Subi Farmers Market, Christmas Gift Market 10th December 2011

 
I signed up for the Subi Farmers Market this December. So if you live close to Subi come and say "hello".
With over 100 stalls (food and craft) to peruse you are bound to find that special gift. Buy all your fresh produce and enjoy the great entertainment, kids activities and breakfast delights. 8.00am – 1.00pm.

Markets on this Weekend

Let's hope the weather forecasters are wrong...
 
Saturday 5th November 2011: Kalamunda Village Market
Sunday 6th November 2011: Grower's Green Community Market Fremantle

Pimp my ride and long weekend projects

Look out WA, there is a new bike in town!
After a great makeover from my lovely husband I am now proud owner of a toad stool bicycle. Yesterday I even got a bit ambitious and did the weekend shopping with it, but where there is a will there is a way.
This bike used to be a ugly champagne color bike in our neighbors shed, not anymore. Ian spent hours cleaning, painting and oiling it, "Thanks Ian, this is the best present ever!".

And how good are long weekends? Thanks to the queen we had Friday off and guess what I have been doing...

These Yoyo-Flower-Brooches look great on a boring jeans jacket or plain dress. I couldn't stop at one or two so I kept going and going and going... at eleven I had enough.

 I wanted to do some more canvas since quite some time and this weekend I finally did it. Meet the circus elephant Molly. I am sure they would look great in a kids room.

 Finally I have to show off my key rings. Also with them I just couldn't stop at a couple and kept going. Can you tell that I LOVE "Fliegenpilz" (German for toad stool and by the way its considered a "Glueckspilz" which means lucky mushroom).

This is it for now, I am going to make some strawberry/rhubarb muffins (the rhubarb is growing in our garden) to take to a BBQ this afternoon.
Have a fantastic start to the new week.
Caroline
 

Market Weekend 1st/2nd October 2011

Saturday 1st October: Kalamunda Market 

Sunday 2nd October: Freo Growers Market at South Fremantle Senior High School, Lefroy Road, Beaconsfield

How cool is this fabric?

The textile pattern is the result of a collaboration between IKEA and Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm. In a workshop, 22 students sketched energetically and created beautiful artworks that were combined into patterns. The final results are products with unique and playful patterns that represent the best emerging Swedish talent - and show the fun, warmth and openness of creating together.

Designer Beckmans College of Design and of course I made them into beautiful CaRoo bags ;-)

 

 

Then I finally made some more pencil cases as they proved very popular. They turned out very cute, not only for little girls if you know what I mean.

And as I am also getting ready for the busy Christmas Season I started on some very large Christmas Stockings. Just in case Santa wants to drop off a large present this year... I have been a good girl after all.

I will be using mine to store my 24 Advent Calendar presents and by Christmas Day it will be empty for Santa for a refill ;-) clever!

Made some retro stockings for the modern home and I also used some very sweet Australian Kangaroo Christmas fabric which is the winner in my opinion... check them out:

And for all the market lovers out there, please mark this one in your calendar. It's the annual Subiaco Craft Fair at the University of WA. I will be busy the next few weeks to create for this event.

Hoping to seeing you on the weekend in Kalamunda or Freo. Have a fantastic time everyone!

Caroline