Dresscode work shops at Thread Den

Recently I had the pleasure of producing a whole bunch of illustrations for the lovely image consultant Peta Stephenson from Dresscode for her upcoming Style Matters workshops at Thread Den. 

The Style Matters workshop is a 3 hour session where Peta will help you maximise your wardrobe and look your best by finding out what styles best suit you based on your body shape. Plus you will get loads of tips and a copy of the illustrated manual to take home.
As someone who struggles to work out what to wear 90% of the time, I think the workshop sounds great!

Here are a few pics of the finished manual that I was commissoned to do some illustrations for, so excited about the way it turned out. 

 

The next session is this Sunday 6th March so if you would like to go along to the March workshop then see the details on the Thread Den website or visit the Dresscode website for more details about other consulting services.

LOVE : the vintage shed

I love sifting through second hand and antique stores looking for little gems. For the last few months I have been looking around for a whole list of goodies and not having much luck finding them in good condition or at a reasonable price. 

So after reading about it here, today I went on a bit of an expedition down the coast to The Vintage Shed in Tyabb. And I am so glad that I did.  

Not only were the ladies simply lovely but the shed is honestly like Aladdin's cave for a vintage lover like myself. I came home with everything I had been looking for at a bargain price (no big city price rise there), plus a few extra goodies I couldn't leave behind. 

Here are a few snaps of some of my bounty - excuse the crap iPhone quality - and I promise to share very soon what all of these goodies will be used for. 

wicker shopping basket 

A shot of one of the stalls at the Vintage Shed - so hard to resist those canisters.

Bargain of the day - I got these chairs for $35 - for both. Oh yeah. 

Some of my finds - lots of crates, amber glass, 1940's artist easel & desk drawers

And the prize find of the day - sky blue 1950's lace garden dress - literally my dream dress - all for $50

Filmclip friday - Ghosts

I listen to this song everyday. It just makes me happy and sad all at once and I love it.


And it has a really great film clip too.
So its an obvious choice for (a belated) Film Clip Friday

WIP - wedding stationery

 

Here is a little sneak peek of some very fun and exciting design work I did over the weekend.  As you can probably guess it is for a wedding invitation set - maybe the bride and groom and the church are a give away. Anyway, I LOVE designing wedding stationery - it actually is my favourite design task at the moment. So it won't probably come as a suprise then that I am planning on launching my own custom design and pre designed wedding stationery. Stay tuned for updates and the big reveal of the designs. 

In the mean time if you are a bride to be or know someone who is, let me know I love weddings :)

Markets & Film Clip Friday - Maybe

I love Fridays so much, mainly because well I love the weekend. This weekend is going to be a busy one with designing new wedding stationery for a lovely couple, dinner with friends and I am also at the North Melbourne Market this Sunday. If you are in the North Melbourne area come and say hi.

This week I have chosen one of my favourite songs for film clip friday - Maybe by Ingrid Michaelson. I think she is a gem and love her music to pieces. Enjoy the song and your weekend lovelies xx

Market details:

North Melbourne Market

44 Errol Street North Melbourne

10-3pm Sunday 20th Feburary

custom design - bokashi fun

I don't normally like to share things I did at my day job on this blog but this little project was too fun not to. 

We are undergoing a bit of a green overhaul in our office and as part of that we are getting a cute little bokashi bin. Long story short, I got to make a poster explaining how it all works. I made all the little graphics myself and had maybe a little too much fun doing it. See I did go a little OTT right?

 

image by me - do not repost without asking first! thanks! 

happy lovers day

happy lovers day  

Postcards From Italy from ForYouLoveMe on Vimeo.

I love valentines day. I know it's all a big spectacle but I simply adore love hearts so any day that means there are more around even just for a day then thats great. 


Have a gorgeous valentines day and enjoy these AMAZING images and videos from For you Love Me. 


Image + video credits
for you love me
video featuring music by Beirut & features Josh & Naomi from awesome blog RockStar Diaries

Film Clip Friday - Semi Charmed Life

So I know todays Film clip Friday choice is is a bit of an old one. 

Ok it's really old. 

I blame the fact I was listening to my old iPod last night while I was up to the wee small hours working on some new work. 

Anyway, I love this song. Enjoy.

new website goes live!

 Today is kind of exciting for me. Not only is it Wednesday but I finally finished my new and improved website! I'm still tweaking a few details but from today you can find all the details about truthbetold in the one place. And you can even shop there too. I'm pretty excited so let me know what you think!

www.truthbetold.com.au

 

WIP & Music - Film Clip Friday The Antlers - Two

 So it has been a little quiet around these parts lately, especially in the drawing area. This isn't because i haven't been drawing but rather because I have been working on commissioned work that I can't share with you quite yet. 


Here are a couple of sneak peeks for you just so you can see I'm telling the truth here: 

 

I've been working on a series of illustrations for the lovely Peta from dresscode - if you are in Melbourne check out her upcoming classes at Thread Den to get a few super tips on how to dress for your body type

And an ongoing project that is pretty much all about covering a wall. 41 metres of temporary wall to be exact. Yikes.

 And of course being Friday I have a new film clip for you. I'm off to the Laneway Festival in Melbourne tomorrow so this weeks clip is from the The Antlers who I will be seeing hopefully through the forecasted torrential rain storm.