kizuna

kizuna = bond

These petite necklaces are heading to hanasho for the KIZUNA Fundraising Art Exhibition to help Japan. Details can be found here and a list of participating artists can be found here.

hello hello

I'm heading to mimmis in Forest Hill for the afternoon. If you are in the Lockyer Valley area please drop in and say hello (and see all the crafty, handmade and vintage goodies on offer!)

collecting feathers

Pretty hearts and flowers garland by collecting feathers

It's time for the brisStyle Indie designers market at Hamilton tomorrow from 9 am - 2 pm. A full list of stall holders can be found here.

Where: St Augustine's Church Hall and grounds, Racecourse Road, Hamilton

treasure yourself...

the beach

so refreshing

cleansing

and empowering

worries are washed away.

homemade oreos

These are easy, delicious and the recipe worked well with gluten free substitutes. I came across the recipe through the black apple who found it via smitten kitchen who adapted the recipe from this book by Wayne Brachman. I used the sugar quantities that Emily used as I like my cookies a wee bit chewy too. I also only used butter for the filling instead of shortening. We didn't have quite enough icing sugar in the house so my filling is a little soft but oh so good! (and easy enough to spread with just the back of a spoon)

It has been 4 or 5 years since I had a real oreo and these homemade ones seem to taste very close to my memory of the real deal!

so little time

This time last week I was at Markit in Federation Square with a stall next to the creative duo from so little time. Take a peek at their website to see more hand painted, laser cut lovelies.

insulated

I have a quirky habit of acquiring little collections of odd items like these electricity insulators. Anything with numbers or letters printed or stamped onto it grabs my immediate attention. There 21 in total and I only want to keep 2 or 3 so if anyone out there is interested please contact me. Prices start at $5.

string heaven

This is the biggest roll of string I have ever seen.

It's 30 cm high!

and

20 cm in diameter.

This is going to keep me busy making bird garlands.

Markit The Atrium, Federation Square

It's been a long time since I've done a market and I'm quite excited that this time next week I will be in Melbourne selling my wares at Markit. There is a list of stall holders here.

my heart wanders...

Not long ago I attended the launch of Pia Jane Bijkerk's new book 'my heart wanders' and what a lovely afternoon it was! The title resonates with me as my own heart wandered overseas to live in the land of the rising sun several years ago. I really enjoyed having a little chat with Pia as she was signing my copy of the book and was quite taken with actually hearing the sound of her voice. Pia's blog 'enhance the everyday' is one of my absolute favourites and to hear the author's voice after reading her blog voice for so long was really special.

Everyone who went to the launch also received this sweet 'my heart wanders' brooch made by Kylie from Paper Boat Press.

Sitting in the warmth of the sun the following afternoon I read the book from cover to cover and loved it. I could relate to so many of the things Pia mentioned and wished I was able to articulate them myself. Over the years I've found myself trying to express feelings that Pia was able to do so beautifully. A few tears were even shed as I saw into the soul of this kindred spirit. Thank you Pia for sharing your story xx