Junk Store Finds

On the weekend Bryan dragged me to Canning to what he described as the "best record store ever!"

He wasn't lying. Not only was it a fabulous record store - I got 2 Kate Bush albums, several David Bowie, Rolling Stones and much, much more..... too much in fact.

In addition to the albums, the fellas there have a nice selection of vintage toys, knick knacks and housewares. My moment of joy came when I found an old rotating postcard rack.

Even more joy was to be had when I got home and loaded it with my cards - what a beauty eh?

I wish I had the name of the store to share, but luckily Canning is quite small, so if you happen to pop through for a visit, it won't take you long to find it and all the treasures it houses. Enjoy!

Dragons, lizards and other creatures with scales

Well the countdown to the Halifax Crafters Spring Fling is on! I've been extra busy lately preparing new stock for "Woodland Wool" and "Pretty Things" (official launch is in two weeks!!!)

Being a bit of a girly girl I tend to lean towards more feminine projects - so I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and experiment with some new critters!

Here is one of my lizard dudes who I'm absolutely in love with. I'm just crazy about his fluffy black and brown mohawk, he's too cool for school!

Wish I could chat more, but there's much crafting to be done.

If you're in Halifax the weekend of April 17th & 18th be sure to pay me and the Halifax Crafters gang a visit at Olypmic Gardens on the corner of Hunter Street and Cornwallis.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Loss of a Genius

I just heard the very, very sad new that designer Alexander McQueen has taken his own life. I've never really paid too much attention to fashion, but I recently saw a recording of his 'Plato's Atlantis' show and was completely enthralled.

Each piece is an absolute work of art and deserves to be in a gallery. Just the other day I was thinking how amazing it would be if the clothing could travel from gallery to gallery so that we all could appreciate it's exquisite beauty.

So sad.

In fact my recent feather pieces that I've been developing for musician Christina Martin were inspired by this recent show. I've designed 3 necklace styles, one, the 'Xtina' which is asymmetrical, a preference for Christina. The second is the 'Saki' which uses lots of bright colours and are very abstract, and the third are my 'Queenies” which were directly influenced by the symmetrical dresses of the Atlantis show.

I’ve been meaning to blog about Mr McQueen's show for some time now, and it greatly saddens me that it took the ending of his life to finally get around to sharing some images displaying his infinite talent.

Halifax Crafters Winter Show

Well the Halifax Crafters Winter show was a huge success, so much so that I only really got to go and look around in the last 5 minutes before it was time to pack up. I managed to get a few trades in, but it wasn't until I got home and took a look at the furry of photos that I realized just how much stuff I would have liked to have purchased. Drat! Well there’s always April. Until then here are a few pics of some items that really caught my eye.

oh dear, I've made a mistake

So over the weekend I made the very sad discovery that I had printed the WRONG version of my calendar, which I in turn sold several copies of. Oh dear! After the initial shock I realized that my mistake wasn’t that huge… February goes to the 30^th…. I’m sure those born on the 29^th would be pleased to see that they get to enjoy a birthday this year…. yes… maybe?

The worst part of it all is I have no way to contact several of the poor strangers who purchased my defunct goods. So now I’m off to kinko’s again, to print replacements and construct a little special package that I’ll have ready to send out when my mistake is discovered and I get my knuckles rapped.

Christina Martin Merch!

Tonight at the Seahorse Tavern I will be selling my latest merch for the lovely miss Christina Martin. I'll have magnets, buttons and postcards - perfect stocking stuffers for the music lovers in your life. Show starts at 10:30 - hope to see you there!

New Feather Fascinators

I've been overly busy these days getting ready for all my
Holiday craft shows.

I've been working away on new and improved feather

hair combs, hair bands and brooches. Working with

feathers is highly addictive.... and taking away from

other crafty endeavours - like my jolly little Gnomes!

If you're in Halifax on the 29th be sure to drop by the

North Street Church between 10 and 6 where I'll be

selling all these wonderful feather pieces as well as my

critters and my new 2010 calendars.

Or, if you are around December 5th & 6th, come visit me

at the Olympic Centre at 2304 Hunter Street from 11-5