More Buttons by Lou Lou Goodness

All these gorgeous new fabric designs are now available in Buttons by Lou Lou sewing buttons. Ranging in button size from 22mm to 28mm. More new designs are still to come.

Visit The Haby Goddess online store to view the complete range.

Christmas & New Year Trading

The Haby Goddess online store will continue to be open right through the Christmas & New Year holiday period. I will be despatching orders up until Wednesday 23rd December.

New orders after this date until Thursday 14th January will be processed & depatched 1-2 times a week. After the 14th I will be back on deck full time.

Thank you so much for all your amazing suppport over the past year and I wish you & your family a wonderful & safe Christmas break.

There is a huge amount of new stock due over the coming weeks to fill the online store for the start of a new year including these cute new Liberty fabric covered buttons by Buttons by Lou Lou.

Wonderful new stock on the way.

The Haby Goddess will be stocking a huge range of organza flowers from Milky Supplies. Handmade flowers which are perfect to use on your bags, purses, clothes, scarfs, hats, pillows, bed covers, curtains and more.

This delightful 3 in 1 kit includes everything you need to create these wonderful little dolls. The kit includes a doll panel (all three dolls), light denim backing, and hand-written instructions.The dolls were inspired by the bounty of Alaska's summers and deep Russian history. The green doll holds a salmon, the fuschia doll is decorated with fireweed, and the blue doll is covered with a blueberry heart.

I'll be sure to let you know as soon as they arrive!

Handmade Christmas Wreaths & Tutorials

Today, my two girls had their dad drag the very old (plastic & daggy) Christmas tree and decorations from the roof and set about transforming the living room into a festive delight! They did a fabulous job (I now feel very redundant as this has always been my job!), but we all agreed that a Christmas wreath on the front door would have finished off things beautifully. Living on an unmade road in bush does complicate things, as dust & grime are a major factor, but that won't stop me from admiring some very crafty wreath creations available.

My favourite wreaths of all are ones that tell a story or show a piece of ourselves. The above wreath is by Knock Knocking's . Everyone in my family knows how attached I am to my Kitchen Aid mixer so it seemed so fitting.

Here are a few more ideas to give you some festive inspiration!

1. Woodland Christmas - Holiday Wreath by Red Marionette
2. Linen Christmas Wreath created with left over fabric, crocheted flowers & ric rac - adorable!
3. Use your winter's left over wool supply & Chris J's homemade Christmas wreath as inspiration!
4. Felt Christmas Wreath by Granny Ruth's on FlicKr
5. Laurel Christmas Wreath is a handmade ceramic is the design of artists Felix Kniazev and Olga Julinska.
6. An edible Gingerbread Cookie Wreath (this wreath would not make it to Christmas day in our house!) So, has the above left you feeling a little creative? Here are a few very simple tutorials to help you get that Christmas Wreath hanging on your door.

Last year, Lisa from The Red Thread posted a fabulous tutorial on how to make the above paper Christmas wreath. I love this button wreath. You will find out just how easy this craftapalooza wreath is to make by visiting the whipup.net website.

Blue Manatee Tutorials offer a 15 page pdf tutorial on how to make a fabric rag wreath wall hanging. 

Edited 10/11/2011
Have you seen my new blog post showing how to make this easy Christmas Wreath Trio?

 

Thea & Sami is now available at The Haby Goddess

The Haby Goddess is very excited to stock a gorgeous range of fabric products from Brisbane based Thea & Sami. They specialise in designing and hand-printing organic and natural fabrics using only water-based, non-toxic inks. Thea & Sami comes from a home based studio utilising the local services of other talented people such as pattern-makers and machinists to keep everything Australian Made and Sweat-Shop Free.

This fabric kit in 2 two lovely colour combinations include Thea & Sami's Mushrooms design hand-printed on hemp/organic cotton canvas. Available now in the online store - Raspberry & Cream or Chocolate on soft latte. Finished size = 32 x 42 cm (12.5 x 16.5 inches). Easy-to-follow instructions with pictures are included in the pack. Fabric is uncut so you are able to use it for other projects.

I just love this hand printed 'Spoon & Whisk' design. Coming in 3 lovely tones which compliment each other beautifully. Printed onto a lovely weighted Hemp/organic cotton fabric, utensils ate 10cm high and each pack includes 3 x 45 x 45cm pieces. One of each colourway.

Perfect to use on homewares or quilting projects.

These printed panels include sewing instructions to make 2 fish toys plus an easy pencil case. Available now in 3 divine colour combo's this project is perfect for beginner sewers and the fish could even be hand sewn making it a great crafty project for kids 8+.

This pack includes three pieces from Thea & Sami's 'Fraser Island' range, all 45 x 45cm 1 x Starfish pink (Hemp/Organic Cotton)1 x Sandy Beach (100% Organic cotton twill)1 x Aqua Sky (Hemp/Organic cotton). Available from here.

Online handmade market places

There are a number of online market places where you can purchase handmade goods and sewing supplies from all over the world. Most of you will be familiar with Etsy, with Australian counterparts Madeit & Leeloo rapidly growing also in popularity. Here's a few more online handmade market places that you may not be familiar with.

Folksy is a website selling handmade goods & supporting talented makers across the UK like this lovely 'Ceridwen' felted flower brooch by fyberknitics

toggle.co.nz - showcases the best of New Zealand's contemporary craft and kiwiana. This Ruby In The Dust Felt Bird Kit is just one of the many handmade gems you will find on this site.