Moonmum

Heart of leaves

Sewn yesterday: one of the many ideas scrawled in one of many notebooks. 

I like the pink and orange combo going on. So many tiny leaves made it intricate to sew but i'm really loving the effect.

A bit of digital experimenting

Have been putting some sewn designs into the computer and playing around a little... something new for me. And quite time-consuming as i'm a rank amateur in the Photoshop department. The possibilities are endless though. 

Always time for a little adventure, right?

Re-using kid's paintings

A while ago I wrote this little diy project for The Creative Collective blog... click over for full instructions. Great way to reuse some of those kid's paintings that you can't bear to throw away.

I have to confess, initially i had an issue with cutting into the Moonlets artworks. Do you think i'm heartless? Seriously though, there are so many! I have folders full of the cutest drawing and best paintings and there are always some on display on the walls and fridge. But we do so many, inbetween school and crafting at home that i've become accustomed to using them... gift wrap, cards, letters and book coverings. 

Rather than throw them into the recycling i'd rather put them to a practical use. How about you? Do you have any suggestions to add to the list? Would love to hear how you store or use them.

 

A word about the name

People always ask me why the name... quite simply, my surname is Moon and i'm a mum. Not a particularly charming or interesting explanation huh? 

It originated years ago, late one night when i was aimlessly wandering around online and found etsy for the very first time. Clearly i wanted to sign up right there and then and the username that popped into my head at the time was 'moonmum'. It's just kinda stuck since then. Occasionally i want to change it but that seems to be how people know me now. And it's kinda quirky, so i'm keeping it.

I hope that the name is in some way unconciously me alluding to my mum too, who i've written about a bit here. She's where i got my love of making and creating. I have so many memories of her at the sewing machine, knitting through my piano lessons, doing embroidery in front of the tv, among many other things. 

So that's the name.

Shipping tags made pretty for parcels

I'm time-poor and i insist on something sewn and lovely on my parcels, so these are excellent...

I tend to gather endless bits of ribbon, ric-rac, lace, binding, material, gift wrap, etc from just about everywhere. And i love when the op-shop ladies bundle up little bags full for $1! Perfect to have on hand for a little crafting. When i need some tags to go out with my parcels i sew up a batch of standard shipping tags with said pretty off-cuts. A bit of colour across the bottom leaves just enough space to write a quick 'thank you' or whatever.

Just goes to show that you should never throw out any of those pretty scraps!