mixtape - giveaway monday #2

This weeks giveaway is a "Saucy Apron" pattern courtesy of Made By Miffy. Lou from Made By Miffy lives life in FULL COLOUR and this shows in everything she does. So the question for the week is:
Q What is the best thing you could cook up in a saucy apron?
Leave your answer in the comment section of this post and we will announce the winner next Saturday June 6, good luck!!

ABOUT MADE BY MIFFY (as told directly from Lou hereself)

Miffy is my nickname - comes from my porn star name - remember that game back in the 90s? First pet and street name? Mine was Miffy Devon. Cool. I get my inspiration and best business advice from Dr Seuss... "If you never did you should, these things are fun and fun is good." and "Today was good, today was fun. Tomorrow is another one!" There's something in those for all of us don't you think?!

I have started a group called www.apron-nation.ning.com where peeps can post pics of aprons, share apron tutorials, participate in apron swaps and competitions, etc. It is just kicking off but welcoming all helpers so we can 'take over the world, one kitchen at a time"

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This week is dedicated to all the QLD peeps! Brisbane is so god damn supportive of mixtape I have decided to feature QLD crafters all week. Justine

whip up round up MAY 09 (D)

Weekends are already so hectic here, with kids sport and activities
taking up the whole of Saturday morning - school working bees or
cleaning the house filling in the remainder of Saturday - which leaves
only Sunday to get anything done - gardening, mending, general
household maintenance - when is a girl supposes to craft?

Anyway just received the latest mixtape zine in the mail -
and there is a little article from me in there about crafting with
kids - love the cover and there is a handy little pullout calendar
too. Also Ina
sent me this link to Melanie
Falick books - where Larissa - author of the fab book knitalong is
organising a charity knitting event.

Here is the lowdown of the good stuff from this past week at whipup:

I loved this mother
helping out her artist son : and these knitted corset
chair covers are fantastic - there is a pattern too : contributor
Kelly sent in this
article on an easy way to make your own fabric labels : craftzine
shares how to organise your families
activities : mrXstitch - is my
blog of the week : and the marble
champ quilt pattern has got to be my pattern of the week.

Just for fun: Ann Wood shares her horse making
technique : mmm homemade body
scrub - good enough to eat : and something to eat - homemade
pasta : crochet
a merfish necklace.

recycle with flair: candy
wrapper belt:
sleeves to capris so clever.

babies: tie
motif bib - very cute : puzzle
patches bib is fantastic : make a sitting cat or bunny softie
.

just because you need it: patchwork
button pouch : laptop
sleeve : patchwork
lampshade : book review - sew what
bags! : sew a placemat
zipper pouch

Well I am off to enjoy the last sunshine of May and sneak in some
weekend sewing - happy crafty weekend!

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aunty cookie and the winner is...

Issue 9 has a crafty project courtesy of the one and only Aunty Cookie. Yesterday I embroidered and appliqued my very own cookie project. I was looking after Nic's girls as well and got them to cut/paste/colour their own version. Fun. fun. fun!!
When you have a go at this please send in a picture?

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The first in our weekly giveaways was won by Melanie.
The Q was How can you start a renaissance of lovely in your life?

Melanies answer was:

I've just started it in the last few weeks, taking time out to relax, be healthy and craft in preparation for my first baby due in about a month and a half.

Please contact me directly - and thanks to Littlealouette

mixtape mashup #11 MAY 09(D)

Well winter is just around the corner and I have a mountain of crafty projects I want to do and some that are already on the go.

CRAFT ACTION:
Firstly I am going to make a pair of knickers from gemma's pattern
Speaking of making underwear, Amy Karol makes the most rockin' under garments and I just purchased her latest mailorder and will endeavour to do issue 9's mailout and also issue 10 which is all about paper cutting. Issue 9 of mixtapezine features the colourful Tina Tarnoff who is a paper cut artist amongst other things.
I got my latest copy of the sweetest little zine called Crafty Leftovers - it is one very, very special zine.

Blog of the week : Myrtle & Eunice

COMMUNITY:
I am off to RRR on Monday morning to talk to the grapevine chicks about mixtape. In our first ever issue Kylie wrote an article on the community cup. The community cup is a footy match between broadcasters and musicians, and has become an iconic Melbourne event and a celebration of the city's vibrant musical and community broadcasting cultures. And it's all for a good cause!!

