Kraftbomb Tomorrow!

It's Kraftbomb tomorrow and I'm going to be there! It's been a while since I was there, the last one was June I think.... ages ago! It will be great to be there again and see all my crafty peeps. I've been making a few new things too. Kraftbomb this month will be my last market for a while, my next one will be the Auckland Art & Craft Fair (if I can organise myself that is!)

Anyway, if you want to nab some Bam Bam Creative goodies, come along!

Read more...

A little find & My Creative Space(plus Kraftbomb this weekend!)

I went out the other day to find some more zips so that I could finish some more zipper purses for Kraftbomb this weekend (they sold like hot cakes last month!) and I found these gorgeous trims along my travels! The little fawns are embroidered onto some old linen it looks like, I've made them into iron on patches that I will be selling and put one of them onto this sweet make-up bag that I'm in the process of making.

I'll be having a little sale on my wall art and I'll be armed with a portable Eftpos machine! Thanks to my friend, Belinda, so great for those that don't like to carry around wads of cash (although, you would feel like Scrooge McDuck...) for those of you that don't know, Kraftbomb is this Sunday 27th June at the Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn.

See you on Sunday!
xxx

Sweet little embroidery fawns and my new trim

A little make-up bag waiting to be made...

Read more...

Kraftbomb this weekend!

Hey lovely people — it feels like AGES since it was last Kraftbomb time, which is silly as it's exactly the same time between every market... Anyway, come long Sunday for some awesome crafty times, it's going to be their 21st market! Let the good times roll....

Read more...

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...

Read more...

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

Read more...

Kraftbomb tomorrow!

It's that time again — time for awesome craft, rad people, the most amazing cupcakes and Fred's Lemonade... it can only be Kraftbomb!

See you there lovelies xx

Read more...

Craft2.0 is just around the corner....

And I have so much to do!! A couple of weeks ago I had a to-do list the length of my arm, now, it's more up to my elbow. Even still, every time I have completed something I think of something else that I have to do.

I was at Kraftbomb on Sunday just gone — it was the first one of the year and was really busy for a February market. It was great, I had loads of great comments about all my packaging and plenty of my things found new homes. A really good start to Kraftbomb in 2010!

If you're going to be in Wellington this weekend, do come and check out Craft2.0, it's going to be awesome with plenty on unique and high quality crafters offering some great wares. There is a little crafters profile of me on the blog too if you fancy checking that out.

Better get back to it, this wall art isn't going to make itself....

Read more...

Special Treat for Kraftbomb shoppers this weekend...

As you may know, it's Kraftbomb this Sunday!! (hurrah!)

To celebrate the first one of the year, I'll be offering $5 off the marked price of my Wall Art and Bunting!

So if you have been on the fence about which one you would like, this is the perfect time to pick up something special for your space.

NEW PRODUCTS..... I also have some new products on offer:

• Babe In The Wood sets, featuring a little matching Fawn decal
• Bunny & Fawn laser cut bamboo necklaces, made from 100% renewable sources.
• Magnet sets which make perfect little gifts, come in fancy-pants packaging

Not to mention plenty of new zipper purses, brooches and wall art.

So come along! The playground is there for the kiddies and of course Freds famous lemonade.... 11 til 2pm at the Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn

See you there xx

Bye Bye Baby Bunting

Babe In The Wood in B&W Vintage Blossom and Vintage Tulip (sold separately)

Read more...

New to the shop...

If you haven't seen already, I have added some new necklaces to the shop! So cute you can't help but go 'awwww'...

I have very limited numbers so be sure to get in quick if you would like one (or two if you can't decide) they will be available this weekend at Kraftbomb and on the 6th of March at Craft2.0. If there are any left after that, you can be sure to nab one on-line in my New Zealand store (international shipping rates on the listing).

Babe In The Wood necklace

Hoppity Hoppity Bunny necklace

Read more...

Kraftbomb this weekend!

Come along! First one for the year so you know it's going to be a goodn' not to mention the fancy new poster....

That's it.

See you there! xx

Read more...

Back into the swing of things....

And boy have I been busy! With my new-found freedom of not having to go to class each day, I have had no troubles filling my childless days with a crafting frenzy.

