Tuesday, May 4, 2010

on closer inspection.....

Pack the man-car
Get the supervisor's OK and head of to Melbourne


to an empty shell


Fill it was stuff from the man-car


fiddle and tweak until the driver of the man-car almost passes out with boredom
and then come home, upload the photos and think about the things you will move / change early in the morning before the real life visitors arrive!


75 comments:

CreationsBySBDesigns said...

WOW looks like you are in business......have a good sleep...i think you are in for some fun....

Anonymous said...

Looks great wish I was in Melbourne so I could come :(, have a fab time. Christine

Rumi said...

Oh, I would love to browse in your booth! Good luck and I hope you sell out of everything!

Lizzie said...

Looking great in there......
Can't wait to have a good wander around on Saturday, love the Stitches and Craft Show.
Lizzie
xxx

Brianna said...

Looks great! Don't sell out of everything before I get there. See you tomorrow.

angelina said...

aww. good luck hope you sell lots and lots your store looks AWESOME!
XXXXX

Jennie said...

I AM SO EXCITED!!!

I'm terribly worried that you will have sold out of Bot kits before I get there on Saturday. Hell, I'm worried I'll turn up Saturday morning and the whole Show will have sold out of everything!

sophie said...

have a fantastic show!

One Flew Over said...

Looks great Jodes!

clare's craftroom said...

It looks fantastic ! I am excited and nervous now and I'm not even going . You can just be excited and have fun for me !

Julie said...

It all looks lovely Jodie, wish I could go now. PS. my husband has wised up and doesn't leave the man car in my care any more. Its amazing what you can fit in them. :0)

kim at allconsuming said...

I wish I could convey to you just how desperately I wish I was in Melbourne this weekend.

Instead I'm surrounded by wailing children, a trashed house and strict instructions to not drive, sit, lift or live. GODDAMNIT.

beccasauras said...

Heehee, was that the man there with you? You didn't add his help in! Then you could have got away with anything....god, those frames look great, gloss paint, right?

Tania said...

Well it already looks fabuloso, but I am a tweaker 'til the cows come home and the man car driver really does pass out - so I get it. Have a grand show Mrs.

Selina said...

Looks awesome! soooooooo jealous of the population of Melbourne right now :(

Liam's Mummy said...

That is one awesome looking stall! I can't wait to come and see it for real!

Sam said...

The trolley made it! I thought it was staying at home? The whole stall looks fab!

Kate said...

It looks wonderful and big! Sooooo excited to see it for real tomorrow. Hope your brain turns off for a bit and lets you have some sleep tonight.

Steph said...

Looks brilliant! Wish I could come down to check things out close up. Bravo to man-car as well! Sleep well and hope everything goes swimmingly!! :)

CurlyPops said...

I can't wait to come and visit your stand. It looks super fabulous! Thank goodness you made it to Melbourne before the rain.

Liesl said...

The stand looks sensational! Can't wait to come and see it properly tomorrow.

Cass said...

Looks awesome Jodie, good luck not that you need it

Toughie said...

Your stand looks INCREDIBLE!! I've been lurking on your blog, and just wanted to say hello and good luck at the show! Cheers,
Trudy

Annie said...

Looks like a palace - so big. Great job Jodie, and wish I was coming tomorrow too. Good luck.

Michelle said...

Looks amazing. Have a great day tomorrow, and over the rest of the show.

Jo in TAS said...

Jod your stand is looking awesome and good to see you got that little cart in there too!

Anita said...

Looks fantastic Jodie! Wish I was there!

Jackie said...

Your booth looks fabulous in pictures! I bet it is even better in person.

A Peppermint Penguin said...

I adore your supervisor.

The booth looks lovely! At first glance there would be have been plenty of room for the cart, then DOH! It'll be full of PEOPLE!!

Green watering can mmm - I like green. (understatement).

Have the best time, EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, sleeping and eating and breathing. Do that too.

Cheers,
AJ

SuBoo said...

Can't wait!

Stomper Girl said...

Man your supervisor did a good job on the mancar packing. Stall looks great Jodie, I'm aiming for Friday to see how you've tweaked it in real life.

Baa-Me Kniits said...

Love that ladder...makes a great display! :-) Good Luck, will be thinking of you all!

Linda said...

Wishing you loads of success for the S&C.

peppermintpatcher said...

I hope you have a fabulously successful few days! I'm sure you will.

beck said...

Hope you have the best most fabulous time Jod!! Wish I was going to see you but I don't think I can swing it. Boo hoo. Have a ball! xo

RED PEPPER QUILTS said...

Man oh man, looks like you have had a busy day. Fab display, can't wait to check it out in person!

Ritax

Posie Patchwork said...

Good luck awesome Jodie!! Still so jealous you HAVE a S&C Show on, all the best, you'll totally rock it. Love Posie

Thimbleanna said...

It looks fabulous Jodie! I hope you have a wonderful time!!!

Corrie said...

oh man so wishing I was going! spent so much time organising the papercraft bar but just couldn't get the time to go down there!

if only you could bring all that loot to sydney...drive the man car up here for a week!

corrie:)

Swirlyarts said...

Good luck!!

Judi said...

Woot have fun, but I didn't see your helper cat in the stall.