I run a fortnightly stitching night at my local fabric store and Nichola has just started a monthly Burda get together at the new Tessuti store that has opened here in Flinders Lane. We all know how popular Brown Owls are and I'd like to know about your sewing group. I am getting some things together for an article for mixtape.
Please email me and tell me about your art/craft/stitching /knitting group:
submissions.mixtapezineATgmailDOTcom

Issue 9 has a couple of articles about community spirit - craftivism and Handmade Help. I've just watched collectors and they had a segment about peeps that are collecting tea cups to deliver to fire victims, I love that.

MUSIC/SCREEN:
We bought a digital set top box a few weeks ago and man am I loving ABC2. Spectacle, Elvis Costello with ... is on as I am writing this, GOOD STUFF!!

The little lady and I went and saw Yo Gabba Gabba today here in Melbourne at the Palais Theatre. It was all I hoped it would be except for the fact that I was hoping the guest muso was going to be Chris Cheney and instead we got Robert Mills...

Have a great weekend! and don't forget that Issue 9 is now available for sale.
Also the winner of our very first weekly giveaway will be announced here on the mixtape blog tomorrow morning and the next giveaway will start from Monday June 1.

Issue 9 is HERE!!

Issue 9 arrived today and what a beauty it is! (if I may say so myself)

Here is a sneak peak:

I will be posting all the pre-sold issues today/tomorrow. I will be dropping of copies to all our Melbourne stockists tomorrow.
This Sunday mixtape will be having a stall at the Emerging Writers Festivals -Page Parlour where I will be selling Issue 8 (I have a few left) and Issue 9.
Melbourne peeps I will be on the grapevine RRR Monday June 1 at 11am taking about Issue 9.

Thanks TO EVERYBODY who makes this zine happen.

Respect
Justine

I tell you between reading Russell Brand's Booky Wook and listening to Jarvis Cocker - I feel like I am drowning in hedonism.. - I like to balance it out with a bit of quilting...

whip up round up MAY 09 (C)

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Sorry for the slowdown over the weekend - my internet connection was
doing some crazy slow things and so I was unable to log on - and my
lovely in-house IT assistant (ie. husband) was away - so I just had to
muddle through. But despite lack of posts on sunday the rest of the
week was fabulously creative. I wanted to start this weeks newsletter
with this youtube
video on Christian the lion - the story of a lion cub adopted by
two young artists in London in the 70's and then released to the wild
- very moving.

Did you see the amazing phone book
dress : and I am truly inspired by these story
vignettes 'sugar boxes' : and for something totally crazy - the puffy
collar pattern : and how to carve a kuksa
cup.

For the kids: What art supplies can
you not live without? : gum
wrapper folding : felt
mushroom : do-si-do
book - clever and great instructions : lino
printing : and a something for the garden - a pinecone bird
feeder.

Stitching: embroidery
pattern - super cute : pillowcase
apron : woven
picot stitch.

Paper: I loved this faux feather
paper wreath : paper doily
lanterns : saving
sewing patterns - a very handy idea : teacup
card : quick sketchbook.

Yarn: hula
hoop weaving - this looks so fun : felt
earrings pattern : cute crochet covered rock fish : amigurumi
lessons : crochet
lipbalm cosy : and don't miss this book review on this fabulous
knitting book - boutique
knits .

refashion: leg
warmers : and a crossover
top for kids.

Thanks for reading and happy crafty week!

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mixtape - giveaway monday #1

WOOD FOR WEE ONES

Over a decade ago a handsome British boy and an Ohio lass met and fell madly in love at first site in a sleepy university town. The boy was a classically trained master carpenter and the girl a writer with a bit of wanderlust. They worked together creatively through the years on many projects involving woodworking as they restored and remodeled homes together. The boy taught his love about trees on their land in the country and how to use power tools and the girl read poems to him while they worked. They started a journey of following their bliss and eventually brought two wee ones into the world and began creating wooden toys for them. They decided to share these wee wooden toys with the world and Little Alouette, LLC was born over hot steaming mugs of cocoa in the winter of 2007.

