Shopping Guides

Shopping Guide: Polka Dots

Shopping Guide: Polka Dots

I was delighted to be the pick editor for the Handmade Cooperative this week! The Handmade Cooperative is a group of like-minded ladies who want to bring the best in handmade items to children across Australia. Ernie & Bird is a proud member! I sent out a request to my fellow members to submit their ‘Polka Dots’ items and got a…

Madeit Pick Editor: Sci-Fi

Ernie & Bird had the opportunity to be a Pick Editor this week on madeit and I went for a ‘Sci-fi’ theme in celebration of Dr Who returning to our screens (woohoo I hear you all cheer…. me too!) I must say that the site wasn’t exactly overflowing with handmade creations in this category but I did manage to find…

Upcycling Vs Recycling

Visiting handmade markets and adorable little boutiques you will come across a term that is becoming increasingly more popular ‘Upcycling’ is all the trend now and I know our grandmothers have been doing it for years but it’s now something people specifically go out and seek and sometimes pay a good price for something that was once new then old…

Rocket Man!

I was thinking about creating a shopping guide to help promote some of my fellow sellers over at madeit and was finding it difficult to narrow down a theme! Sitting here on the computer humming ‘Rocket Man’ by Elton John and did a simple ‘Rocket’ search. The results were incredible! If you sell online make sure you always use ‘tags’…