It has been an up and down year in relation to my Woooies. I have had and still get, sky high, heart squeezing moments when I see photos of my Woooies at their new homes being loved and then on the other hand, gut wrenching, heart shattering moments when all my hard work and interlectual property is stolen from under me and used without the passion and love I created them with. BUT I am a glass half full girl and I want to keep my focus stirnly on my dreams of making my Woooies more than thread on a stick and turn them into a pattern that I can share with the world. I would love nothing more than to see 1000's of people making my Woooies, but I want these people to give me the chance to get to the point where this can happen, and where EVERYONE is happy about it! At the moment those who have copied my designs are breaking me a little bit at a time, cutting and leaving scars that I don't want to have. I don't want to worry that when I look on madeit or facebook that I am going to see a mirror image stairing back at me of my dreams, in the hands of another. I understand that from the outside it looks like a good gig, make a horse like mine and get yourself some quick cash without the effort and time it has taken to build them up to where they are now, but that is just so unfair. Please wait for me to finish this journey before piling onboard my ride or the wheels are going to fall off and it is going to crash in a messy heap!
SOOOOO I am waiting on my patent, I am writting up my instructions, I am looking for a good graphic designer and I am making my dreams come true...a little sooner than I had hoped, but still with all the love and passion I have!
I am definately going to honor all of my custom orders for this year and next...there is only one REAL WoooHorse, but I understand that once this pattern becomes available, others will soon be making them and you may find one that you prefer more, please do not feel bad as it will still make me so incredibly happy as it is still me behind it, I just won't be holding the reins. I am feeling teary and have a lump in my chest like I am about to bungie off a bridge into icy water...but this is what I want so bad and I hope that everyone out there can support me through this process and then when the ride does finally end here, it begins for you with you making a Woooie all of your own! Please add some love and passion to each and everyone and give them a kiss on the nose before sending, as I do each and everytime xxx
All my love tonight, with a few tears and a sniff!
Mrs Woo xxx
( Here I go...off to make my dreams come true, wish me luck )
I will add details of what I am puting in my pattern on WhimsyWoo in time, it will be fun and flexible!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
SALE NIGHT INFORMATION
Ok there have been some changes...first and most importantly the sale will now be held on my FACEBOOK page not my webby as technical problems out of anyones control have made it too hard to hold it there.
SO Tomorrow Saturday night 7pm AEST.
You will have to use the SHOP NOW tab located on the left of my page to buy items.
All previews of items available can be seen in the photo album (SALE 24th September) in my photos.
VERY IMPORTANT! Please read....
I could not add postage individually to the items in my shop (?!) so I have made it that once you have finished shopping you add the postage that is appropriate to your sales...I'll explain the best I can.
POSTAGE SMALL (REGISTERED)= $4 such as a bungie
POSTAGE STANDARD = $6 pre-paid bag, can be clothing adding up to 300g in weight, obviously I do not have the weights on the page but you can roughly guess if it will be more than that, you can get a fair bit in for 300g. (an owl weighs 200g)
POSTAGE HORSE #1 = registered post $15
POSTAGE HORSE #2 = Express post $20.
Payment can be made via bank deposit, PayPal or COD, I would prefer if you contact me prior to making payment if you are unsure about anything. I will send invoices out to those that need them for direct debt option, please use contact me tab with your name and purchased item detail so I can do this with as little stress to both of us as possible!
Please use your best descrepancy and understand it is very hard to calculate postage prior to a sale when I am unsure how many items you may purchase. If you have any questions after the sale and want to negotiate postage I am more than happy to do so on smaller items such as bungie cords, however clothing and larger items will be sent in prepaid bags for tracking purposes and buyer reassurance, you will not regret paying an extra $2 if you know it is going to arrive safely.
I am sorry if the horse or owl you had dreamed of is not in the sale, but I have just run very thin on time and have many cut but simply no time to sew them.
Thank you so much for supporting WhimsyWoo and I hope to see you after the sale!
Mrs Woo xxx
SO Tomorrow Saturday night 7pm AEST.
You will have to use the SHOP NOW tab located on the left of my page to buy items.
All previews of items available can be seen in the photo album (SALE 24th September) in my photos.
VERY IMPORTANT! Please read....
I could not add postage individually to the items in my shop (?!) so I have made it that once you have finished shopping you add the postage that is appropriate to your sales...I'll explain the best I can.
POSTAGE SMALL (REGISTERED)= $4 such as a bungie
POSTAGE STANDARD = $6 pre-paid bag, can be clothing adding up to 300g in weight, obviously I do not have the weights on the page but you can roughly guess if it will be more than that, you can get a fair bit in for 300g. (an owl weighs 200g)
POSTAGE HORSE #1 = registered post $15
POSTAGE HORSE #2 = Express post $20.
