Slavery isn’t decreasing...it’s getting worse.

All over the world, today, RIGHT NOW 27 million people are in slavery...I can’t fathom that figure...but this may help: that’s double that of any other time in human history.

Slavery isn’t decreasing...it’s getting worse.

About 85% are females and over 13 million are children. Today’s slave trade earns more than Starbucks, Google & Nike COMBINED each year. It is the single fastest growing and most lucrative industry that exists today. No nation is exempt, no content untouched, uninvolved or slave free...In America all of the major cities have houses that hold women who have been trafficked into slavery, forced into a life of being beaten, raped, and prostitution, servicing an average of 20 to 40 men each day.

“History will reflect upon this in the same light as the holocaust. Modern slavery will go down as the single worst human rights violation to ever take place at such a grand level. Statistically, it is almost impossible for any one of us to not have items in our houses that have slave hands have touched.” Ronda Gupton-Pruett

Just as we have heard the injustices of the past and looked to where our ancestors were, I have no doubt that our grandchildren will one day read about these 27 million lives and then look to us and ask where were we? what did we do? Right now much of this issue is an unknown to us, a modern inconvenience amongst our comfortable, self serving world. However time passing has a way of highlighting the real priorities...do we really want to be a part of a society that piggy backs off the misery of slavery?

So many people are still unaware of modern day slavery. Being informed ourselves so that we may inform others is a powerful tool against these injustices. Big world changing events start from something small, a thought, a conversation, an encouragement...so don’t deny the world of the one small simple thing you can do.

The following is a clip of Justin Dillion (Call+Response film director) speaking at the annual state-wide Christian Life Conference about the danger of human trafficking.

a hymn called octopus

love is all around...

i've been up since 5.30am scouring the internet for cool shops and interesting things...why do this on a sunday morning? well because i’m about to hop into my car and drive to melbourne for a week of peddlin’ my wares around their fine city...only thing is this week has been crazy and my much needed research has become a shoddy last minute dash through cyber space. i’m just trusting i’ll stumble upon all the greatness down there... (if anyone knows of a must-see-shop down there let me know!) i’m also sad because i haven’t made an ultimate drive-to-melbourne playlist yet, but hey – i’m sure to come up with something.

in other news i found this really cool website (or rather they found me) www.supersweet.org is a hub of information and interesting bits and bobs plus they have a site menu that will keep you entertained for hours...i’m still checking it out and its also the first place when you can see this brand-spankin-new banner...so you must pop over there and visit!



the christmas designs are coming along – a bit slower than i would like but they should be out of my head and on a card for you very soon!

more stories to come very soon!

xxx

:: stiching :: creating :: sewing ::

Finally my mind is flourishing with ideas and my hands are itching to get creating...I think my creativity has defiantly been awoken with spring...

At the end of August I hand-stitched myself a skirt with lots of buttons, details and stitches here and there...I was really happy with my little experiment – but now I want to keep stitching!

So I’ve located some lovely vintage fabric and fashioned these three delightful coin purses...they have press studs and are lined inside with pretty stripes...



They are all for sale in my madeit.com store.

I’ve been drawing a lot lately too – but I can’t be bothered to scan anything in yet...so you’ll just have to wait!

My laptop is bursting with some great tunes at the moment, there keeping me moving and up way too late...today I’m all about Kings of Leon [I know I’m a little late to discover them...but I’ve seen the error of my ways!]

Anyway – hope your days are shining as much as mine is...

Enjoy.

xxx

a party for alice notebooks have arrived!

I’m so excited to be surrounded by boxes of notebooks and finally have my girls on something besides cards! [great to be breaking away a little...]
So I picked three of my favourite designs, ‘Eden’, ‘Tundra’ and ‘Still Ask You...’ They were all really popular designs on the cards, so I’m hoping everyone agrees with me!

Plus amongst it all, I’m a bit of a notebook junkie...I’m always sketching, writing, drawing, jotting down thoughts, poems, to-do lists...notes and scribbles...so there nice and chunky, with hardcover’s, spiral bind and 120 sheets of blank paper...

I had a massive debate as to whether the pages should be blank or lined, personally I love blank uncluttered pages..., but that’s just me. I was speeding down the freeway one day and I had this genius idea totally offering the perfect solution...so the books all include a loose lined sheet. If you prefer to use a lined notebook, simply slip the lined page under the sheet of paper you are using, the lines are very visible through the paper, it’s as if you are writing directly onto the lined page! Well I was proud of that anyway...so hopefully someone will appreciate it!

Notebook measures 14 x 22cm.

So if you would like to snap one up, please visit my store!

shop within australia: madeit.com
shop overseas: etsy.com

Thanks for reading.

xxx

the scrapbook is filling up....

the illawarra mercury printed this little story about a party for alice on the 3rd of september...



[click to read it...]

xxx

alice and the avant card...

some months ago i was thrilled to be accepted by avant cards to participate in their calling all artists program. for those who don't know avant cards are free postcards displayed in a variety of interesting and diverse venues, such as cafes and theatres, that can be accessed by 4 million viewers each week. they primarily provide a creative and visually stunning cutting edge media format for advertisers.

anyway – my design hit the stands on the 27th of august...and will only be on display for 2-4 weeks. i was sent 1000 postcards for myself, but sadly i haven’t had an opportunity to see them displayed anywhere...so if anyone catches a glimpse of them and wants to shoot and send me a happy snap i’d really appreciate it!

as part of the program my design is also currently available as an e-card on their website...(does anyone even send e-cards?!)

For more information visit:
www.avantcard.com.au