creative collective link love...

I haven't got far this week with my next Creative Collective In the Hoop project, but here is a sneak peek......

Have you made any progress with your project this week?

Pop on over to the Creative Collective Blog and show us what you've been up to!

Creative Collective Link Love

Here is my first project for the Creative Collective In the Hoop Project. I first spotted this embroidery pattern on Pinterest and after a little bit of investigating I came across it on the Wild Olive Blog.


I enjoyed stitching this cute pattern. The colours were bright and I do like a bit of relaxing time with the needle and thread!

Have you started your In the Hoop project? Why not share what you are up to and join in with the Creative Collective's Link Love.......

creative collective :: may project

Be Inspired:
We are sure that you have all noticed the trending use of the faithful old Embroidery Hoop. This month’s project is all about this very versatile crafting tool! We want you to use your creative flair and create something, anything using an embroidery hoop. Any size, round or oval, the choice is yours!

Share:
We want to see what you have created! Take a photo of your In the Hoop Project and upload it to the Creative Collective Flickr Group or the Facebook Page so we can all see how you have used your embroidery hoop!

Don’t forget to include, in the comments/description fields, what items you used to complete your project, why you chose to do what you did and if you have a tutorial so others can do it too. The more information you can leave the greater the chance of the image being used by other people.

If you are a regular blogger be sure to stop by the Creative Collective Blog each Wednesday for our Creative Collective Link Love post where you can add your link and share the progress of your project with us all.

This project runs from today until 31 May 2011. After this date the Creative Collective Members will blog about some of the great items you all create!

If you are stuck for ideas, need someone to bounce ideas off or just generally want to chat with other crafty minded people, sign up to the Creative Collective Forum and see what the buzz is about!

Now it is time to get your craft on! We can’t wait to see what you all come up with!

CONDITIONS:
- All items must be handmade by you.
- All items must include an Embroidery Hoop.
- By submitting your photos to the Creative Collective Flickr Group you are agreeing to letting these images be used on other Blogs associated with this challenge.
- All photos you submit to the Creative Collective Flickr Group must not have copyright restrictions. This will allow the Creative Collective Members to feature your images on their blogs.
- All images used to promote this Creative Collective Project must be credited to the source. Failure to do so will result in possible removal from future projects.
- Please only submit photos that relate to this Project. Any photos submitted that do not relate to the current project will be deleted.
- By submitting photos to this project you are agreeing to adhere to these conditions.

Happy Crafting!

my creative space...

I am happy to say that I have managed to get a bit of creative time in in the last couple of weeks. Firstly I put together these cute little Pom Pom Bunnies as part of the Creative Collective Eggcellent Easter Project.


Then there were the Personalised Egg Keepsakes that I made to put into the kidlets' Memory Boxes. More details on how I made these can be found here.


And finally, I have been slowly but surely still stitching away with the Dinosaur Softie. This project seems to have become the one I sit down with when I have the time or feel like doing something that doesn't take too much of my brain space!


What I have you been up to in your Creative Space?

creative collective link love....

[Photo by Me!]

I have finished these cute little Personalised Easter Keepsakes for the Boys to pop in their memory boxes, another project for the Creative Collective Eggcellent Easter Project!

I will be sharing with you how I made this little cuties on the Creative Collective Blog tomorrow. Be sure to stop by!

Joining in with the Creative Collective Link Love - why not join in and link up your Easter Crafts today!

creative collective link love...

I haven't had as much time as I would have liked and am definetely way behind schedule with my second crafty item for the Creative Collective Eggcellent Easter Project.

Here are a few sneaky peeks, I don't want to give too much away just yet!






Joining in with Creative Collective Link Love - I'd love to see what you are up to with your Eggcellent Easter Project!

creative collective link love....

Today I am joining in with the Creative Collective Link Love to share one of my Eggcellent Easter Projects that I have completed.

I am excited by all the 'packet mix' (i.e. buy all required items in a pack and make it at home) crafts that are available to buy in the shops lately, expecially with easter just around the corner I found myself with an armload of them!

[image - one craftee mumma!]

I purchased this Easter Pom Pom Kit from Riot Art & Craft for a whole $3.99 and here is the finished product!

[image - one craftee mumma!]

Two cute, fluffy Easter Bunny Rabbits! The pack also contains enough materials to make to little chicks too!

Be sure to head on over to the Creative Collective Blog and show us what you have come up with so far for the Eggcellent Easter Project!

creative collective :: april project

BE INSPIRED
This month the Creative Collective challenge is about creating something with an Easter theme. You might like to make some chocolate, create some Easter cards, crochet a bunny, take a photograph of your pet bunny....whatsoever you feel like so long as it's in some way linked to Easter.

