Reverse Emporium

On Wednesday (my day off) after taking the boys to school I went to Reverse Garbage, a wonderful shop here in Brisbane that sells 'high-quality industrial discards'. They have a lovely gift shop, Reverse Emporium, where my Burlap Coffee Cards are now available for sale. I bought the coffee sacks at this shop and made the backing of these cards from a linen blouse found at the op shop. I also added a Dutch Houses card, screen printed on a piece of that same linen blouse, with a backing made from an old bed sheet. I plan to do more printing on salvaged materials as I really like the idea and might add a category of upcycled cards to my Etsy shop.



Of course I couldn't leave without buying something! These suede samples were irresistible:



... and how about these gorgeous fabrics?



Drool!



Back at home (after doing the shopping and two loads of washing) I did a quick screen printing session, as I had a custom order for a Robot Calligram Print. I also printed this shirt as a birthday present for one of Hugo's gymnastics friends:



And then it was time to pick the boys up from school and take Hugo to gymnastics... Unfortunately there was no time for lunch, but I did have a lovely day! ;-)
Wish I could do this full-time... Maybe one day...

PS Thanks to everyone who commented on yesterday's blog posting, here or via email. Your comments were very useful!