Handmade Mobile

25 Jul 2010 by admin

Wow, it’s been a long time since I last posted on my blog! I’ve come up with excuses in the past for not being the most regular blogger, but my excuse this time  is my favourite one – I’ve had a baby!

Because we didn’t know whether we were having a boy or girl (we had a gorgeous little girl) we chose a farmyard theme for the nursery. Some of my very creative friends came over and I had our very own home edition of extreme home makeover, transforming our spare room to a beautiful, warm and baby friendly nursery. Anyway, that’s a little beside the point – what these very creative and special friends also did for us was to make the most beautiful farmyard mobile – made with a lot of love and patience and of course creative genius, and too beautiful for me not to blog on (even if I’m a few months late!)

Don’t you just love the animals sewn with a suede felt – all by hand. It truly is beautiful and our darling Layla just loves watching the animals when she’s being changed. A big thank you to our Craft Club girls. xx

ps – thanks Tracy (from Scrapkits) for the pics

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Competition Winner

04 Feb 2010 by admin

And the winner of our competition is Christy Judd Ovenstone – one of our Facebook fans.

Thanks to everyone for joining our fan page, or emailing & tweeting about Jamtin. Also a big thank you to Shoesting Scrapbooking for sponsoring the prize!

“Thank you so much for my wonderful prize.  I received it today and it is so full of wonderful surprises. Much appreciated,  Regards Christy”

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January newsletter

29 Jan 2010 by admin

Wow – can you believe that it’s almost February! I hope that your 2010 has gotten off to a great start and those New Year’s resolutions are still standing! Just to make you all feel better – mine was to update the Jamtin blog weekly and send out newsletters fortnightly… Ummm, no comment, let’s just say I’m a work in progress.

Please take note of our competition we’re running – by either becoming a fan of ours on facebook, tweeting a message on Twitter or forwarding this email to 5 friends and cc’ing myself (jude@jamtin.co.za) in, you stand a chance to win R530 worth of scrapbooking kit, donated very generously by Shoestring Scrapbooking – more details on the blog. The draw will take place next Wednesday, 3rd February, so you won’t have to wait for long at all to find out if you’re the lucky winner.

Lastly, I’d like to introduce you to some of our new listers to Jamtin.

New Listers

Heartfelt Mamma4Earth Love project gift shop
Mielie The Crazy Aunt Company Mismatch Jewellery
LivingLife Skaapie Greatheart Gifts

MisMatch Jewellery (Jewellery)  Beautiful Jewellery, KZN

Cotton Tale Fabrics (Sewing  Embroidery) Quilting and fabric supplies, KZN

The Scrap Studio (Scrapbooking) Scrapbooking supplies and classes, Cape Town

Love Project gift shop (Handmade) Gifts, community project, Cape Town

Lezanne’s Designs (Handmade) Wedding stationary and Gift Cards, Cape Town

Skaapie – (Handmade) Handmade felt products, Cape Town

Mielie (Handmade) – Handbags, bags, Cape Tow

Greatheart Gifts (Handmade) Gifts, aprons, furniture, baby clothes, Johannesburg

Sew What (Sewing & Embroidery) – Sewing supplies and classes, Johannesburg

Faith Designs (Kids) – Handcrafted mobiles, Johannesburg

DIY Divas (DIY) – Various workshops – power tools, beginners & advanced, furniture making, National

Heartfelt (Handmade) Brooches,  Keyrings, bookmarks, corporate gifts, magnets, Online

LivingLife (Handmade) Childrens decor and gifts , cushions, memory boxes, toys, gift boxes, Online

The Crazy Aunt Company – (KIDS) Funky & cute baby grows and t-shirts. Online

Mamma4Earth (KIDS) wonderful knitted treasures consisting of Waldorf inspired knitted farm animals, gnomes and toys. Online

Happy making,

Jude

Ps – we’re updating our facebook fan page and twitter daily with news on new products, listers and classes.  Why not follow us!

www.Jamtin.co.za – for all things handmade

Call: 072 859 0412
Twitter: @jamtincoza
Blog: http://blog.jamtin.co.za

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Competition Time!

30 Oct 2009 by admin

I am very excited to let you all know that we are running a competition with an amazing prize that has been sponsored by Shoestring Scrapbooking.

The prize – valued at R530.00 consists of ALL of the following:

1 X KI Memories Icicles Sand Alphabet R90
1 X Heidi Swapp Clear Corner Stamps R42
1 X Dimensional Glitter Stickers R16
1 X 3D Frame Set R45
1 X Heidi Swapp Journaling Spots R30
1 X Metal Charms R35
1 X Orchid Dimensional Stickers R18
1 X Sunflower 3D Stickers R18
1 X Soft Spoken Embellishments R42
1 X Scrapbooking Rub-Ons R25
1 X Buttons R24
1 X Handmade Stickers R16
1 X Decorative Embellishents R20
1 X 3D Gel Stickers R16
1 X Negative Strip R15
2 X Small Stamp Pads R20
1 X Glitter Peel Off Stickers R18
5 X Paper R10
10 X Cut Out Frame Sheets 12 by 12 R30

So…. for all you scrapbooking enthusiasts (and for everyone else, this will make an amazing Christmas present for the scrapbooker in your life – and yes, we’ve all got one!) all you need to do is either

1) Become a fan on our facebook page

or

2) Follow us on Twitter and retweet our competition announcement

or

3) or for every 5 people you tell about Jamtin (cc jude@jamtin.co.za) you’ll also be entered. (and we promise we won’t spam your friends!)