I met up with Kylie of Skipapple on Tuesday to do a spot of shopping and found some amazing fabric, I just couldn't wait to get stuck into it and make things (as I am sure you can tell from the photo's below!) The new cushions and quilt will be available at Crafternoon Tea on the 16th of Jan in a weeks time, fingers crossed I can get some more made for then too! These are all available on the online store, but as usual I accept custom orders so just send me an e-mail for more information.

Another exciting development just around the corner is my new mobiles — I have been trying to get these made for what seems like AGES, and I finally have a bit of spare cash in the business so am putting it to good use. I'm in the process of ordering little cut outs of my own fawns and rabbits to hang from them so fingers crossed they are available for purchase at Kraftbomb in February!

Even though I have been super busy with Bam Bam, we have still found time to enjoy this amazing Summer we have had — plenty more bike rides, G&T's in the sun and today Grace and I went to see The Princess and the Frog which was very scary in places, but we both enjoyed it immensely. It was Graces first trip to the Cinema so a momentous occasion!

Take care!
Jess xx

Cosy Cub Baby Quilt in 50's Pastel colours

2 of my Woodland Folk cushions, available on the online store now

Read more...

Kraftbomb TODAY!

That's right, last one for the year... Come along and do some last minute Christmas shopping. There will be loads of high quality vendors as usual and you friends and family will love getting something unique under their trees on Christmas morning!

I'll have loads of gorgeous new wall art, some new Santa Sacks, plenty of cute zipper purses, masses of little birdie brooches and some excellent bunny tree decorations.

11 til 2pm Grey Lynn Community Centre, Richmond Road, Grey Lynn

See you there!

Read more...

New Goodies: Just in time for the weekends markets!

I've been crazy busy this week making some new things for the markets happening this weekend. It's only Wednesday now and I still have so much to do, but I'm making good headway! I try and break things down into smaller tasks so that I don't get too overwhelmed and can still get everything done and ensure it's up to my standards (which are far too high for my own good!).

After a rather disheartening market last weekend at the Christmas Crafternoon Tea, I thought that it was time to inject some new stock into my table by making some new things. I don't really need the stock, but I sometimes feel that tables can get a little stagnant and making some new stuff can really re-energise you as a crafter — and hopefully your sales too!

I have made 19 new pieces of wall art, 30 brooches and 20 odd magnets — so there is definitely been enough to keep me busy! I've finished labelling them all up today and am really excited to show them off this weekend.

Birdies about to take off...

New Fly Little Fantails and Hoppity Hoppity Bunnies

Lots of new Babes in the Woods...

I'm also really excited to be offering at each of the markets: gift wrapping! It took me a while so source what I wanted and I have no made up a little pretend gift that I can display on my table. For a small charge, your Christmas goodies from Bam Bam Creative can be all wrapped up and lovely. Ain't that just peachy.

How happy would you be getting a pressie like this on Christmas morning!
Even comes with a doily gift-tag. Nearly too good to give away....

This weekend you can find me at:

Love Handmade Market
Saturday 19th December from 10 am til 2pm
Rose Centre, Belmont over on the North Shore

Kraftbomb
Sunday 20th December from 11am til 2pm
Grey Lynn Community Centre, Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn

Hope to see you come along! With two awesome markets happening in Auckland so close to Christmas, there is really no reason for you to battle the malls to find the perfect gift — just come along and see a huge selection of quality handmade items and support our super awesome industry...

Jess x x x

Read more...

Shopping for Bam Bam Creative...

If you fancy giving someone you love something from Bam Bam Creative this Christmas (or heck, just for whenever really) you may like to know where you can get your hot little hands on my lovely wares, either from markets or the comfort of your own home on-line!

On-line:
My items are usually spread around these shops, so if you have seen something you want and can't find it in one place, do check out the others.
Felt.co.nz my very own felt shop (free shipping in NZ!)
Toggle.co.nz You can find me in the homewares, brooches & pins and purses sections
Little Kiwi's Nest my newest selling spot, gorgeous site with boutique items for babies to 10 year olds
Etsy.com the massive site that is Etsy for all you international folks.

Markets:
Crafternoon Tea: 12th December at Mt Eden Normal School (details to follow)
Love Handmade: 19th December at the Rose Centre in Belmont (TBC)
I'm usually at Kraftbomb every month, but won't be for November. I'm hoping that I'll be there for the 20th of December as so many people were expecting to see me at the November one and have been e-mailing me or asking at other markets! Keep your fingers and toes crossed for me...

