Archie and Connor Taking A Break

It was hard work for the boys at the photoshoot. Connor here to my left wearing our Star Tie decided to take a break but still couldn't get away from the camera and as for Archie (below) wearing one of our Golden Holden Tees, he just decided to lay down on the job and take a break as well. The life of a star is certainly hard work.

Ozzie and Georgie

Well, after a couple of weeks of planning the Tees 2 Knees photo shoot fianlly took place yesterday. I must say a very big thank you to all who helped me out especially my mum. She is just a treasure. It was a great afternoon and despite having thoughts that seven kids might be might have been absolutely chaotic I am pleased to say that all turned out great! We eagerly await the professional photos however until then I will share my very amateur collection that I took. So here is Georgie in Ozzie Owl looking ever so quaint.

Cushions Galore

I thought I would take this opportunity to share my latest creations. I made these cushions to use in the Tees 2 Knees photoshoot scheduled for today. What do you think? I was so pleased with how they turned out and they look great just sitting in the middle of our loungeroom floor. They have also been used to construct cubby houses out of when the kids over the road come over to play. I think they will make a nice addition to our photoshoot planned for today with Katja Anton - a local childrens' photographer here on the coast. Will keep you posted on how the photoshoot goes..... with seven kids, a chocolate labrador and four mums drinking champagne it could be messy.

Betty Bird

Thank you to Jenny from Rap Products who sent this picture of Betty Bird proudly on dispaly in their Bourke Street store in Melbourne.

She looks just delightful!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote of The Day by Lauren Bacall

A few words of inspiration...................

"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly" - Lauren Bacall.

Mertie Martian

Another new tee to add to our growing list of designs. Allow us to introduce Mertie Martian. He is a bit kooky which we love. I am sure you will agree he is super cute.

Ozzie Owl

We have been working on some new t-shirts over the past couple of weeks so today is the start of introducing them all to you. We thought we would start with Ozzie Owl who has is an absolute hoot. He is always keeping an eye on things around here and is way to cute to just sit on a shelf keeping watch. Using some different colour combinations of dark brown, blues, yellow and orange we think he is an absolute spunk.

Choo Choo!!

As a child I can remember playing alongside my siblings and cousins in my grandfathers wood turning shed on his farm. We would play for hours with the leftover bits and pieces whilst he tinkered and enjoyed his past time. We have always had the luxury of having fine crafted furniture which of course means that when I purchase furniture now my expectations are somewhat unrealistic. But more to the point, my uncle also enjoys woodworking as a past time and has some amazing works which adorn his home but out of fun he made this little train for my little boy Archie which looks suberb perched up on the shelves in his bedroom.

Bend The Rules Sewing by Amy Karol

I couldn't help but get excited to find the time to finally sit down and read Amy Karols book "bend the rules sewing" last night. The photography is just adorable not to mention the lovely projects that I am saving for a rainy day if I can wait that long. There just isn't enough hours in the day. For the first time in ages I was able to lay in bed and read a book without it encouraging me off to lala land. My congrats to Amy on a wonderful book.

Archie's Pantry Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldn't help but laugh amidst my frustration of course when I caught my little boy Archie electively decluttering my pantry. Of course this event took place whilst I was grabbing a quick shower before having to duck off to an evening outing. It appears that as Archie becomes more and more adept with his capabilities the more destruction and clutter I seem to see in my house especially in the shoe cupboard and pantry as illustrated here.. What else can you do but relish these little moments of innoncence I guess..

Its Off To Rap We Go

With a number of orders heading out the door this week, it was great to see Friday arrive. The last order pictured here is ready to head out the door tomorrow morning bound for Rap Products in Melbourne. Rap Products are considered the gift and home-ware specialists of Melbourne and offer an extensive range of contemporary interior products combined with a selction of personal accessories. With two inner city locations in Little Collins Street and Bourke Street, their focus on style and design is commendable as is their flare for merchandising. Check them out - you won't be disappointed...............................

Thankyou Grandma

I stumbled across a couple of sewing books which were originally my late grandmothers yesterday morning. When I look at the little girl on the front of this book my mind is flooded by so many fond memories of grandma creating something awesome out of nothing not to mention the number of times that I stood on a table having the hem of a new dress measured. Thank you grandma. I hope that one day I will have a daughter who will appreciate all things handmade and be just as excited about these books as I am.

Site Foreman

Allow me to introduce our site foreman - "Switzer" my brown chocolate labrador. As you can see she is flat strap with helping us get our orders fiiled for tee shirts.

Tees 2 Knees Labels

A fresh batch of screen printed labels ready to be placed on the

backs of tees any day now.

I can see clearly now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank goodness. After being so busy over the past couple of weeks with life in general and working I was so glad to have finally found the time to reorganise my office and make it more functional and pleasant rather than just shutting the door on it all the time. I was so relieved to have finished my little spring clean and declutter that I decided to take a photo to remind myself of how important it is to keep it this way not to mention the fact that it does make finding things a hell of a lot easier. In saying that however I am not so sure nor can I guarantee that I won't be writing another declutter post in the next couple of months considering that xmas is approaching relatively quickly and that generally means even more chaos than normal. So the point is - this room probably aint going to be staying like this for much longer.