tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46153991442904425622024-03-05T00:50:53.672-08:00The Crafty SquirrelMorgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-90455660126546786282016-12-05T20:09:00.000-08:002016-12-05T20:09:14.505-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its been a BIG year folks and to wrap it up I've decided to give you more opportunities to visit us this Christmas! We will be OPEN everyday now until Christmas Eve! Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm. </div>
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We will then be CLOSED for the summer break and reopen on Thursday 2 February 2017. </div>
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I wish you all the very best for the festive season and would like to thnak you for your patronage and support over the year. I couldn't do what I do without you all! Merry Craftmas! Ho Ho Ho! </div>
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Hello - Konnichiwa! Hope this finds you all well! Life has been somewhat head down at the Crafty Squirrel HQ this year with our most recent pop up being at the Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) in Melbourne in April. We had a fabulous time and loved catching up with our lovely regular visitors and meeting lots of new faces who have made the journey to Ballarat to visit the studio shop. </div>
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Behind the scenes we have been working on some (cross our fingers) wonderfully crafty workshop ideas that we hope to host in the coming months but the most exciting news of all is our treasure hunting trip to Japan and the announcement that we will soon be running crafty tours of Tokyo with the first one happening in May 2017.</div>
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If you follow along on Facebook or Instagram you can see a sneak peek of some of the places I visit (but not all of course....you have to come on the tour to see that!). If you are interested in finding out more please send me an email to info@thecraftysquirrel.com.au and I will add your name to the mailing list so that you will hear first! </div>
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There will be limited spaces and I can guarantee it will be lots of FUN! If you've always wanted to visit Tokyo and you love all sorts of crafts - particularly fabric, paper and wool based hobbies than this is the tour for you! I look forward to you joining me on the journey! Morgan x</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The Crafty Squirrel is turning 4 and what better way to celebrate than to have a SALE! The sale will run over two weeks in store only. 30% off storewide - excluding Sonny angels. Sale on 25, 26, 27 June & 2, 3, 4 July. Store opening hours are Thurs & Fri 10am to 5pm and Sat 10am to 4pm. Yippee!</span>Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-4599048813780777702015-04-13T22:01:00.000-07:002015-04-13T22:01:00.300-07:00Visit me at the AQC!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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It's been a great start to 2015 with lots of opportunities to sew and get creative with my beloved vintage sheet collection! The flavour at the moment seems to be cushions and I have recently come up with a new kit that utilises improvisational piecing from the scrap basket in my studio. I love how it turned out so much I am tempted to make a quilt using this technique - super fun and simple. Once you start you don't want to stop! The other new cushion design I have is one made using squares from my vintage sheet charm pack. A sweet patchwork flower would brighten up any couch or bed don't you think?<br />
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All of this behind the scenes preparation has lead me to my first ever venture into the <a href="http://www.aqc.com.au/Melbourne/#sthash.e1x0AHZD.dpbs" target="_blank">Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne</a> otherwise known as the AQC.<br />
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I'm excited to say that I will be popping up there with all my vintage sheet goodness PLUS lots of goodies from the shop. The fair opens on Thursday 16 April at 10am and runs through to 4.30pm on Sunday 19 April. For more details - check out their <a href="http://www.aqc.com.au/Melbourne/#sthash.e1x0AHZD.dpbs" target="_blank">website here</a>.<br />
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I will be located at stand no. 70 in the middle of the beautiful Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton Gardens. If you are lucky enough to be able to visit - make sure you come and say Hi!</div>
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Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-25372071426210826942014-12-02T17:21:00.001-08:002014-12-02T17:21:46.224-08:00Visit me at The Big Design Market!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I felt like I had all the time in the world and then I blinked and here we are hurtling towards the end of the year, the festive season and all the busy-ness that comes with it!<br />
