Funky Fabrix

Feb Photo Challenge: Day 9: Front Door

2012-02-08T16:45:00.001-08:00

Day 9: Front Door
This is the front door of a pharmacy that operated in the Jewish Ghetto during WW2 in Krakow. The man that ran this pharmacy, even though not Jewish, help save many lives during this time. He was the only non-Jew allowed to reside inside the Ghetto. In view of this front door was the square where the Jewish people had to wait in line to be transported to Auschwitz to the gas chambers, but many were shot on the spot in the square.
I took this photo on our recent holiday.

Feb Photo Challenge: Day 8: Sun

2012-02-07T20:27:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken on our road trip holiday last September. We had such a lovely time down at the snow then stopped for a few nights on the New South Wales coast. Australia is such a beautiful country and perfect for a road trip.

Feb Photo Challenge: Day 7: Button

2012-02-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

Gorgeous vintage button sets that are available in our retail store!

Feb Photo Challenge: Day 6: Dinner

2012-02-06T16:10:00.000-08:00

This is one of our favorite quick meals. Bacon, Onion, Garlic in a chili tomato sauce. So easy, so tasty. We love the new free range bacon now available in most supermarkets. Not only are the pigs happy, it tastes amazing!

Photo Challenge Day 5 - 10am

2012-02-04T19:44:00.000-08:00

10am is normally very quiet in our house on a Sunday. Our teenage children seem to think it is perfectly normal to sleep in til midday on a weekend and a wee munchkin loves to get up, give us a quick kiss and watch TVin solitude as he is not allowed to watch morning TV on school days.

I tend to catch up with news online and a few friends via Facebook, and Mr FF loves to catch up on the sports news, although he does not limit this activity to a Sunday. We the ever looming Rugby season soon upon us, this mad Rugby loving Kiwi is just only beginning to gear up for his favorite season of the year!

Photo Challenge Day 4 - A Stranger

2012-02-03T21:19:00.000-08:00

This was a hard one. I wasn't quite sure what to photograph for a stranger. Then I thought, well I haven't actually seen my iron for over 2 years, so here we go....... I am still trying to start a revolution - if everyone stopped ironing, the ironed shirts would be the odd ones out!

Photo Challenge Day 3 - Hands

2012-02-02T14:29:00.001-08:00

The beautiful soft hand of my gorgeous boy.

Day 2: Words

2012-02-01T19:26:00.001-08:00

I have this stuck to the back of my car! No I am an Australian but I love NZ with all my heart!

February 1. My View Today

2012-02-01T13:00:00.000-08:00

Today I am working in the store, this is my view!

Are you joining the challenge?

2012-01-31T17:41:00.000-08:00

Here you will find other participants!

