MSFW North Melbourne Market Designer Event - this weekend!

It has been a little quiet around here lately because among other things, I have been busy prepping for the North Melbourne Market which is on this weekend. I'm really looking forward to it because it looks set to be filled with amazing designers. I'm also excited because my little illustration is on the posters :) 

If you are in Melbourne this weekend or know anyone who is - come on down to the market and say hi!

MSFW North Melbourne Market

 

Guess what? I have another market event coming up soon!

I'm doubly excited about this market because not only I am having a stall, but I was lucky enough to draw the illustration for the poster and promo material for the event. Thanks again to the lovely ladies from Thread Den for having the event and asking me to do the illustration!

If you would like to come on down to the event - and you should! - all the details are above or check out the North Melbourne Market website at  http://northmelbournemarket.com/

Sneak Peek: MSFW Illustration for Thread Den

This week I was lucky to be asked by the lovely ladies from Thread Den to whip up and illustration for their MSFW September Market. It was a super tight deadline but I had a great time doing it!  

And while I can't share the full thing with you yet, I can share a sneaky peek (see below). I'm really excited that it will be used for their promotion for the event and can't wait to share it with you. Oh and if you area designer and would like to be involved in the event then over over to the Thread Den website for all the details. 

illustration: by me. for Thread Den

i like surprises

         images from Fashion Journal

So I was just having a lovely little read of renee-anne's super rad blog  and thought i would check out fashion journal and low and behold what do I see but two of my cards on the scoop profile about Thread Den (page 14). Neat hey? Go take a peek at this great mag over here (yay for online mags!)

i like sunday

my little stall at the north melbourne market today 

inside the ballroom at the market

a sweet peach dress - i will share it soon when i fix it up

i like sunday. today was an especially good sunday. i had my stall at the north melbourne market which was really quite fun. i had lovely neighbours from sideshow design and also got some gorgeous things from the lovely ladies from bowerbird inc (check out their shop - you won't be disappointed!) and i got to have lunch with one of my fave people at one of my fave places to eat in north melbourne. all in all a great day. i am back at rose street next week too - so come visit!!!


now if dinner would just cook itself and i didn't have work to do. ahh well! hope your sunday was great too. 

north melbourne market

the lovely ladies from thread den have made their super successful market a regular thing which i am super excited about, its one of my faves to do well because everyone is so great and i always walk away with  a little something for me too!  i am going to have a stall at the first one on the 28th February in North Melbourne. Come along and say hi because it is bound to be a fun day.  

where: 44 errol street, north melbourne

when: feb 28th 10-2pm

www.northmelbournemarket.com

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 :)

thread den market day wrap up

Today i was at the super cool Lithuanian Club in north melbourne for the thread den market day and it was so much fun!!! it was amazingly busy and everyone was so lovely so thank you to everyone that came for making it a fun day. and also thank you to my lovely neighbours - rebecca from petticoat conspiracy, susie from  spin spin handmade and hollie + mike from hokey  - go visit them, they do GORGEOUS work! 

I'm back at Rose Street in two weeks and then I will be there every week until Christmas so come down and see us! 

Also I have just done a huge update of my madeit store all ready for Christmas time shopping.

 

Hope you had a great Sunday

north melbourne market day this sunday!

sentimental heart - art print

poppit notelet set

nikki hand sewn gift card

With 60 stalls winding through the Lithuanian Club you are bound to find something lovely at the North Melbourne Market hosted by the lovely ladies of Thread Den. From unique vintage finds, to tasty homebaked treats, to handmade toys, clothing, stationary, textiles, homewares - theres something to keep your whole tribe happy. There will even be kids craft activities & face-painting to entertain the littlies while you shop (great right?)

