tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511734212893663092024-03-05T16:31:16.964+11:00MookahMookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-32707964345167320442014-03-05T19:27:00.004+11:002014-03-05T19:27:59.522+11:00Profile: Shopgirl Red.......<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week we admitted to the world that we aren't 'Wonder Women' and that we needed some help from some talented, lovely ladies. Last week we introduced you to Dainy, but this week it's all about Red. Or Bec, if you prefer?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My song would be Me and Bobby McGee.
Nana nana nana nana na, he, he, he, my Bobby McGeeeeeeeeee</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Don't believe in Bigfoot. My partner
Jamie has seen the black panther that roams around South Gippsland. There
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I shall go with the first three words
that pop into my head . . . tall, red, blessed</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">I say 'fabulous' an awful lot.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Red and I actually go back a long way, so I could probably tell you lots of interesting things if I wanted to, but I think you should find out for yourself. One thing I will share with you though, in high school she was obsessed with Michael Jackson, and to this day can still do all the dance moves to 'Thriller'.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Thanks Red, it's great to have you on board!</span></div>
Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-17194934840369000832014-02-28T13:33:00.001+11:002014-02-28T13:33:31.619+11:00New faces at Mookah Studio......<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you've been in the shop of late, you may have recognised a few new faces behind the counter, so we thought that maybe it's time to introduce them to you. We both like to think of ourselves as being wonder women at times, but apparently we can't do 'everything' anymore, and have enlisted the help of a few lovely local ladies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've given each of them a set of five questions to answer to help us all to get to know them a little better, and we will be sharing these with you over the next couple of weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of all time - Queen's 'Somebody to Love'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blueberry pancakes and imagining</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That depends on what they think of me.......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Duck egg - because until you colour with it, you never know what colour it really is</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>5. If you were a pizza delivery person how would you benefit from scissors?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few personality traits we've learnt about Dainy is that she's partial to a dance, she loves running, she always looks effortlessly georgous, and she likes to be organised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks, Dainy!</span></div>
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Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-27350474053401491202013-02-08T21:32:00.001+11:002013-02-08T21:32:56.989+11:00Dear BloggerDear Blogger,<br />
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I apologise for my absence of late (pretty much all of 2012), but I do have a good excuse. No the dog didn't eat my homework, I didn't run over my laptop with the car while reversing out of the driveway, and aliens didn't abduct me. It was worse. I've been fighting breast cancer. Not something you expect to ever happen to you, but especially at age 38 with no family history.<br />
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I'm still not ready to discuss the details in such a public forum, but 2013 however, is going to be a completely different year. My treatment has come to an end, my hair is slowly growing back, and I'm back in the saddle. Sure, things aren't quite the same as they were before, but that's life and I'm adjusting best I can. <br />
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Thanks for reading my ramblings, however inconsistent they may be. Thanks for not judging me, or excluding me, and accepting me back into the blogger fold whenever I feel I'm able to participate.<br />
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Its February already, where did January go? Oh yeah, that's right. Customers just kept on coming into the 'bricks and mortar' store in Inverloch, keeping us rushed off our feet. Thanks everyone for your support of our little studio, our work, our creations and what we love doing. <br />
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Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-50252688706839394912012-11-12T19:43:00.000+11:002012-11-12T19:43:44.825+11:00The good life....One of the 'pluses' of my role in Mookah is that I get to go on lots of trips to great places for markets and events, and as you may already know, I love a good road trip. Over the last couple of weeks I got to visit one of my absolute favourite destinations. It was that relatively small place down below the rest of Australia, that is jam packed with places of absolute beauty and serenity, Tasmania. It was the first time Mookah has showcased its wares at the Tasmanian Craft Fair at Deloraine, which was a four day event over the Cup weekend, and we also discovered a few Tassie labels that we hope to be stocking at the Mookah Studio real soon.<br />
