Maleny Hand Made

In view of my previous post I thought I'd mention a few of local things I think are great for Christmas (or any time of year for that mater!)


Kindling
are Nina and James who design sustainable ethical products. Thier t-shirts are beautiful and they have a unique range of cards and other fabric products. Nina says
"Inspired by the good ‘ol days (when you could buy a telly that lasted sixteen years) we aim for sustainability and ethical practice . No short cuts, no factories, just quality for longevity and life."



Mukti has been developing her range of organic skincare for the last 8 years when founder Mukti became frustrated at the lack of choice available for ethically produced organic skincare.
Mukti is a great ethical company that supports ethical organisations locally and globally.
Mukti says...
We create…

* handcrafted products made fresh daily
* products that feed and nurture the skin
* labels that state all ingredients

We believe in…

* love
* truth and transparency
* recycling
* renewable resources
* sustainability
* buying back carbon emissions
* social responsibility by assigning a portion of our profits to charities with which we are aligned

We avoid…

* lies
* negative speech and actions
* harming others
* nasties – petrochemicals, synthetics, fragrances, GMO’s
* unrealistic, untruthful marketing claims




Audrey and Rose is the creation of Sarah Rayner and Lee Sisson. Inspired by classic design from the 40's 50's and 60's, Audrey and Rose handbags, jewels and homewares are beautifully crafted, locally made, sustainably sourced and just plain fabulous.




Fliss Dodd makes her witty beautiful toys from recycled and vintage fabrics mixed with delicate, patterned Japanese fabric. A committed environmentalist and wonderful gardener Fliss has an interesting blog called Udder

Most of this is within 10 minutes walk of my front door. And...those of you who live far away if this hasn't convinced you to come on holiday to Queensland I don't know what will. We also have beautiful golden beaches stretching for miles, sunny weather and tropical fruit!

mysterious, beautiful, toys

I pulled these photos from somewhere in the tangle of the Web, then the tide just tugged them gently away from me and now I can't remember where. This is a metaphor for my thought processes since having children- I feel like I'm always trying to grab those slippery thoughts and they are just slipping through my fingers. Will I ever recover?



I don't know who made these lovely toys or where they come from......

Thank you to Deedeen the wonderful creator of these toys is Tamar Mogendorff

6 o'clock Monday night

Around our place, 6 o'clock Monday night......



Thinking about The Necks waves of sound, Trev and I went to see them last night. We had a Persian meal (no kids!!!) at Zafron in New Farm. The food reminds me so much of our friend Farideh who is the chef. It is comforting and glamorous, the warm spices wrapping themselves around your palate like a beaded, shawl.



I had a good day decorating today. The Magnolia Project is under way and I'll have the first images soon...
It is still raining

odd piles of plenty

This coming season of excess has made me think about plenty, multiples and piles. Is it some ancient primal urge from times of scarcity that leads us humans to be so fascinated with multiples?

Many things create random patterns, leading the eyes to make more formal patterns of pebbles on a beach or piles of folded washing. You can clearly see this process in beautiful aboriginal paintings where multiples become formal, rhythmic pattern. Maybe our longing for multiplicity is simply an yearning towards order , the continuous human struggle against EM Foster's "Chaos and Emptiness"?




Sometimes art can emulate this feeling of wonder at many by isolating a single or a few. In this way the whole universe of pebbles on the beach can be ours through the delicate jewelery of Rebbecca Ward,



The mystery of a flock of ravens translated into a single bird by Sleeping Forest.



Or the luxury of a pile of knitted jumpers translated into porcelain by Alyssa Ettinger.






Amazing photos of odd piles of plenty by Tim Walker