Blink and You Miss It

Wow it has been a really long time since I have posted on this blog, and it certainly has not been because I have nothing to say as unfortunately I am never short of that as my friends and family will tell you I am quite the chatterbox!  It has just been that things have been so busy both work wise and in my personal life.  Now I am certainly not going to complain about my shop being busy it is WONDERFUL to have so many supporters!

I have had to move house and with two little ones in tow it has not been the quick and easy task that I thought it would be seeing that I was only moving a few streets away. They are taking a while to settle in the new environment so lots of sleepless nights and not being able to find things as I cant remember where I put them when I unpacked have been happening around here.  My little man has moved to a big boy bed, when I say BIG bed I mean it as he was already in a toddler bed but now he has a double bed which was kindly donated by his Aunty, I actually think his bed may be more comfortable than my own!  While my youngest has just moved in to the stage where she no longer requires a sleeping bag so there have been lots of 'its playtime' moments happening at 2 and 3 am!

You may have also noticed that 'How Tweet It Is' has had a makeover!  The extremely talented Tamara Sirl Designs has done an amazing job, and I am really not lying when I say with my logo she did not have to change one thing at all I loved it straight away!  She did this all with my very rambled and sleep deprived brief of wanting a little vintage style girl holding a bird in Old Hollywood style.  I am sure you will agree she captured it perfectly!

Ok so that is my little update in a nutshell but I thought I will share some pictures of things that have been happening outside of the stresses of moving house and I hope to be able to be more frequent with my entries from now on...

My little man turned Three!

Lots of family fun times smiling and a bit of r'n'r

I was interviewed by Made It for the Mum Who Makes segment, which was such an honour!  You can read my interview here

I also had my first print ad published with so many talented Made It designers in one of my favourite magazines 'My Child'!

Phew....oh well I had better go my little ones have been watching the road outside to make sure it is drying up as I promised to take them to the park if the rain stopped...till next time xox

Winner of Giveaway

Thanks so much to those of you who entered the giveaway it was great to see what items were peoples favourites and to get the feedback I really appreciate it!

Well I had to do the draw this morning because I was so lucky to go and see one of my favourite bands last night in concert and they did not disappoint!  Was strange going out mid week though and I am feeling it today must be a sign that I am getting old!  So now that I am awake (almost) finished my first coffee for the day I have drawn the winner and congratulations the winner is:  


Result: 2

Congratulations to Challen Charms!  Please email me at howtweetitis@y7mail.com with your address details so I can post the prize pack to you.  Once again thank you to those of you who entered!

Now I am off to spend the day with my precious little ones who are currently fighting over toys as I am typing lets hope we end up having a nice relaxful day like the one we had when this pic was taken

Have a great day everyone x

A Giveaway!

Wow two posts in one day!  I must be relaxed from my Easter break (see previous post for pics)..

To celebrate the soon to be launched 'Precious Moments' range How Tweet It Is is doing a giveaway!

Here is a sneak preview of a couple of items from the new range which is perfect for flower girls, special occasions, parties or a just because moment! The pieces in this range are in small quantaties or one of a kind so you will need to be quick to own one of these for your little tweetie!

What about this giveway I hear you ask?  Up for grabs is this fabulous hair accessory pack valued at $35! See pic below for the items you can win.

To be in the running to win this great prize you will need to do the following:

1. Follow my blog
2. Visit my Etsy or Made It store and leave a comment below stating what  your favourite 'How Tweet It Is' item is
3. For an extra entry follow me on Twitter and retweet this giveaway

This competition will close at 10pm EST on Tuesday 13th of April 2010 and winners will be selected by random number generator. 

Good luck!

Relax....

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter break.  I had a mini getaway with my two little ones at a lovely spot along the Yorke Peninsula here in South Australia.  The kids a ball, they got to ride a tractor, go on a boat, chase seagulls, feed penguins, eat icecream and make sandcastles.  I managed to get some relaxation as well with a couple of 'nanna' naps during the day which I have not been able to do for a long time and a Bingo session at the local shed so that was nice for Mummy too!

Apart from the flies it was a great place to visit!

My How Time Flies..