Customs:
And if you of course you can't find something that is quite right, please e-mail me for a custom order and I will be happy to oblige. For wall art it's just an additional $4NZD each, brooches and magnets are an additional $1NZD each (if I have your chosen fabric in stock) for cushions and bunting it varies to just let me know what you need. If you do want a custom order let me know quick smart so I can get it to you in time for Christmas.

Bunting (L to R: Soft Pinks, Vintage Hues & Baby Blues)

Woodland Folk Cushions (L to R: Hoppity Hoppity Bunny, Babes In The Wood set of 2, Hoppity Hoppity Bunny)

Fabric Covered Wall Art: (L to R: Babe In The Wood, Hoppity Hoppity Bunny, Fly Little Fantail)

Fabric Covered Wall Art (L to R: Babe In The Wood, I Think Mice Are Rather Nice, Hoppity Hoppity Bunny)

Hold Your Heart Brooches

Read more...

"You may remember me from such places as..."

In the words of Troy McClure, Bam Bam Creative has been out and about lately in rather a few places! I thought that I would share them with you and have a little moment shining in the light...

I was so totally chuffed when Kylie brought over her copy of World Sweet World to show me my name in print! The lovely ladies who organise Kraftbomb, City & Karla, had been interviewed for the magazine about the market and their plans for Kraftbomb in the future — and I got a mention at the end! My name was in amongst Auckland craft royalty with the likes of Toggle, Luxford St, Trixie Delicious, Birdspoke and Ruby in the Dust to name a few. I know it's only a little mention, but I'm very proud all the same.

World Sweet World Magazine

Next up was the lovely Emma of Freedom Creative, who won my competition that I had a while back. She got her package of goodies in the post and was kind enough to do a little blog post about it — I'm so glad she liked her prize so much!

Freedom Creative Blog

Have you checked out the Devonport Craft Market blog lately? If you have, you will see that they did a little 'Meet the Seller' interview with me! Very nice! So if you'd like to have a little nosey, you can find out a bit more about me and how I got into this lovely crafty-stuff. I'll also be at the Devonport market on the 1st of November, this will be my last Devonport Market for the year so if you'd like a Bam Bam goodie to send away for Christmas you had better come along...

The Devonport Craft Market

I was also lucky enough to have a post written about Kylie and I for the Etch Magazine blog! It was about the Auckland Craft Collective stuff and talks about the other stuff that we both do — so great to have our name out there like that! Click here to read the original post.

Etch Magazine Blog

Have you seen me out and about somwhere?? Let me know! I'd love to hear about it!

Chat Soon xxx

Read more...

Haloween Kraftbomb this weekend!

Just a few tid bits people: As you are probably aware Kraftbomb is this weekend, it would be great to see you there! Especially as it's Halloween Kraftbomb.... I'm contemplating making a Jack-o-Lantern for my table if I can find the time (and a pumpkin big enough!!)



11am til 2pm at the Grey Lynn Community Centre, 512 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn

I'll have plenty of my new bunny zipper purses and bunting too, perfect for Christmas!

Talk soon lovelies xxx

Read more...

So Many Markets!

There are quite a few markets popping up all over Auckland at the moment, the newest one that I will be at is the Love Handmade Market! It's been set up by 2 gals, Rhiannon and Alana who are rather crafty themselves. There will be quite a few vendors from Kraftbomb and the Devonport Craft Market, plus some new people like my buddy Kylie from Skipapple.

These are the next markets that I will be at, I'll have more of my 'Hoppity, Hoppity Bunny Zipper Purses' and 'Bye Bye Baby Bunting' so be sure to come along and say hello!

Kraftbomb: 25th October — 11am til 2pm
Full of crafty goodness! Come along for loads of amazing, quality stall holders, NZ Cupckae Queen cupcakes, Fred's famous lemonade and a play ground for the kids.


The Devonport Craft Market: 1st November — 10am til 3pm
With over 50 stall holders you will be sure to find something you like! Come to Devo for an awesome day out — head over on the ferry, enjoy lunch at one of the local cafes and meet plenty of interesting and crafty people!


Love Handmade: 14th November — 9am til 12pm
Auckland's newest market! Come along to support the ladies and ensure the first one goes off without a hitch. There will be an amazing raffle for a gorgeous prize from Gordon Harris, I know I'll be getting some tickets...