This month you'll also see us posting more regularly on the blog, sharing ideas, cool finds and loads of other new developments too - stay tuned!

Don’t forget the Creative Collective Forum is also a great place to get together with other fabulous and interesting creative types and share ideas, talk about what you’re working on or simply just to hang out.

SHARE:
We want to see what fabulousness you have created! Take a photo of your newly created item and then upload it to the Creative Collective Flickr Group or the Facebook Page. Don’t forget to include, in the comments/description fields, what items you used to complete your project, why you chose to do what you did and a link to a tutorial if you used or made one up so that others can do it too. The more information you can leave the greater the chance of the image being used by other people.

As projects are posted to Flickr and Facebook the ladies of Creative Collective will post them to the Creative Collective Blog with your details about how you made your craft project. (Remember: leave information about your project when you post the photos.)

This project runs from today until April 30, 2011. At the end of the month we're asking you all to blog about your favourite projects. The founding members will certainly be blogging their favourites!

We're all looking forward to seeing what you create.

CONDITIONS
* All items must be created by you.
* Items must either be linked to the Easter theme.
* By submitting your photos to the Creative Collective Flickr Group you are agreeing to letting these images be used on other blogs associated with this challenge.
* All photos you submit to the Creative Collective Flickr Group must not have copyright restrictions. This will allow the Creative Collective Members to feature your images on their blogs.
* All images used to promote this Creative Collective project must be credited to the source. Failure to do so will result in possible removal from future projects.
* Please only submit photos related to this challenge. Any photos that do not relate to the current challenge will be deleted.
* By submitting photos to this project you are agreeing to adhere to these conditions.

giveaway :: creative collective

[image - creative collective]

If you haven’t seen this great new zine, *Bespoke*, from Jess over at Epheriell Designs you have no idea of what you’re missing. The cover art alone for this issue is just divine!

If you’d like the chance to win a copy keep reading! Creative Collective are offering readers a chance to win their own copy and all they have to do is suggest a project for the month of September.

If you'd like to be in it to win it just click here.

Good Luck!

creative collective :: february project

I honestly didn't think that I would get this project done, time was definetely not on my side - never seems to be at the moment!

Although I didn't get crazy creative with my postcards like I wanted to, I got them finished and delivered on Saturday morning whilst visiting the Farmer's Market at New Farm Park.

Here are the pics....










Check out more of the Random Acts of Kindness that have been hidden at the Creative Collective Flickr Group.

Oh and guess what....... Only one more sleep til the March Project is announced!

creative collective :: january project wrap up

This post is well overdue but to be totally honest with you - I forgot all about it!

Here are my favourite NEW CRAFTS from the January Creative Collective Project!

Gorgeous Button House by Chantal

Cute Freezer Paper Stenciled Tote Bag by Amanda

Lovely Alphabet Tags by Terese

Thanks to everyone who joined in!

creative collective :: february project :: random acts of kindness

Be Inspired
The theme for this project is Random Acts of Kindness!! Traditionally Valentine’s Day is about the one you love, but in this day and age of so many people feeling disconnected from the world we thought it would be nice to go out there and share some love with some strangers.

We’re asking you to create five postcards with a message of love, support, hope, inspiration and leave them in random places through out your town or city. The idea is to leave them as a surprise for someone else to find.

We'd also love for you to put the Creative Collective contact information on them so that people can get online and let everyone know that they've found your special card. To help we've developed a postcard template that can be downloaded from the new Creative Collective Blog. (Instructions for use of template will be provided at the Creative Collective Blog.)

Share:
We want to see what you have created! Take a photo of your newly created craft item where you hid it and then upload it to the Creative Collective Flickr Group or the Facebook Page. Don't forget to include, in the comments/description fields, clues (not the actual location) for how people can find the card, how you made the card and what materials you used. The more information you can leave the greater the chance of the image being used by other people and the cards being found.

As cards are posted to Flickr and Facebook the ladies of Creative Collective will post them to the Creative Collective Blog with your clues on how to find them.

This project runs from today until February 28, 2011. At the end of the month we're asking all members of Creative Collective to blog about their favourite cards and stories of finding them. The founding members will certainly be blogging their favourites!

Now it is time to get your craft on! We can’t wait to see what you all come up with!

Conditions:
All items must be handmade by you.
You must not leave personal contact details on the cards. (Like your phone number or address.)
By submitting your photos to the Creative Collective Flickr Group you are agreeing to letting these images be used on other blogs associated with this challenge.
All photos you submit to the Creative Collective Flickr Group must not have copyright restrictions. This will allow the Creative Collective Members to feature your images on their blogs.
All images used to promote this Creative Collective project must be credited to the source. Failure to do so will result in possible removal from future projects.
Please only submit photos related to this challenge. Any photos that do not relate to the current challenge will be deleted.
By submitting photos this project you are agreeing to adhere to these conditions.

creative collective :: a big announcement....

