Stripe sweetheart cupcake picks...in any colour!

Watch as we grow this range...but don't limit your palate, we can now do these in ANY colour of the rainbow....have a colour theme you need us to suit? Just ask! redelephantcreative[a]iinet.net.au....we'd love to!

Madeit front page...still loving being a cover girl!

Hi All - we madeit on the front page of madeit AGAIN! Looks like they love our tags there at madeit headquarters...this time we have our handstamped vine in stone swing tags....thanks MADEIT...we just LOVE being a cover girl....or cover elephant in this case ;)

The birds have come - NEW DESIGNS in celebration of joining twitter!

We have been dreaming this one up for quite a while and truthfully, it took me a little bit to photograph and post online...and I know you'll just love her!!! Meet little bird, designed to celebrate our joining twitter...One little ripper of a design if I may say so myself...we have one already sold and two listed on etsy treasuries...all within 12 hours of listing!

Think natural, neutral tones with a little edge.

The paper garland comes in lengths of 3 metres, or contact me directly for a custom order (redelephantcreative[a]iinet.net.au).

All available in our madeit and etsy stores online.

A front page listing, a miserable infant and a single moment of zen - all in a day at the house of red elephant creative!

We madeit on the front page of madeit today! YAY! It was a day for lime ... both on the madeit selection with our lime swing tags and in our house with a not so sweet, rather miserable and sour flavoured Miss Angel...snotty and blocked up...and tired after a night with no sleep...for any of us oh, except the toddler (thank goodness Mr Action Man sleeps like a log)!
Today being daycare day for Mr 2...I usually have a big long list of tasks for the Landscapers business and red elephant creative....not to mention the usual domestic chores of a superhero (sorry, SAHM)....and so the day became a jumble of School run, Toddler screaming to come back home, BAS, Attempting to settle miss grizzle, Filling orders, Attempting to settle miss grizzle, Paper supply orders, Nursing miss grizzle and Picking up toddler and so begins the evening routine, dinners, baths, feeds........Settling miss grizzle....it took nearly 2 hours to get her down....after vicks, panadol and finally the steamer mixed with a funny little settling sway thing going...we got there...and she settled....PHEW!
....AND THEN! I did something I haven't done for a very long time. I sat on the floor next to her cot....and stretched, in my favourite yoga pose, and breathed....for quite some time. Then I did another stretch ... and I found my inner sanctuary... for just one moment of peace.
I walked out to the landscaper, who asked me if I was okay....actually, I feel great....to which he replied with a tone of surprise, You look very relaxed.
I am Nicole, and a lot of the time...I am a bit of a stress bucket. Rewind back to my former life as Event Manager extraordinaire, and the place of zen amongst a whirlwind of gigs, clients demands, meetings, airports and hotels was to stretch and breathe....My discipline was yoga and it grounded me (not to mention the fab things it did for my body)!
Fast forward, two little miracles later, two family businesses and a house under renovation - I seem to have forgotten the important place that Yoga holds in my life. A very dear family friend reminded me the other day to give a little to myself....and so I will make this pledge...to myself....to remember to stretch, and breathe, and give to myself for just a moment of each day......as everyone should, in their own little way (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).......

Adore your valentine...bake them some cupcakes....

In keeping with the theme...the way to their heart is via your loved ones stomach, home baked cupcakes from the heart are a sure fire way to win over your valentine...Don't forget to make pretty your creations, in cupcake wrappers, delicious icing and of course one of red elephant creative's sweet heart cupcake toppers!

All of these lovely cupcake ideas are available from our homegrown aussie online market madeit!

Cafe style chocolate Maraschino cupcakes recipe by precious things

Scalloped cupcake wrappers by Enchanted creations

Fabulous Upcycled Vinyl Record Cupcake stand by Red Zebra Designs

....and I really can't go without reminding you to dress them in sweetheart cupcake picks...

by red elephant creative (of course!)

  

Adore your valentine....drizzle them in chocolate

Sweet, rich and touching all the right spots....chocolate of course! Drizzle them in the smell of perfume oil, tease them with a chocolate print, about chocolate...and touch their lips with chocolate jaffa lip balm..before serving up delicious Gluten free oreo cookies, shaped like hearts and dressed in chocolate chips. Romance is sweet as chocolate this valentines day...all available online at www.madeit.com.au - just click on the image to buy!

Dark Chocolate Perfume oil by Fantastical Microlab

Keep Calm and eat chocolate print by Hark Home

"Jaffa" lip balm with chocolate, orange and vanilla by Sniff this!

