tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132641306661507802024-02-19T18:54:11.449+13:00SkipappleSkipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-49594628639454288602010-04-18T17:02:00.001+12:002010-04-18T17:03:19.929+12:00A big blog post that's long overdue!My gosh, it has been well over a month since my last blog post! There has been so many changes in my life recently that I literally haven't had the time to sit down and write a post. But things are finally starting to fall back into place and settle down so I am back on board and ready to get into the swing of things.<br />
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Some of you may already know, but I am now a full time employee again. After being self employed for 9 long months, I am now back into a 40 working week (not that I didn't work hard when I worked for myself!) I took on some temp work back in March that was supposed to be only for a month or 2, but they offered me a full time role in my first week and it was too good to turn down. That doesn't mean that any of my other ventures are being put to rest however — I just need to find some extra hours each day to squeeze them in. Funnily enough though, I have started becoming more productive and my time management has improved immensely. Who would have thought? Yay to working again!<br />
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So here is a brief overview of the last month for me. Shortly after Craft 2.0 it was my birthday :) I had some lovely celebratory drinks in Takapuna at the new Irish Pub.<br />
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</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few days later followed the first <a href="http://aucklandcraftcollective.co.nz/">Auckland Craft Collective</a> evening. It was on "Online Marketing" and was a huge success. We had 2 fabulous guest speakers — Esther from <a href="http://toggle.co.nz/">Toggle.co.nz</a> and Elliot from <a href="http://endemicworld.com/">Endemicworld.com</a>. I learnt so much from this evening and am currently working on lots of changes for Skipapple as a result (new blog post on these soon!). You can check out the 10 Top Tips from the evening on our <a href="http://aucklandcraftcollective.blogspot.com/2010/04/online-marketing-10-top-tips.html">blog</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next week was Crafternoon Tea. It was a lovely day with lots of craft goodness (as always!). I was sat next to a fabulous new up and coming baby clothing label, Bubbarino. They have the most adorable childrens clothing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then the following week I attended my first <a href="http://kraftbomb.blogspot.com/">Kraftbomb</a>. As I imagined (and as it has been every time I have gone along as a shopper) it was buzzing with people. I had a lovely time sitting next to the delightful Desiree of Flossys Fancy (I hope I spelt that right!). I only had a half table of goodies for sale that day, but it was still great to be able to be there. I'm going to apply every 3 months, and *fingers crossed* will get to see what each season is like at Kraftbomb :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Also on the same day as Kraftbomb, two of my best friends from back home (Perth), Caitlyn and Liam, had a gorgeous baby girl, Hudson Olivia and I think that one of those dresses from Bubbarino (above) would look absolutely gorgeous on her.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a rather relaxing long weekend, with nothing exciting to report! I caught up housework, paperwork and me time. It was so nice to be able to relax. I also managed to get the time to sew a little present for my best friends new little girl. You'll have to excuse the quality of the photos — I took them just before I wrapped it up and took it the post office :) I even did my first ever bit of embroidery with her name and date of birth. I was pretty chuffed with how it came out — not too shabby for a first attempt! The blanket is made from baby pink and white chenille, the back is lined with baby pink flannelette and I put some cute stain blanket binding around the edge to finish it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpV5LlWqtJQKjaQOVxbZxUt2Q77RkwpV1qWGEVcUcqWFBy3-JGxJ0fMtEtRMsPlBk25WPX_TZ-HzaI2Y9zGKyZKt4xERHyZn8ScnKLRoodtSwr75tANak-a82DDg9I7JZm7Qx0IGqTg/s1600/Crafternoon-Tea-Crafters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpV5LlWqtJQKjaQOVxbZxUt2Q77RkwpV1qWGEVcUcqWFBy3-JGxJ0fMtEtRMsPlBk25WPX_TZ-HzaI2Y9zGKyZKt4xERHyZn8ScnKLRoodtSwr75tANak-a82DDg9I7JZm7Qx0IGqTg/s320/Crafternoon-Tea-Crafters.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some of the April Crafternoon Tea stallholders</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Phew.... what a big overview of the last month! Of course, there was also the Auckland Craft Collective "Book-Keeping" evening last week which was another great success. You can check out the top tips for evening over at the <a href="http://aucklandcraftcollective.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-book-keeping.html">blog</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I have lots of work to do on a couple of exciting things coming up (it's a secret for now... but you'll know soon enough!) so I had better get back to it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you have all had a fabulous weekend. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Chat again soon x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kylie Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829526026100503410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-48249412401102770362010-03-07T18:52:00.001+13:002010-03-07T18:58:49.476+13:00Craft 2.0 GoodnessPhew... what a jam-packed few days it's been. After weeks of anticipation and excitement, Jess (<a href="http://bambamcreative.blogspot.com/">Bam Bam Creative</a>) and I were up in the early hours of Friday morning — 4.30am wake ups aren't what I'd call fun — and were headed for the airport. We were greeted by an absolutely stunning Wellington day (which from previous visits, I wasn't sure existed!) and whilst it was a busy day, we still had a chance to enjoy the sunshine.<br />
