Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Hey Ass Hat move to the Back of the Bus and Rest In Peace Dot and Sanchez

I hate to start on a bad note, but I just found out that the chickens have met an untimely end. Dot and Sanchez the chickens have been killed by a feral cat. We will bury them and say some words;

"Dot and Sanchez, you were great chickens,
who laid us lots of eggs that we scrambled
and you really liked corn and grasshoppers ...
we will miss you, and we will build a better chook house
for your replacements"


the oh so clever and ever so appropriate Marc Johns ...

Now on a happier note Tracy Jacks has won the harky bird ... she's scared of needles but wants a tattoo ... my advice is have a Mars bar before you go in and just don't look ... This week I have a bunny to give away it's a pixie bunny, he's very cute and if you want it just leave me a comment x

Win this ... Oh how delightful


I was a little marketer this weekend, again with the help of my clever mum. We did the Portside Boutique markets. We had a good run, not as good as the Young Designers Market, but this was only the second time it has been on, so it's building up a reputation.

Anyway while I was there Mum bought me a sweet as little red felt brooch with a beautiful big wooden button from Sandrine, who also made me a custom felt neck warmer! Here are some dicky picks of me wearing my green felt creation. I had lots of comments on it today ...


I will be taking my little green felt number to the snow this weekend ... skiing. In need of a holiday as I nearly popped a vein today on the bus due to the ass hats in the middle NOT MOVING DOWN ... it's not that hard people really. People get off, space becomes available move your fat arse into the now vacant space. But no, they stand there wondering where the chomosomome they are missing might be ...

snow ... peaceful snow, with a log fire and the most wonderful gorgeous boy ...

x x x

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Hark the Gerald Angels sing ...

The penguin is off to A Spoonful of Sugar ... and this week I have a little 'Harky' bird to giveaway ... to be in it just leave a comment.

Win this ... leave a comment


This post has nothing to do with Christmas carols or angels ... I just wanted to use the word 'hark' in the title. And thought a mondegreen was appropriate.

Some stuff I really want ...

This wallet from Poketo ...


Two chickens ... one called Unit and one called Percy


A big house full of my stuff with my dog lying on a rug having a dream about chasing cats ...

xx

Monday, July 6, 2009

Brooches in the oven ...

The markets on the weekend went brilliantly. The BrisStyle Indie Designers market had been promoted so well by the promo girls that we had a constant stream of crafty, arty, hungry for handmade men and women rummaging through our stuff and buying up big. I sold so many brooches and necklaces I am taking a private jet to the Bahamas for breakfast.


The next day we got up and did it all again, this time at Southbank. We also did well there but the grandeur of Saturdays money grubbing made us high on the smell of notes and greedy for more! I am almost out of stock though so the two days I have taken off to hang out with my mum while she's here will be spent cutting, lacquering, cutting and more lacquering.


I have honed a new technique for brooching. I tried the 'oven dry'. Usually I do a 'batch' and leave them overnight to dry. I found if I turn the oven on low for 5 minutes, turn it off and leave it for another 5-10 minutes it's just warm and dry and the brooches dry in about 2o minutes. Then your flatmate comes home and turns the oven on to roast some vegetables and whacks the oven on ... what's that burning plastic smell?



Some of the wares I walked away with after the market ...

a puppy, cute little puppy from Edward and Lilly


a pretty pink little lolly drop from Hot Toffee
(these are earrings obviously, but I have yet to take a photo of my little pendant)


I bought buttons from Miss Kitty Boo Boo ... these aren't them (duh!) but they are real prudey


fabric from Red Seed Studio ...


and lastly a borrowed pic from the wonderful Twinkle Star Art ... who documented the whole market and you can see the photos on her Flicker page here


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Popular Penguins You Want My Penguin or Pinguin?

First and foremost who won the heart ?? Amy you will be sealing your fate with a heart shaped brooch ... look out for the post person. See her stuff here ...

This week to celebrate the next 50 Popular Penguin books I'm giving away a wild little flightless bird ... all you need to do is leave me a comment.

Win this Penguin !!!




I have only just started saying the word 'penguin' correctly, I coped a lot of shit for a long time over my pinguin pronunciation. It just sounds cuter. But if I am allowed to bitch slap people who say 'what do you pacifically need?' I have no right to be bandying my pinguin pronunciation about.