1. Random	2. Barnhouse Antiques	3. #JanPhotoADay compilation
4. And the Adventure Continues	5. Mandys Magical Memories	6. Mandys Magical Memories
7. Nanny Kate Design	8. Big brother, little sister & the baby.	9. A Photo A Day 2012 - Haven
10. A bear of little brain	11. Not Just A Mum	12. Alot Like Love xox
13. New World	14. indigo midge	15. Me With Three
16. This Sew Called Life	17. NotCharming366	18. Nightwolfs 2012 Photo a day
19. paper sand{ra} life	20. arty. paper	21. les-libertines. tumblr. com/
22. Out of Uppen	23. Tia Cherie	24. where my heart used to be
25. Life Happens Love Helps	26. Aglaea Designs	27. SewSavoirFaire
28. #JANphotoaday_inside_one_picture	29. Auburn and Blue	30. The Answer to Your Question
31. Frau	32. The Wonderful Life That Is Mine	33. Ich jetzt auch
34. Little Red House Designs	35. Cassie Fields @ A Journey Through The Fields	36. Tilitalitittan
37. The Not So Functional Housewife	38. sivisvitam	39. Him & Me Plus 3
40. Ma Boite aux merveilles	41. Embrace the Moment	42. Cassidys CrossFit
43. simply blogged	44. Reverie	45. XicaWeb
46. Home is where the Army sends us	47. lilli-ane. blogspot. com/	48. sweet_greeny
49. Shenanigans Happen	50. B4kersgirls Photos	51. Blogue ta vie
52. opposite of far . wordpress . com	53. Bungalow960	54. neither here nor there
55. The Vintage Ramble	56. Sweet Life of M. . .	57. The Allison Show
58. Not So Cli-Shéa	59. allison*wonderland	60. b_lawhorn
61. she is red	62. All Things Considered	63. have pants, will travel
64. stefanieundpaul	65. ana {bluebirdkisses}	66. Blessings by Blog
67. My Life, My Thoughts, My Words	68. Write Away With Me	69. tiny particles of light
70. gambrel family	71. Mommy For Two. . .	72. Homegirl Quel in Austin
73. Dashfield Vintage	74. mutter holunder	75. My Two Pink Lines
76. Ups and Downs of a Yoga Mom	77. paper&clouds	78. Homegirl Quel in Austin
79. Gathered Heart	80. Robin, with an i	81. Collected Ideas
82. There There Kitten	83. #FEBPHOTOADAY	84. Its My Life & I Love It
85. for the laughter.	86. so it goes	87. Librarian in Training
88. Christine Wandering	89. Rabbits are always late	90. Das ist ja allerhand
91. prunus	92. Kirrily	93. YUM
94. Artistic Liberties	95. The Birth of a Mother	96. Fact.
97. CHOOKARELLI	98. c	99. katrins-crib
100. thedailygrace	101. Life at the Gables	102. Live. Love. Random
103. The Amazing Woman Club	104. Photos from my Phone	105. xoxo Etoile
106. sang the bird	107. ART of Cheryl Connell	108. maythird
109. Marriage Motherhood And. . .	110. Melbourne Maharani	111. Coco and Archie
112. That Shop Girl	113. Frankly my Dear	114. Pixels m
115. File Me Away	116. SilliNess	117. WrongDecade
118. mindsolvent	119. NoshMyWay	120. onepicadayforyou
121. Paper Balloon Journal	122. Luminoso Blu Blog	123. Liz Makes Things
124. Life is Di-licious	125. victoria @ mine to live	126. Beautilate
127. AKMammas \| A Photo a Day Challenge 2012	128. three20 blog: life by the sea	129. Porcelain Heart, Ivory Tooth
130. JustJaynes	131. petite insanities	132. Superfluous Ambitions
133. Sparklegirl: The World is our Playground	134. goldiestereo. com	135. 1 Puddle Lane
136. Boucher Bunch	137. La Vie dUne Rêveuse	138. Angelica Ideas
139. The Sea and Me Change	140. The March Owl	141. Suburbanistic
142. megan @ boho mama	143. Live Beautifully - a blog by Jennifer Lake.	144. Rita Katita®
145. My Black Tongue	146. Capturing Lifes Magick (Danni)	147. Adventures of a Misfit Librarian
148. Tea with Lemon Photo	149. Random Takes	150. Panda With A Camera
151. park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor	152. Mr. & Mrs. W	153. The Shrinking Kimi
154. Life Unexpected	155. Candidly Cassie	156. adventure is out there
157. The mom, the lawyer, the housewife	158. TARDEOTEMPRANO. NET	159. The Crafty Mummy #craftphotoaday
160. Ironmum Karla	161. MyBunnyGoBoom	162. Jessica Molony
163. MyOneBrownMouse	164. 2Messy	165. Kaytee Lauren
166. Splendid Design	167. Ina in Alaska	168. This Side Of The Island
169. A Beautiful Little Life	170. ninah bee	171. Things Bright
172. amnoonpm	173. The Treehouse	174. Creative Liberation Journal
175. the Domestic Diva	176. The Aesthetic of Life	177. The Lady Who Lunches
178. Three Food Words	179. life + work	180. The things we do
181. donnas scrap and stuff blog	182. Life Less Ordinary	183. February photo a day challenge
184. stuffbyKari	185. Life Observed by Kate	186. Muted Palette
187. perpetual one	188. Go Graham Go!	189. Cate Pearce
190. Emily as an Adult	191. Amandas Mind	192. The Chew
193. DIY cupcake!	194. Kyvec on Instagram	195. Starting Is Easy
196. Lauren Alyse @ Brown Sugar Brunette <3	197. My Therapy Room	198. Journey to Bliss
199. miriams	200. Hungry Delights	201. Blessedmoms Simple Home
202. For The Love of Baby!	203. insouciant ?	204. I will be sharing on Instagram
205. A Cuppa Kim (InstaGram & Blog)	206. Milk & Honey	207. The Brewers
208. dying of beerdom	209. Create	210. Champagne & BuBbles
211. Summer and Longer	212. Washadelphia	213. Rage Against the Minivan
214. Everyday Moments Blog	215. Ms Midge	216. Tamara \| One Craftee Mumma
217. Romy	218. Millions of Peaches	219. Joyful Jones
