Treasure in Modern Times!

Treasure necklaces - Book Protect & Witchn

A beautiful new shop has opened on Smith St, Fitzroy called 'Modern Times'. It's the newest pop-up space for Joel & Amy Malin & not only does it have amazing furniture but also a fantastic collection of artwork & homewares. With such a great collection of pieces, we were as pleased as ever to be included in the line-up with our co-lab Ghostpatrol necklaces! So, if you're in the area it's at 311 Smith St Collingwood (where Lure hairdressers used to be), also keep an eye out for artworks by Madeleine Stamer, Leisel Pfeffer & Emily Green! (3 of my favorites!) If you'd like to read more about this space The Design Files have it covered!

Modern Times Pop Up #3 (pics from Modern Times website)

Finders Keepers Melb tonight!

so today's the big day! i've bought myself a flat trolley (long overdue:)) & it's packed in the car ready to roll!
We'll be there from 6pm-10pm tonight & then 10am-5pm sat so if you're in the area please come & say hi! our stall is at C4, near the entrance.
I've made quite a few new coloured pieces for these markets & they look SO BEAUTIFUL together - kind of like lollies - & i've also made some new 'heart-dish' earrings which haven't been released yet so if you'd like to have a sneak preview please come along!

testing out the display in the studio:)the many coloured polkadots!

wing petal earrings in some trial colours (i especially love the yellow!)
hopefully see you soon!
victoria

First look at the new 'Winter Brights' collection!

New 'Wing Petal' earrings in blue - $88

Aghhh! how have i left it so long between posts?! so much has happened, so many new design leaps have been made but how can i prove it without writing it down? does a new piece get made in the forest if nobody is there to see it?
So! here we are..& here is a whole brand-spanking new collection called 'Winter Brights'. This collection is a bit of a nod to the 80s with it's use of neon coral, neon yellow, neon green & bookish blue (had to balance out all of those neons) & is the perfect way to brighten up those colder months (which, if you live in melbourne, start around now:))

Izzy wearing neon green 'polkadot' earrings in sterling silver - $25

Also as part of the collection are 'Wing Petal' earrings which look beautiful on & are still light & comfortable to wear.

Wing Petal earrings in sterling silver, in neon coral (worn by Izzy!)

& lastly here are the 'Love Bubble' necklaces which come in 2 colourways (i've worn mine every day since i first made it & my sister just told me it's the same with her!)

'Love Bubble' necklace in sterling silver, with neon coral center $88

'Love Bubble' necklace in sterling silver, with blue center $88I'd love to know what you think of these new pieces - we have the whole collection in the studio if you'd like to have a closer look or you can just order online & i can send them out to you:)

Lately i've been uploading some pics of the things i've been working on to facebook - but then i got to wondering, do you read fb very often? or ever? or do you mostly read blogs? there are just so many ways to communicate!!

Less jewellery more cakes!!

Rin & Joe

i went to an amazing wedding on the weekend - so good in fact that i thought i'd share some pictures with you!
It was organised by my very good friend Pip Lincolne, who is one of the most capable & creative people i know, so when her daughter Rin & bf Joe decided to get hitched, Pip went into DIY action! there were pompoms in the trees, garden flowers in jars, lanterns, fresh pizzas coming out of the oven, live music & a wedding cake buffet! she had a team of loving people to help her & the place looked fantastic & if you'd like to see more pics, Pip has uploaded them to facebook & her blog.

Pip & Rinlook at the wedding cake! sooooo beautiful with 7 layers of colour! (& cute pompom toothpicks that i would like to put on everything now:))cake victory!

now to the wedding cake buffet table! a few people were asked to make cakes from the women's weekly birthday cake book - you know the one? maybe you had one of the cakes made for you as a kid? i really really wanted that book but i had to make do with the one my best friend had - i read it every time i visited! it was such a good idea to make the cakes a team effort - there were HOURS poured into each one & they were joyful & loving & delicious! so here are some of them - the final list was: Pink Elephant, Tea Party Cake, Rainbow Layer Cake, Heart Cake, Typewriter cake, Swimming Pool (!!!!), Chocolate Artist's Palate (cherry ripe flavour!) Yellow Chicken & the Fruit Tingle!

& all the cake-makers!

& here's a pic of me & my friend Jo (who made the Teaparty cake!)

valentine's day special offer

i heart necklace 15% off until Feb 14th + other special offers too!

hello! have you had a good beginning to the year? i hope so - i've been laying low, making things but trying to plan things for the year too.
So, christmas has passed, now onto valentine's day huh? Well, it's always been a celebration fraught with mixed emotions for me, you too? I usually put blinkers on until the morning of the 14th then think 'it wouldn't hurt to do something a bit romantic today...' not that i need hallmark to tell me when to be lovey, or maybe i do? *shakes fist*
So to celebrate the love-season we've discounted the price of all heart-shaped pieces by 15% until Feb 14th!
So if you've ever had your heart set (ha!) on owning the 'i heart' necklace, 'two of hearts' earrings, 'little piece of my heart' necklace & ring or the new 'city lights' heart necklace then now's the time! Oh & you could pass this post onto your nearest as a bit of a hint:)
v

hohoho!

the workshop has been moving at an eye-straightening pace this week so i thought i'd take this opportunity to wish you all a happy'n'safe chrissy. Our house is hosting christmas lunch this year so have gone all-out with a real tree & front door wreath (made from the discarded lower branches of the tree + some costume decorations:))
We'll be closing the doors on Dec 24th, to reopen late Jan. The online shop will remain open over the holidays but we will not be able to post anything between Dec 25th & Jan 3rd.
actually quite excited about it now:)
cheers
victoria

Polkadot earrings in the saint-nick of time!

Polkadot earrings - $25, now available through the website

every year i say it.
"next year, i'll be a bit more organized & it won't be crazy like this" but you know what i realized? I choose this chaos! there, now, i've said it.
If there's a gap my the timetable, i fill it, actually, if i'm NOT crazy-busy at this time of year then something's gone wrong:)
So before i went to Markit a few weeks ago i made these earrings using the remaining enamel from the 'city lights' pieces but wow, they were such a hit that they now have their own palette & are available through the website.
We have 9 colours available online - spearmint, peach, lavender, blue, yellow, orange, red, dark blue & dark green.
So i'm going to happy with my 'busy', maybe you already are?