StephieB

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Exquisite!

Image via here

I have had The Exquisite Book on my Amazon Wishlist for a little while now (Hint! Hint!) but today I have learned that the lovely Ellie from Mint is giving one away!

In case you are not familiar with the book, it is a modified version of the game Exquisite Corpse . Played by one hundred (ten groups of ten) designers, illustrators and artists, the first artist was given a few words to get them started with their drawing. All of the artists following saw only the drawing that was immediately before their own. This way, their drawing continued the story and also provided the inspiration for the artist immediately following them.

You can get the idea of how it works via here -

The Exquisite Book from ALSO on Vimeo.

Now back to the giveaway! You need to leave a comment on Ellie's blog by next Tuesday, November 9th and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, November 10th.

Of course I'll wish you luck but you know that I really hope that it's me who wins!

Stephie x

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Yippee!

I know that I don't usually post on a Tuesday but I am so excited that I just had to share!

Today my blog was given a mention over at Kerry's lovely blog, seventy tree. This is the first time that this has happened to me and I am thrilled to bits. Kerry's blog is so beautiful and, with regular posts, there is always something new to read about when you visit. So what are you waiting for? Jump on over and take a look!

And if that wasn't enough excitement for one day, I also won $25.00 in our Melbourne Cup Sweep. Good horsie!

Happy Tuesday to you
Stephie x

Above image via The Art of Indecision

Monday, November 1, 2010

And they're off...

"Lucky Horse Shoes" avaiable from PickyPickyShop

Hello and happy November to you all!

Here in Australia, the first Tuesday in November is Melbourne Cup Day so in honour of "The Race That Stops A Nation", I thought I'd do a little Etsy post about things equine!

First up some interesting options on the decorating front -

Available from here

Vintage Horse Show Ribbons. Attached to the corner of a picture frame (as shown above), as a stand alone piece or a few grouped together, they make for an interesting visual display and a cool talking point.

Or how about some prints -

These are sooo lovely and are two for the price of one until November 15th. Great for a kids' space don't you think?! Available from WildLifePrints

If you don't want to put things on your walls, how about this cute plushie

or a chalkboard horse

I sooo want some of these!

If equine decorating is not your thing then how about something wearable like a badge

or maybe a ring is your thing -

The choice is yours!

Stephie x

PS Did you guess which bear belongs to me? It's -

Greta! Here she is at my place - she is so sweet!

Friday, October 29, 2010

This weekend...

Image via Sweet Paul

I hope your Halloween is more "TREAT" than "TRICK"!

See you next week,
Stephie x

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

"B" is for Bear...

Greta the Circus Bear from Etsy seller marysgranddaughter

You may remember a couple of weeks back that I wrote about Etsy and wanted to make "Etsy Love" a semi regular feature. I've had a think and decided to switch it up a bit by creating a "Mini Etsy market" themed around a particular Etsy purchase that I have made.

Sooo. Here goes....

This one is on my shopping list - from jimbobart

A cute bear hat fom here

This sweet print from the talented AshleyG

A beautiful bookclip. Available from Hidenseek

and finally -

Just too sweet for words. Get yours from here

So there you have it. Go on! Grab yourself some grizzly goodness!

Happy Wednesday to you,
Stephie x

PS Can you guess which one is my Etsy purchase? I'll let you know next week!

Monday, October 25, 2010

In breaking news...

That's me - StephieB!

will be at the Mathilda's Special Christmas Market at Lane Cove on Sunday, December 5th. You can click on the Mathilda's sidebar for further details.

I hope you can come along. Mathilda's is a beautifully curated market, full of wonderful goodies for kids. I am thrilled to be participating this year.

For those of you who can't wait, there is a Mathilda's Market this Saturday, October 30th at Paddington Town Hall. You can get an early shopping fix there but don't forget to come and visit me in December!

Happy Monday to you,
Stephie x