Let them eat cake - and with tea of course!

We've just signed up with Michael Nobbs' Sustainably Creative for daily podcast inspiration & more!

It's certainly easy to realise it's been several days (or longer!) since we've done something just for the simple pleasure of being simply creative.

Michael's short burst theories fit in with our own approach and have been an uplifting slap on the back for getting on & getting creative.  We've downloaded a couple of Michael's books & they really are lovely.

Whatever your creative passion, a daily fix can be really beneficial in keeping you on track, giving you the boost you need, and really, the thing that we really love about Michael is constant validation of the need for tea & cake!

...now was that the kettle?

Have a great week!

Tomas & Jones x

29 ways to be more creative this weekend...

Here in Melbourne lots of people take Monday off to team up with the Melbourne Cup holiday Tuesday, and make a lovely long weekend. (That's what we're doing!)

But even if you're weekend's just the normal length, there's no reason not to get started on a couple of the things below, to help keep the creativity flowing.

29 Ways to stay Creative (from To-Fu)

(Found on CreativeBits)

Have a creatively lovely weekend, whatever you get up to!!

Tomas & Jones xx

Found to Keep

Today turned on it's beautiful autumnal glory (eventually) splendid for a day at Finders Keepers (Melbourne).

Started with a delish breakfast at Auction Rooms (just made it in before the brunch rush!), then off to Finders Keepers with lovely friend Erin!

I didn't get any snaps (apart from a quick vid' to send to poor Tomas who was home working) but plenty of people did.  Check out the photos from:

• Dawn - Hand Made Love
• Finders Keepers - Facebook
• Laws of the Kitchen

I was being good, and trying not to spend too much money (did someone say iPad 2?!), but did manage to sneak a couple of little treasures into my bag when I wasn't looking!! ...(PS they were paid for).

Very cute, "make your own paper doll craft pack" from Sweet William:

Very handy and beautiful ribbon (wrapped on a vintage bobbin) & twine from Bespoke Letterpress Boutique:

I am always so impressed by the creativity, professionalism and quality of the gorgeous handmade talents at markets such as these!

I take my hat off to you all!  Thanks for the inspiration and general greatness you all shared!  Hope you had a great market, we attendees certainly did!!

Some of the lovely people I encountered today:

• Heartfelt & Lawn (these lovely ladies have a great talent for beautiful bags and matching them to potential owners...I was very very sorry not to have come home with one of their beauties today! And such cute hair!!)
• The Gently Unfurling Sneak
• Notions
• When you Escape
• Printspace

And really this list could go on and on, but I'm afraid is limited by my shocking memory.  Check out Finders Keepers for more info on the lovely, talented people who appeared today!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

Here's to a fabulous last week of March!!

Jones xx


PS: Excuse the overuse of "lovely"...I really need to find myself some more adjectives!