Saltpot Designs

A bit late but I've been busy finishing off our kitchen renovation today. But I wanted to take the chance to wish everyone a very happy Easter filled with family, friends, love, happiness and lots of yummy food :)

Hi everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. I don't normally like to get too personal on here but I've been quiet and I wanted to let you all know why. My time for sewing has been limited because I've been training for a triathlon and on Sunday I did it. I swam 600m then rode a bike 16km and ran 6km. It was my first but won't be my last. But now life can get back to normal a little as the next race isn't until November so sewing time come at me! Showcase entries are being prepared and I'm excited. Thank you for hanging around and I hope you see this post (Facebook isn't too friendly lately).
Have a great week and see you soon.
Lisa xx

So I have listed the suspender shorts in my Etsy shop (I know I know. I don't use it very often but I will be this year). Even though they didn't sell by the previous deadline I will still honour my pledge when they do sell... 10% to Paws of Promise :)
Link in comments.

Good sticky humid afternoon everyone. Don't forget to check out the pinned post for something close to my heart. 🐶🐱🐰

So firstly I wanted to say a big hello to all the new friends who have come by lately, it is a pleasure to see you.

Secondly, I haven't had the best day, a friend of mine runs an amazing animal rescue but one of the cats she had a foster carer lined up for was sent over the rainbow by the pound (no judgement please). So to try and make myself feel better, I am a sucker for animals in need, I am putting my showcase item back up for sale and if it sells by 8pm Sunday I will donate 10% of the sale to Paws of Promise.

I will post a photo and description in the comments.

If you can't buy but would like to donate I'm sure Hayley would appreciate any donation, no matter how small.

Thank you for reading, it turned into but of a novel post :)

Don't miss out. :)

My Mini Valentine Showcase - featuring Bobkin Designs is open from Wed 27th Jan 2016 8pm (SA Time) until Fri 29th Jan at 8 pm.

At 8pm SA Time, the host will announce “Showcase Open” on the Mini Mad By MAD Clothing page, from then on purchasing opportunities will begin!

To Purchase, be first to comment SOLD on your chosen item! The "first' customer will be determined by the time of posting, once the showcase has been announced open. Please note, due to privacy settings, you may not be able to view a customer’s post prior to yours, therefore Mini Mad will announce "Sold to X" on the first sale commitment, at the discretion of what is visible to Mini Mad. Once your purchase has been confirmed, please contact the creator via the link to their page to arrange payment within 24 hrs.

You are welcome to comment NIL (Next In Line)

Payment is to be made within 24hrs or the product will be offered for sale to the Next In Line. Thank you and enjoy the showcase!

About the My Mini Valentine showcase:

The Madly In Love with Handmade Network Groupies join forces to bring you the annual My Mini Valentine Showcase, this time featuring our talented Australian Patternmaker, Bobkin Designs. Inspired by the idea of presenting your mini with a special outfit for a Valentines family outing, the groupies creative use of Bobkin patterns offer you the chance to give your mini a beautiful Valentines gift. Stay tuned, it is truly a beautiful showcase!

The MILWH network holds a group of Australian handmade business owners. It is a positive, interactive space where we network amongst each other and bounce ideas. From time to time we hold a promotion on behalf of the group through the host’s page, Mini Mad by MAD Clothing. And this time it’s MMV!

Words from Mrs Bobkin herself, here is why we love and support her so much:

"Sewing started out as a day job for me and both my Mother and Aunt were commercial seamstresses. I did the 9-5 in the commercial fashion industry for a few decades before having children. Even then I still worked for family as a commercial machine embroiderer and as a seamstress for some of my favourite designer’s part time.

If it was just my trade and my family weren’t so creative, I could of let it go once I had children. But it is more than that, I grew up around a few generations of creative people. Some of my family members still own businesses within the industry and that isn’t restricted to the females in our clan. At family get togethers the conversation usually turns to the industry we all love and the creative side we are all so passionate about.

My business today still doesn’t feel like work to me. It’s more of hobby on steroids that I get to do every day. I started Bobkin back in 2010 and it was all about sewing back then. Or micro manufacturing as my family like to call it. I fitted Bobkin in between work and looking after our four children. I then commenced a pattern making course so that I could sell my designs. Learning to turn a hand drafted pattern into a downloadable pdf was definitely one of the hardest things I have learned. I am still learning and that is the part of this industry I love. It changes and adapts and I don’t think I will ever tire of that. To me Bobkin is forever evolving as I am pursuing different aspects of my trade and what I have to give back to it.

I still have baby dresses that were handmade by my Grandmother and Great Grandmother, hanging in my wardrobe. Each generation of my family have crochet blankets and items our Mothers, Aunts Grandparents and Great Grandparents have made for us. There is something very special about having handmade items your loved ones have created for you. Made with love are the two words that really do some up Handmade perfectly." - Mrs Bobkin

Collectively, we hope you enjoy the My Mini Valentine showcase and we thank you for your positive response to our creations. # # #

Digital flyer design by Zoe Campbell Photography and Design

It is with sadness that I report that my trusty sewing machine has gone in for warranty repair this morning. At the moment I don't know how long she will be gone but hopefully not too long. I had a showcase piece penciled in for February but I'm not sure if that's going to happen now. So in the mean time don't forget the showcase tonight. I will be posting throughout the day :)