On the beach.... at Bribie Island

A little while ago I blogged about my new World Travel Gallery.

The idea is that I would love to have a gallery collection of photos, of things that I've lovingly created over the years, that have ended up in far flung places all over Australia and even the world.

So please, email me your photos and locations....

The photo above is the camera bag that I made for Car sitting on a beach at Bribie Island at sunrise.

I soooo wish I was there right now!

Advent Blog-a-Long Day 10...

I've been pretty slack with the christmas themed posts for the Advent Blog-a-Long. Sorry Car!

But, I definitely have something christmassy to show off today.

This is the super gorgeous handmade christmas pressie that I received from Nicole for my NCB Kris Kringle gift.

It's looking rather lonely on the poor old unpainted tree that I bought before christmas last year.... maybe this might inspire me to get out the paints?

Advent Blog-A-Long Day 1

 Photo taken from inside the window at Open Drawer today

I'm not quite sure what happened to this year, but I blinked, and now it's December already!

I decided that I couldn't resist signing up for Car's Advent Blog-A-Long.

We never bothered with advent calendars when I was a kiddie-lid. The first time I actually realised what they were was when I discovered craft blogs. It's completely amazing how much time and effort goes into them - wow!

I can't promise that my advent blogging will be quite so christmassy and you won't find a daily dose of chocolate (unless you come over to my place and find my secret out-of-childrens-reach chocolate cupboard)....but I will definitely try.

Why not pop on over and sign up for some fun.

Going Custom

A custom order iPhone/Gadget pouch for Car....

Scrappy offcuts from my housecoat. Nothing gets wasted around here!

Behind the Scenes

It may not seem like it at the moment, but there's been plenty of crafty things happening behind the scenes at Curlypops HQ.

Like this super gorgeous camera bag commissioned by Carissa.

Pssssst: Check out that schmick twist lock closure!

Every time I make one of these bags, I'm sad to say goodbye.... and I keep telling myself that I really should make one for my own camera!

 
I'm completely in love with the fuschia colourway of this Lara Cameron print.   I decided to preserve and make a feature of the selvedge on the rear zip pocket (I hope you like that bit Carissa).

I'm thinking that we might need to start an Ink and Spindle petition to bring back fuschia!

Inside the bag, there are two removable velcroed padded inserts, and a couple of extra padded inserts so that the bag can also be used for other purposes. There's nothing like a bit of multitasking.

Now it's all safely packed up in a nice big box and ready to head off into the wild blue yonder. I hope you like it Carissa.