Brackee

~ P l e a s e N o t e ~

I am in search of any Flow weekly mini magazines/notebooks. I know they are only published in Deutch at the moment but I would still like to get some

~ T h a n k Y o u ~

Hi my name is Alison and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I'm married and have a little boy who is 2 and a baby girl who is 2 months old. We also have a chocolate labrador and six chickens.

I am creative by nature and love any opportunity to get the imagination going. It is not unusual to find me sitting at the dining table that is covered in all my crafty items busily completing one project or another!

I like to go to craft markets and discover local designers, especially illustrators who design their own cards and prints.

I find nature to be a source of inspiration which is lucky for me because I am surrounded by some beautiful areas, starting with my garden :)

I enjoy yoga and meditation, I find this to be the ultimate in relaxation and always feel so content afterwards.

I am a tea drinker, in particular I drink chai, darjeeling or any other black tea. And I love to cook! I'm not very good at creativity in the kitchen, I tend to follow recipes but I'm always on the hunt for yummy vegetarian recipes!

I like to handmake a lot of my envies. I have so much pretty paper that I want to use rather than have just sitting around! I also like to get artsy with my envies whenever I can. I also love to write letters :) If you have not received my mail, please contact me and I will happily resend! If there is something from Australia you would REALLY like, just pm me and I will try to get it for you :) Also, I know it can be hard to find something to send so it's the thought that counts. Even a little note makes it special. Just seeing happy mail in my letterbox makes my day so whatever you send if I know you have made it special in a little way I'll be grateful :)

~ paper crafts

~ handwriting and calligraphy

~ drawing and painting

~ zentangles

~ ATC's

~ mail art (I love to receive mail art too)

~ embroidary hoop art and sewing

~ making crafts from things I find in nature

~ Ponyo

~ Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

~ My Neighbour Totoro

~ Howl's Moving Castle

~ Despicable Me, the Minions

~ I love craft books and magazines ~ in particular I like Frankie magazine, an Australian publication and Flow (in English), a Deutch publication, Molly Makes (craft magazine) and Anorak (a kids magazine), UK publications

~ Snail Mail by Michelle Mackintosh

~ Down to Earth by Rhonda Hetzel. A guide to living simply

~ My favourite sci-fi author is Julian May - I really love The Galactic Milieu series

~ recycled, eco style, nature inspired papers and craft supplies

~ surreal drawings/images of nature and anything botanical related

~ anything to do with nature really such as an interesting leaf, flower, stone, tree, mushroom

~ air mail, travel, nautical and sea creature themes

~ illustration

~ washi tape, stickers, postage stamps

~ cute patterns such as hot air balloons, mushrooms, animals, houses, babushka (nesting) dolls, retro/geometric shapes etc

~ anything, including postcards that are vintage, retro, steampunk, mystical, weather or animals

~ origami paper

~ anything from Japan - stationary, paper (extra points if it's Studio Ghibli related) and I'd just love to receive some gotochi postcards!

~ zines of any topic

~ handmade small felt items (e.g fruit, clouds, houses etc) or pieces of felt

~ Alice In Wonderland

~ M.C. Escher artwork

~ anything pink