The Nook Dwellers.

Good afternoon my little ones,
It's been a few days since my last update so I thought I'd crawl out from my Desk and get a post done! There are big things shifting around in the nook... one being I'm embarking on opening a store in the near future, filled with crazy beautiful bright wondrous things. and in prep for that...I've been drawing like a woman possessed. 

there have been rainbows, and houses, vines and mice!

sweet little Deer

and little circus kittens.

and when I'm not creating the 'Nook Dwellers' as the range will be called, I have been playing on unstretched canvases for people to use in their mixed media, or for a centerpiece for a handmade journal...ideas are endless.

So do keep stopping by, and the nook dwellers start building homes in my notebooks and journals...as they creep so silently into your hearts...I've fallen head over heels for them.

It feels right...to finally know who I am, I'm the girl that creates rainbow worlds for things to live in...

and it makes my heart beat fast just thinking about it.

and it all started, with little lily...who kept telling me stories about a circus cat who wore pearls and read books.

She inspired me...

I hope the nook dwellers inspire you.

keep watch..they are ever so silent.

xx Courtney

Friday Pages and Op Shopping

Another Friday, another week slipping past our clocks, I started it with a little op shopping, and I think I did well for a little quick in and out visit!

behold one of the oddest tablecloths I've found, but I loved the bright bursts of colour, like the squares couldnt conform any longer! they just had to break out in a wheel of colourful joy!

my little ones seem to go through face washers or flannels as they are known in my house very quickly, so I saw these little special hand crocheted ones and grabbed a few in different colours for their evening baths.

I picked this adorable little corning ware jug up for $1.00 thinking it was a cute water jug for the home, I got back in the car and my mum told me it was a coffee peculator for the stove! Well that made it twice as good! My darling man does enjoy a cup every now and again, as do I...so this was my fave find of the day...my mum tried to barter me for it, but alas I had to cheekily decline!
and now onto the stuff you visit my blog for! the art and the journal obsession! I've been working in a few journals lately, reading through blogs and things I found alot of art journal keepers seem to do this, so I thought I'd give it a ago... I have a handmade paper journal gifted to me a year ago that is going to become my modern photo journal- collaging photographs down with little tidbits I get all these photos printed and putting them into an album is just too straight line for me, so I started to get creative.

in the coming weeks, I will be releasing a few things into an esty store, including collage packs, filled with papers and cardstock for collage work, alot of them created by me with inks, sprays and paints...as well as some digital downloads of whole background pages created by me, if you want something budget friendly that you can print at your leisure, so keep an eye out for them...so my pages this week have been just that, backgrounds....hand stamped, hand inked, lots of pen work, and lots of love...I sit at night chatting away to the boy with my head down pen in my hand just enjoying the sound of pen to paper as I work on A4 pages to give you a little bit of me for your journals.


there is also a few other things in the works, but I shall keep that between the pages of my journal till I feel the time is right!!!
havent cleaned my house yet! so the video is on hold till I get up and make my little cottage a home again lol, my bed is covered with papers and pens there is hardly any room for me!

take care on this clear blue skied Friday!

ohhh and before I forget! I signed my crazy self up for 30 Days of Get Your Art On over with Traci Bunkers! mad I know..but I'll give it a crack!! so get ur sketchbooks/journals out and jump in with me!


okkkkk I must go clean.... I must....maybe...in 5 minutes
xx Courtney

The Inner Stitch First Stocking!!!

Monday night 9pm sydney time!!!

ROLLL UP ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL UP! and get a skein of Inner Stitch Beauty! 

Lots of quirky colourways that will draw you in and shock you! 

8ply merino and 4ply cashmere merino sock yarn will be available! grab yourself a box of tricks! where each stitch of these lovely yarns will be a coloured adventure!!

FIRST SALE gets a 50gram solid to match their colourway for free!

The Inner Stitch's Shop

a little bit of lipstick

lipstick in the grass...destined for the shop, never been a big lover of pink but this is just a tad HOT!

little bits of love

Tuesday already! I seem to lose myself through the days lately, with dyeing wool like there is no tomorrow I lose many hours! So whats been bubbling in my crafty cauldron this week! well a custom order I've been knitting away. The outfit will be to die for when its finished! Its such a pleasure knitting little girls clothes, dont know what it is! but I just love it!