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After a relaxing lunch in the sun and a visit to <a href="http://www.madamefancypants.com/">Madame Fancy Pants</a> store on Cuba St, the ever lovely Sue Tyler (Of <a href="http://supervery.com/">Supervery</a> and <a href="http://craft2.org/">Craft 2.0</a> fame) and her equally lovely Mum picked us up and took us out to the <a href="http://www.dowse.org.nz/">New Dowse</a> to set up. The New Dowse is such a perfect venue — I loved the crisp clean, open feel it had. Jess and I unpacked our strategically sorted suitcases that resembled a sort of Jigsaw Puzzle that all fit together perfectly, and began to set up our tables.<br />
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We headed back to our Hostel, enjoyed some dinner and watched a play that was showing in the Fringe Festival and headed back to our room to try and get some sleep to prepare ourselves for the next day. We were up early the next morning and were lucky enough to score a lift to Craft 2.0 with Heleen (<a href="http://rubyinthedustdolls.blogspot.com/">Ruby in the Dust</a>) and her sister.<br />
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It was a fabulous day, and although it was said to have been a slow day in Craft 2.0 standards it still had a constant flow of browsers and shoppers all day, which was nice. Lots of Skipapple goodies found their way to new homes and it was really good to meet some new crafters and to catch up with ones I have met previously. I would have liked some more time to get around and see other stalls, but there was no real opportunity to sneak away from my table.<br />
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Before we knew it we were packing up, heading to the airport and flying home again. Wellington gave us a lovely view as we departed, and for that last little bit of happiness and sunshine, I was very grateful!<br />
Here is a lovely snap that Jess took of the view from the plane (she nabbed the window seat... so I've shotgun for the next trip down! hehe)<br />
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After arriving home, tired and exhausted from what felt like DAYS away (it was literally only about 36 hours) I had a cuppa and a brief Facebook check, before heading to bed for a nice long sleep. As much as I enjoyed my trip — with all the rushing around and busyness — it was good to be home!<br />
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I'm really looking forward to heading down for the next Craft 2.0 (fingers crossed I get in!) and I've already started researching flights and accommodation.<br />
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I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and that the <a href="http://devonportcraftmarket.blogspot.com/">Devonport Craft Market</a> was fruitful today for all it's lovely store holders.<br />
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xxxKylie Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829526026100503410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-27934284922362856412010-02-15T17:13:00.000+13:002010-02-15T17:13:57.809+13:00Okay... so it's been a while!I know, I know... my online presence recently has been somewhat lacking. I have been so busy with all the markets in February and March to prepare for, that typing a blog post has been the last thing on my mind!<br />
I have sat down 3 times in the last week to work on a new blog template, but every time I get half way through it, I decide it's not what I want so I scrap it and start again. My aim is to have a new one completed by the end of March. I figured it is better to set a more realistic deadline ;)<br />
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This weekend just gone I was at the <a href="http://devonportcraftmarket.blogspot.com/">Devonport Craft Market</a> . It was a bit of a muggy day, with bouts of rain here and there, but all things considered I had a great day. It was lovely to see lots of new faces around the market and it will be fabulous to see those crafty people back again :) Next weekend I will be heading along to <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a> and I am really looking forward to it. Check out the fabulous flyer that the ever clever <a href="http://lilysmakebelieve.blogspot.com/">Olivia</a> made for it.<br />
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I am really hoping that things will settle down after the super exciting Craft 2.0 in March. I am getting so excited about it, but also a little bit stressed, wondering whether I have enough stock to take down? I have put in my order for some more supplies to make pendants, so the next few weeks are going to be busy, busy, busy!<br />
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I can't believe we are half way through February already. Please Mr 2010, slow down a little so I can enjoy each day a bit more :)<br />
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xxSkipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-42054463059530429532010-01-28T10:58:00.001+13:002010-01-28T11:06:27.555+13:00Making and Markets...As you may have noticed, I've been a little bit quiet on the blogging front recently. It's been because of a combination between being really busy and not having anything super exciting to blog about! But this week has been pretty exciting for me — I've been booking flights to Wellington for March and will be attending the amazing <a href="http://craft2.org/">Craft 2.0</a> in Lower Hutt on the 6th March! I am really looking forward to meeting more crafty peeps. Plus, I'm not heading down there alone... Jess from <a href="http://bambamcreative.blogspot.com/">Bam Bam Creative</a> will be going too! Not to mention the lovely Heleen from <a href="http://rubyinthedustdolls.blogspot.com/">Ruby in the Dust</a> will be there aswell :)<br />
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So as you can imagine, I am now busy working out what I need to organise between now and then — don't want to arrive unprepared! I've got a couple of new items I plan to launch at Craft 2.0 so the next month is going to be a busy one.<br />
