Sugar & Spice Children's Market

The Sugar & Spice Children's Market is coming up this Sunday 12th September, and we are VERY excited.  It is being held at St. Ambrose Hall in Woodend, which is a lovely venue, and it has central heating which will keep us all warm and toasty if the Spring weather decides to stay away a bit longer. We had such a lovely time at the last market in June, there were so many great people to meet, a fantastic vibe, the most scrumpdilyumpscious cupcakes to munch on, I had my mum keeping me company behind our stall and my gorgeous husband, David Cosma, serenading me from the stage - what more could a girl ask for??

Mum doing a great job!

David belting out a toon

So, if you want to join in the fun, come on down to Woodend this Sunday (more details here), you can groove along to some home grown music (David and his sidekick Nick will be playing again), fill up on some good food and of course browse the stalls of all the wonderful retailers.  Here are some of the unique and handmade goodies we will be selling on the day.

Matching Skirt & Singlet

Leather Baby Shoes

Baby Blanket

Baby Bloomers

Handmade Bag

Mod Hair Clips

Matching Shorts & Singlet

See you on Sunday!!

Bamberg

Whilst on our travels, we ended up in Bamberg, Germany.  It is one of the few cities that was not destroyed by World War II bombings, and as a result, there are some ridiculously gorgeous old buildings to admire when wandering around the city.  It really is a beautiful city, with winding lanes, stunning buildings, a great vibe and even lots of great shopping!

A German beer to finish off the day!

Spring Is In The Air

At long last, Winter is coming to an end here in Melbourne.  I have never been so excited to be woken up by sneezing 10 times in a row, ahh, hayfever, the first sign of Spring.  The gorgeous Flowering Plum tree in our front yard is just about to blossom after looking so naked for the last few months, and suddenly, the ride to work on my Vespa each morning becomes more interesting (and possibly more dangerous) as I get to admire the lovely blossom trees lining the streets of Melbourne suburbs.  I love this time of year as the weather starts warming up, the gardens start looking their best, the music festivals start, lovely spring dresses start hitting the stores, and we turn the corner and head straight toward the end of year break.  Goodness, it seems I'm getting a bit carried away.  To help you get carried away, here is a range of our blossom-themed, unique, handmade goodies, made with love by artists & crafters in Japan, Australia, Thailand and Sweden!

Cherry Blossom Painting

Grey Cherry Blossom Purse

Glass Cherry Blossom Pendant

Pink Cherry Blossom Purse

Peg Magnets

Print "A Flowery Dance"

Fabric Coasters

Father's Day Gifts

Handmade Father's Day Card

Well, it's less than a week until we celebrate our wonderful Dad's, so if you have a Dad who will appreciate a gift with a difference, here are some unique and handmade gifts plucked straight from our Father's Day Gift Guide.  If you are located in Australia and you order from us before 5pm on Wednesday, we can guarantee that you will have your special gift by Friday, in time for you to hand it over to your Dad on Sunday!  Just let us know in the comment box at checkout that you need your order for Father's Day and we'll take care of the rest.

Tell us which of these are your favourites by commenting below, we love to hear from you!!

"Wound Up" Gold Cufflinks

Melbourne City Print

Leather & Plaid iPad Pouch

Happy Days On The Sunshine Coast

Moments "up north" captured through the lens of my favourite new iPhone app:

Art From The 4 Corners

Vintage Lino Wall Tile from Australia

We have collected some fantastic artwork from around the world - lots of different mediums, sourced from different places and all created by creative, interesting people who put their hearts and souls into their artwork.  Here is a selection we thought we would share with you:

Amsterdam Canal Painting from Netherlands

Tiny Teapot Linocut Print from Australia

Ceramic, Wood & Lace Art from Slovenia

Painting of Lausanne from Switzerland

Sharing Scarf Print from Sweden

Woodblock Print from Japan

Birdcage Etching from Hungary

Etching of Bamberg from Germany

 Painting "Tilly" from Australia

Painting On Wood from USA

Cat Painting from Czech Republic

Map Print Of Melbourne from USA

Etching from Austria

Fibre Art from France

Mini Poppies Canvas Art from USA

Loretta Print From Italy

To check out more of our artwork, come over and visit us here.