tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14351039366233103312024-02-19T20:22:46.375+11:00Peta Pledgerfashion label with a rock'n'roll edge from Melbourne, Australiapetapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-30250626323088451652014-02-06T07:55:00.001+11:002014-02-06T07:55:16.719+11:00Limited edition 'Zowie' dress in green wallpaper print cottonHello! I don't blog much these days so please leave a comment and say 'hi!' if you're reading this.<br />
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I have made a new 100% cotton dress in a gorgeous crisp cotton that reminds me of the wallpaper I had in the first share house I moved into.<br />
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The 'Zowie' dress is half lined, has an invisible zip closure in the back and has tie up shoulder straps.<br />
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I have this dress in size 8, 10, 12 and 14 ready to ship and will make other sizes to order.<br />
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Please don't hesitate to send me an email if you would like assistance with sizing.<br />
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Buy this dress from <a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/zowie-dress-green-wallpaper">here</a>.<br />
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Thank you to my beautiful friend <a href="http://www.superkawaiimama.com.au/">Candice DeVille</a> for modeling this dress.<br />
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Have a wonderful day!<br />
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Peta x<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-27720967983423517742013-12-13T08:26:00.001+11:002013-12-13T08:33:22.809+11:00Meet my newest style, the 'Gabrielle' topI wanted to create a top that could be worn with a scoop neck and with a higher boatneck. I have had many requests for a short sleeved 'Frankie' top and I think I have come up with a great wardrobe staple.<br />
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The 'Gabrielle' top is made from 60% Polyester/32% Viscose/8% Spandex and has the longer length like the 'Frankie' top.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSobUII9nuhYnM-kWVRMEj1D3Imu5IwbjNc4KbxHjRdvH6z18G7vZb_AIvnO-nPNjWvNEL3Q7EHv3vtKwosQHWV30CxKQaaToAVLiPQG_izT7LVJizKwVo85NwcowbFyzYBMPSTQWS2RP/s1600/Striped+gabrielle+top+front+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSobUII9nuhYnM-kWVRMEj1D3Imu5IwbjNc4KbxHjRdvH6z18G7vZb_AIvnO-nPNjWvNEL3Q7EHv3vtKwosQHWV30CxKQaaToAVLiPQG_izT7LVJizKwVo85NwcowbFyzYBMPSTQWS2RP/s320/Striped+gabrielle+top+front+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This top can be worn comfortably both ways and also makes a great maternity and post-natal top.<br />
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I have made the first two colourways in <a href="http://www.petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/gabrielle-top-black">plain black</a> and in <a href="http://www.petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/gabrielle-top-black-and-white-stripe">black & white stripe</a> and am introducing this style at the special price of $60 until Boxing Day (online only).<br />
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Each colourway is limited and is available from size 8 up to size 22.<br />
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Please don't hesitate to email me should you have any questions.<br />
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Candice DeVille is the gorgeous model in the photos below, check out her blog about all things vintage inspired and stylish <a href="http://superkawaiimama.com.au/">here</a>.<br />
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Visit my online store, stocked with my Australian made clothing <a href="http://www.petapledger.bigcartel.com/">here</a>. <div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-25840505144136387822013-05-11T14:53:00.002+10:002013-05-11T14:53:34.762+10:00This week's 'High Tea' skirt special<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrmm8WXO43IMeisIViMe4nQDzQg_I8M2ynuoAZ0psBBxdgRqffbmAwUhFymxNvDe2ErP-Z2DTEj44YSVs5wXFFlFQLJAEbV4UH_MdxednQRgm95a23Acr5w0T73vhNjEi0Dqjcn98RV-S/s1600/fabrics.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrmm8WXO43IMeisIViMe4nQDzQg_I8M2ynuoAZ0psBBxdgRqffbmAwUhFymxNvDe2ErP-Z2DTEj44YSVs5wXFFlFQLJAEbV4UH_MdxednQRgm95a23Acr5w0T73vhNjEi0Dqjcn98RV-S/s320/fabrics.jpg" /></a><br />
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Hello! I usually post special offers on my Facebook page, but I am increasingly being told by my customers that they do not have a Facebook page, so I will try and post on my blog too.<br />
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For $65 + $10.55 shipping, you can choose one of the above fabrics for a skirt in the same style as the skirt pictured below.<br />
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The finished length is 53cm and it has a button and zipper closure in the centre back. <br />
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To order, click on <a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/high-tea-skirt-special-choose-from-4-prints">this link</a>.<br />
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Have a lovely week!<br />
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Peta x<br />
<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-62475450128282295312013-03-12T13:10:00.003+11:002013-03-13T14:41:27.163+11:00This week's skirt special!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rtN4Ck4J1N9oMuvBNgplsBQUT7mXGpS_eKwjhsxgrNB7pe67lLlliKGSwzD9OTIOK7N87dTJpxy5PmPpSaXAst8NXm7pzGx0-2SFlh_jHGNJe7TA2jXZdV1aBNDTN9TFC3_dmM8fW-Yx/s1600/photo-67.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rtN4Ck4J1N9oMuvBNgplsBQUT7mXGpS_eKwjhsxgrNB7pe67lLlliKGSwzD9OTIOK7N87dTJpxy5PmPpSaXAst8NXm7pzGx0-2SFlh_jHGNJe7TA2jXZdV1aBNDTN9TFC3_dmM8fW-Yx/s320/photo-67.jpg" /></a><br />
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Hello! I usually post special offers on my Facebook page, but I am increasingly being told by my customers that they do not have a Facebook page, so I will try and post on my blog too.<br />
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For $65 + $10 shipping, you can choose one of the above fabrics for a skirt in the same style as the skirt pictured below.<br />
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The finished length is 53cm and it has a button and zipper closure in the centre back. <br />
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To order, please send an email to: petapledger@gmail.com<br />
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Have a lovely week!<br />
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Peta x<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-7508523412789766052013-01-10T10:19:00.002+11:002013-01-10T10:19:52.307+11:00Happy New Year!Hello friends.<br />
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I am not quite sure if anyone is reading this post, but I thought I would pop up a quick note to assure you that I am still in business. I gave birth to a baby boy on May 15th in 2012 and he has taken up most of my time since then, which I love.<br />
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My <a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/">online store</a> is still open, however new items are only added as I make them. I am still taking made to measure orders, however I am limited to how much I can take on at the moment.<br />
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I have a new stockist in North Fitzroy, Victoria called <a href="http://www.heroesandvillains.net.au/">Heroes & Villains</a> which is run by the lovely Jules Musgrove designer of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poppet/86769238729">Poppet</a> label. <br />
