Handmade with Love!

This Saturday is the very last BrisStyle Indie Designer Market of the year which will be closely followed by the very last BrisStyle Indie Twilight Market of the year on December 16.

Our super crafty BrisStylettes have been burning the midnight oil to bring you some lovely new handmade products to spoil your loved ones with this Christmas.  Below are some of the fresh new wares that will be available at the BrisStyle Indie Designer Market this Saturday.....

hand embroidered city pendants by edward & lilly

new range of womenswear by Elk & Ina

cinnabar style bangles by whizzbangle

doll's bedding by wimcee - orders can be taken for specific sizes

'Shop and Win' Competition from the Racecourse Rd Business Group

Make a purchase at any of the BrisStyle market stalls or Racecourse Road boutiques on Saturday and you will go into the draw to win one of three great prizes:

• 1st Prize - Tangalooma Island Resort - Dolphin Getaway Accommodation Package - Value $940 -for 2 adults and 2 kids, 1 nights accommodation, launch transfers, buffet breakfast, wild dolphin feeding, ATV quad bike tour, desert safari tour.
• 2nd Prize - Tangalooma Island Resort - Dolphin Adventure  Tour Day Cruise Package - Value $350. - for 2 adults, return catamaran transfers, full buffet lunch, wild dolphin feeding, desert safari tour
• 3rd Prize - Eagle farm Markets - $200 worth of Market Money

BrisStyle Indie Designer Market

Saturday, 10 December

9.00am - 4.00pm

St. Augustine's Church Hall & Grounds

Racecourse Road, Hamilton

BrisStylettes in the Media!

Our 'handmade' loving BrisStylettes have been working their magic on the media circuit over the past few weeks. Below are some of the great features heralding the comeback of 'handmade'!

Sandra Darling & Jennifer's Gift in The Courier Mail!

Red Revival in Frankie!

little chrissy, Red Revival, edward & lilly and moose & bird in The Courier Mail!

edward & lilly in the Sunday Mail!

Robyn Van Holland in Textile Fibre Forum magazine

Way to go BrisStylers!

edward & lilly pinks it up!

Get your pink on this Saturday at the BrisStyle Indie Mother & Child Market where Rebecca from edward & lilly will be launching her new range of candy pink hand-embroidered brooches, the cutest accessory for little ladies.

Available for the month of October, 50% of each pink brooch sold will be donated to Chicks in Pink, the official charity for Saturday's market.

Candy pink brooches are also available from the edward & lilly shop!

BrisStyle Weekly Round Up

** BrisStyle Member News **


Looking for great stocking fillers this Christmas? In the spirit of all things a lil prim and proper this "Hip Polka" belt is the new addition to Rachael's Hip Brown belt range. Available online now at Hip Brown and at Brisbane stores Mama's Home in Wilston and Relllie Bellies in Paddington.


Trishalan Design's fabulous and fun Kumihimo Project has been re-published in Beautiful Beading magazine. Congratulations Trish!



Megan from Nosovich is pleased to announce two new Brisbane stockists for her beautiful bags and clutches, Nook in West End and Sacha Drake in Paddington. Read all about it on Megan's blog here.


** BrisStyle Member Giveaways **



Rebecca from edward & lilly was stalked this week which means it's giveaway time! For your chance to win a cute embroidered brooch head to the e&l solo exhibit and giveaway on Etsy Stalker. The only place where stalking is a good thing!


Rachael from Hip Brown has been very busy making these lovely decor friendly Christmas stockings and to celebrate she's giving one away! To be in the running, head to the Hip Brown Facebook page and become a fan, it's that easy!

BrisStyle Weekly Round Up

** New BrisStylettes **


A big BrisStyle welcome this week to Debbie from Jaffajaf Designs, a family collective that specialises in all things handmade. There's a wide range of goodies at Jaffajaf including pin cushions, Tea Cosies and cute softies like this cheeky Handmade Softie Steggie Red.


This week BrisStyle also welcomes Lisa and Sharon from Cute as Buttons. These lovely ladies combine quality materials and unique designs to create gorgeous gifts for small folk like these very sweet Appliqued Car Shirts.


** BrisStyle Member News **



After a couple of busy markets, Miriam from BubbaChenille has restocked her very popular bathmats! Made from vintage chenille Miriam's bathmats will be available at upcoming markets including the BrisStyle Indie Designers Market on Saturday 5 December. There'll be some new and interesting colours too, check them out on Miriam's blog.

