Black Swan Blog

A magazine called “Shop til you drop” you say… sounds dangerous! And that’s precisely where my wee upcycled teaspoons have been featured, in the latest August 2010 issue (pg 163). I’m a little reluctant to flip through the rest of the mag at the mo, seeing as how I’ve already been on a little crafty purchasing bender as of late. Check out my recent acquisitions…

From left to right: “I’ve got the skills…” tote bag from Dear Colleen, a gorgeous hand stitched felt monarch brooch from Undercover, limited edition merino arm warmers from Kate Watts, and a “pugs not drugs” tote bag from Gemma Correll.

The countdown is on to Christchurch’s very own craft market,
A Craft Affair! Not only will there be a whole host of amazing local talent, but we’ve attracted a few out-of-towners from Dunedin, Wellington and as far afield as Auckland! Our City O-Tautahi will definitely be the place to be Sun 11th July! And of course I’ll be there too, selling my Black Swan goodies. You’ll find me upstairs in the debating chamber between Miss Millie (sock monkey maker) and The Sewphist (all the way down from Wellington). Hope to see you there!

I had a lovely little surprise on the weekend when my flatmate spotted one of my Mt Cook Lily brooches in the May issue of New Zealand Gardener magazine! There’s nothing like a little bit of unexpected press to brighten a rainy Winter day!

Felt’s fancy full page ad in the latest issue of Peppermint magazine, featuring a Black Swan lily brooch! Nothing beats being in print, and in such a beautiful magazine too… so much prettiness to covet…

Just wanted to let y’all know that I’ve got another little feature on Maddie’s Li’l Magoolie blog, alongside my fellow talented crafty friend Emma from Freedom Creative! Go the blog love, and making new crafty connections over the internets! ; )

What a lovely way to start the week, waking to find that one of my Wild Things images has been featured on BobbyRobin’s blog! It’s always nice to know that the hours spent on the internet promotion do actually work! Thanks to Emma from Freedom Creative for spotting it. And for all those Wild Things fans out there, check out Terrible Yellow Eyes which has many an amazing interpretation of the childrens book illustrations…

Wild Thing by Paul O’Flanagan