We at Creative Collective are so excited to launch our brand new blog and forum today!

The Creative Collective Blog is where you can keep up-to-date on all the goings on of our projects, news and more!

The Creative Collective Forum is the perfect place chat about all things crafty and creative, make some new like-minded friends and have a blast!

We have been working hard to bring you a new crafting experience through both the blog and forum and we can’t wait to see you there!

creative collective :: january project

Well here it is, my Creative Collective New Year = New Craft project!

I decided to give Embroidery a try. I had been eyeing off the gorgeous designs in this little Etsy store for a while. The January Creative Collective Project gave me the perfect excuse to pick up a needle and thread and get stitching!

I must admit that I really enjoyed the embroidery. I found it totally therapeutic. I initially had planned on only doing the little gnome peeking out from behind the mushroom but enjoyed it so much that I completed the little mushroom house too!

You can see more completed January Projects in the Creative Collect Flickr Group.

I will be doing a wrap up of my favourite projects soon!

a friendly reminder....

Don't forget to upload the photos of your New Craft to the Creative Collective Flickr Group or the Facebook Page by 31 January 2010!

Can't wait to see what you have all been busy with!

my creative space....

A little sneak peak at my Creative Collective January Project which is all about trying a new craft. I will be sure to share the completed project(s) with you very soon!

Are you joining in with the January Project? Not long to go now!

More Creative Spaces here.

creative collective :: handmade christmas card swap..

So, I thought I would share with you the four cards I received as part of the Creative Collective Handmade Christmas Card Swap....

I love this card from Kate of Another Donkey Design. Very original and I love the alphabet stamp that she used! Thanks Kate!

This card is super cute from Zoe** - I love the stitching and the super cute decorations on the little tree! Thanks Zoe.

I love the little Santa on this card from Kirsten from Paper by Forget Me Not. Thanks for the gorgeous card Kirsten!

A festive take on the Keep Calm Carry On fad! This card is from Jess** - cute card! Thanks Jess.

Happy Friday!


(**I couldn't find any links for these swappers, please let me know if you are reading this post and I will link them up!)

can you help? :: qld flood appeal

I am sure that you are well aware of the devastating floods currently affecting Queensland. The Queensland Government has launched an appeal to help those affected by the recent floods. Many communities have been devastated. Some families have lost everything.

All of us at the Creative Collective have made a Donation to the Premier’s Flood Relief Appeal to show our support for the victims. You too can help make a difference by donating to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal.

More details on the number of ways to donate can be found here.

creative collective :: christmas card swap wrap up..

I am still waiting for one of my Cards from the Creative Collective Handmade Christmas Card Swap to arrive so I can't share mine with you yet.

In the meantime I thought I would share with you a few of the gorgeous cards that have been received by others and shared in the Creative Collective Flickr Group and the Creative Collective Facebook Page....

Sent by Melinda from Paperklip Designs

Sent by Kate - biggirlssweets (can't find a link to a blog etc, please let me know if you know where I can find one so that I can link to it!)

Sent by Megan from Edan Rose

Sent by Cat from Wouldn't it be Loverly

Sent by Kellie from 74 Lime Lane

This is just a selection of some of the gorgeous cards that were sent for the swap check out more here and here.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

creative collective :: january project

Happy New Year! Hope you are enjoying the holidays with your families!

I am excited to share with you the Creative Collective Project for January. It's a cracker!!


Be Inspired:
The theme for this project is New Year = New Beginnings = NEW CRAFT!! That’s right we want to you step outside your comfort zone with us and try something new! Something you have always thought you might like to try but just haven’t got around to or just haven’t really had reason enough to try it! Here’s your chance.

Share:
We want to see what you have created! Take a photo of your newly created craft item and upload it to the Creative Collective Flickr Group or the Facebook Page so we can all see your wonderful creation!

This project runs from today [January 1, 2011] until January 31, 2011. After this date the Creative Collective Members will blog about some of the great items you all create!

Now it is time to get your craft on! We can’t wait to see what you all come up with!

CONDITIONS:
- All items must be handmade by you.
- All photos you submit to the Flickr group must not have copyright restrictions. This will allow the Creative Collective Members to feature your images on their blogs.
- By signing up for this project you are agreeing to adhere to these conditions.

Happy New Year from all of us at Creative Collective. We hope you take part and enjoy the challenge!