i ♥ strawberries!

i ♥ strawberries!
they remind me of summer and  also of the sweet little strawberries that used to grow in my grandma's garden when i was a kid.
you can now find a variety of strawberry themed brooches and earrings in my etsy store ... with more to come

My Big Cartel Store

In an attempt to keep everything in the ONE place I have created a Big Cartel Online Store!!

Check it out here: http://kalliopi.bigcartel.com/

I only have a few things on there for now but I am hoping to fill my shop up soon (well, at least before Christmas!). I have brooches, earrings and cufflinks all over my studio and not enough of them have made it online yet.

Here are a few of the goodies online...

And don't forget to buy handmade this Christmas. Shop local to support our economy.. and handmade things are nicer too! xx

Style After Dark Market - this Thursday night in Sth Melbourne!

I will be selling my brooches at the Style After Dark Market ... the South Melbourne Night Market this coming Thursday (22nd October).

Come and say hello ... and maybe buy a brooch or some earrings while sipping a glass of wine? Unfortunately I am a bit low on cufflinks at the moment because they have been very popular (yeah har!) but you will be able to buy some of them at my next stall on Thursday 29th October.

wearable miniatures ...

miniatures.

little things.

mini things.

cute things.

All of the photos above are today's new listings in my online etsy store ( www.kallliopi.etsy.com ).

I realised after posting all of these that my love for cute miniature versions of things is pretty obvious in my brooches! Strawberries, pianos, musical notes, roses, records ... bright, colourful, kitsch cuteness!

New Stockist: Sprinkle, East Brunswick

Sprinkle is a Melbourne based fashion designer with a beautiful range of clothing made in Melbourne. Her background in costume design is expressed through her carefully detailed designs. Each design is produced in small batches so they become a unique limited edition piece of wearable art.
The decadent interior and thoughtful placement of vintage items inside the store tie in well with the garments making it a lovely space to visit.
Sprinkle also stocks a range of accessories also made and designed in Melbourne. The photos above show some of my stock that is in store now.

You can find this treasure trove of Melbourne made marvels at:

Sprinkle Emporium
108 Lygon St
East Brunswick VIC 3057

opening hours:
Wednesday: 11am-6pm
Thursday: 11am-6pm
Friday: 11am-7pm
Saturday: 11am-6pm
Sunday: 11am-6pm
or by appointment

new brooches on etsy...

have you visited my etsy shop lately??

If not, here are some of the new brooches you will find in there....

click here to see more: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5823659

new stock at Charles & Calypso, Nth Melbourne

Did you know that Charles & Calypso was my first ever stockist? It is a boutique store on Queensberry St in North Melbourne with a lovely range of art, homewares, body care and accessories. There is always something new in the store and the layout is constantly changing.   

I love dropping off new stock in there because Rita, the owner, is one of those people who absolutely loves what she does and you can see this every time you visit her little store of goodies. 

I dropped off some more brooches, cufflinks and earrings there last week. If you are in the area drop past and say hi to Rita... I'm sure you will find something you love in her store!

I Like You World

one of my favourite things about Melbourne is all the awesome little shops we have everywhere! I have been having lots of fun in the last few weeks approaching some of these shops about my brooches. Here is one that is right around the corner from my studio. I Like You World (80 Johnston St, Fitzroy) currently stocks some gorgeous winter clothing and some cute little accessories from local designers. The only hard thing about visiting all of these shops is that I need to control myself from the temptation of buying lots and lots of things! 

Check out I Like You World's blog... http://www.ilikeyouworld.blogspot.com/    

my brooch was on the front page of etsy!

Hoorah! One of my guitar pick brooches was on the front page of etsy.  I love the colour scheme that BeesAndTrees (www.BeesAndTrees.etsy.com) have chosen for this front page & I'm very excited that my brooch has been included on this page.  The brooch sold straight away too. It's here if you want a closer look:  http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=17440362   

new stockist: I Dream A Highway

Yay! I Dream A Highway on High St, Northcote now stock my brooches and cufflinks.  Their fab little store stocks unique crafty bits, clothes, jewellery, art and music from local artists. It is worth a visit if you are in the hood. 

Leeloo in Frankie...

Do you have the current issue of Frankie? I think it came out yesterday. If you do, have a look at the Leeloo ad on page 55 ... you might see something strangely familiar (mmm... there is a small photo of my little brooches yay!)

find me at lovely leeloo...

hello friends...

did you know you can now buy my stuff from Leeloo, an Australian online store for artists and designers??

These photos are a sneak peak of what I have in my store. 

There are lots of  lovely things there from other designers. Have a look: http://leeloo.com.au/

sonny + coco market... this Sunday

i will be selling my bits (broochie and earring bits that is) this Sunday at the Sonny + Coco market in Preston. 

If you come and say hello because you read this blog i might even give you a little discount x

a new little brooch for madeit.com.au

this was a quickie that i made after dinner!

find it on madeit.com.au/kalliopi

 

Kalliopi_handmade @ the sustainable living festival

I had a stall at the Design + Maker's Market at the Sustainable Living Festival, Melbourne yesterday.  Here are a few photos of the stuff I was selling.  More photos in my facebook group.

I got a few nice comments about my book art so think i might need to start making some more of those!

I donated $2 from each sale to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009 xx

hooray the rhythm treble brooches are back!

it all started some time last year... 

i started rummaging around in my boy's studio (he makes and repairs guitars). I was on a hunt for new things to make brooches out of...

i found these fab things called toggle switch surrounds which are used on electric guitars. They came in black with gold text and cream with black text. 

I made a few combinations of brooches with these toggle switches and my own vintage buttons and beads... the first few were too special to give away so I made some more to sell...

You can find them in my etsy shop (www.kallliopi.etsy.com) or in my cube at incube.8r (321 Smith St, Collingwood). 

you can see a few of these rockin' little brooches below but stay tuned because there are many more to come.

Kalliopi x

yay 2009!!

yay! 2009 is here hooray hooray!

i'm so excited... i just know it is going to be an exciting year.

Here is a photo of the fireworks in Melbourne as seen in ACDC Lane on NYE!!

Hmmm... now for some crafty new year's resolutions:

1. To stop procrastinating like i always do (eeee this wil

l be a tough one!)

2. To be more creative and make more fun stuff

3. To be more sustainable in my brooch making ways

4. To find more avenues to market my stuff and approach cool people in cool shops who could sell my things.

5. To be a tad more organised and to balance work, play and art

6. ummm.... can't think of many others right now 

and here are this week's brooch creations: