Back...

I know i know, its been a while! The good news is that my lack of posting is not due to lack of crafting - more to do with lack of time.

Every year just before christmas when my list of christmas sewing is still WAAAAAy longer than it should be, i swear i will start my christmas sewing earlier (like in January perhaps?!) but alas here i am with 2 weeks till Christmas and still with presents to sew.

So this is a little of what has been happening:















1. Hen's night invites
2. Wedding invites - it is Wedding season!
3. A framed gift for one of my best ladies..
4. A lamp and bunting set for a special little one year old!
5. A lamp/bag set as a christmas gift.

....and thats only one ones i actually remembered to take photos of!

Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

2010 wrap up and some big news.....

Who can believe that another year is over - just like that! I still feel like i am i fast forward, time is just going by so fast!


Christmas festivities brought the 'BIG' man with lots of fun gifts for the kids, yummy food to indulge in, games to be played and good company to enjoy, catching up with family. I was even totally spoilt by Mr JK, who surprised me with an IPAD for Christmas - i think im hooked!! So i've spent some time uploading some fun Apps, Ebooks (of which i am through 3 books already!) and games - which the kids mastered in no time!



The time before Christmas seemed to get away from me, though i did manage to get a good amount of my gifts handmade (and subsequently forgot to take photos!) but i did manage to squeeze in a last minute Christmas dress for little Miss using the Delilah pattern:





The Christmas - new years week is always busy for us, as we have little Mr's birthday squeezed in there for good measure. Which means more get together's, indulgent food and of course pressies for him!

But he does love it of course - big 7 already!



Mr's choice for a Pirate cake!


Thankfully in amongst the rain we managed to get just about the only fine and sunny day of the week, perfect for a bit of Slip-and-Sliding!




So needless to say that by the time we get to the end of the week, the welcoming of the new years is a quiet affair! 2010 was a pretty good year for us and here is a quick wrap up of some projects i finished throughout the year:



Some of my crafty goals for 2011 including - learning to quilt and making a single bed quilt for each of the kids (I love to sew but don't actually know how to quilt), complete some of my unfinished projects that a piling up, decorate the kids room and making all gifts for this year handmade (including Christmas which i will definitely start sewing earlier!)


I'm not really one to make New Year's resolutions on account that i usually fail to stick to them! So i usually just have a few goals that i like to work towards for 2011. I am looking forward to a year full of new projects, new adventures, new memories and new beginnings. Our exciting news is that 2011 will bring the arrival of our 3rd baby in June!!!

Hence my absence around here and the lack of posts - you forget just how utterly exhausting that first trimester is! So this years projects will no doubt including a lot of baby and nursery sewing, watch this space!

Well done if you've made it this far, a big post i know. Wishing you all a fabulous new year, full of new endeavors and exciting possibilities!!

Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

Merry Christmas to all!

Just a quick post to wish everyone out there in blogland a very merry Christmas. We hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas full of good cheer and festive goodies!




Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

Catching up....

...On pretty much everything i'm afraid!I have no other excuse for being absent other than, like a lot of people i have been whirlwind busy with all the usual end of year events - break-up parties, christmas parties, end of year concerts and presentations.

All of these requiring baking, making of costumes, practicing of songs and speeches and sewing of christmas gifts for various special people! All of this amounts to one very neglected blog! School holidays also doesn't help with one 3 year old and one almost 7 year needing entertainment! and we have 8 weeks of it to look forwards to......

So im catching up and sharing some pics from the happenings of the past few weeks...

These went out to all the classmates of Mister.



These gorgeous brooches also arrived in the mail from super talented and lovely lady! just in time for the deer one to be added into Mister's teacher present.....



This dear little softie was finished just in time to be posted down to pip for the mirabel foundation


I also managed to make it up to handmade heaven to gather some remaining Christmas stock for some orders. I am putting the remaining stock including christmas cards, tags and yarn wreaths at 20% off to clear my christmas stock.



Some of these are among those still for sale so head over to see Liesa to snap up a deal!

Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

My Creative Space.....

Is getting serious this week. After another week of struggling to find my crafting mo-jo, i am armed - with a strong tea, my christmas list (ARRRG!) and most of all a PLAN.