Payment can be made via bank deposit, PayPal or COD, I would prefer if you contact me prior to making payment if you are unsure about anything. I will send invoices out to those that need them for direct debt option, please use contact me tab with your name and purchased item detail so I can do this with as little stress to both of us as possible!
Please use your best descrepancy and understand it is very hard to calculate postage prior to a sale when I am unsure how many items you may purchase. If you have any questions after the sale and want to negotiate postage I am more than happy to do so on smaller items such as bungie cords, however clothing and larger items will be sent in prepaid bags for tracking purposes and buyer reassurance, you will not regret paying an extra $2 if you know it is going to arrive safely.
I am sorry if the horse or owl you had dreamed of is not in the sale, but I have just run very thin on time and have many cut but simply no time to sew them.
Thank you so much for supporting WhimsyWoo and I hope to see you after the sale!
Mrs Woo xxx
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
I'm not a nutter, I'm just stupid!
Don't you hate it when you keep making the same stupid mistake...but maybe it is just me! On Monday I took the kidlets grocery shopping, packed their little sandwiches before I left to be 100% prepared for the starvation melt down that happens 5 minutes in to most trips, resulting in a bag of piklets which we then Hansel and Gretal the isles with all the way to the check out. ANYWAY...for me Peanut Butter is in the same category as baby poo of someone elses child...when I smell it is makes me a little weak in the stomach, if I get it on me I wash my hand thoroughly, followed by sanitiser, if it gets on anything else I carefully pick it up with the very tips of my fingers and immediately wash it...get the point...it is BAD S*#T!
SO why did I eat that quartered crust of sandwich that has a whisper of Peanut Butter on it while doing the groceries, rather than wrapping it back up and stowing it in my handbag till I passed the next garbage bin?! I thought at the time 'Pffft, as if that is going to matter, I'll be fiiiiiine' ...2 hours later I am standing in my kitchen beating myself about the head with a cast iron skillet...numerous times actually...well that's how it felt anyway! Obviously my alergy to Peanut Butter is not life threatening, it does not affect my breathing, I do not rash up or puff up or anything as sinister as that, but I do get the worse headache ever, one that medication, won't touch, and since I am actually seriously allergic to the medication they give you for migrains, it is a wait till it wears off type, and that sucks! So today, Tuesday now, I have had this thumper for a day and a half and have dragged myself around the house playing happy mummy to two kidlets who are stuck inside because of the horrid weather. Playing play dough, arts and crafts, sheet cubby houses, pretend cooking...you name it, all the while I feel like I am in the tower with Big Ben as he clangs out his brain shattering bell chime!
So enough complaining about my self inflicted tourtour, and a mental note to self, 'DON'T EAT THE BLOODY PEANUT BUTTER YOU STUPID WOMAN' I can see you asking yourself, 'why make Peanut Butter sandwiches for the kids if I get this reaction?' Well today I asked myself that same question and decided they will be fine without it in their lives and the end of Peanut Butter sandwiches has arrived at the Mulligan Mansion...good ridance!
Mrs Woo xxx
SO why did I eat that quartered crust of sandwich that has a whisper of Peanut Butter on it while doing the groceries, rather than wrapping it back up and stowing it in my handbag till I passed the next garbage bin?! I thought at the time 'Pffft, as if that is going to matter, I'll be fiiiiiine' ...2 hours later I am standing in my kitchen beating myself about the head with a cast iron skillet...numerous times actually...well that's how it felt anyway! Obviously my alergy to Peanut Butter is not life threatening, it does not affect my breathing, I do not rash up or puff up or anything as sinister as that, but I do get the worse headache ever, one that medication, won't touch, and since I am actually seriously allergic to the medication they give you for migrains, it is a wait till it wears off type, and that sucks! So today, Tuesday now, I have had this thumper for a day and a half and have dragged myself around the house playing happy mummy to two kidlets who are stuck inside because of the horrid weather. Playing play dough, arts and crafts, sheet cubby houses, pretend cooking...you name it, all the while I feel like I am in the tower with Big Ben as he clangs out his brain shattering bell chime!
So enough complaining about my self inflicted tourtour, and a mental note to self, 'DON'T EAT THE BLOODY PEANUT BUTTER YOU STUPID WOMAN' I can see you asking yourself, 'why make Peanut Butter sandwiches for the kids if I get this reaction?' Well today I asked myself that same question and decided they will be fine without it in their lives and the end of Peanut Butter sandwiches has arrived at the Mulligan Mansion...good ridance!
