Lily Wood Necklace

Inspired by petal shapes and patterns in nature, these Lily Wood Necklaces were transformed from pen and ink drawings to lasercut wearables.

The lilypad pendant sits on an 80cm long antique brass chain, measuring 61mm x 37mm x 7mm. This unique necklace finishes off an outfit perfectly - beautiful in a subtle, gentle way - a reflection of nature.

Have a further look or get one here, at the shop!

MOA Giveaway

eeee.. we're having a giveaway at Made of Awesome! Simply comment on this post on the MOA blog and you're in the running to WIN 1-of-3 $30 vouchers to spend at the Online Shop. Online Shop you ask? Yes, it's opening very very soon!

Click here to enter :)

Thoughts

Here are the original 'thought cards' I wrote about earlier. They are all hand inked onto a card format, to frame up or send off to someone special.

Sold a couple on at Upmarket on Sunday, and will be posting the rest on my Etsy or the Made of Awesome shop opening soon!

$10 an original thought card, signed as well :)

Business Cards

Received my new business cards in the post last week - and I'm pretty happy with the letterpress! I was worried the fine strokes wouldn't come through, but they turned out fine. Now, what to do with 500? Who wants one?!

Upmarket

...was fun! It's always better doing it as a group :)

Made of Awesome

photos by Joanne :)

Brace the wintery weather and come join my friends and I at Perth Upmarket tomorrow! We'll be there from 10am - 4pm selling our goods as part of Made of Awesome. There's over 150 stalls and parking is free - what more could you ask for?

Everything above will be on sale, plus some new cards which are all hand drawn originals - I'll blog about them soon. (Selling them for $10 only!)

See you there!

Perth Upmarket

Time: 10am - 4pm

Location: UWA Winthrop Hall

Tanya Ling

Tanya Ling's fashion illustrations have always been an inspiration for me - they remind me that illustrations don't have to be a photorealistic portrayal of the subject, and that the emotion in a drawing says so much more.

The fluidity, boldness of the strokes she uses breathes a different quality to fashion that photographs just can't achieve. I had the pleasure of seeing her original works at Fashion Illustration Gallery (FIG), and it's even more amazing in real life because you can see exactly where the brush was, and all the detail of the paints and inks mixing.

See her work online here.

Schlomo

Young Schlomo's winter coat is looking so soft and thick at 10 months old. I can't believe how quickly time has passed. Look how much his face has changed since these photos, taken at 3 months. Don't be fooled by the gentle and calm manner he has the photos, he's really quite a terror!

First Comes Love

Just wanted to share some photos from the First Comes Love Bridal Fair yesterday - it was so beautifully set up and styled! Well done Studio Bomba.

Favourites of the day? The magnificent table setting by Her Handpicked Harvest, and non-stop fun with props and all at Smilebooth!

  

delicious Chai brooches will be ready for the markets next week! in the meantime go make yourself a chai to warm up winter fingers. Watch how to make the real deal here at T2.

First Comes Love Bridal Fair

I'm rather excited (and delighted) that Perth is holding an alternative bridal fair! Run by the very lovely and super productive ladies at Studio Bomba, First Comes Love is a bridal fair that celebrates creativity, chock full of sweetness and sass from independent retailers (not the usual mass market 'carbon-copy' weddings). Featuring talented creative types such as Angela Higgins (photography), On a Whim (wearables), Test Tube (gifts and registry),  All of the Above Creative (styling), Mitchell and Dent (stationary) and our very own Matt Biocich (photography) from Made of Awesome, this is going to set the new benchmark for weddings in Perth!

Click here to read an interview about the event, or head to the event website to find out more. 

(p.s it's on this weekend!!)

A new beret

French Beret Peepo

The Peepo Family

He's here! The newest addition to the ever growing Peepo family, Peepo has now been spotted sporting a French Beret. An appreciator of the finer things in life, French Beret Peepo can often be found mulling over a glass of red along Seine in Paris, or visiting his favourite gallery the Tate Modern in London.

Take his little beret face to galleries, exhibitions and long coffees - it's just his type of scene. 

These kids will be available at the next Perth Upmarket, which is on Sunday, 26 June 2011 at UWA.

$5 a peep!

If you can't make it to the markets, it'll be on the Made of Awesome shop (!!) ..more details soon!

FASHEMATICS

sass&bide

tavi

I love fashion - but sometimes, it's just too easy to poke fun at it.

Jonathan Zawada, Fashematics... clever.

Winter Warmer Winner

Yay for nevertheless, you were chosen out of 26 entries (by a random number generator).

A huge thanks to everyone that entered, you made me feel glad that it's winter! I hope everyone felt a bit warmer reading the entries too.

x

Allison Colpoys

There is the most amazing interview on The Design Files today on Allison Colpoys, Penguin Book Designer.

Beautiful layouts, perfect typography and just the right amount of illustrated touches - I'm so happy to have been introduced to her work.

Definitely worth checking out.

Winter Giveaway Last Chance

Click here to enter!

Winner will be randomly selected.

Delighted to meet you!

Very delighted to show you today... a lightbulb brooch with a terrible pun! I know - since the Double Rainbow brooch, you didn't think it could get any worse. But here it is, because I think it would be hilarious to pin a pun on my chest.

Measuring 50mm x 30mm x 7mm, this bulb would be great to wear to an exhibition opening, tea party or blind date.

This kind of sillyness really is the essence behind littlemiso - to create things that make people smile.

Get it for $15 at the shop now!

Peppermint Milk

I have just finished the branding for the most delectable pastel delight ever - Peppermint Milk. Created by the lovely Maevana Mitchell, the label is filled with soft pastels, scalloped edges, florals, bows and lace. Even the coat hangers are pastels!

Maevana's main inspiration for the label is Marie Antoinette, from floral fabrics, frilly edges to intricate and ornate detail.

These shots were taken at her pop up shop last weekend, titled 'The First Breath', held in conjunction with talented photographer Libby Edwards - who has some seriously nice double (triple?) exposure photos.

My Little Fabric

Tartelette Fraise Rhubarbe from My Little Fabric on Vimeo.

This little video is so cute. I love how the rhubarb magically chops itself into bite-size pieces.

It's interesting how technology is so accessible these days - there are so many mediums we can use to express ourselves.

Found My Little Fabric on decor8 today. Her food photos are pretty amazing.

Peter Pan

THIS collar is amazing. i've had a thing for collars of late. Via here