220. February 2012 Photo A Day Challenge	221. FitBody Fifty	222. Bigger in Real Life
223. Nina Says	224. El Mundo de Mana	225. Cabootique
226. You, Me & Miss E	227. Lisee	228. butwewillstay
229. Ice Cream to Belly Rings	230. Foxy Whiskers	231. Hello, New Day
232. Abby in the Arts	233. Virukka Blog	234. MissyK
235. bea-nype. blogspot. com	236. Halfway across the world. . .	237. Cass Can Sew
238. Flicks February Photos	239. Flicks February Photos	240. Arbolande
241. sixcupcakes	242. Inspiration Board	243. KGilbert_shots
244. Peachy Geek	245. DominiqueMaurice	246. Jaynes Kitschen
247. The Girl Behind The Dress	248. Simple nests	249. Mels Februaury Photo a Day
250. Stefanie Graces new Tumblr	251. Lady Daa Doo	252. LissyLou
253. Sew Delicious	254. MAEDCHENWAHN	255. Punker-Do Designs
256. gentlefolk	257. Mamas Lil Black Sheep	258. Mulberry Pomegranate
259. The Diane Lee Show	260. Kaileen Elise - Make Every Day Extraordinary	261. Growing Family
262. Patching Hearts	263. its ok to change	264. Thoughts Are Things
265. A Sea View	266. Whimsical Adam	267. Family Nemo
268. Simply Belle SA	269. Snippets n Scraps	270. Parsnips and Pears
271. en ØBY ting	272. Ivys Attic - February Photo Challenge	273. nohalito
274. Flashing For Money	275. February Photo a day challenge	276. LOVE HATE LIVE LAUGH
277. Look Its Megryansmom	278. The Bakers	279. Sophistishe #febphotoaday
280. Party Cakes	281. Irisbo	282. Global Odyssey
283. just maryse	284. The Cookoos Nest	285. SirkusSanna
286. Twintage	287. Anninat tumblr	288. february vignettes
289. Waiting for Sofia and Joaquin	290. Tuntuma	291. Sassy Sass
292. Peace, Love & Good Food	293. Studio Ria Blog	294. Catten
295. Life in our busy household	296. Home is where the Army sends us	297. Eat Love and Style
298. the modchik	299. Melanies Family Blog	300. Made by Loulabelle
301. The Uniqueness of Being	302. Crazy Random Happenstances	303. The Sunnysideup
304. Bohopoetgirl	305. PROCRASTINATION IN MOTION	306. Sommers playground
307. A Vieux From the Lake	308. Meine Augenblicke	309. Blanche and Lola
310. uno con leche	311. Jaszmurka	312. creatingfreespirit
313. Dubai our Sandbox	314. a view from appelsauce	315. Bella Ragazza
316. Life etc.	317. The Duss Chronicles	318. Reinvented In Seattle
319. nowherewo-man. blogspot. com/	320. NiuNau	321. NancyAnne
322. Berries and Lemons	323. Lessons Learned in Egypt	324. 2Anchor
325. Tidbits for Today	326. SingleBubblePop	327. iPhone Picture Journey
328. Memoirs of a Slave	329. Queen of Crazy	330. Home House Interiors
331. this little life of mine	332. mai living	333. Through the Eyes of a 4 Year Old
334. Koti 3ll3	335. Mias Right Now	336. Messy Pretty Things
337. January Photo Challenge	338. Toilet Bowl Reflection	339. Lights and Letters
340. On The Hunt	341. adesigna. net	342. Notes of Grace
343. Jesse Robin Handmade	344. Coll Writes	345. CLOs February Photo A Day
346. Dola Cotidiana	347. WITHMYCAMERA: January 2012 Photo Challenge	348. Cubicle Love
349. Calamity Sarah	350. The Erohs	351. Whispers in the Trees
352. Remember Me A sA Time Of Day	353. Earl-Leigh Designs	354. Love & Labs
355. Dreamer with a Day Job	356. A Simply Pretty Life	357. LucyLovesFloral
358. MY PROJECT 366	359. dena74	360. Riin, from Estonia with love: )
361. These Creative Juices. . .	362. SaraSmiles365	363. Amy Hit The Atmosphere
364. At Home With The Hickses	365. Party of 5	366. Counting Our Blessings
367. An Imperfect Blend	368. The Elbow	369. Door13
370. Sarah @ Sarah In The City	371. Small Things Considered	372. The Gluten Free Student Cookbook
373. Courageous Beauty	374. Waiting No More	375. Macarons & Purpurinas
376. Beyond My Smile	377. Deann H	378. timmer81
379. Smitha Katti	380. Create Your Story	381. Photo a day
382. PauFMs Photo a Day Challenge	383. imkesays	384. bonjour!
385. egg and spoon	386. @ misshope	387. Lisa webb
388. Valokuvaus	389. The Vintage Honey Shop FB page Photo A Day	390. Wildings Warblings
391. Sanboogie FEB photo set	392. When In Doubt, Love	393. fridaysoff
394. Carlie Crash	395. This Orange Mum	396. Beautiful, but Cold.
397. fixthesky on instagram	398. Simply Living	399. Pills Place
400. Creative Authority	401. All of Our Love	402. Life Without Lemons
403. @ marisatm	404. Adventures of Hummingbird	405. Pretty Little Pink Things
406. Becca @ Life as a Fitzgerald	407. Neverland is Here	408. Ann Tevas love of life through pictures
409. Noes Blog	410. Okie Lens	411. Northern Lights Mama
412. DrewShades. com	413. Katies February POTD	414. TheSouthbayNewlyweds
415. Leahs Face. . . Book	416. Enjoying Our Life	417. The Cerniks
418. photo a day @ NORTHERN COTTAGE	419. LondonEats	420. Sew Indy
421. The Faux Foodie Girl	422. Bruno Sofia	423. My Life. My Love. My Ramblings.
424. masika wa	425. TheEcoChic	426. May Cart Knot Wore
427. Ana Cili	428. Blodio: I am Woman, Hear me Blab.	429. Pictures in Ink
430. Cast and Catch	431. You Are Loved	432. Love You To Infinity
433. Life. . . .	434. Stuff! Also, Things!	435. Babalingus
436. Il était une photo un jour	437. Caroline @ Simply Smithwick	438. baking with the boys
439. Merkley Jiating	440. Whitfield Awesome Blog	441. Funky Fabrix