Mrs Woo xxx
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Love Hate Relationships....
I have a love hate relationship with those super organised woman out there...I used to work with a lady that would Dymo label you if you stood still too long. Believe it or not this lady actually Dymo labeled the photocopier..."Photocopier". BUT in saying that if you asked her for something it was in your hot little hands before you blinked! SOOOO I am a Stumbler and stumbled upon this the other day and I got all excited and nervious at the same time because I loved what I saw and then feared the logistics of keeping it that way for any length of time. I just got myself a new sewing desk and felt so liberated and free, the space was refreshing and then I found the desk was a bit sticky...it just seemed to be gathering S*#t before my eyes! I cut some fabric..the remant remained, I cut some ribbon...the roll remained...and so on until now it feels like I am working on a card table and not a 2m x 1.8m corner desk! Chaos = Creativity but Mess = Non-Productivity....so I have to clean up, and that takes time, and THAT = FRUSTRATION....I need to learn how to work neatly but still keep my creative flare that comes with grabbing this and that off a cluttered and crazy desk!
Anyway much to do about nothing really, but more to share this link of some really great organising ideas...my fav...actually two faves...the jars with the lids screwed under the shelf and the plastic basket with the ribbons in it!
http://pinterest.com/casabellaproj/organization-ideas
Mrs Woo xxx
Anyway much to do about nothing really, but more to share this link of some really great organising ideas...my fav...actually two faves...the jars with the lids screwed under the shelf and the plastic basket with the ribbons in it!
http://pinterest.com/casabellaproj/organization-ideas
Mrs Woo xxx
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Good Crafternoon
Actually it is crafter-evening, but I am brewing and bubbling up the idea of having a once a month 'crafternoon' here. I have a wod of patterns and a stack of enthusiams but am lacking in buckets of time and motivation! I am unsure exactly how to run it and where...should I charge and if so how much? I want to lend my 'untrained' self to others for the sharing sake of it and for the teapot tipping and biscuit dunking fun that comes with unbridled b*tching and nattering about much to do about nothing!
I would like to use my own patterns and patterns I have purchased to help someone make something they have dreamed of creating but have never taken that step forward due to fear of failure, lack of skill/inspiration/motivation etc.
I don;t think there is anything to be scared of, I am untrained and when I sew with my highly skilled friend I feel free...I do not know how you are 'meant' to do it and have bunny hopped and pig rooted my way through my sewing life disregarding the 'rules' and for this reason I have no boundaries that stop me from trying out new things. My highly skilled friend, lets call her... 'Jo' because that's her name...measures 50 times before cutting once, while I cut once, swear, throw something, breath in - breath out and then find a solution to my misake, which can ends in a pretty cool 'unique' creation. I do try to stretch the ropes and stand outside the boxing ring that everyone puts themselves in. They all stand in there and fight over who is copying who, when really they are all doing exactly the same thing as they are using the exact same pattern! It is a "who came first, the chicken or the egg" situation. Don't get me wrong, I don't pretend that I am cool about copying, I do spark up and fight like a wild cat if I feel I have been cheated as I 'know' my things are mine and if they arn't, then I credit the person I got it off! SOOOOO IF I do choose to run some workshop/crafternoon fun, I will have to relinquish my rights to my designs and ideas and roll with it, BUT I would like the people who join me to respect my intelectual property and at least credit me for it if they choose to make my patterns into 'things' and sell them...is that fair? Also I would never share the patterns I have purchased that ask not to be shared or sold...just the standard book and tissue paper or downloadable *free* patterns.
Anyway it is nearly Crafter-morning again and Wednesday is my only sewing day so I better be off to brew and stew over this a bit more...then wake to start a sew-a-thon of Wooohorses for my September orders and the sale night ont he 24th!
Mrs Woo xxx
I would like to use my own patterns and patterns I have purchased to help someone make something they have dreamed of creating but have never taken that step forward due to fear of failure, lack of skill/inspiration/motivation etc.
I don;t think there is anything to be scared of, I am untrained and when I sew with my highly skilled friend I feel free...I do not know how you are 'meant' to do it and have bunny hopped and pig rooted my way through my sewing life disregarding the 'rules' and for this reason I have no boundaries that stop me from trying out new things. My highly skilled friend, lets call her... 'Jo' because that's her name...measures 50 times before cutting once, while I cut once, swear, throw something, breath in - breath out and then find a solution to my misake, which can ends in a pretty cool 'unique' creation. I do try to stretch the ropes and stand outside the boxing ring that everyone puts themselves in. They all stand in there and fight over who is copying who, when really they are all doing exactly the same thing as they are using the exact same pattern! It is a "who came first, the chicken or the egg" situation. Don't get me wrong, I don't pretend that I am cool about copying, I do spark up and fight like a wild cat if I feel I have been cheated as I 'know' my things are mine and if they arn't, then I credit the person I got it off! SOOOOO IF I do choose to run some workshop/crafternoon fun, I will have to relinquish my rights to my designs and ideas and roll with it, BUT I would like the people who join me to respect my intelectual property and at least credit me for it if they choose to make my patterns into 'things' and sell them...is that fair? Also I would never share the patterns I have purchased that ask not to be shared or sold...just the standard book and tissue paper or downloadable *free* patterns.
