frankie website loving

Thanks to my stockist little shop of... my bow kitty pendant is on the frankie website! There are two series of ads - so you may need to refresh your browser. For those of you who don't know frankie has only been the most awesome girly, fashion, artsy, kitschy, crafty magazine in Australia for the past 5 years :)

Have a great weekend!!

The Wind in the Willows

It would appear my Charming Mr. Frog brooch has been getting a bit of love already on Etsy treasuries. Here he is featured in a wonderful treasury inspired by 'The Wind in the Willows' by theVerdantGarage. I think this captures Wind in the Willows perfectly! Look at the little motorcar! I loved Wind in the Willows as a child, it brings back so many memories. If I watch the opening credits to the 1980's show on YouTube - I can't help but cry!There is also another frog based treasury taking isnpiration from a children's book by Arnold Lobel called 'Frog and Toad' by mkissel. Lots of froggy happiness. Enjoy!

Custom Order - Charming Mr. Frog

I received a custom order from a returning customer. She wanted a picture which usually features in my necklaces to be put in a brooch. It was for her mother in law for Mothers day.

I happened to make two - and now one is available on Etsy.

I'll have to fight the urge to keep it myself!

Rabbit Treasuries

Recently I have been lucky enough to be featured in a couple of rabbit themed treasuries on Etsy. My Tea Sipping Rabbit cameo brooch appeared in this April Tea Lovers Treasury - Lemon Bunnies by battic Also my dearest Samson necklace was featured in this Hippity Hoppity treasury by Tib44 Click the images to see these wonderful treasuries full size! I wish I had more time to make treasuries. It is so fun!

New Products March 2011 - 20% Off!

Pretty new items now available on www.brambleandbear.etsy.com and Little Shop Of Handmade in Carnegie. To say thanks to my loyal readers I am offering 20% off the entire range of bramble and bear. Simply add the coupon code ONEYEAR at checkout on my Etsy store with any purchase before April 14th. My way of saying thank you! :)

Two little blue birds sit on a branch. It is a chilly winter morning, but they keep their spirits up. Chirping away, they appear to say ‘Spring is nearly here’.

Ginger the kitten is very cheeky. On any given afternoon you may find her scaling the blossom tree in search of a dangling blossom with which to play.

Meet Samson the Mini Lop rabbit. He enjoys nothing more than a quiet evening in his library reading prose and smoking his pipe. (Hand drawn by me!)

Full bloom of summer beauty, freshly picked from a cottage garden and placed in a Victorian vase.

Meet Charming Mr. Frog. Decked in coat tails and cravat and armed with a bouquet of freshly picked flowers, he is ready to sweep you off your feet.

Little Miss Kitty. Isn’t she pretty, with her pink bow and petticoat? With one last check on those scones in the oven, she is all ready to greet her guests for afternoon tea.

This morning was a special morning. Everyone in the Deer family got up bright and early. There was a lot of brushing and preening. Now with their antlers high and proud they pose for their annual family portrait. Don’t they look grand?

Celebrate with us

Wowee! bramble and bear has as of March 14 officially been around for one year. It's all gone so quickly and I am happy with the improvements and progress of this little business over the past year.
To celebrate I have done two things.


1) Pretty new banner for my Etsy store! What do you think? (click to view fullsize)

2) 20% off all in store until April 14th! Simply enter ONEYEAR as a coupon code on check out to make your purchase an absolute bargain.

Thank you to all my customers, you make this so enjoyable and worthwhile!! Could not have done it without you.

xxxx

I only wear foxes

Happy Monday!

My Jemima Puddle-duck and Fox gold cameo brooch was featured in a treasury on the weekend. It was created by melissahojnacki. I had already spied the gorgeous designs by dandyrions and DIVINEsweetness. But the pretty little fox brooch by MissYvonneNicole was an entirely new delight to me.

Click image to see in more detail and click on the links. Enjoy :)

Blackbird Summer Market

Tomorrow bramble and bear will be holding a stall at The Blackbird Market. It is my favourite market of all!
Situated in the quaint Worker Club Hotel on the corner of Brunswick and Gertrude Streets, Fitzroy. Escape the possible showers and browse quirky wares from Melbourne designers while listening to 1960's tunes! Tomorrow should be even more enjoyable than usual as I will have my best friend Lauren to keep me company between meeting other lovely people.

