Love you Queensland.

Queensland has been devastated by massive floods this year. Floods we haven't seen since 1974.  Over 200,000 people have been affected.  At least 70 towns were flooded.  Three quarters of the state was declared a disaster zone.

Yet even in these hard times, when all seems lost, there still appears some hope for those affected.  Please help out where you can so we can make this state beautiful again.

BrisStyle's Handmade Ark

Etsy.com's Brisbane team BrisStyle are donating money from sales
to the Premier's QLD Flood Relief Appeal.

Volunteering QLD

Become a volunteer and help out with whatever skills you have.

Baked Relief

Provide some food and drink to flood affected communities
busy cleaning up in the QLD heat.

RSPCA QLD

The RSPCA shelter at Fairfield was badly hit too.   
Any donations and help would be greatly appreciated.

Goodnight everyone, and hope you're all ok wherever you are.    Teneale x

ps. The tricycle photo above was found here http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/gallery-e6frer9f-1225987588708.  It shows just how high the flood waters got to in Goodna, QLD.

Rain, rain, go away....

Yes, it's raining in Brisbane.  A lot.

Rainy markets are quite scary sometimes, especially when you're not prepared (like us). So I'm making a checklist of things we MUST do and pack before the next market. And what's the first thing on that list? Marquee weights!!   Don't want my marquee going up again, no sir-ee. How freakin' scary!!

Oh well, all you can do is laugh at the end of the day. Thank you everyone that helped us out on Saturday at the BrisStyle Indie Designer's Market. The speedy race with all our stock into the hall kitchen was brilliant, and nothing got damaged which is pretty awesome too!  Fingers crossed the weather clears and brings on a dazzling night for the BrisStyle Indie Twilight Market in King George Square, Brisbane - 17 December.  Very much looking forward to it.

Teneale x

To market to market, a gallop a trot...

Firstly, I'd like to send a thank you out to all the sweet people that dropped by my stall at the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market, and also to those that took part in the Monster Softie workshop.  I hope you all enjoyed both the market and the workshop, and we'd love to see some of the finished monsters!

Secondly, thank you to the BrisStyle team for putting together yet another awesome market.  You girls totally rock.

We didn't have time to take many photos, but here's some to show you the fun we had.

Tess and Ryder from Peppermint Magazine busy making a Monster

(Thank you Peppermint Magazine for the photo)

Me teaching some sewing newbies

Iced VoVo's keep me going

Dad playing to all the 'Crafty Ladies' at the market

The next day I trotted off to Finders Keepers to have a quick squiz.

Photo courtesy of http://thedesignfiles.net/

I stumbled across this awesome felt sewing machine 

made by Herbert and Friends, complete with lead 

(thank you again http://thedesignfiles.net/ for the photo!)

I'm very happy with my purchases.

Teneale x

Halloween Down Under

We had zombies walking through Brisbane on Sunday 24th October. Did you take part? Was it fun? We're thinking we'll have a go next year, as we found out about it a little too late to register. It was awesome fun though getting to see everyone taking part!

Our zombies went for a bit of a walk too.

I love my shot in black and white. I think it could work for a postcard.

We managed to go trick or treating too, and dressed as the scariest things we could think of. Or what we could put together that was scary-ish.

Twins from The Shining

Shaun of the Dead

Jack Torrance from The Shining

Last but not least, don't forget to come to the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market this Saturday at Hamilton. We'll be running a Softie Workshop at 11am, the last for the year, and all materials will be supplied as well as tuition. Please let us know if you are going to attend by emailing wickedchilddesigns@yahoo.com.au or commenting below so we have enough fabric. And please also note it will involve sewing with needles, so the workshop is more suitable for teenagers and adults.  Thanks!

BrisStyle Indie Eco Market

Saturday 6th November,  9am to 2pm

St Augustine's Church Hall and Grounds,

Racecourse Road, Hamilton

Teneale x

Friday I'm in Love

Spring has sprung, and we're super duper excited to be at the BrisStyle Indie Designer Markets tomorrow.

One of the BrisStylers, Lemon Ink, will be there with some funky messenger style bags like this one. They're handmade from recycled materials that could have ended up as landfill, such as seatbelt straps and advertising billboards.

I love this one the most - the ACE Maxi Messenger bag.  I'm sure lots of 

dads would love it this Father's Day too.

You'll find Lemon Ink, Wicked Child Designs and many other BrisStylers tomorrow at the BrisStyle market. We'll be at St Augustine's Church Hall and grounds at Racecourse Road, Hamilton, from 9am till 2pm.  And not only will you get to do some fantastic shopping, but you can also get a '2 for 1' movie pass to the new award winning indie film, 'The Kids are Alright' starring Annette Benning and Mark Ruffalo. You'll also get a bonus pass for every ticket you purchase in the big BrisStyle raffle so you can take the whole family along!  Visit the Promo table to enter, and let them know how you found out about  the market to get your free '2 for 1' ticket.

