i'm grateful for 'commissions & custom design'

Greetings all,
The highlight to my week has been this sweet custom design cubby curtain order, commissioned by one of my favourite customers.  Her son Thomas has a little cubby area in his wardrobe - imagine a Hamptons Style home with lots of pitched roofing - leaving funny angled spaces in wardorbes & cupboards, perfect hidey holes for little ones. 

So i fashioned a curtain from some subtle laundry stripe fabric in soft red, added blue cowboy fabric lettering - blanket stitched in red & to match the Cath Kidston cowboy bag which hangs in the walk through robe - i added the matching fabric at the bottom of the curtain (the weight helps the curtain hang perfectly).  

 I really did have to contain myself from going into additional detail with stitching & ribbons, pom poms & fringing even, i mean it says KEEP OUT, i had to keep it butch . . .

 i did coordinate a top ribbon in red, white & blue . . .

 & sneak in some blue ric rac with zig zag stitch to the bottom.

 I made a faux door handle in the shape of a sheriff star . . .

 & Western/ Cowboys = cactus . . .

 what is not to love about cactus, such a weird shaped plant??

I just knew exactly what i was going to create from the moment i saw the space & listened to the brief.  I also love a client who says "i trust you" so fresh in my mind, i made it over night & delivered it the following day.  Not only did i gain bonus squeals of delight & kisses, i was handed a bottle of champagne with the words "beautiful things should be celebrated with champagne".  What a sweetheart!!  I've since had images sent of Thomas sleeping in his cubby house & how the curtain looks from a few different angles, glee!!
There is also a little side story . . . you have to use 3 passwords to get into Thomas's cubby.  To maintain his security, i won't blurt them out here.  However, Thomas has a baby sister, who can't say the passwords, so my eldest daughter & i devised a plan for her - we made some laminated cards with the passwords on them.  They were a huge success!!  I just got an SMS saying mummy & daddy have to use these password cards too - the new proceedure is to slide them under the curtain & wait to be granted access, ADORABLE!! 

Just makes my heart sing that i can create something which can make a family so happy & truly add to their play time creativity & sibling bonding.  Have to say, being told by someone who lives in a particularly stylish home filled with divine furnishings & collectable art, that i've created "the most gorgeous thing they've ever seen" just fills me with pride.  I think we all have a soft spot for the deliciously gorgeous things we have handmade for our children.     

 Finally - the giveaway parcels are done up & ready for shipping, congratulations again you lucky 6 ladies!!

So Maxabella Loves, that's what i'm grateful for this week, the most appreciative clients & their wonderful custom design ideas & dreams which they commission & trust me to create.  Have gorgeous weekends everyone, why not build a cubby house??  The blanket-over-the-dining-table-chairs never fails.  Love Posie

my creative space 'cubby house bunting'

Greetings all,

Another Thursday, another Kootoyoo creative space to kick me into action.  Tomorrow i have 250+ gifts to prepare for the school's Mother's Day stall, so making some outdoor/ cubby/ doll's house bunting has been a welcome project.  Armed with scissors, pinking shears, ruler, blunt pencil (why can i never find a pencil & when i do they are blunt & the sharpener is missing??) & about 18 of the prettiest Mexican printed oil cloths a girl could hope for.  I picked up another 15 prints while on holiday in Brisbane, at Beach Vintage (thanks Simone!!)

 I had visions of ric rac edges & lined flags, but that can just add to the variety of the range in the future, for now, keep it simple!!

 Working with material that doesn't have threads is so dreamy.

 I zig zag stitched them onto pretty ribbons.

 Et voila!!  Fit for an outdoor cubby house.

 This is the mini version, these flags made up from remnants from cutting out the larger flags (that's the nothing-is-wasted-patchwork-quilte in me).

 Added a bit of nostaglia with some post it note clouds, perhaps a distraction from the poor lighting effort, i just wanted a quick post.

 I think these would be cute in a doll's house, non??

I'll be making a long version with the larger flags for our BBQ area, just for fun, something for my husband to shake his head at while he cooks.  Love Posie
PS i'll be back to link Kootoyoo in, i'm stuck & can't access her blog right now
EDIT: link seems to be working, poor Kirsty, living on the edge with her blog connectivity.
This bunting is not for the mother's day stall, i'm just doing up wholesale & inexpensive organic soaps, chocolates, soy candles etc & making them look a million dollars for profit to the P&C.  Amazing what a bit of stylish packaging (cello, raffia, washi tape, tissue paper) can do.
Finally, don't forget the lovely IKEA giveaway i have live, next post down, enjoy & good luck!!