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New very limited edition 'Sara' shirts have been added to both my online store and Heroes & Villains in 5 different prints ranging from size 8 to 18.<br />
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If you have a Facebook account, most of my online posts are done on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/petapledgerclothing">Facebook page</a>, please 'Like' it to stay up to date. I am also on Twitter and Instagram as @petapledger .<br />
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Let me know if you have read this post by leaving a comment below, I would love to hear from you!<br />
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I will sign off here for now and hope to write another post soon.<br />
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Currently listening to: Bon Jovi's new single 'Because We Can'.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-72066647162899546522012-05-08T13:33:00.000+10:002012-05-08T13:37:21.911+10:00How Cadel's 2011 Tour de France win inspired Jayne's bridesmaid dresses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eB3WIG19E0MwJGDlnwy_N0UwW_7zLxnd3a3P4po762735cbDmRZuv2F98PjbFeOWx9JYQjus0idP3NlzR5FZWY5fX3xdjv9wnAKIIdPI6LLtX3I0cXhxDOcJL8TZPTDACaVzO4acRkm7/s1600/jayne_sharik_wedding_2011-4859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eB3WIG19E0MwJGDlnwy_N0UwW_7zLxnd3a3P4po762735cbDmRZuv2F98PjbFeOWx9JYQjus0idP3NlzR5FZWY5fX3xdjv9wnAKIIdPI6LLtX3I0cXhxDOcJL8TZPTDACaVzO4acRkm7/s320/jayne_sharik_wedding_2011-4859.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Jayne and I met to discuss the bridesmaid dresses for her upcoming wedding just a week after <a href="http://www.cadelevans.com.au/">Cadel Evans</a>' 2011 <a href="http://www.letour.fr/us/index.html">Tour de France</a> win.<br />
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We met at Dench cafe in North Fitzroy and Jayne expressed how she loved the simplicity of the dresses the two women were wearing when they presented him with his award.<br />
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The dress Jayne was planning on wearing was a green vintage dress from the 1960s. I organised a yellow fabric sample and sent it off with the quote. Yellow dresses was decided on and the next step was to meet with Kate and Rachael, her sisters who were going to be her bridesmaids.<br />
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During our meeting, Jayne showed us the dress she intended on wearing which was a gorgeous emerald green, I sensed the girls were not too pleased with the colour yellow and we all agreed it would make the bridal party look a little 'green and gold' - the colours that represent Australia.<br />
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I whipped out my fabric sample book and looked for an alternate colour that would compliment both Kate and Rachael's skin and hair colour, but also keep the 60s aesthetic Jayne was after.<br />
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We settled on purple cotton sateen and decided to make the skirt part of the dress a-line and omit the slits that the original dresses had.<br />
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About the dresses, being a November wedding in Melbourne, it was near-impossible to predict what the weather was going to be like. One thing Jayne did not want for her bridal party was for Kate and Rachael to be too hot if it ended up being a 43C day.<br />
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I used 95% Cotton/5% Spandex in the colour 'Prince' and purple viscose lining. The bodice has bust and waist darts and waist darts in the CB. Invisible zip closure in the CB and a very slight a-line hem. The girls chose their own shoes and wore silver, which looked fabulous.<br />
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Wedding date: 5th November 2011<br />
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Photo credit: Mark Burban (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/giveaphuk/">http://www.flickr.com/people/giveaphuk/</a>) <br />
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Advertisement featuring Cadel Evans: RIDE Cycling Review - Issue 53 - Volume 3 - 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-52243669237652684652012-01-29T10:34:00.005+11:002012-01-29T10:43:48.343+11:00Peekaboo Follies Burlesque<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNwGzV4VrX_aoSnATLUxYKNDgOeQtOY9NgKC-X8ND6p7FrVxq68jKuRbOIIE6RlFmAGdkzsQDJnNkIfU8zWllPXSxHPoGuPJpx6PWe01CPbAnXs9TWXZmgpMISCsreXzbOusdaULuK9Wk/s1600/follieFB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNwGzV4VrX_aoSnATLUxYKNDgOeQtOY9NgKC-X8ND6p7FrVxq68jKuRbOIIE6RlFmAGdkzsQDJnNkIfU8zWllPXSxHPoGuPJpx6PWe01CPbAnXs9TWXZmgpMISCsreXzbOusdaULuK9Wk/s400/follieFB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702831717094902130" /></a><br />Feather Fans, sparkling crystals, ballet en pointe & a bellboy....<br /><br />Vaudeville & classic burlesque has found a new home at the Memo in St.Kilda, the beautifully restored 1920's theatre hall in Acland St.<br /><br />'Peekaboo Follies' brought to you by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beckiejo/171474766209335">Beckiejo</a>, showcases vintage entertainment at its best with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dolores-Daiquiri/316914824617">Dolores Daiquiri</a> leading a stellar line up of burlesque beauties.<br />Scarlett, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VivianneVanDame">Vivianne Van Dame</a> & Miss Jane with performances that hark back to Paris & New York in the 1930's & 40's.<br /><br />Lallah L'amore burlesque darling with cabaret vocals will leave you spellbound, as Daniel Oldaker one of Australia's premier vaudeville performers has you laughing at his slapstick antics & sharp bellboy skills! Whilst Rani Huszar brings the sideshow of old to the stage with her eye popping, body twisting contortion routine that leaves audiences a gasp with wonder & puzzlement.<br /><br />Wednesday 8th Feb at 7pm during <a href="http://www.stkildafestival.com.au/2012-s2/">the St.Kilda festival</a> will see old revue entertainment centre stage as Peekaboo Follies makes it's debut.<br /><br />Peekaboo Follies Feb 8th 7pm<br />Tickets at the door $25<br />or $20 online: <a href="http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=19760">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-31327497495166775242011-12-15T17:19:00.005+11:002011-12-15T18:53:09.027+11:00Calling all Curvy ladies from Canberra!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflnUfNYMiB1CKhh4woA4AoMJMOb3Y01bGC_m8S4uf0LcuqOuALkXN4-OIDJi80j_m4PEWQFqSK-gM0vCtAcPTtYSRjva8KK3gk8u92ZNDWPQyLgXBYOeu0_WyrMB7D7uN1H9erk1GETnd/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflnUfNYMiB1CKhh4woA4AoMJMOb3Y01bGC_m8S4uf0LcuqOuALkXN4-OIDJi80j_m4PEWQFqSK-gM0vCtAcPTtYSRjva8KK3gk8u92ZNDWPQyLgXBYOeu0_WyrMB7D7uN1H9erk1GETnd/s320/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686259101811258738" /></a><br />This week, I shipped a whole bunch of stock to <a href="http://www.thedarlingsisters.com/">Darling Central</a> in sizes ranging from 14 up to 20.<br /><br />In stock from tomorrow are my 'Sara' shirts in Pink Rose, 'Smitten' skirts in Black, 'Rocker Girl Jane' dresses in Red with white pindot and Black 'New York Groove' dresses, a style that's perfect for busty ladies.<br /><br />If you have'nt been to Darling Central, the address is: <br /><br />Shop 9, Number 7 O'Hanlon Place<br />Gold Creek, Nicholls<br />(just off the Barton Highway)<br />Open Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays<br />10am - 4pm<br /><br />They have special Christmas/Holiday hours:<br /><br />Thursday 8 December (<span style="font-weight:bold;">late night shopping!