Well, I better get back to packing the car.  Teneale x

BrisStyle Twilight Market

Thank you everyone who came to King George Square on Friday night to visit Wicked Child Designs and the rest of the BrisStyle gang. You totally rock.

The night flew so quickly, we barely got a chance to leave the stall. I did manage to pick up some wicked iced coffees from the cafe not too far away from us. Oh and I took this really bad shot of my stall. Way to go me. Oh well, at least it gives you an idea of what the stall was like if for some reason you didn't make it in there.

We're not at Young Designer's Market today, but we will be at the Valley Laneway Markets on the 8th of August.  Looking forward to it. Should be super fun.

Back to the sewing machine I go.

Teneale x

Meeting Kevin Rudd

Last Sunday we had a stall at the local Morningside Festival, held one day each year in Morningside, Brisbane.

Little did we know former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd would be there too. I couldn't resist a little chat, and gave him his very own Wicked Child softie of himself.

We also made it into mX newspaper earlier this month for the BrisStyle Eco market.  And The Beatles went to a very lovely family in Brisbane too.

Want to catch more Wicked Child Designs action ?  Come see us at the BrisStyle Twilight market tomorrow night in King George Square, Brisbane, from 5pm till 9pm.  There'll be loads  of other cool BrisStylers there too - check out the list here - http://www.bris-style.com/page/indie-twilight-market/

Teneale x

Twilight softies hitting the BrisStyle Twilight Market

In time for the last Twilight movie, the three hottest teens on the silver screen at the moment will be hitting the BrisStyle Indie Twilight Market on the 30th July at King George Square in Brisbane. They have a thirst for blood, but are really quite ‘armless.

Bad jokes aside, come on down between 5pm and 9pm to see them and the rest of the Wicked Child softies such as Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.  Will they bite each other's heads off? Who knows.  Plus there’ll be heaps of other BrisStylers selling awesome handmade goods too. Check out the BrisStyle website for more info on the team – http://www.brisstyle.blogspot.com/

Teneale x

What's goin' on....

Hello again !

I've been busy making extra things for the BrisStyle Indie Eco Market next month.

Like bottle cap magnet sets,

and cards,

and gift tag sets from pre-loved golden books. I then made a 3 metre chain to decorate my stall with the scraps left over.

There'll be more dolls coming along too. Maybe I should book two tents...

Hope to see you there.

Teneale x

friday i'm in love

Gosh I haven't updated here for a while. Sorry everyone :/ Firstly I'd like to put up some pics from last weekend. We had the BrisStyle market at Hamilton on Saturday, then Southbank Young Designers Market on Sunday (and then office work all week - yuck). And here are a few rad items that have caught my eye recently.

Alice in Wonderland Teapot and Cup Set $45 on etsy Art Decadence

Fox pendant necklace $20 US on etsy Pannikin

Alice in Wonderland art brooch $18 US on etsy Jettas Nest

Headless deer $32 US on etsy Every Eskimo

Happy Friday everyone xoxo

Bleeding Heart

Very happy to announce The Beatles, Kevin Rudd and Barack Obama will all be at the Bleeding Heart Boutique Gift Market this Thursday and Friday from 10am till 3pm. You can find them at the Bleeding Heart Verandah, 166 Ann St, Brisbane City. For more info on the Bleeding Heart Market please contact Samantha Jockel samantha.jockel@adidem.com.au

We will also be at the BrisStyle Xmas Market this Saturday, with many other BrisStyle team stalls. To find out who will be there please visit the BrisStyle page. We'll be outside St Augustine's Hall, Racecourse Road Hamilton from 9am till 4pm.

See you there !!

xo Teneale

A brief rundown...

Wow this week has flown. Sorry followers, I'm losing track of what day it is with all the work on at present. As you may or may not be aware, I work full time as an office manager and then do Wicked Child Designs from 6 till sometimes midnight. The days are starting to fly by quicker as both get busier. Last Saturday Tim and I met up with Thea and crew at the Thea and Sami studio. Very interesting watching the fabrics being printed, and also came home with goodies. Thursday night we went to the Brisbane ABCD meet up run by Bondville and Udessi. A fun night of chatting, beer swigging and relaxing was had, and also receiving a bag of goodies. Kind of like a birthday party, without the crazy drinking games. Then Sunday I went to Brown Owls, and scored this awesome little foxy squirrel brooch from Rebecca (Edward and Lilly) in the Brown Owls xmas swap. I've named him Fantastic Mr Fox. Thank you Rebecca xo. And yesterday I scored a Little Mary Moo babushka purse from Therese at the BrisStyle xmas swap. Thank you Therese xo. We also said our goodbyes to Alison and Tony from Pretapawte. They will be heading down to Canberra at the end of November. Below are a couple of their collars I bought for two puppy dogs this xmas. We shall talk again soon. xo Teneale