Next Tuesday I am very excited to be exhibiting a range of LITTLE JANE ST products at Brisbane Creative Drinks! Check out the website for more details on ticket prices and times. Would love to see you there:)
This morning... more magnets! These are the fabric magnet packs I have been working on. Lots of printing, cutting and gluing. What do you think?
Happy Wednesday! I Can't believe we are already mid-week! Here are some photos from our little stall at the Boutique Markets over the weekend... What a day! Great location, lovely crowds, good food and coffee, fantastic stalls, wonderfully kind and helpful organisers, and lots of sunshine!
A shot of the blue balloon bearing crowd...
card anyone?
Ceramic garden labels and hand printed ribbon (both new additions) on display.
my blue typewriter... that I realised still worked with a little encouragement. A few people decided to leave me some little notes which were a lovely read:)
The markets are on again next month, August 12th! please come by and say hello and see what a wonderful job Rachael, Kerry and Leasl have done. Hope to see you there:)
A little piece of what I have been working on.... I mentioned previously that I have been keeping busy, busy behind the scenes with some very sweet custom design jobs. Above are some shots I snapped today of a completed wedding stationery set for some very lovely clients.
Soon to be available a range of ceramic, material, wooden and plain paper magnets. Above a small number of the ceramic designs, utilising designs that never quite made it into greeting cards.
My weekend... A designer market, coffee with friends, cocktails at lunch, an early morning Sunday adventure, being with 4 lovely old friends, a coastal sunrise, breakfast by the beach, strawberry picking, an amusement park, lots of yummy treats and 5 very tired adventurers! See more here and here.
The morning has been filled with cutting, sewing and tying together more pretty little paper treats... now available at the wonderful Enchanted Closet in Victoria. These garlands are en route as we speak and should arrive safe and sound at Kate and Mia's beautiful store shortly. A special order is also being made for a spring wedding coming up in August, the very sweet bride to be has invited me along to her sweet ceremony and I just can't wait to see the garlands strutting their stuff:)
I have recently had the greatest pleasure getting to know the very lovely Nicola Spies, creative mind behind Ruby and Joy, who shares my love affair with the hand written note:) I just had to share some sweet images of her work with you all... Much to my dismay Nicola is based in NSW but that can't stop me checking out all things beautiful on both her website and wonderful blog. I just love each and every one of her wonderful floral stylings... oh to be so talented!
Happy Monday!! A new week has begun... I hope you had a lovely break! For us, a birthday was in need of celebration and we headed to Somerset Dam bright and early Saturday morning to meet for an awesome breakfast at the recently filled dam. Good food, company, scenery and lots of wildlife! The perfect place for a picnic if you are in need of escaping the hustle of the city:)
It's been a slow news day today... I have been glued to my computer, busily putting the finishing touches to some design jobs I have been working on, which is why things have been a little quite on the home front lately! I can't wait to get back to making, packing, cutting, gluing and stitching up some more of my products tomorrow:) Just itching to make a big mess really:)
A sweet afternoon tea at Pearl Cafe next door - LOVE this place, can't get enough.. Actually it was my breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea:) Where has today gone?
This afternoon I visited the lovely Danielle at Nesting Bird Interiors to drop off a box of stationery goodness.... including our new paper heart garlands!! String up a pretty little paper treat on your window, above your bed, tie up a special gift or whatever else you see fit. These dainty little paper sweets offer a whimsical touch to any occasion!
It has been a while since I have shown off any vintage finds... Above a lamp base found a while back at the Paddington Antique Barn. I love it so much! Everything is in fine working order, I just need to make a nice new lampshade for him to wear to revamp his style.
Such dreary, cold, wet weather here in Brisbane today! Slippers, scarf, beanie and a take away cappuccino are a must! Above, a pretty bunch of carnations I snapped over the weekend. These are my Mum's favourite flowers so I love them by default I think, especially the smell... Happy Monday:)
Yesterday morning, I delivered a packaged of greeting cards to the lovely Simone of House and Doll in Bulimba, our newest stockist! Simone has been preparing an exciting section in her store dedicated to locally made and independent products that I am very happy to be a part of. Above are a couple of snaps I took while in the store - so many beautiful little products that are sure to produce a squeal of delight from even the grown up girls! Be sure to check out the new House and Doll blog also...
Wild Lavender... bliss:) Meet our little friend Mr. Buzzy, he really wanted in on this shot!
It has been so cold this week! Winter has certainly welcomed itself, and I must say I do not enjoy! Today for lunch I decided to take my cold footsies out to lunch at New Farm Park and soak up some lovely sun rays. I picked up a toasted lamb wrap and fresh lemon juice from James Street Market and settled myself on the grassy bank, allowing myself to watch the world go by for a brief moment! Then it was back to work.... what a mission!
Yesterday I finally made it to the Book Fair! It was wonderful as always, however I didn't have a lot of time to stay and explore. I focused the time that I had on the children's section and made a lot of fabulous finds. I use vintage books a lot in my work for both reference and textures so instead of showing you a photo of a big pile of books that I bought, I thought I would scan and post some of the bits and bobs in amongst the covers that tickled me pink...
So exciting... The Lifeline Bookfest is back again, kicking off tomorrow morning! I can't wait to get in and start digging around for some new treasures!!