Now if you are in Bris Vegas this weekend and need a craft, art, coolness fix then you are in luck. The BrisStyle Indie markets are on Saturday 4th ...


Then myself and some more talented Brisbane ladies will be at the Young Designers Market on Sunday 5th. Come down say hi ... If you mention this blog I will give you a free heart with any purchase ...

no shit ...


For a chance to win some really cool gear from other BrisStyle gals check out the BrisStyle blog ... here

So anyway ... get out and buy a Popular Penguin ... They are so cool with their simple covers and wondrous stories inside. I am up for And the Ass Saw the Angel by my little rock God, Mr Cave, then for the main meal I'll be One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and for dessert I'll be sinking my pulp fiction teeth in Dracula.

some little penguins from www.weheartit.com

xxx happy pengiun

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

What's My Fate? Who Knows, but it smells like Hotdogs

The bird that smiled last week will be off this week to Life According to Celia ... this week I have another heart to give away. If you break it, it's your own fault, but please don't give it back to me in a completely fractured state. Something I can fix with a wad of chewing gum and some sticky tape would be optimal. This week the heart that suffered the same fate as ?? Is up for grabs ...

to win this just leave me a comment


In a hostel in Ulaan Baata I was kitted out in my riding gear, dirty jeans, a jacket and my black leather riding boots. A terribly good looking English blue blood type was standing in the hallway with his collar poking out from his woolen sweater. I wondered why he was here with all these grots in this funny old country. He came over and looked down at me over his long nose with his horsey good looks and said "nice boots, are you a rider?" ... having heard 'writer' and thinking myself of a bit of a word dabbler, I looked back up at him surprised and said "thank you ... yes" ... turned around and walked off, realisation came running behind me waving a
little note that said "hey dick head he said 'rider'".


Miniature gers ... a photo I've altered with the very cool 'Tilt Shift Maker' that i found out about on Sophism Press ... see more and make your own here ...

This rider says goodnight ...




Saturday, June 20, 2009

I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

Welcome to one hundred.


This post is dedicated to Edward, who died suddenly yesterday. Edward was a funny little guy who loved life, food and running up the hill beside the motorbike. Eddie as he was more affectionately known was was grandpas dog. Unfortunately there was an incident with a car. Evidently dog lucked out.

I would have put some pics up here of his favourite things, but i could not find any pictures of rolling in a fresh, steaming pile of cow poo, removing the stuffing from cushions or staring at the back of the washing machine for 2 solid hours for a rat you suspect may be hiding behind there.

So instead I have Brisbane styled stuff that you can get a hold of at the upcoming BrisStyle Indie Designers Market.

Seriously can you be any cuter? from Pedrosprout


Nosovich, a newbie to BrisStyle ...


Write this down ... Jellygnite ... retro handmade notebook


Zingy lime ... felt earrings by strat designs


and lastly ... my little birdie is up for grabs this week ... win it by leaving a comment on the post below.


xxxx ... xxxx

RIP Edward

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

99 Posts, Sunshine, lollipops and Holidays on the Hill

One more post and I've hit the hundred mark, who would've thought you could publish one hundred posts about tea, brooches, general nonsense and a bit more crap? On the weekend I found out that I'm pretty crappy at squash and driving a manual car ... I am however good at making brooches and regularly blogging. I shall put that on my resume. And continue blogging and brooch making ...

So the winner of the 'Giants Plate' heart is ... Darjeeling Dreams ! ever so pretty.

Pic from www.weheartit.com


This week it's a birdie ... to win just leave me a comment on this post

WIN me ...


Next week I am off to the Far North to see my favorite person, my Poppy. He's the coolest old dude I know. He's smart, he's a skeptic, he's lived through a war in a POW camp, he likes tractors and wine with dinner, and he taught me 'pull my finger' at the age of 5. He is the most wonderful, wonderful person I know.

Here are some Finnish inspired Etsy finds ... the pull my finger master hails from Finland

Herring ... pickled herring yum from Syko ...

Elk in the woods, from Karuski ...

Finnish bird out my window ... from Finnfactor ...