On the 12th day of Market, My true love gave to me.....

Lots of re-sew-cool bag-tag kits,

many re-sew-cool brooch kits,

heaps of re-sew-cool Christmas kits,

a bundle of Milgros medal brooches

loads of Mexican paper flags,

a selection of candle sticks,

a swag of sweet by and by necklaces,

 a few painted nichos.

  A couple deer garlands,

three sugar skull garlands,

two turtle doves

and a new sample felt fruit tree.

Phew! Sister outlaws will have all of these goodies at The Maribyrnong Maker's Market tomorrow!

Markets!

Well I can't say enough good things about the Maribyrnong Makers Market! But here's a start.
Well organised! Gorgeous location! Friendly! Cute! Warm! Fun! Social! Pleasant! Wonderful volunteers! Fantastic stalls! Wonderful people!
PLUS a sunny warm day MINUS my children EQUALS I had a ball!

The sister outlaws were nestled in the "secret garden" with Erin from Bev and Barney who made the most gorgeous bunting and quilts and bags and Nicole from Merry Go Round Handmade who makes fantastic aprons from vintage tea towels and cards and bunting.

I also had a quick catch up with fellow jumper-felter-recycler, the ever lovely Ms. Morgan Wills from the Crafty Squirrel.

The outlaws sold many a gingerbread man, turtle dove and reindeer kit and all of my neon hexie necklaces too...and a few other things along the way...

So now I'd better get on with re-stocking because Thursday night we will be at this market - The Kris Kringle Night Markets at the Northcote Town Hall. Can't wait!

Announcing the blogtoberfest re-sew-cool giveaway winner!

 

Well I did this the old fashioned way – names in a hat and my five year old daughter  Wanda was the “barrel girl” and drew the winner…...and the winner is....hueisei from the Love it Sew it blog! She is a beautiful stitcher and quilter! Can’t wait to see a picture of the finished re-sew-cool gingerbread man and gingerbread house Christmas ornaments. They will be winging it all the way to Malaysia.

Yesterday I was at the Finders Keepers market at the Exhibition building – yes me and the rest of Melbourne! I helped out on the Gleaners Inc stall for the afternoon.  Markets are so fascinating. I find it endlessly interesting to people watch – babies dribbling on things unbeknownst to their mothers who are engrossed in shopping, many a bored boyfriend being dragged around and lots of mums and daughters.   

I sold a few of my neon hexie necklaces ....and that gave me some pocket money....which was timely because I went out last night to see a local band, The F100’s. 

It’s the first time we had been out to the local pub in years! Literally!! The F100’s played some toe tapping country in the front bar. As their bio says, they draw "from the honkytonk well of Lefty Frizell, George Jones, Merle Haggard & Buck Owen's Bakersfield stylings". Perfect! Nice shirts too.

It was a late night and then we walked/stumbled home.

Needless to say I am feeling it today. Ouch!

Don't forget the Sweet by and by giveaway is still going!

Blogtoberfest Giveaway!

CALLING ALL THE CHRISTMAS CRAFT CRAZIES!

WINNER WILL RECEIVE TWO RE-SEW-COOL 

Christmas Ornament Kits of their choice!

Each kit makes TWO ornaments - one to keep, one to give away.

Each kit is hand packed full of vintage and recycled materials.

Each kit comes with a pattern AND fully illustrated instructions.

All you will need to make the ornament: scissors, cotton and a needle.*

The sister outlaws range of ornament designs are:

Rocking Horse

Turtle Dove

 Gingerbread Man

 Gingerbread House

Santa's Reindeer

 

To view the kits in more detail go here

 

To enter the give away simply make a comment below letting me know the two designs you choose!

GIVEAWAY ENDS ON THE 20th of October

*if you don't sew you can use glue!

Rocking Horse

Really? Christmas? Already? 

Is Christmas so far away? Actually -  it's only 105 days, 9 hours and 48 minutes away!!!!

Here's a new rocking horse design for the sister outlaws' range of Christmas goodies which now has to make it into craft kit form and onto the website for sale quick sticks. Because now Christmas is now only 105 days, 9 hours and 46 minutes away!