Vintage Fabrics Opening Soon!

2012-01-29T19:27:00.000-08:00

As you may know, Funky Fabrix started out as Atomic Textiles - a vintage fabric store. We slowly introduced new fabrics, and before we knew it, we were so busy that we just didn't the time to devote to sourcing and listing our beautiful vintage fabrics........that is about to change!

With my trusty helper Kitty we are going to finally start adding our beautiful fabrics to our vintage fabric website www.100vintage.com. You will also find gorgeous vintage fabric cushion covers, delightful bags and children's clothing. Stay tuned and pop back often to see what is new in store!

Below you will find a sneak peek at just some of our beautiful fabrics that will soon be available for purchase.

Organic Tilly Arrives This Week!

2012-01-23T10:37:00.000-08:00

Tilly arrives this week - stunning 100% certified organic cotton by Daisy Janie. I absolutely love this earthy, natural range. These beautiful photos by Daisy Janie, show some of the endless possibilities for this amazing range. Enjoy the beautiful photos, thanks Jan for another stunning range.

Lovely Gifts in Store!

2011-12-10T15:32:00.000-08:00

We have some super lovely eco-friendly gifts available in our retail store this week and have extended our trading hours for this week only! We are open Monday through to Friday this week from 10am til 3pm.

Shop 4/12 Blackwood St,
Mitchelton, Qld 4053
Phone: 0435 012356
www.funkyfabrix.com.au

Arriving soon!

2011-12-08T03:44:00.000-08:00

On the 3rd Day of Christmas.............Free Express Post!!

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...On the third day of Christmas........free express post on all Australian orders over $75, just enter code EXPRESS in the discount coupon box!! Please note that code must be used during checkout to receive this offer and that your order will be sent by Express post courier or Australia Post depending on your location.

www.funkyfabrix.com.au

......and the winner is.......

2011-11-19T12:15:00.000-08:00

Jos!

Congratulations Jos, you have won the new Little Bird Patterns Kitikini Pattern.

Just pop us an email shona@funkyfabrix.com.au with your mailing address and we will have it off to you this week.

Thank you everyone for entering!

New Kitikini Giveaway!

2011-11-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

We are giving away this fantastic new pattern by Little Bird Patterns.

The Kitikini is perfect for summer and super quick and easy to make.

This bikinis shown are made with our Organic Monaluna range now in store (and of course the gorgeous model is our very own Kitty!)

For a chance to win this fantastic pattern, just leave a comment below!

You do have to be a registered blog follower to enter so ensure your name is in the follower's box to the left!

Good luck! Winner is drawn this Friday night!

Seersucker is Back

2011-11-05T20:50:00.000-07:00

Our seersucker range is back~! Fresh supplies have arrived in store and at amazing super low prices!

I just found these gorgeous photos of seersucker from this lovely blog
http://mostazaseed.blogspot.com/2010/07/serious-sucker-for-seersucker.html

Congrats and Sale!

2011-10-23T16:20:00.000-07:00

A big congratulations to the All Blacks - World Cup Champions! It was a nail biting final, but they got there in the end. As you all know, Jason (Mr FF) is a Kiwi and loves the All Blacks a lot (even more than fabric! ) so he is one happy man. He was in the crowd when the All Blacks won the first World Cup 24 years ago and has been waiting a very long time to see a win again. Even our little munchkin who really has no interest in Rugby told me he would cry if the All Blacks lost!

To celebrate we are offering 10% off all orders over $25 this week (automatically calculated at checkout) as well as free Australian and NEW ZEALAND post for orders over $150.

I see Air New Zealand are also offering $100 all return flights to NZ~!

Also check out our Christmas range - which are all on sale! www.funkyfabrix.com.au

Shona and Jason x

New Home Decor Fabrics

2011-10-19T18:47:00.000-07:00

I have always loved Alexander Henry's Fashion for Home - Home Decor Range.

We have had some gorgeous new arrivals this week, as well as some favorites restocked.

They are printed on medium weight oxford cotton (a medium weight canvas) and measure 118cm in with.

They are perfect for cushions, wall art, upholstery, aprons, lamps, clothing and more!

Camp Autism Charity Auction

2011-09-30T03:25:00.000-07:00

Ok Calling For Donations! We are holding a charity auction for Camp Autism a registered charity organization that runs amazing camps for families with children with ASD. Many of these families spend so much money on therapies that they cannot afford to go away, these camps offer a wonderful respite for these amazing families.http://campautism.org/aboutus.html
All payment of auction goods will be paid directly to the organization, we will not handle any funds.
We are looking for any goods at all, donated by our lovely crafty customers. In return not only will you be helping families in need, you will also be promoted on our Facebook page, with regular updates and links to your page or website, promoted on twitter and our blog and will have a permanent link on our blog for one month.
All we need is a photo, an rrp and postage costs. Once the winner has paid we will email you and you post directly to the recipient. They will pay you directly for the postage costs.
All information can be sent to shona@funkyfabrix.com.au and please feel free to contact the Camp Autism team if you need any verification, as I know there are so many out there requesting donations.
Look forward to hearing from you! We hope to start the auction on Monday 10th of October and have it run for 5 days.
Shona xx

Retail Store Opening Hours

2011-09-07T16:53:00.001-07:00

Please note that our retail store will be closed this coming Wed, Thurs & Frid (14-16th Sept) but we will be open on Saturday for trading.

All website orders will still be sent as per usual, only the retail store will be closed during this time.

If you are in Brissy and need something quickly, you can place your order online and it will be sent out super quick, or you can place your order and choose pickup and collect on Saturday 17th.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused by this.

Happy Belated Father's Day

2011-09-04T15:43:00.000-07:00

I hope you all had a lovely day yesterday. Father's Day always seems so special in our house. He is my smallest munchkin with his amazing Dad (Mr FF himself) Jason. I love seeing them together. Here they are patiently waiting for the door to open for the circus yesterday.

and the winner is.......