</span>) 5 pm to 8 pm<br />Friday 9 December 10 am to 4 pm<br />Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December 10 am to 4 pm<br /> <br />Friday 16 December 10 am to 4 pm<br />Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December 10 am to 4 pm<br /> <br />Thursday 22 December 10 am to 4 pm<br />Friday 23 December 10 am to 4 pm<br />Saturday 24 December (Christmas Eve) 10 am to 4 pm<br /> <br />Thursday 29 December 10 am to 4 pm<br />Friday 30 December 10 am to 4 pm<br />Saturday 31 December (New Year’s Eve) 10 am to 4 pm <br /><br />So, if you live in Canberra, please pop in and say hello and tell Darla and Bloss "Peta Pledger sent you!".<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-85287936829042604652011-12-13T21:23:00.017+11:002011-12-13T21:40:08.338+11:00Meet vintage loving blogger, Andi B. Goode!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2cYi-8BQa9byIyzqqf53SD8XKD0osFjazRx8Y1l3_2x0TIwJnFZNkaka9xh5e2SeXnAz8f7gG3uzY3er4XSkQ7pDo4otgdbs40vaGMwXXvRE5WeXyLCWYPLAtG4MSNbM2eAjf5NffN99/s1600/IMG_3840.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2cYi-8BQa9byIyzqqf53SD8XKD0osFjazRx8Y1l3_2x0TIwJnFZNkaka9xh5e2SeXnAz8f7gG3uzY3er4XSkQ7pDo4otgdbs40vaGMwXXvRE5WeXyLCWYPLAtG4MSNbM2eAjf5NffN99/s320/IMG_3840.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685557416811584530" /></a><br />What-ho! My name is Andi B. Goode and I'm a vintagey blogger in her mid-20s who hails from Adelaide, South Australia. My name is actually Andrea but one day, about five years ago, I took it upon myself to start going by the name ‘Andi B. Goode’, for all things internet. I wasn’t terribly original as I just slightly modified the title of a wonderful song (by one of the best rock ‘n’ roll artists, ever).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZc9Eeu_FU18Wzu2FCAS0HU6xPB_pdGUFvTGlqXiaUvWUqnR1k_bdFvIbVeFUjEYr0d6PmmRELWY6Q91uRCUT-RsTN7008d8W5ujhKWSgGsjMnaN_P21csEpOVzn1ji9acociGsOWcZV6/s1600/IMG_3422.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZc9Eeu_FU18Wzu2FCAS0HU6xPB_pdGUFvTGlqXiaUvWUqnR1k_bdFvIbVeFUjEYr0d6PmmRELWY6Q91uRCUT-RsTN7008d8W5ujhKWSgGsjMnaN_P21csEpOVzn1ji9acociGsOWcZV6/s320/IMG_3422.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685557629832892818" /></a><br /><br />I've been blogging since July 2009 and making a conscious effort to dress in vintage (and vintage styled/inspired) fashions since sometime around my 21st birthday. I love the fashion, music, movies and general aesthetics of the 1930s-1960s and it's from this period I draw the most inspiration in my own style, though I'm happy enough to be living in 2011!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYMlutyA3__k0qmW4w3mabYd5Mu4qZbdvS_oj_NdhYvCFlNgAnpsqs1xPH3R9C3mgoDGSotvX8_q4OoXs6iCRSlucDaUnhnfCdIFQiVi44chFVCAJK1tzdVklTaUQ79W2Cx2TbdtChyYF/s1600/IMG_3569.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYMlutyA3__k0qmW4w3mabYd5Mu4qZbdvS_oj_NdhYvCFlNgAnpsqs1xPH3R9C3mgoDGSotvX8_q4OoXs6iCRSlucDaUnhnfCdIFQiVi44chFVCAJK1tzdVklTaUQ79W2Cx2TbdtChyYF/s320/IMG_3569.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685557919227085890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My blog encapsulates my love of these eras and, whilst I tend to mainly focus on my outfits there, it's possibly best described as a 'my vintage life' kind of blog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrxPuNL33MTbnCkNot2LpoVNeeBd1uzVtmZGsqJJkfUiaifn7Y1P5XAGPF3tHy9DgNd6JuE6U3mArWXx4TQ-vV8FuF9RTcqE2LSNE9WyYEFdVhseU8LOCosVrAOvRUupDDHXP4xAW50Hg/s1600/IMG_3926.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrxPuNL33MTbnCkNot2LpoVNeeBd1uzVtmZGsqJJkfUiaifn7Y1P5XAGPF3tHy9DgNd6JuE6U3mArWXx4TQ-vV8FuF9RTcqE2LSNE9WyYEFdVhseU8LOCosVrAOvRUupDDHXP4xAW50Hg/s320/IMG_3926.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685558186354722722" /></a><br />Some of my favourite non-blogging pastimes include playing the ukulele, watching movies from any era, knitting (from my ever-growing collection of vintage patterns) and collecting (Barbies, vintage knitting patterns, vintage cameras, ceramic cat figurines, etc).<br />Outside of my blogging life, I've completed a degree in visual arts and have just finished some further study in art history.<br /><br />From there you should be able to find me at many other places around the internet, too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXFNGSN7UL_HltvoJZ2FtQw2g9USNy3owMSUURsAGRFmBxtvPXTcpbzo6whudXTY5FG19ZhSKE5cEkH0edlg6zMsXhsbfNaJgzO5TetJHDHYrHdcNaTnb4z0Yz20gbt65Osy8WI5PksKa/s1600/facebook_IMG_2078.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXFNGSN7UL_HltvoJZ2FtQw2g9USNy3owMSUURsAGRFmBxtvPXTcpbzo6whudXTY5FG19ZhSKE5cEkH0edlg6zMsXhsbfNaJgzO5TetJHDHYrHdcNaTnb4z0Yz20gbt65Osy8WI5PksKa/s320/facebook_IMG_2078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685558474772176338" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><- Wearing Peta Pledger '<a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/angelique-dress-red-and-white-gingham">Angelique</a>' dress.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You can find my blog here: <a href="http://www.andibgoode.com/">http://www.andibgoode.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-43030610778940851972011-12-12T06:55:00.006+11:002011-12-12T07:14:58.366+11:00Perri and Ed's Wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9MdYpjnF72NqrXOQqtnPYVKULs68kZkmQV_moUFDz7Vw8BvLwKATqGqQliKfayYWnm8EFKihFkpHmMZW8QHSlVuSg1jqc6hPVacTZJiQPMKyNW7kmCYt6DhVWSOYrQWh1QQ4kKVmaqIu/s1600/Perri+and+Ed%2527s+bridal+party.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9MdYpjnF72NqrXOQqtnPYVKULs68kZkmQV_moUFDz7Vw8BvLwKATqGqQliKfayYWnm8EFKihFkpHmMZW8QHSlVuSg1jqc6hPVacTZJiQPMKyNW7kmCYt6DhVWSOYrQWh1QQ4kKVmaqIu/s320/Perri+and+Ed%2527s+bridal+party.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684962036466179458" /></a><br /><br />Like most of the brides that come to me for a wedding dress, Perri wanted a dress that she could wear after her wedding day.<br /><br />Being in Melbourne, it was really hard for us to predict the weather. Early December should be summer afterall, which means sunny, right? Well, that is not the case with Melbourne, it could be cold and raining, sunny, it could hail, it could be windy or it could be extremely hot (or all of the things I just mentioned in one day).<br /><br />Perri knew she wanted red and something that would keep her cool if it was a 45C day. Cotton sateen was the fabric we chose and after 2 initial designs, we decided on an 'Anni' dress style, but using a full circle for the skirt. I initially was going to fully line the dress, but as the weather was looking like it would behave, I decided to half line the dress using red viscose lining, as cotton sateen with lining can be a little heavy on a super-hot summer day.<br /><br />The outfit was completed with a 1950s style <a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/1950s-style-petticoat-underskirt">Malco Modes petticoat</a> and a beautiful crocheted shrug, handmade by her friend.<br /><br />Perri also wanted her bridesmaids to wear dresses that could be worn again, they chose my '<a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/rocker-girl-jane-dress-red-with-white-polka-dots">Rocker Girl Jane</a>' style dress "off the rack" from my online store and we used red with white cotton pindot fabric, instead of polka dot fabric. I made white belts to compliment their white petticoats, and as the bridesmaids live in different places around the world, each one was altered by their own dressmaker.<br /><br />I would like to take this opportunity to <span style="font-weight:bold;">thank</span> Perri and Ed for making me a part of their wedding day. It has been alot of fun.<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-22678310909359942012011-12-09T11:24:00.008+11:002011-12-09T11:38:14.544+11:00Make Your Stuff Earn It's Keep by Lissanne Oliver<span style="font-style:italic;">This is <a href="http://www.sorted.net.au/sorted/Welcome.html">Lissanne's</a> final blog hijack installment. Thank you so much for taking the time to offer us your useful tips to keep our studios and workrooms organised and clutter-free. - Peta<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhyphenhyphenqklN2gnytZGOcIQCtgbClbuwkd9MUDCXbANBRQcn7Lr9RT3RMYtKk8bF-NdqNDDhNyeAAbkJ2taWUXSQyj8tz9lwWTk9qQa2UQgIrGQO6IMuAeLQX9nmG9Syf9lTuOCtT-r6omEhAf/s1600/05c444846559810eb33b790d88208331.