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In other non-Skipapple news I went to the movies the other night to see the pre-screening of "<a href="http://www.imnotharryjenson.com/">I'm Not Harry Jenson</a>" which is officially being released in selected cinemas tonight around NZ. It was the second time I had watched it (it was also in the NZ Film Festival last year) and I enjoyed it just as much the second time around. If you get a chance I highly recommend seeing this fabulous Kiwi film. It was made a on very low budget and set in the Waitakere Ranges, but features an awesome cast with lots of twists and turns in the plot.<br />
And if you've seen my facebook name recently (Harry Jenson) you may have heard about their awesome <a href="http://www.facebook.com/imnotharryjenson">marketing campaign</a>. Anyway... definitely head along and check it out soon (before it finishes at the cinemas).<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-52714379554239124222010-01-17T16:56:00.000+13:002010-01-17T16:56:50.962+13:00Getting SortedThe start of this year has been so busy that I haven't really had a proper chance to sit down and assess what my plans and goals are for this year. Of course I already have a general idea in my head about what they are — but I am a "list" person and feel much more organised and motivated once I have everything down on paper. Now I am not one for "New Years Resolutions" because let's be honest, who actually sticks to them? But I've decided that I am going to take some time out this week to get my metaphorical crap sorted and work out a plan of attack. So if I appear to go into hiding for a few days, don't panic... I'll just be hidden under the piles of stuff that I am sorting through in my office and bead storage room!<br />
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In other news, things have been progressing really well with the <a href="http://aucklandcraftcollective.blogspot.com/">Auckland Craft Collective</a> and I am getting more and more excited about the pending launch in March. <a href="http://bambamcreative.blogspot.com/">Jess</a> and I have been working tirelessly on securing some fabulous Guest Speakers, designing and making our website, booking a venue and designing our flyers and brochures ready for print. You may have noticed that our blog and twitter page have both had a make over to align with our new branding. The website is all on target to go live this evening, so come Monday morning we'll be online and you'll be able to check it out and subscribe to our mailiing list.<br />
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Yesterday was <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a> — the first craft market for 2010. It was the first time I had attended the market at it's wonderful location in Kingsland, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I met some lovely new people and got a chance to have a good chat to many crafters. It's a lovely hall and Luisa and Trent have set it up really well. I'm really looking forward to the next one. It was a little on the quiet side, but I still had a pretty successful day all things considered! I took a couple of snaps when I first set up, but got sidetracked for the rest of the market and forgot to take some more. I think Jess remembered too, so I'll link to them when she puts them up :)<br />
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It's been such a beautiful, warm weekend — I think I might head out into the garden for a couple of hours to read a book and soak up some Vitamin D.<br />
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Chat again soon xSkipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-6602896256340396512010-01-13T16:45:00.001+13:002010-01-13T16:46:08.625+13:00It's Tea time again...That's right... Crafternoon Tea is on this Saturday! And of course, I will be there along with many other talented crafty peeps.<br />
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It is back at it's fabulous regular location — the Holy Trinity Church in Kingsland from 10am til 3pm.<br />
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I'll have some more bags available aswell as my collection of pendants, card wallets, coffee cup sleeves, belts and more.<br />
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Hope to see you there xx<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-27467519899583226402010-01-10T12:50:00.002+13:002010-01-11T10:23:33.743+13:00Time FliesI cannot believe that we are nearing the middle of January already — where has all this time gone? I guess I should firstly wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, as I just realised it has been almost a month since I last blogged!It feels so strange (and perhaps a little difficult too) getting back into the swing of things after a lovely break over the festive season, but I am very excited about what this year will bring.<br />
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The end of 2009 was a quiet one for me, with Love Handmade market being the last crafty event for me for the year. Unfortunately it was not very fruitful, but as always, it was lovely to chat to fellow crafters.<br />
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Christmas was very low key for me — I only managed to take 3 photos the entire couple of days surrounding Christmas! Although it was a quiet one, it was very enjoyable and it was nice to be able to relax. Over New Years I went away camping with a big group of friends for a few days out at Murawai. It was a fab few days and I managed to soak up lots of Vitamin D (possibly a little too much on the first day!).<br />
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So far 2010 has been busy with lots of planning being done for Skipapple and lots of work and planning being done on the Auckland Craft Collective. Jess and I decided the old look of Auckland Craft just wasn't quite fitting, so we have had a revamp ready for the New Year.We re-did our logo and have just about finished the website. All we need to do is put in some finishing touches, and it will be online and live this week! I've also surprised myself this weekend and gotten pretty savvy with Blogger by creating a new blog template for the Auckland Craft blog so that it ties in nicely with the new website. Of course it's not up just yet, but will be up at the same time as our new website.<br />
