Leura Village Fair

Come and say hi to us at Leura Village Fair this weekend! Freedom and April are sharing a stall and Kara is next door. We are just outside of the Wayzgoose Café (nice and convenient for treats).

Umbrella Collective no more

Flying Star Toys at the last Christmas Umbrella show.

I was sorry to read on Liana Kabel's blog that the Umbrella Collective has disbanded. Liana has blogged that they have all grown and changed, with common goals no longer.

This group of like-minded crafters was a real creative inspiration for getting the Gussy Up Gals going. 

We hope they are all happy and moving forward in their businesses.

New by kara smith

I have to say that creating these scarves out of exclusive textile remnants makes me so happy. I love seeing things come to life - out of nothing! As its a bit cold here in the Blue Mountains they are already handy... but bring on winter (and the Winter Magic Festival!).


Other new stuff I have been creating is my handmade handbags in posh fabrics and clutch purses. I have been invited to showcase my bags and scarves at Vetro Gallery in Warnambool, Victoria, in April and May during the May Cup Carnival season down there. Better get cracking!

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.