Bits and Bobs

I've had a few intensive 'making' sessions lately, in preparation for the Revolver Designer Market I'm doing in March. Here's some of the pretties' hot off the production line :)

Handmade flower cabochons all bagged up and ready to be made into earrings... rings... hair slides :)

Sizzling Pin Up Girl Timber Woodcut Brooches ... I ♥ these

Scrabble Tiles and timber woodcut circles all decoupage'd and ready to be made into wearable pieces!

Spring has Sprung

Finally my new range of spring items is getting there.... it's been hard putting together a new range and looking after my 4 month old at the same time! However the last few days I made some progress. I look forward to popping them up on etsy in the coming weeks. Here is a sneak preview of some of the items... They're all handmade out of polymer clay and will eventually be available in a myriad of colors :)

Oh yeh and you've probably noticed the change in my blog (its a pretty big change!). I opted for a new layout and color scheme and designed the pretty pink background. Knowing me though, I'll probably get sick of it again in a little while!

Delightful DUSTy Craft Swap

I'm so thrilled with my second DUST craft swap, I really enjoyed it. I was paired with the lovely Olga from Ellies Pretty Things. Olga said she liked my bird themed jewellery and her favourite color was green... so this is what I came up with for her:

And in return, this is the beautiful parcel I recieved from her - a pale green organza flower headband, pair of flower hairslides and jumbo button hair tie - all gorgeous and all very very useful! (they went in my hair as soon as I got them!)

Make sure you check out Olga's store too! http://www.elliesprettythings.etsy.com/ :)

and the winner is......

Congratulations to Kellie Christie for winning this handmade crystal white rose cabochon ring in the giveaway! Well done and a huge thank you to all that entered!

Using Random.org List Randomizer I entered all the names from the entry comment (giving a bonus entry to those who were or had become followers of this blog). The list was then randomised and the name that appeared at the top was the winner!!

Congrats again to Kellie - Please contact me ASAP at petaliferous@optusnet.com.au to claim your prize! (if I haven't heard from the winner within 24hrs, I will re-select another random winner)

A Botanists' Delight

I just listed some brand new 'Poison Ivy' earrings which are a little different to my normal stuff, and I managed to score a treasury slot so I thought I'd include them and make it a botany theme. Please make sure you check it out to give it heaps of views... http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=127373

DUST Team Craft Swap

This month I participated in one of the DUST team's monthly Craft Swaps. If you don't know what a Craft Swap is, basically all members who wish to participate in a swap,  register their name, and then the lovely Julie-Ann from DUST (and JulieAnnsJewels) partners each of us up. We then contact eachother and make eachother a surprise to send, and of course - we get one in return! This was my first Craft Swap experience so I was very excited, and needless to say I am very pleased with the result :)

My partner was the lovely Kirsten from KLBaileyART. Kirsten does gorgeous water color paintings in a myriad of dreamy pastel colors and also converts some of her work into wearable art. I really love her stuff so I was extremely happy when my parcel from her arrived in the mail.. and this is what I got: (I was totally spoilt)! A gorgeous original watercolor painting featuring a silhouette tree & bird with gorgeous pastel background, and the same picture made into a wearable glass pendant! Also a card and two postcards of prints of her lovely paintings.

Thank you so much Kirsten!! I adore them!

In our coverstaions Kirsten had told me she liked blues, pinks and purples, liked my rose cabochon styles and also some of my polymer clay bracelets. Therefore I came up with this special package for her... containing a hot pink rose cabochon necklace, purple rose cabochon ring, blue/black/silver swirl bracelet and 3 little mauve courdroy bags I whipped up on the sewing machine. I hope she likes them!

So basically my first craft swap was great, and I'll definetly do more in the future. It's so enjoyable interactacting with other artisans, making a special item for them and recieving something special in return - It's a great way to support your fellow etsian's, and afterall who doesn't love getting a surprise in the mail!!

Check out Kirsten's blog feature about the Craft Swap too at http://www.klbaileyart.com/2010/04/20/more-swappy-goodness/

Another day, another treasury....

Since posting a few treasuries, I've been in four more treasuries this week, that's 6 all up just since the weekend. Something is definetely in the air with treasuries lately!! Thank you to Gaby from hopelesslydevoted,  Emma from noogal, Kavitha from poetry jewelry and Rhonda from glimmeringgems for inclusion in these four new gorgeous collations....

Giveaway Time!

Entries Close at 2pm (EST) 26 April

I've decided to run a little giveaway here on my blog (rather than facebook). I'm gonna be giving away this handmade crystal white rose cabochon ring to the lucky winner...

 All you have to do to be in the running is:

1.  Become a facebook fan (leave your facebook name in comment), and;
2.  Make a comment below this post, telling me which is your favourite item on my etsy store & why

Also, for an extra entry (optional)... become a follower of this blog (please just mention your avatar/ID name in the comment)!

