Shop update - wrapping paper, cards and tote bags!

Well I have just wrapped up an amazing weekend at Finders Keepers. I'll be doing a special wrap up post later in the week but I couldn't wait to share the new designs and products I launched at Finders Keepers. I've been working hard in the studio for the last few weeks to come up with some new designs and products - and using some new techniques - namely screen printing! To say I have had a blast creating these new designs is an understatement. Even after I lost a little bit of feeling in my finger from many hours of cutting out the stencils for the screen printing by hand (crazy I know) I was still having a great time. Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment.

Visit the only store over here to check out the new pieces - but here is a preview of the totes, wrapping paper and cards. 

New celebration cards - the good luck card and the hooray! card

New birthday cards - 'make a wish' birthday card and birthday confetti card

New everyday cards - 'home is wherever I'm with you' card and 'sweet home' card 

Our new screen printed tote bag collection comes in there designs - the little ray tote

The 'all the mountains' tote in a two colour print 

The 'home is wherever I'm with you' tote bag in a two colour print 



Our hand screen printed wrapping paper features 3 designs - the home sweet home, YAY! and love hearts. 



The home sweet home wrapping paper comes in 3 colours - blue and mustard on a recycled kraft paper and orange on a white news print. 



The love hearts wrapping paper comes in a lovely blue and pink printed on a recycled kraft paper. 



The YAY! wrapping paper is perfect for all of your celebrations and available in a green on recycled kraft paper. 

I hope you love the new designs! In the coming weeks there will be more new designs available so stay tuned. 

for the love of paper

Over here at truthbetold the last few weeks has been a bit of a whirlwind of behind the scenes preparations for a few new projects and markets. To say the least it has certainly been hectic, but equally rewarding. 

If you visited us at Finders Keepers in Melbourne this past weekend, thank you so much for stopping by. We had an amazing time meeting so many lovely people. I'll be doing a recap post later this week of the whirlwind that was the markets. 

Also - all of the new products that were available at Finders Keepers - including holiday cards, cake toppers and new card designs - will all be availble in our online stores from October 25th. 

While we are still unpacking from our weekend at Finders Keepers I thought I would share a few sneak peeks of what has been happening in the studio, at Finders Keepers and things to come. You might notice a little theme happening in the images - all will be revealed soon I promise!

Shop Sale!

So I thought I would share a little this Christmas and have a sale in my store. 

So from now until the 12th December use the code XMAS10 in my BIG CARTEL store to receive 10% off all purchases. 

NOTE : The discount is also available in the madeit shop too BUT as madeit doesn't have an automatic discount code - if you choose to buy that way please wait for the amended invoice before payment! Thanks!

NEW FOR CHRISTMAS 2010

So I LOVE the holiday season. Everything about it is super. 
I love decorating the tree, watching White Christmas for the 1,000 time and eating (non-stop). 


I also love that each year I get to design new cards and gift tags for the holidays. And this year was no exception. Have a peek at the 4 new designs below, inspired by all the things I love about Christmas (apart from the eating non-stop thing).

All the new designs will be available in store and at the markets from now until the big day. 

shop update :: pick up a pen

the 'sophie' writing set

the ' joanie' writing set

Melbourne weather is enough to give me a headache. 

Yesterday was a beautiful 28 degree day - sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everywhere. 

Today on the other hand, it is simply miserable. Rain, Rain, and wait - more rain. 

But on the bright side, rain means staying indoors completing some new projects and even updating my little stores with lots of goodies including new writing sets, mini note sets AND christmas cards. 

Take a look over here at my madeit shop and at my bigcartel too for all the latest goodies. 

juliet in shop til you drop!

So I have been quietly excited about this for a little while and now can finally share with you that one of my prints Juliet is featured in the Lifestyle page of this months Shop til you Drop magazine with the super gorgeous Jess Hart on the cover. 

Yay! (insert really super big star jump here)

 

 

If you would like a print of sweet Juliet I have them available online in my bigcartel store here and my madeit store here  and also at the markets with me each week

new 4 u

so here is a super sneaky peek at some of the new designs i am adding to my range. if all goes to plan they will be up in the shop for you by next tuesday. hope you like them :)

i love lists

Do you ever have those times where you kind of swamp yourself with your own expectations? Well I do, all the time it seems.I blame my love of list making. Anyway, my point is (and there is a point) I am currently working through my list which includes lots of new designs, even some new products (brooches anyone?!) and a big shop update which hopefully will be done by the end of the week. 

So until I actually can show you something more finished than my list I thought you might like to listen to my new fave dreamy song by Matt Corby

rain + pretty things

sunny  

cloudy

crazy hail + rain (see the umbrella top right? thats my stall)

we have been having some wild weather here in my lovely Melbourne town. Saturday I was sitting there at Rose Street Artist Markets getting a tiny bit sunburnt, only to get smashed by hail stones and a wayward umbrella  about an hour later. My babies got a little wet. I resembled a drowned rat. Not so hot. But apart from that little set back my market weekend was delightful.

 and i got a few sweet treats from myself.   like this brooch from okt-ober dee above. i love it. like crazy love it. lauren is a geelong girl who makes completely gorgeous bags and jewelry. i used to swoon over her lovely wares at her shop in geelong when i was a student down there. you should check out her website - and shop up big, if i wasn't going on a holiday i would have purchased about 3 bags yesterday. and a necklace. and more brooches. so dangerous having a stall sometimes!

and........ here are a there are a few  new additions to my shop - some lovely new sewn cards. and only $5. gee what a bargain - even if i do say so myself. go check them out. 

swoon with truth.be.told this valentines day

i don't necessarily like valentines day. i think it has sort of lost its heart a little so to speak. but the thing i do like is that it reminds us to say i love you. and i love love. and lust. and just generally swooning. 

so it was with this idea in mind that i created my new cards for this years love fest. i have listed them up in my madeit store here  + i will have them with me at the rose street markets also.  i will be adding a few new designs to the store in the next day or so too. let me know what you think.

love birds gift card

every word gift card

sweet darling gift card

heart felt gift card

snap happy

i've been re-photographing my cards + stationery for some updates to my shop and catologue (and maybe this blog too soon). it was actually really fun once i got the look i was going for actually coming through on the screen. i was going for a little whimsical, with a heavy collage element as this is really an important part of my work. i'm pretty happy with the results, let me know what you think.....