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As for the plans for Skipapple... you'll just have to wait and see! I'm designing a pattern for a new product at the moment, and am deciding on another style of bag to make. I've also got a couple of other accessories lined up to add to the label, but I plan on trying to only work on one thing at a time this year (we'll see how that goes!)<br />
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xxSkipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-84693728120869931092009-12-16T11:34:00.002+13:002009-12-16T11:35:14.586+13:00Felt Christmas Gift Guide - Issue 3This is likely to be the last one of my Christmas Gift Guides, but I don't see why I can't continue these Gift Guides next year. It is a great excuse for me to browse through the <a href="http://felt.co.nz/">Felt</a> website and drool over all the goodies I want!<br />
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So here it is folks, my last Christmas Gift Guide for the year :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/14033/Felt-Sugar-Donuts"><img src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/itemuploads/2824-1260335502/2824-t-35502-Dsc05886.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/12618/Flower-Bib-Necklace"><img src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/itemuploads/4189-1258439804/4189-t-39804-IMG3010.JPG" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/14182/Handmade-Fabric-Magnets---4-pack"><img src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/itemuploads/2240-1247053980/2240-t-83376-SV4004252.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/14529/Gilt-and-Envy"><img src="http://www.felt.co.nz/media/itemuploads/4443-1260839454/4443-t-39454-Gilt-and-Envy-correct-size-watermark.jpg" /></a> <br />
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I couldn't decide on just 6 this time... so popped in a few extras for a last little burst of Christmas Spirit :)<br />
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Happy Shopping xSkipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-39203171341760926542009-12-14T20:08:00.001+13:002009-12-14T20:11:21.588+13:00Sawing, sanding and a broken camera<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, so although the title suggest my broken camera was something to do with my own doing, that is not the case at all ;) Last week was a crazily busy week preparing for the <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a> market (as I am sure it was for many people) and thinking that I had all the time in the world to prepare, I decided one of my first projects would be a couple more displays for my pendants. My first was another smaller version of my earlier created display and the other was the snazzy creation pictured below. Such a cheap but rather effective display (if I don't say so myself). I wanted to add more depth to my market display and make it more visually interesting so I decided to create a display for the pendants without them being on individual cards.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I've cut 3 more bags ready to sew for this weekends <a href="http://lovehandmadecraft.blogspot.com/">Love Handmade</a> market, and I have cut out 6 *new product alert* 'Obi style Belts' which I will be launching this Saturday — exciting stuff! I'm also getting ready to snap (with my sexy new camera) all of my pendants and start uploading them to my Felt shop over the next week.<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-14586644022474889922009-12-09T20:09:00.000+13:002009-12-09T20:09:04.685+13:00Loving the SunshineHow awesome is this weather? I am completely loving it. Summer just puts me in an extra good mood and helps motivate me to get things done. And that is exactly what I have been doing this week — getting lots done! (Warning: The Chrissy Decorations that I made for my ornament swap are in this post... so don't scroll down too far if you don't want to see them!)<br />
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Over the weekend I was lucky enough to get along and see the Dalai Lama talk in Auckland. Whilst he isn't a public speaker as such, he is an amazingly insightful and down to earth guy. His philosophies are truely wonderful, yet are so simple. I left the talk feeling very enlightened and positive, so it was a lovely start to the weekend.<br />
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You may have seen my blog last week about my little melt down I had, when my 160 pendants that I had coated with my new brand of lacquer failed to set, leaving me with 160 unusable pendants. I was worried that they wouldn't be able to be saved BUT yippeee... they have :) I was frantically researching alternative products to use to make the pendants completely waterproof rather than just splashproof. I came up with a couple of options and reluctantly decided to give resin a go. I am very pleased with the result and although they are still drying, I am confident that they will all be completely set and sealed by Friday (just in time for <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a> on Saturday!) I had heard some really scary stories about resin like the toxic fumes, making sure the mix was accurate and thoroughly mixed and also about the bubbles it is prone to getting. Thankfully aside from being a bit of a messy exercise to begin with, I eventually got the hang of it and spent quite a few hours carefully coating my pendants. I'm very excited that they are now waterproof too :)<br />
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I was very excited to receive another Christmas decoration in the post yesterday. It was a lovely beaded snowflake (I think!) with a sweet little angel hanging below made by Helene of <a href="http://miradesigncraftart.blogspot.com/">Mira Design</a>. It's going to look great on my Chrissy Tree. <br />
