Not enough blogging...

It has been a while since my last blog post, and overall I feel like I don't blog enough... well, I know I don't blog enough.

It seems like I have less time to blog now than I did when I had a full-time job. Working part-time in an office job and working part-time at Ink & Spindle doesn't seem to give me any time to blog. I would love to blog a lot more, but somehow my days are filled with business related things and printing, which leaves little time for crafty activities and picture taking.

Luckily, this week I have something to blog about...

Last week I received this magazine in the mail. Holland Focus is a magazine for Dutch people in Australia and the editor approached me to write an article about myself and my business. Most of you will not be able to read it, but it mostly describes how I got to where I am now. You can read it in my bio on the Ink & Spindle website.

The other exciting news is that we printed Bloem in a new colour! This is a limited edition and I only have 3m of it...

Bloem in Inky Blue

Black is back...

Sumor in Charcoal on Black and Bloem in Charcoal on Black are back in the shop.



click here to see what I made with it... if you're lacking inspiration ;)

Bloem in Burnt Orange...

Yay so exciting...

I did a 'mock-up' of this a while ago but wasn' too sure if I'd ever print Bloem in this colour, but Lara convinced ;)

It all started with some sampling...



Then printing...


Bloem in Burnt Orange

Thanks for convincing me Lara, I'm so happy with this colourway.
Yet another one to add to the list of 'to be heatset' fabric.


Bloem in Burnt Orange close-up

Bloem in charcoal...

yay! my very first print run... the bloem pattern in a subtle charcoal.
I'm very happy with how it turned out, the colour is just like I had in mind. This run has to be heat set before I can sell it and make products.



The girls also printed Teegs' first pattern today, check it out on our blog. Teegs is in the process of setting up an etsy shop, so you will all be able to get your hands on her lovely pattern soon.



As you might have read on Lara's blog, Ink & Spindle has been accepted for the Melbourne Design Market! It's so exciting, as it's like the biggest design market in Melbourne... scary though, I really have to start making lots of pretty goodies...like now ;)

Busy, busy...

designing, designing...


Bloem © Hollabee 2008