Zombie girls & sugar skulls

Here are some more new and old peices i've done, i just use pencil on paper, bit old school when it somes to these things but i find it very relaxing at night while my babies are tucked in bed dreaming! More to come................

Fun online retail therapy! I LOVE BOOKS!

The Crafty Kid shows just how easy it is to make irresistible items both for and with children, from recycled or inexpensive materials. Written especially for those who want to hand-make their own beautiful gifts, and to help steep children in the creative life from an early age onwards, The Crafty Kid is full of fun, simple ideas for rainy day entertainment and passes on the sensible adage: make do and mend.
http://thecraftyminx.com.au/







EVERFRESH STUDIO

The group known as Everfresh—artists Sync, Phibs, Reka, Rone, Wonderlust, Prizm, Meggs, Makatron and The Tooth—create works which fuse intense colour, intricate line work, iconic characters and visual narratives, using the most diverse street art and graffiti techniques. The Everfresh crew are the key players that continue to shape Melbourne’s dynamic and prolific 
street-art scene.

Everfresh Studio is an explosive hub of creation and activity, inconspicuously located in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Collingwood. Behind an unmarked factory door, Everfresh artists conceive, develop and collaborate to produce their now internationally renowned work for the streets, as well as fine art for exhibition in galleries and to furnish the art market’s growing appetite for street art

Street art, paste ups and lots of colourful dots!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE street art of any kind........... love seeing colourful graff on trains, not so keen on those lil ugly tags but big bold peices of random art, things glued to the street, walls, little alley ways with awesome art that maybe there one week, gone the next, so i like to snap a piccie while it's still there! These are from St Peters/Enmore in Sydney.

More crafty fun with little Miss Scarlette.

We had a day alone to make craft, watch movies, eat popcorn,get some new winter clothes, just a mummy daughter day, ........... we painted some funky wooden letter to make her own room sparkly.

New and old tattoo piccies i've done. X.x

Apple picking.

Finally we went apple picking this year for our first time, it was a lovely stop off on our way to the Ironfest at Lithgow, we stopped off at Bilpin and met farmer Bill, and we could walk through the orchard and pick our own, eat what you want and they aren't sprayed with any nasty chemicals. fun for the whole family. We made a yummi apple crumble, and will make some fresh baby food for Sylus.

We'll be back Berry!

We were lucky to have a lil weekend get away to our friends beautiful beach house with the kids and was so loving the town of Berry down the south coast, fell in love with a kids toys shop and had to buy one of these balls for Sylus, you know how much i love handmade!! and............. did a copy and paste on where this ball comes from.




Barefoot artisans are dedicated weavers and needlewomen who, without time and constraints of mass production, are able to produce premium quality workmanship in a truly sustainable way. Barefoot opposes exploitive practices. Each artisan earns a living wage enabling them to support their families with self-respect and dignity. The products are in demand for their utility and appearance. Creative designers are encouraged to be innovative and stretch their creative intelligence.

Soft Toys Barbara Sansoni’s handmade toys are lovingly created to the highest quality workmanship. They are visually stimulating for children because of their bright colours and tactile because of their creative use of fabric textures. The toys are made from 100 per cent cotton filled with kapok.

My little crafty girl!

Scarlette Rose has taken a big interest to craft, so i've encouraged all sorts of things to play with and see how she creates her own peices of artwork, i was a total indoor crafty kid who hated sports but wasn't sure how much a child can follow in their parents footsteps and know she could also play outside all day long........... who knows what the future may bring for my lil girl ........................

Mothers Day 2011.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!! hope everyone had a wonderful day with loved ones!
My sister and i took a lil afternoon trip to a quilting show at swanes nursery Dural with our mum, ofcourse a stop off at the cafe for a cuppa & scones! X.x.
Scarlette made me this cute little flower pot at daycare and love how crafty she has become! X.x

101 ways to praise a child. X.x

I found a copy of this verse at the local baby community clinic and love it and wanted to put it up in the house to read all the time, and i thouhgt this rainbow coloured version was much brighter! enjoy! X.x

Let's never let go of our friendship - Betsy Gurganus.

This is for 2 really amazing women i constantly think about and always have in my heart but as busy ladies, wish i could see more of but want you to both know how much i adore you Fee & Storm Fish. MWAH! Love you both to the moon & back!! X.x
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I don't ever want us to let go

of each other.

Maybe our paths will go

in separate directions,

but that won't change the bond

we share and what's in our hearts.

No matter where I am

or what I am doing,

when you come to mind

a smile comes to my face

and a warmth settles in my heart.

Tha day you and I met

will always be cherished.

we've grown together,

done a lot together,

and no matter what,

we will let each other know

that we do like and care

about each other.

You are more than

just a friend to me.

I often struggle to say how I feel,

but I hope we never let go

of what we share,

because whether it's across the miles

or just a short distance,

you are and will always be

a part of my life and me

We love rainbows!!!

We have alot of colour in and out of our home, it's something my babies will be surrounded by, lots of colour!!! We recently added more rainbow flag to the toy equipment in the backyard so it's pretty fun to play out there!! Gorgeous hubby used recycled wood to make the climbing cubby house, clever man!!............
I know i make alot of rainbow peices for the Scarlette Rose Fairy shops but we enjoy bright things everywhere!!!

