flower child dress! 

i actually made this before christmas but its hard to edit photos and blog whilst camping! only 30 of these made and they are instore now or you can shop online here.

http://www.sandydesigns.bigcartel.com/product/flower-child-dress

(someone please get married soon so i can wear this to your wedding!)

happy 1012! 

the photos below explain my absence from blog land for the past few weeks!

ive been camping up and down the nsw and qld coast stopping off at the woodford folk festival for new years.. just the break i needed! hope everyone had an amazing break aswell.. and as a little summer treat ive gone through both the shop and online store and put lots of amazing tops and dresses on 

SALE!!! 

via http://tonastreehouse.tumblr.com

yay! 

my cute little shop is in this months frankie magazine!!!

NEW PLAYSUITS! these are soo cute for summer! i really love these and worked on the pattern for quite a while to get it right! theyre tricky things to make! they are only $88 sizes 8-14 and instore now! the black playsuit has floral contrast lining in the bust and the navy has a mini love heart patterned lining..

soo pretty!

or buy them online here! with free express post!

http://www.sandydesigns.bigcartel.com/products

last week i went along to the sydney college of the arts grad show to see kims final work on display!

most of you probably know kim, shes been working in the shop pretty much since i opened and shes really sweet and lovely! this is kim in the shop

 and these are her paintings.. pretty impressive huh! i had seen bits and pieces of her work along the way so i loved finally seeing them hanging together, the colours are so beautiful and well placed, if i had enough money id buy one off her! theyre open to interpretaion as all art should be!

 beautiful sydney uni campus below

 and some more art including photography and ceramics..

wow! i just got an email from nikki and her husband josh full of beautiful photos of their darwin wedding. nikkis bridesmaids are wearing one of my summer dress designs from earlier this year. the bella dress in mint.. dont all the ladies look stunning! photography by richard from http://www.projectod.com.au/

id like to introduce you to a cute blog by sarah gobran who lives near me on the south coast! its full of beautiful inspiring photos, handmade projects, family life, sarahs gorgeous shabby chic home renovations, photos of a cute shop she works in called white suede in thirroul and updates on the clothing label 'thread' which she runs with her younger sister lauren. 

this is sarah with her daughter liv below and a few of my favourite photos from her blog..oh and im buying balloons tommorrow to make those doily lampshades!!!

http://foundby-sarah.blogspot.com/