Sweet, Sweet Purple

Yes, we are close to being broke. But I am a foolish lady who can't say no to an adorable bag.

And she is really, really adorable. Like my favourite shade of purple EVER. And quite cheap, as far as bags go. So yesterday I brought her home with me. I'm calling it a "congratulations on your new job, me!" present.

WOW!!

Colour me BEYOND impressed!
So I've started Indie Biz 2.0 and I am LOVING it! It's such a great class, and is way going beyond my expectations! Big work-load though, I'm struggling just a little bit to keep up the class-a-day routine. Not worry, because it is work at your own pace. I just don't want to fall behind.

A.N.Y.W.A.Y. The teachers have set up an amazing business networking/socialising site and it is fantastic. I'm really getting to know my class mates, their stories, and I'm telling you some of them just blow me away! I'm thinking I might do a blog feature once a week or something on someone from the class. It's so exciting.

This week I'm kicking it off with a post about a little duo who call themselves Jordan Taylah.


Taylah Golden is one half of the duo and she's in the class. And she's 14. At 12 she and her friend Jordan started making PJs for school camps, and almost instantly started finding that everyone wanted a piece of them! They were selling to friends, and started expanding crazily, to the point where they now run an online shop and stock a couple of local stores with their pyjamas. Yes, at 14. And look how cute!!!




How inspiring is that???? Plus they're a pair of Aussie girls, so they are pretty much the coolest :)

A Bit Outdated But... The Photoshoot!

So I realise that I've been meaning to post the 'out-takes' from the shoot I did with my models/sisters a few weeks back, but I haven't done it yet! What a fool! It was a blistering hot day and I never, ever want to try and take so many photos in 42 degree heat. Yick! The sun was so bright I couldn't even see the pictures I was taking. But the girls were very good to me and posed their little hearts out, swapping brooches and hair clips after every third or fourth photo.

Here's Hannah cooling off in the shade of some hideous native tree in our yard that we were very thankful for!


The girls goofing around...!

And this is how I got them to help me get the backdrop (AKA creased white sheet) higher than head-level so I wouldn't get sky in the pics... Ha!

Tons of great product pics came out of the shoot, but I'll just share a couple. They can all be seen in my shop under each separate item anyways :)


Steph's hair was the best for my brightly coloured hair clips! Gotta love the black!

And that was the shoot. Next time I am soooo finding a better backdrop and better light. I think my photography is always just going to be a work in progress...

Cute Project Time...

Thanks Elsie for the DIY pet portrait project!

I'm so trying this, hopefully tonight :)

Palm Trees = GONE

WELL. I am quite aware that the shop is due to open tonight (and don't worry, it will!) but I wanted to take a quick break to blog about the joy that I experienced today in losing our palm trees.

We bought the house with 2 nasty palm trees right near our patio:


That's right, a garden full of native bushes and scrub, and somebody thought a pair of palm trees were a great idea...?

Long story short, the other day a group of tree removers gave us a deal we couldn't refuse, and loooooook:


Now Chris just has to do the manly work of getting it all out onto the verge in time for this week's green waste collection.



Wooooooooooooooooooooo!!

I Have Models!

(They are also my sisters)
I am super excited for Sunday, which aside from being a day of woo-ing from the man, will also be the day I re-open the factory doors! Hannah & Steph are going to do a fun shoot with me in the morning so I can have some action shots of my brooches and hair clips. I'm so looking forward to it!

Along with the shop re-opening, I'm going to start up a Facebook fan page for a bit of free promo. Fun times ahead - in 3 sleeps to be exact!!

Also I'm really looking forward to Saturday, because I'm spending the day in Mandurah with the two best friends money can buy (ha)!!! OK I don't really pay them to hang with me. Crazily they seem to enjoy the process. We're going to be taking tons of fun photos and eating lots of fun food, most likely.

Fun note of the day: I love my slow cooker. It makes good food. Today I decided to reward my slow cooker by printing off a bunch of new recipes for it. I'm sweet like that.

The Big Hair-Envy Post

Today I got thinking about lovely long hair...




*Envy face*
I have long hair, but it really needs a cut. And it's got some crazy re-growth. And it's dry, not lovely and luscious.

Today I seem to have a case of the Mondays. Sure, it's after work, but I'm feeling just as whingey and low as I was this morning before jumping on the train. Darn Monday. As I told Kat this morning, I'd gladly smother it with a pillow while it slept.

Yesterday was Mudcake and I didn't take a single picture! I'll have to hit up the ladies who did. It was a fun day, and I proudly got to enjoy a bestie's first ever scrap-booking moment with her!! Go Hatti go!
I loomed a bunch of flowers and made a few petally brooches. I am a loser, because I don't have any photos of that stuff either. I'm all talk, pretty much ;)

Tonight the plan is to think of something to cook for dinner, and make husbandly-husband watch Camp Rock with me!
(Button Factory re-opens on Saturday... So much to do. Squeak!!)