New Things and New Happenings!

It seems like I have been on a bit of a roll this week with introducing new products and what have you  and it's not about to stop!

New Goodies...
As you know, I have been making my Bunny and Fawn necklaces for a little while now and I have had a few people ask for a birdie shape — enter my Little Birdie necklaces! They are the same sweet shape as my brooches and are just so sweet, look at that little pile of them — it's a pile of cuteness right there! These will be available on my website and at my next market soon for $35 each.

Little Birdie necklaces waiting to be made up

 

Next up are my new Make It Better iron on patch sets! There are 3 patches per pack and all the patches require no sewing whatsoever! Perfect for updating a t-shirt, hat, pair of jeans or even a tote bag. If you have an iron, you can use these. They come with full instructions and fabric suggestions too, how handy. These will be available on my website and at my next market for $19 a set — bargain!

 Make It Better iron on patch sets

I've been getting a lot of requests for little gift cards and I had a brain wave the other night as I had loads of this veneer contact paper left over from when I made Gracies doll house (a magnificent feat, I should really post some photo's!) and as I love anything wooden and cute — much like my necklaces — I thought that it would be perfect to make some little cards. These Write Sweet Nothings gift cards will also be available on my website and at the next market for a mere $3 each.

Write Sweet Nothings little gift cards

New Stockist...
Firstly, I have been lucky enough to have some of my goodies picked to be stocked in Presentz gift shop at 430 Richmond Road — a cute little shop packed with loads of goodies, including things from lots of talented handmade makers. They will be stocking my new Pretty Sniffy tissue covers, my new little Write Sweet Nothings gift cards and the Make It Better iron on patch sets! Just in time for Mothers Day...

So this week has shaped up to be a pretty good one! Even though we are all getting sick in my house with the first of the Winter colds and feel a bit like death warmed up, it's good to have happy things to pick you up.

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Catch up soon lovely people xx

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Shopping List Magnets....

I had one of those "I could really do with something that...." moments this morning when I was writing my shopping list, usually when I have those moments they end with ".... I know! I'll just make it!" which is how nearly all of my products start. I get so sick of writing lists for the weekly shop that fall off the fridge or get lost in my bag (which mainly consists of scraps of paper, so you can see why more lists would get lost) so I thought why not make something that solves this problem for me?

Enter my new and rather special magnetised shopping list cover! It sits on the fridge nicely, and when you go to pull it out of your bag at the supermarket, you can actually find it and have something pretty in your hands. The paper I made up with scrap paper and it tucks neatly inside — so a great way to recycle things around the house. It's got the little elastic loops for your pen or pencil (mine are slightly too large for this pen, but it's my favourite pen for lists) and closes with a little button and ribbon.

I'm thinking about making these for the shop and the markets. Would you want one? Would you use it? Do you know someone who might like one? I'd love the feedback! I would have them with short pencils inside, I love a sharp pencil! In the meantime I'm going to make a couple more and I'll figure out a really good price and might even give one away at some stage...

Top Row from Left: Open flat, Open on the Fridge, Closed on the Fridge

Bottom Row from Left: How the paper tucks in, Open Flat, The Back (excuse my hands!) nice and tidy for when you're out.

Chat soon! xx

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Some new goodies...

I've been working on some idea's for some new products over the last few months; some things that are a little smaller, the type of things that you might buy for your gift drawer at home, a thank you gift for a teacher or just a little treat for yourself.

The first ones I've finished are these cute little tissue covers. I've had these little guys cut out for a while and have been spending the morning sewing them while Grace is making some cards for Nana & Poppa. We always have travel packs of tissues when we're out and even more-so in Winter for the sniffles and what have you — so this way we can all pull out our tissues while being sweet and stylish at the same time! And even if you don't buy the travel packs, you can fold up some tissues from home and pop them inside, easy peasy.

These will be available on my website and at the markets soon for a mere $15. I'm making a few more things at the moment too, so watch this space...

(Top) All my new tissue covers (Middle) how they look all nice when tissues are inside them

(Bottom) my favourite one, I may have to keep this one myself...

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Introducing... The Auckland Art & Craft Fair

Hey lovely people, you may have heard via the Auckland Craft Collective site, or Facebook and Twitter that the Craft Collective (aka Kylie and Me...) that we will be having the very first ever Auckland Art & Craft Fair on the 24th July this year!

The Auckland Art & Craft Fair isn't like any other market available in Auckland or even the rest of New Zealand. It's the first of it's kind and will have a regular home at the prestigious Auckland Art Gallery. With a focus on each Fair having a selection of New Zealands best contemporary and independent Designers, Artists and Crafters available, selling their wares direct to the public for one day only.

