happy new year... almost

happy new year to you all xx

s n a p h a p p y

i like the idea of holidays. the resting, doing all those things you haven't had time to do all year. well i am on a week long holiday this week and well, i have been doing all the things i meant to get around to but never did. in the last two days i have redecorated the house. i even weeded the garden today, and i hate gardening. so tomorrow i am planning on starting my new 'i'm going bonkers - H E L P!' prevention project. i am going to hit the streets and take some pictures. explore my newish neighbourhood. that sort of thing. and i'll share it with you soon. i feel like i need a fresh start for the new year and well this is the beginning of that i guess. i always feel like i can see things more clearly through my camera lense and at the moment i could use some in spades.

merry christmas

i can't believe the year is almost over. it's been such an exciting and sometimes hard year. good things like being part of some great arty things like the once upon exhibition and starting up doing markets again have been fun and also really motivating. i also moved into my little rented gem, my new dollhouse which i love maybe more than words. i can't wait to see what next year brings. thank you so much for all your support and reading my little blog

i hope you all have a merry and safe christmas and new year  

diy projects / gorgeous garlands

i am super bad at holidays. well, relaxing really is my weakness. i hate lazing around, i'm always up early and i just help but fidget. it really is pretty rare for me to be sitting still. so while having the next week off over the christmas break will be nice  - i have also been looking for some fun projects to fill in my 4 days off. 
i've had a small pile of fabric odds and ends slowly building up in my studio for a little while. and when i came across this gorgeous fabric garland today on my new fave blog Dolci Odille a little lightbulb popped up above my head. this has christmas break project written all over it! 


both images from dolici ollide 

come fly with me

i have been feeling so out of it lately. i've been blaming it on being tired, in a rut and just generally feeling over it. so today i did something a little irrational - i booked my flights to the US. I am so excited i could cry. like actually cry. i can't wait.

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poppy

i have just realised its almost christmas. i know, I am slow on the uptake this year. but i just don't notice christmas in the same way anymore. Maybe because I am working up until the big day, maybe because i am all grown up and don't feel the same excitement over christmas meaning fun times + also a long summer break. in any case i am trying to get into the spirit however belatedly by making a tree for our little dollhouse tonight. i'm planning on using the bits and pieces left over from making some new drawings like the one above. now i don't normally too over excited when i finish something because i usually have about 13 others in the works. but this one i love. i can't even tell you why. i think maybe its because the end product actually looks like I hoped it would. 

so anyway apart from new drawings i have also been busy making new things for the markets. This Sunday is the last Rose Street Market for the year so come down and get your last minute christmas shopping done. I will have lots of new things and framed art for a steal so come down and say hi!

oh and thank you for the travel ideas - I'm planning on  booking my tickets this week - so scary and exciting!

awards + decision time

ok so first up i recieved this award from sum @ enthusiasm for everything (which I think may be one of the best blog names ever). anyway i have to list 10 things about myself + then send it off to 5 other bloggers. so here it goes:

1. i like wearing ribbons in my hair + i'm 26. i think its ok

2. i have never ever left the country, really want to but am totally overwhelmed by the idea of a holiday

3. i don't like sleeping or resting. i get bored lazing about

4. i wish i could do cartwheels without looking completely uncoordinated

5. i don't drink coffee the grinding sound freaks me out

6. i can't use chopsticks, even the super easy kids ones. this makes the idea of going to asia kind of frightening for me

7. i am obsessed with icy poles. i actually want to eat them for breakfast

8. i don't know what my natural hair colour is anymore, i'm kind of assuming its still mousy

9. my favourite thing to do on a Saturday is get up super early + take pictures in town before everyone is there

10. my favourite book at the moment is alice in wonderland

hopefully that wasn't too boring for you all!

ok so i need some advice, I need a holiday. this is a fact. I am exhausted and want a break. and my bestest friend is going to be in America for 2 months next year + i am planning on going to meet her there to travel for about a month. and the only definite destination i have is new york. so i need your help deciding where to go - i am overwhelemed by my crazy list at the moment so any suggestions of must see locations would be so great (doesn't have to be the big obvious ones!)

change hurts my heart

times they are a changing. my best friend is leaving tomorrow to go to costa rica + america for 6 months.  and i'm super sad about it. i honestly feel like a little lost button. but it kind of works for you guys - i have being trying to distract myself so i have been going crazy on the creative front. which means lots of new designs for you over the next few weeks starting with the lovely cards above. and i have them as prints too. so come along to rose street tomorrow and say hi and cheer me up and pick up lots of goodies for your loved ones. and i will be having special deals coming up to christmas at the market ! i will also be adding these new goodies to my madeit shop in the next few days

p.s my lost parcel is found! to say i was relived is an understatement. i still am rather annoyed at australia post though but thankful that they found my parcel

dear australia post

Dear Australia Post, 

Let me start by saying I understand you have a lot of parcels to deal with. Millions each day.  And its awesome that so many of the parcels you have dropped off in those lovely red boxes manage to be delivered to their destination on time without unnecessary detours, breakage's or just going MIA. Seriously - yay for you. 

But I am over you losing my parcels. This is the 8th one this year. Yep I counted. And I paid extra to send this one super dooper registered express flown by angels style. So to this end I am beginning to take it personally. It is stressing me out not knowing where you have misplaced it. And as lovely as Nick, Steve, Anna + Derek  were on the phone today - the fact you didn't know where my precious parcel containing a rather large order is just isn't good enough. And you didn't seem to particularly care that I really really needed to find it. And I know that is because my parcel is one in a million to you but still. Just give me a break. 

So if you could please find it in your hearts to not lose anymore of my parcels that would be ace. Because my little heart can't take it any more and seeing as you are the only postal service we have - I just want you to do better by me. 

jess 

why wednesday?

wednesday isn't my favourite day. i find myself in an odd mood and asking why?! alot on wednesdays. i think it is mainly because wednesday means the end of the week isn't quite close enough to cause celebration but just close enough to tease you. it just isn't fair. but if you are having the mid week blues like me stop into thread den in north melbourne where a just dropped off a bunch of my christmas and regular gift cards for you to snap up. and of course there is always the madeit shop and my little store at rose street artist markets on each sunday until christmas. come along and say hello if you are in the neighbourhood, i really love visitors :)