Mikaela Danvers

New Bird Brooches for Mikaela Handmade

Mikaela — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:39:38 +0000

New Laptop Bag – DIY

Mikaela — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:00:21 +0000

The new laptop I bought last year is a weird size, something like 16.5 inches, which makes it hard to find a good bag for it. I wanted a nice slimline bag so I could take it to cafes to work or easily take it into School with me if I needed it there. I [...]

Working on: Zine Design

Mikaela — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:20:37 +0000

Here is a little sneak peek of the zine I’m designing for Jess of Epheriell Designs. It’s called *bespoke* and it’s going to be be absolutely drool worthy, such amazing content, I’m telling you! So keep your eyes peeled for it’s release! You can see I used my little birdy in the Twitter feature below [...]

Market Day at Fash ‘n’ Treasure

Mikaela — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:25:16 +0000

Today was Fash ‘n’ Treasure market day, out at Kingston. After getting everything ready last night (including ironing my table covers til midnight) I got up this morning and packed the car in the rain, drove to Kingston in the down-pour, then unpacked all my stuff whilst the sky dumped buckets of water down upon [...]

Home office makeover – sneak peek

Mikaela — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:30:11 +0000

The home office makeover is definitely underway… I was going to start this post with “The home office makeover is *almost* finished” but that would have been a big lie. It seems like it should be almost finished, but in reality there’s many things still to be done! I did put up the new panel [...]

sunny day

Mikaela — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:40:54 +0000

Doggies day out and a lovely weekend

Mikaela — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:35:16 +0000

This last weekend was a super nice one. We didn’t actually *do* much, but just hanging out with husband all weekend was really lovely. And the weather was gorgeous! Still a little bit chilly, but the sunshine put a smile on my face (COME ON SPRING). Sunday we took the dogs to the doggy park [...]

DIY Chalkboard Makeover

Mikaela — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:55:11 +0000

I picked up this old easel/chalkboard at Aussie Junk in Mitchell a few weeks ago along with a few other trays and things for a whopping $15. There were some masonite boards screwed to the front and back, and I was planning to use it as a stand for my market signage. But beneath them [...]

I’ll be at Fash’n'Treasure market on 4th Sept

Mikaela — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:39:20 +0000

I’ll be selling my Juno Jewellery range at the Fash’n'Treasure markets in September! Check out more details at www.FashnTreasure.com.au, I think it will be a really fun event! What is Fash ‘n’ Treasure? Fash ‘n’ Treasure is Canberra’s one and only fashion event, bringing together local wardrobes, fashion designers, fashion shops, milliners and stylists. Held [...]

Crazy Life

Mikaela — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:10:53 +0000

Does it regularly happen that peole have 1000+ posts to read in their RSS feeds? I’ve recently switched from iGoogle to Google Reader and every couple of days I try to catch up on all my feeds, but by the end of the week it’s always back up to 1000+… Nice to know there’s a [...]