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I've been working for quite a few months now behind the scenes in preparation for the <a href="http://thebigdesignmarket.com/">Big Design Market</a> on lots of old favourites and lovely new things that I can't wait to share with you all.<br />
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This will be the third one they have held and the third time I have done it - so I know that I needed to make lots and lots and LOTS of stock! Lucky I have a wonderful team of 'helpers' who have got me to the finish line. I bump in tomorrow and the market opens at 10am on Friday. I am trading under my design label Morgan Wills and can be found at stand E17. I hope to see you all there!<br />
Morgan xMorgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-45252435477992260352014-09-30T01:42:00.001-07:002014-09-30T01:42:19.742-07:00Life at the Crafty Squirrel HQ<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Support Small Business Day - Saturday 4 October 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crafty Squirrel HQ - with yarn bombed pole.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crafty Squirrel at the Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair - June 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are finalists in the CGU Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We won! Pictured here with Mr Squirrel - my number one fan and supporter!</td></tr>
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It’s been a massive year so far at the <a href="http://thecraftysquirrel.com.au/">Crafty Squirrel HQ</a> – with lots of really amazing things happening! I recently turned the BIG 40 and I feel as though this milestone has brought with it many opportunities to celebrate the hard work that has gone in to building my small business over the last 10 years.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">For the first time in June I had a stall at the <a href="http://www.craftfair.com.au/wp/Melbourne/#sthash.zIjpGocV.dpbs">Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair</a> at the Convention & Exhibition Centre and was delighted to meet so many of you! This was such a great success I have booked in again for next year – mark the 23 to 26 July 2015 in your diaries! Subsequent day trips up to visit the store have been many and I have loved having the opportunity to share my work and the treasures in store with you all.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">In recent times I was named a finalist in the <a href="http://www.commerceballarat.com.au/BusinessAwardNominations.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1">CGU Commerce Ballarat – Business Excellence Awards</a> in the inaugural Creative Industries category. I went on to win this category and was totally blown away by the whole experience! Amazing and such an honour!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-28052908629659607222014-06-24T01:31:00.000-07:002014-06-24T01:31:09.411-07:00Come and visit us at the Craft & Quilt Fair!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been slightly nuts around here (pardon the pun) over the last couple of months as I have been preparing lots of new products to launch at my first ever Craft & Quilt fair in Melbourne - opening this Thursday at 9am!<br />
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Continuing on with my LOVE of vintage sheets - I will be releasing a super special Vintage Charm Pack which contains 64 different 101/2 inch squares for all sorts of crafty projects - or you can use the free pattern included and sew them all together into your very own vintage quilt. I've also put together an easy as 1, 2, 3 DIY Vintage sheet Bunting Kit and and have some lovely mixed packs of 21/2" hexagons plus lots more!<br />
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<br />Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-84705034550874297362014-05-23T03:53:00.001-07:002014-05-23T03:53:43.516-07:00Help us de-stash!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Its been a busy start to the year at the Crafty Squirrel HQ and before we get very excited about having our first ever stall at the <a href="http://www.craftfair.com.au/wp/Melbourne/">Craft and Quilt Fair</a>, Melbourne in late June - we are getting super duper excited about the fact that on Sunday we are joining together with a few other crafty crew to empty our studios and have a good old de-stash! SO.....if you like vintage and new patchwork fabrics, vintage habedashery, assorted craft items, books, gifts and more - then you best pop in at our pop up this Sunday 8am to 1pm at the Ballarat Showgrounds. See you there!</div>
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manner of craft related bits and bobs I think I may be able to use in my work.
