Creative Finds Blog — Handcrafted

*** LATE AMMENDMENT.....Creative Finds WILL NOT BE AT Bondi Markets THIS WEEKEND 3/3/19 ***** My debut at Bondi Market was postponed last weekend, thanks to the far reaching effects of Cyclone Oma. Beaches were closed across NSW, and with beach wear to sell, I decided to wait for a sunnier day to peddle my wares! So this Sunday - March 3rd - Creative Finds will head beach-side with our kaftans, kimonos, leather slides and a few new bits and pieces too! I popped in for a reconnaissance a couple of weeks back and saw some lovely hand-crafted items, so I...

Last Thursday I zipped over the bridge to the annual Retail Trade event that is Life Instyle. I have a pretty specific set of criteria when sourcing new products - hand-crafted, light weight so as easy to post, unbreakable, non-perishable, small for postage and storage and it has to be something I would happily give to a dear friend as a gift. This set of criteria is fortunate as it means I can whip around these events quickly, and on that particular day I had a tight timeframe. With some more hours up my sleeve I'd have loved to listen...

If you're as old as me, you might remember your parents inviting friends over for a slide night? I'm talking pre, pre, pre, Facebook days. Like 30 years pre-Facebook. For those of you Gen Ys and younger,  it was where hors d'oeuvre were served (think "pigs in a blanket"), cask wine was poured, and recent holiday happy snaps were projected onto a lounge room wall. I'm sure it was as just as excruciating as it sounds. I guess that's why there was plenty of booze served. While I'm not going to do the same to you now, I did take...