Spring time = Market time!

It's that time of year again, when the sun is starting to shine more & more and the need for wearing socks becomes less & less....resulting in many more smiling faces here....including mine!

That's me! No socks!

It's also a time for lovely Spring markets, full of handmade loveliness that has been created over the long Winter months....time to peel off those layers and show the world (or your town) what you've been doing....

So Gus & Ollie are very excited to share that we have been cordially invited to be part of a handmade market here in Hamburg, whose concept is a little different to all the others: Der keline Dachladen 

Saturday May 19th, 2012

12-5pm

Holstenstrasse 182

22765 Hamburg

Der kleine Dachladen is a place to share ideas, meet some new creatives' and show off a little of what's been happening in the studio since I returned from my Summer oasis back in Australia. 

A place to share, enjoy, meet and greet, if you will. There will also be some amazing cupcakes to munch on too! 

Just some of the Gus & Ollie friends born in 2012!

I have been hard at work making new sock-y friends and we really hope some of you will be able to stop by, introduce yourselves and come say hello! 

Gus & Ollie's Bunny Rattles will be there too!

There will be lots of *new* Monkies, Monsters, Sock-e-phants, Bunnies & Sock Doggies to meet....as well as some other very talented artists to see too! 

*New* Gus & Ollie Sock Doggies to see :)

Spotty and stripy Monkies will be there!

Lots of *new* Mini Monkies to choose from :)

*New* brooches made from my vintage button collection will also be available on the day!

I am very excited to have been chosen to be part of this small group of very talented people & hope to see you there! 

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Happy Easter!

The Monkies, Monsters Sock-e-phants and I 

want to wish you all a very 

Happy Easter for 2012

We hope you have a well earned break over the weekend. 

Remember to stop and think about how lucky we all are, 

snuggle up with your loved ones 

& we look forward to all the happenings of Spring. 

Find below a few new Springtime Monkies that are now available in my Etsy shop

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Sock-e-phants!!!

 They are just delightful. 

Each unique and one of a kind, they come complete with a 

soft sounding rattle inside, for endless play and amusement.

Hand washable, line dry in shade. 

These guys are extra chubby, making each cuddle a special one. 

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Rattle Bunnies!

 Gus & Ollie's Bunnie Baby Rattles! 

Available Oct 23rd AT Hello Handmade Market, Hamburg, Germany.

Gently filled with 100% cotton & a soft rattle

for hours of fun and delight :) 

Each a one of a kind.

 

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Let the countdown begin......

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Snails!

Introducing Gus & Ollie's *NEW* Snail!

An original design & completely handmade.

Gus and Ollie SNAILS will be available for the first time at

Hello Handmade

Sunday October 23rd, 2011

Kampnagel

Hamburg, Germany

Gus the Snail was immediately accepted into the Gus & Ollie Family :)

Available online soon....or contact Gus & Ollie on FB for any pre-order inquiries. 

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Mini Monkies!

Meet Gus and Ollie's latest batch of Mini Monkies! 
Made from socks I found in Trieste, Italy, these little Guys are a mixed up colourful bunch, that makes them hard to resist.

This is Waldo :)

  This is Teilo :)

 This is Quinto :)

 This is Rollo :)

They are such fun to have around the studio! 

Have your eye on one in particular? Feel free to email me: gusandollie@yahoo.com.au

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New Monkey Batch!

A batch of new Monkies have been finished...just in time for Gus and Ollie's very first professional photo shoot. Knowing lovely, talented Australian's in Hamburg is always a plus, especially when they're of the Photographer-kind. 

Big thanks goes out to Sam Bisso for making this Monkey + 1 Sock-e-phant Batch look better than ever! 

You'll be able to catch some of these guys at the Hello Handmade Market in Hamburg on October 23rd 2011! We hope to see you there :) 

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Exciting news....

Gus & Ollie received some very exciting news just yesterday. The Monkies, Monsters and I have been chosen to participate at Hello Handmade in Hamburg, Germany for 2011! It will be one day only: Sunday October 23rd from 10am-6pm in the foyer of Kampnagel.

For those of you unfamiliar with Hello Handmade, head over to to their blog or website and check out the buzz from last year! 

It's going to be HUGE again this year and we're going to be there!  We're so excited and can't wait to meet some new faces and touch base with those we already know. 

Over the next few months, I will be keeping you up to date with all the work that will be going on in the studio....as MANY new Gus & Ollie friends need to come into the world, before the October 23rd deadline. Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

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I love studio time....

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful space to create, think, experiment, enjoy and share ideas.  Sharing with some other lovely Ladies was important for me, having worked from home for some time. I feel better getting out of the house and having other creative people around me....people who share many of the same joys and frustrations of being a self employed Artist.

 

Being the kind of nester I am, I thrive on making a space my own. People have said all my life, that I really 'move into' a space. I put my own stamp on the space I have; big or small. Over the years, my studio space has changed and grown with me, but have always felt like a home away from home.

This is the same feeling I have with all I create for Gus & Ollie. Each Monkey or Monster grows into they're own little personality, but I like to think some of it, is because of me. There is a little bit of me in each and every Gus & Ollie friend :)

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