Sally from Flight Industries is going Printsy this week! Printsy is a group of printmaking artists on Etsy. All Printsy members have work using original hand-pulled printmaking techniques for sale in their shop! Check out the printmakers here and Sally's shop where you can pick up this beautiful Woodcut - iron lace criss cross design here.


Rebecca from edward & lilly is creating a limited edition run of this beautiful hand-stitched White Christmas Bird. White Christmas Birds are made to order and will only be available for purchase online.


** BrisStyle Member Giveaways **



Amanda from Twinkle Star Art is giving away an art print from her latest Butterfly illustration collection. To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment on Amanda's blog with the hair colour of the little girl you would love to give this art print to. The winner will receive the Butterfly Girl art print with their choice of hair colour. Entries close in just one week! Friday 20th November, midnight America/New York time (2pm Saturday 21st November for Australians).


El from Rock'n'Wrap is having her first ever giveaway this week! For your chance to win a pair of El's hugely popular Ear Candy in your choice of style and stone head to this blog post.


Sandrine from SMBoutique is excited to announce the opening of a giveaway this week on her blog. In preparation for the BrisStyle Indie Designers Market Sandrine needs your help to decide on colours. Head to Sandrine's blog for your chance to win a hand felted brooch in your choice of colour! Giveaway ends 1 December.


Sarah from Designs of the Heart is also celebrating her first ever giveaway! For your chance to win this lovely glass magnet set plus a set of Paisley Flower clothespin magnets head over to Sarah's blog. The giveaway closes 1 December. Designs of the Heart will also be at the Samford Valley Markets, Cnr Serendipity and Main Sts, Samford this Saturday 14 November and The Handmade Expo in Ipswich on Saturday 21 November.

And if you haven't already entered don't forget the BrisStyle Monthly Featured Members Giveaway here.

BrisStyle Weekly Round Up

** New BrisStylettes **


A big BrisStyle welcome to Melanie from Kimono Reincarnate. After spending a number of years living in Japan, Melanie recently returned to Brisbane loaded up with reincarnated kimono goodies like this divine Kimono Kanzashi Pendant Brooch in Red and Pink.


A big welcome also to Natalie from Miss Dish Designs. Natalie makes jewellery and accessories from beautiful vintage beads, crystals and lace like this gorgeous Lace Choker with Vintage Black Rose and Pearls.


** BrisStyle Member News **



Gorgeous Clothespin Fridge Magnets from Designs of the Heart are featured in the current issue of Notebook magazine. You can check it out on Sarah's blog post here or head straight to her shop for these Paisley Flower Decorated Clothespins Fridge Magnets - the perfect Christmas stocking stuffer!


Congratulations to Amanda from Twinkle Star Art whose beautiful artwork was featured in Modern Handmade Child online magazine. You can purchase a sweet print like this gorgeous Matryoshka Girl Art Print from Amanda's shop.

Summer Top and Skirt - One of a kind - Baby Red

Kitty Boo Boo will be at the Kustom Krafts Market on Sunday 8 November from 10 am-3 pm at Jagera Arts Centre, 121 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane. There will be plenty of parking, markets to suit Vintage and Alternative lifestyles - Rockabilly, Vintage and Retro lovers. New and second hand items, mini car show and band 'Dirty Wings'.

Photo courtesy Udessi

Edward & Lilly embroidered brooches are now stocked at Udessi online gallery shop. Check them out here and a little bit about Rebecca here.


** BrisStyle Member Giveaways **


Julia from { a creature strange } is having her very first giveaway! For your chance to win this stylish Charcoal & White leaf iPod/iPhone case head over to Julia's blog or if you just can't wait head to her shop.


Sam from Jetta's Nest is giving away a set of her brand spanking new Nostalgic Deer Christmas Cards and Gift Tags. To be in the running, just leave a comment here about your favourite Christmas memory.

And don't forget to enter the monthly BrisStyle giveaway here!

BrisStyle Indie Designers Market (BIDM) Update

With only 5 more weeks until the December BrisStyle Indie Designers Market (BIDM), the stallholders are in full production mode and over the next few weeks we'll be taking a sneaky peek at brand new products, fabulous favourites, promotional stuff and all other things BIDM.

Rebecca from edward and lilly will have new embroidered tissue holders available at the BiDM. Perfect for any age, these cute hand and school bag must-haves make great little gifts for Christmas. Embroidered tissue holders will be available in a range of designs including the very popular sausage dog, little bird, baby owl and porcupine. Check out a range of sweet edward and lilly goodies here.

