my creative space - making, packaging

Not so creative over here, but I do like the meditation of packaging up Flower Press wares. Sewing on labels, folding the towels, printing bands and putting the whole thing in a cellophane bag. And they look so nice together. A pity I always seem to be behind so the nice folded ones fly off to their new owners and I have to start again!
And some overlocking for those who were wondering how I was going with the new machine. A moment of worry when my rethreading didn't work, but I found the tricky thread hole that was missing and as you can see there's been no looking back. I love it!

Lots more interesting things, as usual, at lovely Kirsty's.

freelensing

Freelensing is just what it sounds like - shooting photos with the lens removed and held in position in front of the camera body. It might sound strange but can give some interesting effects, distorting colour, focus, and light, in a way that's sometimes reminiscent of vintage cameras. These are just a few early experiments but I'm having fun with it. Make sure to hold open the aperture on the lens, I've been using blue tack to hold the little pin which opens it.
I read about this photographic technique on SwissMiss which is full of amazing stuff, and about how to modify the lens on Flickr, where there are lots of great examples.

Thanks to all for your lovely feedback on the last instalment of the photo posting tute. If you look in the comments section of that post you will find the link to the Flickr Uploadr app which will make your Flickr uploading much quicker and help organise your pics.

live this

Flower Press has another new stockist, and this one is particularly special because not only is it local, its run by a lovely friend of mine, Carla who renovated and reopened the shop last month. I was there this afternoon delivering more stock and its filled it with such beautiful things, great homewares, clothes, jewellery, candles and prints. And now some more Flower Press cushions and tea towels! I think Live This would be the perfect place for gift buying, though they would all be the type that you can't bear to part with! Live This is on Norton Street in Leichhardt.
I'm also happy to announce that the new overlocker has been put to good use and my doily cushion on denim is finally for sale in both the Etsy and Madeit shops.