i'm grateful for 'new adventures'

Greetings all,
Thanks for the massive love & support on my new adventure.  The Handmade Hen's Night was in a gorgeous, classy, pretty, fun, crafty, exciting & . . . a huge success.  Let me take you on a tour . . .  

early afternoon i set up a display table at Shop Handmade as a teaser to our customers . . .

 then i set up the real thing & boy did it have everyone interested!!

 I raided the children's bedrooms of trinkets & accessories . . .

 DesignABunch florist next door gave us flowers for my milk bottles . . .

 i laid the centre of the table with vintage shabby trinkets.

 We borrowed a dozen chairs from Sour Cherry cafe on City Walk . . . 

 the Bs & Js were a huge hit, they loved & appreciated the details.

 Then the coolest thing happened, we learned it was a surprise Hen's Party . . .

 there are 12 ladies hiding in the Shop, can you believe it??

 The groom staged a plethora of bizarre scenarios to time their arrival just right . . .

 the friends put on a delicious buffet of food.

 After giggles, nibbles, champagne & reunions, we started the sewing lesson . . .

 they loved it, didn't want to leave, they learned new skills & did some shopping too!!

I had a ball, it was all about the right time (my children are older), right place (Shop Handmade), right audience (Handmade lovers), right stage (experience, confidence), right theme (vintage styling), right partner (thanks to Shop Girl Rachel who stayed on until 9.30p.m. after a long day & provided the screen printed fabrics we played with).  Some people are hungry in business, always moving onto the next thing quickly.  I do what i do because i have  'obstacles' - husband always away & moving, no family support, lots of busy children - so i'm very patient & let things grow slowly so when the opportunity arises, i'm SO ready.  I think it prevents me from ever getting overwhelmed, letting quality slide & my solid plans mean i can literally pull this kind of event out of thin air (we were asked if we could do it on Monday afternoon).  I'm very proud of what we've achieved.
So i'm very grateful for my new adventure, for the opportunity to decorate, teach & share my love for Handmade - its truly a way of life for me.  I hope this is the first event of many.  For more Grateful posts, check out Maxabella Loves.  Love Posie

things i'm loving 'love'

Greetings all,

Just loving the 'love' supplies which are so easy to find these days at local shopping centre.  While i'm using many of my own props from around the house for the Handmade Hen's Night as decorations tonight, i couldn't resist this giant cork board love heart. 

 Apparently the bride is into all things Handmade (thus Shop Handmade being her favourite Shop in the whole wide world) & loves Frankie magazine too, so i'm checking the latest issue for some vintage inspiration.

 I'm filling IKEA jars with pot pourri, confetti, buttons, lavender & love to pretty up the senses.  

 I've created a sewing guide & am making up little thread cards for our bakers dozen of crafty ladies, i am so loving the different textures of silky & cotton threads.

 For more 'Things I'm Loving' this Friday, check out PaisleyJade's sweet blog.

Alright already, just throw the Handmade Hen's Night & bring us the images & details, i hear you!!  Very excited to be back up & running with full speed internet - very much realising how much usage 4 school children put on my internet monthly allowance with their assignments, it's ruining my blogging access. 
Thanks again for all your excited comments & dreams of pressing your noses up against the Shop windows to check out the VIP party tonight, you're so awesome, it fills me with confidence & love.  I've sent the bride-to-be's hen's night host some sneak peeks of images, she is thrilled, yippee.  Wishing you all gorgeous weekends, love Posie

my creative space 'Handmade Hen's Night'

 Greetings all,
Thanks for your support, love & interest in my last post, yippee, i'm very thrilled to reveal that i'm hosting/ teaching/ creating a Handmade Hen's Night.  For a very cool, craft loving bride-to-be who dreams of all things vintage, pretty & handmade . . . we're holding it at Shop Handmade - the hen's favourite shop in the whole wide world, of course!!  So how could we (Shop girl Rachel & i) resist holding a VIP function in the middle of the Shop where girls can squeal, shop, sew, snack & send their gorgeous friend off into wedding bliss.  Shop will be closed from 6p.m. (regular trade) to the general public for this private function on Friday night.  You can peer in the windows though & be jealous.   

 Will i ever get tired of using these French blocks??

 Trial run of decorations & setting up on my studio floor.  I'll get fresh biscuits, but seeing it's a Zumba party for my children & their friends tonight (8 children for dinner), they'll get eaten!!

 Little flags, rose lights & pot pourri, smells & looks delicious.

 I'm going to put a B tag on the pink suitcase & a J tag on the blue one.

 The crochet chocolates will be pin cushions, of course!!

 So imagine 180cm of trestle table goodness laid out for a dozen crafty ladies.

 Trying to make Bs & Js but my CriCut blade is blunt & i can't find the official cutting mat either??  I might just use the Sizzix or hand cut, small hiccup & laziness not keeping equipment maintained.

So wish us well, i figure if we make any tiny mistakes, the champagne might cover them up, non??  It's Shop Handmade's birthday in less than 10 days, 1 year old, ahhhh. 
Thanks for all the well wishes for my middle daughter's chin - it's Chin Watch day 5 & healing nicely, well, from a bruise point of view, it's pretty horrible in it's 5 shades of purple, red & brown.  Thanks for pointing out how clean her nose is, this particular child is always immaculate.

For more creative space invading, check out the queen, Kootoyoo, love Posie