The day that was...

Well as I said in my previous post, Em and I had an amazing day at last weekends BrisStyle Indie Designers Market. The crowds were huge, the stalls fantastic and the company perfect and even our littlest boys were on their best behaviors (if only we had of charged a 'baby veiwing fee' we would have been rich ;)
I was a bit concerned our stall was a bit over the top with too many different products (this is what happens as we both have such short attention spans we like to make a million different things each market) but all the comments we got were so supportive and I think this was one of the reasons we did so well on Saturday. As usual though our Pony tail holders, headbands and bobby pins proved to be popular, they are just such good stocking fillers
The grounds and hall of St Augustine's proved to once again be an amazing showplace for the talented BrisStyle Crew
We were keep busy most of the day and only had time to make super quick trips around to admire all the other stalls, hopefully next time we will be a bit more organised and get to go and have a good look at everyone's wares
If you are a Brisbane local make sure you stay tuned for next year's dates, if not we will be re-opening our ETSY store next week with lots of new stock ;)

Cheers, Bel xx

p.s All the pics are used courtesy of Kish Photography & Design. To checkout more of Darren's work check out his face book page http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Brisbane-Australia/Kish-Photography-Design/45968786645?ref=ts

and to view more pics of the market you can go here http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicuffbydaneve/sets/72157622839859881/

Boutique Gift Market - Dec 3rd & 4th

Work in the city? Pop in to the Boutique Gift Market and say hi to the BrisStyle gals on Thursday and Friday at the BrisStyle co-op stall. Rebecca from Edward and Lilly will be there on Thursday and Sam and Katie will be there on Friday. Plus there's loads of other Brisbane talents to buy handmade wares from including our very own EmBelISH Push Pins.

Boutique Gift Market
@ Bleeding Hearts Gallery
166 Ann Street
Brisbane
Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th December
10am - 3pm

Happy Shopping, Bel x

Tis the season for some SUPER MASSIVE GIVEAWAYS!!!!

I said I would be back with some giveaway info and here I am :)

The amazing Katie from KittyBooBoo is having a super mega destash to celebrate the silly season and you have the chance to win one of 7 packs of Christmassy Crafting goodness.

To Enter go and visit Katie's Blog and check out her giveaway for yourself, good luck!
And here at EmBelISH we are having a giveaway too, along with the super talented Amanda from TwinkleStarArt we have been featured on the BrisStyle Blog this month. So to learn a little bit more about Em or Myself and to have the chance to win your own little piece of EmBelISH or Twinkley goodness head on over to the BrisStyle Blog and have a read
Good Luck, Bel x

Getting Crafty...

Well as I mentioned in the previous posts, I have had my super talented Brother staying with me for the last few weeks (he has gone home now and the boys are missing him terribly) But while he was here we actually got to spend some time crafting together (something we never seem to have time to do) and it was fantastic...

Normally by this time of year I would have all my Christmas presents brought and wrapped, you know in those pre baby years when I had a 9 - 5 job, got 8 hours sleep a night and was SO super organized about everything, well I am still pretty organized but shopping for Christmas Pressies in July doesn't really rate that high on my priority list anymore, but I do seem to be a bit more organized this year than last which is good.

I brought a panel of Kristen Doran 'Robot' Fabric from the lovely Slevedge House Girls at the Racecourse Rd festival and have made up 4 little robots and two matching little T-shirts for two special little boys I know...Two other little boys are both turning one this month so we whipped them up some cute little outfits...
And with this hot weather here in sunny Queensland even Xavier was lucky enough to get a couple of new outfits...

Plus just to make me even happier he motivated me to get a start on making for the next BrisStyle Indie Designers Market and I created some super cute onesies that we will have on sale especially for Christmas!
Then just to keep my happy mood flowing for the week I received a very special parcel from Bespoke Press, the 10 amazing Limited Edition Prints I recently won in their giveaway. Thanks so much Alischa! I LOVE them all, now to just work out where I am going to hang them ;)

Hope you are having a happy week too

Bel xx

p.s We are finally getting ourselves organized and will be starting to re-stock our ETSY store so stay tuned for some new products and a giveaway from us on the BrisStyle Blog next week ♥

Racecourse Rd Street Party Wrap Up!

Well sorry it’s taken me so long to report back on our success at the Racecourse Road Street Party from a few weeks ago, but I have been really enjoying some down time (although I have to say getting back into a few hectic weeks of crafting prior to the market really made me remember how much I do love it and I am going to try and fit a little bit more crafting into everyday life, or that’s the plan anyway)

Anyway enough rambling, EmBelISH had a fantastic day in not only sales but a lot of our new products were also pretty well received and I was really pleased with our stall layout as well.

It was a super hot, bust day and the crowds were a plenty. Luckily there was a yummy lemonade man just a few stalls down from us that kept us going in the heat.