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We had some fantastic, quirky accommodation, staying in this little A-frame house in waterside Port Sorrell, sharing with some stallholder friends. Isn't it oh so cute?<br />
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After the craft fair my market offsider (Mum) and I stayed on for an extra two days of rest and relaxation in the Launceston area, where I took her to see some of my favourite places. Of course no trip to the Launceston area would be complete without visiting a few wineries in the Tamar Valley, so I took her to a couple of my favourites, being Pipers Brook where we had a leisurely lunch in the sunshine, and Bay of Fires, which has some of my all time favourite wines.<br />
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Our other spare day was spent tramping up through Cataract Gorge and visiting my list of 'to see' shops in Launceston. One I've been to before but wouldn't miss an opportunity to visit is the The Mill - Providore & Gallery, which was just across the road from our accommodation. This place is full of beautiful locally grown produce and other clothing, gifts and homewares, all focusing on Tassie grown and made. </div>
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Another on the list was eco co, full of beautiful homewares, clothing and gifts. They even had a beautiful chair recovered in Cloth's Spotcheck fabric, similar to mine!<br />
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And last but certainly not least, the shop I've been dying to visit for ages, <a href="http://www.cocoonlaunceston.com.au/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Cocoon</span></a> in George St. I've been following this shop online for ages and it was great to be able to see for myself. An absolutely beautiful little shop focusing on Australian made/designer labels, right up my alley!<br />
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While we were wandering up George St looking for Cocoon, we stumbled across a little pop up shop called <a href="http://etlamer.com.au/">'et la mer'</a> and of course couldn't resist the temptation to check it out. While there were many beautiful things, the thing that took caught my eye was a display of organic screenprinted cushions from <a href="http://thespottedquoll.com.au/"><span style="color: #bf9000;">The Spotted Quoll</span></a>. I didn't buy any cushions, but I couldn't help myself and had to buy a set of prints to frame and hang on my walls at home. If you're in Launceston, get in quick and check out this pop up shop!<br />
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All in all, another lovely visit to beautiful Tasmania. May there be many more to come in the future!</div>
Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-74243810414606142802012-10-09T18:33:00.002+11:002012-10-09T18:33:45.315+11:00My New Favourite Corner<div style="text-align: center;">
For many years now I've been tossing around in my head what fabrics I should use to reupholster an old favourite chair of mine. It's not just any chair, it's a beautiful old 'kanga rocker' that I got from my dear old great aunt when she passed away. The fact that the chair has sentimental value to me has overwhelmed me, leading me to be indecisive and procrastinate.</div>
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My recent journey has brought lots of things into perspective for me, and suddenly I could see the decision in a new light. My Aunty May would be happy that I have the chair, I love it and will look after it, and that I am going to recover it in something that I love. </div>
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So how could I go past Australian Handprinted fabric? I have used 2 different fabrics, but have featured <a href="http://www.clothfabric.com/">Cloth's</a> spotcheck fabric, as I've always loved it, and I am partial to a touch of red, and combined it with some crosshatch. Isn't she adorable?</div>
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This has now become my favourite corner in the house. A place where I can sit and rock with my feet up on a <a href="http://mookah.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Mookah floor cushion</span></a>, and read a book or watch the trees out the window.</div>
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I will declare though, that I feel a little like a traitor not using one of our own handprinted fabrics. So to even things up a bit (or make myself feel better) I've picked up another rocker similar to mine which we're going to reupholster in our new Mookah fabric design. Watch this space for that one!</div>
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We haven't been visiting this little space of late, and when we have it has been quite infrequent. I'm not apologising, just telling it how it is. Sometimes there is just more important things going in your life, and when things settle down, you find the desire or time again.</div>
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We've just returned from a well needed little break in warm, sunny Queensland, and it feels like while we were away recharging our batteries, spring has arrived here in Victoria. The first thing I noticed when I got out of the car was the heavenly smell of spring, and more specifically, the sweet smell of boronia wafting through the breeze. It brought a smile to my face.</div>
