L’Atelier des Garçons

Very nice ceramics designs from L'Atelier Des Garçons. 

La nouvelle collection Asleep from day

Wow have you heard of Asleep From Day? Their products are handmade and you can see the video how clever they make their products.

Creative Lane Application is now open

Creative Lane is an associated event with Art and About Sydney in 2012. Our event will be promoted with the Art & About program by the Sydney Council. Artists featuring on our blog will also be feature on Art and About blog and facebook.
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Event details

The festival will be held at
Gaffa Gallery
281 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD

13th – 20th October 2012 from 11am to 4pm (Saturday 12 to 4pm)



If you wish to be part of the Creative Lane, please download the application at
http://yessweetheart.basekit.com/creative-lane

or email me at suki@yessweetheart.com.au

Tuesday Tresuary

 

(1)  pixie - wooden toy camera by twigcreative (2) Clutch 6"X10" color block in turquoise caramel and coral by Pamplemouss(3) Waechtersbach Spain Teapot in Bright Red by ChickClassique(4) Autumn harvest fall bright home decor coasters by ArtisEverything(5) 36 Pink Heart Stickers by knotandbow(6) Cute Geometric Shapes Flash Cards Printable PDF by loopzart

Monday quotes

I was going to share some inspiring wonderful quote today but then I found all these quirky funny products from The Joy Of Exfoundation! They are so smart and funny, I feel like buying them all !!!

Happy Monday.

Hello Sandwich

 

 

Have you heard of Hello Sandwich? The Tokyo based Australian artist? I am so addicted reading her blog, her zines and her new book! Check out her photo album and blog for some DIY inspiration for this weekend! 
Enjoy!

Let's go somewhere -- Cananda

(1) Canada Roots Map by ChildrenInspire (2) i heart Canada- Bamboo by truche (3) Canada Goose magnets by thunderpeep(4) Canadian Cities - Upcycled Maps - 3D Layered Butterfly Art by aboundingtreasures(5)  Map of Canada Pillow Cover in Grey Twill by NicoleTarasick(6) Vintage Banff Canada Moose figurine by Attic17(7)  Canada Goose card by thunderpeep(8) canadian owl - home decor by claylicious 

 

 

While sitting at the work desk and day dreaming. I would love to dream to go to Canada. Iain and I love all the mountains, trees, bear etc etc. It's a beautiful country has too much to share. People always talk about the animals, the snow and the nature of this country but I've never heard of Canadian food. When I did a search on Lonely Planet today it said " Canada is a local food smorgasbord. If you grazed from east to west across the country, you’d fill your plate like this: lobster with a dab of melted butter in the Atlantic provinces, poutine (golden fries soaked in gravy and cheese curds) in Québec, a bulging slice of berry pie in the Prairies and wild salmon and velvety scallops in British Columbia (BC)." 

Oh well... sounds good to me!

Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada#ixzz25ZNIhMka

Recently on Etsy....

 

Lovely finds for spring! 

1. Birthday Calendar by Amy (2) FLOWERS postcard by Séverine  (3) Picnic Blanket - XL Orange MARIMEKKO Poppies Flowers by SewnNatural (4) Small porcelain bud vase (set of three) by tokyocraftstudios (5) Set of Three. Kitchen Towels. Cotton Tea Towels by Amy Stone  (6) Pebble shaped Flowers Print Peacock Bird Animal Illustration by dekanimal

Handmade Romance

I am so addicted to Melbourne artist Evie's Handmade Romance blog. I found her blog through Craft Victoria. Apparently they had a event called Needle Work Needle Play and it seems so much fun!! I wish we can have this kind of thing in Sydney!

Crafternoon Tea

My lovely friends Janelle and Vanessa are organizing a very cute crochet class at Oxford Street Design Store the coming Sunday! All the materials and afternoon tea are included! How cool is that! Don't forget to tell your family and friends about this wonderful workshop and enjoy a cozy and creative afternoon together!!

Creative Lane Application is now open!

Plush Fox Doll D.I.Y tutorial

I found this adorable Plush Fox Doll on A Beautiful Mess and I can't wait to share this easy tutorial with you all ! I will definitely make some this weekend!!

Creative Lane Zine is ready!!