This weeks giveaway is Harper the Hippo Teething Toy!
and the question you need to answer to go int the draw to win him is:
How can you start a renaissance of lovely in your life?
Leave a comment and the winner will be notified here on the blog next Saturday May 30.

Cheers
Justine

outre makes me happy PT1

WHAT: Wilkintie Letterpress Showcase
WHEN: Saturday 30 May until mid June)
outre gallery melbourne & sydney

outre gallery melbourne & sydney

WHAT: "Elsewhere" Glenn Barr
WHEN: June 19 - July 12, 2009

mixtape mashup #10 MAY 09(C)

mixtape and Whipup's joint venture, we both share our ideas, cool links and general goings on.

Issue 9 is being printed as I write this. I am expecting it in my hot little hands by the middle of next week. We did a press check this morning and I got to look around the printers building - fascinating stuff!

I popped into magnation in chapel st and they still have copies of Issue 8 should you be after one!

*The Emerging Writers Festival opens today.

* A copy of World Sweet World was sent my way, have you seen it? It comes out of NZ and is kind of like a readymade/craft eco happy DIY number. It is a husband and wife team. I will be subscribing.


* Got Gracia and Louise's new zines also this week. SWEET and made with love.

* I've personally been doing a lot of hand stitching this week and I'd like to share one of my favourite quilters hands down Crazy Mom Quilts - her tutorials are so well written and easy to follow.

* I came across Fancy Tiger this week via Handmade Nation. Looks like my kind of shop.
Now that brings me to the question for the week!
What is your favourite fabric/craft shop and why? Every comment will go in the draw to win a copy of Issue 9, winner announced Monday May 25!
Come on, come on tell us!! Mine is amitie (surprise,surprise) and I adore purl soho.


* mixtape giveaway monday begins next week.
We will run a competition each week from Monday-Friday - winners notified on the Saturday of each week. Subscribe to our blog so you can be reminded :)

grandmothers

Hello crafty people,

So, although this might sound like a rather macabre way to begin a blog, I have no grandmothers, that is, they are both in heaven.

When my last grandmother passed away I had this great urge to hold onto all of her old books, magazines, fabrics, boxes and bags that she hadn’t opened for years. My family just wanted to send it all to Vinnies or dump it at the tip, but I made the journey to my home town to pick it all up, along with some kitsch 60’s kitchen items, never used clothes, shoes and glowmesh bags. Do all grandmothers have unworn clothes and accessories stockpiled for the next Great Depression? At the time I wasn’t particularly crafty so it was strange that I needed it. It has all been sitting in my shed getting damp and mildewy for a while now. I haven’t quite had the space, nor the time to go through it. Perhaps it was just the comfort of having it there that made me keep it. But today I decided I needed some fabric and I went out into the shed…

Here I discovered a nest of craftiness created over a lifetime of 94 years. Piles of fabric, patterns, wool, thimbles and the biggest bunch of knitting needles I have ever seen. Along with their collections of unused clothes, do all grandmothers have these nests of crafty heritage hidden in their houses? I feel like I am now creating one of my own, buying bits of fabric I have no idea what to do with, or ribbon I ‘may’ use one day.

So, this blog I dedicate to my grandmother’s and to all grandmother’s for having the time, patience and skill to be so wonderfully crafty. You have bestowed in your grandchildren everywhere a creative crafty soul that they must flaunt every day. So Grandmothers, thank you for leaving me the remnants of your nest for inspiration.

I am using some of the very old lovely fabric in the buttons I’m designing for Mix Tape. Keep an eye out for them!

Here are some pics of my grandmother’s things to get you reminiscing and inspired!

lovely old book.

anybody for these lovely 80's knits and models?

For all of you who don’t have your grandmother’s crafty nests to forage through for inspiration here are some links to some lovely vintage fabrics you can purchase or just look at!

The Retro Age - Shop for Vintage Fabrics
Slingfings - Eco Meets Retro
Atomic Textiles - Sublime Vintage Fabrics

I’ll blog again soon!

love manderlee x
p.s... Just thought I’d mention...

