workspace

Yesterday I had to take photos of my 'workspace' for a couple of exciting projects. At the moment my workspace is a bit crowded, storage is an issue, which meant lots of cleaning and sorting and generally hiding most of the chaos and mess out of shot!
Luckily we are in the process of getting quotes for an attic ladder and planning to build a little studio in the roof! Which will mean I have a space of my own, it will be tiny but with natural light and a table where I can lay out my work, printing and such, and not have to pack it away in between. Luxury :-)
I have a lovely image in my head of white walls and shelves and sunlight streaming in!
Here is a little corner of my desk from my photo session yesterday. I love the repitition of shapes in this. These berries came from a Photinia hedge and are such a great colour.

p.s. I have been thinking about my giveaway - I have some new things turning up at the end of next week so I'm going to wait until then.

milestone!

I'm back from a lovely few days away, no snow but a wonderful time, lots of nature, bushwalking and lunch at a friend's farm, we milked a cow!
While I was away Flower Press notched up it's 100th official Etsy sale!
With outside orders, shops and everything else I sort of snuck past this milestone a while ago but I have been really looking forward to seeing the numbers turn over on Etsy. Feels more official.
Thats a lot of sales and a lot of lovely people buying my wares. Thanks guys.

To celebrate I am going to have my very first giveaway, soon, once I get my life organised. So watch this space.

hakea laurina

One of our amazing Australian natives, the Hakea laurina has the most spectacular flowers on a beautiful small tree. I planted this one a few years ago in our back garden and I've been (im)patiently waiting for it to flower. The other day I was delighted to notice a few buds opening among the branches. And they are as beautiful as I remember them. Another food source for all the nectar-loving bird visitors I love having in my garden and a spark of beauty in the middle of winter. The other day the paper described this as traditionally the coldest week of the year, coming soon after the shortest day (which in Sydney is not that cold, but we don't do winter that well!)
We are off to Bathurst in the Central West for a holiday with family and hoping to see snow on our trip. My kids have never seen it so it would be a wonderful surprise.