New Colour - Vintage Pears

In stock a new colour for my "Vintage Pear" Earrings.

I'm not usually one for the colour pink but this pink is lovely, a gorgeous Magenta and it looks nice up against the Vintaj Natural Brass, these can also be custom made with 14Kt Gold Filled or Sterling Silver Findings upon request.

Find my Vintage Pears on Etsy here

or in Australian Dollars in my madeit shop here

Mr Blue Tongue is back.....

.....I haven't seen him since last summer and just before lunch he was sunning himself on my back deck, I have missed him......(I have a fascination with lizards.)



When I first glanced at him I did get a bit of a fright, thinking I was looking at a snake but then I calmed down after realising it was only Mr Blue Tongue - hooray he's back!

I quickly, and quietly, ran inside to grab my camera and after taking these pics, then went inside to ask Miss 2 to come outside, but when arriving to the last place I saw him, he was gone.
Celia was a little upset that I had dragged her away from her "biscuit making" with Play-Doh....for nothing?!

But at least I have the pictures to show.



Until next time Mr BT.....

Find me this Saturday at The Multicultural Hub

I'm super busy this week preparing for the 1st Birthday at the Multicultural Hub in Melbourne. The hub's first birthday and my first market.

From the website:
"Happy Birthday Hub!
Join us in celebrating the Multicultural Hub’s First Birthday. View the Hub’s great facilities, watch cultural performances, shop at our own multicultural craft market and get a taste of all the activities you can enjoy. Entertainment will include performances from the Bhutanese, Assyrian-Chaldean, Japanese, Chinese and Burundi communities among many others."



I'll have my new range of Sterling Silver Studs available on the day.



please pop by if you're in Melbourne.
where: multicultural hub 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
when: Saturday the 17th of October
time: 11am - 3pm

see you there!

New tag sets in koot

I've finally have some new tag sets in my (second) etsy store koot.

I love these tags and I hope you do too, the first three sets are made out of vintage papers.







This is the first set of Christmas tags available in my shop with more to come, watch this space :)

Op-shop beauties

I'm alwyas on the look out for gorgeous vintage children's book at my local op-shops or (as you may call them on the other side of the world), thrift stores.

I always end up buying them, and some I just cannot bring myself to chop in to.
These two are an example of that, they're just too cute and in such great condtition for their age.









You can find my paper tags in my second etsy store koot keep checking back for new listings.

DUST Team Sale - September Blues

Vintage Blue Pear Earrings on sale in my etsy shop.



Blue is a favourite colour of mine and this month's sale within the DUST Team is of course blue items.

Here a just a few of my favourites that are on sale, click here to find many more delicious things on sale for the month of September.

Reef Earrings by Incalesco


fresh bleu gold poppy pin by savage kitten


Hemp Pareo Style Wrap Scarf in Peaceful Blue and Turquoise by Rainbow Revolution

Button Magnet Sets available now

A Jewel on the Forest Floor


Strawberries and Cream




I love vintage buttons and have such a huge and wonderful collection sitting on my workbench in glass jars.



Each button carries its own story and I'm having alot of fun mixing them up a bit and creating Magnet Sets.
These make for a great gift idea for that someone in your life who has everything, or be the envy of workmates and jazz up the office or to pretty up the fridge at home, either way they arrive nicely packaged and ready to give as a gift, even if it is for you :)

Midas Touch Magnet Set


Retro Pink - Magnet Set

Sunny Side Up - Magnet Set

Family Day at the Melbourne Museum

Yesterday morning we spent a lovely family day out together at the Melbourne Museum.
Latesha has been begging us for awhile to go and see the Dinosaur exhibition and we had to put it off a couple of times due to other things happening.
Even though I have a shocking cold, we bundled the kids in the car and made our way there.

The line was so long upon entrance, but luckily for us it moved fairly quickly and we were able to see the exhibition in no time.

Miss Celia was fascinated with the huge bones of a whale:


I had a great time exploring with my girls:


and the dinosaurs were awesome:

Christmas in July - DUST TEAM Sale on NOW

My gosh the excitement within the DUST Team on Etsy is infectious.
This weekend, is of course, Christmas in July and to celebrate participating stores in the DUST Team have fabulous sales going on.

I'm offering 20% off all items in both of my shops michvanetta and koot.
Come in and take a look around or just say hi, I'm literally glued to the computer if I'm not wrapping up my sales.

Below are a few items I've purchased, pop into their shops, you'll find lots of handmade loveliness at great prices.

Tree of Life Pendant by unique dichroic


Wooden Egg Pincushion by raycious


My treetop home in dusk Recycled Notebook by little mo and friends

My collection of reading material for the week

I simply couldn't find Peppermint magazine anywhere last week, which made me a little upset that some of my local newsagents didn't stock it. Dragging my 2 year old around with me in search only added to my frustration, so after spending some time on Twitter I realised I could purchase it from the lovely Leeloo. Whilst I was there I ordered some back issues of Mix Tape and I was thrilled when my parcel arrived this week.

I did find the latest edition of Frankie and my copy of Dumbo feather arrived in the mail so I'm looking forward to some "me" time this week, to curl up and do a spot of reading.