Button Hairclips

I've just finished making and packing a new batch of button hairclips for this Sunday's market...
Here's a few pics of the available designs.. I especially love the designs with the new 'white dot' hairclips!

If you'd like to purchase any of our fabric covered button hairclips, please contact us via blog, facebook or 'contact us' link in either of our online shops.. or in you're in the area, pop in and say 'Hi' to us at the St Kilda market..

Rattle balls to the market..

I've said before that I'm working on a few new project ideas.... Took me a little longer than anticipated to get the pattern right, but with some help of the hubby, I finally got there...!

All balls are made from new, lined, pre washed fabric - we use soft minky as well as cotton fabrics.. some balls have a jingle column, some a loud rattle insert... some have tags, some don't - for a bit of variety... :) They're about 15cm in diameter (cotton ones are a little smaller)..

All are filled with the eco friendly corn fiber (which you can purchase here ), are double stitched and made with care...

If you'd like to order one, just send us a message via the blog, facebook , or 'contact us' link in either of our shops...

Owls to be stuffed

I managed to get some free time today to sew a few more owls... Now they are just waiting to be 'stuffed' :)

New Badge Batch

Here's some of the badges made in the latest batch - to go up to the St Kilda market this Sunday..

As always, if you see one you like, just email me via the 'contact us' link in the online shop ..

Owls flying in..

Here's a few owls that I've managed to finish this week...

A couple large owls - these are approx 21cm tall...

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and Mama Owl - which is about 31 cm tall...

The owls are made from new, pre-washed, lined fabric, have hand embroidered details and are double stitched. The Large owls jingle and squeak.. the Mama - which can be used as a decorative cushion or a toy, has a big squeaker in her belly..

Dinosaurs are walking

I've been saying for a while that I'm working on a few new projects..
The first one - which took me WAY longer to make that I thought, is the Dino taggie rattle squeaker...

It started off with a really rough pattern which after some adjustments turned into these cute Dinos... :)

Here's some close ups....

The Dinos area made from soft, lined fabric and are double stitched with extra stitching across the tags and filled with corn fiber...  They have one of our rattle inserts in them as well as a squeaker! If you'd like to order one, please contact us via the 'contact us' link in either of our shops..

Cubes are back.. Better than ever!

As we prepare for the the summer market run, I've decided to bring back our cube toys... but they've had a bit of a 'face lift'!
 

Each cube is made from colourful panels and is now filled with the eco-friendly corn toy stuffing, has tags in the seams and makes a cool jingling sound.. thanks to our new jingle columns which have become my favourite toy rattle inserts...

And now for the twist! We've been experimenting with a new product - baby safe mirror, so some of the cubes have a mirror panel sewn on one of the sides..

I brought this toy back with young kids in mind, but when my (almost) 3 yo son saw the first cube that came off the 'production line' he instantly claimed it! Though we have a rule about balls in the house (don't we all?), I've seen the cube fly through our living room! (lucky it's soft).. So it seems that this toy with all the tags and jingling noise appeals to babies as well as toddlers...

I also have a couple more projects in the making so stay tuned!

Also, if you're interested in purchasing the baby soft mirror, please let us know!

New two green pears products stockist

I'm very happy to announce that we have a new stockist selling a range of our two green pears handmade products - and they're all the way on the other side of Australia!

So for those living in or visiting the Perth area, make sure you drop by this great shop:

A Maize Homewares

125 Claremont Crescent

Swanbourne WA 

Derinya Art & Craft Exhibition

Today we went to the Derinya Art & Craft exhibition, where I was invited to display some of my handmade creations. It was really hard to decide which items to submit, so I submitted a range - from flower hairclips to owl toys.... Here are some pics of our items that were submitted:

And here are some pics of my favourite works by other artists who displayed at the Exhibition:

Currently in the making

Here's a preview of the latest Owl Fabric Wall Art I'm currently working on... it's similar to the pink one which I put up some pictures of previously but in yellow (with some brown detail) for a more neutral look.

If you'd like to have an Owl (or giraffe) Fabric Wall Art made in custom colours, feel free to email me...
I also have a few other design ideas in my head... see how we go with them!

Upcoming Exhibition - all the details

We have just about finalised the items we'll be taking to display at the upcoming Derinya Art and Craft Exhibition, so for those of you asking for more details, here's the official advertising for the Exhibition... Make sure you write the dates in your diary as I'm sure it'll be worth attending! And with entry fee tickets at only $5 per person (aside from Opening night gala), it's not a pocket breaker either...

Upcoming Art & Craft Exhibition

As I've mentioned before, I've been invited to submit some of my work for the upcoming 36th Annual Derinya Art & Craft Exhibition.


The exhibition Opening Night is on Friday 29th July at 7:30pm and the exhibition continues on Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm..

The address is 

Derinya Primary School

Cnr Overport Road & Derinya Drive

Frankston South

For more info check out their website at www.derinyaartexhibition.com

Here's a preview of my fabric Giraffe wall canvas - this time in pink, so now the collection is complete  :)

UPDATE:

If you'd like to see some photos from the exhibition, go HERE

Our button hair ties have been going out the door like hot cakes and I've delivered another batch of them as well as the small badges to The Real Thing Craft Centre up in Olinda... Remember that if our stockists  run out of the item you wish to purchase, it's quite possible we have it in stock, just haven't yet added it to our online handmade store... so feel free to email me and let me know which item you're after and I'll do my best to help you... :)

Here's some of our small badges which made their way up to Olinda...

New Fabrics

I received a parcel today with some new fabrics.. I can't wait to use these in my fabric creations! Some fabrics will be used for making our soft toys, some for the magnets, some for both!

Fabric Wall Art Canvases

I've been invited to enter some of my work to the 36th Annual Derinya Art & Craft Exhibition, which is very exciting! The exhibition will be held between 29th-31st July 2011 and you can read all about it on their website: www.derinyaartexhibition.com

I'll be entering under the 'Craft -  Textile' category and have spent the last little while making new creations to display at the exhibition, which will also be available for sale during the exhibition.

Here's a preview of the latest pieces - Fabric Wall Art. The images are all hand cut and assembled, then hand embroidered for that unique look. If you're interested in purchasing one of these fabric wall canvases, head over to our handmade store at www.twogreenpears.com.au

Hairties now online

Our fabric covered button hairties are slowly making their way to the online shop!

Here's a preview of some of the available designs:

Each pack of hairties features two 28mm diameter fabric covered buttons and metal free elastics (so your hair won't get caught in the metal when you take off the hairties). Each set comes on our two green pears card and is wrapped in a plastic bag. You can purchase the hairties through our handmade store - click here to go there now

We also welcome wholesale enquiries - just send us an email through the 'contact us' link on our webshop.

New Stockist

I'm happy to announce that we have a new stockist of our two green pears products - The little shop at Summerhill Farm!

Summerhill Farm is situated on 10 peaceful acres at

264 Barkers Road, Main Ridge in Mornington Peninsula. 

It offers B&B options where you can relax, taking in the beautiful scenic views as well as get to know the resident Summalon Alpacas. You can find out more about the Summerhill Farm at www.summerhillfarm.com.au