The A to Z Collection - Shop Update and Giveaway

I've had a very busy and exciting day, filling my Etsy shop with the first half of my new series of brooches, 'The A-Z Collection'.

There is a little something for everyone in this collection and I will be updating my shop with ten more brooches tomorrow so stay tuned.

Also to celebrate my new collection and the beautiful summer weather we are having in my part of the world, I'm having a little summer giveaway. I've created these three delightful brooches especially to giveaway to three lovely people.

I heart Craft & Coffee, I heart Blogs & Bookshops and I heart Handmade & Home.

To go into the draw to win one of these sweet brooches hot off my sewing machine, just leave a comment on this post and tell me, which brooch would you heart to win...

Two bonus entries if you blog about my little giveaway or join up to follow my blog (please comment and let me know so I can come visit your blog and say hi.)

Thee bonus entries for each item you purchase from my Etsy shop between now next Saturday the 16th of January.

The giveaway will be drawn Saturday the 16th of January at midday Australian time and is open to everyone world wide.

Good luck and wishing you a lovely Friday.
Much Love
xxx

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B is for Brooches... Shop Update!

I'm so excited to give you a little taste of my shop reopening and new collection of 'I heart' brooches. The A to Z collection a whole alphabet of delights to heart.

With so many things to heart, I thought why not put them together! Craft & Cameras, Daisies & Design, Books & Birds just to name a few. You can find these five in my Etsy shop right now.

Over the next two days I will be stocking my shop with many more 'I heart' brooches, all the way through from A to Z. So far I have nothing for X, so if you have any ideas let me know. And make sure you pop over tomorrow to take part in my wee summer giveaway!

Much Love
xxx

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Crafty Wednesday..

There is plenty of crafty action going on in my studio today.. I've been listing, sorting, cutting and creating the day away.

Many delightfully colourful brooches in the making process...

The glorious (and warm) afternoon sun shines in on my baskets full of fabric. It's all too much fun for my easily excited Olive.

Hope your day has been filled with creativity. Sending lovely summer vibes to those of you feeling the cold of winter at the moment. Say tuned for my shop reopening with some BIG stock updates over the coming days as well as a wee summer giveaway!

Much Love and sunny afternoons
xxx

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Her Ink Collection.. My 2010 Project

Natalie Goldberg wrote in her book 'Writing Down the Bones' that her rule was to fill a notebook a month. I was first given this book just before I begin my writing degree in 2002. Ever since I have tried to find the perfect notebook to fill and dreamed of having enough beautiful words to write everyday. Finally in 2010, using one Moleskine Cahier notebook each month, I will stain my hands with ink, write my heart out and fill 12 notebooks by the last day of the year.

Her Ink Collection is my new little blog I have created especially for this 2010 project. It is a wee space where I will be sharing some of the ramblings of my notebooks and photography inspired by my writing. I will also be posting about inspiring authors, artists, creators and bloggers who are participating in 2010 projects.

My collection of words begins..

I would love you to pop over and say hi. I have been writing for the last ten years and I often found it quite a beautiful but at times lonely adventure, so I thought this might little blog might be the perfect way to keep me writing my heart out.

Of course I will still be posting over here in my little Library nook and have some lovely surprises in store over the coming month. Happy Tuesday!

Much Love
xxx

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Dressing Table makeover!

Remember the dressing table I bought the other day, well thanks to plenty of help from my hubby it now has a new lease on life and is taking pride of place in our bedroom.

We decided to keep the lovely old handles in their original condition and 'Dulux Wash & Wear' in White to give it a fresh new look. Please excuse the pink walls, they are next on our to paint list.

To add a shabby chic look to the dressing table I used mainly white accessories and clustered items together, including some lovely perfume bottles.

As always my decorating style is a little eclectic so I chose to add some old postcards and a few vintage books underneath a little Royal Doulton plate to sit my rings and brooches on. I also used a little bowl I made in art class years ago to add texture and bring the colour palette together.

I've always been fascinated by dressing tables after spending years admiring my grandmother's, where she kept all her beautiful trinkets and it's so lovely to have saved a this little treasure and give it a new life. My next adventure, to find a lovely chair to match.

I hope the sun is shining on your Monday. Check out the Meet me at Mike's blog for some lovely resolutions Pip has created to help kick off the new year. I'm off to make a pot of tea of await the mail, which will hopefully bring something lovely from Notemaker for me.

Much Love
xxx

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Saturday Shopping List..

Who can resist the raw scent of vanilla, delightful lace dancing with dusty pink. This year I'm going to buy more vintage dresses and spend my afternoons creating a collection of antique wooden spools.

1. vintage 1940's vanilla lace blouse by Thrush
2. bonded by hope - silver bow necklace by ohhellofriend
3. Rise and Shine Necklace by myrakim
4. Fall Thread -- 5x7 print by Emmalynne

Check out all the other lovely shopping lists at fancypicnic.

Hope you are having a lovely Saturday. I'm off to paint my lovely dressing table I purchased the other day and enjoy the afternoon sunshine.

Much Love
xxx

PS. I thought a new year called for a new blog layout and after a morning of playing, I think I'm finally enjoying the new look. Lots more room and I just adore the miniature teapot on the my banner.

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A Creative New Year..

Happy New Year! I hope your first day of 2010 was a delightful and relaxing one, full of creative moments.

I'm so excited, my new studio space is almost all unpacked and nearly ready to begin creating again. I have missed my space so much and I can't to get started on a new collection and a few surprises too.

Have a lovely evening, I'm off to curl up with a cup of tea and my favourite new book, Etcetera etc. by the ever inspiring Sibella Court.

Much Love
xxx

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