Anyway it is nearly Crafter-morning again and Wednesday is my only sewing day so I better be off to brew and stew over this a bit more...then wake to start a sew-a-thon of Wooohorses for my September orders and the sale night ont he 24th!
Mrs Woo xxx
Sunday, July 31, 2011
WANT this style!
FOUND the perfect boot....check out Http://www.polyvore.com for what to wear with what shoe and when!
I am in LOVE with D.Co Copenhagen and Frye boots....sadly my bank account doesn't share my love and is telling me to wake up to myself!
I am in LOVE with D.Co Copenhagen and Frye boots....sadly my bank account doesn't share my love and is telling me to wake up to myself!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Woo-tastic Sale Details
First of all I have the say -X THANK YOU X-, to all the wonderful people who have liked my page, I do feel truly and honestly honored and I am sincerely grateful to each and everyone of you! XOX
I have been overwhelmed and flattered by the response to my WoooHorses and as you know if you have been to my page, there are no custom spots available until mid next year. I receive so many emails asking 'how do I get one?' and each and everyone makes me feel so humbled and honored and so, so sad at the same time! I hate to disappoint and hate to have to say that I am unable to make one for your little one/s. So for this reason I am offering ready made, extra special WoooHorses up on a one off sale night, and this allow some of these wonderful people to have the opportunity to get a WoooHorse. I was going to lock the sale to ONLY those that do not have a WoooHorse already, or are not already on a waiting list, but felt this was unfair so I have left it open to all! I understand that those that are on the waiting list may feel they are being stepped over, but please understand your custom spot allows for full control on your behalf in regards to fabrics, optional extras and packages, where as the sale horse will be what you see is what you get, and I am not compromising any orders by making these horses, all orders will be completed and posted on time as promised.
Ok so I need to let everyone know what the detail are regarding the WoooHorse SALE night, so here goes:
DATE: Saturday, 24th Sept
TIME: 7pm AEST
LOCATION: http://www.whimsywoo.com.au/
FINER DETAILS:
The WoooHorses will be ready made, with lots of love and special touches to make them unique and definite one offs, they will NOT be able to be changed and are sold 'as is'.
Prices will reflect the quantity of optional extras and time and effort put into each one, but will start at the standard $70 with postage being $15.00 Australia and NZ, including registered post to ensure we can keep track of your treasure as it heads from the Woo Stables to your loving home.
International Shipping available on request.
At this stage I do not know how many horses there will be, and probably won't until sale night!
I have chosen to put the sale on my webby as I have read the new facebook policy and think that it is not worth the risk of being booted off FB, though I see sales like this everyday on FB, it would be my luck to be the sucker who gets in trouble! I will list the horses and a few pics of them on the webby (without the option to buy) a few days before to allow buyers to come and have a look and then if they see something they like, they can come back and buy it when the sale starts. There will only be ONE of each horse, so first in best dressed policy applies.
If you are the lucky buyer of a WoooHorse you will be able to pay via PayPal, Bank Deposit or COD (if local)
All orders will be processed and loaded on their floats within a week of the sale, express post can be arranged, but will be at your expense and is approximately $10 extra.
Good Luck,
Mrs Woo xxx
I have been overwhelmed and flattered by the response to my WoooHorses and as you know if you have been to my page, there are no custom spots available until mid next year. I receive so many emails asking 'how do I get one?' and each and everyone makes me feel so humbled and honored and so, so sad at the same time! I hate to disappoint and hate to have to say that I am unable to make one for your little one/s. So for this reason I am offering ready made, extra special WoooHorses up on a one off sale night, and this allow some of these wonderful people to have the opportunity to get a WoooHorse. I was going to lock the sale to ONLY those that do not have a WoooHorse already, or are not already on a waiting list, but felt this was unfair so I have left it open to all! I understand that those that are on the waiting list may feel they are being stepped over, but please understand your custom spot allows for full control on your behalf in regards to fabrics, optional extras and packages, where as the sale horse will be what you see is what you get, and I am not compromising any orders by making these horses, all orders will be completed and posted on time as promised.
