Featured Artist - Hot Fudge

Robyn Dixon is the owner of this fabulous store, stocking a range of children’s clothing, quilts and various other fabric items.

Coming from a long line of tailors and dressmakers, going back to her great-great grandfather, it is hardly surprising that she can produce such stunning, high quality items.

Over the past twenty-three years she has also been a quilter, making both traditional and contemporary quilts. In her twenties she owned a fashion boutique at Bondi Beach.

So don't be shy come and visit this lovely etsy store, Hot Fudge

Feature Artist - Green Envy Designs

The founder of of BrisStyle, Esther's passion of beading started at the grand old age of 8 when she receive a small tub of plastic beads.

Today her passion for stringing beads has not deminished but her beads are no longer plastic and her talent for creating beautiful things from the tiniest of beads is clear when you see her work.


Intricate weaves are used to create stunning wearable art. She has tackled nearly every weave there is and combined them in many different ways to come up with intricate and unique new beaded products.


Luckily for us Esther's head is still full of new designs, and the question "I wonder if I can do that?"

So don't delay pop into Esther's etsy store for a peek, you really wont be sorry!!
http://GreenEnvyDesigns.etsy.com

Beckybean handbag giveaway!

One of our BrisStyle members, Bec from Beckybean, is currently running a giveaway for one of her bags, on her personal blog (The Small Stuff). The lucky draw winner will be announced on Friday, so plenty of time to enter.

All you have to do to be in the running is visit the blog and leave a comment.

So get yourself across to The Small Stuff blog and say hello to Bec. You may just win a Beckybean bag of your own!

Good luck!

BrisStyle at Paddington Markets

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? On Saturday 29 March I joined two other BrisStyle girls, Helen (Ruby Red Studios) and Olivia (Scampsville) at the inaugural Paddington Fair Market. As my husband and I parked to unload the car, a large clown with fluffy red hair came blazing down the street on what looked to be a converted golf buggy, festooned with balloons and streamers. What a promising start to a day of fun.

We soon located the girls and after a quick set-up, Tony left me to my baptism of fire. Thank goodness for the experienced Helen and Olivia. In no time my little space was expertly revised and we were ready for business.

The location was ideal - a delightful playground and parklands set in the middle of an inner city suburb, with skateboard pathways and ramps for the older children, play equipment for the younger ones, and lots of green spaces and trees for all to enjoy - a true oasis. The weather was threatening, but the rain held off and by the middle of the day the sun came out.

Being a fairly small event was a blessing in disguise, as I had to learn quickly. The crowds fluctuated, one minute sparse, empty spaces and the next the rush of people. We were entertained by live music and there was plenty of delicious coffee on hand to keep us energised.

Young families were the order of the day and all appeared to have a wonderful time, with lots of activities for the children, the music to add to the festive atmosphere, and lots of goodies to buy from us vendors. Helen and Olivia worked the crowds like the troupers that they are and we always had smiling faces around us.


It was a sharp learning curve, but one I truly enjoyed. I certainly learned some new tricks!


Robyn Dixon
Hot Fudge

Market to Market

Author:- Helen Berthold

There's something about waking up at the crack of dawn to a loaded ute (or Barina as the case used to be) and fumbling your way in the dark with the sense of excitement that comes with being a weekly Marketeer!


The Market life holds something romantically fascinating. There's a unique sense of community and common passion for each individual stallholders booty of wonderful and sometimes weird goods. Then there's the thrill of what the day may bring especially those customers who inspire your future designs and become fans for life. It really all makes for an addictive day out.

The only other thing that can compare is the virtual market place that is Etsy.com. This time though it's a global market place with communities such as BrisStyle that bring a similar sense of fun and excitement into our very homes.

Well the BrisStyle Etsians are ready to get back to the streets as the smell of the marketplace once again hits our beautiful Brisbane air. So come and visit us here and say hello - just look for the BrisStyle flyers

The Little Market Friday night 28th March at the Avid Reader Bookshop, Boundary Street ,West End 5.30pm to 8.00pm on Avids back deck.

Paddington Fair on Saturday the 29th of March 10am-4pm at Neil Macrossan Park opposite Suncorp Stadium and The Servo weekly eclectic market on Sunday 30th, 9am -2pm right out the front of The Servo 78 LaTrobe Tce paddington.

The Birth of BrisStyle

Esther of Green Envy Designs recently moved to Brisbane and feeling rather lonely, and having a hard time finding a job and meeting new people, she decided that sitting around moping was not what was needed. No, she was going to take the bull by the horns and change things.

Esther had many friends in her hometown of Adelaide who shared her creative/designing talents as a hobby, and she longed for a similar group of friends in Brisbane.

Esther says, "As I was browsing Etsy one day I realised just how many Brisbane Etsians there actually were. I checked out many of their shops and felt overwhelmed by the art they make. So I took it upon myself to contact everyone I could find and ask them to meet up. Again, I was overwhelmed by the volume of responses!"

When the meeting date arrived Esther was still feeling very nervous about how many people would actually show. 15 people had said they'd be there, 10 others said they would try to and 7 said that unfortunately they couldn't be there but would definitely try for the next one.

Esther arrived a little early to make sure all was well organised. Unfortunately the tables had not been set up yet, but within five minutes Ester had it sorted out and met the first of the new BrisStyle Team members, Andrea. Esther says, "I was impressed to hear she had not started selling on Etsy yet but was very close to doing so; she heard by word of mouth that there was to be a meet-up and she dropped by! WOW! How cool is that!? (this was Andrea from art'n'designing)"

Slowly other people started arriving and everyone settled themselves with a cup of coffee and conversation flowed.

The meet-up was a true success. Everyone was so excited at the opportunity to promote Etsy as a team, show Brisbane what real quality handmade means and share interests! Learn, talk and enjoy good company and most of all, combine our strength.

Of the initial people who accepted the invitation, not everyone was able to come in the end, but the 12 wonderful artists who came were:

Rebecca of Alma B with her gorgeous graphic designs available as print or jewellery;

Michelle of Pedrosprout and her lovely felted booties;

Momo of Studio Kurashi (stay tuned for listings!);

Jo of Desire to Inspire by MidcenturyJo with her unique style original art designs!

Olivia of SCAMPSville who creates original cross-stitches that reflect mischief and mystery;

Helen of Ruby Red Studios with gorgeous vintage jewellery and clutch purses;

Robyn of Hot Fudge with her great quality limited children's clothing line;

Andrea of Art'n'Designing (still in the process of setting up shop);

Emily of Kuber who creates gorgeous tin beasties and carved letters;

Amanda of Twinkle Star Art with her fabulous imaginative, colourful and fun graphics designs for children's rooms!

Alison of Jellygnite with her stunning plushies, handmade notebooks, art cards and jewellery;

Esther of Green Envy Designs, with stunning bead woven jewellery design treasures.

With these great artists the street team was set up and many more have since joined. BrisStyle is sure to become a great success!