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As I mentioned at the top of this post, I finally managed to get my decorations finished today and in the post. They took me ages, as they are all hand sewn, but I am pretty chuffed with how they turned out. I used a variety of materials to make them — fabric, ribbon, buttons and freshwater coin pearl. I made a couple of extras for a gift and for my own tree. Here they are...<br />
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Another busy night tonight as I am cutting out fabric ready for assembly tomorrow. Want to make sure I have my new products ready for Crafternoon Tea this weekend. Very excited about it — it's going to be a blast. Looking forward to seeing all my crafty buddies and selling lots of goodies to Christmas punters :)<br />
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Enjoy your evening xSkipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-78714570986495687092009-12-09T19:06:00.005+13:002009-12-09T19:12:29.262+13:00Felt Christmas Gift Guide - Issue 2<div style="text-align: left;">Wow - it's Wednesday again already! How quickly time flies... Here are my Felt picks for this week :)<br />
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Hope everyones Christmas preparations are coming along nicely xx<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-76111690697653292452009-12-03T10:22:00.002+13:002009-12-03T10:23:10.177+13:00Crafternoon Tea is near...And I will be there — Yippee. Third time lucky! I have sadly missed out on the last 2 but I vow to be present at all future ones :)<br />
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For December it'll be held at a different location than normal, so pop on down to the Mt Eden Normal Primary School on Sat 12th Dec from 10am-3pm. It was be a lovely day of crafty goodness and it'd be a shame if you missed out!<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-14270783929454149602009-12-02T23:25:00.002+13:002009-12-02T23:30:45.506+13:00Shopping, Wine and Good TimesThis week has been a very crafty community week for me. On Sunday I popped on down to <a href="http://kraftbomb.blogspot.com/">Kraftbomb</a> with <a href="http://bambamcreative.blogspot.com/">Jess</a> to have a browse and do a spot of shopping. Of course, I was meant to be shopping for Chrissy pressies for friends and fam, but it ended up all being purchases for me. I picked myself up an adorable wee owl from <a href="http://purrsie.blogspot.com/">Purrsie</a> — I'd been eyeing these up for a while now and when she mentioned on her blog that stocks were low, I grabbed one quick smart! My other lil purchases were some super cute badges from <a href="http://www.nutandbee.co.nz/">Nut and Bee</a> and an adorable little spotty ring by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeilaLovesHandmade">Leila Loves Handmade</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">On Tuesday night I was lucky enough to be able to head along to the <a href="http://luckypennycraftyclub.blogspot.com/">Lucky Penny Crafty Club</a> in the city. I was supposed to have my final class that night (I've just completed my Small Business Management Cert - Go Me!) but it got postponed until this evening, so my Tuesday was freed up. If you are ever free on the 1st Tuesday of the month, I highly recommend coming along to one of the Lucky Penny evenings. They are great fun, and a good excuse to drink wine, eat cake and talk craft (couldn't get any better really!). It was the first one I have been able to get along to, and it was great to meet some new crafty peeps. There were a few pics taken, but alas none by me, so hopefully they'll make their way to fellow crafters blogs soon.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">On a final note, I have been having a nightmare of a time with Pendants this week. The supposed "new and improved" lacquer I purchased to coat my pendants with has turned out to be far from that. So I've been frantically researching a better alternative to re-do them in time for Crafternoon Tea next weekend. Here I was thinking I was being super prepared getting them ready the last couple of weeks, only to discover a week before the market that they need fixing - eek! I'll be fine though, just maybe a tad busier next week than anticipated!<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-33614680395553800622009-12-02T17:20:00.002+13:002009-12-02T17:24:49.623+13:00Felt Christmas Gift Guide - Issue 1<div style="text-align: left;">If you have been checking out the <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=99">Felt Forum</a> recently you will have seen a very nifty idea by <a href="http://www.supervery.felt.co.nz/">Supervery</a> — Our own Gift Guides for Christmas. Here are just 6 of my Christmas Pressie recommendations from <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/">Felt</a> for this year.<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-44859145332240844202009-11-27T15:01:00.001+13:002009-11-27T15:28:35.580+13:00The First Handbag :)I plan on continuing to expand my range, to give myself a new challenge and to always have something fresh to offer my customers. I'd been hunting around for inspiration recently and decided that handbags will be my first addition to my collection. I sketched out a few rough plans for one style of bag and proceeded to cut. I know now why they always say measure twice, cut once. After a few hiccups, and a couple of miscuts later I have made my first prototype.<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-91135960037289256472009-11-21T22:59:00.001+13:002009-11-21T23:00:10.591+13:00Mairuru - An inspiring blogRecently I happened upon a lovely blog called <a href="http://mairuru.blogspot.com/">Mairuru</a> which is written by a Japanese girl named Mai. I am absolutely hooked. It is clear that English is not her first language, but that is one of the things I love most about the blog — the style in which she writes. I find her blogs fascinating and once I start reading I find it difficult to stop. <br />
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She is a very unique crafter that literally hand sews everything. Her patience must be amazing, as the detail and work that goes into each item she makes is impeccable.<br />
