Boocraft Designs

Christmas Cards!

2011-11-24T20:12:00.002+13:00

Christmas is here again and Our naughty native bird Christmas cards are back! Buy them HERE

Knack Market!

2011-11-24T20:03:00.001+13:00

Knack market is this Saturday! Boocraft will be having a huge sale on all wears!

October Craft 2.0 and at a New Venue!

2011-09-16T13:10:00.002+12:00

SPCA Cupcake Day Fundraiser Prints!

2011-08-31T10:19:00.003+12:00

Once again I am doing some prints for the SPCA cupcake day appeal! They are being auctions on trade-me for the next week and 100% of the money will go to the Wellington SPCA!

Forbidden Planet

Robot Cupcake

Three Cupcakes in Row

CUPCAKES (JAWS)

Keep Calm and Eat Cupcakes

Craft 2.0 July

2011-07-05T21:37:00.001+12:00

Craft 2.0 was on over the weekend and it was another very fun day! Here are some photos from the day by the Yala Skaler...

You can find the rest HERE

Whats New - Booclips! and Print candee...

2011-06-21T13:59:00.003+12:00

Boocrafts newest venture is digital clip art!

I have become apart of Printcandee, a really fun site full of lots of different designers! This is their launch week and there are some cool stuff going on....

I also have a new Etsy Shop with my digital clip art Designs... Booclips

My little guy

2011-06-13T16:29:00.000+12:00

Handmade 2011 on this weekend!

2011-06-02T15:35:00.002+12:00

Want to learn something crafty? Well Handmade 2011 is on at Te Papa This weekend with tickets till available!

www.handmade2011.co.nz

been away... but had a show!

2011-05-27T10:11:00.005+12:00

I have been away for a while- being super busy working on a show I'm in with my mother in law, called Fashion Victim.

it was lots of fun but got very busy. I did a jewellery range looking at New Zealands native and endemic birds and the struggles to keep them around. I made small painted feather portraits on natural materials like work leather and brass.

A couple of my pieces of jewellery

Jacs work is amazing, the Huias as so beautifully made a look so real..

The 3 Cutest animals ever

2011-04-28T18:56:00.003+12:00

I don't normally blog random stuff, but I had to blog these, the 3 cutest animals I have ever seen! These guys are Honduran White Bats..

The Momongas from Japan

This guy is a soft sniped porcupine

I found them all on .. www.thefeaturedcreature.com

Wedding Favors

2011-04-13T09:29:00.005+12:00

For our wedding favors (after lots of looking around for ideas!) I decided on little food kits.

We had Candies Galore (just lollies) hot choc kit and S'more kits.

They went done well, people really liked them and our guests got to keep the jar as a little thing to remember the day!

So what you need:

-Jars, your choice of size and shape etc, I chose hexagonal 70mm tall with gold lids. I got my jars form the jar place in wellington- Arthur Holmes LTD, its in Newtown its is soooo fun!! $60

-ingredients for your jars - for the three types I did I needed:

hot choc: choc chips, hot choc mix (I picked cadbury) and mini marshmallows

S'more kits: choc chips, mini marshmallows and some sort of mini biscuit (I picked tiny teddys) just so they fit in the jar

Candies Galore: A fun mix of Lollies! $40

- Sticker paper ( you can get this online, I found mine on trade-me, or stationary shops) $10

- Printer

Total Cost was around $110 - $1.30 a favor which was very much in budget!

Once you have everything you need, fill your jars put the lid on and stick the label on and your done!

It took my a day to make 80 favors

I have put up the clip art on the tutorials page..

Puppet Theaters - the 2nd Edition!

2011-04-10T19:30:00.002+12:00

With a couple of changes our puppet theaters are better than ever!

Handmade, learn a craft workshops!

2011-04-01T09:35:00.004+13:00

'HANDMADE is a celebration of beautiful and creative things. It is the place for people who want to learn the skills and crafts of previous generations but used in a modern context and using modern technology, style and flair.

HANDMADE’s multi-stream event-approach is designed to give people of all ages and all backgrounds the opportunity to learn in a workshop environment with expert teachers.'

I will be at Handmade, teaching a workshop on making an upcycled stationary and gift set!

And theres heaps more brillant workshops too! Go take a look..

http://www.handmade2011.co.nz/

Wellington Pop Up design Store #3

2011-03-22T15:11:00.005+13:00

Weddings #1 - Wedding invites

2011-03-18T09:45:00.004+13:00

Downloads..

I have already blog about the invites - but I have added some stuff to it..