I cant believe we are over half way through March already!   Mathilda's market was a great success and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to talk to customers face to face and see all the other beautiful stalls that were there. I had help from two wonderful friends and think I am so lucky to have such lovely, kind people helping me.  They even minded my stall for me while I shopped now that is a good friend!  I shopped up a storm, here is a pic of my purchases

These include a really cute cherry handbag from Sacdujour , a way too cool scarf for my little man from Tillytom, really sweet beanie from Pink Apple in the most gorgeous colours and a to die for top from Under My Wing

Other events that have happened through this month include my beautiful sister's engagement party.  She looked stunning and her fiance gave a lovely heart felt speech.  My Dad was brave enough to get up and share some words, I am so proud of him he did a great job, he even shared how our Grandpa couldnt be there that night but was there in spirit.  We all had such a great night, here is a picture to show we danced the night away that our feet were too sore to keep our shoes on!

We have found some really sweet invites from Mini Moko for the wedding, I wont share the exact design as I wouldnt want to ruin the suprise but my gosh they have some gogeous stuff! 

I also got to meet the second bubs of one my close friends who arrived early and gave us all quite a scare when he had to have his twisted bowel fixed in an operation but he is a little trooper and is fighting fit the gorgeous little man.  Another one of my besties had a baby girl 7 weeks early too which was a big suprise and she is doing so well and is such a sweet little angel.  Cluck cluck cluck....

My littles ones and I also attended the very stylish 3rd birthday party of one of my closest friends little girl.  I would love to put up a picture of her but will need to check with her Mummy first if that is ok.  She is such a cutie pie and my little boy keeps telling me he is going to marry her so we will see!

Amongst all the great times I have been able to keep making some lovely goodies as well..

Finally a very exciting event took place for me today..I bought a sewing machine! 

Yay Yay Yay! Mathildas Market is on the Way!

I am getting super excited about being able to feature my products at Mathildas Market next weekend!  For such a long time I have heard about how great these markets have been in other states and finally they are coming to Adelaide.  What really appeals to me is that they carefully select their stall holders to ensure the retailers have an exciting range for customers.

My best friend is coming all the way from Roxby Downs to help me on the day so that means it is an extra special day for me as we barely get any time to catch up.  So please come and say hi, we will be the two girls gossiping and catching up in between shopping up a storm as there will be so many gorgeous items for babys and kids on display! 

Over the past few weekends I have been making some new goodies so besides what you can see in my shop here is a sneak peek at some of the NEW items you will see there....

These are from my 'Step Back in Time' range featuring Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and The Beatles...

My Pretty Ribbon Clips...

I also have some new handmade lace headbands and clips featuring...feathers!  I wont give too much a way so here are a couple of pictures which will give you a hint you cant quite see them properly but.....

I hope to see you there :)

Behind the Scenes

It feels like such a long time before I have posted anything and it really has been.

I really love blogging, but lately things have gotten on top of me personally and I have had to take a step back and realise it is ok not to do everything and to be everyone to everybody.  Yes I will keep telling myself that every now and again.  A few days of ordered bed rest has proven to me that I need to do that!

I have been making so many lovely new designs for my shop that I would love to share, but firstly I would love to show you some 'behind the scenes' shots of moments that occured while trying to take some photos of my daughter wearing some of my samples. Please keep in mind I do not have a whizz bang camera, just a standard point and shoot but luckily it still captures some treasured moments.

This one happened when I asked my little princess to 'smile' for Mummy..

These two happened when boredom set in

Now I cant leave this post without sharing a special shot of my little man either, I had to put this one on my Facebook Page it just made me laugh.  This is the 'man of the house' sharing a tender moment with our very patient dog, he wanted her to 'pucker up'..

Oh gosh they make it all worth while....

I have been a busy girl

Somedays I sit back and wonder why I am so tired, well it is all so worth it when I am able to create some new products and designs.

A couple of posts ago I did mention that for some reason anything lovey dovey and romantic was really appealing to me of late even though I have no idea why, well now that I sit back and take a look I can see this has continued in some of my new designs.

Here is a sneak peak of some of them that have that 'romanticism' about them.  For the kawaii lovers dont worry I have still been making lots of new products in that style too which will be listed very shortly.

I am particularly excited about the Blue Lagoon ponytail holders.  They are so unique and have been made using cabochons in a lovely rose design.  Most of these got snapped up at the 'Tour Down Under' market but not to worry I will be making more and I have one pair left here.

You can find these products and more listed in my Made It and Etsy store.

