Labour Weekend

This is where I will be this Labour weekend.

Where will you be ?

Monaluna

Part of the fun of making my Purses and Ipad Cases 

is choosing the beautiful fabrics to go inside them.

One of my favourite fabric design companies is

Monaluna

Monaluna is a textile & surface design company producing fresh, 

modern prints & organic cotton fabric.

When I discovered them a few years ago I contacted them 

to see if they had a stockist in New Zealand.

Luckily for us they do, it is

Owl and Hedgehog 

Owl and Hedgehog is run by the lovely Steph who is based in sunny Tauranga. 

Steph stocks a selection of the Monaluna fabrics.

I can tell you that these fabrics are just a joy to work with.

They are top quality. 

Here is one of my Ipad Cases with Monaluna fabric lining for you to see.

Groovy Lotus by Monaluna

I just recently bought some of the 

Modern Home collection which I am looking forward to working with this coming week.

Where has she been?

I must apologise these school holidays have just run away on me.

We had family to stay and then Mr O took me away up North for 3 days.

In amongst it all my sewing basket was by my side and

I have been busily making Pixies , covers for Purses and Ipad cases.

Once I get my act together I will show you some pictures.

In the meantime here are a few pictures on my day trip to Keri Keri

and the lovely Stone Store and Kemp House.

Here I am all rugged up looking back at Kemp House.

Mushroom Houses

This week I have been working on Mushroom House

Ipad cases and purses.

Each Case or  Purse is lined with a themed Mushroom Fabric

Unfortunately they are not loaded in my online store just yet. 

Hopefully early next week they will all be in the store.

In the meantime they are coming with me to tomorrow's

 Devonport Market.

The Owls are back in town....................hoot hoot!

Every year due to popular demand

I do a range of Owl purses.

This years Owl Purse's have just been finished.

I must confess I really enjoyed making these wise, colourful owls.

They are now all loaded in my online store

HOOT HOOT !

PIXIE MAKING CLASS

Last years Pixie making class was so successful that I have decided to do another one this year with help from my lovely friend Kate.

The details are:
Thursday the 24th of October from 7 to 9pm I will take a Pixie making class at the Grey Lynn Community Centre in the Oval room.
The cost will be $45.00 and will include all the supplies.
All you will need to bring is scissors.

Do not worry if you have very basic sewing skills. 

The lovely Kate will sit with the first time sewers to  help provide any extra guidance needed.

If you would like to do this class can you please email me to book a spot on: 

oconalex@gmail.com

If you have a preference as to what colour pixie you wish to make can you please let me know in your email. You can do pretty much any colour in the rainbow. 

I will have extra colours cut out on the night if you want to change your chosen colour. 

This is just a guide to help me cut out as many of the right colour shades as possible.

The Oval Room is nice and cosy so there will be a limit of 15 spaces for this class. 

Please note I will only be doing the one class this year, so do get in quick.

 

Art Fusion

I have spent the last few weeks working

on designs for "Art Fusion"

I feel that I have made some of my nicest cushions.

I dropped them all off at Art Fusion on Sunday.

The lovely ladies from Carmel Collage are now getting everything ready for the 

big weekend this weekend.

They have some work by amazing artists and crafters.

So if you live in Auckland and are free do go take a peak,

you will see some beautiful things.

It is a gold coin donation to go on Saturday or Sunday.

Here are all the details.

Here are some pictures of a few of the cushions.