This is our Wedding invite! I wanted a really full invite, with a few bits. So I have the main invite, a map, more info and the RSVP all held together with the cover and tied with string. All on the illustrations are my own - I painted them in water colour and the font was a great one I found online. The paper was 100gsm water colour A4 pad which has a creamy tint which I cut to size (I got this from my local emporium) . The outside is brown card from manilla folders (I bought I pack of 50).

Once the invites were done I wanted the envelope to like fun too! So I went to my post office and got a range of different amount stamps - 20c, 5c, 10c , 50c etc. They were very helpful at the post office!

For the 'sender' info on the back I used my DIY stamp to make it fast and look vintage.

I made 70 invites

Cost:

$25 Envelopes

$6 pad of paper (100 sheets)

$5 Minilla Folders

$2 String

$50 ink for my printer

(just the invite) Total $88

The postage to send my 70 invites was $100

Our Wedding - DIY, Downloads and Ideas

2011-03-18T09:39:00.002+13:00

I went a bit crazy with finding awesome wedding ideas, styles, things and bits and pieces! I found so many amazing ideas!

So I'm going to blog all of these ideas (that I used) over the weeks with DIY ideas, downloads and more!

Were Married!

2011-03-11T12:08:00.005+13:00

Were back from our honeymoon and newly wed! I got really caught up in wedding prep in the month before the wedding so I haven't blogged for ages! But I'm back and I have lots of fun wedding and not wedding related stuff!

Wedding chocolates

2011-01-28T18:18:00.000+13:00

Wedding candys! These little guys were a first try for candys for the cake/cupcake/candy table at the wedding.

I think they can out quite well!

Our Wedding Invites All Ready to Go!

2011-01-17T16:18:00.006+13:00

Cost:

$25 Envelopes

$6 pad of paper (100 sheets)

$5 Minilla Folders

$2 String

$50 ink for my printer

Total $88!

Fabric Hunt

2011-01-16T14:53:00.000+13:00

On my hunt for fabric for my Brides maids and Flower girls these were my favorite!! we are going with the leaves and tulips..

Wedding Invites on there way!

2011-01-12T22:36:00.004+13:00

So I our wedding is getting quite close and I have been working hard on the invites! This in going to be the cover - I found this fantastic little cake topper and based it on that.

Craft 2 This saturday!

2010-12-15T14:35:00.001+13:00

This time You will find me up stairs!! so come on up!

Native bird Finger puppets!

2010-12-06T20:52:00.002+13:00

Eastbourne Carnival

2010-11-10T22:13:00.002+13:00

The NEW Boocraft website is up and running!

2010-11-09T22:17:00.001+13:00

Go take a look.. HERE

Save the Date!

2010-11-04T16:02:00.000+13:00

I have recently sent out our Save the Date invites..

I think they look even better with the kiwiana stamps :)

oooh lil Finger Puppets..

2010-11-02T21:52:00.002+13:00

Kiwi Candys, Fish and Chips, vege's and more! each little set has five finger puppets made with different coloured felt. soo cute!

Craft 2.0 This weekend

2010-10-26T21:34:00.002+13:00

The Brilliant Craft 2.0 is once again on!

Fabric and stitch

2010-10-24T22:28:00.000+13:00

I have been playing with some new ideas for jewellery - and here are some of them..

There bueatiful fabrics that have been hand stitched with little pictures..

Wedding Flowers!

2010-10-21T16:41:00.002+13:00

So I decided to grow the flowers for our wedding (well trying too..) and the first ones have started flowers and my Dahlias are sprouting!

Week 2 of the Pop up Designs Store!

2010-09-29T20:16:00.002+13:00

Pop Up Store open and ready to go!

2010-09-23T11:04:00.002+12:00

Finger Puppet theaters!

2010-09-15T11:57:00.002+12:00

These are some new toys I have been working on - finger puppet theaters! And Kiwi Themed! Fish and chip shop and the fruit and Vege Shop. with more to come..

Pop up shop #2!

2010-09-13T16:48:00.003+12:00

Really looking foward to being apart of the next pop up shop! Its in a bigger location and this time located on Collage Street off Tory St in the City!

Amazing GIANT Puppet!!

2010-09-08T11:32:00.000+12:00

I just found this pic - its is a giant Elephant Puppet! AMAZING

Thanks Wooster collective

Pull-along robot!

2010-09-02T21:23:00.000+12:00

These are some new toys I have been working on - pull-along robots and other charctors and building blocks using up-cycled vintage kids books!

ooooh Cupcake Day!

2010-09-01T13:16:00.004+12:00

So cupcakes day was on monday and was sooo fun!! We baked about 180 cupcakes! woohoo!

