Maybe we all need a little yellow in our lives?

Never fear, we're still here!

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

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?

 

 

 

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.

 

So if you're thinking about visiting the Mookah Studio for the first time, just look for the bright yellow bicyle out the front!

 



Friday on the bench....

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.

We spent some time taking product photos, chatting with some lovely customers in the shop, and perusing our latest colour swatch samples for our 'Leaves' design that were strewn all over our cutting bench.  Oh, and did I mention that we made time in the arvo for an apple cake slathered in icing with a strong hot brew?

Not a bad Friday at all.  Wonder what Saturday will bring?

Let there be light!

Being a Monday, it's normally a day of rest for us Mookah chicks.  But not today.  Yesterday we decided to commit ourselves to an interstate market.....next weekend!  Crazy I know, but sometimes you need a little crazy in your life.  So it was full steam ahead today marking, cutting, pinning and sewing. 

I can hear you now, "that doesn't look like fabric".  Well it's not.  Just to make things a little more interesting, we decided that it was time we made a few more of our retro inspired rocket lamps to take with us as well.

We have two different sizes, being a table lamp and a floor lamp version, but both of the same style, and all made completely by hand out of aussie hardwood and aussie handprinted fabrics.

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?

So where are we off to?  Somewhere warm and balmy?  We wish.  Nope, we're off to the capital to the Handmade Market 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.

Hope to see some of you at the market on Saturday or Sunday.

My Creative Space.....

Well I've got to tell you, there wasn't much room in our day today for creativity.  There is now only one sleep to go until the Finders Keepers Market, and we're right up against the time clock to get everything done, ready to pack the car and trailer tomorrow morning.

Us Mookah Chicks like to think we can do everything ourselves, but today we had to call in some help from D2, to help with the building and painting of some of our props.  We were never going to get there on our own.  Thanks, D2.

There was lots of last minute sorting, weighing, folding and tying of our Handprinted Fabric Packs.  Tasks like this ALWAYS take longer than you think they will.

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!

Hope to see some of you over the next couple of days at Finders Keepers.

Finders Keepers Market

Royal Exhibition Buildings

Nicholson St

Carlton, Melbourne

Fri 6pm - 10pm

Sat 10am - 5pm

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What better way to spend a Monday?

With this most amazing run of beautiful weather we are having you would never guess that it's April.  Nothing better than clear blue skies with the sun low in the sky, filtering those rays into the house during the day and then cool crisp nights so that you can snuggle up nicely in bed.

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?

Eagles Nest - near Inverloch

Gee that Mookah marquee comes in handy sometimes!

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.

What did you get up to today?