Seen and Loved

I haven't had much time to hang out on blogs lately (my Google Reader has 1000+ unread posts showing!), but I thought I'd share some lovely things that caught my eye tonight during a quick race around the blogosphere.

Loving these quirky porcelain milk cartons by Hanne Rysgaard.

Seen at Cafe Cartolina.

Dreamy Polaroids by Mrs French.

Jamie Shelman Clementine Trio print.
Seen at Hey Susie.

Tiny Toadstool mittens... love those embroidered fingers.
Seen at Modish.

Gorgeous, gorgeous... Emma Lamb's crochet garland.
Seen at sfgirlbybay.

Fab retro swimwear by My Sister Pat.
Seen at The Lark.

Daintytime quilts that look like modern art.
Seen at dear ada.

Paper ornament at Essimar - just beautiful.

Breathtaking art by Kirra Jamison.
Seen at all the mountains.

The fabric business cards of Francesca Pasini - what an innovative idea!
Seen at oh hello friend.

I have lots of links to share to some lovely finds from Magnolia Square in both Sydney and Melbourne, but they'll have to wait until after Finders Keepers this week, as I'm still in full on making mode. I hope you had a lovely weekend... thanks for hanging around during the long breaks in transmission recently. Normal broadcasting will resume in the next week or so.

xx
Lisa
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Poor Neglected Blog

Hello friends... oh dear what a neglected blog... I can't even muster up the energy or time for a photo to accompany this post.

I had a great time at Magnolia Square last week and I'm off in the morning to Melbourne. I'll be at Magnolia Square in Malvern from Thursday to Saturday. I'm sure you don't want to hear me saying how busy I am again, so I'll just say hello for now and I'll catch you next week.
x
Lisa

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Magnolia Square

This week Magnolia Square will be stepping out in Sydney for only the second time. This pop up boutique retail event is famous in Melbourne and looks to be heading the same way here in Sydney.

Magnolia Square is being held in the beautiful Oaks Lawn Marquee at Royal Randwick Racecourse from Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st November. You can see the opening times here. For the serious shoppers there's a host of wonderful retailers (more than 80 if them including the red thread of course!) and on Saturday there'll be pony rides, cupcake decorating, and face painting for the little ones.

And... British Illustrator Mandy Sutcliffe of Belle & Boo fame will be at Magnolia Square on Saturday between 11 and 1 signing her gorgeous prints and talking about her wonderful work.

Image Source: Belle & Boo

Check out the Magnolia Square blog for some insights into the fabulous things you'll find at Randwick this week.

And please excuse this lazy blog post with minimal images... I'd love to have the time to showcase the work of some of the amazing creative types - designers, artists, crafters and foodies - who'll be participating the event, but I am so busy making things for my stall that I have zero time for anything else this week.

You can read my post about the first Magnolia Square in Sydney here. [You'll notice that I commented in that post about the 'pram jam' in the aisles... luckily this time the venue and aisles are bigger to avoid gridlock.]

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Monday BlogDay :: 52 Suburbs

Louise Hawson's wonderful blog 52 Suburbs follows her discovery, or rediscovery, of a Sydney suburb a week. Louise documents her weekend journeys with stunning photography.

Louise says:
I've lived in Sydney for over 30 years but I've never set foot in most of its 637 suburbs. Time to dust off the street directory, grab my camera and venture out into the great unknown. My plan? To nose around one new suburb every week for a year, in search of the beauty in the 'burb. Care to join me?

Yes please!




I love Louise's photography and I really enjoy seeing suburbs I know and love as well as the ones I've never been to. I know you'll enjoy 52 Suburbs whether you live here, have ever visited, or are a complete stranger to Sydney - go on over and have a look around.

Good news is that Louise has an Etsy shop in the making too.
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Beans?

A few weeks ago I showed you a little peek at some digital illustrations I was working on. This is what they were for...



They are sort of a cross between a pillow and a softie/doll and have patterned fabric on the back. And this time I've even done one for boys! I have been referring to them as Beans, or sometimes Sweetie Beans (to tie in with my Sweetie Petites), but I'm still up in the air about what to call them. What do you think? Any suggestions?

Edit: Oh I probably should add that there's a bit of lens distortion there... the pirate's face is perfectly centered, not falling off the side as it appears to be. Same with the others - their faces are in the middle!

The not-so-sharp photos of my prototypes were taken at last light yesterday (if you look closely you can see that I haven't even done the hand sewing to finish them off yet). If I can get some more made today I'll have them with me at Allie's Attic market tomorrow. Either way I'll definitely have them at Magnolia Square.

I'm signing off now for the weekend - mine will be full with markets and making - enjoy yours my friend!

x
Lisa

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