I used a great Martha stewart Recipe Cupcakes three ways!

SPCA Cupcake Day!

2010-08-24T17:51:00.004+12:00

I have done some Prints that are listed up on trademe for the fundraiser! HERE

oooh Virtual Cupcake!

2010-08-02T19:19:00.002+12:00

For our SPCA Cupcake day you can now get a virtual cupcake!

Kapiti Knack

2010-08-01T21:44:00.002+12:00

SPCA Cupcake Day 2010

2010-07-22T17:02:00.004+12:00

This year me and my friend are doing the SPCA cupcake day this year!

Go here to see!

ZooZ Jewellery - etsy find

2010-07-10T18:16:00.003+12:00

I just found this jewellery artist on Etsy - I love her stuff!

Socktopus!

2010-07-02T17:58:00.001+12:00

This was a little project I did with the girls - Socktopus! I gave them some white socks each to colour in with felt pens, then sewed up the legs and they stuffed them. Then the same for the head, stiched on buttons for eyes and sewed the head and legs together! lots of fun!

Boocraft Stationary!

2010-06-29T16:10:00.000+12:00

New to Boocraft Designs is a line of Stationary! From invites to handmade envelopes, cards, writing paper and more to come!

Knack Winter Market! This Saturday!

2010-06-20T17:37:00.001+12:00

Venue!

2010-06-15T14:26:00.000+12:00

We have found a venue! A Beautful Farmhouse and barn for a big party weekend!!!

Engagement party Invites Template

2010-05-30T19:59:00.004+12:00

Here is the Template for the engagement party invites I have designed for our party. Its ready to print, fold and send!

Click here for the full details

New Dinoblobs!

2010-05-27T12:23:00.000+12:00

Engagment Invites!

2010-05-24T22:34:00.002+12:00

So my partner Sam proposed to my a couple of weeks ago!! super exciting!! and now comes all the fun-ness of organising a wedding!! We want a DYI wedding with a vintage/rustic theme - as we have a very little budget. I am going to blog all of these fun parts and how I have done it on our little budget. so here we go...

Here is my first part - the engagement party invite. I have designed them like a vintage envelope the folds up and closed with a sticker. I used Manilla folders as I wanted a heavy brown textured card that I could print on to, fold and stick - ready to go with my need for envelopes. I made 40 invites.

Cost:

$2 for the manilla folders ( I brought 100 for $20 which I will use for the wedding invites)

$20 stamps!

$1 sticker paper

New Illustrations!

2010-05-11T16:39:00.003+12:00

My new illustrations - wood block collages and framed paper sculptures

Ngaio Fair! This satuday

2010-05-06T16:44:00.001+12:00

Wellington Crafters Pop Up Shop

2010-04-12T10:27:00.001+12:00

ellington design labels Native, AQ Bags and Cath Baddeley Design have teamed up to launch the capital's latest pop up shop - also featuring 'guest spots' by around twenty other local designers and artists.

The pop-up temporary store - a popular concept overseas – will showcase Native's locally made designer clothing, AQ's unique handbags and accessories as well as jewellery and artwork by Cath Baddeley. Other guest designers - in-store for a day each - include Smudge, Stitchlips, Phoenix cards, We Got Knits, Imba, Citrus Green Gifts, Cahoral Clay Art, Taprobane, Sweet William, Zamm Lights, Cupcake Sweeties, Boocraft, Diane Massey-Molloy, Melissa Banks, Sue Tyler and Stitchbird. Artists Liz Ritchie, Jenny Sutton and Jessica Inkpen will also feature their works.

The store, at 302 Tinakori Road, will be open from this Tuesday 13 April to Saturday 1 May, Tuesday to Friday 10.30-4.30, Saturday and Sunday 10-3 (closed Mondays). To receive a calendar of the guest designer appearances, as well as an invitation to the evening event on Thursday 22nd, email kate@native.net.nz Or just come along and check it out!

There will be all sorts of clothing, bags, jewellery and other gorgeous pieces at hot prices.

Strawberries!

2010-03-24T10:31:00.004+13:00

Finally I get some Strawberries off my plants this year and don't they look good!

Reshaping Kiwiana

2010-03-21T11:44:00.003+13:00

There was a great article in Weekender paper in wellington this weekend on now kiwi Craft and Me and Kate from Stichlips were lucky enough to be featured in the article! Click here to read!

New Jewellery - wood slices, earrings, brooches, necklaces

2010-03-17T22:21:00.003+13:00

Some new jewellery I have been working on..

BooMonster Taxidermy!

2010-03-16T10:40:00.001+13:00

BooMonster Taxidermy now has its own website! www.boomonstertaxidermy.weebly.com

And here are some of my new ones...

