Back to School!!!

HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL IN STYLE WITH BRISSTYLE.....

The new school year starts in just two weeks time! If panic has set in, don't fret.....our BrisStyle members have all your back to school needs covered. Handmade with heart, just the way we like it!

If you haven't organised your sheets for kindy, prep or daycare yet, Anne from LaughLand offers a service that will provide exactly what you need. Visit Anne's blog to choose from over 100 different sheet fabrics. Kindy sheets are not all the same so Anne will make your sheets and sheet bags in whatever size and style your centre requires. Most sets are $35 and depending on where you live, Anne may even be able to deliver them for free. Alternatively, your sheets can be posted Australia-wide. Anne also has a wide range of drawstring bags for library or sheets, as well as machine washable pencil cases and smocks in her Etsy and Made It shops.

Sheet Sets from LaughLand

Drawstring Bag from LaughLand on Etsy

If it's fun insulated lunch bags your after, then Christine from BonTons has got you covered.  Pop over to Christine's Etsy or Made It shops for a full range of reusable insulated lunch bags, eco friendly cloth snack bags and other essential back to school items including fabric pencil cases and fabric covered journals.

Insulated Lunch Bag by BonTons Gifts on Etsy

Reusable Snack Bag by BonTons Gifts on Etsy

If that's not enough, here is a 'Back to School' treasury that will be sure to get you sorted.....

Click here to view the full treasury!

The joys of Pinterest

Pinterest is a social photo sharing website or inspiration board that you can share with others.  The mission statement of Pinterest is to connect everyone in the world through shared tastes and the “things” they find interesting. It has hundreds of thousands of images from all over the internet on topics such as DIY & Craft, Design, Art, Travel & Places and Kids, just to name a few.

When you join pinterest you have a number of boards which you can name or theme and then"pin" images to these boards. Here are some of our favourite boards.

Tutorials of a Crafty Kind 

by Mel from Kimono Reincarnate 

Button Photography

by Bonkers about Buttons

Crafty

by Pip Lincolne from Meet Me at Mikes

 

Vintage Fabric and Haberdashery

 by Donna Flower

 

Collections

by Lauren Thorpe - Stamp 48

 

 

Pop on over and sign up to Pinterest now and Happy Pinning!

Let's Go Shopping

The weather is warming up here in Brisbane.  Here's a few colourful treats to enjoy this Saturday while you're indoors crafting or relaxing beside the pool.

Hand dyed paper doilies

Chelley Bean Designs

'Today is a beautiful day' original art print

Penelope and Pip

Skully handmade buttons

Quirkville

Insulated lunch bag tote

Bon Tons

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet cotton drawstring bag

Laughland

To take part in our weekly Let's Go Shopping meme, post your Etsy finds on your blog then pop back here and add the blog post link below. Don't forget to link back to this post so everyone can check out all the fabulous Etsy finds. Anyone can play along so come join in the fun!

Crafty D.I.Y

Hello,
During this holiday season, lets get some family friendly craft inspiration!

*Do you remember how to make those pretty  friendship bracelets?
Honestly...WTF has a great tutorial to refresh some memories
with a DIY frienship bracelet.

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*Paper craft?

I Could not resist sharing those DIY Globe paper garlands
by Robbi Lindeman (salt labs) on Poppytalk blog.
Aren't they just gorgeous?!

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*Now some "outdoor...y" fun?
Seeds balls from Goodhousekeeping with a recipe from guerillagardening.org?
make them, toss them, water...
and wait for those pretty blooms!

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Happy making everyone!

Your Creative Business: Pricing

Dollar Sign Money Photograph - Cha-Chingt from Mistflower Photo

Pricing handmade goods is a difficult thing to do! The biggest problem being the time it takes to make a handmade item.

Below are some great resources to help you price your handmade wares:

• The Formula - how to price your wares correctly on the ink & spindle blog. If you're a visual learner, you'll love this one!
• Pricing Tips for Your Creative Business - tips to consider when pricing your wares on the Etsy blog.
• Pricing Calculator - Lauren from Stamp 48 has a free Pricing Calculator which you can download.

If you know of any other great pricing resources please feel free to leave a link in the comments below.

Happy Thursday!

2012 Market Dates!

Over the past few months our crafty market co-ordinators  have been organising the BrisStyle 2012 market line-up! It's set to be another stella year market wise and we hope you will come along and support our artists, crafters and designers and the greater handmade community in Brisbane.

So, without further ado below are our 2012 market dates.....get out your diaries and start planning your handmade shopping NOW!

Hello 2012!

Hello there and welcome to another crafty year on the BrisStyle blog.  2012 is set to be a huge year in our little handmade world so stay tuned for all the dates and details of our 2012 markets and creative information sessions. 

We'll be dancing, singing, loving and living in 2012.....so why not come along for the ride?

Dance Sing Love Live Mini Card by Sweet Simplicitee