Life Instyle Wrap Up

Life Instyle was the biggest and longest market I've ever been a part of. Filling both levels of the Carlton Exhibition Building, the physical size of this show was astounding. Walking around it for the four days of the event was exhausting but a real treat. The stalls were beautifully designed and the products inside them were even more delightful.

The Exhibition Building is beautiful, a really great space to spend four days. It also hosts the Finders Keepers Market and the Big Design Market.

On the first night of the show we were treated to celebratory champagne. My neighbouring stallholders and I let down our hair and got to know each other.

My Stall

Coffee and a danish kick off day three.

Meet the Experts Social Media Chat

Notebook from O-Check Design Graphics, Candle Holder from The Design Farm, Clutch/Ipad Case from Spider and Lily, Ceramic bowls from Form & Fable.

One of the best parts of Life Instyle is at the end of the last day when you can run around like a mad person and pick up a few things for yourself.

Life Instyle Progress Update

With Life Instyle only three weeks away now, there's not much else I can think about. So here's a progress update.

I finished putting my catalogues together last week and can't wait to see them in the flesh.

My new business cards have arrived.

My postcards have arrived.

And truck loads of supplies have been rolling in. This mammoth box of metal came yesterday and my arms are still aching from carrying it home from the post office.

So what's still left to do, quite a lot; line sheets, order forms, newsletter signup sheets, display design. I've lists upon lists upon list all over my desk, walls and computer. Fingers crossed they're coherent.

Life Instyle

There's only five weeks to go until Melbourne's Life Instyle Market and my first trade show. I won't lie, I'm getting nervous. The usual string of panic has started running through my head; will I be ready, have I done enough, will they like me, do I have any clue what I'm doing at all. I'm also crazy excited. This is such a big step for me and Hearsay and I'm really happy and confidant in our new collection.

Here's a sneak peak of what we'll have on show this August at Life Instyle.

High Noon Necklace

Bring on Summer!

Oceanid Collection

Here it is at last, the full Oceanid Collection Look Book.
But first...
A big thank you to Tegan and Kelsey for being my two models, and to Leah for doing the hair, make up, and being the photography assistant.

  

I'm so proud of this collection and am thrilled to finally be sharing it with all of you.
This blog has tied in strongly with themes and names in this collection, you need only check out some of my mermaid, nymph, or collection development posts to see how.

Launching at the Brisbane Finders Keepers Market on the 3rd and 4th of November, and online at Etsy and MadeIt the following week.

Hearsay coming to Finders Keepers

You heard that right, Hearsay will be at the next Brisbane Finders Keepers Market on the third and fourth of November.  But that's not all, Hearsay's first collection Oceanid will be launched at the markets as well.
So buckle your seat belts and get ready because it's going to be a crazy month and a half and a brilliant two days.

Collections: Books

 I was thinking about what to do for my next collections post and then it struck me, what's the biggest collection in this house? When bookshelves line the walls of almost every room the answer is pretty obvious...

We've got Penguin books...

old books...

children's books...

art books...

hardcover books...

and paper back books.

We've just got a lot of books...

and I didn't even photograph every bookshelf.

A lot of credit has to go to my parents who put together the bulk of this collection. Although I have contributed over the years, particularly during my three year literature degree, which I should also thank my parents for.

Books, I just can't imagine a world without them.