Mad for Hats

Summer is almost here and I'm loving winter hats... go figure! These beauties are from Etsy seller Retro Repro Handmade.



I love it when I see great product photography on Etsy - never underestimate the power of a great photo and good styling!
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Work in Progress

Here's a little peek at some illustrations I've been working on for some new products.



Have a lovely weekend my friends. Sing. Laugh. Enjoy.

xx
Lisa
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Behind the Scenes

A glimpse of some things that have been happening here over the last week or so.

I finished off an order for 30 Heart Boxes for a corporate client.


It's school holidays... Roxy and I met some friends at the Children's Festival which was a lot of fun. The last photo is of a wire mesh fence and some plastic cups which entertained the kids for ages. Simple huh?

Edit: I just realised how empty and boring the festival photos look! I took them right at closing time. Despite appearances, it really was fun, so if you're in Sydney over the weekend with kids, do check it out.


I spied this sweet little graffiti drawing.


I embroidered one of my printed panels and made a little gift for a friend.


I got in and printed a whole lot of notebook covers for an upcoming market. I also printed lots of timber cards in new designs... I'll show you those later.


Roxy cut shapes out of folded paper and we spent a morning making and laughing at all the crazy little characters we created.


I looked through a few stacks of my vintage childrens books for images to use in Vintage Heart Boxes and Vintage Storybook Tiles which I'm getting ready for the markets.


I took delivery of 10kgs(!) of toy stuffing which literally doubled in size when it came out of the box - it's bigger than a five year old! Roxy then decided that the box would be a good place to eat her breakfast and to spend the morning.

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0313 zero-san-ichi-san

Image Source: 0313

When I visited Design Festa in Tokyo last May (it was fantastic - you can see my post here), I bought some beautifully illustrated books by 0313. Rie and I struggled to communicate with her not knowing any English and me unable to speak Japanese. Our subsequent email conversations have relied on an auto translator, which always adds unexpected twists! But really, her lovely whimsical illustrations speak for themselves.

Photos above taken of my personal copies of 0313 books.

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To market, to market...

I've embarked on a pre-Christmas market blitz and I'll be adding links in the sidebar to the lovely markets that I am going to be at in November and December.

First up, on Sunday November 1st - just over 2 weeks away - is Mathilda's Market.


Mathilda's Market is all about beautiful handcrafted and limited production things for children. There'll be 80 stallholders selling fashion and accessories, bedroom decorations and furnishings, dress-up costumes, toys, linens, as well as yummy food and entertainment for the kids.

Come by and say hello!

Saturday November 1st
St Ignatius College Riverview
Lane Cove
(free parking on the college grounds)

9am to 1pm

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