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhyphenhyphenqklN2gnytZGOcIQCtgbClbuwkd9MUDCXbANBRQcn7Lr9RT3RMYtKk8bF-NdqNDDhNyeAAbkJ2taWUXSQyj8tz9lwWTk9qQa2UQgIrGQO6IMuAeLQX9nmG9Syf9lTuOCtT-r6omEhAf/s320/05c444846559810eb33b790d88208331.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683918391779263698" /></a><br />Did you know we use 20% of our stuff 80% of the time?<br /> <br />Think about the books, patterns, templates, tools and equipment you favour for your craft. Did you know that you use these supplies 80% of the time but they account for only 20% of what you own? It’s called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilfredo_Pareto">Pareto Rule</a>, or 80/20 Rule.<br /><br />Here’s some fresh ways you can use the 80/20 rule in your world:<br /><br /> *Ensure items are versatile. For example, a washing basket is almost only ever going to be a washing basket. Whereas a tub can also be a vessel that will hold water too. Suddenly, this item easily qualifies for your valuable 20%.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kd_45NUnPYVtzof8FDej-k8FH623bW3_-mBdIXnMkG4ToOUImdOc5K_ITc0qSpD5to20s7wnLCNdDaDPetNGd1_9HIxv7oX_8ohEyI5e-4pwCnwMNb98M7Q0rcz5NLIGGbAYTLnxYfA0/s1600/f9f7d92daf53b4304c585c8005e4cc5d.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kd_45NUnPYVtzof8FDej-k8FH623bW3_-mBdIXnMkG4ToOUImdOc5K_ITc0qSpD5to20s7wnLCNdDaDPetNGd1_9HIxv7oX_8ohEyI5e-4pwCnwMNb98M7Q0rcz5NLIGGbAYTLnxYfA0/s320/f9f7d92daf53b4304c585c8005e4cc5d.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683919777065737074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPoZllEmCwRWQLzzO61p7SBkMNnAWvvVbIaeimJATkz-eGbcPy_8jDVBn0PEUdleNc1QfxL2szJ-yvYP1kkO4rou1VzEEIN42RUehefNmvdUj4YrRpZSU4XWr-wYWxaZcnI89o6Tc3WUO/s1600/388ecd34e337112c17ab172f14c4d65a.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPoZllEmCwRWQLzzO61p7SBkMNnAWvvVbIaeimJATkz-eGbcPy_8jDVBn0PEUdleNc1QfxL2szJ-yvYP1kkO4rou1VzEEIN42RUehefNmvdUj4YrRpZSU4XWr-wYWxaZcnI89o6Tc3WUO/s320/388ecd34e337112c17ab172f14c4d65a.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683920020018109122" /></a><br /> *Avoid multiples. Do you really need that cache of buttons, trims, stationery or stash of “collected” magazines? Be ruthless. I know you own multiples of things that you will never use again. Do you have multiples of items because the original was broken or lost? Time to pare down.<br /><br /> *Feeling cramped? Storage at capacity or overflowing? Try having your storage only 80% full. Having room to move is very liberating. If it’s tricky deciding what to let go of, remind yourself about what are you making space for- for example, all the homeless items you can’t put away!<br /><br /> *Choose just one day a week as your maintenance day. Only spend 20% of that day on your craft, and the remaining 80% dealing with paperwork, doing accounts, decluttering. I love Mondays for maintenance - it's an easy start to the week and allows for planning the coming days.<br /><br /> *There will be 2 things on your to do list that are more important than the other 8 (eg getting your tax done, so you can claim a lovely refund! Or making the call to the photographer who will shoot your next work, ready for sale). Identify the two and get cracking. The two that are most important are often the most overdue or the tasks we perceive to be unpleasant. Remember I said perceive!<br /><br /> *Are you not using a tool or piece of equipment to it’s full potential? I’ve been guilty of this. Make the time to read the manual so you can achieve a better end result. Do you only know how to use 20% of the features on your camera – what a shame!<br /> <br />Taking the time to make good decisions about the things you own is an investment. Through the process, you will find lost items, reconnect with valuable items and feel liberated physically and emotionally. Get to it! <br /><br />Image sources: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilfredo_Pareto">Vilfredo Pareto</a>, <a href="http://tubtrugs.com/">Blue tub</a>, <a href="http://www.madeinchina.com/">Pink basket</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-35898882064261790822011-12-08T17:55:00.004+11:002011-12-08T18:06:28.642+11:00Evernote Your Stuff by Lissanne OliverAs a creative peep myself, I know it can be tricky to manage all the ideas, inspirations and references that are used to create. Collecting, storing and retrieving can be a challenge.<br /> <br />If you're anything like me you’ve used a random collection of sticky notes, scraps of paper, notebooks, browser bookmarks and bits and bobs torn from magazines and newspapers.<br /> <br />The old way of doing things:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBs1m7kx1Jr6MpJfGuamfmF2hvqqFlska0XJQGOsqo02mfZEZ5vlJZOiFx0CpRj8i8VJPR64qQnMSH-R-Q5pYPkNPUUzPWPgvsqlJ2lPMNaYf1EipqLL_3UVmQsDoy7HK1w7Ce8ulqXhg/s1600/ea8b9d720c3d5fa1e69e8f4574eba0b9.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBs1m7kx1Jr6MpJfGuamfmF2hvqqFlska0XJQGOsqo02mfZEZ5vlJZOiFx0CpRj8i8VJPR64qQnMSH-R-Q5pYPkNPUUzPWPgvsqlJ2lPMNaYf1EipqLL_3UVmQsDoy7HK1w7Ce8ulqXhg/s320/ea8b9d720c3d5fa1e69e8f4574eba0b9.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683647947819872402" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to a tip from<a href="feed://feeds.feedburner.com/ProfessionalOrganizing-CustomLivingSolutions"> Joshua Zerkel</a> of <a href="http://www.customlivingsolutions.com/">Custom Living Solutions</a> I discovered a new way of doing things. It's called <a href="http://evernote.com/">Evernote</a>.<br /> <br />What makes evernote special? As they say, “Capture, organise, find.” Evernote is many things: a dumping ground, a search tool, an organising tool. It’s searchable, you can use tags, you can store snippets of text, URLs, photos, voice notes, sketches, literally anything you can think of. It will also recognize your handwriting so can search your (scanned or photographed) handwritten notes; amazing! I think it’s a great place for all those bits of info I *might* need or want to lay my hands on without thinking too hard about it. <br />It’s an app, a web based application, downloadable software from your computer. It automatically syncs across all mediums. Best of all, it’s free.<br /><br /> <br />Here’s some ways I use evernote:<br /> <br /> * I scribe creative ideas- say, an idea for a newsletter theme or blog post for time management and call the note “Next Newsletter”. I could also tag the note if I wanted say “time management" or "productivity" so I can easily retrieve multiple notes easily.<br /><br /> * I collect notes into notebooks - house renovations, Professional Organiser Training and recipes are just three of my notebooks, but you can have dozens of notebooks (or folders, if you like).<br /> <br /> * I created a screen grab of my company web colours so I could be consistent with design across mediums. It’s safe in Evernote. And if it wasn’t in Evernote, where would I put it for goodness sakes?<br /> <br /> * I dump images of decorating or design for inspiration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnIlO5obyP3k7kUo04_s6ZRw3MwLVO-ml-5gKAdzaT0TxjjUq8wxK8DKcN8JpHvVTOy1CC0RzVZjh8PmwOMl-x3kiokWTOcOeJmfqWdJ5f0nLWX0LxTRwHCdppl34TIJSoZK0bRXYxtv2/s1600/eadc55c6e4a59dd8d00be833ab94def3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnIlO5obyP3k7kUo04_s6ZRw3MwLVO-ml-5gKAdzaT0TxjjUq8wxK8DKcN8JpHvVTOy1CC0RzVZjh8PmwOMl-x3kiokWTOcOeJmfqWdJ5f0nLWX0LxTRwHCdppl34TIJSoZK0bRXYxtv2/s320/eadc55c6e4a59dd8d00be833ab94def3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683649389114584050" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Photo source: <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/942134/">http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/942134/</a></span><br /><br /> * Notes scribbled from a phone call are photographed on my webcam and uploaded so I can chuck the scrappy note and have a clutter free space. love it!