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mags we love and new music

Bust
Venus
Nude
Atomic Ranch
Modern Seamster
Stitch
Dumbo Feather
Monster Children

Tell us about the mags you love?

and possibly OUR favorite female vocalist NEKO CASE

has a new album out in March! yippppeeeee

Get Creative

The new Issue of Get Creative just hitting newsstands now features mixtapezine and Peta Pledger. Here is the 3&4th page of the 4 page article (thanks to GET CREATIVE) for providing the pdf.

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For those of us lucky enough to be getting along to see the STRAY CATS, Peta also has a wicked offer with Thread Den, more info here.

Rosalie Gascoigne & The NVG

Rosalie Gascoigne
Sweet lovers 1990

We will be going, will you? have you?
We can't wait ( heatwave be damned)

4x4 #13 Bianca

LUCKY THIRTEEN!

Bianca and I share a love of good music and old cars. Nichola and I met B at our first ever blogmeet way back in 2007. Bianca started up the Toy Society last year, go and check it out - it is such a great idea :)


1. What is the name of your blog, and how did you come up with it?
Sadieandlance. Sadie and Lance are (two of) my Grandparents. My Grandma is
an amazing crafter and my greatest craft, baking and all round inspiration.
My sister and I did a market craft stall about 5 years ago and we were looking
for a name that was a bit old fashioned and sweet. We loved the idea of having
a reference to Grandma, but Sadie on it's own didn't feel like it was enough
so we added Papa's name too - not that he's at all crafty (he does have a
dark green thumb though). Grandma was so chuffed when we asked her if it
was ok. In the end we didn't go anywhere with our craft stall thing so when
I started my blog I used Sadie and Lance. I really love it. My Grandma reads
my blog all the time, she's 86!

2. FOUR random songs on your ipod

King of Ska- Desmond Dekker and The Cherry Pies, Choking on a Wishbone -
Architecture in Helsinki, Aisere I Love You - Yamasuki, Roots Radicals -
Rancid

3. FOUR favorite books/movies

The Harry Potter series, The Time Traveller's Wife, Little Women, Oh the
Places You'll Go by Dr Suess

4. FOUR things you can't live without

My little Smurf and Mr Sadieandlance - all my family for that matter, savoury
food, something crafty to do with my hands, music to listen to and my laptop!

**extra** somewhere on the web we must visit NOW!
Maru's blog Such cute stuff. I can't
read a word but gee I love all the cuteness.

4x4 #12 Simmone Howell

Firstly she is my friend and I love her to bits. We have known each other for 12 or so years. Many a beer was drunk at the Punters Club and a ciggy smoked whilst talking about boys and watching live music. Simmone has her own style, she makes me laugh and I never ever feel like we spend enough time together. Simmone moved to the Country last year with her husband and little boy, even more reason for our family to take that leap of faith...
Simmone has written for us and her style is distinct. I love everything she does and I'm proud as punch to see her blossom each and every day.

1. What is the name of your blog, and how did you come up with it?
My blog is called post teen trauma. I was here but I recently moved here. The name has two meanings: I am post-teen trauma and I post teen trauma...I write YA fiction. I like (old) teen movies. I am obsessive and nostalgic and I miss the arrogance of youth. I guess the trauma is about my sometime aversion to adulthood.

2. FOUR random songs on your ipod
Ipod - I only have audio books and writerly podcasts on my Ipod (how nerdy!) - So... Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde by R.L Stevenson, Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey, an interview with Carolyn 'Mountain Girl' Adams and Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

3. FOUR favorite books/movies
Books - Gates of Eden by Ethan Coen, Slouching towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Flicks - Play Misty for Me, Night of the Hunter

4. FOUR things you can't live without
Indispensibles - my fam, art, coffee, chocolate

**extra** somewhere on the web we must visit NOW! ...........

Issue 8 LIMITED EDITION up for pre-sale now

BUY HERE

PRE ORDER NOW!!!
Release date:11th March 2009
This will be our first professionally printed issue, FULL COLOUR, 48pp (100% recycled)
We will do ONE print run (1500) and once we have sold out that is it.
We will continue to be able to print Issue 1 through to 7 from home.
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Front cover artwork by madeleine stamer

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issue 8 features articles such as:

Roller Derby
Cupcake Revolution
Collections: Lunchboxes
Business Profile: Isy @ Incube8r
Blyth Dolls
Improv Crafting
Crafty Lady: Erin Harris

4x4 #11 Jessica (aka) JEK

Jek has appeared in many an Issue of mixtape. As an original 4x4, a crafty lady and as a contibutor. I think she is amazing and I love the fact that she lives life in FULL colour. She takes WICKED photos of her surroundings and she lives in LA. I could spend hours checking her shots out on flickr, she also makes some cute things here. She is a member of the Felt Cub and a lotta chick loves goes out to her!

