Little Diva's last market......

Make sure you come and visit Little Diva Designs at the markets tomorrow as this is going to be my last market (for a while anyway) while I concentrate on my new online store to be launched soon...


Boutique Markets, Portside Wharf, Hamilton. Free Parking and great food and coffee for when you need a shopping break.

**EXTENDED HOURS: 9am to 3pm**

Don't despair if you can't make it to the markets as I'll still be selling online for the moment and will be uploading lots of new items next week. Also, I'm offering *Free Postage* on lots of items at the moment.

New rings....

Just thought I'd show you a few new rings that I'll have available at the BrisStyle Markets on 5th December.


These are made from gorgeous Japanese Linen fabrics sent to me by the divine Mee a Bee. You must check out her fantastic kids messenger bags in her Etsy store here. Get in quick though as they don't seem to last long!!

Started your Christmas Shopping yet ??

Sunday 8th November from 8am to 1pm, Portside Wharf


Click here to go to the Boutique Markets website...

This is one market you don't want to miss...

Mathilda's Market is coming to Brisbane again and Little Diva Designs will be there this time.

These markets are becoming very popular and well known for gorgeous, unique and mostly handcrafted goods for kids. It's on Sunday 1st November from 9am to 1pm and from what I've heard, you should get in early!!


What a fabulous way to stock up on Christmas Goodies for the kids, nieces, nephews, grandkids etc...


You'll find Mathilda's Market at Brisbane City Hall, between Adelaide and Ann Streets, King George Square, Brisbane City and entry is free. Click here to see which amazing stallholders will be there.


P.S. These photos are a small selection of stallholders who you'll find at the Markets - click on the photos to be directed to their websites...

Little Diva's newest stockist......

I went for a little trip out to Ipswich today to take lots of rings to my newest stockist, Handmade Heaven.


Liesa has a gorgeous little shop in "The Old Flour Mill" and it was great to finally see it in person. You can find lots of my new rings there and plenty of other handmade goodness...


Here's a photo of Liesa having a cuddle with my kids:


I decided to take the kids with me to make a day of it and we met my sister-in-law and her daughter who came down from Toowoomba.

First stop after setting up my rings at Handmade Heaven was the Ipswich Art Gallery for the "Wonderland" exhibition. This free exhibition was very interesting and the kids loved it. They even got to do some craft too.


Then we headed off to Queens Park which is huge and has the most fantastic playground. A spot of lunch and a couple of hours play at the park and it was time to head back home.....

Need some inspiration for Christmas Gifts ??

Check out the new Made It blog... It's kind of like a Christmas gift guide and from today they'll be posting daily gift ideas from the fabulous Made It, which of course is filled with lots of handmade goodness.

Also, I've finally listed some of my rings and there'll be more to come too. Click here to visit my online Made It store.


I'm also currently sourcing stockists for my rings so send me an email if you're interested - littlediva @ aapt.net.au


I'm also visiting my newest "ring" stockist tomorrow so keep an eye out for that post when I reveal who it is....

and the winning idea is......

...actually there's two winning ideas because I combined a bit of both:

Faith Hope and a whole lotta Love and Jessi. Congratulations ladies.... Send an email to me at littlediva @ aapt.net.au and I'll get you to choose your prize - a ring of course !!

So here it is, I really liked Jessi's idea of the photo frame with the nails to hang the rings individually but decided to use my mini pegs to attach them instead....


and then I also loved the idea of using a "wooden trinket display cabinet thingy" (love the wording there - he he) from Faith Hope and a whole lotta Love.

I was stoked when I went searching through the cupboards to find something to use and I came across these fabulous Royal Selangor boxes which used to house my husbands 21st Pewter Mugs (which thankfully are now on display in the bar downstairs!).



I took all the bits and pieces of foam out, found some paint in pink and green - which coincidentally happened to be the exact same colour of pink and green as the bowls I originally used as my ring displays - and gave them a couple of coats of paint.


So, I love it because I still get to use the rice idea and also get to use my mini pegs. I also have less to cart around now as I can keep the rice in the boxes, instead of a separate container, and the rings that are pegged can also stay there.


What do you think?



If you live in Brisbane and want to see my little creations and also my range of rings in person, I'll be at the Racecourse Road Street Party, Hamilton/Ascot, this Sunday (just outside the St Augustine's Church Hall). Otherwise, I'm hoping to have time to list some of the rings in my Made It store next week.



Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to share your fantastic ideas. There were other ideas I really liked too but I just didn't have the time or patience to pull them off!!

Who will the winner be ????

Thanks everyone so much for your fantastic ideas on creating a new display for my rings...


I have started on my display and hope to show it to you later today, and of course reveal the winning idea !! Stay tuned...

Something new....

I've been feeling the need to create a few new things for Little Diva Designs lately - even though I don't really have the time!! Anyway, there is one thing that I'm testing at the moment so I can't show you that just yet but it will come in very handy for summer - especially kids swimming lessons!!