<br /> <br /> * I take a photo on my iphone of supplier opening hours can simply name the ‘note’ with the name of the store. <br /><br /> * I archive PDFs of my existing newsletters so I can know when I last mentioned a particular concept or tip.<br /><br />Blowing your mind yet? Evernote really is “remember everything”. I don;t want to mess with your head, but the above are just the starting point... in the future, everyone will use Evernote. I swear I'm getting and Evernote tattoo.<br /> <br />There are so many ways you can use <a href="http://evernote.com/">Evernote</a>. Do you use is? Have you used it for task or project management? I’d love to hear!<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-79272321758767264752011-12-07T19:24:00.009+11:002011-12-07T19:36:50.128+11:00Prioritizing Your Time by Lissanne Oliver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuoIfdrpi-Dy2Q8-CU3TrYz_74PKcg1TMZjqLFjvpIMXzitNovjeJcZpaFRcXiarcDsaB_lUo5iNbaThxlPA01FEjNQAtMck1PZUjo5L9EEIMeoo9ENMDEp5s6y_IK-4FLx5Ks1pC_ymb/s1600/clock2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuoIfdrpi-Dy2Q8-CU3TrYz_74PKcg1TMZjqLFjvpIMXzitNovjeJcZpaFRcXiarcDsaB_lUo5iNbaThxlPA01FEjNQAtMck1PZUjo5L9EEIMeoo9ENMDEp5s6y_IK-4FLx5Ks1pC_ymb/s320/clock2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683300802818730658" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Steve Jobs said it:</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">“People are busy doing whatever they do best, and they want us to do what we do best. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Their lives are crowded.</span> They have other things to do than think about how to integrate their computers and devices.”</span><br /> <br />Wouldn't it be great if everything in life travelled smoothy and nothing ever went wrong? Things didn't break, emergencies didn't happen and unexpected tasks, projects and events didn't chew up our time?<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Let me help you take better control.</span> Let me help you manage your time. Here’s the best Steve like-advice I can give you.<br /> <br />First up: what’s your biggest time waster? Identify it, then moderate. Be honest with yourself: if it's screen time (eg the interwebs) limit phaffing to half what you normally do. Set a timer, then unplug your ethernet cable. If you're on wireless, shut down your browser and work interrupted.<br /> <br /> *Allow for delays. They happen. 10% contingency is great. 20% contingency is genius. For example, if it takes you 10 minutes travel, allow 11 minutes. 11 minutes is great. 12 minutes is genius!<br /><br /> <br /> *Plan for the worst, hope for the best. <br /><br /> <br /> *Fortune favours the prepared mind. Kudos, Louis Pasteur.<br /><br /> <br /> *Have more time for the good stuff by focussing when you have to do and phaffing when you can. Don't mix 'em up.<br /><br /> <br /> *Email is a recipe for inaction. Pick up the frickin phone. Do it now.<br /><br /> <br /> *Don't "do it later." Not making decisions means clutter and it means you are having to revist, rethink, rehandle the thought or item.<br /><br /> <br /> *Are you doing too many things at once? Here's a wonderful poem to help with overwhelm:<br /><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.skelliewag.org/productivity-in-11-words-1040.htm">Productivity in 11 words</a><br /><br />One thing at a time.<br />Most important thing first.<br />Start now.<br /> <br />Or you can check out my series of comics to help with organising, decluttering, productivity: Luke Gets Lost is a familiar tale of laziness.<br /><br /><a href="http://store.sorted.net.au/products">"A little work now for a lotta lazy later on." </a> <br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8f3SirOvHYY-loVlsfTW9-BSMAlkFrWVRuqvI-3WdUvsoqXJro4J1QSU71doJ-sdq3nbY1QS6XxjaSY4EQ2y8gY54W0Hvy5kwqOw5mMCRvDBfx3ELCPSs0uuINW_vGao-mXx7h3bRQ-l/s1600/Luke+gets+lost+cover.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8f3SirOvHYY-loVlsfTW9-BSMAlkFrWVRuqvI-3WdUvsoqXJro4J1QSU71doJ-sdq3nbY1QS6XxjaSY4EQ2y8gY54W0Hvy5kwqOw5mMCRvDBfx3ELCPSs0uuINW_vGao-mXx7h3bRQ-l/s320/Luke+gets+lost+cover.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683300499970627634" /></a><br /> <br />Corinne Grant talks about "shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic". Agreed. I think procrastination is about as useful as drinking 3 bottles of wine in one sitting: there's no way you'll feel good about it the next day. Are you self sabotaging? Or just a tad lazy?<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcs0OaHIcBVKQOhksmwDDJU8rKMMdTSIjwB3iP1889aCJ36slSoe5lp03HAnpEp7voE7JSiNkBeVmBUMnJ88X8y2bzvR58QFYZuSvvHILZsD3v-USZBlXf2rBOrAaodvMijnn5ywJh4T76/s1600/lessings-in-letting-go.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcs0OaHIcBVKQOhksmwDDJU8rKMMdTSIjwB3iP1889aCJ36slSoe5lp03HAnpEp7voE7JSiNkBeVmBUMnJ88X8y2bzvR58QFYZuSvvHILZsD3v-USZBlXf2rBOrAaodvMijnn5ywJh4T76/s320/lessings-in-letting-go.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683300251726039682" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">*<a href="http://www.sorted.net.au/sorted/Welcome.html">Lissanne Oliver</a> is a Snow dome collector, creative peep, business owner, collaborator,<br />TV presenter and as her dad says "The Bradman of Organising".</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-43466801307449943292011-12-07T15:20:00.002+11:002011-12-07T15:23:25.466+11:00Roxy Music - More Than This<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kOnde5c7OG8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />While we're waiting for <a href="http://www.sorted.net.au/sorted/Welcome.html">Lissanne</a> to upload today's super awesome tip, here is a nice Wednesday afternoon tune by one of her favorite bands, <a href="http://www.roxymusic.co.uk/">Roxy Music</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-43685579535764849652011-12-06T13:45:00.012+11:002011-12-06T15:49:27.053+11:00Top five Storage solutions by Lissanne Oliver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UjliVUg9qG4TG3sjVKJI9Gpe5IZYy3LAQtsq5mH5CS1aE9FW8ieYrzj1tVnDTNZOArmu4G1mvUeOW-dGDVKPrkqD5U6EJ9jjMkOEGCTLW7DlPZc8OsOz5pg3-BHW9B8qeWkGwWRQO96s/s1600/IMGP0037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UjliVUg9qG4TG3sjVKJI9Gpe5IZYy3LAQtsq5mH5CS1aE9FW8ieYrzj1tVnDTNZOArmu4G1mvUeOW-dGDVKPrkqD5U6EJ9jjMkOEGCTLW7DlPZc8OsOz5pg3-BHW9B8qeWkGwWRQO96s/s320/IMGP0037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682842070377648818" /></a><br />What the frick is a storage solution? It sounds like a crazy promise to me! Your storage problems are rarely about the storage you have, rather the content you own (too much) and where that content is located. Containerisation should always be second to dealing with your content.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh-rLhLnaxC8H5Lcheg1UGUxdysEfcCT_TXCyN2uWSlQxNv3YwOZan3jadg9mM9JqQWtnoC4YpkGpcBDYxUiEvp6TmKJ2pXAoIVW1qPExMl8HtQwc1jZcdlw5XdL_q03YUfQAKyp8EjdL/s1600/IMGP0038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh-rLhLnaxC8H5Lcheg1UGUxdysEfcCT_TXCyN2uWSlQxNv3YwOZan3jadg9mM9JqQWtnoC4YpkGpcBDYxUiEvp6TmKJ2pXAoIVW1qPExMl8HtQwc1jZcdlw5XdL_q03YUfQAKyp8EjdL/s320/IMGP0038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682842459580578546" /></a><br />1. Do a storage audit! Where is your most valuable storage and why? Are you storing little used items in your prime real estate? <br /><br />2. Make sure your content marries the location. Don't be afraid to use containers from the kitchen for desktop storage; a pretty vintage tin marries function and form<br /><br />3. Do you do mail order? A shipping station is a must!