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As well as blogging about her crafts and love of craft, she also blogs about her day — often including what she has cooked that day. She looks like a fantastic cook and reading about her yummy Japanese lunches that she makes always makes me hungry. I also particularly love the photos of her neighbourhood and the beautiful local dog she passes most days in her travels, Bo-chan.<br />
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Her blog includes many tutorials for the neat things she makes and I could honestly sit and read it all day. People like Mai inspire me.<br />
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Definitely a blog to check out!Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-54697028724380941932009-11-20T22:06:00.000+13:002009-11-20T22:06:45.009+13:00Crafternoon Tea is TomorrowAnd although I won't be attending this one, I highly recommend you pop along to do some chrissy shopping. There is going to be loads of talented crafty peeps there selling their wares, and you are sure to find the perfect gift for just about everyone. My pal <a href="http://bambamcreative.blogspot.com/">Jess </a>is debuting her absolutely gorgeous new <a href="http://bambamcreative.blogspot.com/2009/11/ta-daa-new-products-for-tomorrow.html">cushions</a> and I am sure there will be lots more new goodies available from plenty of stall holders.<br />
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As it says in the poster above, it's at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall in Kingsland from 10am to 2pm. So go grab a coffee or brunch at one of the Kingsland Cafe's and then mosey on down to the <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a>.<br />
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It's sure to be fabulous.Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-86746224197579227482009-11-20T10:11:00.003+13:002009-11-20T10:24:55.057+13:00Cupcakes and a Cute MagazineI popped along to the launch party for <a href="http://extracurricularmag.blogspot.com/">Extra Curricular</a> last night — and it was FABULOUS. I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy so I made sure that was the first thing I did. It was lucky that I did, because I managed to score myself the very first copy off the printer. That's gotta be worth something one day.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was a fabulous turn out, with plenty of fellow crafty peeps coming along. The lovely <a href="http://lilysmakebelieve.blogspot.com/">Olivia</a> was there, as was <a href="http://luckypennycraftyclub.blogspot.com/">Anna</a>, <a href="http://rubyinthedustdolls.blogspot.com/">Heleen</a>, <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Luisa</a> and I also spotted <a href="http://booksbyrachel.blogspot.com/">Rachel</a> and <a href="http://jamieyoung.wordpress.com/">Jamie</a> there too. Of course, I knew that <a href="http://rubyinthedustdolls.blogspot.com/">Heleen</a> would be there, due to her now being famous and all ;) Here is a snap of her great article in the mag...</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The lovely Heleen... in a magazine!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I am trying my best not to devour the magazine and read it cover to cover straight away, as I tend to do with great mags like this. I plan to savour the articles and read them over at least a couple of days ;) <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I cannot wait for the next issue to come out... even though I know it'll be a while off yet. Well done to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/misselliemay">Ellie</a> for producing such a quality magazine that is full of interesting articles and inspiration. I particularly love the beautiful way it was finished... especially the cute round corners on the pages!<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-30854381340381278642009-11-18T13:38:00.001+13:002009-11-18T13:41:59.832+13:00Extra Curricular Launch Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpLJVgfzCIBMuQNIIFzQ2fErjfj7uLE7saz9fq1bFdmoYCLWZW8QM6QRAJ047PHBD4e6N23dhaqvRrLR8kmJSkx4qIxCd1cvo3MwDhGAG6wizi3IFUv7_UGzS0JcHC-JZJ2r-6EfBqg/s1600/invite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpLJVgfzCIBMuQNIIFzQ2fErjfj7uLE7saz9fq1bFdmoYCLWZW8QM6QRAJ047PHBD4e6N23dhaqvRrLR8kmJSkx4qIxCd1cvo3MwDhGAG6wizi3IFUv7_UGzS0JcHC-JZJ2r-6EfBqg/s320/invite.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>I'll be heading along to the Launch Party for the fabulous new magazine especially crafted for crafty peeps, Extra Curricular (See what I did there?!). The magazine is put together by the talented Ellie of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/misselliemay">Miss Ellie May</a>. I am extra excited about finally being able to get my hot little hands on a copy. They are on sale on the night for $12 a pop, and you'll be one of the very first people in NZ to own it. Doesn't the cover just make you want one?<br />
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</div>The launch party is being held at DOC on K' Rd at 7pm tomorrow night (Thursday 19th Nov) so if you haven't already made plans it'd be great to see you there.<br />
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(Rumour has it there will be cupcakes there too...)<br />
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xxxSkipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-28912057302570512412009-11-18T12:24:00.002+13:002009-11-18T14:33:18.206+13:00Pendant Assembly Line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tbzjPNgWV7bkSLTSSG05UbDfwIASZgfgrV3HhzPpTaObPNA68FdfNmqbnnMR6QFWy-B6qYw2-MtOodJfuHKm_2ZmX3UZm_eX21dlzco6uUKTovJ25YCSyk-zAvv4OBaZjEZY0bXtMA/s1600/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tbzjPNgWV7bkSLTSSG05UbDfwIASZgfgrV3HhzPpTaObPNA68FdfNmqbnnMR6QFWy-B6qYw2-MtOodJfuHKm_2ZmX3UZm_eX21dlzco6uUKTovJ25YCSyk-zAvv4OBaZjEZY0bXtMA/s200/Picture+3.png" /></a><br />