For all of you in Melbourne, I’m assuming you have seen the Craft City Melbourne blog spot? It is a ‘directory of local faves’, revelling crafty secrets from around the suburbs and letting us know of up coming events! It’s a beautiful and informative blog; if you haven’t been there do take a little trip over.

7 things that make us awesome

The crazy Ginger from Ink&Spindle has tagged mixtape for an awesome blog award.
The deal is that we list 7 things that make us awesome, then tag 7 blogs we love and on it goes...

#1 I sing all the time and love to dance (in private), I can laugh at myself! We constantly have music/radio playing in the house. Our little lady is definately a product of her environment!


#2 I like to think people can trust me with stuff. I am a good listener.

#3 I love seeing people doing what they love and shining as a result.


#4 Red shoes rule the world oh and so does red hair...

#5 I find quilting so very relaxing. Binding especially. Little hexagons even more so and hand applique.

#6 There is nothing else in Australia quite like mixtape and I feel so proud. Proud of all the contributors and readers that keep the wheels turning. I love that is it has a worldwide circulation. It takes the on-line craft community to raise mixtape.

( it takes a village to raise a child - african proverb)

#7 Man this is hard! um I love that most of the time I have good judgement and therefore have beautiful friends (which I am very slack with keeping in touch with).

OK 7 awersooooooome peeps I am passing this onto:

Kylie
Cher
Megan
Shannon
Nikki
Simmone
&
Jenny

What is mixtape?

WHAT IS MIXTAPE??? I often get asked this question.
Well my dear friend Simmone summed it up from the get go way back this time two years ago:

mixtape is a maga(ZINE)
a collision of craft, eco-cool and pop culture kitsch!

Crafty, DIY, living simple (trying), Eco Awareness, Art, Life, Loves, Music, Inspiration, Community...
mixtape is essentially a craft magazine that profiles artists and crafters. We have a tutorial in each issue, we review books, zines, music. We write about popular culture. It is written by like minded souls who want to share their opinions and knowledge. mixtape is written for a niche market, it is not mainstream. I get to choose everything that is put in the mag and we are independently published. It is all done (besides the printing) from our home here in Melbourne in amongst trying to raise a family and keep the house clean. We are about to launch Issue 9 and the reason we have been able to continue to grow/evolve is because YOU get behind us and support our passion. This zine is about a lifestyle choice, all encompassing - I love to create, I love music and my family mean the world to me. I love reading and hearing all about YOUR life as well. Hopefully that's what each and every issue of mixtape does, lets you know that you are not alone and that you are part of a community of like minded people.
My motto is to "Live life in FULL COLOUR!"

You are going to see some changes in the way mixtape looks by the end of this year. I'm doing a bit of forward planning and want to keep you in the loop.
Got any suggestions? Things you like/hate about our zine? Now is your chance to have a say.
Please feel free to email me directly mixtapezine@gmailDOTcom

Justine

Inspiration Boards

Inspiration is all around, you just have to look.

True hey? Inspiration is all around but I find my-self often getting overwhelmed with all the loveliness in the world. Firstly I am a magazine/book/blog junkie and a fabric whore.
Every now and then I need to wipe the slate clean. I have done that today with my "Inspiration Board". Do you have an inspiration board? Tell me about it!

Crafty love:
365-23 =342
Tracy is one of my favourite reads from a couple of years back

Listening:
Have you heard the new Jarvis Cocker song called Angela? It's a ripper.
I'm currently listening to Wig Wam Bam.

Reading:
uppercase, oh my! worth EVERY CENT - bonus that the BEAUTIFUL Ms Hula Seventy is in it.

Bags for the People

Bags for the People is a non-profit organization that provides people with a sustainable alternative to plastic bags, while spreading awareness about sustainability, community and creative activism.

Bags for the People began with three friends who worked at the Union Square Farmers Market in New York City and wanted to make a positive impact on the exorbitant use of plastic bags that they witnessed each and every day at the market. In an effort to curb plastic bag usage, Bags for the People began doing high school bag-building workshops, parties, and partnerships with arts and environmental organizations in the local community, building the bags they give out for free at the market and beyond.