<br /><br />4. Hang it up. Scissors, tapes, swatches, notepad, etc work beautifully on hooks. Making better use of horizontal space means you have space to plan and work.<br /><br />5. Do you have a place for UFOs (unfinished objects)? If you don't have a 'home' for these items, designate one now. I like a shelf or secondary workbench for stacks, piles and groups of to dos. A clothes rail + bags + coathangers also works a treat for fashion / textiles on the go.<br />We love <a href="http://www.multix.com.au/category/garbage_general/">Multix Resealable Storage Bags</a> (extra large for around $4 at Coles).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSmcW7vmVas3mKzjE0AvqmplszJ16drq_CIdewnOOOHQdAVYRypIvHu6STt8d8xR5qlZ47NaSimT_2ZnITxw26r0VFWUDgAVzMxTstV4WfpUCizAcYhY14lU2J1Bnk6mM038J93z9wqXA/s1600/IMGP0058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSmcW7vmVas3mKzjE0AvqmplszJ16drq_CIdewnOOOHQdAVYRypIvHu6STt8d8xR5qlZ47NaSimT_2ZnITxw26r0VFWUDgAVzMxTstV4WfpUCizAcYhY14lU2J1Bnk6mM038J93z9wqXA/s320/IMGP0058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682843623744524482" /></a><br />6. Clear containers are great if you want to view what you've got, but remember that with good labelling (can be visual as opposed to words) opaque containers will give you a more streamlines look.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG4K43MSiQhUf6BG_dOjTV6aIu66vr9p1ZE_ExflYyj8ucM3YVyechW6LohXgBgc7jRi5tn9uBBQJTbnuzxiiN_KObItHN1DF49UJPs2huUhnv_isJz5apPPLoEcahzI3D_vqo2sRznbp/s1600/IMGP0041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqG4K43MSiQhUf6BG_dOjTV6aIu66vr9p1ZE_ExflYyj8ucM3YVyechW6LohXgBgc7jRi5tn9uBBQJTbnuzxiiN_KObItHN1DF49UJPs2huUhnv_isJz5apPPLoEcahzI3D_vqo2sRznbp/s320/IMGP0041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682842897711039634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYDxm0ARzAEYtgA81a3ClWbs6-6UXxfMhV07ELHscHhV_QjE46Sfc1oOvuJBywnGMuUW0hRIgfykN98jllG7rL5zsf1LmnCOEm7EQ9199bcqJH6hWLtS0gstyKdK-Vp-EyDFuATxuL_Xu/s1600/IMGP0069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYDxm0ARzAEYtgA81a3ClWbs6-6UXxfMhV07ELHscHhV_QjE46Sfc1oOvuJBywnGMuUW0hRIgfykN98jllG7rL5zsf1LmnCOEm7EQ9199bcqJH6hWLtS0gstyKdK-Vp-EyDFuATxuL_Xu/s320/IMGP0069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682843245694549682" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">TIPS:</span><br /><br />* Remove lids from any container you have on a shelf - the box or tub will act more like a drawer and be easier to get to.<br /><br />* Your desk top or workbench is for working not for storing.<br /><br />* We love gigantun zip lock bags! they are great for soft, light materials or excesspackaging. <br /><br />* Empty boxes are only useful when you put stuff in them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeTBdKDZJTvnVtD61YOk-xKKLBEsIQ7p2lvbdhAZk_31VUPZbhzZkQe3B3yFp6OXShkrwfDlLLjcKscK1eb1HP_D51leCzpoy0vvTertyq5Gx_uN4LMsdIknH4QryG_tmcPapMROrnX02/s1600/IMGP0031_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeTBdKDZJTvnVtD61YOk-xKKLBEsIQ7p2lvbdhAZk_31VUPZbhzZkQe3B3yFp6OXShkrwfDlLLjcKscK1eb1HP_D51leCzpoy0vvTertyq5Gx_uN4LMsdIknH4QryG_tmcPapMROrnX02/s320/IMGP0031_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682843494277537746" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">All photos courtesy of Lissanne Oliver/<a href="http://www.sorted.net.au/sorted/Welcome.html">SORTED! organising & decluttering</a> and may not be used without permission.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-10746060001327090172011-12-05T16:31:00.005+11:002011-12-06T15:46:07.509+11:00Time to get SORTED! Lissanne Oliver is hijacking my blog for a week!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLFa8O2BwY_b3DSKm15__kAfaJEWOGjPIf8Blg5Wz0qhzW__ww0MU8TLIipfmFW-neSyWg5TbrcNK448Z1r9H7e8cSmNMsGoORgBtWUNQId8IW8sEJ4F5PwwrrYHC6VRHqY5AnzpBoShk/s1600/LissanneOliver.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLFa8O2BwY_b3DSKm15__kAfaJEWOGjPIf8Blg5Wz0qhzW__ww0MU8TLIipfmFW-neSyWg5TbrcNK448Z1r9H7e8cSmNMsGoORgBtWUNQId8IW8sEJ4F5PwwrrYHC6VRHqY5AnzpBoShk/s320/LissanneOliver.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682513023071842210" /></a><br />Ok, people this is an intervention! A hijack!<br /><br />I'm <a href="http://www.sorted.net.au/sorted/Welcome.html">Lissanne</a> ... I am hijacking Peta Pledger's blog. I know you creative peeps struggle to get and stay organised. That clutter gets you down. <br /><br />I help people get organised so they have more time for the good things. If you are cluttered, waste time looking for things, 'double buy' and struggle to stay (or get!) organised, the next five days are for YOU. Say no to overwhelm, and YES to being SORTED!<br /><br />I'll give you a different task, direction or tips each day until Friday.<br /><br />Today I want you to maximise your space. There are two ways to achieve this SUPER FAST.<br /><br />1. PUT THINGS AWAY A great place to start getting organised is by putting away everything you've left out and about in your creative workspace.If it doens't have a home, assign it one now. <br />If you have no room to put away to, move onto step 2 immediately!<br /><br />2. THROW OUT OBVIOUS RUBBISH<br />Excess packaging, empty boxes and containers (no, they really won't come in handy, look how many you have for goodness sakes!), old magazines (anything older than 3 months needs to go, let's start afresh for 2012). If you think you have no rubbish or recycling, move to the back of the drawer, cupboard, out in the shed or garage, and I guarantee you will find some. Bear in mind the rubbish can be quite large: old furniture you were going to repair, a piece of equipment that needs more TLC you can provide (Besides, it's been there for so long it's almost vintage now).<br /><br />DO IT NOW! Take action. Stop phaffing. Start sorting.<br /><br />So, stop reading and spend the next 15-60 minutes getting organised. Then report back. GO!<br /><br />PHOTO CREDIT: Paul Wesley-Smith<br />http://www.paulwesleysmith.com.au/<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-69789549495001791932011-12-01T07:33:00.005+11:002011-12-01T07:45:09.681+11:00Need a stretchy skirt for the Holiday Season?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgks5CJan_flVOWSkTodxGgZkr70j8NPUHkrRG4_9tmMkJ29C5K9tJ5qUkl4uTJvBDsq8tgDSs1gSpJLsa6J8fpRwBsvUrCTztrv5GFFfaLr1C5WAkDcbYysg8dinppS-J8aVMv6LcAwSfN/s1600/012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgks5CJan_flVOWSkTodxGgZkr70j8NPUHkrRG4_9tmMkJ29C5K9tJ5qUkl4uTJvBDsq8tgDSs1gSpJLsa6J8fpRwBsvUrCTztrv5GFFfaLr1C5WAkDcbYysg8dinppS-J8aVMv6LcAwSfN/s320/012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680892060459013970" /></a><br />With so many people having babies and with summer coming, I wanted to make a super comfy skirt that could be dressed up or down.<br /><br />The 'Louisa' skirt is made from medium-heavy weight stretch polyester/spandex. I have personally road tested it and it retains it's shape throughout the day really well.<br /><br />I have used a straight skirt pattern, so it is not too tight around the thigh and knee area. The waistband is elasticised with 1.5cm heavy duty "knicker elastic".<br /><br />This skirt is not only for pregnant women, but I did find a gap in the market for nice skirts that can be worn during and after pregnancy.<br /><br />I can only make 30 of these skirts as the fabric is super limited, so if you want one, please don't wait (I still get emails from people asking for leopard print 'Frankie' tops).<br /><br />Shop using Australian dollars at my <a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/louisa-skirt-leopard-print">online store</a>.<br /><br />Shop using US dollars at my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87318467/louisa-skirt-leopard-print-limited">Etsy store</a>.