greenolive

see you @ MARKit

Mark it in your diary – you'll find both vintage prints & greenolive here. Its going to be a great day – hope to see you there.

a picture is worth a thousand words

The "official" memory, a photo of me - not sure what age. This was the image of me that I have grown up with.

This captured the essence of me on that day - note the blonde curls: the curls stayed, but somewhere over the next few years I became mousy brown. I wonder if I'd stayed a blonde would I have had more fun?

Then recently, my sister sent me a collection of photos that she'd found when she'd helped to pack up my Grandmother's house. These were the photos that Mum had send Rose over the years. Most were familiar, copies of photos that I had grown up with, but among them was a photo I'd never seen before.

Its obviously from the same photo session, but was probably considered an out-take. A blooper. An "un-official" memory.

I think I like it better. It probably captures the real essence of me. Even now, as a grown up 44 year old, my Mum tells me I'm cheeky, with a wicked sense of humour.

I wonder what I was smiling at? Maybe Mum can shed some light. She reads my blog. Mum?

what might have been...

We were supposed to be in Sydney this weekend, selling our wares at the Finders Keepers Market. It was SO THRILLING to be accepted, we were going to take our screenprinted fabrics, tweed bags and vintage prints.

However for personal reasons we had to pull out and our place has gone to some other retailer. I hope whoever they are they have a great market. And I hope all the other Melbourne-based designers and makers have a great market too. Its a huge investment of time, energy and money to do an interstate market.

While I am sad about not being in Sydney and FK, the old me would have killed herself to have gone no matter what, and the newer me realises that when one door closes another opens. 

So I'm waiting patiently for that door to open.

happy customers

Sometimes I think our customers are just as enthusiastic about vintage prints as we are. Louisa is one such customer.

Louisa first found us at Rose Street markets and ended up buying a print that was just perfect for her: a girl with red hair named Louisa. She blogged about us and her print, and as a result we made another sale and had people visit us at Magnolia Square last week.

Thanks Louisa!!

new stockist: Limerence

Limerence, a gallery/boutique in Belgrave, is now a stockist. You can find a selection of our wool tweed bags and recycled suit scarves there.

They have just released they new website (screen dump above) complete with designer bios – you are bound to spot some of your local favourites.