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fabrics into new and loved products. I’ve been working with felted woollen
jumpers for many years now – turning them into <a href="http://www.morganwills.com.au/home.php?cat=349">scarves</a>, <a href="http://www.morganwills.com.au/home.php?cat=354">blankets</a>, <a href="http://www.morganwills.com.au/home.php?cat=345">Babushka dolls</a> and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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somewhere along the way discovered vintage sheets from the 60’s & 70’s. It
was the floral patterns and colours that particularly caught my eye and let’s
face it - I was a child of the 70’s – so there is a good dose of nostalgia associated
with them – I think it was inevitable that I started to collect them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that one day they would become a new product and last year I started to dip
into them when I produced my ‘Cute as a button’ range of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=428985077155590&set=pb.149703465083754.-2207520000.1385615327.&type=3&theater">cushions</a>, pincushions
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turning them into vintage inspired quilts and women’s clothing. When my clever quilting
friend <a href="http://www.emmajeanjansen.com.au/">Emma</a> from Ballarat Patchwork closed her store I knew she would be the
one to work with me on bringing the quilts and quilt kits to life –
collaborating has been fun! The two sample quilt designs – Circles &
Squares and Chevron pattern are almost finished and will be available for
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My first design is a loose fitting tunic style top with pockets (I love pockets!) and will be
made in small (10 to 12), medium (14 to 16) and large (16 plus). I love the
fact that the beauty of using vintage fabrics means you won’t see anyone else
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and bobs I have made and gathered will be available on my stand at the <a href="http://thebigdesignmarket.com/">Big Design Market</a> on the 6, 7, & 8 December at the Royal Exhibition Buildings,
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Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-59856402771353265092013-08-26T22:38:00.001-07:002013-08-26T22:39:45.794-07:00Visit us at the Maribyrnong Makers Market!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year in September I have a big Spring Sale at my favourite market - the <a href="http://www.maribyrnongmakersmarket.com.au/">Maribyrnong Makers Market</a>.<br />
Put it in your diary and make a day of it! Love to see you there!Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-29019229788188989722013-07-13T19:27:00.001-07:002013-07-13T19:27:51.574-07:00Visit me at the Lark Garage Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've spent the last few weeks having a big cleanup! What a job! But guess what? The results of all of this sorting out and tidying up are going to be for sale at the <a href="http://www.larkstore.com.au/">Lark</a> Garage Sale!<br />
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I'll have lots of samples and seconds from my own ranges, crafty bits & bobs, a few vintage treasures and discontinued shop stock.<br />
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Definitely not to be missed! Love to see you there!Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-38142380932151038142013-06-23T23:17:00.001-07:002013-06-23T23:17:34.962-07:00Happy Birthday Sale!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Did you know that coming up this weekend is the Crafty Squirrels 2nd Birthday? Yippee - I say!<br />
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To celebrate this wonderful milestone I am holding a special 30% off sale both in store and online for two days only!<br />
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The online sale will begin on Friday 28 June at 9am and will finish at 12midnight on the Saturday 29 June.<br />
Just hop over to the <a href="http://www.thecraftysquirrel.bigcartel.com/">shop</a> and enter the code Happybirthday at the checkout!<br />
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And for those lucky squirrels who live close enough to Ballarat - well you can come in store and help me celebrate!<br />
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<b>Opening hours are:</b><br />
10am to 5pm Friday & 10am to 4pm Saturday.<br />
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<br />Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-75275151260440673612013-05-09T20:37:00.000-07:002013-05-09T20:37:16.911-07:00Vintage Apron of the Day<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the favourites from Vintage Apron of the Day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mavis, Bill & family circa 1944</td></tr>
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I have been collecting vintage aprons for quite a few years
now and for the last year and a half I have been celebrating – <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.221804064540360.68917.149703465083754&type=3">Vintage Apron ofthe Day</a> every Friday that I work in the shop.</div>
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Each week I choose a different one from the collection and
celebrate it for the day. There is something so very practical about aprons but
it is the fabrics and trims and various pocket combinations that particularly
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I love thinking about the person who made them and whether
they were given as a gift, made by the wearer or bought from a store. Often
they have been loved but sometimes they are starched and brand new as if they
were kept for good. It’s funny to think of such a practical everyday item being
kept for good. Perhaps the owners had lots of aprons some of which got more
wear than others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Often people ask me where the things I have in my collections
or have in the shop come from. Increasingly I tell them that ‘they find me’. By
that I mean that I seem to have an uncanny knack for treasures presenting
themselves to me in my travels at op shops, garage sales, auctions, antique
shops and trash & treasure type markets. But more often than not these days
I meet people in the shop or at a market who strike up a conversation with me
about what I love and then offer to give me things that they in turn have inherited
or no longer want. Of course I always say – yes please!<o:p></o:p></div>
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This week though was slightly different…this week I
inherited a lifetime of sewing bits & bobs and various treasures from
Mavis. Mavis - affectionately known as GG (Great Grandma) is the mother of my
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younger years. She was many things, amongst them all a seamstress. She was also
of the mindset that everything should be saved – because you never know when
you might need it. You can imagine than what treasures she had stashed away for
a rainy day, particularly too, as she had lived in the same house for 60 years.