2011-09-04T15:35:00.003-07:00

The winner of our Little Bird Pattern is Rosemary!

Rosemary if you please pop us an email shona@funkyfabrix.com.au we will post off your Edie Pattern.

Thank you to all those who entered!

Shona

New Little Bird Patterns (and a giveaway!)

2011-08-19T02:28:00.000-07:00

Our favourite Pattern designers, Little Bird Pattern have just released 2 new patterns - a gorgeous dress and comfy boys pants!

Little Bird Patterns are designed and printed right here in Brisbane, just up the road for our Funky Fabrix Store!

We are giving away an Edie Overall Dress pattern on our blog - like to win? Just enter a comment below (and follow our blog - see follows box to the left). Entry is open to all registered blog followers and each comment will be awarded a number in order of receipt. Numbers will be then entered into random.org and drawn randomly on Friday 2nd of September.

Good Luck!
PS if you can't wait, these two great patterns are now on our website!

Organic Storyboek is Here!

2011-08-03T21:27:00.000-07:00

Beautiful certified organic Storyboek by Birch Fabrics has finally arrived! We were lucky enough to meet the designers Cynthia and Jason during our Salt Lake City trip - and what a terrific couple! I love their fabrics, and the fact that they are fair trade and certified organic - all the better!

This collection features delicate designs, muted tones and co-ordinates so beautifully together. I just saw a sneak peak at their amazing new designs due for release next year and I am excited!

Upside down and inside out!

2011-07-22T18:34:00.000-07:00

This week our world was turned upside down, and it will never quite be the right way up again. Bam, in a few seconds, in the space of the time it takes a doctor to finish a sentence, everything that was normal, will never be "normal" again, everything in your world changes. No matter how much you want things to stay the same, no matter how you wish your lovely happy, secure world will stay that way, it won't.

Our son, our precious baby, who we adore, was diagnosed on Tuesday. No it is not life threatening, but it is life changing, for all of us. His life will never be easy, it will always be a struggle. Things that come so easily to the rest of us, will be a struggle for him. All we want for him is happiness, and that will be hard for him, harder than for the average person. He will need to learn things, that come so naturally to 99% of us. He will learn to sometimes be someone he really isn't, just to be accepted.

Our lives will soon consist of "sessions" of therapy, classes, support group meetings, teacher meetings, school visits, spending time helping in class, and it goes on. Our beautiful boy will have a label, he will be different.

Of course we love his differences, he is funny, amazingly intelligent, has an endless thirst for knowledge and a unique perspective on life. He possesses a general knowledge well beyond his years, he is a brilliant reader and a maths wiz. He loves to travel, he loves Lego and Harry Potter, just like other little boys, but he just thinks and uses his brain differently to most of us. He can't read facial and body language, he won't ever be able to play team sports, he won't ever truly feel empathy for people he does not know. He will sometimes appear rude to strangers who do not know him, he struggles with change, he struggles with friendships and doesn't always get the joke, he is very literal. He is sensitve to sound, and smell and cannot touch certain things. He worries and sometimes cannot sleep. With the right help and guidance though, he will develop into an amazing adult, he will always be a bit different, but with time we hope people won't consider him strange, just quirky!

My fear is that the world can be a hard and hurtful place. One in four children are bullied at school, yes one in four - how horrific is that? And our little boy will be the perfect target for the bully. They like to pick on the child that is different, the loner.

I try to put things in perspective, I know so many people have more to worry about than us. I know we will get through this, but that doesn't stop the tears. I have cried til I thought I could not cry anymore. I haven't slept all week, I am a wreck. I am strong but I sometimes wonder if I am strong enough to get through this. I have a family to support and love, but it is hard.

I always imagined that life would get easy once I hit 40. I had 3 children by the time I was 30, so was looking forward to kicking back, travelling, and building my business. Then my munchkin arrived just before my 40th birthday. He has brought the most wonderful love to my family. We all adore his kisses and cuddles, his bad jokes and his endless enthusiasm for his family and his hobbies, none of us can imagine our lives without him - he has 3 amazing older siblings, who will also always be there for him.

I lie in bed at night and imagine a world of tolerance. A world, where no one discriminates, no one judges and everyone is accepting. How wonderful would that be?

Beautiful Spring Street Has Arrived!

2011-07-14T15:09:00.000-07:00

Anika by Monaluna

2011-07-11T17:06:00.000-07:00

The beautiful Anika range designed by Jennifer Moore (Monaluna) arrived this week! We love Jennifer's work and in fact, some of the fabrics have sold out already after only one day, so we are about to place a new order!

Jennifer other more grown up range is expected to arrive next week, along with some store favourites from the Monaco range. Monaco Scooters is always popular, so if you have been waiting for more stock to arrive, just keep an eye on the website next week.

Hope you are all keeping lovely and warm,
Shona

Busy Week!

2011-07-03T04:15:00.000-07:00

We have had a super busy week here at Funky Fabrix. We arrived home from New Zealand on Thursday and have been catching up ever since!

A special thanks to Marie and Kitty for keeping things running so smoothly whilst we were away.

