creative market spaces

i really enjoy the one on one

interaction with people

in a handmade market space

... had a lovely time last saturday at

the east doncaster baptist church christmas market

we have various family members there 

& is always nice to have personal connections!

this week has been all about

preparations for the Playful Market - Christmas edition

 &

a some time spent

baking up 

some more goodies for

the Pop Up Shop

this saturday

come along ... 6 local australian designers & creative minds

so there's my creative space this week ... 

joining in over here!

arm's length

 so this creative problem solving little guy of ours

likes to 'play' with most things in a different way

long cardboard tubes have been 

boom gates

washing lines

twirling batons

tunnels & ski ropes 

this last week or so

what started out being a quiet painting session

turned into some

arm's length body art

when i wasn't watching!

wonderful creativity

& a bit of an 'arrhhhhh' .... 

"just don't touch anything ...."

 he was so proud of all his little

brush marks

& honestly i loved it!

not sure this should become a habit

& he just wouldn't stand still to get a

great pic ...

ready set go: christmas markets

 peace doves

happy clouds

retro modern flowers

stylized elephants

 hand selected designs

hand painted & oiled by me

ready for the christmas market season

& they will go in my online shop as soon as i open it!!

 look amazing on a denim jacket

cute on a top

nice touch on a hat

sweet little gift idea

 i adore the black outline edging

 marching elephants ...

9 colour ways

chartreuse, grass, olive, plum, raspberry, pillar box, flame, sunny & oiled

our riBer

 spent some lovely days at our riBer

time with friends

the river is warming up so

ski boat season is officially 'open'

bbq's were had

cards & wii games were played

some stitching was done

music was played

a spot of thrifty shopping!

... there was a skiing 'first' made

& someone else said "next time i'll get it!"

there were face plants & stacks

jelly arms & glassy water

aqueducts & channels were dug into the murray mud

wakes were jumped ... on land & water

a flat tyre was fixed

sore aching muscles ... but that adrenalin rush is worth it!

we love our cabin on the mighty murray river

& so thankful for friends to share it all with

looking through the clear glass at the 100

above are a pair of recently thrifted

huge glass cookie jars ... 30cms+

found on separate occasions

& hail from different eras

i adore a bit of glass jar magic

i'm always on the hunt for this coloured variety!

 now pictured here above & below

are a wonderful haul ... given to me today!

thanks mum ....
i grew up with all these jars

they were the non-perishables storage system ...

... mum has just done a huge clean up pantry-wise

ohhh how Tupps modulars work a treat ... just look at all that extra space!!

 back to the jars ... this post is about the glass not the plastic!

they are retro

they are sentimental

the are in excellent condition

& they are destined for a certain art studio

sometime soon ....

lucky me hey!

now people .... this is the post .... 

what post you ask?

this post is my
record breaker!

it is post number 100 in a calendar year ...
its my 1st century not out
can you see me raise my cricket bat & acknowledge the crowd?

in 2009 there were 86 ....

in 2010 i wrote 78 .... 

less as it was the year we packed up our house, sold it 

& stored it all for a while after we thought we were moving continents!

in 2011 a there was total of 99 .... nearly got there

so this is the year of
new records!

hmmm ... so what else can i do??

oh & people ... i know you're out there reading

please please leave me a kind word or two

i'd love to hear from you!

ring a ring a robot

at our play group there is a 'must sing' for annabelle

ring a ring a rosie ...

took me so long to learn the complementary verses

jodie from ric-rac who is an amazing softie designer

posted last night & i just couldn't help but comment ....

love  her sense of humor & her work

a must look

does make me want to make some of these guys

.... fisher in the water
fisher in the sea
they all jump up with a one two three!

... cows are in the meadow

eating buttercups

a-tishoo a-tishoo we all jump up!

... robot in the rocket ship
robot in the sky
they all blast off with a one two fly!

well i made the last part up!! Yay

have a fun day

maybe we'll add this verse to it next week

& start a new world-wide trend!?

what do you guys think?