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Amongst the boxes I came across a gorgeous apron and thought
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Thank you GG for your generosity and kind heart. This
vintage apron of the week is dedicated to you!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mavis and Bill circa 1939</td></tr>
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<br />Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-34511202494321214042013-01-29T19:24:00.000-08:002013-01-29T19:50:32.309-08:00I've been hanging out with Instagram<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute as a Button cushions from my new range</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crafty Squirrel & Morgan Wills stall at Finders Keepers</td></tr>
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It is probably not surprising to you all, that I think of myself as a visual person. I am totally won over by certain colour combinations, smitten with a pattern discovered on a vintage fabric or just totally inspired by the treasures I find in my travels and the trinkets I choose to surround myself with.<br />
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So...when I finally succumbed to <a href="http://instagram.com/morganwills22/">Instagram</a> - I realised how delightfully addictive it is to celebrate and share my take on the world via images.<br />
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Taking snapshots of my every day is like creating a visual diary - a scrapbook of moments in time and a wonderful way to remember the road traveled.<br />
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I would love for you to join me on my <a href="http://instagram.com/morganwills22/">journey</a>.<br />
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Morgan x.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage fabrics in the studio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The children created this one day in the backyard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My stand at The Big Design Market - Dec 2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thrift shop Fuzzy Felt find...</td></tr>
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<br />Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-18440303315689871642012-12-17T14:50:00.000-08:002012-12-17T14:50:28.123-08:00Merry Christmas and late night shopping!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're on the home straight now my lovelies and I'm here to tell you that there are only two days left to pop into the Crafty Squirrel shop. This Friday (21 Dec) I am celebrating this very festive time of year by opening until 8pm and for all of you that would care to join me for a christmas drink - please do! I will be serving a glass of sparkles from 6pm to 8pm on Friday. Then on Saturday I will open from 10am to 4pm as per usual.<br />
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I'd also like to take this opportunity to say a really big heartfelt THANK YOU. Thank you to all of my gorgeous customers and the many amazing supporters I have met over the course of this year. I couldn't do what I do without your support and friendship and I feel blessed to spend my days really doing what makes my heart sing.<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful restful break with your families (I know I will be!) and I look forward to sharing 2013 with you all! The shop will re-open for trading on Friday 3 Feb 2013.
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It has been very busy here at the Crafty Squirrel headquarters of late because for the last
few months in the lead up to Christmas I have been filling my wholesale and
online orders, managing shop sales, setting up pop up shops and going to
markets. <o:p></o:p>
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flat chat really. So it was a big call to shut the shop and pack everything up
and head on down to the first ever 'Big Design Market' held over 3 days at the
Royal Exhibition Buildings in Carlton Gardens.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And BIG it
was! Over 170 designers from around Australia and internationally came along to
sell their wares - it was an amazing honour to be side by side with some of the
best creative designer/makers around.<o:p></o:p></div>
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was a HUGE success would be an understatement...apparently they had a massive
33,000 customers come through the doors over the 3 days....and I must admit by
the end of it I had almost sold out of everything I had brought with me and was
so tired I could hardly speak!<o:p></o:p></div>
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And for
those of you who live in or around Ballarat – you can see me at my last market
for the year – The Design Exchange, on this Sunday (16 Dec) at the Mining
Exchange on Lydiard Street, Ballarat from 10am to 4pm OR visit the shop on
Fridays 10am to 5pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm. Last day of trading for the year
is Sat 22 December.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-57344700654753050482012-11-29T00:38:00.001-08:002012-12-01T03:17:16.104-08:00Visit me at the POP UP Shop Ballarat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I’m very very excited to be participating
in my first ever <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pop-Up-Shop-Ballarat/463053027047152">POP-UP SHOP</a>! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And guess what? It officially opens
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The brain wave of two talented ladies
I know Laura Day and Lisa Cressey - the inaugural POP-UP SHOP will be a
curated retail showcase of the Ballarat and surrounds best hand-made
products. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">The POP-UP SHOP will be open for
7 days, from Friday 30 November to Sunday 9 December. It will be held at the