Here is one I can show you though. My new fabric covered button rings:


These little cuties are adjustable the smallest you can adjust them to is approx 15mm (diameter).


I'm not going to list them online yet but I'll be selling them at the next Boutique Markets on Sunday 13th September.


The button size is 22mm.


Don't forget, Christmas will be here in no time and these would be perfect stocking fillers....
Have a fantastic weekend everyone....

Giveaway - last chance today...

Today is the last chance to enter my giveaway. So if you haven't already, click here to go to the blog post and leave a comment - you've got plenty of chances for more than one entry too...


I'll be drawing the winner tomorrow... Good Luck!!!

It's market time again....

It's that time of the month again (market time that is!!):


Find Little Diva Designs at the Boutique Markets, Portside, Hamilton. This Sunday 9th August from 8am to 1pm.

FREE Parking all day, yummo Fish and Chips and beautiful restaurants, fabulous coffee, great playground for the kids just across the road.

If that isn't enought to tempt you then have a look at these to-die-for cupcakes from Tabitha's Place:


They have the most amazing flavours and I'm trying a new one every month ! Make sure you get in early though as she sells out every time.



P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already. Click here.

Giveaway time.....

Finally, it's Giveaway Time..... This was supposed to coincide with my 100th post but that didn't quite happen, so here's my 113th post Giveaway !!

There is a nice bundle of things you can win and one person will win them all.



1. Cute little coin/card purse.. great for a little girl or use it yourself...


inside is lined with these pretty little love hearts:



2. Magnetic Bookmark:



3. Three Fat Quarters of Jenean Morrison's "Moondance" fabric for Free Spirit: (if you're not a sewer why not use it to wrap a gift for one of your crafty friends!!)



4. Vinyl covered pencil case - lined with a gorgeous lime green fabric:


All you have to do to enter is follow my blog, follow me on Twitter, or become a fan of my Facebook page. You'll get one entry for each so make sure you leave a separate comment for each and if you already follow me, that's great, still leave a comment for each one. Make sure you let me know your Twitter/Facebook name in your comments so I can match you up.

And you can also get another entry by blogging about this giveaway on your blog. So that's four chances at winning. Oh, and I'll post worldwide too.

Good Luck!! I'll be drawing the winner on Sunday 16th August...

And the winner is.....

Sorry for the lack of a cute kiddie photo drawing the winning number but I just didn't have time, so it was up to the boring old Random Number Generator to pick the winner of my Newsletter sign-up draw. So, the winner is.....

Eve Thompson

Congratulations Eve, you've won a $15 voucher to the Little Diva Made It store and I'll be sending you an email with the details soon.

Also, if you entered the BrisStyle monthly giveaway, click here to see if you won!!

What a fabulous couple of days for Little Diva...

Little Diva has really been getting out there over the last couple of days.

Firstly my Butterfly Girls Skirt was picked for the "Made It" shopping guide.


Then the lovely Jo from Babyjo did a beautiful post on her blog.


Then, just as I was heading over to type this post, I checked my emails and there was one from Bec at Made It telling me that my new singlet tops had been featured on the Kids Style File website as part of the "Five Fabulous Finds: Cute as Pie Pieces for your Little Miss".


and if that isn't enough, my Easy Peasy Girls Skirt Pattern kit (one of my Usew2 Etsy Store items) was featured in an Etsy Gift Guide - "DIY Made Simple".


So, it's all very exciting and now I'd better go as the kids are screaming at each other in the background!! Ahhh, back to reality....

Hoot.... Hoot.... can you hear them coming!!

You'll probably remember these Owls I made for Jo from Lovestamp recently for her market stall:


Well, the lovely Jo has been fielding so many customer queries at the markets for me that I've decided to start making some (with her approval of course!!).

I've got quite a bit of sewing to do over the next few weeks but once that is done I'll make some Owls (hopefully before my next market, Boutique Markets on Sunday 9th August). Of course I can custom make in the fabrics or colours of your choice too.

So keep following my blog or sign up for my newsletter (just send me your email address) to find out when they're available.

If you want to see them on the Lovestamp stall, click here and here for some photo's.

EDIT: 29Jul - It doesn't look like I'll have any owls made for the next Boutique Markets on 9th August so if you really want one for a gift or anything in the next 3-4 weeks, let me know and I'll make one especially for you in fabrics of your choice.

Cute new girls singlets....

I've finally got around to listing some of my girls singlets in my Made It store...


Click here to visit my store.... More coming soon....

The Snigglebottom's feature on My Child blog...

It was very exciting today when Jodie from Love Mum (one of my new stockists) called to tell me that the Snigglebottom's were featured on the My Child Magazine blog.

Click here and scroll down if you want to read their rather amusing take on them....

I wonder what's next for the Snigglebottom Family ??