Carrington movie nights

On Tuesday night I saw 'An Affair To Remember' at the Carrington Hotel. It's only $10 for a classic movie and you get a plate of popcorn and get to snuggle down into the big sofas near the fire in the lounge.

Or you can get a cheese or dessert platter with coffee or tea plus the movie for $25 which is delicious and way too much! Yum!

Upcoming movies are:

Tues 29 July - To Catch a Thief - 8pm

Tues 26 Aug - The Old Man and The Sea - 8pm

Tues 30 Sept - How To Marry A Millionaire - 8pm

Tues 28 Oct - Singing In The Rain - 8pm

Tues 25 Nov - West Side Story - 8pm

Tues 16 Dec - Miracle on 34th Street - 8pm

We have booked into most of them and noticed on Tuesday that some are now booked out. It's a great night out and hope to see you there!

Kara

Brrrr... it's cold!

It's cold up here in the Mountains and I have begun the scarf creating frenzy in time for the Winter Magic Festival in 2 weeks... arghhh! Above is 'Bettina', made from recycled fine fabrics, weaves and silks.

We will post where we will be situated along the main street and would love everyone to come and say hi.

Kara

Norman Lindsay

Photo of Norman Lindsay from Middlemiss.org

Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) is one of my most favourite artists, Australian and International, and was one of the most controversial and prolific artists, even today!

Benediction, Norman Lindsay

Those who have been to Norman Lindsay's house in Faulconbridge know what a treasure this fantastic place is. His beautiful old house is set on extensive grounds with an external painting and etching studios. It was on this beautiful property that he created etchings, oils, watercolours, sculptures, ship models that he created as a pastime. He also wrote the wonderful childrens classic, "The Magic Pudding" there. His garden is stunning, scattered with nymphs, satyrs and fountains that he created.

One of the beautiful sculptures on the grounds as you head down to the pool in the bush.

The property is run by National Trust as a gallery and it is filled with his beautiful works of art. For anyone that likes nudes - this is the place to be! The etching studio (1913) and main painting studio (1918) contains his brushes, canvases and printing press.

Oh... and there is a fantastic cafe there too!

Emerging Artists of the Blue Mountains

Hello There,

L Bird was introduced to a fantastic array of talent last week. There were 10 kiddies aged between 3 months to 3 years old here painting up tea towels for their grandmothers for mothers day.A fair bit of body art too!It was a great preview about what we can expect in term of art and design in the mountains 20 years from now,...the enthusiasm is certainly huge! Well done to Emmagen, Liam, Jackson, Hugo, Bryn, Pip, Zoe, Leanna, Ainsley, Willhamena (pic), and Theo for a fun morning...and no paint in the house!

10 totes released next week

I'm blogging early as I'm heading 'off the mountain' today for a couple of days... I have created a series of 10 exclusive totes that will be released on my site next week. These are beautiful big totes created out of serious luxury salvaged materials. I'd quite like to keep one for myself but gotta pay the bills!

Today I am heading to Handcut's last fashion show. These guys do fabulous recycled/reclaimed clothing and carry my handbags. I am just a fashion junkie as I love seeing models carrying the bags (how sad!). 

Locally, on Tuesday, I am beginning the Stepping Up: Young entrepreneurs Training & Mentoirng Programme as part of NSW State & Regional Development. I have already met lots of go-gettin' young business people who are like-minded and hope to forge some great bonds and networking opportunities - for the future of Blue Mountains businesses!

Kara

Lawson markets - what I LOVE

I love the Lawson markets!

But my most favorite Blue Mountain markets were cancelled on Sunday.(magpiemarkets.com.au) There has been to much rain...so I couldn't stock up on all my usual supplies. I was going to write all about the fabulous stalls..but I will now write about 2 f favorites instead. 

Really if you ever get the chance though, the Lawson markets every 3rd Sunday of the month at the school beside the highway, in the sunshine is a great visit. There are about 120 very different stalls that cover all and every need,want and fetish.

Ok -"Purely heaven scent" - There is a woman at the Lawson markets who makes all her own skin care products...I don't know her name but I look at her beautiful skin all market and then buy a jar of body butter and cleanser from her when a few Tea towels have sold. There are no preservatives in her products, they are luxurious in texture but not oily...they are honestly the best skin care products I have ever used. www.purelyheavenscent.com

And for kiddies clothing I love Samibop. Well actually its myself and my little 1 year old girl Zoe that do. All the clothing are 1 off pieces made out of vintage fabrics. It is so good to have kids clothing that is fun and actually appeal to the kids. Zoe's favorite item is a pair of chenille pants with teddy bear faces on the knees. She always makes a point of showing me the bears when she has them on. My favorite is a sun dress with blue and yellow flowers, and a red and white polka dot trim. They wash really well and look fantastic on. www.samibop.com

Hope to see you there soon!

Cahills Lookout

Hello There,

Had a magic afternoon on Saturday.

I've been printing up the latest lot of Tea Towel designs. Most were finished so we went to Katoomba's Cahill's lookout to photograph them. It was an awesome time of the day, warm Autumn sun and just a bit of wind. The views there are just incredible. 

There was a couple climbing the Boars head while we were photographing...so I have included them when they reached the top. And a Tea towel mugshot...

Its so handy to live in a world heritage lists park when we need to pop out and take some location shots!

Hope to go back soon with some pizza and a bottle of wine for sundown. Anyone want to join me?

XXxx L Bird

Get the ball rolling...

Last night we had our second meeting at Freedom's house and decided on a name for our creative collective here in the beautiful Blue Mountains : Gussy Up Gals. This name sums up the group nicely and now we just have to get our 'look' going!

After a bottle of red, hot chocolate, dip 'n' cheese and chocolate biscuits, we managed to knock over a lot so that we are ready for Winter Magic festival. Applications close next month and we are ready. The 4 of us will be creating a beautiful stall which we hope will really stand out as something different this year.