(left to right: Blue Lagoon, All Things Nice, Rose by Any Other Name, The Enchanted)

My Brag Book

I just love a long weekend!  Even though Australia Day is on a Tuesday this year I have today off (Monday here) to give myself extra time with the kiddies this week yay!

We have been have been having a lovely time, I have just popped on to share this quick post with you while they are eating their breakfast and watching Pinnochio.

They are at the most precious age and when they get along with each other (ahem) some special moments really do happen.  I have to say one of my favourites is seeing my little man taking his sister by the hand and telling her to be 'careful'.

And moments like this are very rare as they are normally fighting over bubbles, balloons or who gets to ride in their toy car but I managed to get a quick snap of this ...

I am hoping to pop out today with them to start checking out some sewing machines as mine is too old and I really want to get back in to sewing again.  I have sketched out so many designs that I would like to see if they actually would work!  I also have many new ideas for hair accessories that I have been sketching out, now I am just 'impatiently' waiting for some more supplies to arrive so I can create them!  In the meantime here is another picture of my little 'tweetie' in a hair clip I made her to match her sweet little Tea Princess dress.

Like a Virgin!

Well I hope the title caught your attention ;)

I had my first ever market stall this weekend and WOW it was fantastic!  I was fortunate to gain a spot in Stage 5 of the 'Tour Down Under' at Willunga (which is in my home state of South Australia).  It was a lot of work to get enough products made in time, but I am so glad I went ahead with it, despite being unwell the week before.

I thoroughly enjoyed being able to speak to customers face to face and it was wonderful to see peoples real reactions to my products that I make with so much joy.  Some big highlights would have to be seeing little girls ripping out their old hair ties and clips and putting mine in straight away and also checking themselves out in the mirror while doing it!  I also had some great feeback from a lady who saw a little girl wearing one of my rings and coming over to buy one for herself.

My gorgeous sister helped me on the day and we just had the best time despite the early start (thank goodness for Jumbo sized coffee).

Here are some pictures from the day...

I was really pleased to find out that I have been accepted to be at Mathilda's Market as well which has always been a dream of mine!

All You Need Is Love

I am not sure what it is, but lately anything dreamy and romantic has been really appealing to me.  I dont think it is because of Valentines Day being around the corner, as for me that really is just any other day unless my Mr 2.5 year old gets me something nice, or I am sure I can manage to treat myself ;)

It might be because my older sister just recently got engaged and I am having so much fun doing my 'Maid of Honour' duties and pouring over wedding magazines and all the great wedding blogs and shops online (so addictive).

I have been spending much of my time (well being a Mum of 2 children under 3 time can be limited in this area) admiring and purchasing little vintage pieces of fabric and lace here and there and these pieces which I usually just bring out to admire every now and again are slowly making there way in to some of my new items.

I am having fun mixing the old with the new and hope to make more goodies like this alongside my usual trademark Kawaii and Fairytale styles. Check out some of my new items in store. Here is my little sweetheart wearing one of my new designs Sugar and Spice

She was tucking in to a yummy Jelly Cup at one her little friend's birthday party.

Other lovely items which have caught my eye from talented handmade artists just in time for Valentines Day for those who like the mushy stuff (ok sometimes I do too).

Valentines Mini Card

Love Birds

No Place Like Home

Vintage Rosa Bloom 1

Alright enough of this lovey dovey stuff...I am off to watch my UK Soapies

Happy New Year!

I realise I have not posted for a while, but the good news is that I have taken a little break and had some time out with my little ones.  I absolutely love Christmas and enjoy spending the time with my family and friends, it can be hard as I reflect on the people that are no longer with us to celebrate but I take the opportunity to remember all fond times we spent together.

Christmas was lovely and we welcomed the new year quietly (well I did have a few wines) but I have thoroughly enjoyed the wind down time and I hope you all had a great time over the holiday period.

I just want to share a couple of pictures of my little ones who rock my world!  The shot of my daughter is her with her first pigtails on New Years Eve (unfortunately you cant see the How Tweet It Is accessories she was wearing but it was such a cute shot I couldnt resist!).  The shot of my cheeky son is him checking out the pool and trying to coax his Mummy to join him in the cold water.  We were at a party so I wasnt about to get in to bathers in front of everyone, but if my New Years goal goes to plan I will hopefully be comfortable in bathers this same time in 2011!

Now back to it....I hope 2010 is a wonderful year for you all. I have a good feeling about this year and look forward to what lies ahead......