horse parade two

I just love taking pictures of my niece's many, many horses. Sometimes they are in a perfect arrangement.

Also: Kraftbomb is on this weekend! Sunday 27th September in the Grey Lynn Community Centre- yay!!

thank you

Just a little note... Thank you to all the people who have brought violet&may over the last year of craft-fairs (especially Kraftbomb). I'm going to take a little holiday from 'commercial crafting' (as I like to call it) for a while.

But don't fret! I will still be making things! At the moment I have a handful of projects on the go-go so I will try and try to post them as I finish them :)

Also, soon soon (tomorrow) is Lucky Penny Crafty Club! Please come along to Mezze bar (I will point out that we will be sitting at the couches at the back of the bar.

p.s. please approach knitting socks with extreme caution. More about that later.

kraftbomb! next sunday!

hello!

Its kraftbomb tomorrow!  See you there!

new year, new sewing

I think that there has been a bit of a delayed response with my blogging this year (so far).  It kind of goes like this.. do some craft/sewing/see something inspiring. Think about blogging about it.  Then watch the time slip by... 

So now I am seizing the moment, and finally blogging about something (if only about a week too late!)  I had been hoarding some luscious Liberty 'Mim' fabric for some time, and have finally turned it into something worthwhile: version 3.0 of the 'ever versatile top'- this time a ray of sunshine!  This time I had accessorised with some very cute little cross-stitch buttons from the lovely Heleen at Ruby In The Dust- which I had purchased at a craft fair earlier and just happened to be a perfect match colour-wise!

the christmas-y one!

Wow, I can't believe how quickly this month has gone! I've been busy managing my day job, Christmas shopping for the family and crafting like a crafty crafter! I'm jumping from one craft fair to another, and this week it is Kraftbomb! This time round there is two whole rooms of craftiness- so lots of people and lots of crafts. I'm going to be selling some fresh new collars (dots and cute little butterflys), a few necklaces, and I will be introducing a range of collar- inspired girl's singlets which are going to be ridiculously cute!

So come along- Kraftbomb runs from 11am - 2pm at the Greylynn Community Centre!

c'mon!

Only 1 and a bit days to go until the next Kraftbomb! Until then there is a bit of sewing to do.. I'm looking forward to sunday! Kraftbomb is at the Greylynn Community Centre, Richmond Rd 11am- 2pm!

all stitch'd up

I do like tattoos, even though I must confess that I don't own any (some combination of my Libran indecisiveness and slight fear of needles)!  So I brought a Stitch'd Ink design at Kraftbomb a few months ago and have finally finished the design.  Somewhere along the lines I forgot that cross stitch is very addictive- I'm sure thats because you don't really have to think much while working on them (that happened once or twice and I ended up forgetting to do a row or two! Oops!).  I did add the word 'Auntie' an old-school tattoo font which was a bit of a challenge- especially the 'A' which has all sorts of odd angles.  I chose to add the word 'Auntie' as I've been an auntie since I was 6 (most of my life) and I thought this would be a great way to make it some kind of badge. I do like the charm and irony of a piece like this.  I will get it framed eventually- most likely in a type of frame that is at odds with the design.  

I've also been working on a little painting- I'll post that when it's done!

notes from the craft fair

new necklaces

suzy-lee collars

button collars

Today was kraftbomb day, and it went really well.  There was a really positive atmosphere with this craft fair- lots of friendly people, neat crafts and live music which really added to the atmosphere.  I had some new collars to show (they were not very photogenic... I am a terrible photographer, and the ones I really wanted to show you turned out blurry.  Oops.)  I also added some necklaces with a bow shape- an idea to use up left over fabric and to try something new.  I left feeling really positive about the whole craft thing.  Sometimes I think its so nice to be able to participate in something like that.

Another piece of news-news that I've been neglecting to mention is that my collars have recently been listed on Toggle, a website that sells New Zealand craft, which is quite special.  So even if you can't make to the craft fairs they will be online (yay!).

Its a long weekend in New Zealand, which is nice.  It is so relaxing to have an extra day off- I plan to spend it finishing off reading Sense and Sensibilty (Jane Austen of course!) which is surprisingly good.  And I will dip into my Liberty stash and make myself yet another smocky top from my super-easy and useful pattern....  Perhaps I will show you the results in the next post.

the next one!

Wow!  I have been really busy crafting here and there for the next kraftbomb!  This one looks to be exciting with a Halloween theme and much more stalls.  I've been developing some new collars ideas (going nautical!) as well as some necklaces (I love accessorising!) so I'm really looking forward to it.  Its going to be great to see what other vendors have up their sleeves as well!  Catch you there at the Grey Lynn Community Centre (Auckland) 11am-2pm.

kraftbomb

Whew!  After that mad mad rush of sewing I can relax... The stall at kraftbomb was a bit of a slow one, but thankfully I sold some collars (which keeps the morale up!) and made a great looking batch of raspberry muffins. It was great to meet some new people and see a few familiar faces about.  Creative-wise, I'm thinking of some new designs and ideas to keep things fresh- like more necklace-y things and an Eton collar style.  And summer colours!

I brought one of City's Stitched Ink cross-stitch kits which will be great to stitch up- I havent made a cross stitch kit for years... I have strong memories of spending a long amount of time stitching a teddy-bear wedding kit when I was about thirteen- my mother is threatening to get it framed....

And last but not least is a picture of some gorgeous wisteria at my sisters...

violet&may at kraftbomb 2!

In a mad mad rush of sewing... I'm off to the Kraftbomb craft fair (or should that be kraft??) on Sunday at the Greylynn Community Centre this Sunday 28th September 1-4pm.  I have some super-cute new violet&may collars which I just can't wait to show you!  Come along for some craftiness!