Creative Finds Blog — behind the scenes

People often ask me "where do you find all those lovely, hand-crafted gift products?" This is what I tell them... Firstly, I love nothing more than a rummage through market stalls and I can scan those gazebos pretty quickly to determine if the items on offer are something that I'll pursue. The calibre of products is much higher than the twee little local fetés of days gone by. Clever makers are aware of branding and the importance of positioning themselves as designers as well as craftspeople. I for one, am a sucker for a stylish market stall selling unique products, made...

Do you have a word for the year?  In 2020 mine was "trust" and it was a rather useful word to look at, read and reflect on as the year unfolded! My word for 2021 is "create", which given the name of my little business, is quite fitting really. I've begun to re-listen (for the 4th time!) to Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and have been reminded once again that we are all creative beings, and our goal is to create and put our work out into the world. That's it. Who knows how, or even if, it will be received. That's...

While we are still able to travel regionally, I rallied the girls and took a road trip last weekend to Orange, in the Central West of NSW. A 3.5hr drive from Sydney, we stopped for a country bakery fix at the recommended Schwarz Bakery in Wentworth Falls, and was lucky enough to stumble across a gift store selling locally made delights. Score!  Always one to support a fellow small business owner, I walked away from It's The Little Things with the most fabulous rose gold, knotted leather earrings that didn't leave my lobes for the rest of the weekend.   The...

If you were to scroll back through my insta feed, I’ve posted this pic for 3 x years running. As a solo-preneur, hand-made gift business, I was all guns blazing in the Chrissie lead up. But post Christmas: None of you were thinking about gift shopping, so I figured you really didn’t want to be hearing from me.   I was exhausted and craved the digital detox, and Our country was burning.  February is the Creative Finds New Year and with my children finally back to school after 9+ weeks (an insane length of time - lucky ducks!), I’m easing myself...