Love, peace & rainbow hugs! X.x

Funky cloth nappies!

We are loving the Aussie company called Baby Bee hinds that make really funky cloth nappies, it was something i looked into before we had Scarlette but found these wonderful to use with Sylus, easy to use & wash.
Reading how many disposable nappies get used and add to our waste, it was a comforting choice i wanted to make, it's the lil things we do that are adding up to make our world a more eco friendly place to live and to teach our children how to make a difference.

Here's the link..............

http://www.babybeehinds.com.au/store/pc/Home-d40.htm

NEW colourful goodies coming soon!!!

It's been busy here with 2 lil ones, there isn't as much spare time to make new items and now it's that time of year with more rain, freezing weather to get my hands wet and not as much sunlight, but i have new cotton long sleeve & short sleeve tops, scarfs, new headbands, kids winter clothes.

Love & peace X.x

VEXTA's street art in Mays Lane Sydney

Over the easter long weekend break we had with rain almost every day, a trip to Newtown was just what i needed to refresh my cabin fever!!

MAY'S presents exhibition of street art by Melbourne based VEXTA

MAY'S is excited to present Melbourne artist VEXTA. VEXTA will introduce her magical winged figures to the lane. These half-human half-animal creatures explore the way we have confined ourselves in our concrete jungles and the effect this has on our psyches. VEXTA's obsession with cosmology, concepts of life, death and the future of mankind form the basis of her work.

VEXTA will be painting the massive 24 meter length of MAY'S Lane; the feature panel measuring 360x276cm plus 4 panels 235x160cm.

Artist Statement
'Sometimes we are so alienated from everything and everyone around us and yet sometimes I feel like the tiny atomic particles keeping our bodies together could fracture at any moment and it could all merge together…' - VEXTA


VEXTA'S work has been shown in exhibitions across Australia and internationally and she recently spent time creating site specific wall works in Paris, Berlin, London and Bogota.

Be happy for this moment; this moment is your life….”

Be happy for this moment; this moment is your life….”
My beautiful friend had this sticker to remind herself............... this quote stuck in my head and often it's a nice positive reminder when we get stuck in our daily busy lives to stop and reflect!!
I like to daydream when i'm washing up ......... my sweet hubby bought me some pretty flowers to gaze at! MWAH! X.x

Breastfeeding flash mob!! hooooray for boobies!!

My gorgeous friend Abby recently had some confronting issues about her breastfeeding in public. I've had alot of trouble breatfeeding and an currently feeding Sylus on a script formula due to allergies but 100% support women who breastfeed to have the freedom to feed their lil ones where ever, whenever!! I'm not full on hardcore about everything but felt right to be there and support her!!

So a breastfeeding bunch of lovely mumma's was organised to do a flash mob nurse in!!
You tube it!!!......... link isn't working but copy and paste might be ok??

Made it too the channel 7 & 10 news!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-FhQq7Fyd0

Keep Australia beautiful, get tattooed!!

Keep Australia beautiful get tattooed!!!

As i've become a mother, i've pushed my tattooing life to the side, i miss it so much!!
But i know that these precious moments in the days my babies are still babies are really speical and can never be replaced, so as much as i dream about all the designs and giant colour peices i want mark my wonderful clients with........ i will return in the not too distant future!! I was very excited to visit the Sydney tattoo expo this year and meet the really, really tall and stunning blonde bombshell pin up model Sabina Kelley, like a lil girl meeting Justin beiber, tehehehee.
I was able to see Lucky Lozza who i worked along side of at Yakuza Tattoo Studio, wow, her work in just unreal!!
We decided to take the kiddies, so it was so funny when we bumped into Mus-sashi. a japanese artist who i have been tattooed by twice, once at the Melbourne tattoo convention and the second one at Tweed Heads tattoo convention, the language barrier between us is hilarious and makes for a fun and cute sign language convo and they just love kids and wanted to squeeze their chubby cheeks!!!
Anywhoooo, the moral of the story is, i felt inspired, re-lit the candle burning inside to keep creative, keep drawing!!!!

SISTER LOVE!!! Lachesis!

Sister love, Lachesis!!

I miss my big sister Katie so much!!!
One afternoon while at home with the kids, not much happening, i got a txt from her saying i'm ok, but i've been in a car accident (living in a small town where our father was born and raised).
Ofcourse i think the worse and ring her hubby to see how she is, and as an emotional mother i have become, i cried.
Cried from the relief of knowing she is ok considering the car is a ride off, and her kids car seats were on the road, ggeezz, what a mixed wave of emotions running through my mind, being so grateful her 3 boys that they weren't in the car and ......... so instead of dwelling on the negative i wanted my sister to know how much a love her and how grateful i am for her being here and alive, a lil bruised and battered but alive!!!!
So very proud of how she dealt with it all. I now have a new tattoo with a big K for her!!.............And loved our thema & louise train trip just hanging out! heheheee!!
I love you so much!!! X.x

Hello, i'm back!!!

HAPPY BELATED NEW YEAR!!!
Well, it's been a crazy busy year already and has been super dooper fun and a challenging time with a new baby boy and our lil fairy turning 3!!!
But am enjoying the new journey and hopefully will get some more time to add some blogs on our lil life stories!!

Rainbow hugs and fairy kisses!!