We all know I love my stationery.. and so does my friend Johnny, who bought home this sweet gift from a recent trip to India and Nepal! A trio of handcrafted diaries made from different types of handmade, recycled paper!! The little label reads that purchasing this product has helped support the women income generation project of the Sahariya tribe - which I think makes this a pretty awesome and thoughtful gift really!
Yesterday I finished stamping the remainder of the ribbon packages - woot! Stay tuned next Tuesday when we open the doors to the new online shop... I little bit late but I can't wait to show you!
Just in time to beautify my newly planted garden... are these garden labels back from the kiln! I just wanted to give you a quick show and tell. Still in need of some lovely packaging and waiting on some freshly printed recipe cards, this product will be available soon. I will let you know when they are in the shop:)
Happy Wednesday!
Today I dropped off a bundle of greeting card goodness to our newest stockist New Farm Editions! A delightful store filled with all sorts... books, cards, stationery, home wares and gifts just to name a few! Take a look if you haven't already, a great little deli/cafe right next door perfect for a Sunday morning outing.
Happy Monday!
Speaking of cameras.... whilst in Photo Continental yesterday, my little eye spied these fantastic rainbow holga cameras! I have a crush on the purple one:)
Yesterday I spoiled myself and bought a new digital SLR camera. My old camera was very much on his last leg. It is so rainy and overcast today and all I want to do is take lots of pictures! Rain, rain please go away....
I stumbled across these beautiful vintage wraps last weekend at a second hand book stall... 7 sheets for $1. These designs were my favourite, particularly the wedding wrap! They remind me of old wedding photos. They have such lovely patterns and colours in them. Can't wait to have a special occasion to put them to good use!
A big thank you to some lovely creative ladies out there who have recently mentioned Little Jane St. on their beautiful blogs! 
Happy Tuesday! How is your week going?
I am so excited to be sending off some cards to my newest stockist in Perth, WA called Lala Orange!
Friday has arrived! I hope you all have a great weekend... and a great mother's day to any mum's out there:)
It really doesn't seem like I have had a lot to show recently... It has been super busy and I have been getting through a lot of boring work that is not all that interesting to post about to be honest. Above are a batch of work-in-progress garden labels - almost ready for the kiln!! Yay! Also, our home is getting painted over the next week so there is quite a lot going on. Lots of organising and planning in store!
...these fantastic Donna Wilson products! Oh how I would love to get me some!! In particular this and this.
Today I was asked what gave me the confidence to start my business. I answered it was the support of my family and friends. I have since been thinking about this all day... and never a truer word has been spoken.
Hope you all had a great weekend, and an even better long weekend for all you in QLD! Our camping trip was cut a little short due to some unexpected work commitments but we still managed to get out and about away from the computer which was great, even if only for a short time.
Hope everyone has had a smashing week! I know I sound like a broken record but my week has been one of complete chaos - but a good chaos... There have many items on the trusty to do lists crossed off and not much time left to get on the computer. I am looking forward to sharing everything that I have been working on really soon...
.... UQ are having a book fair! Books, music, magazines and sheet music – all for sale, Yay! I had such a wonderful time at the Lifeline Bookfest earlier in the year so I am keen to get over to visit this event also. I wonder what treasures are waiting to be unearthed??
Hi all, I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far... There has been a definite cool change this week and winter seems to be just around the corner. It has been a refreshingly nice change to work in.
Over the weekend I got a burning desire to learn how to knit. I was quite surprised at how easily it clicked with me. I remember my Grandma teaching me one school holiday break and it seems to have somehow stuck with me. Mind you I have only mastered one stitch so I could hardly call myself a pro knitter. There is something so nice and calming about it all...
Our newest addition printed ribbon is now one step closer to being released. Thanks to some great help in the studio this week we have managed to wrap and package close to 300 metres in total - phew! More on this soon:)
How exciting! The new edition of Dumbo Feather is now out... complete with a Little Jane St ad inside!
I completely forgot I had these! My Grandma gave me a big bag full of old greeting cards that she has kept over the many years. It is so interesting. My favourites by far are the really old ones that were given to my Dad and Aunt when they were kids. The graphics are so awesome!
In the pile were also cards and drawings we had given our grandparents over the years, including a typed letter that I had sent, addressed only to Grandma, and with the wrong postcode (amazingly it still seemed to find its way) In the letter I regaled my grandmother with all sorts of stories such as the fact that I had gotten a new typewriter for my birthday (which could type itself - golly!), 'wonderful' news that it looked like rain that afternoon and that I was bitten by some kind of insect... hilarious! The funniest bit - I topped the letter off by by very professionally signing off 'Yours sincerely, Alarna Zinn' I did take my letter writing very seriously.
I know it has been a little quiet around here lately and I have been a little slack on the blogging front. My time has been filled with lots of preparation and a plan of attack for what is to come with Little Jane St. Fun, scary and exciting. I have been feverishly working to get all my new products completed, packaged and ready to go which is taking a lot longer than anticipated (as it always does).
Hi all. I hope you all had a lovely, restful Easter break with lots of yummy chocolate eating! I certainly did and I am feeling quite rounded today I must say:)
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