Friday eyecandy....

Isn't this adorable? I found it on Madeit, an Australian website much like Etsy where you can buy and sell Handmade items. It's just one of the many gorgeous things you can find in this awesome store - oopsidaisi. Shops like this make me feel lucky to have two baby girls....

From November......

I'll have some of my work at the Handmade store in the city!! I dropped my stuff off this afternoon. To start with I'll have some butterfly and swallow sets as well as some small ring sets. Here's a quick peek of what I dropped off this afternoon.

I just had to have a look around and found it almost impossible to leave without buying something. At the moment it would have to be one of the best places to go for Racing fashion. I saw stunning shoes, loads of beautiful jewellery, gorgeous handbags and accessories. Seriously, why would you go to DJs or Myer and risk getting something that you'll see 10 other girls in on race day when you can get something that is unique and lovingly handmade at the Handmade store just metres away?

Fabulous Handmade and a lesson about self promotion..

Hello there, it's been a while from my last post and I don't really have an excuse apart from the usual life stuff. Had a wonderful day at Handmade - the weather was perfect and there was lots of gorgeousness all around. I had a stall across from two beautiful designers (Please eloise and Little Slave - check them out!) and ended up having to buy something from both of them- it was all too much looking at their beautiful stuff all day!!

I also learned a real lesson recently in self promotion. I have always been a bit shy of it and never really advertised myself - apart from telling people what I do - if they ask me! Anyway, my sister-in-law recently had a birthday teaparty and decorated her place Alice in Wonderland style. I offered to hang my dreamcatchers everywhere since they kind of suited the theme, and ended up selling them all, apart from one, and got an order for some more. So I'll be promoting my work at every opportunity from now on - no more shy Mel!

More for Handmade

Hi there, finishing off some more items for Handmade this weekend. I've made some more dreamcatchers. It was a lot of fun making them. Even though they are exceptionally girly, even the hubby likes them (true story!!). Anyhow, in the meantime I'm hoping Emma will give me some rest and go back to sleeping through. She's been a bit naughty these last few nights and has been keeping us up, she just doesn't understand why Mummy and Daddy aren't interested in playing at 3am. If not, I'll be the stallholder asleep under the table at her stall......

Butterfly Love...

Just thought I'd share with you a one off set I created for the Handmade Markets next Saturday 11 September. The butterflies are 10cm wide. I've used the last remnants of some wallpaper samples so it's the only set I'll have. I'll also have some sets in other colours. Perfect for a little corner you need to decorate...

Lovely....

I don't usually write about fashion but I HAD to share this lovely piece I found on Etsy. Why do I love it so much? I guess it's because it is gorgeous as well as functional. You could wear this to a wedding instead of bringing along a handbag which I always find a nuisance. It's from a shop called kikosattic . You saw it here first....lovely, lovely, lovely...

Handmade just 3 weeks away!

This will be my first markets after having Sophie so am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. I hope I'll get the chance to check some stalls out for myself. It's always chock full of gorgeousness....and yumminess.