Ok so I need to let everyone know what the detail are regarding the WoooHorse SALE night, so here goes:
DATE: Saturday, 24th Sept
TIME: 7pm AEST
LOCATION: http://www.whimsywoo.com.au/
FINER DETAILS:
The WoooHorses will be ready made, with lots of love and special touches to make them unique and definite one offs, they will NOT be able to be changed and are sold 'as is'.
Prices will reflect the quantity of optional extras and time and effort put into each one, but will start at the standard $70 with postage being $15.00 Australia and NZ, including registered post to ensure we can keep track of your treasure as it heads from the Woo Stables to your loving home.
International Shipping available on request.
At this stage I do not know how many horses there will be, and probably won't until sale night!
I have chosen to put the sale on my webby as I have read the new facebook policy and think that it is not worth the risk of being booted off FB, though I see sales like this everyday on FB, it would be my luck to be the sucker who gets in trouble! I will list the horses and a few pics of them on the webby (without the option to buy) a few days before to allow buyers to come and have a look and then if they see something they like, they can come back and buy it when the sale starts. There will only be ONE of each horse, so first in best dressed policy applies.
If you are the lucky buyer of a WoooHorse you will be able to pay via PayPal, Bank Deposit or COD (if local)
All orders will be processed and loaded on their floats within a week of the sale, express post can be arranged, but will be at your expense and is approximately $10 extra.
Good Luck,
Mrs Woo xxx
Friday, July 8, 2011
Oh hello weird and wonderful...
Today, 9:20am, quick dash tot he local Woolies to get staples. On returning to my car I see a lady sitting in her car directly in front of mine..cars nose to nose, and she is looking in her review mirror and flicking her fingers around her chin....what that? I sit and look harder, mouth open, squinting my eyes, screwing my nose up to try and see what it is exactly she is doing....No, she isn't ....really? She was pulling the hairs out of her chin with what I thought at the time was a rubber band....new found knowledge tells me it is plain old cotton sewing thread...in this 'snapping crab claws' kind of action, like two hand puppet ducks talking to each other!!! SOooo weird to witness in monotone, no explanation of what I am actually seeing and no freaking idea WHY at 9:20am in the woolies carpark this lady had the urge to pull the hairs out of her chin with a piece of string! LOL
By the way I have now been educated on the Indian art of hair removal called 'threading'...insert age old saying...'you learn something new everyday'
I 'personally' after watching a YouTube 'How to Thread' clip am NOT in a hurry to try it myself, I can just see me eyebrow-less, or at least eyebrow-less on one side because you would hope if I messed it up that bad I wouldn't attempt the other side...right? LOL....Reminds me of an incidence where I though 'Hey I can wax my own eyebrows...easy!' Pffftt Um No! I can still hear my husband dropping the pot in the kitchen to run to my aid after hearing me scream and life threatening scream from the bathroom, his thundering footsteps up the hall and the shocked 'WHAT HAS HAPPENED?!' look on his face. Only to discover I had waxed a 1.5cm strip right out of the center of my left eyebrow....
"BAHAHHHAAA!!!", was what he said followed closely by "It'll grow back" but it took a LONG time to grow back and I had to pencil that baby in each and every day till it did...lesson learnt, $15 is NOT a lot to pay for an eyebrow wax!
SO what have you seen someone do in public that freaked you out?
By the way I have now been educated on the Indian art of hair removal called 'threading'...insert age old saying...'you learn something new everyday'
I 'personally' after watching a YouTube 'How to Thread' clip am NOT in a hurry to try it myself, I can just see me eyebrow-less, or at least eyebrow-less on one side because you would hope if I messed it up that bad I wouldn't attempt the other side...right? LOL....Reminds me of an incidence where I though 'Hey I can wax my own eyebrows...easy!' Pffftt Um No! I can still hear my husband dropping the pot in the kitchen to run to my aid after hearing me scream and life threatening scream from the bathroom, his thundering footsteps up the hall and the shocked 'WHAT HAS HAPPENED?!' look on his face. Only to discover I had waxed a 1.5cm strip right out of the center of my left eyebrow....
"BAHAHHHAAA!!!", was what he said followed closely by "It'll grow back" but it took a LONG time to grow back and I had to pencil that baby in each and every day till it did...lesson learnt, $15 is NOT a lot to pay for an eyebrow wax!
SO what have you seen someone do in public that freaked you out?
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Emsah Moda...
One of my childhood friends, her sister and her mother are starting up a fashion label called Emsah Moda and I CAN'T wait till it is in production. The three ladies all have impeccable taste in fashion and interior design and I know what they come up with will blow our minds with vintage inspired fabrics, elegant designs smashed with rock chic and AmAzInG Jewelry by Debbi.