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Something that also brought a smile to my face while we were on holidays was a shop we saw in Peregian Beach that had in its front window an old ladies bicycle painted yellow all over, with some flowers planted in the front basket. It just made me feel good inside. I'm not really a yellow person, but it didn't matter.</div>
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So guess what one of the first things we did when we got home this week was? Visited a recycling yard (junk yard depending on how you look at it) to get ourselves and old ladies bicycle with character, and we found just the one. Her name is Sally, what do you think?</div>
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She was just a little unloved, and a little rusty from sleeping outdoors. She's had a wash, a rub down, and a few coats of yellow spray paint and she looks lovely again. The basket of white lobelia will add a nice crisp touch as it prospers under the warmth of the suns rays.</div>
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Today was Friday. The day that traditionally marks the end of the working week. Except that we choose to work Tuesday to Saturday, so have another day to go. So today in the studio we gave ourselves permission to not be 'slaves of production', which is how it can quite often feel in the working studio of a small creative business.</div>
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I have two of these birch design table lamps in my bedroom and I adore them. Now I just need a floor lamp for the living room......but how to decide what fabric I want! The more options there are the harder it gets. I have to come clean and tell you that there is some help from Mookah Man to make these guys. Not that us girls couldn't make them of course, just that time is tight this week, and you know how it is, right?</div>
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So where are we off to? Somewhere warm and balmy? We wish. Nope, we're off to the capital to the <a href="http://www.handmademarket.com.au/home.html">Handmade Market</a> at the National Convention Centre in Canberra where it's supposed to get down to minus 5 degrees on Saturday morning. Yep, like I said, CRAZY. Oh, and to top it off, all Gippsland is expected to be in floods this week, making that road trip just a little more interesting.</div>
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</div><div align="center">Printing price labels, sticking them onto product tags, and them pinning them to all our items.......one day we might be able to employ a lackey to do these tasks. No, I actually quite enjoy them, they are part of the buzz of preparing for a big event, I just wish we weren't always so rushed at the end!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Today we made the most of the weather and planned a picnic lunch to celebrate the leaving of a friend who's been staying with Nicole and family over the last 4-5 months. We thought of going out somewhere special for lunch, but decided that there was nothing better than a gourmet picnic given the weather and this special place we live in. Who could ask for a better view than this to dine by?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gee that Mookah marquee comes in handy sometimes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">What was on the menu? Chicken and pork terrine, sliced meats, double brie, sun dried tomatoes, olives, dips, fresh bread, homemade relish and onion jam. Are you salivating yet? Washed down with one of our favourite Tasmanian 'Bay of Fires' champagnes. Bliss.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What did you get up to today?</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-65360553199893314322012-03-08T17:41:00.000+11:002012-03-08T17:41:52.045+11:00What a weekend ahead!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a long weekend this weekend, so we should be sleeping in, relaxing, or going away camping or something. But no, what are we doing? Mookah is everywhere this weekend! As we speak (or I write and you read) Nicole is on a road trip to Canberra with lucky Phil for the 2 day handmade market at Canberra. Actually, they're probably just about at Gundagai, ready to head to our usual destination, the Gundagai RSL for a drink and dinner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While Nicole is gallavanting interstate, I will be at the Inverloch market on Saturday amongst the hordes enjoying the Jazz Festival, and on Sunday I will be at Foster Market enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of a country market. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So who's going to be looking after the Mookah Studio/Shop I hear you ask? Well, we've had to call in the big guns to help out. Mum, otherwise known as Marg, Mrs Griffo, or Nan Nan will be looking after the shop, while us girls are out and about being market gypsies. Thanks Mum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So if we don't see you somewhere this weekend, have a great long weekend, stay safe on the roads, and have fun!</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-37787859095474401272012-03-04T18:08:00.000+11:002012-03-04T18:08:37.071+11:00A few studio shop pics.....<div style="text-align: center;">The studio shop has undergone a major reorganisation over the last few days, so i thought it might be nice to share a few snaps with you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"></div><div align="center">We made up some timber boxes out of local recycled hardwood and hung them on the wall to use for display. We love our timber, us girls!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">On Friday I picked up our new season's stock from Elk and we then spent several hours unpacking the stock, and oohing and aahing over our favrourite pieces. We also decided to stock some of the Elk clothing range for the first time, which featured charcoals, mustards, silver greys and claret.</div><br />
