This year you can find me and my Mermaid’s Purse a few other markets, I’m doing some school markets and a couple of other new ones to mix things up a bit, maybe get closer to where you are..  Take a look over at the sidebar on your right, see?

I’m really excited about going along to the Michael Park School Fair, and it’s only two weeks away!

I’m bring my beautiful new purses, and sewing kits, I’m making up some now, strawberry decorations, easy to sew in felt and felt carrots and – if I can swing some more late nights, maybe a couple more kits.  I like the idea of inspiring kids to get stictching, so these are perfect for a beginner and can be used to make your house all festive…

So here are the details:

Michael Park School Fair

Saturday 5th November, 2011
9.30am – 3.30pm
Michael Park School
55 Amy Street
Ellerslie

Here is a map:

See you there!

This has been up for AGES.

It’s the Wooly Walk Along, and it’s just so fun.

It’s here on Felt.co.nz..

This piece was so very striking!

Nice huh.  Even made news in The Herald.

Soft spot for flowers!

Cute!

What a pretty flier!

I’m excited to be going to Crafternoon-Tea this weekend, I haven’t been for over year now, and I think it has grown much since then.

SO see you on Saturday the 20th of August 10-2pm at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall (Corner of Sandringham and New North Roads in Crafty Kingsland, Auckland City).

So, uh, sew, maybe you’ve wondered about those people who combine family and work, crazy crafsty artsy types?  Why they do what they do, and how on earth it all happens?  Lovely Anissa over at growmama is doing the Creative Mama Series, a really cool idea, she has interviewed people like myself, and has asked all those questions and she’s featuring one clever craftsy mama a week!  Cool!

That’s me and Luna, in my/our new sewing room… and this week you can see me and my work over at growmama, so check it out here…  did I mention each creative mama does a giveaway?  Lucky you!  Get a cup of tea and catch up the other mamas too x

Some treats for sale at the Auckland Art and Craft Fair…

And some fuzzy photos of my lovely snuggly Sea Horses and Scallops.

Come and say hello, take home something lovely and have a delicious cupcake at Kraftbomb, in the Grey Lynn Community Centre, 11am – 2pm. x

And Mermaid’s Purse will be there.  I’m so excited, I’ve been mad busy sewing, stuffing, cutting, trimming and naming loads of lovely treats for you to take home.

Tomorrow I have some pretty snugly sea horses needing new homes, and a nice bunch of Don’t Give Me The Chop! Carrots, and some very exciting Make Your Own Cupcake Pincushion Kits.  The pincusion kits have been a while in the making and I figure this months Auckland Art Craft Fair is THE place to launch them for all you craft loving shoppers..

See you tomorrow at the Aotea Center Foyer from 11am to 4pm!  Wohoo!

The sea gardens crochet coral reef that started this year at Auckland Museum will be setting down for the summer at The Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa, the opening is this coming Saturday.  I will be there and I’m planning on make some more crochet pieces for it, it’s probably one of my favourite projects, I’m so pleased to be a part of it.

So get hooking and make something to contribute!  Check out this website for the how-to’s and other info on the international Crochet Coral Reef project, The Institute for Figuring.

Also worth a look is Daina Taimina’s blog, Hyperbolic Crochet, she has also published a book on the mathematics involved with loads of beautiful photos.

It’s been way too long, I know.  What’s with all the gaps?  No posts?  No updates?  No news?

These days posts are typed one-handed while baby Blake sleeps on my other arm.  I’m actually getting really good at it.

Big news around here is that Mermaid’s Purse will be at next month’s Auckland Art and Craft Fair, and I’m so excited.  So excited in fact, I have been busting my guts to get some new products completed just for you.

Look out for my ‘sew your own cupcake pincushion kits’ and some more beautiful new sea horses.  You really should take one home, they are so cuddly.

Some photos from the exhibition…

Above and to the left are two of Lynnemaree Patterson’s paintings, and you can see Toxic in the centre and Suzy Crow’s to the right.

Zoe Nash’s work to the left, and Marion Bawden’s on the right..  And below, Toxic again.

Finally I made along to Kraftbomb today, even through the daylight saving timeshifty madness… argh.

Found some lovely goodies, a very sweet purse from Ruby in the Dust, I have wanted one for just ages and do you think I could actually make up my mind which one I wanted??  Well, no, but this one was SO pretty I couldn’t leave it behind.

And because need TWO purses, I also look away one of these little lovelies… from Flossys Fancy.