Christmas Production

Using the paper drill at my local printery

Gift Tags Drilled - Tick!

I just got home from an afternoon hanging out at my printers Digital Print Australia. They are so good to me, they even let me try out some of their machines. I particularly love the electric paper drill, so it was an afternoon of drilling Christmas tags!

Sorting Gift Tags

 

Then I had time to hang out and keep an eye on the Christmas Card print run, and look... the printer was also getting into the spirit of Christmas with a bit of tinsel! LOL!

2500 cards to hand crease!

2500 cards to hand crease, just a small mountain! Better call my creasing boy......D E N I S ! !

I love legs!

One of my creations from the weekend. I wanted a bench seat to go in my hallway, but was struggling to find something that suited our home or wasn't too big. 

So brainwave in the middle of the night... Use a floating shelf (that we already had) and add some cool retro legs (from a laminex coffee table I had in storage). Voila! How cutsie is this?

I am now on the hunt for LEGS!! If anyone has retro legs (including table legs) lying around their place, send them my way as I have heaps of other projects in my head that I would love to do. Off to scout hard rubbish! LOL!

And if you like the Messagemark print on the bench you can purchase it here >
 


 

Dinky-Dye Softies

Yay, look what arrived today! My Dinky-Dye printed fabric sample, and the good news is I am happy with the colour palette (finally!). The colours weren't quite up to Dinky-Dye standard with the first 2 samples I had made, so I went back to the drawing board and started over. I've also simplified the shapes so they are even easier to whip up! Spending the extra time tweaking and actually sewing them is the only way to design from scratch! And... did you know that we have picked a gorgeous soft organic cotton sateen and eco friendly fluffy stuffing that is made from recycled PET bottles?!! Yay!

When will they be available you ask? Well, we are aiming for launch beginning of November with first public appearance at Bowerbird Bazaar. But of course I will keep you in the loop as the range is added to the online store!

Toodle-pip,

Love Colour!

Messagemark and ColourMeThere have formulated a very special offer for ColourMeThere readers... Better be quick, the offer ends 5th September! And while visiting the ColourMeThere Blog see if you can spot another special offer from Messagemark!

Toodle-pip,

Rockefeller Crush

This week I discovered a new cafe called Rockefeller Cafe + Kitchen that recently opened in my neighbourhood. To my delight it is full of the most amazing collection of 1950s kitchen tables and chairs.

So today I thought I would go down and test out my new camera, and as predicted absolutely no shortage of cool photo opportunities! As a "welcome to the neighbourhood gift" I gave the owners Georgia and Maria a set of my Good Health retro posters, so we may see some Retro Delights love adorning the walls very soon!

I went a bit crazy with the camera so check out the full set of photos on my flicker page here > and don't forget to visit Georgia and Maria and their amazing collection next time you are in Largs Bay.

Rockefeller Cafe + Kitchen
Shop 5/ 245 Fletcher Road, Largs Bay
Open: Wed - Sun 7:30 am - 4:00pm