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<div align="center">Come on in and check out our new season's stock!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Mookah Studio</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>32 Cashin St</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Inverloch 3996</strong></span></div><div align="center"></div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-37543613140911991922012-02-18T21:14:00.000+11:002012-02-18T21:14:07.942+11:00New supplier in the Mookah Studio shop!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Have you heard of Melbourne based accesories label 'Nancybird'?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Thought you might have. This week we received our first delivery of selected Nancybird products in the studio shop, including handbags, clutches, wallets, coin purses and cushions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: #990000;">All of the Nancybird range is made from quality materials, with much of the fabric in the range being hand printed locally in Melbourne. The new collection has a very Australian feel, using raw earthy materials and colours.</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #990000;">We couldn't pass up stocking a few of these cushions in the shop either, they are divine!</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: #990000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #990000;">Another thing we really like about having a little Nancybird in the shop is the fact that Emily (the lady behind the label) was originally from this area, before her move to Melbourne.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Drop by the studio sometime and have a little looky for yourself! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Tuesday - Saturday</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">9.30am - 4pm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-53303257946809259422012-02-16T18:13:00.000+11:002012-02-16T18:13:58.176+11:00My Creative Space....<div style="text-align: center;">In the studio today it's been all about photos and fabric. We've been busily taking lots of photos trying to get 'just the right' shots for an ad we're doing in the next issue of <a href="http://www.coastmagazine.net/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Coast Magazine</span></a>. Ideas are great, but waiting for just the right the light is was killing me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided that this photo above was our favrourite, and just what we were looking for to complement our other photos. What do you think?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What about the fabric? Well we were waiting for this lovely new fabric from <a href="http://www.surfaceart.com.au/">Surface Art</a> to arrive for another custom order we have. It is so lovely that we decided to get some for ourselves. Interesting that the mustard tones suit Nicole's house perfectly and the blues would match mine. Mmm.....what to do with it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For lots more creative spaces, head over <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-15317409556523443002012-02-15T20:42:00.002+11:002012-02-15T21:01:21.248+11:00A lovely day out.....<div style="text-align: center;">Today I did something that I never do. I took a rare day off work for myself. Not because I was sick. Not because I had appointments. Just because I wanted a day to myself to do what I felt like.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what did I do? I'm glad you asked. I went to Mornington to pick up my friend Carol, and we went to visit another mutual friend, Emma from <a href="http://www.yknotdesigns.com.au/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Y Knot Designs</span></a>, who has just started a new business venture with her Mum Sarah, called <a href="http://www.treehousetextiles.com.au/about"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Treehouse Textiles</span></a> at Merricks, who were having their very first open day today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA_eJFAG9I2KvfEBubiUUQ-ZDCn3bXF6fWnPdHD1dPb0CIFLdgJwPwCE6zWYNhBtiacUVZDDk0Pb2v7OLiDFfcb_Jwogdj66JyOkzelU4BwQ0Vp6viNyTwqd8SlVN2UUe_xxeqvWNOgI/s1600/Treehouse+Textiles+Collage+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA_eJFAG9I2KvfEBubiUUQ-ZDCn3bXF6fWnPdHD1dPb0CIFLdgJwPwCE6zWYNhBtiacUVZDDk0Pb2v7OLiDFfcb_Jwogdj66JyOkzelU4BwQ0Vp6viNyTwqd8SlVN2UUe_xxeqvWNOgI/s400/Treehouse+Textiles+Collage+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">Treehouse Textiles offers contemporary textile workshops in a beautiful, modern space set in a natural bushland setting on the Mornington Peninsula. Emma and Sarah have done a fabulous job of creating a modern but relaxed space for textile creativity, and offer workshops in quilt making, sewing, crochet, applique and other areas.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> What a great way to spend a day! Thanks Carol for a lovely day out.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-13119178653403019042012-02-10T12:25:00.003+11:002012-02-10T12:50:55.170+11:00My Creative Space.....