</div>What a crazily busy weekend it was! On Friday night I was up late, making sure I was all set for the <a href="http://lovehandmadecraft.blogspot.com/">Love Handmade</a> market on Saturday morning. I honestly can't remember the last time I was up before 7.30am on a weekend! But although it was an early start, I am really impressed with the amount of people that came through the doors throughout the morning. Although it wasn't super busy, for a first market it was a fairly successful day. Not to mention it was a fabulous location... nice and sunny, room to move and very comfy chairs ;) Fingers crossed I get to sit up in the same spot next time! I also got to chat to lots of lovely crafters that were there such as <a href="http://www.podgypanda.com/">Podgy Panda</a>, <a href="http://booksbyrachel.blogspot.com/">Books by Rachel</a>, <a href="http://ferritferrit.blogspot.com/">Ferrit</a> and my girl <a href="http://bambamcreative.blogspot.com/">Jess</a>. Of course there was loads more people there so big apologies to anyone I didn't mention — everyones crafts looked fabulous and it was hard to restrain myself from dipping into my sales money!<br />
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I couldn't resist purchasing a couple of cute Gingerbread men though, for Jess and I from <a href="http://www.gretelsgingerbread.co.nz/">Gretel's Gingerbread</a> and I have to shamefully admit that it was indeed my breakfast! (But what a tasty breakfast it was!) I am really looking forward to the next Love Handmade market which will be at the same lovely location and at a even more lovely time of 10am-1pm. It'll be on Saturday 19th December, so mark that in your diaries!<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Late Saturday evening I got a surprise message from Sarah from the <a href="http://devonportcraftmarket.blogspot.com/">Devonport Craft Market </a>saying that there was one last little spot left at the markets if I was still keen. So I quickly nabbed it and re-packed all my market stuff into it's box ready for the next morning.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Christmas Spectacular was exactly that... very spectacular! I had a fabulous day at the markets and although it tends to quieten down for the last 2 hours, it was a busy day overall with about 450-500 people through the doors. The first hour saw 110 people come through and by lunchtime there was nearly 300 shoppers that had come through! Not a bad effort for a market on a weekend that was in addition to it's regular weekend! The Sarah's did a fab job promoting the market and I loved the big banner outside. It definitely made us easier for shoppers to find, and a lot harder for them to resist a gander! I was also stoked with my little calendar — I've already gone through and marked it with the application close dates too.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a successful weekend of sales, my stock has depleted so it'll be a busy couple of weeks ahead of me preparing for <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a> and <a href="http://lovehandmadecraft.blogspot.com/">Love Handmade</a> in December. I have already prepped and started assembling over 160 pendants — how good am I? hehe. I also have some plans for some new products to launch then... so time permitting, there will be some new goodies on offer in December.<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-34177687321843466792009-11-12T16:19:00.003+13:002009-11-12T16:23:05.421+13:00Pendant Market DisplayAs I mentioned in my last blog, I purchased supplies to make myself a display for my pendants to sit on at the markets. Well today was such a glorious day outside, I decided the get all my materials and head out side in the sunshine for some sawing and sanding.<br />
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Now I am in no way a green thumb, but I do really appreciate gardens. The place that I recently moved into has no shortage of gardens and flowers and whilst it may not be my particular taste in garden style, there is undoubtedly a lot of pretty colours and flowers amongst it. This was bits of my scenery whilst I was at work creating a display.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am still in two minds about whether or not I will cover it in Brown Paper, as I had originally planned. I quite like the natural wood look, but I think natural brown kraft paper stuck on with Mod Podge might look quite cool too. What do you think?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, I am looking forward to testing it out at <a href="http://lovehandmadecraft.blogspot.com/">Love Handmade</a> on Saturday morning. Hope you are all coming along to say hello and check out all the talented peeps at the market :) Will be fab to see you there x<br />
</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-88556933327309812602009-11-09T10:50:00.003+13:002009-11-09T10:53:22.984+13:00My Market Travel CaseI had a right pain in the butt of a time trying to get all my pendants to stay upright in a box and not get all messed up everytime I picked it up last week, so my weekend endeavour was to create a carry case for all my market stock. I had an idea in my head on how I thought it should work, so it was off to the Stationery place, the Warehouse and Mitre 10 for supplies.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I picked up a pretty pink patterned box for the Warehouse for about $20 to use as the case, and purchased some heavy black corrugated plastic for the dividers. I carefully measured it all out and began cutting.<br />
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</div>It took me WAY longer than I anticipated, and there was a couple of minor design glitches along the way (the long dividers started to bow with the more dividers I added) but all in all I am very stoked with how it turned out!<br />
