Kalamunda Market on tomorrow, Saturday 7th May 2011

It has been a busy month, along came Aline (my VERY sweet new niece, see picture) then there came the Easter Bunny and last weekend I already had the Freo Growers Market. Sometimes I wonder where the time goes. 

But hey, not too much complaint from me as I am lucky enough to work part time now... but still... there are so many projects I have in mind.

Here are the latest pictures of my creations:

Aline is not my creation but let me tell you the good looks run in the family ;-)

 I made a truck load (106 to be precise) of hairbands, so there will be plenty to choose from.

Then some more shopping bags, this time with waterproof fabric, perfect for a rainy day or to go to the beach. Love the combination of fabrics, makes them look very special.

I had these handbags cut a long time ago and now finally made them. They have a pocket on the outside as well as on the inside of the bag.
The one on the right is made from vintage retro fabric that I found at the OP Shop. What a fashion statement ;-) I will make another one for me too, love all the retro prints (orange, brown, flowers...) and I cannot get enough of it right now. 

I will take my pompom with me to the market tomorrow as I have plenty of it and so many people ask me all the time where  I get it from. I ordered it online but I have that much of it that I decided to sell some.

That's it for today. I wish you all a very nice weekend and maybe I will see you at the market. Ian will come along and give me some company which really means that I will have the time to go wondering around and do some serious shopping ;-))

Caroline

Markets on this weekend in Kalamunda and Freo

Can you believe it? Its already time again for another market (Saturday 2nd April in Kalamunda and Sunday 3rd at the East Freo Senior Highschool on Lefroy St). Time rushes by when you are having fun.

As you can read from my last blog the sewing workshop went well last Saturday. Then I was a bit ambitious with sewing heaps of stock... well it started off well with all my bunting and plastic bag storage bags but as usual it took longer than expected that's why I will be sewing some more tonight (sisters for my Easter Bunny). I also bought a Yoyo-Maker and let me tell you it's addictive. So far I used them for hairclips but I have some other ideas in mind.
Here are some of the pictures of what you can expect at the markets this weekend.


As the weather is just fine... grab your friends and get out there and enjoy summer as long as you can. I hope to see you at the markets. Have a fantastic weekend everyone.
Caroline

Caroo 1st workshop

What a creative day it was. I enjoyed myself very much and the girls told me that they did too. We managed to make a bag, a purse with zipper, a doorstop and a plastic bag dispenser all in one day! I am so proud of you 2 (Corinna and Jo), well done!
Here are some pictures of us being busy and from all 3 of us (proud as) with the end products. I am looking forward to another workshop (next time I will organise it for a Sunday as some wanted to come along but had to work). 
I will let you know when I will be running another class.

New job, new market and finally a Caroo sewing workshop

It's been 1,5 weeks now since I started my new job at IKEA as a Visual Merchandiser and let me tell you... its the best job I ever had! Happy, happy, happy is all I can say. So if you bump into me at IKEA I will now be  wearing a white T-shirt and very sexy blue pants ;-) but some things still remain the same:

Then I started a new market last month (was very last minute so I never had the chance to tell anyone). It's the Freo Growers Market at the South Fremantle Senior High School at 170 Lefroy Road in Fremantle. Its a weekly farmers market but the first Sunday of every month they also hold a craft market. Its on from 8am to 12pm this Sunday.
Kalamunda Market is also on this Saturday so it will be a full-on market weekend for me, can't wait for it.

This is an ad from when they first started the Growers Market (not sure if they still do the face painting).

Here a couple of pictures of my latest creations. As I have been selling all my door stops I had to produce a heap of them, the same goes for the covered-button-hair-elastics. I also started some small flat zipper-bags ages ago and finally finished them off.

Today I went investigating for a sewing room and I found one here in Forrestfield at the Woodlupine Community Centre. I booked a room for

Saturday, 26th March 2011 

from 10am to 4pm

I will be holding a sewing workshop where we will be sewing a big and small bag like this one:

If you want to learn how to sew please let me know via email as places are limited. I can book 4 people that will be using my sewing machines ($70) and 4 people that take their own sewing machines along ($50).

What will be provided by me:
instructions on how to get started, step-by-step instructions how to make the bags, pattern, 3 Overlocker machines (can be used by everyone), 4 Bernina Sewing machines (for people who book the workshop incl. sewing machine), tea/coffee/biscuits, sewing accessories like scissors, tape messure, pins and needles.

What you will have to bring along:
fabric, matching thread, 1 zipper and lunch (alternatively there is also MacDonald's, Subway, Wooly's and a bakery in 2 min. walking distance from the Community Centre). We will be having a 30 min. lunch break.


After you book the workshop I will let you know exactly how much fabric and zipper you need to get and how to get to the Woodlupine Community Centre.


This will be the first workshop, I plan to organise some more later and sew some different things like softies and maybe skirts depending on how much interest there is out there.


You will see once you take that first step it becomes easier and easier and soon you will be having the sewing bug just like I do.


I hope to hear from you or to see you at one of the markets on the weekend. Hope you all have a fantastic time.


Caroline

Everything is happening now!

Well, where do I start?
First things first. Since Australia Day last week I am officially an Aussie, no... wait... lets make this a proud Aussie. Here are some pictures of me taking the pledge and celebrating the happy occasion.

I am still working on my Aussie accent but I am not quite there yet (and probably never will).  And by the way I had a zip of Bundy but it was more for the picture effect ;-) I prefer a choc milk any day of the week ;-)


I also made some more stock for this Saturday's Kalamunda Market. I have made some hair elastics in 3 different sizes (small $3, medium $4 and big $5):

These are all covered buttons with an elastic attached. I cannot wait for my "mullet" to grow into long hair again so I can wear them. Anybody out there with some tips how to grow hair faster? Please let me know, I would appreciate it very much.

Then I started to sew some owl pictures on frames. The pictures are 50x50cm and would look very pretty in a nursery ($50).

And last but not least I made some book-/shoe-/anything-bags ($7):

   
So this it the latest CaRoo news for now. 
Don't forget this Saturday is Kalamunda Market, the weather will be stunning (not to say stinking) so come along for a break in the lovely Perth hills.
See you there.
Caroline

next Kalamunda Market: Saturday 8th January 2011

Firstly I want to wish you all a happy new year and I hope you had a relaxing time over Christmas.

2011 will be full of excitement and changes, lets get into it.
May I introduce you to Maureen McDoover. Maureen is made of my ever favorite orange pants (that luckily don't fit anymore) but I just couldn't throw them away. I knew that one day they will have a "life" again and when I found the book closet monsters (monsters made of clothes you don't wear anymore) my heart jumped. I had to make her (sorry Maureen is not for sale).

Another project of mine was to start sewing door stops. That was one of my 32457 ideas that hang around in my brain and finally I made some. Lucky me that I live close to a kid's playground... the sand there is just perfect ;-) If you see me sneaking down the street early in the morning with a plastic bag that looks heavy and full you know I will be sewing some more.

Of course I also made some more bags. Another book I bought was Amy Butler's style stiches (book of bags). As I have a few fab Amy Butler fabrics I want to start getting into this style a bit more.

I am still a big fan of babushka dolls and therefore I made some more bookmarks and cards for all those who share my passion for these little Russian ladies.

That's it for today. I have Friday morning off, its 6am and I better get into some more sewing as tomorrow the 1st Kalamunda Market will be held for 2011. The weather should be fine so come up to the hills and enjoy the market atmosphere. See you there! CaRoo