It got me thinking about my 'style'... mmeeehhhh what style! Sadly I know what I LOVE but just can't seem to 1. Pull it off with confidence or 2. Put it together so it looks good in the first place!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Nina Proudmans' style...looks effortless, layered and oh so vintage funk...on me...when i TRY and put something like this together...looks like I fell in the salvo bin, rolled around and came out with whatever stuck! I can't pull off the layered necklace and scarf...I look more like a tree has caught flying garbage bags, string and junk in a strong southerly wind! Then I feel like I an constantly pulling the 40 layers down as they all independently creep up my body to form a roll just under my breasts! AND while sorting the layers that are going UP, I am also pulling the layers that are going DOWN up!!! I have small calves and find it hard to get boots that fit them without gaping and having that so not cool 'gumboot' look, but I JUST found a pair and have been wearing them like a second skin since they arrived. So how do you do it? Where to do you shop...do you go to one shop and get the catalogue and say I want 'that outfit' because that is the only way I could ever do it, I just can't get individual pieces from different stores to mesh together and look good. I have the most beautiful pieces in my cupboard....from vintage and antique shops that I would love to wear....what I need is a stylist...someone to say 'yes' or 'NO!!!!' to what I put together and my husband who thinks it is OK to wear your sheep skin moccasins to the pub is NOT the person to help me!
SO please let me know how you do it...where you shop and who helps you!
Mrs Wooofully Unfashionable! xxx
It got me thinking about my 'style'... mmeeehhhh what style! Sadly I know what I LOVE but just can't seem to 1. Pull it off with confidence or 2. Put it together so it looks good in the first place!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Nina Proudmans' style...looks effortless, layered and oh so vintage funk...on me...when i TRY and put something like this together...looks like I fell in the salvo bin, rolled around and came out with whatever stuck! I can't pull off the layered necklace and scarf...I look more like a tree has caught flying garbage bags, string and junk in a strong southerly wind! Then I feel like I an constantly pulling the 40 layers down as they all independently creep up my body to form a roll just under my breasts! AND while sorting the layers that are going UP, I am also pulling the layers that are going DOWN up!!! I have small calves and find it hard to get boots that fit them without gaping and having that so not cool 'gumboot' look, but I JUST found a pair and have been wearing them like a second skin since they arrived. So how do you do it? Where to do you shop...do you go to one shop and get the catalogue and say I want 'that outfit' because that is the only way I could ever do it, I just can't get individual pieces from different stores to mesh together and look good. I have the most beautiful pieces in my cupboard....from vintage and antique shops that I would love to wear....what I need is a stylist...someone to say 'yes' or 'NO!!!!' to what I put together and my husband who thinks it is OK to wear your sheep skin moccasins to the pub is NOT the person to help me!
SO please let me know how you do it...where you shop and who helps you!
Mrs Wooofully Unfashionable! xxx
Friday, June 17, 2011
Copy Cat, Dirty Rat....
So A cyber friend had a dig at 'no one in particular' about buy and using patterns and NOT crediting the creator of that pattern....I thought it might have been a dig at me... So I had a look at myself, and what I have been making, and the patterns I have used, read them front to back and made sure there was no where on them that asked to be specifically credited....then I had a *gulp* moment and thought about the patterns that have been traced, handed on and gifted to me...were they all above board? Well it turns out one of them was NOT above board, and not only was it not above board in the sense that it should have been credited, WORSE....it says....'You are welcome to make as many of these as you like for yourself or for gifts but you are NOT permitted to sell them' .....EEEKKKK.....feeling pretty bad about using the pattern and selling the items now. The pattern from what I can see comes from over seas and the chances of the original person finding little me here in the sticks is low, however that isn't the point or what it is about, it is about being true to yourself and being fair on the person that created and sold this pattern, so I have made the decision to not make anymore to sell, but will stick to the guidelines and only gift them. I would just like to add here that I have seen another person selling the same item and NOT crediting the creator either, so it wasn't just my wrong...maybe they don't know either? One pattern that is getting absolutely *SmAsHeD* by people claiming it as their own is the WhimsyDolls, dolls and softies....there are a lot who DO credit her, but a lot that don't too.
NOW....my Wooo Horses are NOT a pattern, but are a melting pot of snips and chops until they were just right using free images, written instructions, trial and error....IF they were a pattern wouldn't there be other people out there making exactly the same as me!? I have seen a lot of the Melly and Me 'Giddy Up' horses getting around and not all people credit that pattern but you can tell plain as day that they have used it....anyway I challenge you to go through your patterns and see if you are being true to yourself and fair on the person/s that made your patterns. I truly don't care if you choose to not advertise it, that is none of my business or concern, I just think it is an interesting exercise as I would never have thought to do it until my cyber friend pointed it out.....Thanks Elizabeth! I feel better for being honest to myself.