You may have heard, that I had a little accident with my laptop! I spilt a bottle of water on the lovely new Macbook Pro and it has gone not only into the keyboard but also the screen. I am taking it out to Apple tomorrow, so here's hoping they take pity on me and fix it! I did not back up so it does have all my holiday snaps, and also all my work related images and invoices and the like.

I have also lost all my emails, so if you were waiting to hear back from me and haven't please send me another email. I know there were a few things I was going to chase up when I got home, but now don't have any access to that information, so hopefully if you are one of those people waiting for an email, I do hope you get to read this post and email me again!

I am now using a very slow, but inexpensive laptop til I wait for news on my super fast one. So I will plod along! I am now thinking a desk top seems like a good idea, but as I like to work from home and the office, I really love keeping all my information in just one place - I need to remember to back up next time!

Hoping you all have a wonderful week. If you pop on over to our store http://www.funkyfabrix.com.au/ you will see I have listed lots of lovely new bundles - an economical way to purchase co-ordinated fabrics to add to your stash! We also have some fabulous new corduroys online available for pre-order.

Also stay tuned as we are going to announce a huge new competition at http://www.funkytripper.com/ - we are giving away a $100 gift voucher!

Our 6 winners!

2011-06-23T15:32:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the following 5 people who each won a $10 gift voucher to use on our website

Kylie (teemo) from Perth
Luscious Lee
Jamily Creations
James-Linda
Nicki (who has 5 girls :) )

And the winner of the gorgeous Dill fabric pack is
Embellished Kids

If you could please all email me shona@funkyfabrix.com.au so that I have your prizes out to you asap!

Thanks everyone for entering. Won't be long before we have our 6000 fan giveaway!

5000 Fans Giveaway!

2011-06-13T22:36:00.000-07:00

To celebrate reaching over 5000 likers on our Facebook page we are giving away 5 x $10 website vouchers plus a Dill Blossom Layer Cake pack valued at $35.

Just leave a comment below (and be registered to the left as a blog follower) stating why you would like to win.

Good luck! Winner will be drawn this Saturday morning - so be quick!

Bye Kitty!

2011-06-08T23:22:00.000-07:00

This week we farewelled Kitty! Kitty has been working part time for Funky Fabrix for the last few years, while she studied year 12 and then while she studied Floristry.

Kitty has now almost finished Floristry and has started a new full time position for a busy florist in Brisbane City. We will certainly miss having Kitty in the store with us (but as she is my eldest daughter I do still get to see her smiling face every day!).

Kitty is responsible for all the pretty bundles in store. I will now have to make the bundles but I can't promise I will tie those ribbons as well as Kit.

Good luck Baby, you will make the BEST florist!!

Kitty's entry into the Interflora Floristry Competition, students division. Kitty received highly commended!

The beautiful display now at home on our 60s sideboard!

Even Mr 6 (Hadley) had a chance to make a creation in the kids corner during the contest on Sunday. We think his effort is rather good

New Organics Coming Soon!

2011-06-06T15:33:00.000-07:00

We met the lovely Jennifer Moore and her husband from Monaluna at the Salt Lake City Market, which was one of our highlights. I have long admired Jennifer's work and think she is one of the most talented designers around. I first fell in love with her work with her first collection for Robert Kaufman and just adore her own organic ranges.

Jennifer's beautiful new ranges will be store very soon, plus we have new stock of her older ranges in stock right now. You will even find some of Jennifer's Kaufman ranges in our store too.

The gorgeous new ranges are shown below (photos courtesy of Jennifer Moore). They will soon be flying across the Pacific so look out for them in the next week or two!

Jennifer and her hubby at the Salt Lake City Market

Funky Little Bird Classes: Our First Competition!

2011-06-02T16:22:00.000-07:00

Funky Little Bird Classes: Our First Competition!

Lucy and Lola Winner!

2011-06-01T22:26:00.000-07:00

The lucky winner of our Little Bird Patterns giveway is Strawberry and Ginger!

Congratulations! Just pop us an email with your mailing address to shona@funkyfabrix.com.au

Salt Lake City Quilt Market Photos

2011-05-31T04:11:00.001-07:00

Lucy and Lola by Little Bird Patterns!

2011-05-24T21:31:00.000-07:00

Yes another Little Bird Pattern out this week! Don't you just love the Lucy and Lola pants and top pattern? Super easy to for the beginner sewist, Lucy and Lola covers sizes 1 - 5 years.
Make this sweet little outfit for the Spring, or warm it up with a long-sleeve t for the cooler months.

Little Bird has used our organic range Pick A Bunch (now available in our store and online) to make this delightful outfit.

Would you like to win a copy for yourself? Just follow our blog and leave a comment below to enter! Winner will be drawn via random.org on Wednesday 1st June.

PS if you love Little Bird Patterns and live in Brissy, we will be introducing beginner sewing classes with the help of Little Bird Patterns. Each fortnight you will have to chance to sew a different pattern with the help of Maurgan (from Little Bird Patterns) so stay tuned for more information! We hope to start the classes in July. ......ofcourse there will be a glass of wine or two, some nibbles, and a little sewing goss along with the lessons!

Tiny Seamstress Designs

2011-05-24T21:16:00.000-07:00

It was fantastic to meet Tiffany Jenkins at the Salt Lake City Quilt Market. We instantly fell in love wiht Tiffany's patterns, so have brought some home for you! You will now find these gorgeous patterns online www.funkyfabrix.com.au (photos are via The Tiny Seamstress Designs blog)

Tiny Seamstress Designs booth at Salt Lake City

Like to win Sis Boom's new book?

