Cushion Making Extravaganza

We are both tired little bunnies today, on Friday night we were lucky enough to have our White on Black Gingham Invaded Cushion Cover was featured on two blogs:
Wonderland
Boing Boing

Our weekend became a cushion making extravaganza as we tried to keep up with demand. As a result we are now sold out of White on Black Gingham Invaded and will not be able to get any more for at least 4 weeks.

Never fear we still have the following colour ways still in stock:
Black on White
Red on Black
Red on White
Baby Blue on White
Baby Pink on White

Now back to sewing more cushion covers:)

- Ky

My Creative Space

I started this cross stitch a few years ago now, last year my New Years resolution was to finish it, I failed.

I have had a renewed interest in cross stitch so I have a new goal of finishing this by October so I can go to the Quilting and Craft show and buy the second one in the set.
Here is a bit of an overview of my progress to date (please excuse the dodgy photo quality).

 Progress as of this week (almost 3/4 of the way through the cross stitching. YAY).

Progress as of the start of 2011

Progress at the start of 2010 year (look at how un-wrinkled the fabric is)

I'll try to post another update in a month or so. 

In other news Cloud is learning to knit, photo evidence to come sometime in the next few weeks:)

For more creative spaces head over here.

- Ky

Customer Project: Revamped High-Chair

I love it when our customers share with us what they make with our fabrics. This customer's project is an absolute cracker and I just had to share it with you all!

Kim and her husband found an old 60's style chrome high chair by the side of the road and picked it up to save it from the dump. Good thing they did because they restored it and it looks AMAZING!

The chrome was given a thorough polish and the seat was stripped back. Kim tried to hunt down some "funky vinyl" to reupholster the seat -with no luck. Instead, Kim and her hubby chose Bonehead in chocolate brown by Michael Miller from Voodoo Rabbit and I recommended that they use Heat n Bond vinyl to protect the fabric.

Here is the finished result! I think that the glossy Heat n Bond also makes the fabric look a treat with all the shiny chrome work (hubby would have been working for hours to clean that up).

 

Do you have a project that you used Voodoo Rabbit products for? You can share them with us via email (sales@voodoorabbit.com.au) or our Flickr group.

Thanks Kim for sending us the pictures of your finished high-chair. With out doubt this the best bit of recycling that I've seen in ages!

- Cloud

Easter Charity Drive / Giveaway

Japan is a place that is very close to our heart so Ky & I have decided that we wanted to help the people affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. We are also aware that there are still people suffering here in our own backyard of Queensland too and we don't want to forget them either.

To help out, we are offering up our very special Easter Bunny (made using a Funky Friends Factory pattern) and eggs to raise money for the Japanese Tsunami Appeal (run by the Red Cross) and also the Premier's Flood Appeal.

Here's all you have to do to enter the giveaway & help people in need at the same time ^_^

Step 1
Donate to one (or both) of the following charities:
Queensland Premier's Flood Appeal
Japanese Tsunami Appeal

Step 2
Leave a comment on this blog post and include your receipt number from your donation (you do not have to tell us how much you donated.) You can donate to one, or both charities - it's your choice. Each donation enters you into the draw to win - please leave a separate comment for each donation you make. Entries without a receipt number will not be counted!

The winner will be drawn using random.org on Easter Sunday 24th April. Good luck & be generous!

- Cloud & Ky

Moving Out + Sale

We have made the decision to pack up our Coorparoo Market stall and concentrate on our website sales for a while. This isn't an easy thing to do but after careful consideration we just had to admit that the Coorparoo Market just isn't the right fit for us.

We hate moving stock so we're having a sale. From Thursday 24th March to Sunday 27th March we will be reducing our stock by 15% off for full priced bolted fabrics and 10% off all buttons. These prices are only for purchases at our Coorparoo stall and don't apply to items already on sale (they are currently 20% - 30% off anyway). The market is open Thursday - Sunday, 7am to 3pm. This coming Sunday is our last day of trading at Coorparoo, so if you are in Brisbane make sure you nip down & grab a bargain.

So what does this mean for Voodoo Rabbit? We are not closing down! We are moving back to being an online only shop for the foreseeable future. Ky & I are hunting for a retail shop to lease but we don't want to rush it.

You will also be able to find us at other markets around Brisbane such as the BrisStyle markets and the Marky Markets. To be informed of where we are and what we're up to, you can subscribe to our newsletter (see the link on the top right of the blog).

Thank you to all the customers that came to support us at Coorparoo Market - we hope to still see you around online and also at other markets around Brisbane.

- Cloud and Ky