<br /><br />Model: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beckiejo/171474766209335">Beckiejo</a><br />Photo credit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocketman/198111333542798">Rocketman Photography</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-79797860278929456802011-11-28T11:44:00.005+11:002011-11-28T11:58:27.800+11:00'Ahoy' art print by draw! pilgrim giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTB-3NkorB1vIergZwZsb_2NZb_gSmHFWKrA55C4Gwcto8u-5oerLrGKoyGY8ZG3gsVYJvwGKot_vh45wvbrbty7zarsIM-ihWZKJ-C47t48BGo-rLYo9n1qcgXmluyKIwmrU4Ic4_JVC/s1600/il_570xN.154759122.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTB-3NkorB1vIergZwZsb_2NZb_gSmHFWKrA55C4Gwcto8u-5oerLrGKoyGY8ZG3gsVYJvwGKot_vh45wvbrbty7zarsIM-ihWZKJ-C47t48BGo-rLYo9n1qcgXmluyKIwmrU4Ic4_JVC/s320/il_570xN.154759122.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679843338817289202" /></a><br />Would you like to win a free art print by the lovely <a href="http://www.drawpilgrim.com/">Pilgrim Lee</a>?<br /><br />Knowing how much my customers and blog readers love all things nautical, Pilgrim has given me an A4 size art print, featuring her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50433278/ahoy-art-print-in-shipwreck-color-way">Ahoy</a> design in 'shipwreck' colourway to give away to one of you.<br /><br />To be in the running, please leave a comment below (not on Facebook or Twitter please) and I will ask my 5 year old son (who can't read yet) to point to the winning comment on Friday, the 2nd of December at 5pm.<br /><br />Please note:<br /><br />The print is sent unframed and shipped in a poly bag and lovingly nestled in a rigid mailing envelope.<br /><br /><br />paper size: A4, 297x210mm (11.7x8.3 inches)<br />image size: 249x197mm (9.8x7.75 inches)<br /><br />Please be aware that colors can vary on different monitors.<br /><br /><br />Printed with a xerox DC5000 on silk coated 200gsm paper <br /><br /><br />All artwork © Draw! Pilgrim copyright and reproduction rights do not transfer with the sale/giveaway of prints or original artwork.<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-82324955639007834472011-11-23T10:24:00.005+11:002011-11-23T10:55:30.965+11:00Beckiejo's Kelly Green dress for Miss Pinup Victoria<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOefKGAWdezXnF4NYYfBEXTVk_dbeIKhQn9fwDBDyoDx5xrbQ1yEenL6umTN-sp5SS0nYgyvP9SWeCgK8YYoo_Wl-gEXAFlecx470wynKeWytyIHWaBM746M-i0c376WuPvWwucFmE1bTb/s1600/Diptic.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOefKGAWdezXnF4NYYfBEXTVk_dbeIKhQn9fwDBDyoDx5xrbQ1yEenL6umTN-sp5SS0nYgyvP9SWeCgK8YYoo_Wl-gEXAFlecx470wynKeWytyIHWaBM746M-i0c376WuPvWwucFmE1bTb/s320/Diptic.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677971498922285074" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beckiejo/171474766209335">Beckiejo</a> presented me with a beautiful pair of emerald green shoes and asked me to design a dress around them.<br /><br />She wanted something that could be worn with or without a petticoat/underskirt and something 'classic'.<br /><br />I decided early on that I wanted to use a medium to heavyweight stretch satin and 10 colour samples were sent to Beckiejo.<br /><br />Kelly Green was decided on (although my terrible iPhone photos do not reflect the true colour of the dress) and a toile was made in calico.<br /><br />I used a darted boat neck bodice that had a high neckline - front & back, but as you will notice if you scroll down to the next blog post, I liked the 'v' in the back of <a href="http://www.ohmyvalentine.bigcartel.com/">Sheena's</a> wedding dress and modified Beckiejo's design for the final toile.<br /><br />The fabric is 97% Polyester/3% Spandex Satin and a dream to sew. I was nervous about sewing a full circle skirt in this fabric but it was not difficult at all.<br /><br />I did not line this dress, which is uncharacteristic for me, but used a neck and armhole facing. I finished off the dress with a handmade belt with diamonte vintage style buckle.<br /><br />Beckiejo was Miss Va Va Voom Victoria and Miss Classic Pinup Runner Up at the 2010 <a href="http://www.misspinupaustralia.com.au/">Miss Pinup Australia</a> competition and handed her 'titles' to this year's winners.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLDGLuASMonFmtOnyBmY1qFZ6uUgxex6hKN0AhqE8KPBN_Y_0eeo_AP2ZOkUxUZ4OW1jEwjptqNVYtB9DwpvDuk_Tlx-sMoShjjItdg4DfxkPPnEGCLvJKmV40sqNlCoLol5rNZbn36ZH/s1600/Beckiejo+sash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLDGLuASMonFmtOnyBmY1qFZ6uUgxex6hKN0AhqE8KPBN_Y_0eeo_AP2ZOkUxUZ4OW1jEwjptqNVYtB9DwpvDuk_Tlx-sMoShjjItdg4DfxkPPnEGCLvJKmV40sqNlCoLol5rNZbn36ZH/s320/Beckiejo+sash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677971169597367634" /></a><br />Photo credit for photo of Beckiejo wearing her Miss Pinup sashes: <a href="http://www.rubyrebelcouture.com/">Lizey Weber</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-30855204642580069882011-11-21T11:04:00.009+11:002011-11-21T12:06:50.863+11:00Sheena and Gary's wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCqy6OdGcYbAx2gqHx-r7FJEYuWOFSiphP9OxUaSbL50zOlvVbjU7e7mUEWxU8UXOmiAVpkjJ3EUeGvi13ZBkpoytyswW_qQks_rmfmEb0l5EOJ7g_LkVZB7cPur16bUjiCO93BwGNLLY/s1600/sheena+and+parents.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCqy6OdGcYbAx2gqHx-r7FJEYuWOFSiphP9OxUaSbL50zOlvVbjU7e7mUEWxU8UXOmiAVpkjJ3EUeGvi13ZBkpoytyswW_qQks_rmfmEb0l5EOJ7g_LkVZB7cPur16bUjiCO93BwGNLLY/s320/sheena+and+parents.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677237568213011474" /></a><br />Sheena (pictured above with her lovely mother and father) gave me a photo of a wedding dress idea she had and we started the design process approximately 6 months before her wedding day, which was on Saturday the 19th of November 2011.<br /><br />We started off with a tea length dress that had princess seams in the bodice, with a boat neckline and a full circle skirt.<br /><br />The fabric we chose was polyester shantung in cream with cream coloured viscose lining.<br /><br />At Sheena's second appointment (the one where I take her measurements), I asked her to try a toile on I had ready for another client and she fell in love with the style.<br /><br />We changed the bodice design lines from princess seams to bust and waist darts, and added a just below the knee length full circle skirt.<br /><br />At out next fitting, we chatted with her bridesmaid Leia about the skirt, as we were not "100%" about the full circle skirt. We looked at a few of my other dress images online and decided on an a-line skirt with a flat front and back, gathered at the sides.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmEUDKTGvKUfckE98QyyUIGnZMhEuPDGWT9VV7SuaFp-YKn0ldte1FOGgQxEGVzNGOl0Sz2Nod7zuHOkqWPCuHPrKE5ZUc8Koqk8Q_9HfXivJW2LLVKqNpniYhaK9ZfDuidQj6K275jDr/s1600/sheena+side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 121px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmEUDKTGvKUfckE98QyyUIGnZMhEuPDGWT9VV7SuaFp-YKn0ldte1FOGgQxEGVzNGOl0Sz2Nod7zuHOkqWPCuHPrKE5ZUc8Koqk8Q_9HfXivJW2LLVKqNpniYhaK9ZfDuidQj6K275jDr/s320/sheena+side.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677238091587663762" /></a><br />We cut a small 'v' into the centre back and settled on the final design. I finished off the dress with a exquisite beaded bridal quality braid from Clegs, hand-sewn around the waitsline.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFyX4FiOJB8jvI1Np-CDxnBMQDxnVGHZjiIbVynkK7K0_2k7rCPAV_7Vuhcbn23iSbD48WJHC8C35Kl0592aqINR44lWsgXQnM8G4sT-tFMbvlIoHHypF170y_r5CpKeWhGaXmUo3Oy_b/s1600/sheena+back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFyX4FiOJB8jvI1Np-CDxnBMQDxnVGHZjiIbVynkK7K0_2k7rCPAV_7Vuhcbn23iSbD48WJHC8C35Kl0592aqINR44lWsgXQnM8G4sT-tFMbvlIoHHypF170y_r5CpKeWhGaXmUo3Oy_b/s320/sheena+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677238250636481938" /></a><br />Sheena's 5 bridesmaids wore my 'Vanessa' style dress in black cotton sateen, half lined in viscose lining with a red 1 1/2 inch wide fabric covered belt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDYxAzXyazCPfmmLpcpvmdizMpJdg0p4teXkNpiCZt3E_EUJBy8Pn_KwMYUQnSAVbs2cGSkZGBz9SvLWlMppFrIEBaVplXX5irhuc9gvCem0V6qHme9XQsmnDVfn4btrWM8bs4NqJ7Fw1/s1600/peta+pledger+bridesmaids+dresses.