newsday tuesday!!

Wow! Newsday Tuesday time has come around so quickly again...... over the Easter break i've had loads of time to be extra creative and use my time well so a little pat on the back for me ha ha
What have you been working on over the Easter break?

While shopping on etsy i found these treasures that i thought i would share....

                                                             pink + black handbag!
I love anything pink and black so i went with this theme in my shopping off etsy....

                                                               sweetheart vintage apron

                                                      yew check out these hair extensions!


Just listed on my Etsy shop is the popular "i blame sibling rivalry" tank top. I've been working over the past nights and days in getting my shop looking better with more current designs- i only have one more to go to make 10 items but have a few more NEW designs i am working on as well so i will add those after they're finished so keep a lookout and i will post a link on here when done!

Today I am hoping to get my products listed up on the Young Republic website ready for the launch next week! How exciting : )

And yes!!! Tomorrow school is back in (as lovely as it is to have Will home it is lovely to see him go back to school!!) so i can get some much needed work done in the studio, preparing for 2 mega busy markets and 1 shop opening is hectic : / but i do love it

Til then... xo

newsday tuesday

On this newsday tuesday segment (even tho it really is wednesday now sshhh...!)
looking forward to the GRAND opening of Young Republic in early May, i have a few things presenting
on the website so keep a look out and travel over to check it out, there's stuff from all over Oz so it's fresh and exciting!

Great news that my cute and quirky fashion label will be stocked in the new little retail store "Wonderland Boutique" which is in the beautiful Burleigh region of the Gold Coast!! Yippeee address to come soon....as it is all in the works atm!

Preparing for the BrisStyle Indie Twilight Markets this week as i make my debut on the 29th April  wish me luck i have heaps to do and also the YDM! on the sunday (1st May!) phew i'm sweating thinking about it, better get back to it!

xo

It's all in the name

Pandering in the studio this afternoon i was thinking about names of labels, brands, companies and i thought it is a really interesting subject. There's so much in a name, it can tell you what the brand is all about .. it can send different feelings to the observer and also be a really strong point in the face of the label or company.

When i started Denver Mackenzie (about january of 2007) i sat one day to think of a name for the label, i wanted it to be somewhat strange and diverse to represent that the labels look and culture.
This is where i tell you that my old nickname was Mackenzie and that i'm originally from Denver, right? Wrong. ha ha i wish i had a great story to tell you behind the creation of the name but it is simply just that, a creation of my imagination!
But, the Denver Mackenzie logo IS my own handwriting- i was in class (Graphic design college) and of course doing my own thing (what i have always done at school!) and doodling about in my sketch pad came up with the thread look, it really suits the label so i stuck with it.

So.... craft + arty  peeps where did you find the name of your brand and did it come about in a strange and peculiar way? Does it mean something to you? Is there a hidden message? Or did you just think of it out of nowhere land?
Love to hear your stories so please share.
xo!

tattoo style designer apron

Handmade AND illustrated from the denver studio i present the tattoo apron . . . . .

It is also reversible! Wowzers
Exclusive to denver mackenzie and available at this weekends Young Designers Market xo!

newsday tuesday

Another week has come around and like everyone else i think these weeks are flying past quicker than ever!
Have a bit of a tattoo thing goin on in the denver studio the past days/ weeks so i've whipped up a couple of pin cushions, you can find these lovely treasures at the YDM this sunday at little stanley street, Southbank...

Nearly finished the (handmade and illustrated of course) tattoo style apron i have procrastinated over since i 1st mentioned it about a month or two ago!!! It's looking great but has taken me so long i'm now unsure if i want it for sale! he he will post a pic tomorrow

Over the next couple of weeks I am also planning and preparing my finders keepers application. Researching how to take good photographs is super handy for me in learning more about displaying my work to it's advantage, i'm sure to have a better chance than previous applications, but still so much competition i'm up against we'll just have to keep our fingers crossed! eeek!

You'll be pleasantly excited to hear that Plumb man and i will be present at a lot more local markets this year, wanting to expand my horizons i have been busy getting in touch with marketeers all around the Gold Coast and Brissy area these include the wonderful BrisStyle Indie Twilight Markets, trendy Kerbside Laneway, West end, vintage + jumble fashion The Village Markets, YDM and Byron and Burleigh- hurrah!

Til then... sweet and colourful dreams crafty ladies...
xo

Let's Go Shopping!

Everyone looooves finding super cool and cute items so i couldn't resist being a part of the BrisStyle's Let's go shopping treat!
Here's some goodies i found on etsy.com . . . .i have a bit of a thing for Alice in wonderland so this awesome piece of artwork is pretty fine . . . . also producing yet more great artwork is.  ..

you'd look hot on my yacht - Greeting card by Able and Game

ZOMBIE RESPONSE VEHICLE car licence plate decal- By Sticker X Who doesn't need one of these?

a pair of USSR retro eye glasses- Vintage item by Isantiik

Pretty in ink Love Paperie a garland of handcut hearts by paper polaroid, definately on my wish list!

I love japan and everything about it, Feeling the love i found this awesomely cute button badge, the maker is donating all profit to their earthquake appeal, great to hear i love japan badge by theartfulbadger

And for more fine and dandy "Let's Go Shopping" goodies head to BrisStyle's blog  . . . til then xo

newsday tuesday

Newsday Tuesday and how a lovely day it's been.. I always feel super creative when i'm at work sitting at my desk i try and sneekily draw pictures and jot ideas in my diary so a lot of the time i have a list of 101 things to do for when i get home. 1 of these today's- to-do- ideas was to finish applying for the BrisStyle Indie Twilight Market on April 29th at King George Square, Brisbane. Now that i'm a cute little crafty member of the lovely market ladies i'm the happiest little vegemite you've ever seen!

2nd thing on my list was to draw and sew some more tattoo style aprons ... also something i been thinking is pretty good lately is paper hats and aeroplanes, i don't know why? maybe feeling a little nostalgic? whatever it is i like them. i think they're cool and if you want to get making one i found the secret instructions right here
Another thing on the super constructive to do list was to add some descriptive words to my market curtain to explain what i do, for instance 'unique, handmade & illustrated fashion label'  or something of the like but i didn't get to do this one BECAAAAUSE.. 

i was so captured watching my little Will running and jumping (in his transformer suit) kicking, heyaa-ing, swording in the air, riding his skateboard down the hill and coming back up again and again and again. A child that thinks only of THAT MINUTE in time, it reinforced my belief that children are a breath of fresh air when life gets serious they can show you how to enjoy it again so simply doing what you love and enjoying it and that's when i drew this little picture,
watching Will being Will it made me think that everyone should have at least one time in their day to do what they love, what makes them happy and feel content, to forget the worries of our day and just be us or me.
So thanks Will
i love you xo