South Bank Young Designers Market Oct 4

October 4 I'll be at Southbank's Young Designers market for the first time. The market features a range of fashion and accessories, jewellery, homewares and arts by Brisbane's upcoming designers.

I do love to do a market. I used to do them regularly way back when I was living in Sydney. Every weekend I would go along to The Rock's markets and sell my wears. I did enjoy this, but honestly spending all week making and then spending all weekend, every weekend (expect for those weeks when I had pneumonia. Oh and the weekend I took off after giving birth) eventually took there toll! But I always though that a now and again, quality market, would be lovely to do. It'll gives me a chance to try out new designs and get an immediate response (hope to preview a few new pieces this Sunday!), meet new people, and offer some specials, which I can't always do.

So I'm giving the Young designer's market a go. I've heard good things so I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes.

If you can come along I'd love to see you there. Please say hi!

Sunday 4th October 10am – 4pm
Little Stanley St, Southbank, Brisbane

Oh What a Month September Is

Today is my youngest daughter's 12th Birthday. A significant event. This September also marks several other significant events for me. It marks two years since I separated from my now ex-husband. It also, on a happier note, marks one year of a new relationship. So I guess I'm saying life has been a bit topsy turvy of late. Now that those major life events have had their anniversaries, I feel they can be put in there place and I can more happily get on with it.

Since my business and my life are so closely tied together, the changes in my personal life have affected my business. For the most part it has been business as usual. Orders come in, and orders go out. The area I feel it has affected, is my drive. I've mostly let things come to me rather than creating new opportunities. Luckily I had worked super hard previously, and had enough things in place for many, many opportunities to come to me. I won't say that I didn't do anything to expand my business, it's just that I probably would have done more.

Luckily I now feel stronger and more motivated than ever. I'm excited about my business, and my creativity, and the about the future for both. I know that life is messy, and bumps in the road are part of it. So I accept at times I might not be able to do things as brilliantly, or as quickly as I'd like to, but because I truly love what I do I know I'll get there soon enough.

Nelson Molloy

Brisbane fashion label Nelson Molloy is certainly one to follow. After loving their designs for several years it was truly exciting to be invited to stock them with my own jewellery designs.

Nelson Molloy have reinvented themselves recently, with a gorgeous new website, and beautiful new collection. To celebrate all this fabulousness they are offering a very special Twitter sale. I don't think their clothes are expensive at all, especially considering their originality, quality, and the fact that they make them here in Brisbane (within 8kms from where they live/work). So when they offer up to 70% off specially selected pieces to their Twitter followers I think they are being extraordinarily generous.

Follow Nelson Molloy on Twitter
Here is how it works.They will tweet a product with an image, price, store location, quantity and a secret code word. To get the product at the sale price you need to go into the store and quote the secret code word.

Simone Pitot at the Spiegeltent Tonight

If you are in Brisbane and can get out tonight, do yourself a favour and get along to the Spiegeltent to see Simone Pitot perform. She is a girl going places. A singer/songwriter with bucket loads of self determination. I've known Simone since before she started her career in music and I've seen her follow her dream without swaying, creating opportunities for herself and making the most out of the ones she is offered. I love to see creative folk doing that, and I'll always support it. You can't wait around for the good to come to you. I believe you really do, and can create your own luck. That is why I have no doubt that Simone will be successful. Plus of course it doesn't hurt that she immensely talented, charming, and gorgeous!

Spring Giveaway - 2 x $100+ Prize Packs!

It really has been a while since I've sent out a newsletter, or run any kind of competition, so I think it is about time that I did! Don't you? Also I did promise to have a give away when I reached 200 Facebook Fans. I'm well past that now.

So to thank all of you for your ongoing support, and to get back into keeping you all a little more updated (newsletters, more regular blogging) I'm giving away two prizepacks worth $100+ each! Each pack will contain two pieces of original Liana Kabel jewellery + a $25 gift voucher (redeemable from my Etsy Shop)+ stickers/magnets/iron on transfers.

HOW TO WIN:

1. Be a Facebook Fan and/or be on my mailing list email me here to join. If you are on both you have two chances to win.

2. Leave a comment on this post, and/or on my Facebook Fan page.

3. That's it! Winners will be picked randomly (my daughter will pick your name out of a Tupperware container - seriously, she will!)

Competition ends September 28