My Monday Must See

In a previous post I mentioned that I was very excited to receive a custom order via the Hide & Seek Market.  This particular request was for some bunting and 2 dozen cupcake toppers for a baby girl's Christening.  I was thrilled to receive some photos from the family's special day and thought I'd share them with you.  By the way - this gorgeous little girl has 4 big brothers!  I think you'll agree her lovely Mum did a fabulous job with the dessert table.  Take a closer look at the cake - it's pretty special too!

Master Nearly 9 is now 9!

Our baby boy turned nine yesterday - I can't quite believe how quickly the time has gone.  It's been a truly amazing 9 years.  He's grown into an energetic, inquisitive, funny, sensitive, mostly quiet, sometimes gregarious but always entertaining and loving young man - Happy Birthday beautiful boy!

I always try to take a photo of the kids' birthday cakes and I must admit that although this year I took the easy option and bought an icecream cake - I did "borrow" some inspiration from Kiki La Ru and attempted my own little bit of bunting - here's the result!  I might post some of my other homemade creations another time.

It's off to market we go!

What a crazy few weeks it's been! Between doing the Hide & Seek Market and a local school market, starting a new part time job and the usual running around after the family - there's been very little time to blog!  There has, however, been some progress on the crafting front which I'm very excited to share!  I've received three requests for custom orders - one via Hide & Seek, one via my Etsy store and one via my lovely hairdresser!

So ... armed with that encouragement I'm off to market again this Saturday 11 September with my friend Tracey from Ben and Jess.  We'll be at the Meadowbank Public School Market Day, Thistle Street Ryde NSW from 9am until 3.30pm - hope you can drop by and say hello!  I'll be taking all my current Made by Jenine Etsy stock with me plus my latest Party Package - here's a sneak peak!

Hide & Seek Market

I'm looking forward to the Hide & Seek Market this Sunday 22 August - it's already spilling over into a second room so it will be even bigger and better than last month!

So .... to see quirky, unique handcrafted goodies, grab a coffee and be inspired by the handmade community - drop by between 10am-2pm at Wrights Road Community Centre, Cnr Harrington Avenue & Wrights Road Kellyville NSW.

The first 25 people through the doors will receive a gift bag filled with items contributed by the stallholders - including pinwheel present toppers Made by Jenine and Tracey's handmade gift cards.

My Monday Must See

I found something really cute the other day on Etsy and being a huge fan of bunting myself I just had to share it with you.  How cute is this?  Such a gorgeous way to decorate a cake for any occasion - you can see more fabulous cake bunting by Kiki La Ru here and read her lovely blog here.  Enjoy!

Just listed on Etsy

Last night while the rest of the house slept and the wind howled I finally listed some new items on my Etsy Shop.  As mentioned in an earlier post I've been wanting to put my Altered Clipboards in the store - well now I have - there are more designs to come though - so please keep visiting!

I've also listed three Vintage Inspired Dress Banners just to test the water and see if anyone jumps in - you never know until you try right?

Want to hear something funny?  My friend Tracey and I had exactly the same idea for a dress banner the exact same week as each other - spooky I know!!  So hop on over to see Tracey's version too.

My path to craft

How did it all start - this hobby gone mad?  Well it all started after the birth of our gorgeous daughter, Miss 5.  I searched everywhere for some "not too babyish" wall art to decorate her room.  One day I stumbled upon a TV show called "Embellish This" hosted by a very talented artist and designer, Dena Fishbein.  Dena's motto is "Embellish your Life" and boy does she ever - check out her lovely blog when you get the chance!  Well she certainly inspired me - off I went to get myself a hot glue gun, ribbons, rhinestones, glitter glue and lots of other fun bits and pieces.  I then proceeded to embellish some fantastic fabric within an inch of it's life - here's the result - not too babyish and a little bit funky - well I think so anyway!

Thankfully a few other people thought so too - I've actually sold a few of these long legged crazy haired girls at local markets!  It's funny how things turn out - what started as my handmade effort to decorate Miss 5's room has blossomed into a lovely hobby and now it's an opportunity to possibly earn a little bit of money whilst being a stay at home mum.

How did you find your craft path?  I'd love to hear your story!

I find it encouraging not to mention inspiring to hear how other people manage to combine their love of craft with their love of family - how do you do it?  Any tips gratefully received as it's always a juggle isn't it?