<div style="text-align: center;">Oh lordy has it been a while since I've joined in with <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com.au/">My Creative Space</a>, and shared what's going on in our studio space. It's not always super exciting and super creative, but sometimes you forget that other people are just interested to know about your creative process and what you get up to on a daily basis.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">With Inverloch jumping over the summer period we've been kept pretty busy with all our visitors through the studio/shop door, which is fantastic, but it left little time for creativity, product photos and listing products in our online shop. So yesterday was all about that for us. We had a custom order for a boxed floor cushion to complete using our 'Muse' fabric in black on stone cotton/hemp, and then spent some time taking prdouct photos around the garden.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were the fabric samples we were playing with on the bench to decide the final combination for the boxed cushion. Decisions, decisions......</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It was nice to have the opprotunity to wander the garden, and take in the various vista's while we were choosing locations for product photos. </div><br />
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<div align="center">We don't know exactly what species of gum this one below is, but it sits in the front yard alongside the driveway and is covered in flowers at the moment that have a beautiful strong honey scent.</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Between Nicole and I we've got a few these little wooden bird houses dotted around our gardens, and I love watching the little birds that come and sit on the perches, although I've never seen one go in inside.</div><br />
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<div align="center">There is this patch of grass in the backyard that is a different type to the rest of the lawn, and when you step on it, it smells of peppermint. Is there such a thing as peppermint grass?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've recently transplanted quite a few californian poppy seedlings from Mum's garden and this is the first of the colour dazzle. Hope they survive and the kangaroo's don't get them first!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next project? An order for a picnic rug made out of outdoor fabrics. I'll show you a pic when it's done.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-28051373604543030002012-01-08T13:47:00.000+11:002012-01-08T13:47:50.556+11:00Sunday mornings.......<div style="text-align: center;">After a lovely but very unlikely sleep in this morning, I woke to a kind of balmy, but warm, overcast and drizzly morning. There went the plans to oil the deck. Perfect excuse to do something a little more fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided that the little man might quite like to make some lamingtons with me. I know, I can hear you now, "Are you crazy?" Given that I don't have lots of energy at the moment to play all our usual games together, I thought this might make a nice change.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hope you're having a lovely Sunday too.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-36055821275584154622011-12-24T10:01:00.000+11:002011-12-24T10:01:14.629+11:00Don't you love receiving new fabrics?<div style="text-align: center;">Don't you love the arrival of new fabrics in the mail? The anticipation of what will be inside the parcel. Will they be just as lovely in the flesh as they looked when you purchased them? Intensity of colour? Softness of the cloth? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We received several parcels of fabric in the mail this last week, and I can't decide which is my favourite. I'm planning a new skirt for myself, but first I have to decide which fabric to use.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The morrocan prints are divine, but I can't go past the green leaf fabric. Perhaps it's that nature part of me coming out again?</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">And last but not least, this lovely Leucadendron fabric in deep red and stone from Ink & Spindle. It will look right at home amongst our other homewares in the Mookah Studio.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Merry Christmas to all.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-2484779576447001372011-12-07T08:34:00.005+11:002011-12-07T08:51:46.586+11:00New colourways in stock!<div style="text-align: center;">It's been a little while coming, but finally we have added a few new colourways to our Leaves and Moose design fabrics. Both designs have been reprinted onto a lovely soft natural cotton/linen blend basecloth.<br />
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</div><div align="center">We have added the top left and top right colours to our range, which are called Dove Grey and Ocean Mist respectively. This design is also still available in Rust, Chalk, Slate and Black.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Our popular Moose fabric has been reprinted in 2 new colourways. The first is Desert Red, which as the name implies, is a very earthy natural shade of red, and much more subdued than the original fire engine red of our previous print, which is now available in very limited stock.<br />