Go on – enter, it’ll take 2 minutes, and the prize is great…  Once you’re done, don’t forget to check out the Shoestring Scrapbooking blog.

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How to Tweet on Twitter

26 Oct 2009 by admin

So what’s Twitter all about you may ask – it’s all very well us asking you to follow Jamtin on Twitter, but if you’re not tweeting, it’s not really going to be to anyone’s benefit, so here is my uber basic view on the subject!

For us it’s been a great tool – one that has allowed us to follow people who are specifically interested in the handmade revolution, South Africans, and general Tweeters who we just find interesting or funny. It’s been a great way to share some of our listings and finds with the community we find ourselves in as well. I don’t believe it will replace Facebook, I don’t believe it’s a stand alone tool, but rather just one more blue bird feather in the cap, so to speak, in the social networking world that we find ourselves more and more drawn to – both out of necessity to connect with our ever expanding community and also because it’s slightly additictive once you’ve got going!

For a more eloquently blog of what Twitter is all about, this blog post titled “You are what you tweet – the Do’s and Don’ts of Corporate Tweeting” comes from Helios Design (the wonderful guys who built Jamtin) and gives a great overview for those wanting to know more about Twitter and how to get started.

Oh, and don’t forget to follow us when you’re up and running on Twitter!

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Ever missed a deadline?

21 Oct 2009 by admin

Like not posting enough blog posts, or getting a newsletter out on time… oh well, I’d better be careful…

missed deadline

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Upcoming Gift Fairs in Cape Town

19 Oct 2009 by admin

If anyone would like to fly me up to Cape Town for either of these two markets, please be advised that I will be more than happy and will even waiver my costs… Just the air ticket and accomodation, oh and some pocket money, would be required ;)

28 Oct - 1 Nov

28 Oct - 1 Nov

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Jamtin update

30 Sep 2009 by admin

I may, unofficially, be the worlds worst blogger and not quite sure how a whole month goes by with not even one single post! Sorry jamtinners, I’m a shocker. Hopefully I can make up for the lack of posts by giving you an update of where we are with Jamtin and introduce you to a handful of our listers. I can’t help but get a smile on my face when I see the listers who have joined, and have to admit that each and every day I am completely bowled over by the creativity that surrounds us, and the beautiful things at are being made right here under our noses… Anyway, I can’t list them all, but here’s a start!

A blog post from Sarah at Babazeka mentioning Jamtin has just left me feeling on top of the world – it’s amazing what positive feedback can do for someone, and can’t thank you enough for a) their blog post today and the advice they shared with me some while back and b) for giving back so massively to the community and providing such an awesome socially aware online store. It’s a site I personally love, so please do pop over to take a look!

Wish I was still living in Joburg, ok, not really, but that statement is true for the purpose of being able to attend a class at the COOK Culinary and Craft Studio who puts a whole new spin on entertaining, with sizzling cooking and table styling workshops unlike any other. The focus at the studio is on quick and easy cooking, table, flower décor and easy-make crafts. I have to admit, the food looks amazing and makes my mouth water, but it’s the beautiful table decorations and gifts they make that makes my heart beat a little faster.

Next up is a concept that I think is beautiful- I guess I’m a sucker for anything to do with kids and/or handmade things – so when I came across Heckle and Boo who turn a child’s artwork into a soft toy – well, that was me in my element.

Also got to love these felt brooches, amongst other beautiful creatures that Marisa Girardi Presents has on her listing.

Think that’s it for now, after all that talk of making things I need to make a cup of tea!

Don’t forget to become a fan of ours on facebook, or follow us on Twitter – I promise I’m a lot better at both those than I am at blogging

Happy making until next time…

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Fabric covered baby box

27 Aug 2009 by admin

Ok – so I finally did it! I mentioned that I’ve wanted to do this in a previous post, and it’s definately taken me a lot longer than it should have, but a baby apparently waits for no one and when the 9 months is almost up, who am I to say “hang on little dude, your love box isn’t ready for you!”

So… not long now for us to meet this very special little baby boy, and I’m sure he’ll love the box. If not, I know his mom does love it and for now that is what matters most.

A word of warning – covering a box with fabric is not as easy as it looks and one generally does need more than 2 hands. I admit I battled with keeping the edges neat, and I almost ran out of material – somehow I miscalculated, so beware when you try this at home kids!

I’ve found some tutorials for this for my next attempt at Wink Designs, enjoy!
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Pretty Things for Little Things – by Age-in-Action

24 Aug 2009 by admin

I saw a poster for this campaign at the local Shoprite Checkers yesterday and I’m just sorry that I hadn’t seen it sooner as the closing date is now  just around the corner. Anyway, the campaign calls all senior citizens to add some sparkle to the lives of needy children during Christmas this year by using their craft or stitch craft talents and making something for a needy child.

Anything practical, durable and safe to wear or play with may be entered and great prizes can be won. There are four categories to choose from: Soft Toys, CLothing, Blankets and Other (Wood, Tin or Wire)

According to the Age-in-Action website, last year ±13 356 unique handmade articles were received from across the country. All these items were distributed to needy children all around the country during December when they received an early Christmas present.

Prizes are awarded to people older than 60 who enter their handiwork, but anyone who would like to bring some joy to a needy child are invited to join in.

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