Whats coming in 2010!

Heres just another small pic of my latest mini purses.

- Next year will bring about lots more stockists for Blue Ginger Designs.

- Lots more products and fabric designs on their way. My homewares for kitchen and laundry will be shown and I have a few more craft panel ideas up my sleeve.

- Udessi will be stocking a few of Blue Ginger Designs products

- Markets in Feb / March / April and May

- Find Blue Ginger at the Makers Market in Daylesford

- In May the Institches and Craft show will be happening in Melbourne and you can come see Blue Ginger for the first time at the show

- Mixtape Issue 12 comes out in Jan/Feb - Buy a mag and support a small business plus check out other craft businesses and Blue Gingers advert

Im off for the year so hope you all have a great holiday break and see you in the new year!

A couple more catelogue pictures

Heres a another picture of some box cushions and dandelion cushions that will be available next year. Made from 100% linen and 100% hemp, invizible zip down the side and blue ginger designs fabric labels and swing tags.

New Floor and Scatter cushion designs on there way!

I have a few cushions I have been making over the last few weeks using my fabric designs. What do people think?

I am currently writing up my own catelogue which I will have ready by end of next week so here are a couple of photos that will be in it.

I love to decorate my home so designing a range of floor and scatter cushions is a real passion of mine. Along with all the hundreds of other home decor possibilities.

New Stockist - Little Shop Of

This is such a sweet little shop that has the most cutest little goodies packed everywhere. Everything is stocked at under $50 so perfect for shopping for gifts or just something small for your self. Little Shop Of also has its own brand and sells a number of things from the shop and they have an online store at http://www.littleshopof.com/.

Well worth the drive out there and now you will find my own designer products sitting on her shelves.

Thanks for stocking me!!! x x x

Heading to Melbourne

Im off to check out Craft Hatch in Melbourne tomorrow. Mixtape have a few of my craft panels in their stall tomorrow, check out their blog and shop, you can view some of their products online.

Also heading out to see Bec at The Little Shop of, and Incu8r.

Youll love the little shop Lark in Daylesford, it was so worth the visit last Monday. Such a cute shop front...

Have a great weekend!

New Release - The Little Coin Purse

Another great gift idea for Christmas and Birthdays. I have a range of different designs coming out, they are all different and unique. One of a kind!

Really cute for all that loose change.

Yes I have been pretty busy sewing lately, but I love it. Im just in the process of making up my own range of swing tags, care and product labels. I cant beleive its only a week and a half till its holidays!! Argh! So little time left

Fabric covered fridge magnets

Need a place to hang your latest cake recipe? Somewhere to pin up that weekly to do list? Or maybe a little sweet letter to your husband/wife?

My new fabric covered fridge magnet range is coming soon. They will be packaged individually with their own cello wrapping and card board label backing.

They will be sold seperately at selected stockists.

Also, check out the range of magnet wall paint now available through Dulux in a selected colour range. Such a trendy idea for a kitchen - paint a banner of magnetic paint and stick up some of these awesome fabric covered buttons with all your latest recipes!

Polyester vs Feather Foam Inserts

Just some small info regarding cushion inserts and the best alternative that I think you should choose:

Polyester is a plastic fibre mix which is a cheaper alternative to the feather or down mixture for cushion inserts. I will offer a polyester cushion insert for my cushion range but I dont recommend it as the best option.

You can not wash a polyester cushion insert as it will go lumpy and you wont ever get it back into that plump state. After time the polyester cushion also becomes quite flat and lifeless and wont show off the design as well as what it did when you first bought it. They are a lot lighter and softer, and you sort of dont feel as if they are there when you lean on them.

The feather and foam mix which is a more expensive option is better because of its quality. You will have this insert a longer lifetime then the polyester option. It is firmer and plump and can be moulded easiely back into shape. It can also be washed and the shape wont change, and it wont become flatter with age. The cushion will always look like a new feature wherever it is placed.

So when choosing a cushion insert think first about the quality and how long you will be wanting this cushion displayed in your home.

Its Arrived! My new cushion range

Check out my new dandelion cushion range. More colour types will be added soon and you will see my cushions in a few stockists in the near future.

They are made with 100% linen which is a renewable resource and friendly to the environment. It has been hand screen printed using environmentally friendly inks and hand sewn in my own studio.

This cushion will be available in either polyester stuffing or a feather and foam mix.

I was loving making them and they have come up really good, Im thinking I will also print in black, red and grey tones.