Gluten free oreo sweet hearts - the GF cookie 

Adore your valentine....run them a bath!

As I continue this quest on ways to adore your valentine...I remember that I once used to love hanging out in the bath.

Its a very rare luxury which I give myself these days given that I am tackling two little ones under two...but there really is nothing more relaxing than putting your head under water and drifting into the world beyond for just one moment....ahhhh...I digress.

SO spoil your valentine...run them a bath, pour them a glass of wine and lower the lights, light some candles...and give them some time to enjoy...or join them! Either way, the gift of luxury needed cost the earth....but these sweet little items from madeit might help!

(click on the image to be taken to their beautiful madeit stores)

LOVE soap from bubble lane

Pure and gentle bath sales by Oliveen

Soap Hearts - Vanilla bean scent by From my Hearth

Heart shaped candles by Green Ritual

More new stuff.... and seeking advice on stock control management

This design is totally out of my comfort zone...its sporting no colour, not an ounce...which my philosophy is to always wear at least one piece of colour...but it works and its fresh, contemporary and somewhat organic...and lets justify it by saying...well you can always use it to dress something colourful.

These are hand stamped scalloped tags with a garden vine block print in stone ink...I dare say, I will find other uses for this print...I do like it...alot! oh! they are available on etsy and madeit of course! Links to my online stores are in the side margin of this blog!

On a lot less creative note, i am looking for advice on stock control management...ie keeping track of what I have made and in stock....With small item stationary stuff, particularly that which uses unique papers which are seasonal, and therefore not always available, I need to keep track of what I have for online sales and my visits to markets as well as retailers (hint hint nudge nudge wholesale enquiries welcome over here ... :)) has anyone had any experience using any of the online stock management systems or do they have any manual system which they have used successfully??? Your tips would be much appreciated!!!

Polkadots front page it on Madeit!

I have so many reasons to be thankful in 2012 and one of them is to the success of red elephant creative - and the designs making their impact.
Today we are on the front cover of madeit.com.au (YES! I KNOW...AGAIN) and we are certainly counting our lucky stars!!! Check out red elephant creatives lime scalloped gift tags....with polkadots of course!
THANKS Bec and the team for once again giving red elephant the spring in its step for the week! Bless you for your hard work and tireless efforts in making handmade a project of love shared around our beautiful country!!! (ps...I am getting better at using my new mac...note the fabulous screenshot taken using Paparazzi! - theres the plug!)

Cupcake picks now available on made it and etsy!

NEW! In celebration of Valentines Day...and or any other significant lovey dovey occasion, think wedding, engagement...or seriously sucking up to your loved one....spy our love letter range and sweet heart picks! In our etsy and made it stores now! These are a smaller sister version to our cupcake toppers (only available on made it). We also have some sweet pastel flowers...super cute for your little princess or a baby shower/kitchen tea.

They aren't limited to cupcakes tho...you can use these on yummy truffles as fruit picks, sandwich picks, canapé picks...or tooth picks!

Why not spoil your loved one with some home baked cupcakes dressed in love hearts, check out the yummiest chocolate cupcake recipe earlier on this blog!

Cupcake/party picks are available on www.madeit.com.au/redelephantcreative or www.redelephantcreative.etsy.com

                     

Front page on made it baby - Good luck definitely comes in threes....

Okay, so we are walking around with our head so big, its in the clouds....well truthfully, I am not that type of person but I am walking on clouds with a heart filled with warmth cause red elephant creative made it to the front page with our scooter mini art cards! Its a sunny day here in the Mountains and this "Sunny day finds' by made it definately made my day a lot sunnier!

Thanks to Bec and the team...and thanks for your tireless hard work to give makers of handmade a platform to share their creations~!

PS...I am a bit of a virgin to blogger and uploading made it pages to my blog....if anyone can please help with some advice, I would be forever grateful! THANK YOU!

Tag me up baby...we got featured AGAIN!

This time its a homegrown feature....check out lovely Narelle's Madeit Monday themed "under the sea" and our by the seaside tags! oh, and make sure you check out her sexy jewellery, I'm off to favourite her now...for sure!

http://narellebox.blogspot.com/

New in our etsy store - notelets - send an envelope with love

New vintage girl tags with beautiful teal and white polka dot

or vintage rose. Swing tags are packaged in sets of 6.

Mini art card sets with uber cool scooter on yellow and white stripe.

I am not sure what it is that say's viva la france about these sweet little cards -

great to have on hand for those emergency gifts!

Also, notelet (sets of 6), with lovely whimsical forest decal or pretty

pink polka on pink flowers.

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www.redelephantcreative.etsy.com

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