Pillowcases for Oncology Kids

I have never been big on sewing, much to my Mothers disappointment, however last week I surprised myself. The charity for the Ruffled Bazaar on the 17th of March was Pillowcases for Oncology Kids so I got my craft on and decorated a pillowcase. I called it "Colour-me-in-pillowcase". I added some pink, yellow and blue stripes in pretty patterned fabric then hand stitched around the edges. I tried a few different types of stitches and used pink, yellow and blue embroidery thread. Then in the spaces between the fabric I doodled with a permanent marker. The pillowcase was delivered with a pack of crayons for colouring in the spaces.

I think my Mum would be pretty proud, I sure am!

February photo a day collection

Yesterday I finally got around to adding the last 2 photos to my February Photo A Day Challenge. It's a great way to bring a little bit of creativity into every day. I am glad I participated. I can't wait to do it again next month. I am happy to say that I only missed 1 day, because my phone's battery was flat. Anyway here is the collection, let me know what you think?

Just so you know...

Handmade Christmas stuff

I've been very busy lately getting ready for Christmas. All of the shopping is completed and wrapped. The Tree looks beautiful (thanks to soph for the help). We have had the Santa photos and went into the city to see the Myer Christmas Windows. During my busy time I have also had time to do a few little handmade goodies for the season. So I thought I would share them with you. Hopefully there will be more time to create next year.

A Christmas star for the front door instead of our tired old wreath.

A handmade gingerbread gift. Label designed by myself,
recipe from a Christmas edition of Donna Hay a few years ago.

2 baubles, one for my Mother and the other for my Sister.

What have you done that is crafty for this Christmas?

Etsy? MadeIt? Ebay? Big Cartel?

I have been using MadeIt to list my products for over 12 months now and I have only made 1 sale. The search features on the site are limited and make it very hard to narrow down what is being searched for, I think this is making it hard to find my products. I think I need to swap over to using Etsy.

Are you an online seller or shopper? If yes, which site do you use? Have you had more success with other sites?

What is happening at Who For You this month.

Just a note to keep you all informed of what is happening behind the scenes here at the Who For You Studio.

Crafty Crayons

Works in progress:

1. Stock for the next Belle Bazaar Twilight Market (held at the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds on the 3rd of December)
2. Crafty crayons. A new product soon to be available from WFY, great for stocking fillers.
3. Christmas colouring books. Another new product, also great for stocking fillers.
4. A few logo designs (details will be released once they are complete).
5. New illustration themes: ballet, fairytale, dinosaurs and cars.

Who For You is now available for purchase from Belle's Bazaar (139 Lumley Street, Upper Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, Australia 4122) and The Collective Store (78 Bay Terrace, Wynnum Qld). So please head down and see all the other lovely little things that are on display.

A change is as good as a holiday

What is the best way to inspire ones mind? Take it out of it's comfort zone and set it free to wander and frolic in a different world!

There is a saying that goes "A changes is as good as a holiday" I think I lived that saying last weekend. Ruby, myself and a friend and her baby girl, took a speedy jet down to fair

Melbourne town (where I used to live) and shopped ourselves into contempt exhaustion and happiness. I visited a few friends, ate some yummy food, spoiled myself with chocolate and bought some new clothes and shoes. I also completed a bit of my christmas shopping and bought some presents for Sophie and Gary. It was a very satisfying weekend.

So now I have a handful of photographs to share with you that capture the essence of the city of Melbourne and inspired my mind. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed my little getaway.