This is a fair with a difference — focusing on the best that each vendor has to offer, highlighting the quality, craftsmanship and ingenuity of each piece. For the customer it's shopping with soul, purchasing direct from the artist, designer and maker in one go and helping support our growing industry.

There'll be no worries on the day for customers as there will be EftPos facilities along with everything that the Auckland Art Gallery has to offer including Reuben Cafe and the amazing Parsons bookshop, not to mention all the exhibitions at the gallery — so something for everyone. Saturday $4 parking is available for vendors and visitors that use the Victoria Street Car Park with a special discount voucher from the gallery and with the Fair being held inside, it will be lovely and cosy for our guests.


Anyway, it's pretty darn exciting! If you want to find out more, check out the blog and if you fancy being a vendor — apply! Applications close at 4pm on Friday 14th May 2010...

Exciting!! xx

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New goodies make me happy & Kraftbomb!

This weekend has been a rather busy one, and it's not even finished yet...

A lovely package arrived on Thursday for some goodies that I purchased from the lovely, Sarah McNeil. I love, love, love my Bunny Brooch and of course my beautiful "Girls With Glasses" print, and not just because I'm a girl that wears glasses, but because it just really pretty.

 Check out her shop for more goodness and nab some for yourself.

Firstly, it's Kraftbomb tomorrow (a highlight of the month as per usual) and you can come along after watching the dawn service for ANZAC Day, Kraftbomb will be one of the few places trading so definitely make sure you come and go for coffee after 12 — everything will be open then! I've got my red poppy for tomorrow, make sure you get yours...

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Kraftbomb this weekend!

These seem to come round so fast! But yes, it's Kraftbomb this weekend and I will of course be there with lovely wares for sale. I have more Babe In The Wood necklaces and I'm going to try and make some more brooches by the end of the week — I'm running out of the little guys!

Anyway, come along, it'll be super awesome xx

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Extra (Curricular), read all about it!

For those of you that don't know, Extra Curricular is an awesome, local magazine "for creative folk" about people who make and do creative projects. It's independently published by my fellow crafty friend, Ellie Smith (of Miss Ellie May) and she does an excellent job. So when Rachel (of Books By Rachel) contacted Kylie and myself about being involved in an article on 'Craft Living', discussing the Auckland Craft Collective, our respective craft ventures and our thoughts on making a real go of it — I of course jumped at the chance! Especially being part of an article that also interviewed Annette of Nut & Bee and Lisa of Sweetpea Home, that's some serious awesome crafting business right there.

You can order copies of the magazine here or check out the blog for a list of national stockists.

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Something Special...

A few years ago, my lovely Nana, Maisie, gave me this gorgeous rose gold locket. She has given me a lot of special things over the years and I think it's because she knows that I truly appreciate them. I've kept it tucked away because it felt a little too special to wear it out, but now I've decided it deserves the occasional outing when something fancy and sentimental is called for.

The little story that is behind the locket is cute too (and gets told to me each time she sees me wearing it, which is sweet too) the photo's inside are of my Nana and Poppa when before they were married, I think that she was about 17 and he was 19 so they would have been taken in the late 1930's or early 1940's. The locket itself was a gift from a young man that my Nana had been "courting" before meeting my Poppa, Gordon. Apparently he was always buying her romantic gifts and keep sakes, but she wasn't interested and as soon as she met my Poppa he was a distant memory.

Anyway, I love it and just thought that I would share it with you all.

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The Devonport Craft Market this weekend...

It's been a while since I have been a vendor at The Devonport Craft Market, so it will be a fun little break to visit the old haunt and see some familiar faces. If you are looking for something to do this Sunday, why not come along...?

See you there

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Fancy New Bam Bam Creative Website...

It's official — I now have a flash new website of my very own! I've been wanting to do this for a really, really long time, it wasn't until I was at the Auckland Craft Collective first evening that I got the inspiration to set the wheels in motion...

On my website you will find my gorgeous homepage with my current range, how to contact me, my press and publicity, all about my products with answers to your questions — and the part that I am most excited about: my very own shop!

The shop at the moment is full to the brim and I'm adding to it almost every day. It's all sorted into tidy little categories and looks ever so pretty. So hop on over and feel free to make yourself comfortable and have a good poke around.

www.bambamcreative.com

My gorgeous new homepage

 

My new shop!

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Daydream Lily

I was thinking earlier today that I should really do another blog post, but couldn't for the life of me think of anything to talk about (and those of you that know me, know that if that ever happens it's a very strange phenomenon) and then I was reading through my blog list, and saw my name on the gorgeous Daydream Lily blog! And also thank you to Sarah McLeod of Songbird Designs for sending me a "woo-hoo!" e-mail and telling me too xx

Such an honour to be featured, I really mean that.

You can read the blog post here if you fancy.

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