felt rings | new to moyou

Things have been rather quiet on the Moyou blog front in recent weeks—my apologies for the lull...I'm afraid that daily life has been rather overwhelming of late but things are starting to settle a little now. And thankfully I have internet access at home again (greatly missed for a short period after moving house!)

So to launch back into the blog realm I'd like to introduce you to my new range of felt rings. *Felt!?*—I hear you say. Yes, felt! Beautiful, soft, tactile felt.

These gorgeous rings feature a segment of an original Moyou pattern that I have personally designed laser cut into beautiful 100% wool felt. This medium is a renewable and environmentally friendly resource and I'm so excited to be able to use it to transfer my intricate textile designs into jewellery.

For a closer look you can find these unique rings in my etsy store...and be sure to keep your eye out for my limited time FREE shipping offer on 'new items'!

Yass Scouts 5th Market Day Festival

Tomorrow (Saturday 14 March) will see me load up my little car and trundle out to Yass for the Yass Scouts 5th Market Day Festival. An annual event, the Market Day looks like being a wonderful day out with at least 63 stallholders set to attend.

The Market Day Festival is being held in Riverbank Park (on the corner of Main Street and Rossi Street). The weather is forecast to thunderstorm (at some stage) with a 70% chance of rain...so grab your umbrella and come along. Every stall site should be set up with a gazebo/tent so you can jump from cover to cover and still have a great day. I hope to see you there!

(*Please Note: This image has been used with thanks to ajft under the Creative Commons license)

Sisters' Market

I know that it is still a little way off yet...but I'm excited.
Moyou is coming to Melbourne!!

You will be able to find me at the fabulous Sisters' Market on April 18th & June 13th, 2009. A little bit of background—Sisters' Market is only held once every 2 months in the Brunswick Town Hall, Brunswick VIC and proudly supports beyondblue—the national depression initiative.

moyou flickr group

I have just created a flickr group to showcase the lovely creations out there being made from Moyou fabric.

If you have used some Moyou fabric in any of your projects please feel free to come over, join the group and add your pics to the flickr pool :)

Crafting A Green World | Eco–Friendly Fabric

I'm so excited to have been featured in this fabulous post by Jackie on Crafting A Green World.

You'll also find Aunty Cookie, Hollabee, Umbrella Prints, Of Paper & Thread and Pippijoe, some other wonderful Aussie textile designers, listed on Jackie's round up of Top 10 Modern, Eco–Friendly, Printed Fabrics on Etsy. Yippee!!

handmade with love | 7 february 2009

...4 sleeps and counting!!

We've almost reached the second wonderful Handmade Market, Canberra's quarterly Upmarket. This fantastic event is going to take place again at Albert Hall on Saturday 7 February from 10am–6pm.

There will be over 70 fabulous retailers (designers/artists/makers/craftspeople) and it is sure to be a wonderful day. For further information on the designers/artists involved be sure to visit the Clever Designer People page on the Handmade Market website. You can also catch up on all of the lastest news & designer profiles on the Handmade Market blog.

handmade with love promotion day |

Handmade With Love is coming soon to Canberra!

Handmade With Love is the second Handmade Market, Canberra's quarterly Upmarket, and this fabulous market day will be held on Saturday February 7, 2009 at Albert Hall from 10am–6pm.

In anticipation of this wonderful event a small selection of Handmade With Love stallholders (including Moyou) and the fantastic organiser, Julie Nichols, will be attending a promotion day at the Canberra Centre on Saturday January 31, 2009. We will be situated on the ground floor of the Canberra Centre outside Smiggle (near Cotton On & Target). Come along for a sneak preview & a chance to buy some of the gorgeous, unique products that will be available at Handmade With Love.

new stockist | design a space

All packaged up & ready to go...a beautiful range of Moyou jewellery is ready to hit the streets of Melbourne!

From tomorrow you will be able to find Moyou stocked in the fabulous Chapel Street store of Design A Space Retail Gallery. I can't wait to get to Melbourne and see it with my own eyes! Perhaps a trip is in order...

200th comment

Wow. It's the start of a new year & I have just reached my 200th blog comment! It's time to celebrate. I want to send a BIG thankyou out to each and every person who takes the time to read my blog...and an extra special thank you to those who stop to comment—it is great to know you are there :)

I love comments, I really do, it is so lovely to log on and to find some contact with the wider blog realm—so to say thank you I would like to offer $15AUD credit in my Moyou store to the 200th commenter on my blog

...and the lucky recipient is Chrisy of Sophism Press.
Congratulations Chrisy! And thanks again to everyone who has left a comment. I really appreciate it!