Welcome to my blog. I work full time and creating is my sanity. I like to use many different mediums and was a finalist in the Fire Mountain Beading Contest in 2008. I am a passionate blogger, and a promoter of handmade goodness.

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Showing posts with label DELicious Designz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DELicious Designz. Show all posts

Friday, April 6, 2012

Friday Friends - DUSTy Divas - DELicious Designz - Guest Blogger

Dear readers, I hope this Good Friday finds you well. I had hoped to get some extra blogging done this week but sadly it was not to be, I promise I will make up for this over the coming fortnight. This week, for my DUSTy Diva Friday Friend Feature, I am handing you over to a dear friend of mine and guest blogger - Maddabling wishes you all a very happy, safe and chocolate-y Easter break.

A DELicious Dilemma 

Hi, I'm Adelle - aka DEL, and this is my story. Back in May 2010 Samara featured me as her Friday Friend. Since then she has showcased a handmade artist every Friday!! That is no easy task and just goes to show the commitment this gorgeous girl has to the handmade community.

Samara has been kind enough to ask me to feature again, as recently the large corporation known as Etsy closed my store and required me to go through a handmade validation process. There have been many sellers put through this process and  some who have not had their stores reopened - which makes those affected angry. Angry because there are many obvious resellers on Etsy that are operating without question. So I am moving onwards and upwards, with the support of my DUST team who have been sending me cards and gifts to show they care, and I am not going to let this stop my creative passion. I am now slowly getting my DELicious Designz set up at my new selling outlet Zibbet and you can also find my GetSPOONed store over there too.
Since my first feature here 2 years ago some things have changed and some stayed the same (reminds me of a song). 2 Years ago I was very passionate about resin and could not get enough of creating bangles, pendants, magnets, rings - it was so much fun. Then my body started telling me that it didn't like all these chemicals - I started getting very bad reactions to the product, so in the best interests of my health I had to stop that avenue of creativity. I could however still create my spoon pendants as this resin was not as nasty as the other one, and I used much smaller doses. I created a collection of spoons entitled "Alice". They were so much fun to do. I loved doing the photography for each of them too, so much so I made a mini book of the collection. You can find the full series on my Facebook page .
What is next for GetSPOONed? I am unsure, to be honest. I think another series is on the horizon though but just need to decide what it will be.

So from the beginnings of DELiciousDesignz my creative direction has changed, a lot! My love of crocheting has taken off again and I am having so much fun with designing and making. My signature lines at the moment are "My Comfy Mary Janes"
Scoodies - the ultimate Scarf/ Hood Combination
Barefoot Sandals - Fun for dance, yoga, pool, beach, home
Funky Animal Hats - I just love making these and they just look sooooo adorable
Some of my original designs include - Little Red Rudolph, Elmo, Little Bunny Foo-foo, (oh and I make bunting too). I am always up for a challenge to try something new , so what have I been doing - Hair Bows! I made some for my girls and then decided I would do some up to take to market. I had a whole case full for my market yesterday, so my stall certainly had some variety! Oh and one last thing, I just have to show you a few tea cosies I have made - these may be appearing in my store soon.
All in all, I just like to have fun, Create crazy things and make people smile.

You can find me at :

http://www.zibbet.com/DELiciousDesignz

http://www.zibbet.com/GetSpooned

https://www.facebook.com/DELiciousDesignz

https://www.facebook.com/GetSPOONed

http://deliciousdesignz.blogspot.com.au/ (my very much neglected blog)


Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday Friends - Dusty Divas - Delicious Designz


Welcome to Friday lovely readers - how was your Easter ? Ours was very busy with family coming to stay and the house became filled with the laughter and tears of my young niece and nephew. We even had a frosty morning Easter Egg hunt in the back garden - it has been a beautifully hectic week and I have loved every moment ! I digress - this week I am thrilled to feature again a dear Friday Friend and divinely DUSTy diva - Del from Get Spooned!


and DELiciousDesignz


Coming up to the cooler months here in Australia, and of course Mothers Day, it is the perfect time to showcase the DELicious Designz woolly wares. I LOVE Del's work so much and shhhhhh don't tell but I am planning to purchase a pair of mary-janes


and a beanie


all for myself ! The hardest decision will be which design and colour to choose *wink*

For all of those in the Great Southern Area of WA, you can check out Del's wares at the Mothers Day Market on the 6th and 7th May at the Vancouver Arts Centre. This annual Arts & Crafts Market brings together a group of artisans offering a wide variety of hand crafted items including cards, pottery, soap, weaving, paintings, textiles, plants ,jewellery, woodcraft, spinning and more. There will be entertainment and a raffle to win.

Maddabling will be there alongside DELicious Designz SQUEEEEEEEE ! Del is just the best market buddy a girl could have.

PREVIEW EVENING AND SALES FRIDAY MAY 6TH 5-7PM

MARKET DAY SATURDAY MAY 7TH 9AM - 4PM

Anyway enough talking from me, here is Del's Crochet Story - put your feet up (hmmm think how nice those crocheted mary-janes would feel), brew a pot of Tea (did I mention how much Del LOVES tea) and enjoy !



The DELicious Designz Ditty

Hi! My name is Adelle and I am a craft addict. I have featured before on this blog with my resin and spoon jewellery, but today it is all about yarn and crochet.

Where did this addiction begin? The art of crochet has been around for many years and is often associated with grandma's.

But not anymore!! The revolution of young crocheters is here and we are making it cool to crochet.

For me it is something that has always been a part of my life. As a young girl I watched my gran and my mum busying themselves at every opportunity with yarn - whether it be knitting or crochet.

There were many attempts to teach me , and after countless dropped stitches I eventually had enough of the basics to get me on my way.

Many years went by when I had far better things to do with my time - teenager, young adult, and motherhood - so crochet and craft in general was pushed aside.

But the addiction has come back stronger than ever. I just love being able to create so many things with a hook and ball of yarn.

My gran is now 87 years old and she still crochet and knits. She used to make things to sell at markets but now she does it for charity, making blankets and beanies which are given to the needy.

Now I can WOW her with the things I make and she is proud that the craft has been passed on.

I love the bright colours and textures and find crochet to be very relaxing.

I have lots of things ready for my next market like these warm and comfy mary-jane slippers
crocheted eco friendly face scrubbies

cute monkey hats

and a few more ideas which I have a week to work on !


Want to see more ? Check out these links below !

You can purchase these wonderful goodies at :

Etsy :

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DELiciousDesignz

http://www.etsy.com/shop/getSPOONED

Zibbet :

http://www.zibbet.com/DELiciousDesignz

or connect through :

Facebook :

http://www.facebook.com/DELiciousDesignz

http://www.facebook.com/DELiciousDesignz#!/GetSPOONed

or through Del's gorgeous blog :

http://deliciousdesignz.blogspot.com/

Monday, June 21, 2010

Through the Looking Glass - DELicious Designz / getSPOONED Library Display !

I want to share this wonderful public display that Del of DELiciousDesignz and getSPOONED created !
Del was recently asked to create a display of her wares at our public library and it was set up in a really cool glass cabinet - hence Through the Looking Glass ! I apologise in advance for the quality of the pics but had to show this off - so proud of you Del xox











http://www.etsy.com/shop/DELiciousDesignz
http://www.etsy.com/shop/getSPOONED
http://www.zibbet.com/DELiciousDesignz