1. What is the name of your blog, and how did you come up with it?
my main blog is scrumdillydilly. if you were to break it down kinda wordy-like it would mean "a whole lot of amazing". for me it is part scrumdiddlyumptious from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and part Lavender's Blue which was a favorite song when I was a kid. Oh and of course there is a bit of Mary Poppins thrown in as well.
2. FOUR random songs on your ipod
here we go (i apologize if all holiday music pops up, i'm on a bit of a kick at the moment)
1. Let Love In- Nick Cave
2. Better Luck-Dressy Bessy
3. Feliz Navidad-Los Straightjackets
4. I hear Music-Blossom Dearie

3. FOUR favorite books/movies
Oh goodness, how i adore books AND movies! Books first in random order:
1.Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
2.Animal, Vegetable, miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
3.Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
4.The Happy Hocky Family by Lane Smith

movies:
1.What a Way to Go
2.Penelope
3.Pee Wee's Big Adventure
4.Pippi in the South Seas
4. FOUR things you can't live without
truth be told, I suppose I could live without these things (except the mister is kinda REALLY important!) but life wouldn't be a smidge of what it could be.
1. the mister a-go-go
2. my camera
3.stripy socks
4.friends that make me laugh 'till i wheeze

**extra** somewhere on the web we must visit NOW! ...........
you must visit poladroid.net. takes your favorite photos and turns them into mock polaroids. it may be cheating but it is oh so addicting!

Crafty Minx MELBOURNE PEEPS

Crafty Minx - fortnightly stitch together - 7.30-10.30pm
Beginning Thursday January 29
@ amitie upstairs

Come and hang out and work on UFO's. This will be an ongoing meet up and a chance to get to know fellow peeps. You don't need to come every fortnight, just let us know the week prior. There is enough room to sit 12 minxes comfortably. You don't need to have a blog either! Just a desire to create and to mingle with like minded souls!

email : feedback.mixtapezine@gmail.com for more details! We wanna meet you, don't be shy ;)

Bring your stitching,knitting, embroidery...... and a small plate of food to share. FEE $5

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Stiches & Craft goodness pt 1

First thing I will tell you is that Faythe Levine is going to be at the Stitches & Craft Show and you will get to see the Australian PREMIER of HANDMADE NATION!! woooo wooooooo, hey!!?


In mixtape news I can now tell you that the ROCKIN' Sublime Stitching have just become a major sponsor!! We will tell you more about the details later :)

preparing for our stall

(mixtapezine stall as drawn by my man!)

mixtapezine will be represented at the upcoming Stitches & Craft Show in Melbourne March 11-15 this year. Sime and I took a trip (with the little one in tow) to Ikea this morning. We purchased some items to make a start on our stall. Mixtape is going to be in the "indie" section of the show. It is all coming together nicely.

(lots and lots of good images to put in these beauties)

Have you ever been to the S&C Show? What did you think? Let me tell you that it's gonna be worth spending a whole day (OR two) at. So many WICKED things to do and see. You'll still have all the traditional stuff and LC are throwing some new, modern and very exciting things into the mix! We will talk more and more about it leading up to the show.

New Things

My man and I went to the movies the other day to see the new Mickey Rourke movie "The Wrestler". What a movie! I had to close my eyes quite a few times with the graphic wrestling scenes. The estranged father/daughter relationship hit home and not letting go of the past was the key theme, or should I say not knowing how to let go of the past. Lots of Hair Metal references and a killer soundtrack. Marissa Tomei looks FANTASTIC! Really nice to see a Hollywood actress aging gracefully. ANYHOW I digress. On the way to the movies we popped into Borders and picked up some mags. The latest Venus (#2 to Bust for me) and a newie (to me) Nude Magazine.


Nude Magazine is from the UK is a ripper! Lot's and lots of wicked articles, music reviews and art. There is an interview with Sunny Buick and our gallery Outre has an ad on the back page YAY!! I am very inspired, so much so that I have just ordered the back issues.

