Quirky World Mini Stencil Canvases

Joshua Smith has produced a range of mini canvases of Quirky World images in the form of Stencil art..... They will be available to purchase from the QW website soon.... Check it out.....

End of an Era!!! and a start of a new one....

I havent had the chance to do much posting over the past few weeks... Lets just say Ive been very pre- occupied....

I closed my retail clothing store on Sept 27th after 12 years of owning it, and it was indeed a mammoth task to put the place back to an empty shell for the new tennant!!! Big thanks to my friends who helped me out and saved the day....

On my last day of trade I had many visitors including old customers who spoilt me with flowers... Lovely bunch of Iris's....

On my second to last day of trade I got two job offers!! One was only part time casual and the other was a full time sales assistant leading to Assistant Manager after 3 months!!! Surfice to say I have taken the full time job and will be working in a cool Homewares store near my house.... I start tomorrow....and am looking forward to it...

So one door closes and another one opens..... The start of a new chapter in my life.... YAY!!!!

Freebie Goodness from Georgie Love & Sal

Last week I received my little box of goodies from the wonderful Sally and George at Georgie Love...... Its full of cool goodies that I will be putting to good use thats for sure.... Love the stickers, printed bags, and writing paper... in fact I love it all.....

Here is a flat out blatent plug for Georgie Love... If you are in the market for handmade product goodness, then get yourself over to http://www.georgielove.com pronto..... Christmas isnt that too far away peoples......

Thanks a bunch Sal...

Another order for Quirky World..Whoo Hoo...

Last night I did my usual, checking my email for Quirky World in the hope there may be an order there... and to my joy, there was!!!

This lovely customer ordered a Salt Merchants Boobook Owl bag and an Ivy coin purse... Its off to NSW for this order.... Happy happy joy joy!

Latest Quirky World window display.. Zarkey Monster.

Josh designed up another window display the other day.. This time it features Zarkey Monster in his forest.. along with Norbit and the Yummy Tummy Hedgehog... cute, huh? As you can see Im taking full advantage of window space whilst I still have it....

My Blythe Dolls... including Custom Blythe Sumi

I have been collecting Blythe Dolls for a few years now but have recently stopped adding to the collection.. You have to draw the line at some stage... My favourite is my Lounging Lovely, Sumi, who was my first doll and was given a mohair re root, new lashes, make up, and eye chips...

I enjoy taking photos of them out and about in nature, which does turn peoples heads... My favourite shoot was at Semaphore Beach of 2 Gals in their Bikini's.I hid them in the dunes amongst the Pig Face, and managed to get a few good shots... Another fav shoot was at the Japanese Himeji Gardens where we had a meet up with other Adelaide collectors.

For my Birthday last year, a really good friend "made" me a Boy Blythe. He has an ADG head and a Brats Boy body, hence Abs of steel....And yes, his feet do pull of... Ugh, how I detest Brats... But this is one cool lookin dude that all the girls fight over....

Most of the clothes the girls are wearing in the photos I made. I havent made any clothes in such a long time but it is something I want to get back into when I have time..

Enjoy Xx

The man behind the Quirky World website..Meet Joshua Smith

Josh has been a friend of mine for many years and is a renound stencil artist based here in Adelaide...Josh has held many exhibitions of his work here in Adelaide and across Australia and the world. His work is amazing so I recommend that you check it out on his website. http://www.iknowjoshuasmith.com.au/

Josh is a freelance designer and illustrator and so jumped at the chance to design the Quirky World website. Seeing as websites are not his forte, I think Josh has done an amazing job. The site is simple and easy to navigate and he has received excellent feedback...

I have a number of Josh's artwork in my collection including an image of one of my Blythe Dolls, Johnny Depp, A Self portrait, The Blue Lady and James Darren (Moondoggie from the Gidget movies).