2011-05-20T12:49:00.000-07:00

Like to won a copy of Jennifer Paganelli's new book Girl's World? This is a gorgeous book filled with sewing projects and full sized patterns.

If you order from our website over the next 2 weeks you go into the draw to win this delightful book, personally signed by Jennifer. For every $20 you spend in our store, you will receive one entry, so purchase $40 from our online store and you will receive 2 entries etc.

The competition is also open to all our retail store customers during the next 2 weeks.
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The winner will be drawn on Saturday June 4th. Good Luck!

The Winners.......

2011-05-19T02:16:00.000-07:00

We have drawn the winners of our 2 blog competitions.........

Winner #1 of the Avalon fabric is Tanya! Congratulations Tanya, if you could please send us an email shona@funkyfabrix.com.au with your mailing address and which fabric you would like, we will have your prize off to you asap.

Winner #2 of the fat quarter pack of Pick a Bunch is Marcie! Please pop us an email with your mailing details shona@funkyfabrix.com.au

Thank you to all those who entered. We will be announcing a new competition tomorrow, to win a gorgeous Spring Market pack of goodies we collected on our trip!

Patterns by Figgy's

2011-05-18T14:10:00.000-07:00

Introducing Pattern's by Figgy's. We were so glad we met Karen and Shelly at the SLC market! We just love these patterns. In fact many styles have sold out already, but the good news is, more are on their way! Not all are on the website, but will be by the end of today.

The first 3 photos were taken by us at the Market, the rest are courtesy of Patterns by Figgy's.

The patterns are beautifully presented in a brown envelope and are printed on recycled paper. You will find a stitched instructions booklet as well as full sized patterns. Most of their patterns are suitable for beginner through to the more experienced sewist.

You will find them by visiting our What's New page on our website.

www.funkyfabrix.com.au

We are Back!

2011-05-18T13:52:00.001-07:00

We are back from the wonderful International Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City. To celebrate we are offering 15% off all orders over $25 this Thursday and Friday.

Just enter voucher code 15OFF during checkout to receive your discount.

We will announce the winners of our 2 competitions today, as well as introduce a new competition this morning! Stay tuned.

www.funkyfabrix.com.au

Girl's World by Jennifer Paganelli

2011-05-15T09:01:00.000-07:00

We are going to give away to one of our lucky customers, a signed copy of Jennifer Paganelli's Girl's World valued at $45. Stayed tuned to the blog and facebook to see how you can get a chance to win this fabulous book filled with fantastic patterns and ideas, and personally signed by Jennifer at the Spring Quilt Show.

Avalon is here!

2011-05-05T17:56:00.000-07:00

The beautiful new organic range from Birch Fabrics has arrived in store. Wonderful colours and fabulous graphics, this really is a delightful range.

We are will hope to see the upcoming range of Birch Fabrics at Salt Lake City so stay tuned for Market updates!

Like to win yourself half a metre of any one fabric of your choice from the range? Just follow our blog (see the box to the right) and leave a comment below. Winner will be drawn on our return from Salt Lake City.

May is here and so is the countdown!

2011-04-30T18:07:00.000-07:00

May is here, so the countdown til we leave for the Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City has begun!

We leave Monday week - eekk! 10 days without my babies, 10 days of alone time with Mr FF not to mention fabric, fabric and more fabric!

I think the most exciting thing will be the Sample Spree night where us retailers get to grab (and by the sounds of things, GRAB is the correct word) fabrics not yet released to the market. This will be a great opportunity to get our hands on fat quarter packs to pass onto our customers, so you will be the first in Australia with the latest and greatest!

We will also be attending some informative classes by designers such as Valori Wells - how exciting is that? We will get a chance to meet and mingle with most of the well know fabric designers in the US! I will be sure to take lots of pics for you all.

In the meantime, in the countdown to our trip we have some great giveaways. First one up is a fat quarter pack of the gorgeous new organic fabric Pick A Bunch in the Orchid colourway (as shown above).

To enter simply follow our blog (see side box if you are not already a registered follower) and leave a comment below, letting us know what you would like to make with these gorgeous fabrics.

All winners will be drawn on our return from the US.

We have a winner!

2011-04-28T03:43:00.001-07:00

The winner of our Suzi-Q organic fabric pack is Doreen (from Brisbane). Thanks so much to everyone who left a comment.
Doreen if you could please email us at shona@funkyfabrix.com.au with your mailing address and we will have your prize out to you asap!

A Giveaway!

2011-04-17T18:32:00.000-07:00

We would like to giveaway a fat quarter pack of the new organic line Suzi-Q by Timeless Treasures

This fabulous 70s inspired fabric is printed on 100% GOTS certified organic cotton and is available in 2 colourways in our store (all online this week).

To enter just follow our blog through the link to the left (see Followers box) and leave a comment below.
The lucky winner will win 4 fat quarters of this gorgeous fabric. Each fat quarter measures 50cm x 56cm.

Winner will be drawn after the Easter break so good luck and Happy Easter!

