expression - utilise how you are as a person!

an inspiring older video by David Carson - full of humor and describes how the emotional response is the key to his designs and what inspires him! ( he always makes me smile) I have followed dc's work for many years - A great mentor.

Make-me a horse!

Hi! It's Josie.
Remember I'm the little girl who bought the make a card the horse today! I have made it already! It looks good! Thankyou for making these kits for us to make.

Josie xxx ooo
P.s. I don't know how to send pictures!

twospoonfulsofsugar workshop

Coming! Keep an eye out for the twospoonfulsofsugar workshops at the Sydney Stitches and Craft Show in August.

The "twospoonfulsofsugar" smiles are spreading

A huge thank you to all my wonderful little helpers...and all your wonderful support, help, "expertise", skill-saw, sander, pizza, printer, last minute "laminating".....the list goes on!
The response from the Sydney, Reed gift fair was absolutely amasing.
The "twospoonfulsofsugar" smiles are spreading. Check out our stockists page to find the closest retailer near you.

udderly hilarious! keep them coming!

thanks everyone for spending the time to send in the funny quotes you have written in your cards! i've had many giggles reading them.....they are all purrrrrfect! glad your sharing the smiles around! keep them coming in!

email to smiles@twospoonfulsofsugar.com

looking for something cute and unique?

you'll find us at the paddington arts markets every second saturday.... we are usually moved around - this is what we look like! our cheery smiles are very hard to miss :o)

smile for you

smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu,
when someone smiled at me today, i started smiling too.
i passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
when he smiled i realised i'd passed it on to him.
i thought about that smile then i realised its worth,
a single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth.
so, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected
let's start and epidemic quick, and get the world infected!
everyone needs a smile!!! (anonymous author)

what inspires you?

animals, nature, conversation, traveling, music, art, photography, design books/magazines, yoga, and websites like these;
www.deviantart.com
www.springwise.com
www.designspongeonline.com
www.thedieline.com
www.thecoolhunter.com.au
www.tokyocube.com
www.urbandictionary.com
www.lyrics.com
www.dumbofeather.com
www.livingcreatively.com.au
www.etsy.com
www.thedesignfiles.net
... to name just a few (lol - i could get real carried away here as i love crafting and design and adore hearing/reading about others passions and inspirations). my inspirations trigger ideas or send my thoughts off on adventurous journeys :)

success stories - business mentoring

cute furry little fullas

"last saturday at paddington markets we had two furry little fullas (baby guinea pigs) stop by for a visit. they took centre stage on our stall and surprised customers and passers by! they fitted in just nicely in our little pens and farmyard. don't they look so cute!"

say yes ...

Yes is positive, it is can-do. It's the word you haul from your quiver when you want to take on the world with a smile. Saying 'yes' when you would usually say 'no' means rising above routine. It widens your experience. It's like opening a door ... and finding more doors behind it. Saying 'yes' changes the way you see the world and the way the world sees you. Smile and the world smiles back. When you change your mind, you change your experience. The same is true in reverse, and it applies not just to you and I, but to whole societies. Maybe saying 'yes' more often will help us believe it ... and take those small detours.

it was really really fun!

gingerbread christmas tree

I found an article on how to make these cute gingerbread christmas tree's from the notebook magazine. Something different for christmas day i thought! Not a traditional New Zealand theme anyway. So I decided to get crafting in the kitchen instead. Im not usually one for the kitchen, but thought i would share my attempt with you, here are the 2 trees I made for my friends and family to eat on christmas day! They were demolished, lol, really they were, everyone loved them! - I did too, heehee!

cherry merry christmas

yahoooOOOoooo success!

come visit us at the Urban Oasis stand 6010. Urban Oasis supports up and coming designers within the giftware industry - Twospoonfulsofsugar will be showcasing our products for the very first time at the Sydney (international) Reed Gift Fair, 21-24 February 09 - Sydney’s largest gift industry trade show.

did you say dress-up this christmas?

Instead of Santa and Raindeers this year the ho! ho! ho! and jingling-jingle bells are coming from in-between the onik, onik, onik! and the meow, meow, meow's!
you'll never believe it - the farmyard decided to dress-up this christmas as you can see! Santa hats, antlers and Christmas decorations galore...

Christmas (limited additions) cards and kits are available to purchase, directly from Twospoonfulsofsugar via email: order@twospoonfulsofsugar.com or at the Paddington Arts Markets on oxford street every Saturday in Sydney, Australia.

Just choose your favourite animal and choose to add-on a santa hat or antler (its just that easy!)

Featured article in the ABN herBusiness News magazine

"The more I step out of my comfort zone the more success I experience in myself and business."

Onik, Onik!

The twospoonfulsofsugar team all kitted out in fluffy pink pig pants with pig tails. Inspiring smiles and laughs, at the Glebe street festival in November! Mission Accomplished! Defiantly got the attention they deserved! A great day, had all round!

the new guys

night after night, the lights were burning bright.
strange noises were coming from within the farmshed.

the gate swung open yesterday and who came out wagging his tail?
... It was Fritz the doggy, followed by Nellie the horse with Mr Kola the koala on her back and Dauwng! ( doing!, doing!, doing! ) the kangaroo.

natures beauty! inspirational!

made my dial smile
"amasing image sent to me via a friend from a friend....

looking like giant leaves floating in the sea, thousands of golden rays are seen here gathering off the coast of mexico. The spectacular scene was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass migrations to more agreeable waters. gliding silently beneath the waves, they turned vast areas of blue water to gold off the northern tip of the yucatan peninsula. Sandra Critelli, an amateur photographer, stumbled across the phenomenon.she said: 'It was an unreal image, very difficult to describe. the surface of the water was covered by warm and different shades of gold, and looked like a bed of autumn leaves gently moved by the wind.