Sorry - can't stay and chat! No dilly dallying! Work to do.....105 days, 9 hours and 38 minutes....

Christmas craft - felt.

Here is a recycled jumper felt snowflake (hot wash a white jumper) based on the template in the last post.
 After carefully cutting it out, I glued a crochet flower in the middle. Did I crochet that flower? No sirree. I chopped up a commercially made tablecloth, op shop bought of course. Last of all I added some silver ric rac as the loop for some festive sparkle. Lines of silver embroidery stitching on it would look pretty too - as would some clear buttons or beading. 

For more recycled felt fun, don't forget the   re-sew-cool Christmas ornament kits. They have everything you need to make TWO ornaments - the kit contains a needle, embroidery yarn, trims, buttons and felt! Four festive designs to choose from 

Santa's Reindeer

Gingerbread house           Gingerbread man

And turtledove!

Blogtoberfest giveaway winners

I have never done a giveaway before so I hope I am going about this in an okay way. I put the ten names in the hat and got the kids to draw five....yes there is probably an easier way -i.e. not involving small children or hats! Always easier to not involve small children!!!Or hats.

Here are the  5 winners:
Deb (two cheeky monkeys)
Nicole (Dabbling all Day)

Sasparilla Sue

Sydthewyd and

IreneHilachas

I'll contact each of you through your blogs to get your postal addresses. You each receive a plum pudding ornament kit and a Christmas candle ornament kit. Each kit makes 2 ornaments!!!

Happy Christmas Crafting!

Mixed bag

Blogging everyday can be hard. But here I go with Blogtoberfest Blog #10.

It's been one of those flat out days when it seems no matter how fast you go nothing gets done - probably because you're going too fast! Slow down! One thing at a time! One of those days that seems like two steps forwards and one step back then a do-si-do around the outside. One of those days when you don't get time to go to the toilet!

There's been Spring cleaning involving window washing, furniture moving, getting into those hidden dusty corners that dark old Wintry days seem to allow us to ignore. I made three dinners this morning to get a head start on the week and had the usual combination of regular housework and being interrupted to deal with the needs of the three little ones. It was kindergarten for the twins this afternoon which involved a lot of fluster and bluster to get out the door - including a last minute outfit change....for me! All that dusty cleaning had made me filthy!

With the twins taken care of, Baby Joe and I joined fellow sister outlaw Leanne at the studio for some packing.
I packed an elaborate lunchbox of snacks for Joe, some crayons, a truck, some trains and a Hairy Maclary dog. Phew! Thought that would keep him occupied.He certainly got grotty!


We packed some sugar skulls - bag tags and purses.....Halloween not far away!

And some Turtle doves.....Christmas not long after Halloween!

Then back to get the twins from kinder and home. Now time to make tortillas to go with dinner.
Thank goodness for blogtoberfest! Without it I may not have sat down!

I think maybe it is Baby Joe who is the most worn out!

Blogtoberfest giveaway!

Inspired by yesterday's Christmas kit packing, the sister outlaws are having a blogtoberfest Christmas ornament kit giveaway!

Just leave a comment to be in the running for 1. Christmas candle ornament kit

and 2.  plum pudding ornament kit.

 

All the re-sew-cool

Christmas kits make 2 ornaments - so you can stitch with a friend or make two and give one away. It is Christmas afterall!

And for those not keen on sewing, remember -  if it can be sewn, it can be glued!

Just leave a comment on this post during blogtoberfest to be in the running! We have 5 to give away! Yay! Giveaway ends on the 31st of October.

posted by Julianne Sister outlaw

Blogtoberfest catch up!

Because I'm ALREADY BEHIND on day 3 of blogtoberfest (yeah! Can you believe it?) I'm doing an extra post today to make up for it.

I've just been at the sister outlaw studio space packing....wait for it....CHRISTMAS KITS!

Today we packed reindeer kits in wonderful colours - green, red, gold, purple and blue. And of course the touch of silver ric rac which all the re-sew-cool christmas kits have.

My two year old son Joe, likes to be lulled to sleep every night with talk about Christmas. His Dad has to tell him about the tinsel, the colours, the lights and the treats for Santa. With the anticipation starting already, we can imagine he will be very excited when it is eventually really December 24!