I have some new clutches cut out and ready to be sewn up for my rather neglected looking shop at the moment!



Im determined to forge ahead with my christmas sewing with some PJ's and matching bunny sets for nieces and family friends. and next on the list is teacher thank you gifts as there is little more than a week until the start of the school holidays......



So im hoping to make a big dent in my to-do list today. That's the plan anyway.....

More creatives spaces here

Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

Christmas in the Country and a Thank you!

Two big boxes all packed up and heading off to be a part of the Handmade Heaven stall at the Christmas In The Country Market!



You can find wreaths, Christmas cards and tags, clutches, purse gift sets, brooches and hairpins amongst many other goodies from talented handmadies at the stall.

If you are in the Brisbane/Toowoomba area this weekend it is well worth the lovely drive out to gatton for this market of 60 stalls of handmade and country goodness. here are the particulars:

Date: 5th & 6th of November 9am - 4pm

Where: Gatton Shire Hall, North St, Gatton qld

Cost: Adults $6, Children under 12 FREE

* You can also attend opening night on Thursday 4th November, 7pm with limited pre-paid tickets ($22 adult/$8 kids) ph 0439735058 to purchase


Secondly i have to do a shout out and big THANK YOU to the queen of chenille herself, Selina for this wonderful giveaway that i won during blogtoberfest.

Thanks so much, the first chance we get will be making these gorgeous chenillle fairies with little miss!

Thanks for stopping by!
JESS

Knock Knock....

IT has been a little quiet here lately mainly due to the fact that i have been a busy bee preparing stock for the Gatton Christmas market. This week i have been working on a new product especially for the Christmas season. So i have been up to my elbows in yarn, felt and hot glue!

I finally finished this project off and thought i would share a quick sneaky peek of some of these new yarn wreaths...



Pretty up any front door and spread some Christmas cheer...

Thanks for stopping by!

Jess

My Creative Space..... a little late

Im a little late with my creative space this week - there's a bit of a nasty bug going around at the moment. But the preparations for the Gatton Christmas in the Country market press on.

so here is a little sneaky peek at a new product i'm working on for the market...



More creative peeps here.

Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....

Well it beginning to look a lot like christmas now in out house. With the last of my christmas card orders going out i have been turning my attention to my Christmas gifts for this year....

I have been roaming my local handmade markets for the last few months in search of some wonderful handmade goodies to go under the tree this year and seeing all the beautiful things that people are making out there actually inspired me this year to resurrect my sewing machine that has been hibernating in my sewing cabinet to come up with some handmade Christmas gifts....

And i must say that it has rekindled my love of sewing! So with some fabulous patterns off Etsy and some funky fabric from my local quilting store, i have been sewing up a storm...

I stumbled across this fabulous pattern for this clutch, which i upsized to make some vintage make-up bags for my oldest and best friends.....







And it seems to have worked because i think the line at our Christmas lunch was
"Forget Oronton, i'm going vintage". There's something to be said for handmade gift, do you think?!

Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

Christmas Mini's

Hey there!
I've been flat stick with orders for the festive season so i have a quick post today to show you some mini Christmas cards i have been working on...




I'd love to know what you all think out there in blogland!

Thanks for stopping by!


JESS

Christmas, Thank You's and Happy Birthdays..

Hi All,
A couple of projects to share with you today

First of all some new christmas cards...

1. red green swirl MC 2. red-green diamonds MC


3. red-green swirl oval MC 4. red green diamonds oval MC

And new thank you's...



And this new Happy Birthday card...
i especially love colours in this printed paper, unusual but stunning i think...

Love to know what you think!




Thanks for stopping by!

JESS

'Tis the Season...

Yes, the silly season is fast approaching and i have had requests for christmas cards already. So to share with you today is my christmas card range available now....


Aqua Snowflakes


Maroon stripe holly


Maroon floral lace


red star peace and joy


gold stripe merry christmas


aqua and maroon baubles


black and gold holly


black and red star


red glitter tree


green baubles glitter


blue glitter angel

Stay tuned for a very exciting announcement i have for you later this week..

Thanks for stopping by!!

JESS