am still learning and experimenting with the whole visual merchandising thing - so different to designing on paper! Anyway this is my Retro Owl display.

I'm currently planning my Christmas display. Maybe something like a tree, pretty lights, some presents and a design feature to promote my Christmas range. I know it feels way too early to be thinking about Christmas, but I've got to keep up with all those organised folk out there who like sending their Christmas cards early!

Photo Marathon

It's been an absolute photo marathon! 2 days of updating my product photos online and in my wholesale catalogue. Denis set up a photo booth at the studio that I can now leave set-up permanently. It will make it so much easier to take future product shots that are consistent with the existing set.

Simple to make, white cardboard for the backdrop and a piece of marine ply for the base. My eyes have gone a tad funny though from saving the photos in a variety of sizes for web and print. Looking at the screen for too long I think! :(

Time for a break from the computer and onto the next project... packing Christmas cards!

Signs of Spring

Do you remember making Daisy Chains when you were a kid? I used to spend many a Saturday afternoon hanging out in the empty block behind our house catching caterpillars and making these cutsie flower chains.

When I saw the flowers pop up on our lawn this week I just couldn't resist. 30 years on and the memory of how to make them came flooding back. I made one for Denis on the weekend, so who better to model it! He didn't even know what they were - a deprived childhood!

Lego is the treasure!

Lego blocks: playtime mainstay for industrious kids, obsession for many (ahem!) mature adults. Hillel Cooperman takes us on a trip through the beloved bricks' colorful, sometimes oddball grownup subculture, featuring CAD, open-source robotics and a little adult behavior.

Link to this talk

The Royal Show

I went to the Royal Adelaide Show for the first time in about 15 years this week. I must say, my most favourite attraction was the Farmyard Nursery. I found myself attracted to this wee bunny I named Baby Biskit. I went back 3 times to say hello to him. Very adorable - they were very lucky I didn't slip him in my pocket!