Stitches and Swapsies
January 23, 2010
It’s been a bit of a rough week. Earlier in the week I found out that the Stitches & Craft Sydney show has been postponed to August. Just when I was gearing up for the new year of markets and shows. This has left me feeling a bit like a a ship without any wind in it’s sails – almost like I’m stuck in the harbor waiting for the trade winds to set me off on another adventure but so far this January… nothing. Not that I’m without things to do, I’ve been finalising the Love Owl and new Owl Mobile kits this week and not going to Stitches and Craft means I’ll be able to concentrate on the online store and etsy (one of my millions of new years resolutions). It’s just that I was looking forward to the market buzz.
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So sadly I won’t see you at Stitches and Craft in February but I will most definitely be at the Melbourne show in May. And in other great news I’ll be at Mathildas market in March.
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I signed up for sooz’s tea towel swap. I love a good swap and thought a little change from sock toys into a new craft might do me some good. My swap partners are the lovely Magdalena from the Craft Revival and Nyssa of Surreal Design. So I’ve been off getting some inspiration for styles – I haven’t illustrated in quite a while but I’m really looking forward to it. I seem to remember my dad going through a t-shirt screenprinting phase so there might even be some father/daughter crafting time – not seen since disastrous Year 9 art project. Love a little side adventure.
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So some tea towel inspiration below… Campervans by Pearl & Earl, borrowed spoons by Skinny LaMinx, “T” towel by SpinSpin, Chopper Bike by Pearl and Earl
Hello. My name is Claire. I have a sock toy addiction. It began two years ago when I was pregnant and nesting. At first I dismissed it. I hadn't sewn in years. "Craft Schmaft" I said. Well it seems this crafty thing is here to stay. This blog brings you the delights of making sock softies, fabric finds and crafty inspiration from round the interweb.
January 24, 2010 at 8:45 AM
I was interested to hear that SCS are not doing Feb. I have been asking around on Skout with no reply. I tried to look into there website and the living creative site however nothing???
Your new adventure shounds great can’t wait to see what you come up with…
Sarah
January 24, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Grrr at SCS… with all your plans laid out no wonder you’re feeling a little buzz killed. How under rated are tea towels?! They can show off some seriously awesome designs just by hanging around a kitchen!!
xo Steph
January 24, 2010 at 11:47 AM
bummer about stitches, how odd to postpone it!!!!! I’m sure there is less stress now and yay I’m at mathilda’s in march too!!!! so much nicer to do a market with a few familiar faces there plus we know the venue
I’ll drop off the fabric to you tmrw plus my new kokka arrives tomorrow some time…so exciting even though I have no idea what is coming as I can’t remember!!!!
corrie:)
January 24, 2010 at 5:36 PM
So sorry about S&C, that sucks! However it’s nice to have a new project, and I am seriously digging that skinny laminx tea towel!
January 25, 2010 at 6:29 PM
Yay to hear you’ll be at S&C in Melbourne – and that the Sydney version lives to see another date. And enjoy that foray into the screenprinting stuff – I have only dipped a big toe to date but have had a whole lot of fun!