Creative Finds Blog — Alex Pengly

These fabulous gumboots were just one of Alex’s 4 x entries into this year’s Royal Easter show and they were awarded 2nd Place 🥈  

Anyone else finding March is their new January?! I realise it's a privilege, however I've spent most of these first few months of 2022 focussing on family & home life, with just a little bit of business brainstorming thrown in...

Amy at Confetti Rebels, is a true angel. Not only does she design and make T-Shirts to empower women, entertain her myriad of followers with down to earth daily antics, and support other small businesses in their quests to grow and reach more customers, she chooses a cause or charity EVERY month to give to. Either by donating cash from proceeds of her T-Shirt or Jumper sales, or by gifting hampers of goodies that she's curated from other small businesses who donate products. I'm very proud to have donated 30 x handmade velvet & satin sleeping masks for Amy's Annual...

In my third instalment of Meet the Maker, I am introducing you to designer and seamstress, Alexandra Pengly. Alex is the talent behind such beautifully hand-stitched creations as the Cosmetic Bags, Leather purses, Hot Water Bottle Covers, Pom-pom Sport Socks, Dog Leads and the Liberty Print Hankies - and many more - all are available in the Creative Finds online gift store. Introduced to me by my friend Jane, Alex lives in our neighbourhood on Sydney's North Shore, and has a sewing space any creative would envy. Her collection of vintage Liberty print fabrics left to her by her Grandmother...