New design-

I have been looking at a beautiful cross stitch of a rose, its a tablecloth hanging over an ugly bookcase next to my computer, for a while now... I love the pattern of it  and have wanted to use the design for something for ages but I didn't know what.... I wanted to give it a modern twist. 

So it's pixels rather than cross stitches. 

I am thrilled with how it has turned out.
What do you think?
It's in the shop here. 

Really?? A package from who??

Yesterday when I got home after a 4 hour round trip to see Angelina Ballerina perform a 45 minute ballet concert- it was cute but seriously mammoth drive. I was rewarded with some mail.

From Etsy. 

Yep! Etsy sent me a present !

Many of you may remember a craft documentary that was shown here in Australia earlier in the year- I cannot remember what it was called but it was really going on about how Etsy is this big faceless corporation taking money from artists etc etc it annoyed me a lot so yesterday when I got this lovely mail I felt validated. I don't think it is a big faceless corporation.  I have always had emails answered quickly and politely and this has been not only helpful but great customer service. I think it is what you make it. I love the people that buy things from me on Etsy- the little notes they leave telling why they are buying that specific cushion and the lovely thank you emails. 

As I said when the craft documentary was discussed the next day on twitter Etsy has changed my families life. Literally. I could not have had the success I have had with My Bearded Pigeon without it. I think the small commission taken from each sale is very reasonable- considering bricks and mortar shops take about 50% ( I realise the costs are very different  and it is comparing apples and oranges but in terms of where can I sell my craft when I am starting out?) and Etsy take 3%.

There are about 300 000 thousand shops on Etsy and so I am not exactly  sure why I  got a present, I did write a big forum post once about the do's and don'ts of etsy... maybe that was it? Its certainly not because my sales are huge compared to thousands of other people my sales have been small...

Anyway, all I know is it was completely nice and completely unexpected and it came with a lovely handwritten note.

Thanks Etsy and Thanks Danielle. 

Additional note: It would appear SOME people think that this post is being boastful and intended to make other people feel bad that they didn't get anything. Really!! Why think like that? Why would I try to make other people feel bad? 

Mother's Day is on Sunday!!

I thought this could be one of the posts you could oh- so- casually flick over to your husbands email....

Lovely bag for up-coming holidays from hoakonhelga

                                                            Birdfeeder from Studiolicious  (great if you are just about to get a big new huge deck)

                                                       I Love Clouds print from EloiseRenouf

                                                  Black clutch from urbanheirlooms



Brooch from nervoussystem ( or any of the other lovelies)

  Season by Yellena

And as it is too late for most of these to get here by Sunday, its not to late if you have a birthday coming up in a couple of months!



EeeeP!!!!

I'm excited.  I would love it if you swung past and said hi.... you can even find out Chef and Busy's names!!!

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

.... and on Etsy Finds too.... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
scroll right to the very very very bottom....

swapsie

I did a swap. On Etsy. It was great. I spotted these chooks one day and we got chatting- we both really liked what the other one did so decided to do a swap. Sandi's shop is called Benandi and we were both very excited when I respective plushies arrived!

I was very excited to get a chicken from Kansas- I called him Reginald Rooster:

How divine is the fabric?- Its even better in real life!!! Its vintage fabric Sandi found in her grandmothers garage.

Sandi got one of my wabbits from here called Rosa -Lee

Neither of us are letting our children get their filthy little mits on them.

Reginald is all mine.

if you haven't already scroll down to enter my giveaway....

new bits in the shops

It has been a while since I have had a chance to actually sew anything to list on Madeit or Etsy. I have been making birthday presents for all and sundry...Both the shops needed a bit of an overhaul and I have started restocking for Summer ( on Madeit) and Winter (on Etsy)... Loads more coming....

Some fishy Fisherman pants from here




plush log baby rattle / shaker you can get one here

Peggy Perriwinkle is available here.

If you haven't already entered my giveaway is on very very soon!!! Enter here

new little critters...

I have been doing some sewing of late as I was excited to see I have now reached double figures on Etsy sales. Look out world domination is just around the corner!!!!...so I thought I should re-stock the shop...and Madeit too... have a look if you like... If you like anything email me and I will do a discount for readers of this blog.

1. Joe available here
2. Angus Appleberry is over here
3. Penelope Perriwinkle is here
4. Rosa-Lee can be found here

Its hard letting go of Joe, I do love him...

ETSY finds!!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Agatha von Vanderbeetle was featured in Etsy Finds- Natural history today and she sold and I have orders for more!! yipppeee and thankyou to everyone who excitedly emailed me!!!