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no occasion too simple or fancy for her work to be displayed. using an eclectic mix of textures, size, shape and colour...ivy's motto is 'more is more'. please contact to schedule an appointment. you'll be sure to turn heads after walking out of this salon!
my day at CHA was a good one. driving there, i wondered what on earth i was thinking, but once inside...perhaps the smell of freshly made papers and the excitement of that red carpet really is a cure for morning sickness? whatever it was, i was glad i went - i found some cool stuff for my upcoming workshops, and met up with darling friends = happy! halfway through the day i realised nay-a-photo had been taken, so even though i forgot to change the light settings, i took some pics to show you some faves...
my first fave being this woman! my unlikely soul sister who i love to little bits and pieces! making memories always have a classy-as booth (thanks to margie) complete with colour coordinated m&m's. works for me! i loved all their new funky colour lines, and they have the best ribbons and trims!
i'm most excited about these 'invisibles' by heidi - remember those magic painting books when you were a kid? its them! on a scrapbook page. you know the paint makes me happy! you slop on paint/ink/any kind of colour-y thing and get a magic little resist from the design underneath - yee!
these bling rubons by basic grey are COOL. they remind me of henna tattoos and have bonus little sparkly bits - nice!
i thought these little felt embellies from sasafrass were so sweet and fun for kid stuff. ivy would go nuts for these!
i was very excited to meet my first aussie of the day, devorah from melbourne! she has a cool company buzz and bloom (they will be at CHA chicago later this year)...they have awesome stuff, really cool acrylics and chipboards (yay lus!), i'm excited to get my hands on some!
then it was time for some spending! i ordered a stack of handmade nepalese paper and felt goodies from this nepali company, oh! it all smelt so good! this stuff is my candy!
and by the end of the day...just when i thought i could walk no further, i decided to stroll down one more aisle...and right at the end i see the aussie flags!! i was so happy i think i might have cried...yes, i'm an emotional one thats for sure! i was surrounded at once by at least 5 beautiful aussies, oh it was nice! they had minties, and bestowed upon me the greatest gift one can give - a pack of tim tams! i love you guys, you made my day!
ok and blue eye dezines - HELLO! i was dying over the yummy yummy felt lotus and mandala shaped flowers! DYING! i need, i want! (ngai, you were so there in spirit!) cool, cool stuff.
yes, that is an australian flag tat on my cheek. it was australia day, what else can i say?
so that is my report people! sorry i didn't take more pictures. there was a lot of yummo stuff. makes me want to whip into my studio, clean it all up, re-organise everything and make some pages! but just thinking about actually doing that makes me tired. i'll stay on the couch looking through my new CK and all the catalogues i collected at the show instead!
this week is a fill-in-the-blank!
Q - When I look into my eyes, I see _________.
don't forget to post yours in the flickr group or leave a link here for us to see!
(oh red dot! how we miss your trashy bargains!)
well it's been and gone in australia but i shall wave my aussie, aussie, aussie flag today and think of sitting on the perth foreshore with a box of jatz and beetroot dip, waiting for the fireworks to begin!
if i wasn't feeling so gross, i would make cheesymite scrolls and a pavlova to celebrate. i will settle for vegemite on toast instead.
i'm braving CHA today. wish me luck, i need it. i hope they have many, many bathrooms! i haven't made my 52Q tag yet but i'll post the question anyway for you eager beavers and be back with mine later. have a good day!
because there can only be ONE italy PACS winner, and i so wish all of you could be there! come, come - i'll let you rub my belly and buy you a coconut gelato.
after much agonizing over how to determine a winner of such a cool prize mick was clearly bored of my lamenting and offered up his simple and scientific proposal: random number generator. i think he likes to use RNG (i know he has it bookmarked) just for a fun break from work.
anyway. without further adieu...
the winner is comment number FIVE! how very random indeed!
**Posted by:
Fontaine |
January 16, 2009 at 05:29 PM**
fontaine - woo hoo! please email me :)
as for the rest of you, ti amo...wish you could come...thanks for all the baby-love, it has certainly brightened my week xox
all because of this teeny lentil sized being growing inside me...
i'm so lucky to have been raised by you! thankyou for all you have taught me, for always doing what was best for me...for being totally spontaneous and crazy and fun...
most of all, thankyou for teaching me how to love with your big huge unconditionally loving heart...we were the most loved children ever and i always felt it...
i wish we were there with you today to give hugs and make you a chocolate cake. i guess this was the next best thing!
just restocked my sadly neglected etsy shop...more fun stuff coming later this week :)
Q - do you believe in fairies?
we have a lot of fairy talk in our house...and lately the fairies have been visiting ivy's room late at night - she has a special collection of 'sap crystals' (little crystals collected from the trees!) that the fairies move around and form special shapes with...a heart, her name etc. sometimes they sprinkle fairy dust on their creations too. it's very magical!
hope your week is full of magic and creating...i'm working on getting some links on my blog with all the Q's and the flickr group easy to find. bear with me!
last year, i went on one of the most fun and beautiful teaching trips...to the amalfi coast in italy (sigh!). check out the view the view from my classroom...
it was quite hard to concentrate ;)
and i am lucky enough to be returning at the end of march for the 2009 event...put on by these two fabulous women, who have so much happiness and passion for what they do, it truly made the weekend what it was...