Please visit the website to learn more about the progress of the organization, the many programs and events and how you can help reduce the use of plastic bags.

whip up round up MAY 09 (B)

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This past week has been a busy one for me at work - and at home. Lots of sewing and cleaning! but my new handmade soap and handmade cleaning products obsession has made this task a whole lot more fun. Here is a great tutorial on basic homemade vegetable soap - and lots of tips on cleaning products. I am also going to be at some local craft/art events - over the weekend - info here and here. We have had so much at whipup this past week and apologies for my day late round up.

Knitting focus: baby bombay sweater (so so cute): perfect sweater : fog sweater (I love this one): Mrs Darcy Cardigan : pretty lace top: seamless cable sweater: most adorable baby sweater: shalom cardigan.

A few good books: the boy magician : it girl knits: mason dixon knitting.

Kids clothes: shirt dress transformation : kids crossover top:girly dress: sunny dress.

Thank you to our contributor writers this week for these two great stories on bottle top art and recycled designer clothing.

Jewelry: make a credit card bracelet: make a quilted pendant: anklet.

Fun and frivolous (just because): origami basket: icecream cones cosy: swatch frog: freezer paper stencils: wrist watch pincushion: girls purse tutorial.

Thanks for reading and happy crafting weekend!

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Get the whole blogging tips series here.

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jam fancy

portrait, originally uploaded by jamfancy.

I adore all of Christina's work. I own quite a few of her dolls
Next purchase (one day) will be one of her prints. We featured an article on Christina in Issue 3.

Lot's of really exciting things happening here at the home of mixtape. I will be writing a regular post over at Living Creatively and have done a month of advertising with modamuse.

We are making some changes and I wanted to keep you, our readers up to date with them all:

Subscriptions have gone up slightly to reflect the (gradual) price increase of mixtape.

Issue 9 is out in a couple of weeks $7

Issue 10 out Sep 1 $8 (cover Bola Cooper)

Issue 11 out Dec 1 - This will be the NEW LOOK mixtapezine. It will be square in format and retail for $10, it will be jam packed with goodness - I PROMISE you. What's even better is that gemma jones will be designing the cover! yip yip yipppeeeeee.

Any questions? email me anytime

Justine

PS - Current subscribers are getting a REALLY good deal hey ;) ...

a first hello from the intern!

So hello!

My name is Manderlee and I’m the intern for Mixtape (It’s so exciting to be able to say that)! I’m living in wintry Melbourne but my roots lie deep in the farming land of rural NSW. I am studying a mixture of things at University, but mostly graphic design and photography. My passions are art, design, photography, craft, the environment, hand made/second hand/old cloths and bits and pieces and my little veggie match. I’m going to be blogging about my different eco, craft and pop culture experiences, both in the real world and the virtual world, that I think all of the Mixtape/crafty lovely family might like to know about!

I can’t wait to get knee deep in the world of Mixtape!

Love x

mixtape mashup #9 MAY 09(B)

mixtape and Whipup's joint venture, we both share our ideas, cool links and general goings on.

Oh my! a bit of craft action has happened here at mixtape headquarters:

Inspired by Nicoles post and my mate Fi's pattern. I finally sat down last night and started my first foray into this calming craft action! It has been nice to start with these tiny ones.



Vickie Howell's Crafty Corps
...The primary goal of both the blog and the book is to nurture our wonderful community by telling your stories and elevating the perception of the value of craft, all crafts, amongst society. Being creative, as a hobby or professionally, is a gift and deserves to be celebrated...

Handmade Nation
When is this out on DVD?? Everybody should see this doco, everybody!


Emerging Writers Festival
mixtape has a stall in the atrium at FED SQUARE on Sunday May 31st from 12-5pm. You will able to buy the current issue.

VINCE
Meaghan is the CUTEST thing ever and her letterpress cards are to die for.

Can't wait to purchase Gracia's latest zine
Aunty Cookies latest craft scmaft is totally killing me! I will need the WHOLE alphabet.
Susy Pow has an online zine shop which you can check out here

Listening:
Justin Townes Earl - Midnight at the Movies
Watching:
Revolutionary Road
Reading:
Business as Un-usual, thanks for the recommendation Kelley

Got something you'd like to suggest I write about in this weekly update? email me!!

Justine

Very Late Giveaway!

Bushka Card 07, originally uploaded by morganwills.