Gillian aka Silly Gilly said...

Jod, it looks like you've snapped your fingers and unloaded a little bit of home right there in your booth. Absolutely fab!!
Remember, breathing is good, caffeine is better and sleep perchance to dream is... well hopefully a realistic option tonight!

silverpebble said...

Does your man-car watch Predator?

Ashley Ann said...

What a silly cat! :D

Ashley Ann said...

What a silly cat! :D

Your booth looks super nice, by the way.

mtnchild said...

Looks wonderful Jody!! Now I'd like to see a picture of you pushing your cart around - - "Get you crafts here, get your red hot crafts!"

Best of luck to you!
Yvette

eurolush said...

I would kill to be there. Murder. I'd commit murder to be there. Of course, I'd blame it on temporary insanity. Clearly, I'd be insane the moment I saw all of your adorable stuff.


PS-Let this be my confession.

sewkalico said...

best of luck - it looks great!

Moogsmum said...

Your stand looks fab untweaked! Hope it all goes brilliantly - good luck boss :o)

xxx

p.s. feeling very stupid as I thought it was happening on the weekend just gone. Having realised it's on the coming weekend I thought maybe I could book a flight after all but wouldn't you know it, the stoopid ash cloud is messing about with the planes again - I was so close to getting there too!

Lucy Locket-Pocket said...

Jodie it's looking FAN-flipping-TASTIC!

You are amazing and you will have an amazing time - and so will anyone who comes along to see you - so WHY CAN'T I COME TOO?????????

I'm sooooooo jealous of everyone down-under who is getting to come over to play!

Locket xx

Katherine said...

Oh, looks so inviting, Jodie! Wishing you a wonderful and successful time.

Have fun!

Three B's said...

Your booth looks incredible!!! I wish I could come and have a long browse, but alas, I live in the wrong city. Hope you have an awesome few days at the show. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it once you return.

Bonnie said...

Melbourne? In Australia? As much as I would LOVE to come and visit -- and buy -- and gab -- and MAKE -- I'm sitting in Seattle, Washington, US of A and not quite capable of hopping on over.
BUT, I'm seriously in lust with your wonderous goodies.
May there be many like me there!!!
Bonnie

teddybearswednesday said...

looking gorgeous! Can't wait to see it in person. TODAY!

Kerryanne English said...

I can feel the excitment building. Stay cool Jodie, I'm sure it will all going amazing well.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne

Adrienne said...

Wow! Your booth looks great, good luck!

Lynne said...

Oh, Jodi, I'm so excited and I won't even be there!

I've been to dozens of craft shows and I've just realised why this one (that I'm not attending) is special - I've had a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into all those wonderful (and some not so wonderful) stalls! Thank you!

Betsy B said...

It looks fabulous. I hope you don't sell out of goodies before I get the chance to visit!

Emma said...

Jodie it looks fantastic.
Wish I could be there.
good luck
Rebecca

Lindy in Brisbane said...

Looks great. How exciting. Sorry I'm a bit too far away to drop in.

Jenny from Ohjoh said...

LOVE it!
Looks awesome. Hope you get a little rest squeezed in there somewhere over the weekend.

Sarah said...

Jodie this is seriously wickedly cool. I hope that by the time you read this you are exhausted with that happy exhaustion of an awesome amazing time of hard work that was so much more worth it than you even imagined.
Thanks for you and your gorgeous blog and your stunning creativity.

LiEr said...

Jodie, I am SO jealous that I am in the other hemisphere of the planet. I wish I were coming to visit. Those little boxes with the holes for color-seeing - ahhhhhhhh. You are going to be a HIT. Have a lovely, lovely time there!

Fer said...

Gotta love a man with a good ute!

Have a great time in Melbourne!!

dillpickle said...

I'll be popping in for a visit on Friday. I can't wait!! See you then :-)

Brianna said...

Hey Jodie, had a fantastic time hanging out with you today. Have done a post on your stall over on my blog. Hopefully see you again Friday.

Mister said...

Hello Mistress of the Needle!

How is the craft show going? Your stall looks abso fab!

Did you pack anything extra as we seem to have misplaced Annie?

Looking forward to hearing all the printable stories.

The K

Hollabee said...

It looks great, hope I get time to visit... was great having you as our neighbour last year!

oscarmacoscar said...

Looks awesome Jodie! I can't wait to see it in person. I plan to attend the show on Friday and hope to see you there so you can meet Micah!
All the best for your talks and I'm sure your sales will be through the roof!!!

Andi said...

It looks ACE!!!

Christinabean said...

This looks amazing! So do you think you might be coming to Canada anytime soon? :P

Nanny Pumpernickel said...

ohhhhhhhh I want to be there tooooooooo!I LOVE your booth!!!omg you are so totally amazing:)I wish I was a good swimmer,I would definately be there when your booth opens:)It looks AW-E-SOME!

sue niven said...

Oh i am so very very happy, i cannot contain myself!! i will be going to the Stitches and Craft Show today!!!See you there!!

ladydi said...

Sigh...it's all so lovely! And VERY professional looking.

Susan said...

I would drop a bundle in your booth, Jodie! I see at least 2 patterns, maybe 3 that I need and a kit...... and a little bot and oh.... I wish I was going! Have a wondeful time!