Easter Trading Hours

2011-04-17T04:30:00.000-07:00

Funky Fabrix Retail Trading Hours

Our retail store will be closed over the Easter weekend

We will be opening this coming Thursday so pop in for last minute supplies to tide you over the break! (10 til 2)

We will then be open usual trading hours after Easter

Ofcourse are online store is open over the whole break and we will be posting all orders during regular Aust Post trading hours.

We would like to thank all our wonderful customers for a super year so far and hope you all have a safe and happy time with your families over the break.

If you are undertaking any sewing projects over the break don't forget to post piccies on our facebook page

www.facebook.com/funkyfabrix.au

Gypsy Bandana

2011-04-12T21:28:00.000-07:00

The beautiful Gypsy Bandana range by Pillow and Maxfield in now in store.

Vintage fabric of the week!

2011-04-10T17:04:00.000-07:00

Our vintage fabric of the week!

As you may know, we have been avid collectors of vintage fabric for many years (it is how Funky Fabric all began! ) Back in the beginning we were Atomic Textiles and sold mainly vintage fabric to many collectors, movie studios, galleries and decorators world wide. Well, we still have bolts, and bolts, and bolts of vintage fabric! Some we will never sell, other pieces we can manage to part with.
If you live in Brisbane you can pop into our store and view many of the vintage fabrics. Unfortunately I have yet to find time to list them online but hopefully we will be able to update our vintage fabric website later in the year.
We will be listing a "vintage fabric of the week" each Monday. You can pop me an email if you are interested in purchasing or you can visit our retail store.

This week's fabric is a Dekoplus fabric (from the Netherlands). This gorgeous bold fabric is circa late 1960s and is in mint condition. Unused and perfect, still on the bolt. Fabric is 100% medium weight cotton and is 120cm in width.
Price is $45 per half metre plus registered post costs.
If you would like more information or like to purchase this fabric please pop me an email
shona@funkyfabrix.com.au

What are you up to this weekend?

2011-04-09T03:52:00.000-07:00

We have been trying out new recipes this weekend. This didn't quite rise as much as expected, but it still looked and tasted great! Thanks Kitty for a yummy dessert!

What have you been up to this weekend?

Tuesday Business Feature

2011-04-05T00:09:00.000-07:00

Introducing Plushka - our business of the week!

"Founded in early 2010, Plushka's Craft became a label for handmade children's accessories, toys and house wears. I create original and very unique felt toys that were designed on the basis of my own drawings. I also hand stitch every toy with love in small studio in Sydney."

You can find Plushka creations here: www.madeit.com.au/plushka
and follow the blog here: http://www.plushkacraft.blogspot.com

Why not pick up a gorgeous bunny or chick for Easter?

We have moved!

2011-04-03T01:45:00.000-07:00

Funky Fabrix has moved!

Our new store is open, more room, lower prices and a whole wall full of vintage fabrics from the 50s through to the 70s!

Our new hours are

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am til 2pm

Other times by appointment or shop online 24/7 www.funkyfabrix.com.au

Shop 4 / 12 Blackwood St

Mitchelton, Brisbane, 4053

(arcade behind the trophy shop, Samford Rd end)

Welcome Daphne!

2011-03-28T02:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we extended our family by one! Welcome to our new lab Daphne!

We Are Moving - Before Pics!

2011-03-26T15:43:00.000-07:00

This is our new store in progress! We are hoping to open our new store this coming weekend, but will update this depending on our progress today!

Our new store will be still located in Blackwood St, just up the street!

New store = lower overheads = lower prices for our customers! A win-win situation!

We will also be introducing website order pickup to make shopping with Funky Fabrix even more convenient. The new store setup will allow us to streamline packing and processing proceedures and less retail hours will allow even faster processing of orders and more precious time with our 4 children.

We are very excited about this move, it will improve our customer service and help us prioritise our lives a little so that we remember the important things in life!

Excuse the quality of before pics, I only had my phone with me. I will take more pics today :)

4000 Fan Winners!

2011-03-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the late announcement of our winners. I am not sure what happened to my original blog post!

Our lucky winners are -

The bunting pack - Katie Blooms of SA

The pattern pack - Lesley of Brissy!

If you could both pop me an email shona@funkyfabrix.com.au I will send out your prize ASAP!

Storison

2011-03-19T02:00:00.000-07:00

We stumbled upon this gorgeous little store in the Adelaide Hills (Hahndorf) during our travels yesterday. Full or eco goodness, lots of local and handmade goodness here. This store is gorgeous and with so many must have goodies, I really enjoyed my visit!

Storison Information

Storison is a contemporary gift store that makes its home in the 1880 village blacksmith building in Hahndorf's main street.

The thoughtfully selected products showcase contemporary Australian design, eco-friendly recycled creations and ethically sourced handcrafts from around the globe. The eclectic range includes jewellery, textiles, cards, world music, books and gifts with a little hint of the unconventional. Storison celebrates creativity, individuality and stylish innovation.

Ready Set Go Organic

2011-03-14T17:54:00.000-07:00

Fantastic new organic range by Ann Kelle, perfect for your little man!

Now available in our store www.funkyfabrix.com.au

(photos via Ann Kelle's blog)

Nature Walk by Cloud 9

2011-03-10T17:29:00.000-08:00

Cloud 9 Nature Walk Collection has now arrived in store - www.funkyfabrix.com.au just click on newly listed to see all our great new fabrics (photos via Cloud 9 blog)