A little bit of levity for a Thursday evening!
Did you know that wool comes from a cow???
Moooo?
12 May 2011
07 May 2011
64 Crayons - How I Lost My Colour Mojo...
I love colour and spend a lot of the time trying to either match colours or create a complete contrast. I also used to think I was quite good at identifying different colours - well I did, up until about five minutes ago!
I never used to hesitate in distinguishing my magenta's from my cerise, or my ocean foam's from my sea blue.
In fact I still can't quite understand why when you walk through the centre of Melbourne everybody wears black (including myself). I don't believe for a second it's a reflection on our weather, or that we all think we need to look thinner - but it does strike you as rather odd. I like to think it's so that when you walk through our outrageously beautiful gardens we just give good background for all the colourful plants :0)
Anyway, back to my recent colour failure. I attempted to correctly name 64 Crayolla Crayons. I thought, how hard can it be? It's even mutiple choice. I'll romp it in.
15 minutes later, I sit here like a blank canvas, devoid of the colour I hold so dear. I made 45 errors in naming the 64 crayons.
45. Horrifying.
To help me get my colour back, I now need you to undertake the same 'test' I took. I want to know if it's just me, or that naming the colour of crayons does actually need you to take a Masters in Interior Design.
Help...
Click here to take Colour Test.
Good Luck and let me know how you go!!
24 April 2011
Easter Lovlies - Top 5 Easter Picks
19 April 2011
A Little Bit of Cuteness to Brighten Your Day!
Nothing makes me smile more than a little bit of 'cute'. So here are some quick cuties to give your day a bit of fun and happinesss :0)
Enjoy!
17 April 2011
Why it's Important to Support Handmade
How did you spend your Saturday?
I spent mine in the Oakleigh RSL, at a wonderful indoor boutique art and craft market called The Handmade Show. Of all the markets in the world this one means the most to me.
Why, I hear you ask?
It means a lot because it is coordinated by stallholders for stallholders - in particular Creations by Bobbie Mac (Bobbie), EP Designs (Elena), Vintage Sew & So (Kerri), Red Letter Studio (Samone) and moi. Our aim is to create a small, sustainable market that stallholders enjoy being a part of and that brings the collective talents of the art/craft world to the suburban public.
It is a great market to dip your toe in the craft market waters - give it a go, as they say - and have an opportunity to talk to other stallholders and increase your confidence. It's also a lovely market for more experienced stallholders to share their talents. We try to keep our stall fees very low to make it as worthwhile as possible for everyone involved. We also want our stallholders to make sales and increase their exposure - of course ;0)
But we can't do it without your help. Whether you be a stallholder or a shopper WE NEED YOU!
In order to keep the interest up, we need you to help support our show and ultimately support the handmade community. That means visiting us on market days, letting friends know that we are on, maybe even buying an item or two. It is hard work bringing handmade to the community and many markets find it hard to sustain the momentum needed to do it - we are all mums, workers, crafters, artists, domestic goddesses, girlfriends, etc - so we do what we do because we love it.
But, we do need your help. The next time you see an ad for a craft market, take a couple of hours out of your day and go and visit it. Whether it be at a school, a church hall or a large town hall, someone has put the effort in to share this with you, so support Handmade and help us all.
For more information on The Handmade Show click here.
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