A few weeks ago I asked you to let me know "How you relax". Well amidst all the excitement of going to Brisbane I forgot to see this through.
The winner is Ms August Street:
A big mug of milo, on the couch with plenty of cushions and a throw rug over me, and some old episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Pure zone out material.

You have won THREE of the divine Morgan Willis Babuskha cards. Please email me and I will send your details on to Morgan.

SAVE the MMOP

found at PP's home

lack of post action

Please excuse the lack of post action. My camera is living at a friends place at the moment and it has left me picturless. I've just borrowed my husbands fancy number (which I HATE using) to take some pictures of the gorgeous mail I received this morning.



I had admired these pencils along time ago and never got around to ordering them. I met the AMAZING Ms Red Felt Flower at the show and ordered them directly from her. I was a bit shy/blown away meeting Ms RFF as hers was one of the blogs I read years and years ago, so she is rock'n'roll royalty to me! The attention to details and the simplicity in all her work is just divine.
I am constantly reminded though that we are all in this together and there is mutual admiration flying around all over the place!

I met with my intern (!!) this morning for a coffee on Greville St. We bounced around ideas and set some things in motion. Manderlee will post a couple of times a week here on the mixtape blog. Please make her welcome!

Issue 9 is just around the corner. It goes to print next Monday!! Pre-order here.

whip up round up MAY 09

Oops missed a week - sorry to those who have missed the weekly
newsletter - what with 9 year old slumber birthday parties, soccer
season beginning and school starting back for second term - I have
been rather snowed under with family stuff. But I do always find time
for whipping up something here at whipup.

During the past few weeks I have been putting together a series on
craft blog tips: better
craft blogging : craft
blog etiquette :
better
craft blog writing : how
to build an audience for your craft blog and
photography tips for your craft blog and the latest in the series
is blog
design,
essential blogging extras and tutorial
writing.

You might notice a very slight difference in design here at whipup too
- we have widened the screen to allow bigger images and a slightly
more spacious appearance - putting the search bar up in the header
will also help those wanting to search the whipup archives for all our
past stories. Please tell me what you think?

Slightly knitting obsessed lately and have been featuring quite a few
patterns available in the blogosphere: I love the fog sweater -
such a great name too: Shalom yoke
cardigan is super cute: how
to design your own custom sweater is going to come in handy:
felted knit
dog leash is utterly adorable: I am sure you will agree that the truffle
sweater is very stylish: mrs Darcy
cardigan is oh so adorable: did you know that 2009
is the year for natural fibres?: love this chunky knit warm hat: the
bike
helmet earmuffs are so much fun - and sure to be essential wearing
in winter: Mr
Peen was too too funny: I love woolly
wormwood's hat patterns: and did you see the
beard hat?: knitted jam jar
cosy: knit up some knickers:
and the nerdy bender dishcloth
and the perfect
sweater.

For those more inclined toward crochet - we have some goodies for your
too: molly
flowers: crochet orangutan
is amazing: hyperbolic
crochet patterns: om shanti
yoga bag:
hyperbolic dish cloth:

And we have also covered quite a bit in the patchwork and quilting
area: Dear baby
jane quilt is amazing - with tutorials for each block:
embroidered
mini quilt: t-shirt
quilt: sting quilt
paper piecing:

For those who love sewing and fabric here are some great tutes for
you: stitch up a love bug
(great mothers day gift): design your own children's
clothes: free
motion machine embroidery: gorgeous flower
ruffle collar to add a little pizazz to your outfit: scrubby
buddy - perfect for bathtime: I love these refashioned
toddler pants made from business shirt sleeves: fabric on
demand website: vintage
embroidery patterns: lollychops
embroidery patterns: more refashioning with a shirt to
blouse tutorial: smocking
tutorial:
fabric corsage (great mothers day gift): spring bag:
more spring with this lovely spring
top: love the refashioned
t-shirt baby gown: mendocino
summer frock:

Book reviews have included some great books including: the boy
magician: it girl knits
- teen knitting: the new book from mason-dixon knitting - outside
the lines: stash
buster quilts was a pleasant surprise:

And paper lovers watch out: I love the hammered
nature prints (great mothers day idea): kusudama
paper flowers (another great mothers day idea).

