Fun at the Little Market

Friday evening at the Little Market was a really lovely one. It was great to catch up with the other stall holders who we missed last month as the car trip in was a bit traumatic with an upset bub and we ended up giving up and going home. Happily Isabella travelled better this month and we had a really nice night finished off with the obligatory dinner stop at The Forest, YUM.
Here's a peek at a few of the stalls:




My very thoughtful friend Rowena bought this up from Lismore for me. I can't really think of a more perfect present than an upcycled hankie with screen printed sewing scissors. Lucky me.


And I just had to put this up because she looks so sweet, though I do wonder what it is she's plotting.

Bits and pieces

Before I trundle off to the Little Market this arvo I thought i'd say a quick hello and let you know that the lovely folks at Bondville and Udessi are holding another ABCD (artists + bloggers + crafters + designers) catch up.
7pm - 9pm, Thursday 19th November 2009
Bar Alto (entrance level)
The Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, New Farm, Brisbane
To RSVP go here

and show you my latest op-shop find:


I can't figure out whether it's a tablecloth or a throw and I also can't decide whether to be selfish and leave it on our couch or transform it into a RaRa skirt for some lucky soul to wear hmmmm.....

A wholesome shopping experience can be yours

Hello all, well I've finally started up my Etsy shop. At the moment I've only listed a few items including the baby rompers and some UPcycled bottle cap earrings. I do intend to have more items soon so if you've spotted something blogside that you would like to see up for sale on Etsy then please leave a comment.
Also the Little Market is on again this Friday so if you fancy checking out some great local craft artists, a glass of something yummo from Nectar or a catch up with myself, Gav and our chubby bubba then be sure to stop by the Avid Reader.

Let's support independent design YAY :)

Boo

You just never know what you might find in the blogosphere. Today I stumbled across a friend's blog: Kyla does stuff. She sure does! This is one busy lady who somehow manages to teach dancing, make brilliant mosters, take amazing photos and look after a super charged toddler.

International Day of Climate Action

This Saturday 24th October is the International Day of Climate Action. If you're ready for an ambitious, fair and binding global climate deal and want to call on world leaders to pass climate policies grounded in the latest science then head to 350.org to sign up and check out actions happening in your local area. So far there's 3769 actions planned over 163 countries so there's bound to be something near you.

Back online. Hurrah

Oh dear, hubby and I got through our downloads much too quickly so i've been offline until the reset today. There's been plenty to keep me busy though, including:
Watching Isabella grow and change everyday


Mountains of washing, aaaaarrrgh


Picking up and playing with my new (old) toy


Making fun shorts


Plus visiting the Handmade Expo last Saturday to pick up some great pressies, baby swimming lessons and eating far too much cream cheese mmmmm

Vintage Rompers

Now we've been joined by a little person i've finally been able to see what the romper suits look like on a real live baby. Here's our gorgeous girl in my latest creations made variously from offcuts, cushion covers and remnants. Little one is lots of fun and give's me plenty of opportunity to sew whilst she's happily curled up asleep in her sling. Perhaps as she heard the machine so often in the womb it must be quite relaxing (here's hoping anyway).

Amazing light

OK so I know it's dull to talk about the weather but that was one crazy dust storm last week and the light was incredibly atmospheric.

Bubble Disco

The LBD family headed on down to the Arts Factory for some good old bubbly fun. Here's friend Swifty on the decks:


Swifty makes gorgeous lamps from upcycled bowls and discarded items, has great taste in music and was the mastermind behind the disco and exhibition. You can check out his stuff here.

If you're a regular visitor you'll have seen all but one of the pieces below. The tea towel cushions, starwars shirt and the flag dress are oldies, but some of my favourites and fresh off the sewing machine is the poppy skirt. It's made from two old men's shirts with some creative chopping and restitching and my fave touch up - free hand machine embroidery.



And check this out... This is the lovely Aiba modelling the flag dress. This is the first time i've seen anyone in this dress and she looks Amazing.

Fun times

For two weeks in September The Art Factory gallery in South Brisbane, just opposite the Covention Centre grand entrance will be filled with colourful lamps and installations from upcylced objects, including a few choice pieces from Little Brown Dog.

On Sunday September 27 the space will also be filled with happy and bouncy music chosen especially to get parents and kids dancing together. There will be three DJ's on the day a good friend of mine Michael, and a couple he's often met at record sales (they have kids under ten and an awesome record collection and are really excited about playing this type of gig). So come down and join us for some tea and cake, and a dance to happy, bouncy, infectious grooves in a beautiful and colourful space.