So lock it in your diaries. This will be the perfect kick start to your Chrissy shopping, and a date not to be missed! I will have my full range of items plus some new goodies just for the market

Details:
Sunday November 15, 10am-2pm
@ The Melbourne Lithuanian Club
44 Errol St, North Melbourne

thread den market day - coming soon

new print 'two roses'

The last Thread Den Market Day was super dooper fun, so the lovely ladies at Thread Den have decided to run another.

With 60 stalls winding through the Lithuanian Club, you will have heaps of lovely things to find. From unique vintage finds, to tasty homebaked treats, to handmade toys, clothing, stationary, textiles, homewares - theres something to keep your whole tribe happy.

So lock it in your diaries. This will be the perfect kick start to your Chrissy shopping, and a date not to be missed!

Details:
Sunday November 15, 10am-2pm
@ The Melbourne Lithuanian Club
44 Errol St, North Melbourne

I will be there again as I had a blast last time - find me in the ballroom! I will have all my goodies there including christmas cards and tags for you

PS. I finally finished my pieces for once upon last night just in time to post them off! I am so happy with them and it was a little sad to see my babies go

the first + the last

here is my second piece for the thread den killer queen show (one more to come!) 

hope you like it, it's called 'don't come down' + was loosely based on a gorgeous photograph of toni collette in one of those sunday magazines from a few weeks ago although i don't think it ended up resembling her at all which is fine! 

don't come down

don't come down - close up

hope you have had  a great weekend - and happy birthday to my bestie yols xx

annabel lee

the girl who loves a sailor

scraps (but i love this image so i thought i would share)

i so happy to finally be sharing this little newie with you all. i'm busy putting the finishing touches on my pieces for the thread den killer queen show as a part of melbourne spring fashion week. 

here is the first of my girls. it's tentatively called the girl who loves a sailor but i have been calling her annabel lee after the heroine in this gorgeous poem by lewis carrol. anyway i'm super pleased with this one and she is a big one too (well big for me!) 

more to come i promise but come along to the show on the 4th or 5th of september - contact thread den here for tickets!

also i got a new house yesterday! its gorgeous + looks like a dollhouse. cant wait to play house in a few weeks

market wrap up

today was the thread den market in north melbourne and it was a lovely way to spend the day at my little stall. i had a spot in the ballroom of the lithuanian club and it was great although i had trouble stopping myself from buying all the lovely things from my neighbours. 

i had a fantastic day and it was great to see so many friendly faces, including hollie + mike, anna + my neighbour susan of spin spin who does gorgeous screen printing.   

thanks to everyone who stopped in a said hello! it has gotten me all excited for my market dates at rose street in september

my little stall (how great is the table!)

more of my stall

the ballroom space (how lovely!)

the gorgeous shoes i picked up from the thread den stall

and the little drawing i was working on during the day 

i heart sleepless nights (& friday)

i made this at 3am this morning. i should have been asleep. but instead i was making sweet things for the thread den market on sunday. i'm not complaining, it was way too much fun sewing and singing along to lisa mitchell's new album. ahh the creative things you can come up with on a friday morning after very little sleep always amaze me.

happy friday

thread den market

this sunday is thread den market day! if you haven't been to thread den, well take a peek here and stop in because it is a crafty girl (or guys) delight. the market promise to be great with over 60 stalls. so if you are in Melbourne this weekend stop in and say hi! I'll be there with all my truth.be.told goodies :) (oh and tell your friends too!!)

truth.be.told at thread den

well while melbourne has literally been melting in this crazy crazy heat, i have been trying to work. i'm not going to lie, its been hard. i mean i want to live in a freezer, not be sewing in the bungalow which was 38 C inside today. i love the heat but seriously, i can't live like this.

the bright spark in my day was my visit to thread den in north melbourne. its a great little place with a lovely sewing lounge and a little retail which has great pieces by fashion and other designers to sell. and now you can get little truth.be.told cards there too! so please if your in the area pop in and support this great place!

thread den level 1 16-18 errol street noth melbourne www.threadden.com.au

i'm off to get an icy pole and try to think of new ways to stay cool