Blinking Flights

I guess my blog does have a pretty funny name...

I'm pretty bad for playing favourites... of the 20 or so bugs I have in construction right now, this is my total favourite. I love her, it could be that she's made of my fave fabric, or it could be that she's the only one with spunky green hair... but I think she's a definite cutie!

2nd runner up: I'm going to be a terrible mother...

My fabric labels arrived from France yesterday!

And I got an enormous package of goodies from my Mum and her Mum, including different kinds of knitting needles, wool and a knitting book (I was bugging Mum about learning to knit when I saw her a couple of weeks ago), a soft and lovely pink woolen cardy, and this awesome biscuit making contraption from my Nan... I was expecting cookie cutters, that's how Mum described it, but it looks way more high-tech and fun!

And lastly, whilst mucking about with web servers and domain names, I was given this list of alternatives to www.blinkingflights.com (which I registered?!?)... they made me laugh!

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Happy Saturday!

And thanks for all the sweet comments I received for my creative space post! They all made me smile!

B, x.

Today...

I am writing this list more for me than for anyone else... at least if it's online, I can't loose it in the abyss that is know as my house!

Today I must complete the following tasks/chores/joys:

- ring insurance companies and find out what on earth is taking so long...

- finish all bug faces, bug hair do's and bug hands!

- start bug antennae

- check the mailbox repeatedly for the goodies I'm expecting...

- make a decision about my website, and GO FOR IT (design the freaking thing: remind yourself that you do really actually like playing with FireWorks and Illustrator... but stay focussed!)

- design the tags

- design and order the stamp

- decide what is for dinner, and acquire the ingredients

- make the panda pattern that has been in your head for sooooo long

- tidy up your work space so that you can work in it

Go for it Becca! I believe in you!

x.

My Creative Space

As per usual, my creative space is a mess because that's how I work... so I took some photos of the different areas around the house that I'm working in/on... which includes the dinner table, the coffee table, the craft room, my bed... and the floor!

1. Bugs: Lots and lots of bugs in the making!

2. My very first bug boy... I'm very excited!

3. Transparencies ready to go for screen printing...

4. Some little birdies for printing!

5. Bargain! $1 at Spotlight... I have no idea what I'll do with it, but I couldn't resist!

6. I LLLLOOOOVVVEEE this fabric! Have found myself staring at it several times!

7. Pretty Japanese paper for the Blinking Flights labels that I'm going to make!

I still haven't printed my bugs... the life of a causal teacher means plans gets pushed aside! Whilst I haven't been working, Joe has, and he is the resident screen maker around here, so fingers crossed that it'll happen tomorrow!

More Creative Spaces at Kootoyoo... also check out the awesome crochet necklace she has made!

B, xxx.

Business Plan: approved!

Something good is happening at least. I got a letter today confirming that my business plan has been approved, and I can start operating. I'm a bit confused though, because I still haven't heard back from insurance brokers I rang to get quotes from weeks ago, and I haven't got my ABN yet... I have no idea if this is normal or not?!? I guess I'll have to do some chasing...

I was planning to be at the markets within 3 weeks, but since I lost a week, I think it's reasonable to push that back a week... I just want to have my Etsy shop happening... I have bug fronts overflowing and am just waiting on some fabric labels that I ordered from France to arrive in the post, so that I can finish them up, all professional like!

P.S. look at my business card, and the postcards I've been making... just have a website to build...

xxx, B.

What I need to do:

1. Get fabric labels made up: design graphics

2. Buy webspace & domain name: design website

3. Get stamp made up: design stamp graphics

4. Get postcards made up: thank god I have them designed already

5. Finish panda pattern

6. Figure out which stuffing is best: cotton, wool or poly?

7. Stock Etsy shop: the actual shop is set up, but empty...

8. Make enough stock for markets: at this stage it looks like it will be Glebe- Paddington is way tooooo full on

9. Have a cup of tea

I did get my Ls though... finally!

B.

New Banner... New Banner

Okay, so I think it's all quite obvious that I have a new banner. I sat down and started playing with Illustrator last night, well actually it was some time in the afternoon when I started, and almost morning by the time I finished. I had fun, but I'm a little pedantic about things, so I mucked around for hours and hours.

I'm a little worried that there's just tooo much white!

Well, I have about a billion things to do today, so I will go start them!

Note to Blogger users: if you want the borders to line up around your banner- your images needs to be between 10-15 pixels less than your banner width... sometimes you just have to fiddle a little!

Have an awesome Thursday!

xxx, B.

Busy, busy, busy!

This is where I'm at right now. Heaps going on, have been making all kinds of things, my business plan is totally happening, but I need to get back to it all, will tell/show everything in a day or two!

P.S. Anne Taintor here!

B.

Some bits and bobs from the week...

Obviously these are not the dolls I've been wanting to photograph, but they are some toys that I made at the beginning of the week, a little kitty, a cuddly bug boy, miss green haired doll (whose dress is made from my current favourite material, which was $1.80 in a remnant bin...), and another bug-gal, this time, she has a skin coloured face, so I was a little worried that she looked like a human in costume, but I'm over it now, and I do like her stumpy little bug-horn-feeler things if I do say so myself!

B.