madeit finds

1. zoology brooch . pannikin
2. apko coffee sack cushion . velvetbean
3. bamboo lingerie/underwear, cheeky cut . talesofbambi
4. kraft thread floss cards 10pk . aplacetolaymythread

**all pics from shops listed. happy shopping!

madeit finds

:: coin purse made from vintage doily + recycled denim . holigoddess
:: blossom linen/cotton tea towel . plumart
:: recycled print ornaments ~ houses, fences . estasketch
:: white 'fang' on olive pencil case . kateward

these items are all from australia's own handmade online shopping site ~ madeit.
happy shopping!

**all images from the shops listed

saturday

i've done some more rubber block carving and i think that i love making block prints! i made one yesterday morning that turned out to be backwards?? {i didn't test the print} all that work – i was pretty disappointed .... but then in the afternoon i made this one. i was pretty happy with the results with the white on red but got that feeling of satisfaction/excitement when i peeled the rubber back on the blue/green pencil background version. i know they need more work to get the print right but this is all i needed to get me hooked. it's so good when a little experiment turns out well!
i did buy a new tool for carving finer lines and changed from the super soft-but-too sensitive speedball rubber blocks to the blue/green rubber that is easier to carve than lino and it seems to have made things much easier/more successful.
rebecca from edwardandlilly has included my work and shop in her saturday shopping list. thanks rebecca, the online shopping list is a great idea. there's a gorgeous woodblock print on the list by mizu designs. here's an example of skillfull block printing :)
enjoy the rest of your weekend.

the answer

to the yearly christmas shopping for dad dilema! i know it's obscenely early to be thinking about such things but i know i have to if i don't want that stress the day before of shopping aimlessly with the kids for someone who is quite a provider of his own needs! they are either v simple {coffee - how many presents have included fresh coffee?} or too complicated to access in a christmas shopping way {gliding/computers}. and i do share the interest/dependence in/on coffee. i just don't have the kind of house that requires the use of coasters.

these are from obiektfunction and they were on the front page, so i didn't even have to virtual search :)