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</div>It fits all of my current pendants, as you can see, and has plenty of room for all the news ones I am busy making! My final touch was to put a dividing piece of plastic along the top, so that I could sit all the rest of my other stock, such as headbands and coffee cup sleeves on the top.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I was out getting materials to make this carry case, it also dawned on me that my current market display needed some refining, so I also picked up some bits to make a pendant display. It's nothing super fancy, but it'll make it all a bit easier! Will be making that this week so will post another blog about that once it's done!<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-43882786721908755282009-11-02T14:16:00.008+13:002009-11-03T00:30:51.714+13:00My First Skipapple MarketI decided to do this as a separate post, as there is a few piccies and let's be honest — it deserves it's own post!<br />
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After weeks of planning, creating and preparations I finally attended my first ever market under my label, Skipapple! The morning started wonderfully with goodies selling left, right and centre, but unfortunately it got pretty quiet after lunch. Perhaps it was due to the fact the Auckland Marathon was on? Nevertheless I had a good day.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lucy from <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/">Felt</a> and Mel from <a href="http://blackswandesigns.co.nz/">Black Swan Designs</a> were there, so it was great to meet them and put faces to names/brands. Luisa from <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a> also popped along and introduced herself so it was great to get to meet her too. I love finally being able to meet all these wonderful people in person... chatting on Twitter and Facebook just isn't the same!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">So all in all I had a GREAT day and I cannot wait to get along to the<a href="http://lovehandmadecraft.blogspot.com/"> Love Handmade </a>market on the 14th of this month. I also have my fingers crossed for the November <a href="http://crafternoon-tea.blogspot.com/">Crafternoon Tea</a> market and the </span><span style="font-size: small;">December <a href="http://devonportcraftmarket.blogspot.com/">Devonport Craft market</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">too!</span><br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-8794236860498524882009-11-02T13:46:00.004+13:002009-11-03T15:00:16.577+13:00Long Weekend and a long short week!I have been busting to write a blog for over a week now, since the long weekend, but I have been so busy getting ready for the markets that I literally haven't had time! So this will be an overview of the last week and a half.<br />
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My long weekend was absolutely delightful. I went away with my partner and his family for a relaxing few days in the Coromandel. It was really nice being away from internet, computers and phones for a change. I am technology fiend (and a slight workaholic) and usually feel really lost without it, but it's nice every once in a while to be forced to actually relax. We stayed in a lovely bach just north of Whitianga, and the weather was divine.<br />
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We were lucky enough to be there on the day of the market, and there was some great stalls there. One that I particularly loved was a very talented crafter that made things out of cutlery. There was jewellery, modified cutlery and little critters. They were absolutely delightful and I just had to get a picture to show you all.<br />
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</div>Skipapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09365755600256299718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13264130666150780.post-21428142267469816362009-10-20T23:35:00.002+13:002009-10-20T23:38:53.100+13:00Never moving house againI'm finally all moved into my new place, and just today finished all my unpacking. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and say that I never want to do that again. Mind you, I do love new houses... I just don't like the moving process. It always takes way longer than you anticipate.<br />
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It has been an eventful last week with a bit of beading, a bit of sewing, a lot of packing and a lot of cleaning. A couple of weeks ago my now ex-flatmate commissioned me to make some watches for her family and friends as gifts for Christmas. It was quite fun playing with beads again for a change. I think of how many hours I used to spend a day creating jewellery, and how now I am surrounded by an endless choice of beads and I barely make anything. I've made a promise to myself that I will make one new piece of jewellery a week for the rest of the year — and I will post a pic each week :) <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">There has been one little guy who has been absolutely loving that we have moved into a new house, with so much more room and a lovely garden to explore. Buddha has spent hours entertaining himself with empty boxes that are lying around the new house. It's hilarious to watch him jumping in and out and throwing himself around inside them! He also has loved the fab window sills that he can lie on to soak up some rays.<br />
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My new business cards arrived this week aswell, which is very exciting! Looking forward to being able to hand them out at the <a href="http://devonportcraftmarket.blogspot.com/">Devonport Craft Markets</a> on Sunday Nov 1st.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Had a bit of an urge to crank up my sewing machine this evening and make a couple of new little bits for my new place. I had nowhere to put my plastic bags so I made a little bag holder to hang in the cupboard. I also altered a couple of tea towels that I picked up from Briscoes on the weekend for 50c (Bargain!) and made them into handtowels with buttons tabs to attach them to the cupboard handles.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So after a busy week and little sleep, I now feel ready to get crafty again. I have bought myself a table to use as my sewing desk, that I pick up on Thursday night and once I have that all setup my office/craft room will be complete. Can't wait!<br />
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