My Creative Space

More Cameo brooch/pendants in different stages of progress, getting ready for the BIDM this weekend! Check out all of the talent that will be at the market on Saturday here, here, here and here.

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And finally, today, I got the best ever birthday present (it was my birthday on Tuesday). We got the news that the Man is now in remission! I actually feel physically lighter and have been alternating between laughing and crying with relief all day. The Man will still do another couple of cycles of chemo and a stem cell transplant to make sure the nasties don't come back, but it's looking like we have this thing beat!

Tall and Slender

... not a description of myself I'm afraid, but of my new pendant shape. Oh so elegant and willowy. They will be ready and hot off the press (well, hot off the resin curing table) for this Saturday's BrisStyle Indie Designers Market at St Augustine's church.

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Each and every time I do a market I tell myself that NEXT time I won't leave everything until the last minute. That is yet to happen. With two markets booked in for this weekend, the Milton State School Fair on Saturday and Boutique Markets at Portside on Sunday, the pre-event panic has doubled.

This morning I got up early and this is what my day has looked like so far...

Lined up and waiting for resin...


Curing...

Looking shiny...

The little one has just gone down for a nap and I think I may just join her. Get some energy for a late nighter.

My Creative Space

I'm lucky that, for the most part, the little one sleeps well during the night. Daytime can be a different story however. There are periods in most days that she refuses to sleep unless someone holds her and cries continuously from being overtired. My solution? I let her curl up on my lap, have set up a kanzashi flower making station on the coffee table and watch some daytime tv. The beds may not be made, emails remain unanswered, but the babe sleeps, I remain sane, the collection of flowers grows and I can tell you what's happening on Bold and the Beautiful.


Today I'm also working on pendants while DH looks after the babe. Today's task is filing and another coat of sealant. Don't you just love the kokeshi ones? I wish I had a lot more of those fabrics!


And as I said, the number of flowers continue to grow. I still have to put embellishments in the centres and brooch pins on the back, but should have some ready for the market on the weekend.

After I've done these next couple of markets, I should be re-opening my Etsy store. To celebrate, I'll be having a giveaway which will include a pendant, a kanzashi piece and possibly some pieces of kimono fabric to play with yourself. Watch this space.

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My Creative Space

As I'm booked into a couple of craft markets in the next few weeks, I'm enjoying getting back into crafting and working. All my current projects are things that I can get little bits done in the short spaces of time I can find. My "creative space" is also scattered around the house so that I can craft on the go.


I'm still enjoying playing with kanzashi. I've veered away from the traditional method of making them and will be sourcing some embellishments to go with them tomorrow.


I've finished a few glass pendants....

Some fabric ironed and ready to cut for more jewellery...

A bunch of tins, packaging for the pendants, just finished...

And my latest purchase that really helps me craft all over the house - a Daylight Portable Lamp. I just love this lamp!

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Pushing Tin

There's some lovely morning sun coming through the front window into my apartment this morning. I grabbed a coffee table and pulled it into a warm spot and got to work on some tins for my fabric pendants.

Some fabric strips I prepared last night in front of a DVD.

Finally, some fabric scraps deemed even too small for me to use (but don't think I didn't put some thought into it before throwing them away!).

All finished!