Friday Favourites - Kristen Doran Advent Panels

Loving these Advent calendar Kits by the talented Kristen Doran!! I want one - I am sooo partial to green. Images courtesy of Kristen's blog, Cheeky Beaks.

Little Besty Baker

I found this cute little shop while looking for some more cookie cutter shapes. It's called Little Betsy Baker and had the nicest shapes over the multitudes I looked at. They sell decorating supplies for Cakes, Cupcakes and Cookies! Nice stuff. These are textured cutters for biscuits etc.. Gorgeous for a baby shower or bridal shower :-)

Make for Christmas

This lovely image is from the Magazine Inside Out - I bought the Christmas mag for some inspiration. You can see a few more Christmas images on their blog. They have some simple paper crafts to make. All you would need was a fiskar circle cutter and you're set. I bought one at K Mart for a reasonable price.

Monday Musings - stocking up

Finally getting my butt into gear and getting some more stock made for the markets! Do you like the bright yellow? I am using new pearls too and these are so much nicer! I was working my way through an old stash I had. I don't usually use Swarovski's for my felt work. These are just glass pearls. We spent the weekend in Sydney for my cousins daughters 1st birthday - which I took my camera for and forgot to take photos :-( We had a lovely time catching up with family and Anya adored being doted on by her big cousins. She is missing them today and quite frankly so am I!!! They kept her very entertained.

Friday Favourites - Paper Boat Press

If you don't want to make your own clay Christmas decorations - here is a lovely artist that you can buy them from. Brisbane based Paper Boat Press has not only lovely Christmas pieces but stunning bowls with poetry that would be divine for a Christmas gift. I love Kylie's pencils too. You can see more of her work on her blog, Instinct and Grace and you can find where to buy her gorgeous pieces via her website. I'm not sure if I mentioned that I saw the clay stars I made in an old copy of Better Homes & Garden but probably also subconsciously inspired by Kylie's lovely work :-) {images: Instinct & Grace}

Crafting with Mum

My daughter loves "crafting" she invented the name - I didn't. (She also calls blowing bubbles "bubbling" - cute). Here she is proudly showing off a birthday card she made for a friend. She LOVES stickers! We aren't a toy focused house - we prefer to get creative, read or go outdoors!

Divine buffets

These divine dessert buffets are popping up all over blog-land! I found this one via Eat Drink Chic she has the original links you can visit! Aren't they gorgeous! Here are a few more to whet your appetite:

Baby naming dessert bar by Sweet Designs: Amy Atlas

Wedding sweets buffet via My sweet and Saucy

A crazy amount of work to put these together - I would just love it! All those little details - right up my alley.