(image from edward and lilly)

Joan of Bedouin Bags has been busy making a stack of her 'bright bags' which are cotton shoppers ideal for supermarkets and produce markets - and a pile of 'light bags', netting bags to use when buying fruit and veg, saving on plastic bags. Very eco!! There'll also be some handmade leather 'cuffs and corsages' - and maybe even a few new surprises.

(image from here)

Our twinkly star, Amanda of Twinkle Star Art will be launching her range of new 'art pendants' at the BIDM featuring her gorgeous illustrations transformed into pieces of wearable art. You can see more of Amanda's work here.

(image from here)

Sally from FlightIndustries has been busy ripping paper, carving lino, calculating........oooh sounds intriguing! For a full range of Sally's new products and what she's doing in the lead-up to the BIDM you can check her out here.

(3 owl design by Flight Industries)

Next stop is a peak into the creative world of Ali of Jellygnite + Little Jellygnite. Ali's stocked her Little Jellygnite shop with New Little Cuties and filled her Jellygnite shop with hot new Eco-Envelopes and lots more little moleskin-like eco-notebooks which will all be available at the BIDM.

(Eco Envelope Sunshine image from here)

Chrissy from littlechrissy has been sewing up a storm making new felt and fabric brooches, as well as a whole lot of new eco-friendly clutch purses. The clutch purses are made from re-purposed fabrics and feature detachable felt brooches and will all be available at the BIDM.

(little chrissy clutch image from here)

Christine from Little Diva Crafts has been creating some cute new hanging birdies for the BIDM that can be used for Christmas or bedroom decoration or to create your own garland.

(hanging birdies image from here)

Vicki Martin from Violet Rose Designs has been working on her flower chokers, lace bibs and beaded lace chokers. She's also working on some new lines using hand dyed laces, trims, tassles and decorative jewellery pieces. It doesn't stop there, Vicki will also have a range of one-off and limited edition neckpieces and collars for those who want something more exotic!

(Gypsy Neckpiece image from here)

Bel and Em from EmBelIsh will be showcasing a limited edition range of baby and toddler appliquéd onesies at the BiDM in sizes 000 – 1 in both boys and girls designs. These would make great stocking fillers for Christmas. Check out more details here.

(EmBelish onesies)

Sam from Jetta's Nest has been busy sewing up some Flutterby Tops for girls made from recycled/upcycled and vintage fabrics, trim and buttons, there'll lots of them to choose from at the BIDM. You can see more of the range here.

(Orange and Blue Flutterby top )

Ruby 2 Go Go and Ruby Red Studios are getting ready to launch their latest addition to the Vintage ICON range - RINGS! These little beauties are made from square Australian Scrabble tiles and feature Vintage images of various Icons including Frida Kahlo. Jacqui O and Audrey Hepburn. They are a fab compliment to the new pendant range as well as everyone's faves the Go Go vintage button earrings.

(Vintage ICON Range - Ruby 2 Go Go)

Marylin from mjmosaics is working on a range of mosaiced christmas baubles for the BIDM. You can see more of Marylin's range here.

(Metallic green Christmas ornament by mjmosaics)

For an extra BIDM fix this week you can check out one of Ali's cute Jellygnite Eco Envelopes and littlechrissy's Red Rosette brooch featured on the Courier Mail Shopsmart blog market update.

BrisStyle is also very proud of members, Rebecca from edward and lilly, Hayley from Re-read Design, Chi from Chi Designs and Ellie from Red Seed Studio/Selvedge House for nabbing spots at the very first Brisbane Finders Keepers Market on the weekend. Held in the Old Museum it was a little taste of what's to come at Brisbane's hottest destination for all things handmade....the BIDM!!

(BrisStylettes showing their wares at the very first Brisbane Finders Keepers Market!!)

Go Go Green!!

Kermit thought it wasn't an easy colour to be, and I dare say the Wicked Witch of the West (and Shrek for that matter) probably agreed with him. However, the owl and the pussycat found it to be the perfect hue for a romantic ocean cruise, and 'Sam-I-am' thought it was good enough to eat - even if the meal in question did involve processed meat. Yes folks, this week we're talkin' green!

Lavender Scented Bird

By Edward and Lilly

In honor of the fourth colour on the spectrum of visible light, our BrisStyle members have put forth a verdant selection of handmade items so zesty fresh they are almost good enough to eat. Now, where's my runcible spoon...?

Paper Ephemera Earrings Lambsy
By Jellygnite


Girl's Bird Skirt
By Ogekko




50s Daydream - fabric covered button RING
By Ruby Red Studios


Vintage green floral top with doily - size 2-3 years
By Jetta's Nest


Lime Green Dream Clutch No.1
By Shelly Berelli