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDYxAzXyazCPfmmLpcpvmdizMpJdg0p4teXkNpiCZt3E_EUJBy8Pn_KwMYUQnSAVbs2cGSkZGBz9SvLWlMppFrIEBaVplXX5irhuc9gvCem0V6qHme9XQsmnDVfn4btrWM8bs4NqJ7Fw1/s320/peta+pledger+bridesmaids+dresses.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677238414970878002" /></a><br />I am far too excited to wait for Sheena and Gary's professional photos, so I am using photos that Sheena has given me permission to use via Facebook.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA89k_IP7ljeNZ8d3L_zBBQcTVv3vh72AFQMzNnk3J3lvimicMpwbGhlbfVDlnxw1iR9TYgT_qX5pKyImq7nmHnZqtZpp_wRQaPYv56To1REccTh0VW8xQseA4598VOHah1H6XjVgUuzjG/s1600/sheena+and+gary.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA89k_IP7ljeNZ8d3L_zBBQcTVv3vh72AFQMzNnk3J3lvimicMpwbGhlbfVDlnxw1iR9TYgT_qX5pKyImq7nmHnZqtZpp_wRQaPYv56To1REccTh0VW8xQseA4598VOHah1H6XjVgUuzjG/s320/sheena+and+gary.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677237871624096178" /></a><br />I would like to thank Sheena, Gary, Finn, Kristy, Leia, Ash, Erin and Kylie for making me a part of their special day.<br /><br />It may have rained all day on Saturday, but from the photos I have seen so far, the sun shone brightly throughout their whole wedding. x<br /><br />Photo credit: Kristy Nicholl and Alicia Fussell<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-88553960662928428292011-11-18T16:11:00.006+11:002011-11-18T16:17:35.795+11:00Little T's Raindrop dress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmcIK6ShBH33mMgTxk7Ht3nVqtJOTojEDRaeT4MczZ8lcc-a4zPCQKdSpwRm7KyW_QbcurUjR7NbtR7-AvwqFfxaZDdNvjMxGEwUEP4T5bzQVibAm1qKn9BwB9IzIqzPaWF8HYOqr0E5j/s1600/Raindrop+dress.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmcIK6ShBH33mMgTxk7Ht3nVqtJOTojEDRaeT4MczZ8lcc-a4zPCQKdSpwRm7KyW_QbcurUjR7NbtR7-AvwqFfxaZDdNvjMxGEwUEP4T5bzQVibAm1qKn9BwB9IzIqzPaWF8HYOqr0E5j/s320/Raindrop+dress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676199136295037298" /></a><br /><br />I made this cute dress using American craft cotton from Clegs (or was it Japanese?!), a vintage sewing pattern and finished it with a yellow velvet bow.<br /><br />The back has an invisible zip and the neck hole is faced.<br /><br />Little T loved her dress and would'nt stop twirling around in it, hence the blurry photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRX_HpHrPG0q3wIY_rF4heMDw2xOojfe7HYas06LElCvYUo3bOfsUK0RhrAZSV_J_smrRadBwM7Opaq7pYuCH0VTuI3vIPR90EMp_qJOy0LExsdEaAiJlz7E6RihQy1tRAdqMnUqczDtUY/s1600/Tilley.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRX_HpHrPG0q3wIY_rF4heMDw2xOojfe7HYas06LElCvYUo3bOfsUK0RhrAZSV_J_smrRadBwM7Opaq7pYuCH0VTuI3vIPR90EMp_qJOy0LExsdEaAiJlz7E6RihQy1tRAdqMnUqczDtUY/s320/Tilley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676200045637786866" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-33659771409050611672011-11-01T07:51:00.006+11:002011-11-01T08:04:21.136+11:00When Twiglet met Ink & Spindle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNKrSpbz4rFbDur8TLc4K8WpABaoFMYUzc-Tj1QHibZUqmRA0JhSzFXeMFqL1cqBs76ZZrMKlWOpGIJmT6xmqbGMCkqQyuF1KJLw0QxqvyExXQ7SAGzqQuGXQ9cFYvXwoqj2GYHXO9Y7A/s1600/Inklet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNKrSpbz4rFbDur8TLc4K8WpABaoFMYUzc-Tj1QHibZUqmRA0JhSzFXeMFqL1cqBs76ZZrMKlWOpGIJmT6xmqbGMCkqQyuF1KJLw0QxqvyExXQ7SAGzqQuGXQ9cFYvXwoqj2GYHXO9Y7A/s320/Inklet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669763967772360738" /></a><br />Dana Leviston from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/twigletworkshop">Twiglet</a> has joined forces with Lara Cameron & Tegan Rose from <a href="http://www.inkandspindle.com.au/about.html">Ink & Spindle</a> to create childrenswear label, Inklet.<br /><br />Using organic cotton that is designed and screen printed here in Kensington, Vicroria, the trio create beautiful pieces of baby and childrenswear, as well as cosy blankets/wraps that are made locally, using ethical production.<br /><br />You can buy Inklet online <a href="http://www.inklet.com.au/">here</a> and it is also available in some stores (please drop the ladies an email for current stockists).<br /><br />'Like' Inklet on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Inklet.Melbourne">Facebook</a>.<br /><br />*Photos by Rebekah Lyn Photography and are not to be used without permission.<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-28073329326021288652011-10-31T11:12:00.005+11:002011-10-31T11:26:19.835+11:00Happy Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLr_6Ei55RQewFNNJ1ydD5ha02T_INL4Gwxq0BGr-YZrXeXdudfEIjIeWOaJ81-Dv83gR4M9hN5f-zMDE12l9aOUnfBG0ybT5MOdg7iVmj3SGeVyFrq1G9HUvTatlm2qdrkASyPntfm5Fl/s1600/Halloween-Pinup_0075-b-e1317800984294.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLr_6Ei55RQewFNNJ1ydD5ha02T_INL4Gwxq0BGr-YZrXeXdudfEIjIeWOaJ81-Dv83gR4M9hN5f-zMDE12l9aOUnfBG0ybT5MOdg7iVmj3SGeVyFrq1G9HUvTatlm2qdrkASyPntfm5Fl/s320/Halloween-Pinup_0075-b-e1317800984294.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669443605416757874" /></a><br /><br />I love Halloween and I love this desktop image by <a href="http://www.candicedeville.com.au/">Candice DeVille</a> who is a part of <a href="http://www.somefancyladies.com/">Some Fancy Ladies</a>.<br /><br />You can download your own copy <a href="http://www.superkawaiimama.com.au/2011/10/05/a-vintage-pin-up-how-to-for-halloween-super-cute-witch/">here</a> of this stunning image from Candice's blog, <a href="http://www.superkawaiimama.com.au/">Super Kawaii Mama</a>.<br /><br />*Image copyright Candice DeVille and Some Fancy Ladies<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-19256442846129217272011-10-28T15:40:00.004+11:002011-10-28T15:55:25.254+11:00Are you in Melbourne and need to get your home/office Sorted? Read on about a free pass to an organised you!Ooh! Breaking News! Lissanne Oliver from SORTED! organising & decluttering has given me 2 single passes (valued at $499 each) to giveaway to my blog readersfor the <a href="http://www.6stepsworkshops.com/6Steps/welcome.html">6 Steps Workshop</a> she is a speaker at TOMORROW (Melbourne). <br /><br />Be one of the first 2 people to email Lissanne at lissanne@sorted.net.au for your chance to win!! <br /><br />Lissanne has organised both my home (not this one!) and my studio and I highly recommend her and her colleagues.<br /><br />Link to tomorrow's 6 Steps event <a href="http://www.6stepsworkshops.com/6Steps/welcome.html">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435103936623310331.post-11575093330230536562011-09-06T14:09:00.003+10:002011-09-06T14:15:08.633+10:00Black 'Frankie' top - PRESALE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-vJS06Om7AvEmBaElsiTUNnkwJyRHodHp4Eyqko4gFINLvdzFvJ2JJjwIcQKhBWcHOLk55uLchjO0tk0mrQGS8UyByJhHdgi50p6izzBthCPHX5ToDR-Y9uK-Zm4bmQgv3rzNGCZE1WL/s1600/PP_mg_5800.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-vJS06Om7AvEmBaElsiTUNnkwJyRHodHp4Eyqko4gFINLvdzFvJ2JJjwIcQKhBWcHOLk55uLchjO0tk0mrQGS8UyByJhHdgi50p6izzBthCPHX5ToDR-Y9uK-Zm4bmQgv3rzNGCZE1WL/s320/PP_mg_5800.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649095338164548210" /></a><br />I have had many written requests to make another run of plain black 'Frankie' tops (pictured).<br /><br />As retail has been a little quiet in Australia, I am being careful about how many garments I make, so I am going to offer this top on a presale basis.<br /><br />If I don't get enough orders (there is a minimum quantity of this fabric that I can buy from my supplier), your order will be refunded within the next two weeks.<br /><br />Date preorder starts: 6th September 2011<br /><br />Orders close: Tuesday the 20th of September, 2011 at 12pm<br /><br />You can pre-order the top from <a href="http://petapledger.bigcartel.com/product/frankie-top-in-black-presale">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">thanks, love Peta</div>petapledgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076624708561657053noreply@blogger.com0