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</div>The other new Moose colourway we have been dying to print since the design was completed is Dove Grey. A personal favourite of ours, which is lovely on it's own or will easily coordinate with other colours in the home.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we've just got to find a spare 5 minutes to get some cushions and beanbags made up and listed in our <a href="http://mookah.bigcartel.com/">online shop!</a></div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-15885330109016020372011-11-07T20:46:00.001+11:002011-11-07T20:47:33.645+11:00The New Studio Space.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday I promised to share some more snaps with you, but this time they are a little more about our studio space. The place we now call 'home'. The place we go to each day to design, create, print, and make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was actually taken a few weeks ago while we were doing the big move, but it perfectly reflects the support we had from the family. Mum, Cooper and I having a morning tea break in the sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0X_Q8HjjggWsB_kgn4DT9_4xWui2Vc0dMuHttyMqz1-7FaFa58z1DFtHytfk7UDUDm_VTyA55R1PY-VXP8t27lrAEa8IdUmoYu45HIsH7f301HWRIOHPbCg6ooWdfU6895nOe7BY528/s1600/l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0X_Q8HjjggWsB_kgn4DT9_4xWui2Vc0dMuHttyMqz1-7FaFa58z1DFtHytfk7UDUDm_VTyA55R1PY-VXP8t27lrAEa8IdUmoYu45HIsH7f301HWRIOHPbCg6ooWdfU6895nOe7BY528/s400/l.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you like the piece of Marrimeko fabric hanging on the side? It's drying after a little personal 'creative input' before it gets stretched over a frame for a customer to hang on their wall.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It is VERY bright in our new studio space, as you can tell here by my screwed up face as I prepare to do a little screen printing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA9n8sMguC-f38M79nJbQ6V9YUX0iFbEcptFwWWmKCoQ2QlrFY1VvLTMjE1Yptfs64GermsRhf0YitPu_OwGAhFmRcgTlAxOYw4NqC4-UMLY8Vqt2DFubIBmTjUlb4-KTd1eOW7XjXIc/s1600/n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA9n8sMguC-f38M79nJbQ6V9YUX0iFbEcptFwWWmKCoQ2QlrFY1VvLTMjE1Yptfs64GermsRhf0YitPu_OwGAhFmRcgTlAxOYw4NqC4-UMLY8Vqt2DFubIBmTjUlb4-KTd1eOW7XjXIc/s400/n.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">We don't do this every day, but last Saturday was a stunner of a day, so we sat outside to soak up some sunshine while we polished off the night before's leftover pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjc5DQ8TFHyDAOIc8D7ID44W1HsJmglEwF8Rxa2Bsgm5ZJZDgf_UmYjsrJ5FKAzxiTHnCpeAnrMIwTQUltu9UH20wxkYnbC1WqoqeI4LlJ47jBND7l8EJag_I-ehIef4KvHw_SFTHH3Y/s1600/b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjc5DQ8TFHyDAOIc8D7ID44W1HsJmglEwF8Rxa2Bsgm5ZJZDgf_UmYjsrJ5FKAzxiTHnCpeAnrMIwTQUltu9UH20wxkYnbC1WqoqeI4LlJ47jBND7l8EJag_I-ehIef4KvHw_SFTHH3Y/s400/b.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Our working studio area is now about 3-4 times more than we had before. Just perfect I say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIg2DH4DQ9j9D-XPwYyLLN1eWN65XyAZ2-U8DG7O7uC2-o_xJDCZNARnxAENislM8K3tvBDNd7KG_l3RDn5fTSv0y79IPjX12-MhEpetwGfv8cl3CWZtF80I6HBdOsq8zxNnd3m0uWIs/s1600/o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIg2DH4DQ9j9D-XPwYyLLN1eWN65XyAZ2-U8DG7O7uC2-o_xJDCZNARnxAENislM8K3tvBDNd7KG_l3RDn5fTSv0y79IPjX12-MhEpetwGfv8cl3CWZtF80I6HBdOsq8zxNnd3m0uWIs/s400/o.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love our new home. If you're in the area, drop by and say hi.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-86420609919318156642011-11-06T17:59:00.000+11:002011-11-06T17:59:07.754+11:00The New Shop Space......<div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know. Everyone's been asking for some pictures of the new shop and studio, but things have been just a little hectic around here of late. They aren't the best, but here is a few snaps of our new shop space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who would have ever thought we'd have a big Mookah sign, marking our territory?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nicole (colli) doing a quick pose for me on our 'Lady in Red' benchseat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">These practcal little satchels and folio's look and feel like a beautiful soft woollen felt, but in actual fact they are made from 100% plastic bottles. What a great idea, and also make a great gift idea.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've also introduced some lovely little journals and notebooks made from 100% recycled paper by Melbourne label 'Ask Alice'. How cute are they?</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">One of these little clocks has already made it's way to a space on my kitchen wall. Shhh, don't tell Nicole though!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally our customers can come direct to us to view our full range of textiles and products, discuss ideas, get quotes, try clothing on, purchase gifts and see us at work out the back in the studio. Who would have thought that we would ever have our own little shop space?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow I will share with you some more pics of our working studio space out the back. I promise.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-13849892973269569092011-10-25T07:52:00.000+11:002011-10-25T07:52:23.649+11:00Our next big event......<div style="text-align: center;">Things have been rather hectic around here of late, and it seems like forever ago that</div><div style="text-align: center;"> we had a big market or event in Melbourne. I know there is a few of you out there that are waiting for us to be back in the big smoke to come and try some skirts on, so here it is.</div><br />
