a fabric obsession...

i really cant help myself when it comes to gorgeous fabric and a sale! i told myself that i wouldn't buy any more fabric until i had used this big stash of yummy fabrics

but alas i was browsing etsy last week and came across the Fabric Closet having a moving sale and had all fabric on sale....

and these happen to jump into my shopping basket....



WHOOPS.....(but secretly i LOVE it!)

maybe i should spent more time sewing and less time browsing haha!

thanks for stopping by!

Jess

Birthday celebrations...

Well Little miss and i headed up to Handmade Heaven today, both to drop off some stock and have a poke around the shop. Liesa went all out and the place looked GREAT - balloons and facepainting, cupcakes and the shop jam-packed with handmade loveliness. Little Miss of course went straight for the balloons and kept changing her mind on what colour balloon she wanted - pink, no brown, no PINK! (we finally settled on pink - no suprises!) she got her face painted 'like a princess' while mummy got 5 minutes of peaceful browsing without making sure she wasn't pulling 'all the pretties' off the shelves at her height!

i recently set myself up a little space downstairs and although it is wonderful and a great work space, it is lacking in a little creative look. So i just couldn't help myself when i saw this wall hanging made by Lilly Cottage. Perfect for the bare wall in the studio - LOVE IT!



hanging on the wall in the studio....



Now im off i have a date with my recliner, a hot cuppa and our flat screen to watch the Maroons make it 5 straight series against the blues!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jess

Birthday SALE!

Handmade Heaven is turning one tomorrow and are have a MASSIVE one day sale to celebrate! Many handmadies are having sale on their products for tomorrow only. You can head up to Handmade Heaven and see Liesa and if you spend $20 (which less face it, is not hard to do with all those handmade goodies!) you receive a free Di-Licious cupcake and a ticket into the draw to win a HUGE handmade hamper.

i will also be taking 20% off my stock of clutches, cards and blossoms TOMORROW ONLY! and i think i will also be heading up there to buy myself some goodies....

these will be coming with me to stock up my space for tomorrow so they will be on sale at 20% off...










hope to see you there!

JESS

Well i have been spoilt this week in celebration of my birthday

i received these lovely goodies from my friends and family....

i have wanted a bread maker for a while now and thanks to my ever s0 practical hubby i now have one of my own! As a kid my mum always used to make her own bread and i used to love waking up in the morning to the delicious smell of a hot loaf of bread on the table! so i've been cooking up a storm this week - Mr JK keeps coming home to loaves of EVERYWHERE.

i also got these...





i was banned from the kitchen for the night while Mr JK cooked me a fabulous dinner and a BIG chocolate cake YUM!



But what i am most excited about is still coming in the post and i just cant wait for it to arrive.....



Now i don't own any sewing books (i'd love some recommendations?), so i am excited to get me hands on this one! I can't wait to get sewing and share some of these projects! It looks so delicious, so excited!

thanks for stopping by!

JESS

Flea Market Finds...

I decided to play along with flea market finds this week over at Sophie @ her library adventures. I usually am a spectator, visiting all the entrants to oooooh and ahhhhh over their finds but this week i have decided to play along.

I must admit, i've always enjoyed op shopping but only since i started seriously crafting did i find a real thrill in it. It really can be quite addictive! scouring op-shops for that those hidden treasures to make all sorts of crafty goodies with! And the things that i buy rarely end up the way they started. I am fortunate to have several op-shops within 10 mins drive which is great.

so these are my flea market finds for this week.....

a pair of vintage purses - 1 found at a garge sale for 50c and the other for $2 in the op shop. The black one is in great condition with luxurious velvet. The white one has a few stains so im thinking i might replace the material part of it with a vintage lace or something?



Some vintage sheets and embroidered linen...







This sweet doiley tablecloth caught my eye in the op shop i just had to have it for only $5....





you can head over to Sophie's to check out more goodies...


Thanks for looking!
JESS

New Stockist for JK

hi everyone
i have some exciting news that i can now announce......

JK CREATIONS has a new online stockist!

i have had my MADE IT shop open for a few months now and i have found that it is a great platform to showcase handmade goodies especially for online boutiques. I am so excited to be stocking my clutches now with Jenni from the online boutique SHIMI. They are a fabulous online shop for women's fashion and accessories, so make sure you hop on over and have a browse! Also visit their blog for exciting new products heading into the store....

Thanks for looking!
JESS

Drrrrrrrrrrrrrum roll please......

wow i have been blown away by the lovely 196 super sweet comment that were left for me and now it time to announce the winners! Thanks so much for all your comments ive read each and every one of them and im going to try and get around to all of your blogs in the next few days to say hi and take a look around!

The thing i love about these giveaways is the chance to find new and gorgeously interesting new blogs to follow!! so thanks once again to all those who came to visit me and follow my blog, welcome!

so all 196 of you went into my 'virtual bowl'




and with the help of my youngest (who spent about 5 minutes rabbiting through all the bits of paper before she decided to pulled one out) we have a winner............









Congratulations to Cinnamon for Scarlette and Cinnamon and Sebastian too!!!!!


and for the runners- up prizes, the pink damask clutch goes to.....





Kelly from Mummy Makes!!!!

and the other runners-up prize (maroon and gold clutch) is heading to.....



ummm... that would be antmee upside down!

Congrats these three winners, an email is being sent your way to snail mail your new goodies!

i wish i was able to send you all some goodies, that's how much i enjoyed your sweet comments! I hope to see you all back here soon

Thanks for looking!

JESS