Craft Drawer Makeover

When we moved to Australia a lot of lovely people had free furniture to give us to get us by for a little while. One piece was this handmade file drawer. I now use it as my craft drawer and have lots of pretty fabrics and supplies tucked away in it. I love it but it needed a makeover. A little bit of paint, new knobs, and some numbers and it has a new lease on life.

Celebrating Australia Day in Style

My friend Louise is a master when it comes to throwing parties. She put on a wonderful spread with a lovely twist. She even put Aussie sayings on tags and hung them in the tree "You little beauty!"

Have a look at her blog here, and her online shop here.

Badge buttons!

I'm loving how these little gems will brighten up any outfit. They can also adorn a pillow or tote bag.

It's like telling a little story in tiny pictures.

You can find these Toadstool badges and more here.

Pugs on my wishlist!

With Christmas around the corner I'm thinking about things that I want but not necessarily need. Cam and I are planning on adopting a pug in a couple months, so pugs have been on my radar. I've found so many cute things for our new little puggie, but here are some things for home.

links above:
Babushka and Pug print
SillyBuddy colar
Keep Calm and Love Dogs print
The pug bookends above are from a cute shop here in Melbourne called Morris and Brown. Love it!
I also love these!

Merry and Bright

A DIY Christmas... what else is there?




I'm definitely getting into the holiday mood, and today I put together a mock set-up of my Christmas table. This year's theme is Scandinavian Christmas = red, white, and natural. I made the natural cotton table cloth and the red cotton napkins (serviettes). I also made the reindeer in the frames out of felt (so simple!). I've been asked to set up a table at a women's event this weekend so I'm getting ready for that.

I'm so ready for Christmas!

something NEW this way comes!

It's spring here in Australia and a lot of fresh beautiful colors are peeking through the dark clouds. For many of you the weather is starting to turn golden and brown as fall begins. Here at Revision Design I'm working on all kinds of new designs to be found here soon!

And look out because Christmas crafting has already begun ♥

new old Bodum

I went into a thrift store (op shop) today and found some Bodum mugs. I asked the lady behind the counter how much they were and she said $.30. I bought those four Bodum cups and headed out the door knowing full well the bargain that I just nabbed. Those Bodum cups are worth $20 a piece! Sweet glory the find that I found!

I sat down with one of those Bodum cups full of coffee, milk, and goodness and snuggled in with a magazine for the evening.

I also did some doodling and designing of cushions for this year's holiday range. What fun!

One year Etsy anniversary!

I'm celebrating my one year Anniversary on Etsy! Some items are on sale. I'm looking forward to designing and putting more gear in my shop, and I'm excited to see what's in store for Revision Design Australia.

Vintage lace cushions at RevisionDesignAus

It's cold outside!

I've been saving up money for a new sewing machine. Until now, I've been using my mother-in-law's vintage Singer sewing machine. But I've saved up enough pennies to get a new Husqvarna sewing machine. I love it! It's like butter! So smooth and lovely. I've made a couple new items for my online shops. The Rain Beau cushion is available here, and Magnus the plush elephant is available here.

new digs

We just bought a new sofa! That's big for us - we've been living out of our suitcases for 3 years now and we've lived in Australia for a year and we're finally buying a new sofa. It helps that I work at the furniture store that we're getting it from and we're getting a great discount. It will be here in 8 weeks (ordered with designer fabric).

And in other news, I got a request from a NZ magazine to feature some of my lace inspired photos in their magazine. The photos were submitted today and I hope that I make it to the final cut.