Knack Market

2010-03-08T09:58:00.001+13:00

Newtown Fair tommorw!

2010-03-06T19:28:00.001+13:00

Retrowhale on Etsy

2010-03-04T10:53:00.003+13:00

I just found this awesome illustrator in Etsy!! www.retrowhale.etsy.com

New Brooch Designs

2010-03-02T22:13:00.001+13:00

This Weekend..

2010-02-26T10:06:00.003+13:00

On saturday..

On sunday I will be in Eketahuna for there yearly fair!

Flower Earring

2010-02-24T10:38:00.001+13:00

Martinborough Fair

2010-02-13T14:52:00.005+13:00

The Fair was last weekend and it was a beautiful day! I had new earrings and the other new jewellery designs and I got to try out the new display case.

Martinborough Fair This saturday!

2010-02-04T19:27:00.004+13:00

And its meant to be perfect weather!

Christmas Bits and bobs

2010-02-02T21:09:00.004+13:00

I really liked the gift wrapping I did for jewellery over Christmas, so here is a pic. And some little sweets I make, thought they just looked pretty as well as being the best choclates I have ever had! There called chocolate pistachio Cookies I found on the Martha Stewart site here.

Giant Monster Trophy Head!

2010-01-30T11:07:00.002+13:00

New Jewellery - Photos Brooches and Necklaces

2010-01-28T09:00:00.006+13:00

I have started on a different range of brooches and necklaces using the my photos - but the entire photo.

Stamps!

2010-01-26T10:56:00.003+13:00

I saw this basic way of making stamps the other day using erasers and carving in to them - they work really well!

Crafty Project!

2010-01-24T22:39:00.004+13:00

While looking after my nieces on Friday we had some spare time in the afternoon so we did a little craft project! I thought they came out really cute! First, after I cut out the shapes, they drew on them, then I used a hole punch to punch holes around the edges so they could sew the toys up by themselves, using a big needle and wool - their six and four but it was easy enough for them both to do it!- Then we used gem glue so stick on all the gems. It was a really fun project for the girls and they love their toys!

New Screen print design

2010-01-23T19:49:00.003+13:00

This is the first four of my new screen prints designs for 2010. All of the animals are from photos that I have taken and mixed with my illustration.

Martinborough Fair!

2010-01-04T11:20:00.001+13:00

2010 Calendar Designs SALE!!

2010-01-02T17:36:00.003+13:00

Happy New Years!! and now that it is 2010 my Calendars are all on sale!! find them atwww.boocraft.felt.co.nz

Merry Christmas!!!

2009-12-17T10:41:00.003+13:00

Creative Blogger Award!

2009-12-15T10:46:00.007+13:00

What a lovely surprise I had this morning being awarded a Creative blogger award from the wicked cool Imba! Imba is a littlies designer making a gorgeous range of clothing using beautiful fabrics and designs! My favourite is the little red Christmas hats - perfect for Christmas day! And amazing beaded fabric necklace that I couldn't keep my hands off!! Thanks heaps Imba!!

This is now the award works:

1. Copy the picture and post it on your blog.

2. Thank the person that gave it to you and link to their blog.

3. Write 7 things about yourself that we don't know.

4. Choose 7 other bloggers to pass the award to.

5. Link to those 7 other bloggers.

6. Notify your 7 bloggers.

Now seven things you don't know about me:

1. I'm a child of the eighties and I did have an undercut! hehe

2. I'm animal obsessed - 2 dogs, 2 cats, 12 mice, 2 ferrets and counting and a little hedgehog next to me today!

3. I'm a clutterbug - my studio is popping at the seams with everything and anything you could ever think of

4. I'm a obsessive gardener

5. I have a bachelor in Fine Arts and a certificate in Animal Welfare

6. I only read non fiction

7. I'm messy :)

Here is my seven bloggers I want to past my award too...

(in no particular order)

1. Blackswan Designs - by Mel, I love blackswans jewelry designs, the use of colour contrasts and photos in her work are beautiful.

2. Supervery - by Sue, with her awesome laser cut designs. Her fun and cute characters are quirky and cool.

3. Littleimp by Jacq , I love her hand bound books! and the cutest little baby hats :)

4. Free Range Baby by Vic, Her stuff makes me want a baby so I can dress them in Free Range baby :) All her designs are made with vintage fabrics that are beautiful.

5. Hotchpotch and Gruelboy by Greta, I LOVE her illustration! She has a really fun range.

6.Minu by Heiki, My other favourite illustrator!