Open publication - Free publishing - More art


 The magazine is finally done! The amount of time that I spent to organize the files are actually more than I spent to make the magazines. Anyway, now I know my MAC can organize PDF into one file easily and it can also reduce the size of the PDF file from 300MB to 5MB ! How can it do that? I have no idea but a bit of google tutorial did save my life!

Sadly...

I just realized some of my favorite Sydney artists has to close down or limited their crafty business because they have to go back to the full time workforce.... it's such a hard and painful decision. How many of us have dream to be our own boss and do what we like for a living? But the reality is family and standard of living always come first. I have been working full time and running the business since uni, it's hard and sometimes I feel so trapped but at the end of the day, you've got to pay the bills. So now instead of complain about it, I see Creative Lane and my designs business as an outlet to free myself (my creative brain) from my full time job. I remember once my boss said to me, "it's good you have something to do outside work, you have something to hold on to, otherwise what's the point of living?"
I wish my creative friends all the best.

Creative Lane Artist: the ena and albert

We are so excited to have Therese Lyons from the Ena and Albert at the coming Creative Lane market! Therese came from a crafty family and she appreciate the beauty of handmade. Her products are all handmade with lots of love. The wonderful colours just fill your hearts up with lots of joy! You can also follow her wonderful crafty journey at her blog.

Your market stall design....

 I found this beautiful and simple DIY technique to decorate your market stall at Oh, Hello Friend today and I think it's such a smart idea! It's very economic and simple. When you have loads of things need to set up at the market, this polka-dot DIY table may save your life?

Suitcase Rummage

Suitcase Rummage is a mini scaled market aimed at supporting emerging artists, crafters and second-hand marketeers from all ages and backgrounds. 

The focus is on eco-friendly, ethical consumerism that fosters a local, sustainable economy by encouraging entry level entrepreneurs.

Sales are from a suitcase (or two!) and other than a $25 registration fee (which covers PLI) there are no overheads. 

This way we can make the Rummage accessible to all people from all walks, providing them with a platform and kick start.

Suitcase Rummage is the brainchild of Daniele Constance and Isabel FitzGerald, who saw a 'gap in the market' for artists, crafters and entrepreneurs, many of whom could not afford the sometimes massive overheads that come with participating in arts and crafts markets. With the help of Brisbane City Council, they launched the event as part of Youth Week in Brisbane, and since then have delivered the event independently and regularly throughout Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Ipswich and now Melbourne. 

The event will be held in the Velvet Room of the Thornbury Theatre on Sunday the 29th of July. It is Free Entry, there will be emerging musicians and performers, entertainment, food, it will be a grand day!

Belinda Suzette

Why our markets are dying?

                                found on http://500px.com/photo/696371


 Why do you think Sydney's art and craft markets are dying out? It just seems to me that markets in Sydney are either too expensive to join or full of junk. I wonder why we can't a bit more like Melbourne has some good quality artistic market? Is that because our artists arn't good enough? or Sydney people just don't care?

Feel free to leave your comments here or on facebook or here. Maybe there's something that we can do about? 

Creative Lane Online Magazine

Creative Lane would like to  invited all the creative people in Australia to participate in our online magazine. You are welcome to share their DIY tips, illustration, local cafe, cooking, shops,  photography, home decoration, etc, anything that makes it resourceful and interesting to read. But the whole idea of this magazine is to share the fun of being creative and local designs.

You're welcome to contribute as many pages as you wish, I will let you know if I am going to use them all in one issue or put them in different issues. Your submission should be A4 page in PDF/ jpg/ Word/ Photoshop format. 

Unfortunately, it's an unpaid contribution at the moment as I don't earn money from Creative Lane but I am trying to get some sponsor for Creative Lane so hopefully it's gonna be a paid job in the near future.

Please email me your page(s) no later than the 7 July and we will keep in touch! I am very excited about this project!!

https://www.facebook.com/creativelane
suki@yessweetheart.com.au

DIY Pleat Clutch

All girls like clutch. They are perfect for a night out, perfect for grocery shopping, best for travel ! Even better, I found an easy to follow tutorial on Charm stitch blog! Get ready with your favorite fabrics to make your own pleat clutch !