Backspace Gallery in the heart of Ballarat’s cultural precinct</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> - </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">Huyghue
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Get an exclusive preview of the
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Decadence brown-bag lunch, enjoy some lively entertainment, and kick-start your
holiday gift-giving during your midday break AND from 6pm to 8pm – come along
and join in the fun with a glass of sparkles at the Gala Evening Opening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I hope you can come along and support
Ballarat’s Creatives. I just know that this is the beginning of a fabulous
annual affair!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Secret Squirrel Alert!<br />
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Finally...after much behind the scenes squirrel work - I am very pleased to announce that you can now peruse at your leisure our brand new <a href="http://www.thecraftysquirrel.bigcartel.com/">online shop</a>!<br />
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Of course it was very tricky to decide what treasures were going to be loaded up as there are SO many to choose from in our bricks & mortar store...this is really just a taste of the kinds of things we have available.<br />
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Lot's of the vintage treasures are limited in number and can sell out fairly quickly. Other items we only get in a limited amount of stock and so really my best advice is - if anything you see makes your heart skip a beat - then make it yours before someone else does!<br />
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And if you ever see anything in other photos I post about new stock or treasures I have in the shop - then just let me know that you would like to buy it and I will upload it into the shop - just for you....just like that. Easy huh!<br />
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Can you tell I'm excited! Just a bit......Yay!<br />
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Thanks for visiting.<br />
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Morgan xx A.K.A The Crafty Squirrel!<br />
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A few months ago local Ballarat author Jennifer Forest (of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jane-Austens-Sewing-Box-Projects/dp/1741963745">Jane Austen's Sewing Box</a> fame) sent me an email inviting me to be interviewed for her new book - Crafty Girls Talk. Naturally I was delighted to be asked and had a lovely afternoon chatting with Jennifer about the ins and outs of my business - what I do and how I do it. Of course my story is only one of many.<br />
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Crafty Girls Talk is a collection of interviews from around the world of women who craft for fun, for profit and for others. Each story is an exploration of that crafty girl's world, what they make and where they have taken their passion for creating.<br />
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Those of you who know me will know that I love a good chat! I love to hear the stories of those that pop into the shop or whom I meet at a market. I love to hear about what others are creating, crafting, making. What inspires them, who they learn't their skill from be it sewing, knitting or crochet or just what inspires them in their creative lives.<br />
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This book is like having a good chat about all of those things. Learning from others about what they do and why and namely how is just so inspiring. This is definitely the type of book that you could sit down with a nice cup of tea and get totally lost in the stories of these creative women from across the globe.<br />
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When the book was nearing completion - Jennifer got in touch again to ask if it would be ok to use a photo I had taken of one of my apple pincushions on the front cover of the book. I was honoured!<br />
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Yesterday after much awaited anticipation - the book arrived! How exciting! And in the name of celebration - I have decided a little giveaway is the order of the day!<br />
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<b>From now until 3pm on Saturday 6 October - if you like and share my photo on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheCraftySquirrel">Crafty Squirrel facebook page</a> - you will go into the draw to win your very own signed copy of Crafty Girls Talk and also a handmade apple pin cushion made by yours truly. You've got to be in it to win it - so get liking!</b><br />
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I will also have copies of the book for sale at The <a href="http://thedesignexchange.com.au/">Design Exchange Market</a> on Sunday 7 October at the Mining Exchange, Ballarat - with Jennifer Forest herself hosting a book signing from 11am and also at subsequent design markets I am attending this year and of course in the Crafty Squirrel Shop!Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-53370647932909008492012-09-02T21:51:00.000-07:002012-09-02T21:51:21.643-07:00Spring Sale at the Maribyrnong Makers Market<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lMsphG6oclBAKxMuv3HkX3dm_lyXAIp_wT7rIh4-o4K1I8H1Vbv91oN60jis_OhUy70akc6yla-96UXZvjtWzfxRBDngVfb9VpewQFRrnQ1nC_wifn6iqbLHNQSrBo9KPoSvEs7FdM_8/s1600/A6FLYER_Front_Sept12_LRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lMsphG6oclBAKxMuv3HkX3dm_lyXAIp_wT7rIh4-o4K1I8H1Vbv91oN60jis_OhUy70akc6yla-96UXZvjtWzfxRBDngVfb9VpewQFRrnQ1nC_wifn6iqbLHNQSrBo9KPoSvEs7FdM_8/s400/A6FLYER_Front_Sept12_LRes.jpg" width="280" /></a>Many moons ago now I had an idea...to start a craft market that supported local artists and craftspeople within the inner west region of Melbourne where I lived.<br />