I also got to do a little bit of shopping (I am saving my pennies for the December 5th BrisStyle Indie Designers Market) I just couldn’t help myself. I got a couple of beautiful little wooden brooches from Up In Annies Room and also picked up an order from Sam at Jetta’s nest of a new Robot Tee for Sax and then just to fuel Sax’s obsession with Robots I grabbed him a little Cuddlebot too (which I must add even had to go to kindy for sleep time last week) I finally grabbed a little Button head brooch for me ;)

Lola Button Head Brooch

And there was some great entertainment throughout the day to keep us occupied as well.
The BrisStyle Co-op stall was a great success also and it was so lovely to see so many talented BrisStylettes coming together to showcase their wares and it was also super nice to meet a lot of these lovely ladies in person as well. It was also great to see all the BrisStyle Stalls all lined up with our Green and Purple balloons linking us together!

I also have to say it was so fantastic to share a site for the day with the amazing Ali of Jellygnite and Little Jellygnite fame, she was such a great partner and helped to make the day go that little bit faster, and also to my amazing sister in-law Kym who was our chief helper and baby sitter extraordinaire and last but not least to our little helper, Xavier who not only helped draw in the crowds was a also a super good boy even though it was such a hot sweaty day J

Counting down now until Dec 5th!!!!

Take care, Bel x

p.s I will be back soon with a recipe for Nan’s cream puffs YUM!

Toasty Little Monster & big changes ahead!

Well I have been pretty slack on the blogging front lately so I thought I should update you all on what has been happening in my life lately. Not only is being 28 weeks pregnant excitement enough but hubby and I thought we would buy a house just to keep things interesting. It’s been a few years since we have been in the property market and with interest rates the way they are at the moment in Oz we thought it was too good an opportunity to pass up. So my days lately have been filled with packing/cleaning and trying to keep our 2 year old entertained at the same time in order to have everything ready to move over the Easter break.

Now being on a pretty tight budget has meant that I have been doing my research and shopping around for those bits and pieces I want to buy to make our transition into the new house that little bit nicer, needless to say a shopping trip to IKEA was in store for us last week and it gave me the chance to meet up with a good friend Kate and her two adorable kids Anouk and baby Oscar. Sax was lucky enough to get a lovely pressie care of Kate and her mum in the way of a lovely warm dressing gown which I am sure is going to come in handy as the weather gets colder. He is fascinated with the little spacey alien/monsters all over it and insists on wearing it around the house most days (even though weather is still quite warm). To break up our routine today I thought a batch of cupcakes for morning tea was in order. I had some leftover Passionfruit butter from the batch I made for the markets a few weeks ago so what better a filling topped off with some whipped vanilla cream, Yumo! I have also been meaning to share a pic of a little bird brooch that I made a few weeks ago on my way to the BrisStyle catch-up. I actually caught the train for the first time in quite a while and it gave me a lovely hour to myself to just sit and sew which was really nice. I also made a couple of other little birds, one for Em and for the lovely Robyn of Hotfudge which I included in the BrisStyle present swap. One last thing to share, Em and I also found some spare time to whip up some more felt hairclips for the markets a few weeks ago (our stocks were getting quite low). I will hopefully find some time to list some new ones on our ETSY store over the next few weeks. I also made some more pony tail holders (most of which have sold which is great!) so I will need to order some more covers and hopefully will get the chance to make another batch after our move. Hope you all have a happy week, take care

Bel x

Cute as a Button - Baby Bobby Pin Sets

Hi everyone,

Well it has been on the workdesk for a while now, and I have had all the supplies... but I have finally finished a few sets of the most divine little Baby Bobby Pins.

The covered button is only 1.27cm wide and the pin is 3.81cm (1.5") I have used hairdressing quality bronze bobby pins which took a lot of lab testing to discover these are of the highest quality and actually hold on to your hair really well.

They are priced for the recession at only $3/set (of 4) and OMG I can't wait to share some pics soon of them in a little bubs hair!!

Here is a snapshot of the sets that are for sale in our Etsy store now.... more to follow soon

x Em

Giveaway Giveaway Giveaway Giveaway

For some of you, you are just reading your 100th post from us, for others who have joined along the way; Thanks :-) We love having you around and hearing your feedback on what we post about.

So to thank you all for being such great Bloggie Buddies, we have decided to have a ..... (drum roll please)
We have:
1 x Red & White Star & Hippo print EmBelISH Hairclip Holder
1 x Heather Bailey Strawberry Pincushion Kit
1 x Set of 3 EmBelISH covered button Bobby Pin Clip Sets
1 x Red & purple EmBelISH Owl Brooch
to giveaway.

Here are the rules, To get One entry; Comment on this post and just say Hi so we know you are reading, To get Two entries; mention this giveaway on your blog with a link to this post and leave an additional comment with your blog address on it to let us know. Giveaway will finish Tuesday 10th of March at 6pm Australian EST, and the winner will be posted on the blog on Wednesday the 11th. We will then post out your pressie, open to everyone worldwide.

Thanks to all our friends and family who have made our first 100 posts so enjoyable, and we hope that you stick by and read about our crafty pursuits.

xx Em & Bel

New Cuties in the shop :)

Finally I have gotten around to listing some new products in our ETSY shop. I have had these in the pipeline for a while but finally found some time last week to do some button covering and then also the time to start listing a few on ETSY. It was so nice to go through my fabric stash and start putting some to good use ;)

Take a look and tell me what you think, the set of 2 pony tail holders are $5.50 USD and the Hairbands are $4 USD.