So that's what's happening for me over the next month (despite being insanely busy at Uni with only 8 weeks to go until I graduate!!) so there are plenty of options around for you to do your Christmas shopping.

Chat soon!
Jess

Read more...

Sneaky Peaky.... new products and the Kraftbomb low down

Hey Folks,

Sorry it's been a while, it's been a busy ol' time around here in our household. Last week I was putting together my mid-year portfolio for Uni, Kraftbomb was the weekend just gone and now I'm getting ready for The Devonport Craft Market this weekend. Good thing I'm on holidays this week, I can really dedicate some time to all the tasks I have to complete (and you can be sure there are way too many for one little person like me).

If you follow me on Twitter or are a fan on Facebook you will know that Kraftbomb was another success. It was a little quieter than usual, but plenty of my little creatures found new homes which was nice. I also got to meet some lovely new vendors and of course punters. I was a little sneaky and did some shopping for myself this month, usually I am very restrained as I really don't have the money to splurge on myself, but when I saw this little notebook on the Ruby In The Dust blog, I knew I had to have it! I mean, it has a fawn on it, it's like she made it just for me... already I have been using it to write down all my notes and idea's for new products for this Christmas, so watch this space!

My new notebook from Ruby In The Dust

I had on the front of my table my new bunting which I had made last week (very late at night after Uni, I'm surprised the spelling was ok...) which got plenty of comments, and got the cogs in my fair brain churning.... so I'm very pleased to show you the new Bye Bye Baby Bunting! It's made to match all my lovely wall art and comes with 5 flags per piece of bunting, I also included little loops on the ends so that you can hook it up. I thought it would be great over doorways, beds and windows and is just in time for Summer tea parties outside on the lawn to make lovely decorations in your trees. Of course, my gorgeous bunting won't just be for the mini people in your life, I'm doing some in a few more 'grown-up' colour schemes... These will be up on Etsy in about a week, and will be available for sale at The Devonport Craft Market this weekend.

Bye Bye Baby Bunting in Blue'sBye Bye Baby Bunting in Pink Vintage

Another little tid-bit of news that I first announced via Twitter and Facebook, was that I have been putting the finishing touches on a new Hoppity Hoppity Bunny purses! They are little purses perfect for coins, make-up, those special 'lady' products or pretty much anything that you can fit inside. So now you don't have to leave your bunnies at home, they can be carted around in your bag wherever you go, so sweet. They each feature a zipper closure and are fully lined in a semi-circle shape (so you don't loose coins in their ears, clever huh). At the moment I am busily beavering away on these, they will be available for sale on Etsy in about a week, and again will be available at The Devonport Craft Market this weekend, so lots of reasons to come.

Hoppity Hoppity Bunny Zipper Purse in Dragon Flies

I'm really looking forward to making all this new stuff, it's going to be great to have more to offer especially with Christmas just around the corner...

Chat soon lovelies! xxx

Read more...

Kraftbomb this weekend!

It comes around so fast! Kraftbomb is happening this weekend, I absolutely love Kraftbomb time of the month, it's so nice to meet all the lovely people that come along and the ones that sell their lovely things!

So if you can, pop along for a day of fantastic-crafty-goodness, it would be lovely to see you xxx

Read more...

Kraftbombs Birthday Bash

So it's all done and dusted, and I have a serious case of post-party blues — it's all finished and that makes me sad! It was a really awesome day, City and Karla (the beautiful brains behind Kraftbomb) really put on an excellent market, and I have never seen so many people cram into one space! There was live music and the band was amazing, if anyone knows who they were let me know!

Everyone was chipper, people were stopping for a chat and so many of my cute little things found new homes — which is always lovely! I got to chat to so many new people and everyone was so nice, it was great to see some of my previous customers stop by again as I always love hearing about where my little creations end up.

My new postcards went down a treat and I actually ran out at the end of the day, and nearly ran out of business cards. I'll definitely be getting some more printed as soon as I can, well worth it!

I can't wait for the next birthday!

My table, laden with goodies

The new mice! So cute, they'll be up on Etsy soon...

The beginning — this was the quiet time!

Awesome music

Some lovely badges I was so kindly given by Esther from Toggle.co.nz — Thank you!

Read more...