MADAME BUTTERFLY'S CREATIVE CABINET
A Place to Make,Bake and Create and be Inspired!
These wonderful things and places featured in the Madame Butterfly Gallery in September 2006!
MAHAR DRYGOODS (Vintage and Artisan Crafted!)
The Mahar Drygoods Store is a joy to visit for big kids and a most wonderful place to shop for all the little kids in your life! 
In a beautifully designed Online Store that will cast your memory back to your own childhood with it's lovely old storybook feel, you will have no trouble finding TOYS, CLOTHING, ROOM DECOR and ACCESSORIES all which have been handmade by artists and crafters from around the world! 
Each item is presented on the site with a great fun descripton and information about the person who made it, some are even limited editions and one-off pieces. You can shop in fabulous departments such as Get Dressed, Go Play, Sleep Tight and even view a gallery of all the fabulous things that have been featured in the past.
Owner Robert Mahar has brought together a great showcase of modern art and craft and he himself thinks he has a great job meeting talented people and showing off their wares. He has a background in the Arts and describes his own childhood as being the dorky arty, crafty kid who always wanted to stay indoors, make things and rearrange his room, rather than play outdoors. Robert also has a Blog attached to his site giving regular updates on the Craft world and it's inhabitants and his fascinating finds. Run, Skip and Jump for a visit
IMAGE INFO ... All images on this page from the Mahar Drygoods Online Store ...Cowboy Boot Booties ,Mr Toast Picture Book, Samuel the Hedgehog
SIGHTS AND SITES YOU MUST SEE!
PAPER PRINCESSES UNITE! ...
The PAPERIFIC CRAFT EXPO is on again next month in Melbourne
and we can't wait to visit. It's an expo for lovers of beautiful papers, stationary, stamping, scrapbooking, collage and just about every papercraft you can imagine. It's on at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne from 27 - 29th October.
TO MARKET, TO MARKET, TO BUY A FAT CANVAS ...
The ROSE STREET ARTISTS MARKET is on this weekend and every Saturday morning from 11am - 5pm. It features fantastic stalls from up and coming artists and crafters selling everything from paintings to purses. If you're in Melbourne
it's at 60 Rose Street ,Fitzroy.
FIND YOUR CRAFT SOUL MATE ...
CRAFTSTER is a website where the arty and crafty can share ideas, meet friends with the same artistic endeavours and display your wonderful works! There are lots of great "HOW TO" and TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS online and a catagory and forum for just about every craft imaginable.
SHOWING NEAR YOU! ...
CRAFTSEARCH!!!This site will tell you everything you need to know about up coming craft shows in your state and all around Australia and if you don't live in the Land of Oz, then it also has links for Craft Search sites in the UK, USA, Canada and New Zealand!
KIDDLEY
Looking for fabulous crafty ideas and games to play with the kids? Then make sure you subscribe to KIDDLEY!, a regularly updated BLOG with tons of fun things to make, do and play with your kids! The site is run by Claire Robertson, artist, toymaker extrodonaire and blog author of LOOBYLU,(which so many in blogland, including us, love!) and her partner Phil. There's always something new to see, so make sure you visit!!!
NEW COFFEE TABLE BOOK
Shannon Frike's new Interiors Book is bursting with Colour and Fresh Approaches to Decorating, Stying and Displaying Your Possessions at Home! And so it should as it's title is "SENSE OF STYLE : COLOUR. The Photography is wonderful and the colour lessons for the unsure are great too! With an enormous emphasis on making a house Your HOME with your signature colours and Style this book is a must for all budding Decorators and proud Home Owners. It's $29.95 and is available from all good bookstores from September 1st. It's Published by Murdoch Books!
CLASSIC DVD
For this review we have chosen a selection from your local video stores’ shelves. From Jean-Pierre Jeunet comes a film about love, war and fate. A Very Long Engagement (2004) is a French film with masterful attention to detail and all the classic hallmarks of its director including wonderful cinematography, hilarious moments and quirky characters brought to life by a brilliant cast of actors.
In 1919 we find Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) presented with the papers to tell her that her childhood sweetheart and fiancé Manech has been killed on the battlefield. Mathilde refuses to believe this and sets out on her own brave journey to find him. She hangs on to hope and her intuition that he is indeed alive and they will be together once again. It is a little long in content, but the beauty of each scene and the search for Manech will keep you intrigued until the end. If you love this film make sure you see some of Jeunet’s others including Amelie and Delicatessen.
NEW FICTION
LABYRINTH by KATE MOSSE
Three Secrets,Two Women, One Grail
Join Alice
on her journey to uncover the secrets of her Ancestor Alais and their tale of a book containing strange symbols hidden within which is said to contain the True Mysteries of the Holy Grail. It's a thrilling ride through History, Legend, Religion and a secret which stretches back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt. Alice
's discovery on an Archealogical dig leads her on a terrifying trip into a Tomb and the destiny that ties her to the fate of the Cathars and her ancestor Alais some 800 years before. Published by Orion Books. www.mosselabyrinth.co.uk www.orionbooks.co.uk
GIANT FUN FOR THE KIDS
One of the Quirkiest Rock bands on Earth have released a fantastic CD and DVD for kids. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS have created some fabulous, fun and unusual songs on HERE COMES THE ABC'S. If your looking for a change from The Wiggles, Bob, Thomas or even Disney, try this as alternative and check out their fun website complete with stories, wonderful illustrations, activities and hear and see some of their playlist.
www.giantkid.net/splash.htm
COMEDY DUO 
We say Goodbye to our friends Lano and Woodley who are going their separate ways after 20 years performing together.Both of the Guys are appearing regularly on Australian TV and Frank has a regular gig on the Hit show, THANK GOD YOUR HERE.They ar doing one last Tour this Year and one last Show in Melbourne.Thankyou for all the laughs guys and good luck in your new endeavours, we’ll be watching out for you! You can still get a copy of the TV show series “The Adventures of Lano and Woodley” in ABC stores at the moment , but be quick they are sure to sell out fast!
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