The Market

I will be having a stall at the market on Sunday. This looks like such a great line-up of stallholders with a few exciting new ones this time.
There will also be the opening of the new lounge/cafe/art gallery which sounds like an excellent addition.
Looking forward to it, indeed.

Favourite Artists continued...(#6)

I neglected the blog entry theme I had going last year in which I'd planned to share all my favourite artists. Oops.

Here are the first 5 entries in case you are keen for a look.

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Now here are some of my favourite artists,
all from whom I have prints adorning my walls at home.


Stephanie Levy


Ana Bagayan


The Black Apple


Catherine Campbell aka My Folk Lover


Samantha Battersby aka Matou en Peluche

Giveaway Winner!

Thanks so much to all who entered from near and far! It was so much fun reading all the fab comments and I have so many recommendations of blogs, music, stores etc which I'm looking forward to checking out (and probably sharing with you too). There were 198 entry points in total. I decided to type them all out in order of entry and number each and then use random.org to pick the winner.

(click to enlarge)

AnastasiaC is lucky winning number 89! Congratulations!

I'll be getting in touch with you shortly!
As an extra thank you to all participants I am offering a free gift with all purchases from my store that are over $20.
Please mention "giveaway offer" at checkout.

This week at "Under the Shade of a Bonsai Tree"

It's been a wee while since I've done one of these entries. There hasn't been a lot happening in between work/kidwrangling/jewellery making/birthdays/recovering from migraines. It's been flat out really.

Doing:
Lots of jewellery making. I've been getting a bit of interest from shops which is fab so have been getting a lot of orders ready. I also have 2 markets coming up - Salamanca this weekend and the market next weekend. I've also started getting 2 rings ready for A Winters Rings Exhibition at Cube - Art &Design Gallery which is on next month.

Cooking: I got a slow cooker for my birthday and am experimenting a bit - I currently have an apple crumble on the go.

Reading: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
I've also been reading The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line which I've found to be a really useful resource. I've definitely picked up a few good tips from it.

Looking forward to: a ME trip to Melbourne at the end of July (concerts: Florence and the Machine and also Jonsi)

Listening to: Florence and the Machine, Jonsi, Kaki King, Angus and Julia Stone and I got the latest Wendy Rule cd for my birthday so listening to that too.

Watching: Shrek 4, How to Train your Dragon, The Road

Buying: Gorgeous eyeshadows from Orglamix and a beautiful print from Catherine Campbell

Don't forget my giveaway - only a few days left!

($100 worth of Under the Shade of a Bonsai jewellery)
Enter here

Giveaway Reminder!

How does an "Under the Shade of a Bonsai Tree" prize pack worth about $100 sound? Not bad? Well, don't forget to enter the giveaway for your
chance to be the winner!

The link to the giveaway post is here.

Thread Den

I now have a stockist in Melbourne who is selling pieces from the origami crane jewellery range.
The fabulous store Thread Den who has 2 locations -
North Melbourne and Fitzroy.

Super Dooper Bumper Comp!

A giveaway is long overdue!
I'm so thankful for all the support my friends and 'followers' have given me and I'd love to award one lucky person with a massive
Under the Shade of a Bonsai prize pack!

The prize will consist of:

One of the new origami crane brooches which are made from beautiful Tasmanian myrtle wood.
You will be able to choose from a plain wooden one or one of the unique Japanese chiyogami paper covered cranes.

A Charming Grey Peony Ring

A stunning cinnabar necklace (in your choice of black/green, black/red or white/red)

A pair of pretty turquoise lily earrings

A trio of floral hairpins (mixed colours)

This prize is valued at nearly $100! Wow. Are you ready for the multitude of ways you can enter?! Brace yourself.

* Be a follower of my blog = 1 point
* Tell me which item in my store you like the most = 1 point
* 'LIKE' me on Facebook = 1 point
* Tell me something new and exciting = perhaps an artist/band/movie/recipe/blog you've just discovered and love = 1 point
* Tell me where you are from and something you love about your town = 1 point
* Promote the giveaway on Facebook = 3 points
* Promote the giveaway on your blog = 3 points
* 'Suggest' my Facebook page to at least 10 Facebook friends = 5 points
* Email me a photo of you wearing something you have previously purchased (this will be used in a customer photo album I'm compiling) = 5 points
* Make a purchase from my Etsy or Made It store = 5 points

So many different ways in which you can enter! Maybe one or maybe all! Give it your best :o) I will write all the entries out and one special winner will be drawn to win the ultimate
Under the Shade of a Bonsai prize!

Please leave one comment or email me (bonsaicraft@gmail.com with "giveaway" as subject) with all your entries and points total. Make sure you leave me all the links and info. I'm allowing email entries as this comp is also open for those which may not be bloggers. Don't forget to include your email address if you are leaving a comment so I'm able to contact you.
The prize will be drawn on Sunday June 27th

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ENTERING!

The Barn Market

This Saturday I will be having a stall at the Barn Market in Rosny.


This will be my first Barn Market as a seller and I'm rather excited - it is such a cool venue and I love it's cruisey vibe.
Would love to see you there!