UP and Running

Finally starting to get reorganised and I'm up and running  again.  Sorry it has taken so long, life has been so hectic, there has been alot of changes going on in my little world, but we have finally settled down and are now in a routine again.  Yeah, I never realised how difficult it is to get back on track if you get off it in the first place.  I won't be letting that happen again.

I have some new kits in the pipe line which I will reveal next week...

But in the meantime I have been busy getting ready for Bush Christmas again, which is almost here.  This is such a fantastic event, I love being part of it.

I have also started going to Markets again, these are such fun and I do enjoy going and meeting people.

We will be at the Handmade Expo Markets this weekend.

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Saturday 20th October 2012

Saturday 17th November 2012

Saturday 15th December 2012

FOREST HILL BOUTIQUE MARKET

Saturday 24th November 2012 9am-2pm

The Old School Arts Hall, Forest Hill, Lockyer Valley

Up to 40 stalls of boutique high quality handmade, handbaked & handgrown xo

 

 

 

We will also be attending all of the above markets with many more to come.

 

Have a fantastic day

 

Not forgotten

Alot has been going on over the past year and a bit.  I''m afraid I have been neglecting this little blog.  Please bear with me while I start to revitalise myself and our craft kits. 

Have a fantastic Sunday Lisa

Getting Ready

So things have been abit slow with us over the past couple of months.  Mel had her baby a little boy, they are over the moon, it is keeping them very busy.  Michelle has been busy working and I have been busy with homeschooling I have three to to teach now.  Now it is starting to get warmer we have decided to venture out and about to some markets.  Our husbands are all for it, as last year everytime we had a market planned it rained so much we couldn't get out :-)  Hopefully this time we will have better luck.  We have decided to only do local area markets this year and maybe branch out to other areas next year... 

Our first Market is this weekend, the Surat Fathers day market.  Surat is a lovely little town and a great community and we enjoyed our last market there.  Nanny and Poppy are coming to visit the girls, they are so excited they are counting down the sleeps.  We are also mustering at the moment so it is a busy time for us on the property. 

We are have some new kits in progess and am looking forward to showing them to you all very soon. 

Bush Christmas in Toowoomba is coming up again very fast, so I have been busy getting things ready for this as well.  It is a wonderful event and well worth visiting.  I will post more about this years Bush Christmas as it gets closer.

This little angel is one of our new kits, she is a mini version of our bigger feather angel decoration kit, she would be great as a decoration or a magnet for on the fridge.

Have a great week.
Lisa

Craft day

So the girls and I had a bit of a craft afternoon yesterday, testing the new wormy kit, and another new kit we are working on for Christmas Ginger.

Emeline and Elsie working on Wormie and Ginger.

Elsie's wormy, pretty cute.

Emeline's wormy.

Emelines Ginger.

Elsie's Ginger, she is still working on this one.

Emeline's crazy heart face.

I love that it doesn't take very much to spark their creative imaginations.

Have a great weekend.

Lisa

New Kit

Another new kit, this time another bookmark that could be for either a boy or a girl.

A funny quick and easy bookmark.  Very easy for younger children as only pasting is required.

Included in kit:
Pre-cut cardboard and felt shapes, google eyes, embellishments.

Not Included: 
Craft Glue and Pen for drawing on face.

Skill Level:   Very Easy.  Pasting and drawing.

Our house this week

A little bit of creativeness has been going on in our house this week.

The girls helped me with some paper gift bags.  We now have quite a healthy stash of these.  The girls like helping with these, as they are so quick and easy to make, they saving wrapping presents and look great.

Also been catching up on lots of schoolwork and are looking forward to the school holidays.

Have a great day.
Lisa

A new kit

A new kit.  I have just added this great little kit to our Craftumi store.  A bargin at only $1.00.

This kit includes everything you need to  create this pretty bookmark, it comes pre-cut making easy for young children to complete without little much help.

Skill Rating:  Very Easy. Pasting.

Have a great weekend.
Lisa

Creative morning

Big E has been creative this morning.  She made me this little paper plate bird.

It is amazing the enjoyment children get from playing with a few items and some glue.

Have a great weekend.

Lisa

Hot

Another hot day here for us.  The past few days have been hot, and thanks to a bush fire, smokey. 

We have all been so busy, these past couple of months, nothing much has been happening on the craft front.  We hope to get our crafting mojo back soon.

Isn't it amazing how quickly this year is going, so much has happened already, its hard to stop and catch a breath.  Tomorrow will be March and I am still trying to get myself organised for the year.  I think I will just give up and go with the flow.


Lisa

Back Again

What a Christmas break we all had.  With rain, floods and isolation, it has been a very interesting break, but we are all excited and ready to start the new year off with lots of fresh ideas for kits.   Lisa's internet has been down and is still down and so i have taken over the task of blogging.  Hopefully i will manage to update our blog at least twice a week.

Take Care,
Michelle

Slow down.

So Christmas is almost here.  Michelle is away for Christmas, Merilee is stuck on the other side of the river, thanks to a flooded river, and I am stuck at home, thanks to all the rain.

Over Christmas we are going to have a bit of a break and have some go slow time.  This year has been hectic with lots of new things going on and adjustments to be made.

Michelle and Merille are going to be going to 2 markets while away, Mt Tamborine and Beaudesert markets, after that we having some much needed R&R, so we are ready for next year.

Lisa

Getting ready for Christmas

Its been a wet week and Big E was stuck home from school, so to try and keep her busy, we started on some christmas craft.

I had forgotten how easy it was to make the paper chains and laterns.  The children had a great time, and it managed to keep them amused for at least half an hour.  My children have short attention spans. 

Have a great weekend
Lisa

Christmas Special

To celebrate Christmas, we have decided to have a special sale on all our Christmas Kits.  Buy 2 and get 1 of equal value free.  Head over to our craftumi store, or email us for details.

New Kits

We have added 2 new Christmas Kits to our catalogue.

Christmas Pegs

Only $4.00 for a kit - Pegs come pre-painted only requires glue to attach adornment  (6 pegs per kit).

Available ready made for $5.00 (6 Pegs).

Santa, Mrs Claus and Elves.

$6.00 for kit ( this kit involves some sewing-pegs are pre painted)

$8.00 ready made

These kits are now available in our craftumi store.  Or if you are interested you can email us at

begoniaccrafts@bigpond.com

Our Creative Space

Put all these beautiful earrings together for Bush Christmas, but changed my mind and decided to send them to the markets instead.  I already had a whole stack at Bush Christmas and ran out of time.

These are now all packaged and priced and ready to go to Mt Tamborine markets on the weekend.

I bought this skirt pattern awhile ago now, to make up for the girls.  Finally got them finished last week.

It is not the best picture, but Little E loves her skirt.  The shirt is from Narioka.

Have a great day

Lisa

Home at last

So everything has been delivered on time to Bush Christmas in Toowoomba.   Which is now up and running.  It looked fantastic.  There are so many creative people out there.
Michelle and Merilee went to some markets in Surat on the weekend, which went well, despite the wet weather.  Yes it always rains when we have markets planned.  Our husbands joke that we should have started our business in the drought.

Michelle is off to Mt Tamborine markets this weekend.  Time sure passes by quickly.  Christmas is almost here.  I am not nearly organised.

Have a fantastic day
Lisa

Birds

So today is pack up day for Bush Christmas, as I head off tomorrow.  Just thought I would leave you with a sneak peak of some of the birds I am sending.

Have a great weekend

Lisa

Sneak Peek

I thought I would post some of the gifts we are sending to Bush Christmas..

Will post another sneak peek soon.
Have a great day
Lisa

Rocking Robin

Little E loves making our Rocking Birds.  If you asked her what she would like to do today, her answer is always "make a rocking bird".  Lets just say these are starting to accumulate in our house.

Once she has created one of these little birds, she plays with them for hours, this one is missing an eye, as Big E made one with three eyes, using one of Little E's eyes. 

These little birds are so quick and easy to make, just a bit of glue and decoration is required.  The only thing we don't supply in the kit is of course the glue, everything else comings in the pack, all Little E has to do is open the bag and get started. 

These kits are now listed in our Craftumi store.  These would make a great idea for holiday crafting.

Have a great day
Lisa

New Kits

We have a few new kits, ready to go.

Felt Star Kit - Style 3

Reindeer Fridge Magnet Kit

Peg Skier Magnet Kit

Felt Mouse Magnet Kit