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After finding a lovely group of like minded souls who saw the potential in my vision - we finally (after lots of discussion and planning) launched the <a href="http://www.maribyrnongmakersmarket.com.au/">Maribyrnong Makers Market</a> (MMM).<br />
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Run as a not-for-profit volunteer organised community craft market - the MMM has now been running for 5 years and even though I made a tree change to Ballarat 18months ago I have continued to have a stall at the MMM - because it is like a family reunion every time I visit.<br />
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The market happens 3 to 4 times a year and is so well loved by the local community and visitors a like - I always really look forward to having a stall there.<br />
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Each year at the September market it has become a tradition for me to have my big Spring studio clear out sale. Over the year I save up all of my samples, seconds and end of season lines and offer them up at bargain basement prices.<br />
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Of course this year is no exception! I have lots of Mumma & Baby Bushkas, scarves and bits & bobs I have made for the shop - great for pressies or just because!<br />
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This is one sale not to be missed! Love to see you there!<br />
<br />Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-82829783118327105732012-08-12T22:19:00.002-07:002012-08-12T22:21:23.026-07:00Wonderfully Warm & Woolly Scarf Making Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday I ran the most wonderfully fun workshop just down the road from the Crafty Squirrel Shop at South Street Art Studio. We started off the day with a delicious morning tea of scones and muffins and all sorts of yummy things (thanks to Linda our lovely host!) and whilst we all got to know each other over cups of tea - I could tell the girls were itching to get started!<br />
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Using a beautifully soft length of wool cashmere (I'd prepared earlier) as our scarf base and lots of felted woollen jumper pieces from my studio - we then played around with various techniques and methods to create one of a kind scarves.<br />
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I was so impressed with their creativity and whilst we ran out of time towards the end...probably because we got chatting over the gorgeous lunch Linda made (we could have stayed on stitching for another 2 or 3 hours I think) - the girls were happy with what they had done and I was delighted with their end results. Their scarves were beautiful! What a fun and memorable day!<br />
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<br />Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615399144290442562.post-92152639758476259452012-08-10T17:43:00.001-07:002012-08-10T17:43:32.176-07:00Vintage Treasures<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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It's no secret that I am a lover of vintage. Every day items from yester year just seem to tug at my 'love' strings. I think it has a lot to do with the packaging, the illustrations, colours and styling.<br />
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I can't help but be nostalgic and I know when I have visitors to the shop - they often comment on how it takes them back in time.<br />
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This love of vintage and strong re-purposing and recycling nature gives me lots of material to work with in my own creative journey and in my own products I make to sell.<br />
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But a love of travel and treasure hunting also leads me to seek out things from all over the world to share with you....these are just a few of my recent finds. Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There’s nothing like wrapping yourself in a
bit of lovely woolly colour to put a smile on your dial! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I often get
asked in the shop if I run classes or workshops and unfortunately to date I
haven’t – purely because I am somewhat time poor – juggling the many aspects
that my business presents…however …when Craft Victoria recently asked me to get
involved in their <a href="http://craftvic.org.au/home-category/craft-cubed/craft-cubed-2012/satellite-events/wonderfully-warm-woolly-scarf-making-workshop">Craft Cubed</a> annual festival – I thought…now is the time to
set a date and share the love!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So if you
would like to come along and spend the day with me – stitching up your very own
super-duper uniquely stitched scarf using wool cashmere and upcycled felted
woollen jumpers – this is your opportunity!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">No experience
necessary, all materials provided. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Students will need to bring along their own
needles, pins and small sharp scissors. Morning tea and lunch provided. There
will also be a visit to my shop/studio - The Crafty Squirrel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Bookings will
close Fri 3 August – so you better get in quick if you want to join in the fun!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">WHEN </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">10am to 3.30pm, Sun 12 Aug 2012<br />
<b>WHERE </b>South Street Art Studio,
410 South Street (Corner South & Errard Streets), Ballarat<br />
<b>COST</b> $150 per person (includes all
materials and morning tea & lunch)<br />
<b>BOOKINGS VIA EMAIL</b> morgan@morganwills.com.au<o:p></o:p></span></div>Morgan Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107425778413681267noreply@blogger.com0