4x4 #11 Leah

Leah is one rockin' lady. I own one of her nongs, he sits proudly in my sewing room. Leah makes stunning quilts & is one witty chick. We featured her as a "crafty lady" in issue four.



What is the name of your blog, and how did you come up with it?

My blog is called Hyena In Petticoats, and the name has an interesting history - when Mary Wollstonecraft (one of the first feminist philosophers) wrote her book "A Vindication of The Rights of Woman" in 1792, she argued that women were not naturally inferior to men, but seemed to be so because they did not share the benefit of the education provided to their male counterparts.

Her book caused a huge stir, and many male critics lashed out - including one Horace Walpole (isn't that a fabulous name?), who called her a "hyena in petticoats"... something I'm sure was awfully denigrating at the time! I always had a penchant for the phrase - and decided to use it when a name change for my blog was necessary in the early days - I haven't looked back since, so I think it must suit me!

2. FOUR random songs on your ipod

I don't actually have an ipod - despite being a total Mac geek, so I'll iTunes it for you instead!

M Ward - One Magic Trick
Bright Eyes - that song with the people crashing in the plane..?
Bob Dylan - It's Alright Ma (I'm only Bleeding)
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On

3. FOUR favorite books/movies

This is an impossible question! eep! But I'll give you two of each :

books:
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Skinny Legs and All - Tom Robbins

movies:
Betty Blue - the whole big long three hour version!
Wings of Desire

4. FOUR things you can't live without

My partner, my cat, my family, and my craft!

**extra** somewhere on the web we must visit NOW!

I have a bit of a thing for found objects.

Leah, we love your style! Thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us.

meet me at mikes

No introductions needed here! Pip's book is going to be released in March this year. We know how much work she has put into this and we are eagerly awaiting to get it in our hot little hands. Nichola contributed to the book also, so it's even more special!

Pre-order here

Well done Pip!

Oh Mercy!

Our friends at casadeldisco sent us a couple of copies of a sweet single "Seemed Like A Good Idea" by the band Oh Mercy.
I hate to compare them to another other band but this does remind me of the wonderful vocalist Lloyd Cole. I played it a few times loud in the car whilst driving down the coast and Molly and I were singing along in no time. It's a confident, sweet but sexy pop track that has left me dying to hear more. The two demos on the single are both gems also.
You can buy the track via itunes.
Oh Mercy are from Melbourne, Australia. For a short time Alex (the vocalist) and I worked together. We would share our love of music in between serving customers and swapped a few disc's (you loving the Byrds?)
If you like : Josh Rouse, Elliot Smith, Jason Falkner, I reckon you'd dig this band also.

wanna advertise in our zine?

We are now taking bookings for the remainder of the issues in 2009.

Issue 8 is currently being designed and is looking awesome, this will be our first professionally printed issue, FULL COLOUR, 48pp (100% recycled and printed by a local family business).
It has started to get a little too big for us to manage from home and with the rise in costs it works out more beneficial for us to do it this way, we are able to spend more time doing other stuff that will benefit the zine and well it's going to look SUPER!

We will now being doing ONE print run (1500) and once we have sold out that is it. We will continue to be able to print Issue 1 through to 7 from home.

We will be launching at the Stitches & Craft show on the 11th of March and it would be great if those of you that are in Melbourne could come and support us there, we will be there all week.

So having said all that, if you'd like to Advertise in Issue 9,10 or 11 all due out in 09 please email us and we will send you out a rate card. Our prices are very affordable as we are very much about little indie business's being able to get to a wider audience.

4x4 #10 Christie

We first met Christie early in 2008 when she came to a mixtogether meet. I don't know what it is but there is something REAL special about this chick. She is a talented sewer and has a great eye for putting fabrics together. Late last year Christie got accepted into Fashion Design, she's gonna big a BIG STAR, i'd put money on it!!!!

1. What is the name of your blog, and how did you come up with it?
my blog is called pigeon pair
when we found out that our 2nd bebe was going to be a girl someone mentioned that as we already had a son, we would have a 'pigeon pair', I liked the term & thought it would make a good blog name...

2. FOUR random songs on your ipod

One Crowded hour : Augie March
God Only Knows : The Beach Boys
Slice of Heaven : Dave Dobbyn
Oliver's Army : Elvis Costello

3. FOUR favorite books/movies

Beautiful Girls
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Shawshank Redemption

4. FOUR things you can't live without

My family
Sleep
Internet access
Chocolate

**extra** somewhere on the web we must visit NOW! ...........

& drool over the beautiful japanese linen, damn you weak Australian dollar!

