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My Madeit shop is alive again!

To be honest, I’d forgotten I had a Madeit shop and it was totally empty. Most of my customers used to be from the U.S. so my Etsy shop was more convenient, but now almost 100% of my buyers are Australian (which is wonderful!) So, I’m very happy to have it re-stocked in time for Christmas.

Hand dyed rainbow dress

Hand dyed tiered skirt. Fully customisable in size and colour 🙂

PDF Embroidery pattern.

I have more listings to add including some new embroidery patterns – yes they’re coming, but it’s slow work, in my case picture snail pace 🙂

I’d love for you to pop over to my Madeit shop and take a look. Have a good sticky beak while you’re over there, it’s changed a lot since I first opened the shop and there are so many beautiful things from so many talented artisans.

Healthy treats!

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When I saw Cathie’s Healthy Chocolate Oat balls I had to give them a go, being a fan of
1. Anything chocolate
2. Anything sweet and shaped into a ball!

They haven’t disappointed either – they are totally delicious! I rolled mine in coconut, don’t they look festive?
One point to consider – if your food processor is cheap and tired it won’t like making these at all! Recipe here.

Gossamer Dreams tonight!

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Just a reminder that Gossamer Dreams is on tonight at 8pm. I recommend you take a look early and plan your purchases as these goodies won’t last long! I have a hand dyed dress and skirt on offer 🙂

Gossamer Dreams previewing tonight!

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Here is a small collection of just some of the items in this months Gossamer Dreams stocking.

Riverside Dolls

Inkidink

Cherish Designs

You can preview Gossamer Dreams tonight from 8pm and pick out what you want for tomorrow night (if you’re quick enough!) This is the last stocking for the year with beautiful items from the regulars and lots of guests (me included!) It would be a great opportunity to nab some unique handmade Christmas gifts.

Sneak peek embroidery

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I’m working on a new pattern.

It has lots of little stitches.

And lots of cuteness.

I’m almost done, so it will be available in my Etsy shop soon and there may even be a little giveaway!

Gosh I’ve missed stitching!

The cooler weather has me thinking about knitting as well, it might be a good time to try out Linda’s cat pattern – so cute!

Happy weekend and God bless you all 🙂

Buttons, bandanas and bracelets!

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More new hand printed linen buttons to tempt you with!

All from husband’s lino blocks.

Such a pretty blue methinks.

And some bandanas – hand dyed, printed or painted of course!

Random fact: my Etsy shop has never been as well stocked as it is right now 🙂

And aside from all things Etsy but on the side of all things creative, look what the girls and I did with a few yarn scraps and some old beads. Cute?

Pads restocked

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Yes! I finally made the time to re-stock my Cloth Pad shop and hopefully there is something for everyone. Don’t forget, there is free post in Australia this month so it’s a great time to buy 🙂

Free post

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Postage is free within Australia in my cloth pad shop for the whole month of November! (Menstrual cups are excluded.)

Hopefully I’ll be stocking some new ones over the next few days, it’s getting tough to keep up 🙂

Coffee painting

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I’ve been following Art projects for Kids for inspiration and ideas. I decided that the coffee painting looked like fun so I brewed a little coffee paint and away we went!

The coffee was quite weak on paper and then I remembered I had some Parisian essence in the pantry. The contrast of the weaker brown coffee and the very strong essence was beautiful and the girls came up with some really interesting paintings. They loved the novelty of painting with coffee too.

Yesterday was All Saint’s Day and our homeschool group celebrated this morning by having a saints dress up day. So, from left to right we have Saint Lucia, Saint Bernadette and Saint Therese!

A little upcycling

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We often receive donations of clothing from others, which is really lovely and very kind, but often we have to pass the clothes on or make some adjustments due to immodest styles or slogans.

Lovely dress, lovely fabric, innapropriate style for a young lady.

Ditto.

Easy fix. Cut off the bodice, make a waist casing, insert elastic and you have a pretty, flouncy skirt.

Ditto 🙂