We will be once again displaying our wares at Magnolia Square at St Kilda Town Hall from Friday the 11th to Sunday the 13th of November. Click <a href="http://www.magnoliasquare.com.au/">here</a> for the full details.<br />
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</div><div align="center">Before all that excitement though, we've got our new shop to open this coming Friday (fingers crossed) followed by our lovely local Inverloch market this Saturday, and Foster market on Sunday. Our sleepy little coastal town is about to be taken over again for the summer.....</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-41276932023062928862011-10-16T19:20:00.000+11:002011-10-16T19:20:21.127+11:00The Move<div align="center">Thought I'd share a few snaps taken over the last week of the packing, dismantling, moving......you get the drift. There was lots of cleaning and painting to be done at the new premises before we even thought about moving in. Just as well I'm a master painter!</div><br />
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<div align="center">Dad's been busy pulling out old dirty shelving and installing new ones for us, while trying to build a few new props and a counter for our new shop. You probably already worked out the blue shelving was the old stuff and the new ones are red.....</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Batboy seems very much at home in the new studio with lots of space inside and out to ride his bike around, and his made a new friend in 'Jack', a little puppy next door at the <a href="http://vintageprints.com.au/">Vintage Prints</a> studio.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">It's been a very hectic week and an emotional one after receiving some bad news, but we're excited about our new space and can't wait to get ourselves sorted. More updates soon.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-57670740652326903882011-10-08T19:12:00.001+11:002011-10-08T19:14:05.309+11:00New Mookah Headquarters<div style="text-align: center;">
I think I might have already mentioned that Mookah was looking for a new studio space, with Nicole and Dazman deciding to put their house on the market, and therefore our little studio space disappearing. The timing has probably worked out really well, because we were rapidly outgrowing our space, and felt the need to have a space where our customers could come direct to us to view our wares and purchase goodies.</div>
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We're feeling really excited and grown up about signing a lease on Thursday for this place.......</div>
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It's right where we wanted to be located and the perfect size, not too big, and not too small. It doesn't look much yet, but you just watch this space! </div>
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How cool is this letter box? The number 32 has a bit of a hitsory in our family, so it's just another sign. You know how things just 'feel right' sometimes? I'm thinking I might have to give the letterbox some love though, but keep the vintage look and feel.</div>
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This is a view of the workshop area in the back, looking towards the front of the building which will be a display room/shop area. The building was used by a shed company before, so it's going to need a bit of......well, lets say.......'prettying up'.</div>
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I will be sharing the progress with you over the next few weeks on the new Mookah Studio, and look forward to you dropping in when we finally open the doors. Stay tuned folks!</div>
Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051173421289366309.post-85704169653798137212011-09-29T13:51:00.000+10:002011-09-29T13:51:23.870+10:00My Creative Space....It's a little sad that it often takes a decision to sell a property before you make the time and effort to clean up, repair, tidy, paint or renovate an area of your house or property. Out the back window of our studio we used to look out onto a small courtyard area that was very plain and boring and not very inviting. After just a little hard yakka from us, look at what we can see now......<br />
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We're thinking about all the lovely morning and afternoon tea's we could have had out here in the lovely sunshine, listening to the birds, while we took a break from the whir of our machines. <br />
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<div align="center">Feeling a little bright and spotty? We made this dotto fabric up into a floor cushion for the first time this morning, and it looked so good, we had to take a pic to share with you! This little baby will be coming on a road trip with me (yes another road trip) to Canberra tomorrow for <a href="http://www.handmademarket.com.au/home.html">Handmade Canberra</a>. Shhh.....I haven't told her what time we have to leave yet.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">For more Creative Spaces', head <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com/">over here</a>.</div>Mookah Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17760808353084772692noreply@blogger.com5