I also have some fabric button covered bookmarks on the go as well, just need to find time to package and photograph them. A 3pk will be selling for $5.50USD.

Hopefully these are all going to make great stocking fillers and little gifts for those who have it all. Keep an eye out on our shop as more will be listed each day (hopefully)

Bel x

New Pegboard Button Brooches Ready for the Shop

Here are some new cuties made from 'peg board' buttons with little stitched flowers

The Brooches are in store now

xx Em

EmBelISH Hairclip Holders© - Finally for Sale...

I have finally found the time to sit down and list the EmBelISH hairclip holders© that I have had in the making for the last couple of weeks. In all honesty I have slightly modified a design by my good friend Kate, who with her second baby just weeks away said she would never have time to get some made and thought they would make a great addition to the EmBelISH offerings. So a Huge Thank you goes out to Kate for her super craftiness!!!!



You can purchase them from our ETSY store here

and here is a pic to give you an idea of what I am talking about...

My mum AKA 'Supper Nanny Anne' arrives tomorrow night so I am hoping to have my sewing machine smoking over the next few weeks and have another 10 fabric choices available plus about a million (ok about a dozen) other half finished or need to be started projects finished over the next month. So watch this space! (I have always wanted to say that ;)

Yummy Fabric Parcel

Today I received a great parcel from the postie, I just had to take some photos and share them with everyone as I cant wait to make some new clips out of this fabric....




You can find Starlit Nest on Etsy here


Hoping for some sleep tonight, I am not sure when or how but my small child somehow forgot how to sleep :-( these days he is up every 2 hours during the night... bumma
hopefully getting grommets (booked in for surgery next wednesday) might fix this problem.


xx Em

Our Market Stall

I thought I would share a few photos of what our market stall looks like...
We are at the St William's Craft Market on the 2nd Saturday of each month in Keperra, Brisbane. Come and visit us if you are in the neighbourhood.

And here are a few of our Friend Ali's Store you can see her stuff at http://www.jellygnite.etsy.com/ or read about it on her blog at http://www.charlieandgrace.blogspot.com/

As the official first day of our EEE Sale (see below for more info) we were all set up at the market with our "owl tree" ready to send off the FREE Broochs with every order.

Thanks for your support so far in the sale, but keep Shopping !!!

http://www.embelishhairclips.etsy.com/


and check out the other participants at http://www.brisstyle.blogspot.com/

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Come one, Come all to the Etsy Ekka Extravaganza Sale

Hi to all our friends & visitors !!!

We are proud to be part of the BrisStyle EEE Sale. Make sure you read all about it below and be sure to click away at all our stores on Etsy, there are some great freebies to be had!!

xx Em & Bel

The BrisStyle Ekka Extravaganza Etsy Sale!

The ‘Ekka’ is the annual agricultural show held in Brisbane, Australia. It is a fun-packed 10 days of bright lights and rides, local produce, entertainment and cute animals! We thought it would be a perfect excuse to have a sale on etsy to promote our BrisStyle team and our talented members, as well as a chance for the etsy community to snap up some great bargains!

The Ekka Extravaganza Sale runs from Saturday 9th August to Sunday 17th August (ending 12 midnight etsy time). Participating shops are offering a variety of great deals like percentages off, free postage and bonus gifts.

Here is a list of the participating shops – check out the beautiful BrisStyle stores and their great deals!

jellygnite - http://www.jellygnite.etsy.com/ 15% off all items in store + free art card / aceo with every order over $15 (excl postage)
HotFudge - http://www.hotfudge.etsy.com/
15% off all items in store
EmBelIsh – http://www.embelishhairclips.etsy.com/
Free Owl Brooch & Gift Wrapping with purchase
TwinkleStarArt – http://www.twinklestarart.etsy.com/
Free childrens' 'gift card' with all purchases. Purchase two or more art prints, receive an additional art print, of your choice, for free.
Sharlzndollz – http://www.sharlzndollz.etsy.com/
10% off all items in store
Shazzabeth – http://www.shazzabeth.etsy.com/
10% off all items in store + free postage on orders over $100
Elizasart – http://www.elizasart.etsy.com/
10% off all items in store + free postage on orders over $100
MooreTaste – http://www.mooretaste.etsy.com/
15% off all items in store + a free pair of gemstone earrings on purchases over $100 after discounts
Beckybean – http://www.wheresbeckybean.etsy.com/
Free gift pack (bookmark, felt hairclip & postcard) with any bag purchase
ruby2gogo - http://www.ruby2gogo.etsy.com/
Retro Brisbane gift cards with all purchases. Show Bag with purchases over $40
rubyredstudios – http://www.rubyredstudios.etsy.com/
Retro Brisbane gift cards with all purchases. Show Bag with purchases over $40
Hey Harriet – http://www.heyharriet.etsy.com/
Free postage on all purchases