Home Beautiful Magazine

A few weeks ago I was very excited to have a journalist, stylist and a photographer from Home Beautiful Magazine, visit my studio.

The day started out worrying about what to wear and how to do my hair, then tearing around madly tidying up the studio, making lunches and dropping kids to school...phew!

I had a delightful morning with Jess, Jo and Jody. Chatting about how I started my business, tinkering in the studio to get the best angle and light and posing (somewhat awkwardly) for the photos. They feel in love with my studio bunny (actually he really belongs to one of my little girls, but he likes to hang out with me in my studio) and had many kind things to say about my work.

I didn't know which edition the feature would be in, so I just had to wait...

While on holiday in  Rottnest last week, I received a txt photo from my friend, excitedly announcing the latest edition was out with my article...

Here is a snap of two of the pages from the May edition where I'm featured. Pretty happy from this end!!!!

Sydney Life Instyle

Wow, it has been a while since I posted a blog! Christmas time was insanely busy in the studio, then I collapsed in a heap for a few weeks!

The next big event for the Eucalypt Homewares team is the Sydney Life Instyle Trade Fair. Below is some info about the fair, taken from the website. It is a trade only event and you need to register to attend.

Life Instyle

Life Instyle’s boutique trade event delivers a mix of beautiful designer brands sourced from a diverse range of companies featuring homeware, giftware, lifestyle and kids products.

Floralware tumbler and plate with Eucalypt Range side plate and small bowl

VENUE
Royal Hall of Industries & Hordern Pavilion
Entertainment Quarter
Errol Flynn Boulevard (access via Lang Road)
Moore Park, Sydney.

Floralware tumbler and Dress Ring

Opening Hours

Thursday	11am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

Collection of Floralware and Eucalypt Range Tableware

Eucalypt Homewares will be in the Royal Hall of Industries at stall number 1370.

Trinket Boxes come in four sizes

The idea behind a trade fair is to showcase your wares to a retail audience who will (hopefully) place orders for their stores.

A collection of Floralware and Eucalypt Range Tableware

If you are retail outlet attending the fair and would like to book an appointment with Eucalypt Homewares, please email me melanie@eucalypthomewares.com.au

Plates

There is still lots to organise and make over the next few weeks. Luckily I have some fabulous assistants to help in the studio and during the fair.

Dress Rings with adjustable backs

Market to Market This Sunday

This Sunday take an outing to the Perth Upmarket at UWA. Eucalypt Homewares will be in the usual spot in the Undercroft of Winthrop Hall.

New for the October market..

Brand new Christmas Decorations ( I know it's only October, but some people like to be organised!)

Christmas Reindeers. Also available, stars, doves, hearts, angels.

Floralware Herb Labels (sorry, still in kiln so no photos)

Floralware Tumblers and Larger Bowls

Pretty Dinner Setting

Eucalypt Homewares Vouchers (perfect for weddings, birthdays, Christmas or just because...)

Vouchers Redeemable @ The Eucalypt Homewares Studio

Dress Rings

Funky rings to wear for fun!

Hope you can come by....

New works @ King's Park

Introducing Floral Ware by Eucalypt Homewares.

Currently it is stocked at Aspects of King's Park.

Also featured at Perth Upmarket (Sunday 28th November, 10am - 4pm Winthrop Hall, UWA)

And Fremantle Bazaar (3rd-5th December, Fremantle Art Centre)

These beautiful photos where taken by my friend and photographer Claire McFerran.

Porcelain Christmas Decorations

My little Christmas Elf (up from bed for a "cuddle") watched me slave away sanding all my white porcelain Christmas decorations. After a while she decided to help (sand the same one over and over).

Here is a collection of them ready for stringing up and packaging...

Watch this space for more photos of my new Christmas decorations.

Clay & Cloth

I have gotten a bit carried away with the number of photos posted here, but I couldn't help myself!

My friend Tanya, from Old Grey House, and I have been busy over the last few days photographing our work. We think the clay and cloth work very well together and hope the images tell a visual story.

I hope you enjoy the photos. We certainly had a blast taking them.

Trinkets

New to Eucalypt Homewares are these hand built (yes, that means each one is a one off) porcelain trinket boxes.

The lids are decorated with tissue transfer designs. They are glazed on the inside and base, with the tops left unglazed for a nice textural contrast.

I have only made seven of these little boxes and they are exclusive to the Perth Upmarket.

Price range $30 - $55.

Brooch + Headband = $15

Here is a sample of the headbands I have made for the up coming Perth Upmarket.
Oh so cute on a little one.


I have made 20 headbands, only two of each fabric combo. So get in quick to purchase yours....

They are packaged up ready to be given as a gift, complete with an animal brooch. The headbands are reversible and the brooch removable (can be worn on the headband or on a t-shirt). The brooches are made of porcelain and are very strong (ie good for posting).

Coffee any one?

Eucalypt Homewares tumblers and small pates are a must for your collection.


The tumblers are perfect for serving tea or coffee to your friends, with a slice of cake or brownie on the side. Tumblers $20 each and Small Plates $15 each.

Perth Upmarket 27th June @ UWA 10am - 4pm

Platter - not just for nibbles

Eucalypt Homewares platter is not only beautiful as a nibbles plate, but looks fabulous filled with salad, rice, pasta or cake....

Some snaps of food served at my house in the platter.

Salads often loose all the yummy bits under the lettuce in a bowl. Served in an open platter it looks great and is easy to serve.

It is the perfect size for a 22cm cake, especially one that has lots of texture like this pistachio syrup cake.

The pink platter looks wonderful with this marble cake covered in chocolate ganache and maltesers.

Grrr and Graah

Hot out of the kiln. These are my Grrr and Graah badges.



Watch out for them at the Perth Upmarket.

10am -4pm

Sunday 27th June

Winthrop hall, UWA

Clay Classes Finished for Term 2

Here are some snaps of my student's work from this term's classes. This workshop was jam packed with slab building in white porcelain paper clay. We used tissues transfer, stamping and wax resist decoration.

The trinket boxes look lovely, some of them even had lids that fitted.

These are Tanya's stamped mugs. All of the mugs looked fantastic glazed. Some left white, like Tanya's, others coloured, inside or out.

I think everyone had lots of fun decorating their vases with the tissue transfer. Next term we will use the tissue again to decorate one of our slip cast bowls.

I will be taking enrolments some time next week for term 3 classes. If you would like information about these classes, please email me at msharpha@bigpond.net.au

NMA

Just a few snaps taken in my studio of the order going over to Canberra for the National Museum of Australia shop.

Clay Classes Classy Collectables

These lovely trinket boxes and vases are about to be bisque fired then glazed.


Some have been decorated with commercial tissue transfers and others wax resist.
Everyone had a lovely time making them. I enjoyed it so much that I have made some trinket boxes to sell at the next Perth Upmarket. Hope they turn out...


Watch out for my email for registration for the next clay classes - coming soon.

Mother's Day Studio Sale

I will have my studio open this Sunday (2nd May) 1-4pm. 20% off selected Eucalypt Homewares tableware. Send me an email if you would like to come msharpha@bigpond.net.au

PS I am in Perth WA.