Hope to see you there! :)

Australia

Australia/ The Land Down Under. It's where I live. Wednesday of this week happens to be Australia Day, which means everyone gets the day off (unless your unlucky enough to work a public holiday, in which case you get paid well that day anyway). It's all about sun, beaches, friends, bbqs and good tunes.
Taking about Australia, here is a lovely treasury made up of creations from Australian Designs. Thanks to Zinnia Pea for putting it together. It includes my Red Deer Vintage Style Cameo necklace which can be found here.

Click image for full view of all the wonderful items. Enjoy!

Fan mail

My first real piece of fan mail! Click to see full size. It is from the lovely Sharon from Tropical North Queensland regarding an owl necklace I made up for her. Thank you Sharon, it is so rewarding to hear lovely feedback like yours!

Do you take tea?

My High Tea necklace was featured in this delightful treasury by Zinnia Pea. It features gorgeous all Australian talent, tea based which is even better! Take a closer look by clicking here.

Ginger the Kitten & Tea Cup Wren

During lunch times at work one can accomplish many things. Like the drawing of two new friends perhaps... Ginger the Kitten
Blue Wren on a Tea Cup



Their accompanying pendants available as of this afternoon in Little Shop Of Handmade, Woorayl Street, Carnegie. Soon to be on my etsy store!

Free this Saturday?

Check out the Blackbird Market in Fitzroy! It's just the cutest and my favourite market... it is all undercover too which is such a bonus in this unpredictable town. If your in the area come down and say hi. I will be there from 10am-3pm meeting new people and giving tiny bunny rabbits new homes around peoples necks. Hoorah!

Blackbird Market October Review

My stall at the ever cute Blackbird Market on Saturday was a success! I am told the market was not as busy as usual, with some regular stall holders & customers testing out the first Melbourne Finders Keepers market. But there were still plenty of gorgeous wares! I bought a very very cute vintage dress for only $10. I also purchased a sweet little cushion from poppy & ted. Why not visit poppy and ted's plush little store here?

I am looking forward to my next stall at Blackbird Market on Novemeber 13th and hope to see you there!

Monday's Spotlight - Calico & Co

I am terribly excited, bramble and bear has been featured in todays Monday's Spotlight on the gorgeous Calico & Co blog by Amanda Fuller.

Read my interview here: http://calicoandco.blogspot.com/2010/10/mondays-spotlight-bramble-and-bear.html

Why not get yourself some free shipping while your there!

Blackbird Market

Seriously just the cutest market! Has such a good vibe! The venue helps immensely, as do all the lovely stalls.

So glad to be a part of it and look forward to it next Saturday! Have a lovely sunny weekend this weekend!

New Vintage Style Pretties

I am terribly excited about some super cute vintage pieces I put together last week.

"Would you like your sundae with a cherry on top?" How could we say no to this cute little Kewpie doll?

This sweet necklace features an antique print from the cover of a children book ‘Cat Tales’. Two sweet kittens wearing bows looking playfully into a goldfish bowl. The little girl with Shirley Temple curls just want to play too!

This swallow print in delicate colours is taken from an antique childrens book. The print is framed in a vintage style silver toned frame with elaborate detail. Looks like it should be hung on the wall of a doll house!

A selection of other new bramble and bear pieces. More will be added each few days to Etsy. Why not check them out?

Hairclip Custom Orders

Have just completed a couple of custom orders for some pretty lacey hairclips.

Ebony and Ivory with freshwater pearls

Midnight Poppy

Both were handsewn with 2 layers of black lace and detailed beading. They are now ready to be worn to many an occasion, adorning the heads of a couple of gorgeous girls.

Calico and Co Swap

To celebrate one year of the wonderful Calico and Co blog Amanda Fuller hosted a swap.

I was given the address of Zinnia Pea from Adelaide Hills and was to create something she'd like and send it to her. You can check out her Etsy store here and blog here. I figured she likes tea so made a new necklace and brooch just for her, as well as sending her an assortment of tea bags.

The Ribbns and Pearls - High Tea necklace is now also available on my Etsy store, and I have already sold one!

Delcie Wardrop of Vintage Chic Delights from the Blue Mountains in NSW was given my address. She came up with the lovely package of things that I love. I was delighted to receive this parcel this morning, really made my day!

Enclosed was a frangrant hanging heart pin cushion, card and Little Women book from 1947.Why not check out Delcie's lovely blog here?

Have a lovely Monday!

Package...

Above are the contents of an order I sent off to Kansas last week. This is how I usually package my orders before sending them out to their new homes.
This little black bunny & free gift should have now arrived at its new home. :)