And the 500 Liker Giveaway Winners are...

Hello

Thank you to all who participated the giveaway to win a mystery Jewellery set* from For My Little Monster. 

The winners have been notified via email earlier today and they are:
Natalie Karslake and
Emily Childs

Congratulations :)

Natalie and Emily,  you have 48 hours to contact me via email (emma@formylittlemonster.com) or the prizes will be re-drawn...

(*Please note the winners will not receive their prize before Christmas).

Here are some pictures of the sets you have won ladies:


Natalie this one is yours :)

Emily this one is yours :)

I hope you like them!

I also wanted to say a special thank you to all my lovely likers, customers and fellow business owners for the support I have received since opening earlier in 2012.

I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year...there will be more new for my little monster creations for sale in 2013... so, see you all soon :)
<3
Emma

500 Liker Giveaway

Hi lovelies!

Thank you all for your support so far, I enjoy creating lots of lovely things for you and your little monsters, while being home with my little monster.

To enter, just complete the rafflecopter entry form below :)

You could win one of 2 Mystery Jewellery Set  prizes!

Thanks
Emma
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A bit more about me....

Hello Everyone :)

I thought I would do a post to tell you all a bit more about me!

Name: Emma

Age: 30

Occupation: Stay-at-home mum ... but I used to be a teacher!  I taught psychology and media to high school student in yr. 10-12.

Family and location: I live in Melbourne, Victoria, with my husband, dog (or as I like to refer to him - my furry baby), and my gorgeous one year old little monster who inspires me everyday :)

What made me decide to start my own business?
Well, I have always been creative...over the year I have dabbled in mosaicking, jewellery making (although I occasionally still enjoy doing this), knitting (but...I never did finish that 1st scarf...), card making, scrapbooking (I even have scrapbooked my own wedding album!), I've (with my husbands help) have made bookends for friends children, and finally (when I was pregnant with my little monster),  I made some artwork for his room and I tried sewing for the 1st time - and obviously I fell in love with it!

**I will update this blog with some pictures of the items I have enjoyed creating over the years, at some later stage, so please check back :)  **

Thanks for reading
<3
Emma

**Sharing**

Hello!

It has been a while since I last blogged, but I wanted to share with you all how you can make your very own PUCCA (image below)!

 

 

This activity would be suitable for the inexperienced (say 12 years old), to the more advanced hand sewer.  It is a very easy activity and it doesn't have many parts - so it should be a nice and quick weekend project.

 

To make your very own PUCCA, please follow the instructions below or you can download the PDF here :)

 

 



This pattern has been adapted from: http://ilovepucca.org/imagens/pucca_molde.jpg
The instructions have been written by myself...so if you are unsure of something please just ask :)


I made my PUUCA for a very good friend of mine...and she loved it! See:

 

I hope you enjoy creating your very own PUCCA, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

 

Emma

Tricks of the trade #1

Hi Everyone.

Today I have decided to disclose my 1st trick that I use daily to help me with both keeping my house clean and the items being worked on, organised.

Have you ever been working on something and you have bits of stuff that you are of course "using" everywhere?  Well that seems to be me daily, and with my little monster running around it is often quite dangerous having needles and scissors at grabbing height!

So I decided to go searching for a box to use that I can have all my bits in that I am "using"...none I found were very comfortable...so I came up with the idea of using a tray.  I got my tray when I got married - it was one of our gifts - it only was used very rarely and was in the cupboard gathering dust...now I have repurposed it :)

It is very comfortable to keep on my lap while I sit on the couch and do my hand sewing, and then when the little monster is about, I can easily move everything out of the way and out of his reach.

This has to be the best idea I've had in years :)

Do you use something similar? If so, I'd love to hear about it! 

Emma
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emma@formylittlemonster.com

New world of Blogging...

I'm very new to this world of blogging :)

I would like to know what you think my 1st blog post should be about?

1. Do you want to know a bit more about me? 
2. Do you want a peek at what I'm working on right now?
3. Do you want to take a guided tour of my creative space?
4. Would you like to see a few of my favourite handmade items that I have made for my son AKA "Little Monster"?
5. Would you like me to tell you about some of my other favourite handmade shops/blogs?
6. Do you what me to tell you some helpful tips and tricks of the trade?

Please leave a comment below about what you would like me to start with...I'm sure eventually all topics listed above will be covered :)

Also if you have any questions for me, I'm happy to answer them in a form of blog post or via email.

Thanks for visiting and reading this blog!

Emma
www.facebook.com/formylittlemonster
emma@formylittlemonster.com