What's New Pussycat?

What's new pussycat?
Well what is new is an invitation to have an exhibit at a wonderful 2 day event raising money for a great charity and a chance to sell my wares to wonderful fabulous ladies!
"What’s New, Pussycat?” is a glamorous shopping extravaganza for women. It is an opportunity for them to shop, and sample food, wine, and new products in a fun and interactive environment.
Upon entry to the event guests will be given a shopping bag filled with free gifts and services for them to use after the event. And this is your opportunity to promote your products and/or service by becoming a booth holder at the event. The event will support all-Australian and boutique businesses and that’s why we need businesses such as yours as booth holders, so together we can give guests and opportunity to see products and services that may not know how access! The event is on Friday 14th of May from 5pm - 10pm and Saturday 15th of May from 10pm - 5pm. http://www.whatsnewpussycat.com.au/

So after the thinking music had stopped I decided that it was a wonderful oppurtunity and I jumped on board. This past weekend has seen a craft marathon of mass proportions. I started on Friday night at about 6pm and finished at 7:30 on Sunday night. It involved setting up a trial booth and displaying the stock I have and working out the extra stock that I need to make.
At this stage it is looking good and I have a very nice to-do list.I am heading off to Perth for 11 days for Easter so I will able to do some of the paperwork over there, but can't build any jewellery. I will use my time wisely over there and be ready to jump in when I return in early April. I am very excited about the event as I feel I am getting back on track with my plans for the label. After What's New Pussycat?
I will be looking to join BrisStyle, "BrisStyle is a cooperative group of talented Australian artists, crafters and artisans who call the Brisbane area home. BrisStyle formed in March 2008 through a shared love of creating beautiful things, which members sell on Etsy.com. More than 18 months on the group has significantly swelled in numbers, and is a happy family for those who understand that little shiver of excitement that comes from producing handmade goods."
www.bris-style.com/

Turning a new Blog Page.

I have neglected my blog.

To be honest i never gave it a real chance. I could sit here and list the many numerous excuses for such neglect, but truth be known... I was a little scared.
Fearing that I would have to follow a strict routine and blog frequently, I felt I had smothered the joy out of it. The idea of having a routine for this blog has now gone by the way side and I am now going to blog when I feel it. I feel I need to recap as there has been quite a few months since the last post. I seemed to be going along quite successfuly with Elms Creative, loading jewellery on Etsy, Facebook and Made It. For those new to the craft/ internet scene, Etsy is an amazing website that focuses only on handy crafts. Crafters can have a page on Etsy and display and sell their craft. Etsy also presents "how to's" which are fantastic. One can sit down and watch them for four hours if one was so inclined. Made It is an Australian equivalent of Etsy and it is also fantastic. Facebook has proved to be the most successful so far, as you can tap into your own resources of friends straight away and get a great fan base. So electronically there are heaps of options out there, above are only a few.

Towards the last few months of last year, a very good friend of mine and I landed a gig playing at a pub at Coolangatta, west of the Gold Coast and so my focus was re-directed and a lot of my energy was put into getting our guitar act into something acceptable. It was a great creative distraction, but I did feel that I was neglecting my precious little jewellery thing.So after the new year the gig fell through (it helps if the owner pays the manager... It's a long story) I am now finding my direction and my focus again and it feels great.

I spent the Christmas with my family in Far North Queensland and worked on clay masks - for the tribal range and firing glass - for the 750's range. I also spent some time finding soem new inspiration for the line and took some great photos of some "interesting things"

that may find their way into my designs in the future.
In the last few weeks I have been attempting to down size my belongings and craft supplies and this is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I have a lot of craft "things", much to my own (and past room mates) surprise. So in helping with this down sizing I am on the band wagon to build more jewellery and use up the stock that I have on hand.
So let's get rolling on that shall we??