7. Oh Joy! Blog, This is my favourite designs blog ever! she find the greatest bit and bobs.

Little Finches :D

2009-12-01T11:33:00.001+13:00

Boocraft in Pet Magazine!

2009-11-27T13:45:00.004+13:00

Woohoo! Boocraft was featured on the gift ideas section of the lastest Pet Magazine!

This Saturday!

2009-11-26T22:03:00.002+13:00

New Market!

2009-11-25T22:05:00.001+13:00

This is going to be a huge, weekly market!

Kristmas Knack!

2009-11-24T10:58:00.001+13:00

Humpty Dumpty Cake Topper!

2009-11-16T14:03:00.002+13:00

New Circle and Square Brooches and Necklaces

2009-11-07T22:34:00.006+13:00

These new brooches and necklaces, I have used my own photographs but have hand drawn look!

Some new lil BooMonster Trophy heads!

2009-11-03T08:12:00.001+13:00

Doll House!

2009-10-30T10:31:00.003+13:00

I brought this old doll house from trash place the other week and I'm planing on doing it up for Elliette and Tamlyn for Christmas! So here is the before shots...

Craft 2.0 and Island bay Fair

2009-10-30T10:30:00.003+13:00

Craft 2.0!

2009-10-22T10:20:00.003+13:00

New Jewelry!

2009-10-09T21:28:00.003+13:00

Pataka Craft Market

2009-10-07T14:05:00.006+13:00

Once again Pataka is celebrating craft,
creativity and the handmade with a
crafty market here on
Saturday 10 October 10am – 3pm.

If you are looking for unique gifts, inspired creativity and
some fantastic shopping ideas come along and check it out.

PATAKA, Cnr Norrie and Parumoana St, PORIRUA CITY, Wellington.
PO Box 50 218 Porirua 5240.
Ph (04) 237 1511
Email: Pataka@pcc.govt.nz
Open Mon-Sat (10am-4.30pm) Sun (11am-4.30pm) FREE ADMISSION

In conjunction with....

Naught Birds Christmas Cards!

2009-10-05T21:29:00.003+13:00

Moss Terrarium!

2009-10-04T18:44:00.006+13:00

So I was looking on Etsy and found these awesome little gardens called Terrariums. Then had a nostalgic moment remember the ones my grandparents had at their house in the conservity and I loved them! Anything tiny I love and this is tiny and living so even better!! I'm going to have a go myself tomorrow.

here are some cool ones I found on etsy.

By Blithegardens - www.blithegarden.etsy.com

By Doodlebirdie www.doodlebirdie.etsy.com

By Weegreenspot - www.weegreenspot.etsy.com

2010 Calendar Designs!

2009-10-01T19:01:00.004+13:00

2010 BooCraft Calendar with three designs so far, all on 15x22cm (a5) with rounded corners. These are rip off calendars. They will all soon be listed on felt and on my website.

BooCritter 2010 Calendar Sample

Birds of New Zealand 2010 Calendar Sample

2010 Little Critters Calendar

New Little Monster Trophy heads!

2009-09-28T16:31:00.000+13:00

Animaila Show @ Pixel Ink Gallery

2009-09-18T15:51:00.005+12:00

Animalia | Group Show | 23 Sep – 11 Oct 09

Animalia features new and recent works from artists, illustrators and photographers inspired by the Animal Kingdom.

Opening: Wednesday 23 September 5.30 – 7.30pm

Rosalind Clark, Rachel Walker, KIRAN-X, Miss Mica Still, Jinx in the Sky, Debby Allen, Susanna Fookes, Rosalind Atkinson, Rebecca Robinson, Lauren McGrath & Andy McCready.

Pixel Ink Gallery, 12 Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington

New Big BooMonster Trophy heads

2009-09-13T11:15:00.001+12:00

New Brooches and Rings

2009-09-12T16:11:00.001+12:00

New Brooches and Rings

2009-09-11T20:59:00.004+12:00

Island Bay Craft Village!

2009-09-06T10:15:00.001+12:00

Monster Heads in the Paper!

2009-09-03T15:45:00.004+12:00

Wanda Harland Design store in Petone - owned by Martha Craig, has been featured in todays life section of the Wellington Dominion Post and my Monster heads have been featured in the store!! my first newspaper thingy ever!!

New Blocks

2009-09-02T15:39:00.004+12:00

I have started making new block necklaces and earring with my new animal drawings..

And then there were spikes...

2009-08-26T15:36:00.001+12:00

New Brooches

2009-08-26T10:52:00.002+12:00

So here is what I have done with the resin casts I was working on earlier on in the week. Its a really subtle addition but I love it!!!