I remember when I was making my 'Bibbles....the Bib for Dribble' I started to look into copy rights and licensing and found out very quickly that is it 1. Expensive 2. not fail safe...the slightest change to your pattern and it no longer is 'yours' and 3. Realistically a waste of time because WAS I going to hunt down someone who did copy me, take them to court and sue them....um no. AND if a BIG manufacturing company decided to run with it (dreaming I know) as if little old me is going to be able to say 'hey that is my idea', they are going to chew me up and spit me out and make millions (dreaming again) out of my idea.....so obviously I moved on! LOL
Rant officially over....for today!
Mrs Woo xxx
NOW....my Wooo Horses are NOT a pattern, but are a melting pot of snips and chops until they were just right using free images, written instructions, trial and error....IF they were a pattern wouldn't there be other people out there making exactly the same as me!? I have seen a lot of the Melly and Me 'Giddy Up' horses getting around and not all people credit that pattern but you can tell plain as day that they have used it....anyway I challenge you to go through your patterns and see if you are being true to yourself and fair on the person/s that made your patterns. I truly don't care if you choose to not advertise it, that is none of my business or concern, I just think it is an interesting exercise as I would never have thought to do it until my cyber friend pointed it out.....Thanks Elizabeth! I feel better for being honest to myself.
I remember when I was making my 'Bibbles....the Bib for Dribble' I started to look into copy rights and licensing and found out very quickly that is it 1. Expensive 2. not fail safe...the slightest change to your pattern and it no longer is 'yours' and 3. Realistically a waste of time because WAS I going to hunt down someone who did copy me, take them to court and sue them....um no. AND if a BIG manufacturing company decided to run with it (dreaming I know) as if little old me is going to be able to say 'hey that is my idea', they are going to chew me up and spit me out and make millions (dreaming again) out of my idea.....so obviously I moved on! LOL
Rant officially over....for today!
Mrs Woo xxx
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Licking the sunshine up.
This is my all time favourite peom by Kenneth Slessor, I wish it was summer and I could be dozing on a verandha in the warm afternoon sun!
I found this pic today of my son and I could feel the warmth of the sun....
Todays tip...cherish every moment!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Dreamer
I am a chronic dreamer, I stair vacantly at things, imagine non living things to come to life and get lost looking at an old house wondering who lived there, what they were like, did they have a vegie garden out the back and flowers out the front....my husband makes me aware of this 'flaw' all too often! My son has inherited this trait and I am constantly repeating his name, which must sound like an echo in his head because he rarely looks up until at least the 3rd time and a raise of the volume button! His imagination is so vivid I love hearing his stories...at night I get him to close his eyes and imagine he is doing something that he can't really do...for the last few weeks we have been driving Uncle Lenni's big red tractor and chasing sheep through the paddocks! He turns the key and his eyelids, though shut, flutter as you can see him imagining the parts of the tractor, then he smiles and happily drives off in his head to a far away place where everything is possible... that is how I feel everyday, so thank you devine world for colliding me and my WoooHorses into each other, and thank you Jack Jonhson for the profound words you sang to me earlier while I was sewing...."Girl don't let your dreams be dreams"....mate I am trying!
Mrs Woo xxx
Mrs Woo xxx
Monday, June 6, 2011
Double up
So sorry but I just HAD to add this tip of the day before I forgot it!!!! If you want to buy something from America and they don't ship it to Australia you can go http://www.myus.com/ and they will buy it and ship it to you!
Have you got a handy hint that might help another crafty out?
Have you got a handy hint that might help another crafty out?
Tip of the Day
Ok so I don't have a lot to say today but thought I'd share a tip with you...if you don't have an overlocker but want a nice neat and tidy seam try this...a french seam.
Happy sewing!
Mrs Woo xxx
Happy sewing!
Mrs Woo xxx
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Bounce with Me
Ok so today I'll let you in on what I have been dreaming up...Bounce. I hate, hate, hate the cattiness that has erupted since facebook and the craft world collided! I just don't get it...and I do. First of all I don't get WHY there is so much cattiness amoung those who make similar products as everyone has different tastes and even if I were parked next to another stall at the markets selling hair clips it wouldn't worry me, actually I would encourage it as there is more chance of selling items if you band together and support each other! A customer might come and buy one clips off me and then another of the stall beside me, I wouldnt feel ripped off, I'd be stoked to have sold THAT clip! MMMMM 'ripped off' this brings me to the part where I DO understand the cattiness in the craft world....if you blaitantly take anothers ideas and steal their 'flare' then you deserve to be snarled at...take inspiration by all means but don't just take someone elses idea and call it your own, you can not feel proud of yourself and it is not being your true and honest self. I have most certainly taken inspiration from others and would never deny that, it is about how you use that inspiration that matters..
