Hi friends! There’s only one week to go until bidding starts on our first charity auction! The fun will begin at 8am on Sunday 18 March 2012 and so far we have over 100 fabulous products listed. Make sure you invite all your friends along to join in the fun. We can’t wait to see what a huge difference we can make at the Bonga Feeding Centre in Ethiopia. Every cent will make a difference to the life of a child.
Continuing on with our Sponsor Spotlight series, today I’d like to introduce you to the very creative Zoe from Pretty Pickings.
My name is…
Zoe Silverwood and I am the ‘go to’ woman at Pretty Pickings – I am it, I design, I sew, I market and everything else that comes with running a small business from home!
My business is…
Pretty Pickingsand I create cute, whimsical, bright and childlike clothing mostly made from vintage and repurposed fabric.
My creativity is influenced by…
Classic styles of times gone by, thankfully my mother was clever enough to keep some of my old dresses and these helped form my style ethic. I love finding an amazing vintage style that I can tweak and create a design that suits Pretty Pickings as a label. I am addicted to vintage fabric and I spend many hours scouring op shops and the internet to satisfy this addiction. I particularly love embroidered doilies and tablecloths, these works of art that many women have spent hours creating often spend time shoved into the bottom of drawers out of sight….I love to give them a new life as a sleeve, decolletage or a pocket!
I like to daydream about…
Oh so much! I am a dreamer… it is usually what I would like to create (did someone say Pinterest!) or where I would like to travel to next as I never lost that travel bug developed in my youth!
Three things that make me smile are…
My gorgeous children, my husband and vintage fabric.
Three things that make me frown are…
Children suffering, plastics in waterways and ignorant people (a little heavy but it does make me sad)
I decided to support Cuddle Craft Collective because…
It kind of ties into a few of my answers above. I love travelling and over the years I have visited many disadvantaged countries that are full of people that need our help, especially children! I am a big fan of KID Independent and when I saw the creation of The Craft Collective and the great cause it is supporting – I was sold! As Pip Lincolne from Meet Me at Mike’s says ‘ this year is the year of doing good things’ this is ONE of my good things.
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