Thanks for reading and happy crafting weekend!

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or subscribe to this weekly newsletter via email here

Brisbane WRAP UP

made by maisy dolls

New Retailer - Rocking Horse Records - Brisbane, thanks Olivia

I don't even know where to start with wrapping up mixtapes Brisbane trip to the show.
Here are just some of the peeps that passed though and left a mark (I know I have not covered everyone, please leave me a comment and remind me):

Samantha
Michelle
Catherine
Rebecca
Bec
Thea
Ellie&Sam
Helen
Louise
my new besties and this amazing lady and always a pleasure to hang Kristen Doran (DD) and Sandra from Winterwood, my partners in craft.
You know what I'm just going to link to Helens posts 'cause she seems to have it all covered.

Basically the craft community in Brisbane is pretty unbelievable. Again just like in Melbourne, I feel honoured to be a part of it. Thanks for putting on a great show Brisbane.

mixtape mashup #8 MAY 09

mixtape and Whipup's joint venture, we both share our ideas, cool links and general goings on.

Like Kathreen from whipup I missed a week of writing the mixtape mashup. The week prior I had spent in Brisbane working my mixtape magic at the Stitches & Craft show. Talking to people for 8 hours a day takes it's toll on you after 5 days! Anyhow I felt like a week was needed to recharge my batteries and now here I am back and ready to play!
One of my customers at the show actually found out about mixtape via whip up - so it's nice to know someone is reading!

CRAFT/ART:
Madeline Stamer who designed Issue 8's cover is having an exhibition in Bendigo - read more about it here.
I now have an intern! can you believe it?!! Her name is Manderlee and part of her job is to look around this wonderful online craft community and report back her cool findings. Her first photographs for mixtape will appear in Issue 10 in an article on the Threadden girls.
For this week my two top finds are:
PedroSprout - Michelle's little baby shoes are KILLERS
madebymaisie - Catherine's dolls are beautifully made and I love that they all have their own names/personalities

MUSIC:
mixtape is now an official business subscriber to my most favorite station here in Melbourne town RRR.
The family and I spent Friday afternoon in Basement Disc's seeing The Wagons play live, have you heard them? Well their song "Love me like I love you" is hands down the song of the year for me.

BOOKS:
I'm currently reading the charismatic Russell Brand's - My Booky Wook
I've also pre-ordered Soulemamas and Amy Carols upcoming crafty numbers.
I popped into the AMAZING Metropolis Books yesterday and they are down to ONE copy left of mixtapezine 8, YAY!!

I also purchased a children's book called, "Rosie's Walk" for a birthday present. Rosie's Walk was one of MY favourites as a kid, do you remember it?

DON'T FORGET ..... Issue 9 is available for pre-sale NOW

Home!

I said goodbye to sunny Brisbane late yesterday afternoon.
I had such a good time but felt VERY home sick yesterday.

Any how it's just a quick post to let you know that I have just added the last 40 of Issue 8 back into the store. You can also PRE-ORDER ISSUE 9 here.
I have so much to write about and I will just as soon as I can make a dent in the paper work on my desk and answer emails.

Thanks Brisbane for your friendliness and hospitality.

Justine

Brisbane Stitches DAY 4

Thanks to EVERYONE who has stopped by, said hi, bought mixtape and shared time with me. I am having a fab time (missing the family very much) Brisbane has the goods!

Brisbane Stitches DAY 3

We we are half way through the Stitches & Craft Show. It takes alot out of you talking and smiling for 8 hours a day! Again I met a heap of wonderful people and one of them was Sarah with these beautiful swallows:

I met a husband a wife team who are both in a roller derby league here in Brisbane.
Shannon who is a long time fan of mixtape stopped by to say hi and chat. I noticed here tattoo and took a photo of it. Shannon also makes wonderful things from vintage fabric.

Sublime Stitching are represented at the show in a BIG WAY at their very own Craft Bar.

You can buy sublime patterns here from the show from amitie textiles (STALL 11) and I have a few of the Russian Doll & Cute Little Heads patterns for sale. I hope to meet loads of wicked people today at the show. It's 7.39am and I best get in the shower and get myself together for a busy Saturday at the S&C Show.