One lucky entrant will be randomly drawn and announced on this blog and my facebook fanpage on 26th April (so you have 1 week to get your entries in!). If you are the winner, please contact me with your details within 24 hours to claim your prize or another winner will be drawn. Thank you and Good Luck!

All Treasured Out

You can tell when DUSTers are sitting around waiting for the treasury list to expire and for a spot to open up when in a matter of minutes I was featured in two gorgeous color-themed DUST treasuries!

Firstly a pink treasury "Passionate about Pink" which I put together... make sure you check it out here  http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=126564 and support all the lovely Aussie sellers I've included.

Secondly a purple themed treasury entitled "Purple Parrots" by lafemmejewels ...check it out here http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=126555 Thank you for the inclusion!!

Autumn in Australia

The Lovely Christina from Billymac put together this stunning treasury featuring all-australian etsy sellers with an Autumn theme in browns, oranges, and reds, and she included my timber bird branch earrings :) Like that wasn't enough, the treasury then got featured on the front page of etsy (Well done Christina!) and thank you for including me. It will now be my mission to get another treasury and feature you back! (I've been waiting for ages, but fingers crossed I'll get on soon).

So here is the original gorgeous treasury by Christina...

and here's how it appeared on the FP (etsy must have slightly altered it)....

Bowlicious

I love waking up to an email saying my item has been included in a treasury, and that's exactly what happened this morning. RachellesJewelryBox kindly included my new black and silver bow ring in this cute bow-themed treasury. Make sure you check it out and give it lots of hits :) ... http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=95462

Autumn Leaves

What an honor it is to be included in this fab new treasury by savage kitten. All items are from australian sellers too, so show your support! It features beautiful bright colors to lift any dreary autumm day! Click on the link to give it some views! http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=124317

Love in Bloom

It's my birthday today so it was even more special to wake up to a message from heatherkingdesigns who has included my hot pink rose necklace in this gorgeous new treasury! Stunning. I love the combination of yellow and hot pink - thank you!! Make sure you check it out at http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=93728

All listed up

I'm gradually putting a whole heap of new listings on Etsy. So far I've got a heap of rose cabochon rings in various colors to choose from, some rose filigree leaf earrings in various colors, and cute as a button bottle top badges. Check them out at http://petaliferous.etsy.com/ andgimme some view and heart love :)

Revolver Designer Market 11-03-10

Last night I attended my first Revolver Designer Market. It's a bit of a bizarre thing, I've never been to a pub or bar before that has market stalls, but I liked what I saw and was more than happy to be a part of it! Thank you to everyone that popped down to see me and my stall, and thanks to all who purchased from me on the night! An extra big thank you to my husband Ty who came and sat with me (no doubt bored!) the whole night :) I was a bit nervous about the whole thing, having not done any markets before, but it worked out well and I have another one in 2 weeks (so if you missed this one, come to the next!).  Thanks also to Gaby and her sister from hopeless who were on the stall next to me and managed to answer my silly questions, being a newbie and all!

Whilst me and Ty gobbled down our yummy thai food from Colonel Tan's on our laps, without, may I say - a single drop down my top (a mean feat considering I'm usually such a clumsy grub!) I managed to sell out of wooden bunny brooches, so I will have to get busy to make some more for the next market. Also popular were rose rings and rose necklaces. Not a huge amount of sales, but the other stall holders assured me it was an unusually quiet night, and with markets, unfortuantely you have to take the good with the bad. So based on that theory alone, the next market is gonna be tops & I'm gonna make a fortune. Hehe. We'll see.

The other stalls incuded some wicked jewellery, awesome funky cards from able and game, cool eco lighting shades from electric firefly, and darling handmade hair accessories from hopelessly devoted. I must also thank Amelia from milkwood design for giving me the goss on the market before hand, so I was a little more aware of what to expect! She does awesome resin jewellery I always drool over.

SO.. If you're going to be around, make sure you come down Thursday 29th March, from 6-10pm. Bring a group of friends and make a night of it. It's a really great atmosphere, with groovy beats, cheap yummy thai food & quality beer (just $10 for jugs if that tempts you further!) or if you're more into cocktails, extremely 80's cocktails are a also hit :) PLUS whilst schmoozing and drinking, you can view a selection of handmade designer stalls, including mine! Now tell me, whats stopping you! :)

Revolver Upstairs - 229 Chapel Street PRAHRAN, VIC (sorry interstaters!) - Thurs 25th March, 6-10pm

Gorgeous Mauve Fascinator from Hopelessly Devoted

Cute Acrylic Owl Necklace from Lab three-o-five

Cute Cards from able and game

Awesome recycled plastic lamps from Electric Firefly