4x4 #9 peta pledger

Peta Pledger and I lived next door to each other when I was 25 (almost ELEVEN years ago!)
We lived in Carlton and we were young and crazy.... Fast forward 9 or so years and through mutual friends we find each other again and start up a friendship. She is a super talented, funny & kind chick and I'm glad to know her!

1. What is the name of your blog, and how did you come up with it?
The name of my blog is Peta Pledger, which is my label name and my real name.
2. FOUR random songs on your ipod
All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks Blush - The Raveonettes Nutbush City Limits - Ike and Tina Turner Under My Thumb - Rolling Stones
3. FOUR favorite books/movies
OK, I am going to answer this honestly, The Karate Kid, Dazed and Confused, Fabulous Nobodies by Lee Tulloch and The Twits by Roald Dahl
4. FOUR things you can't live without
My son Bastien, my industrial sewing machine, my health and my family.

**extra** somewhere on the web we must visit NOW!

Trade/Swap?

We are always up for a trade. we did a trade with this wicked chick Sugene.
She sent us a few of her hand written beautiful zines and a heap of cool stationary.
Check out her site!

MELBOURNE PEEPS mixtogether #4 & Regular Stitchin' Night

Our favourite fabric shop with our help is about to open upstairs.

It's a place where you and your friends/sewing group can come and spend time working on your UFO while socialising with like minded people.

You can also use amitie upstairs to hold your very own craft event, class or talk.

Nic and I will be holding many an event up there and the first two for us are:

Crafty Minx - fortnightly stitch together - 7.30-10.30pm Beginning Thursday January 29

Come and hang out and work on UFO's (6 spaces only). This will be an ongoing meet up and a chance to get to know fellow peeps.

Bring your stitching,knitting, embroidery...... and a small plate of food to share. FEE $5

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Mixtogether #4 -Saturday January 31. 3-6pm

(12 spaces)

We have changed the way we run these. No theme anymore. It's a "LUCKY DIP" do! Package up some craft notions/fabric/book or something you've made into a sweet package, something you would like to receive yourself!! (value no more than $20) and put it into the lucky dip pile. Everyone leaves with a sweet gift. We will also provide a cute crafty item for you to make and some afternoon tea. FEE $20 ONE SPACE LEFT AS OF JAN 4,2009

First in best dressed. We welcome everybody and would love to meet you. Don't be shy! go now an email us with your interest: feedback.mixtapezine@gmail.com

We are waiting..... Go on! make time for the small things xx

Pleased to meet you 2009

Happy New Year!! Hope you had/have a great one.
We thought we'd kick of the new year with a local 4x4. Her name is Michelle and she is full of great tips and ideas for getting the most out of your blog. We are yet to meet her in person and look forward to our first mixtogether 2009 meet to do just that!

1. What is the name of your blog, and how did you come up with it?

Leni and Rose - Let's go back. It's Feb 08. And my not so new baby and I have just graduated from sleep school. So for the first time in many many months, I had time on my hands. What to do? I bought myself a laptop and stumbled into this crazy blog world. Then I started one myself, called Leni and Rose. The name of which has no amazing witty story to it, (wish it did!). No, it's just the nickname I wanted for my little girl and her second name, Rose.
2. FOUR random songs on your ipod.

Sun Hits The Sky, Supergrass

Human Behaviour, Bjork

Bohemian Like You, The Dandy Warhols

Lovefool, The Cardigans

3. FOUR favorite books/movies

Number 1 favourite is Mao's Last Dancer, Li Cunxin.

Number 2 is Clan of the Cave Bear, Jean M. Auel.

Now for a movie, Labyrinth with David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.

Lucky fourth is Summer Heights High (not really a movie but it's a favourite)

4. FOUR things you can't live without

a cup of tea every day, my family, salt and vinegar chips and handbags, lots and lots of handbags!

**extra** somewhere on the web we must visit NOW!

Righto, right now, you must head over to Amitie. You must look at all that gorgeous fabric and dream of all the gorgeous things to be made with it. And when the exchange rate gets better, you can then proceed over to Pomadour24 for some stunning Japanese sewing books. Oh and and for a crafty reading fix, you can't go past here!