Handmade Market is on tomorrow and Saturday!   There will be over 100 of Canberra’s best and brightest designers and makers at the region’s only handcrafted designer market. This time around,  Handmade in Bloom will be held …

It’s hot as hell.  Yesterday I was at the Handmade Market and it was a stinking hot 40 degrees (104).  By 3.30pm I pretty much lost the plot.  I have always been prone to heat stress, …

I have been SO busy making for the Handmade Market on this Saturday.  I am SO going to be more organised and plan my time better for the next market.
There will be over 70 local …

I have been busy making some new bags over the last couple of weeks, then this afternoon I sent them off to in.cube8r in Melbourne. If you’re in the area, you can see these …

Yes I’ve been busy. I have a few markets coming up before Christmas so I have to get a bit more stock happening! I have been dabbling in a little embroidery lately and …

I finished the prototype bag for a new friend’s new business that I mentioned the other day. It was essentially just another tote but it had a few features that were new to me, such …

Feeling better again today - nearly thrown off the dreaded lurgy, thank goodness. Today started off with a bowl of porridge and a new book to flick through:

The porridge was much anticipated - the mornings …

I have added more things to my shop - go to http://www.redinstead.com.au to see more:
 
a lovely long blue beaded necklace with clear glass pendant
 
a five strand wire wrapped necklace with green indian glass beads
 
a fun tote …

Yay!  I have done some good sewing today.  Here are the fruits of my labours - first a fabric pieced belt for me.  I like these and I’m going to make a few for the …

I’ve just done another update at RED INSTEAD handmade, my indie boutique. I love how these photos turned out - jewellery is hard to photograph! After much effort, I was happy with the results:

And a …

Only a few more days until Christmas and I am still making stuff! I think I am on track to get it all done but I am getting to the slack period when I just …

Thanks to everyone who emailed and left comments after my last post. My depression is cyclical and linked to my menstrual cycle. Right now I am feeling okay again - it’s the constant …