Purses Galore

Another busy day in the Race to the Finish.

I made three zippered pouches today; they are each 10cm by 12cm with a 9cm opening at the top.

Pink Pouch

This pouch is made from a selection of vintage materials, and is fully lined. It features a white nylon zip, one of the new labels and cotton thread embellishments.

The back is red upholstery material reclaimed from Reverse Garbage and has a pale pink, flowery lining.

Blue and Green Stripy Pouch

This pouch is lined with turquoise poly cotton and also features cotton thread embellishments. It has a dark blue nylon zip.

 The front of this pouch is a scrap from one of my favourite pairs of trousers. I altered the trousers into a pleated skirt a few years back.

The back is reclaimed, pale green, upholstery material.

 Button Pouch

The back is dark red upholstery material, and has a small red button in the bottom right-hand corner.

The front is embellished with vintage buttons and it has a dark blue nylon zip.

These will be available at the Materialistic Exhibition from the 10th to the 22nd September, please email me if you wish to grab one of these before then as I will not be adding anything to the shop until after the exhibition has finished.

More to come....

Sunshine, Honey and Fry

I woke up extremely early this morning with the intention of once again shutting myself in the house and finishing everything that was on my list.

Firstly, I found something beautiful to inspire me for the day. My housemate bought this cactus about two months ago, and not only has it flowered every day, the flowers have continued to increase in number.

I completed Tara's purse; as requested in black and red:

The back is made from red, velvety, upholstery material, the front is made from thick black cotton and embellished with a red faux-suede star. It is lined with calico and has a black zip. It is slightly larger than credit card size, with a little extra room for coins.


I promised Jo that I would cover a door for a cupboard in her and Dave's caravan for her birthday (back in March). I wasn't happy with the first two attempts so I scrapped it and began again. The door was incredibly difficult to work with as any paint or glue used on its surface just peeled right off so, this is attempt number three...

I had a look at the fastenings and the hooks, and I thought that fixtures should be bulky enough for me to cover the door, as though it were a pillow, and it would still be able to function normally.

My theme was Purple; here is my material selection:

The door also had to include something Dog related, and I know that Jo and Dave are partial to a Margarita on the odd occasion, so...

The Inside

I only had a few odd scraps of purple, so I made a patchwork cover for the door and secured the fittings over the top.

The Front

I used some hand-made paper, which I made a few weeks back and decorated it with a Sharpie.

All it needs now is a handle. :)

How to Turn your Card into a Reusable Patch

It turns out that we all make mistakes, who knew?

I thought I would take the opportunity to turn my mis-hap into a little tutorial.

Whilst making a card yesterday I went a little off course with the sowing machine, so I had to remove the patch from the card and start again.

It's as simple as turning the card over and snipping a few of the stitches that are securing the patch to the card. Turning the card over makes it a lot easier to distinguish between the securing stitches and the stitches on the actual patch.

Gently peal the patch away from the card and voila!

Then you are ready to attach your patch to anything you like!
The most reliable and resilient way for you to do that is to sow it on to your preferred item (either by hand or machine). You can also use a strong adhesive such as Helmar's Craft Clue or UHU, which is made specifically for fabric and crafts. I do not recommend this option is you wish to wash your patch/item in the future.

All plastic buttons are washable, although it is not recommended that you wash wooden buttons as this can damage them. For longevity please wash your patch by hand with a mild detergent.

A few cards may include paper or card embellishments, it is important that you remove these before re-using your patch.

Have fun recycling your hand-made patch, and please feel free to email a photograph of it to patch@pixieinthepark.com

Winter Wonderland

I am so grateful to be living in Brisbane, winter has been delightful this year. The past few days have been so incredibly warm, in fact, it has been shorts and t-shirts all around.

There is a huge month coming up for Pixie In The Park. I just got news of acceptance for my first exhibition, opening on the 10th September.*

The website is now officially under construction and should be finished mid September, please keep checking in to see the progress, you can click here or copy and paste this to your browser: www.pixieinthepark.com
The website will feature a full functional shop for Australian and International customers.

I will be unveiling some new designs by the end of the month, but as always please send me your feedback as I'd love to hear what you have to say.

I decided to lock myself in my room yesterday; turn the music up exceptionally loud and not allow myself to emerge until I had completed everything I wanted to to.

Here are some of the delights from my day:

All three are re-usable patches, made with an upholstery material background, a calico foreground and faux suede and cotton embellishments. All are original designs. Each card has a handmade paper insert, and a matching envelope.

I had a lot of fun making these, especially the top one as all the petals are individually sown on and it was a challenge arrange them.

*For all the details check out this post
For those of you that can't make it to the opening night, the exhibition will be running until the 22nd September.