Soooo BOUNCE... I have an amazing network of sewing friends, both here physically and in cyber space, and we 'bounce' ideas and concepts off each other all the time to make our products better and that gave me the idea to start a blog where we all help each other with insprationsal ideas to better our products, help market our items better, give tips and tricks and generally be nice to each other! In asking that you 'share' I also want to make it clear that if you 'choose' to share your thoughts and ideas you have to give up that intellectual property and licence that comes with it...you can not offer an idea up and then get the claws out when someone tries it! This is a sharing is caring page and I would love for anyone to participate....so me first hey!
I found this amazing blog via a beautiful cyber friend Heidi, of 'Fabric in Bloom' (facebook page) and it is the best thing since pinking shears and visafix! 'One Crafty Mumma' by Melissa Goodsell from Tasmania...link...http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/day_to_day/2010/10/fabric-storage.html has posted a tutorial which she found at, The Little Green Bean's Blog http://maluukkonen.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-addiction.html and it is one of those Oprah 'Ta Dah' moments...when everything becomes clear and you wonder WHY you were blind to it for so long! I am going to try this and will (one day, can't say it will be soon though) post a picture of my BEFORE and AFTER fabric stash. I LOVE that you can make your cards any size so scraps and remnants can still be stored neatly...unlike me who has a 120 Litre tub overflowing with bits and pieces I just can't throw out!
So there you go...Bounce and my first 'sharing is caring' post....I hope you Like, Love and share both my post and the other posts I linked....
Mrs Woo xxx
Soooo BOUNCE... I have an amazing network of sewing friends, both here physically and in cyber space, and we 'bounce' ideas and concepts off each other all the time to make our products better and that gave me the idea to start a blog where we all help each other with insprationsal ideas to better our products, help market our items better, give tips and tricks and generally be nice to each other! In asking that you 'share' I also want to make it clear that if you 'choose' to share your thoughts and ideas you have to give up that intellectual property and licence that comes with it...you can not offer an idea up and then get the claws out when someone tries it! This is a sharing is caring page and I would love for anyone to participate....so me first hey!
I found this amazing blog via a beautiful cyber friend Heidi, of 'Fabric in Bloom' (facebook page) and it is the best thing since pinking shears and visafix! 'One Crafty Mumma' by Melissa Goodsell from Tasmania...link...http://melissagoodsell.typepad.com/day_to_day/2010/10/fabric-storage.html has posted a tutorial which she found at, The Little Green Bean's Blog http://maluukkonen.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-addiction.html and it is one of those Oprah 'Ta Dah' moments...when everything becomes clear and you wonder WHY you were blind to it for so long! I am going to try this and will (one day, can't say it will be soon though) post a picture of my BEFORE and AFTER fabric stash. I LOVE that you can make your cards any size so scraps and remnants can still be stored neatly...unlike me who has a 120 Litre tub overflowing with bits and pieces I just can't throw out!
So there you go...Bounce and my first 'sharing is caring' post....I hope you Like, Love and share both my post and the other posts I linked....
Mrs Woo xxx
Day Dot
Well here I go...trying to 'blog' ....not sure what to do really, feel a little lost and vulnerable!
Some exciting news for today...for me anyway...is that I am full booked for the rest of 2011! My hubby says that I should get someone in to sew for me, but that's not right, I can't put love into something that someone else has sewn, even if it is my pattern, fabrics and accessories....I am not doing this WoooHorse thing for the money, it is just something that I am so in love with and I will do it, slowly, until they are wanted no more.
Anyway that's my daily 'blog'...sounds a little feral really!
To the barn, there are owls to stuff and horses to sew...
I'll explain 'Bounce' in my next post...something else I am passionate about!
Mrs Woo xxx
Some exciting news for today...for me anyway...is that I am full booked for the rest of 2011! My hubby says that I should get someone in to sew for me, but that's not right, I can't put love into something that someone else has sewn, even if it is my pattern, fabrics and accessories....I am not doing this WoooHorse thing for the money, it is just something that I am so in love with and I will do it, slowly, until they are wanted no more.
Anyway that's my daily 'blog'...sounds a little feral really!
To the barn, there are owls to stuff and horses to sew...
I'll explain 'Bounce' in my next post...something else I am passionate about!
Mrs Woo xxx
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