Making: Bowties

Yes indeedy, I was up late-ish last night sewing up quite a few bowties, using only recycled thrifted fabrics, whether they be from old ties, pretty floral pillowcases or the left overs from hemming my vintage dresses.

So far I count five that are complete save for the brooch back that needs to be hand-sewn on last, which I like to do while watching movies or Twin Peaks. All I have to do then is try to not get sucked into the story and keep that needle moving!

The bowties will be for sale at both the Marky Markets on Sunday 18th July and BrisStyle Twilight Market on Friday 30th July. Any left-overs will be listed online.

What is your latest sewing creation?

Craft Talk

Craft Talk Badges (25mm) - Purchase these on Etsy or MadeIt

I've been getting back into drawing lately, which is rather grand because it's something I have always loved to do but since working pretty much full time I've found I have fewer hours to sit down and put pen to paper.

So when I have a bit of spare time, I've taken to drawing a few crafty items, which are scanned and printed out in mini size, and then turned into nifty little badges to wear on my coat. I hope you like them too. What's best is that there are more designs to come, yippee!

Pssst! Two packs of these craft-talk badges are available at Brisbane's in.cube8r.

in.cube8r

Good evening all. Just thought I'd quickly share with you some most wonderful news!

Pannikin now has a little home over at Brisbane's in.cube8r!

Today was the first day of stocking my little cube and boy was I excited. Since hearing about in.cube8r in Melbourne I had always wanted to sell there, but never went through with the whole 'interstate' thing. But now that a new one has opened up in Fortitude Valley I jumped at the chance.

Now, as there is already quite a large range of jewellery on offer, Vicki (owner/manager/all round lovely lady) has kindly requested some alternative items for me to stock - which is really great because it means I have to get out of my comfort zone and start selling more pieces that include my personal artwork. So far, my cube holds three different tote bag designs, two packs of illustrated badges (featuring crafty items!) and some postcards/notecards. Over the next couple of weeks I aim to add a new tote bag design, lots more postcards, fridge magnets and perhaps even stickers!

Now, I just realised I let myself waffle on a little too much, but as I said, I'm just a wee bit excited!
Oh, and I would also like to sneak in a big thank-you to my lovely boyfriend Tom for lending a hand with carrying all my bits and pieces, for the help with cube set-up and for being ever-so-patient with me when making just one last something-or-other.

For a bit of extra good news, I managed to swap my shifts around so that I can attend the Marky Markets! (If my application is accepted, of course!)

To read more about in.cube8r, please pop on over here.

Marky Markets

Fingers crossed, people!

I've been having a bit of trouble lately with getting days off work to participate in various markets.
From now on I am prepared to fight long and hard for my right to skip work and flog my handmade wares to the Brisbane public, since completely missing out on last Sundays Suitcase Rummage (save for a super quick lunchbreak-chat with fellow stallholders, including my housemate Tess of A Beautiful Calamity, who kindly offered to sell my badges while I worked for the man)

Therefore, I kindly request that you all join me in super-tight-finger-crossing that I can have my own stall at the next Marky Markets market. Phew! Tongue twister!

Marky Markets are all about vintage and handmade everything. The last market was at the Boundary Hotel in West End, but has since confirmed a new location - The HiFi in West End and is expected to be bigger and better!

The details:

What: Marky Markets
Entry: Free
Where: HiFi - West End
When: Sunday 18th July 2010
Time:11am - 5pm

PS. If you are keen to have a stall, shoot them a quick email before all the places are snapped up! It's bound to be a whole lot of fun.

Screenprinted Bags

Bucket Boy - Screenprinted Tote Bag
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Mushroom - Screenprinted Tote Bag
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Pigeon About Town - Screenprinted Tote Bag
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Hello lovelies!

I really must apologise for being away from this blog for such a long, long time. Lots of things have changed, some things have stayed the same but best of all, I have new products to share with you all! Hip, hip hooray!

Above are the current three tote bag designs that are now available to purchase off Etsy as well as MadeIt. Yes, Pannikin is back to selling on MadeIt.com.au! Why? Well, while it's important to support handmade, it's even better to support Australian handmade!


Here is the link to my MadeIt store:
www.madeit.com.au/pannikin

And my Etsy store, just in case you haven't visited in a wee while:
www.pannikin.etsy.com

Looking forward to catching up with you all soon!

xx

Super Bazaar

Do you remember hearing about the Enoggera Terrace Bazaar presented by Cheap Frills a few months back? (This was around December last year - I may even forgot to blog about it here, but you can see the post on my personal blog here.)
Anyway, the next bazaar is being held this coming weekend on Saturday 6th March from 6:30pm - 9:30pm and will only cost you a teensy $5 entry, which not only gives you the chance to paw through the rails and racks of gorgeous vintage and retro clothes (not to mention a whole wodge of accessories and other doodads) but it also gets a complimentary glass of champagne in your hot little hands.

My tip is an obvious one - get in early and you will have the chance to bag the best buys. Don't let that put you off though - last time I attended I was still running around towards the end of the night, trying on clothes and shoes with the enthusiasm of a kid who had ingested too much red food colouring.

Oh and may I also mention that I will most likely be having a stall there again this time around? How fun! Please come and say hello. I am currently making a few cardboard gift boxes for it, yet I cannot decide what for. At first I was considering using them for those who purchase an animal pendant necklace, as they do not come packaged when I hold a market stall. Another idea I had in mind was to create a 'lucky dip' style package with a range of prices, but for lower than what you would pay for the contents.

If you had any ideas for the boxes or would like to vote for one of the current uses mentioned above, it would be greatly appreciated. After all, it's fun to make things for you guys! I'll upload a photo of the boxes as soon as I can.

PS. I do apologise for having the same blog post on both blogs - at the moment I am a little time poor and am super busy trying to create heaps of fun things for the bazaar and all the other preparing that goes into running a stall. I do hope you can come along!

Jane's Lucky Chance

Office Gossip - Pair of 25mm badges

A few new ranges of 25mm badges are being listed this week.
The first range has been created from pages from a vintage book called the Monster Book For Girls and are the perfect way to add a bit of that retro pulp fiction vibe to your daily outfits.

The next range, She Blinded Me With Science, will revolve around everything to do with technology, computers and more whiz-bangs than you can poke a compass at. These designs (with even more to come!) have been taken from a children's encyclopedia from the 70's.

PS. What did everyone do for Valentine's Day?

Sadly, I had to work at my 'day job' and after arriving home, promptly fell asleep at 4pm. I was lucky enough to see 'the boy' for a few hours - which was spent watching a small portion of Mad Men and general chit-chat.