In between dyeing for my yarn club, Im also working on a store stocking! Two pretties that came out of the post last night are the alluring 'Sea Priestess' a stunning cashmere and merion sock yarn, thats oh so soft! and would make a cute pair of socks, or even a one skein shawl!

Every lady must have a man, and the priestess is standing by the 'Heart of the Ocean' a more boyish blend but still would look really beautiful when knitted up! I was playing with colours that I dont normally use, I think stepping out into the unknown world is brave, bold and ends up being beautiful.

On the home front, my Lily is 6 months old..this came like a slap in the face when the nurse rang up to remind me about her needles! my little goddess is growing before my eyes...soon she will be playing dress up and teaparties, of course mummy will take much delight in playing with her. Shes a little bit of hubby, and a whole lot of me, and Im so glad. She's currently addicted to wheatbix! hence the complete mess of herself in the below piccky.

Another little shop update, as the colder months draw near, when you seek out layers and cute berrets, scarves and all things squishy and knitted, my little nook will be offering a limited amount of hand knits. in stunning colours, with buttons and embellishments and everything you may desire this winter...so keep an eye out for such lovelies.

now I must go and start the dye cauldron back up, and get some work done,

enjoy the bliss that is Tuesday.

tea and yarn

Courtney xx

BlogWatch - A little Cafe with your Yarn.

Todays little blog watch is closer to home! I thought it was time I featured an Aussie Yarnie! and this week I have found the perfect yarnista for your eyes to feast on! In a nook far off into the internet, was the lovely Elissa, and her Blog/Shop

With colourways that make you want to squeel with delight, and delishious base yarns from all walks of life, this little blog and store has a little something for every yarnaholic. As a dyer myself, I always look for something that screams joy

 and beauty, every image on this delightful little blog evokes just that...how can you not smile, at a rainbow of yarn.

Hold your breath a little longer, and take a look at the stunning gradient yarns elissa has featured on her blog.

Her blog has yarn perves no matter where you look, down the sidebar are all her zingy colourways, in each post is some form of yarn beauty! 

She just released a beautiful set of green yarns, in all shades and all yarn bases. This skein below is 60% Baby Alpaca 30% Merino 10% Bamboo, who wouldnt want to knit with this!

You can find her treasure chest of yarn at her quaint little online shop

(apologies, seems my photo links are being a bum and wont link, so please use the text instead, tar!) 

She describes her world as...

and I couldn't agree with her more...make a cup of tea, and jump into her world, you wont regret it, purchase some yarn and some delishious chocolate while you are in her shop, be a yarn glutton I wont tell, hehe

xx Courtney

Blog Watch! SplitYarn Beautiful

Its that time of the week again, for a little yarn blog feature, and I've scoured for the entire week of my fave little nooks to bring you this modern and funky knitter/crafter who makes beautiful acessories for the knitters of today. I give you ... SplitYarn

She makes adorable little needle cases, for needles in stunning prints, aswell as adorable camera straps if you want something a little left of center this is the place to go!

Her sleek shop can be found right HERE

Whats a feature without some yarn perving, her photos are beautiful, her knits are beautiful, and she seems to be after my own heart with the amounts of green she uses in her projects. 

The yarn below turned into a sweater for herself, which looked stunning finished.

I only wish I had enough time to knit myself such lovely items of clothing! Her little blog features shop updates, posts about her day to day life, vibrant photographs and of course knitting, yarn perves and project details. If you loved my last blog feature, pop on over to SplitYarn and take a little glimpse into her world, its well worth the click.

Not only is this blog utterly sweet, there are several tutorials within her blog on how to fix mistakes with photo references, if that isnt a reason to look at a blog I dont know what is, you may learn something for the day.

Enjoy your weekend, with a secondhand teacup an a pair of old wooden needles and a ball of beautiful yarn.

xx Courtney