BoyGirlDog

Just got home from BoyGirlDog, an awesome little store in Mount Lawley that will be stocking some of my work! I almost had to tie my hands behind my back to keep myself from buying anything there, they have such a fantastic collection of jewellery, t-shirts and some SUPER-cute figures and stationery from 'tokidoki'. kawaiii~~ !! >_<

I still have some more pieces to make as they were sold out when the lovely owner of BGD ordered from me - keeping busy tonight !

AND.. the new business cards I mentioned in an earlier post finally arrived! I just love the way they turned out, and had the same design made into hang tags for my necklaces ^_^
AND.. more good news -- I booked my flight to Hong Kong yesterday! I will be leaving on the 25th of January and I am super excited :) On my way home today, I saw a plane in the sky and thought "that's gonna be mee~". It is a little childish I know, but I haven't been on holiday for yonks and I can't wait! Hong Kong has so much cute and stylish clothing, way ahead of the fashion here in Australia. Also, I will be scouring the streets for cute charms for my jewellery ^_^ Now for the hard part.. saving up enough money for a two week shopping spree~~

Made On The Left

Phew felt so tired after Made On The Left - but it was great fun! I was a teensy bit late arriving, so frantically tried to set up while doing last minute finishes to some of my pieces! I threw together the necklace stand a few days ago and love it, although it would be better if it could hang more than 10 necklaces! But Jeff (my boy) bought the lovely white stand for me - its really stable and looks great ^^ I also had lots of good feedback and was approached by a retailer, which I am really excited about - now to get off my backside and make a catalogue-y type thing :p The photos of my stall from MOTL didn't turn out as well as I had hoped, but I had a great stall spot between Polyclarific and a nice lady namd Marina who made the most beautiful tutu-style skirts for children and lovely chunky jewelry. Her and her lovely little helper Ash (ley/leigh?) were great company and great help for getting me food and watching my stall while I stole away for a browse of the rest of the market ^_^. It is always so lovely to see when others enjoy your work, and I was so happy to see that a visitor to the MOTL market had blogged about her purchases (two of which were from my stall!). For a newbie into crafting and selling like me, it is so exciting to be mentioned! I also got these lovely brooches from Niina (Sinipuu) - her illustrations are absolutely amazing, I am a huge fan and was sooo tempted to get one of her lovely bunny cushions.. but I had to refrain since I'm saving for a holiday to Hong Kong! I have hinted to my boy though that I would like one.. hehe ^^ Last week, I went to Sarah and Moz's house to discuss with Moz some new designs for my business cards. I have been meaning to change the look of my cards/banners to something more professional, yet cute. After hours of playing around with an idea I had, Moz turned it into something so simple - but totally cute and exactly the stye I wanted!! I also got to see Sarah at work making her beautiful polyclay jewelry, which was lovely :) The cards and hang tags are already off the printing press and should be arriving tomorrow or the day after - can't wait!

Twas a LoOoOoong Day~

I've just managed to roll myself out of bed after getting home about 12.30 last night. Ali J and I spent the whole day/night on James Street in Northbridge at the Northbridge Festival. It went pretty well, with lots of crowds in town that day, although the sounds from the Redbull Air Race planes was deafening!

Our first sales were made before the official opening time of 1pm and our final sales were at 10.45pm just while we were starting to pack up! It was slow and steady for most of the day, with lots of tourists in town - we even saw some of the crew from the RedBull Air Race! Ali spent most of the day rearranging our stall, positioning my rings so they could be better seen - and it paid off - THANKS ALI J!! ^_^ Her side was rearranged maybe 4 times?

I was a little sad that none of my new Angel earrings sold.. People seemed to think they were a bit Christmassy? What do you all think? I think they are adorable - it is so canny how every piece I think will do really well, proves to be one of the least popular ones of the day, and the pieces I think are quite ordinary do better instead!

All in all, I thought it was a great day, although it would have been better if the organisers had let us bring the car in at the end so we could pack up! Ali was great company, and even let me slip out for a ONE HOUR dinner with my friends who to came to visit! I am sOoo looking forward to my next market - Made On The Left! It is going to be greatt~