Missing Motown, A Musical Interlude…

Need a little motown in your modern life? Look no further, friends. Here are five songs (some covers, some not) that’ll have you breaking out the heavenly harmonies, slick jackets, spangled gowns,...

Tickets Now Available! Free, but you need to book!

YES! We are hosting an evening discussion at Sydney’s Winter Festival, VIVID IDEAS on May 28th! It’s going to be fab with a delicious creative line-up and you’ll need to book fast!!! TICKETS ARE...

Mother’s Day Special!

Greetings lovely Spoonful Readers ;) Many of you lovely readers & contributors are Mums, (the hard workers of the world!!!) & this post is for you & yours ;) In exciting news I (thea) am pregnant...

A Mini Fairy Garden*

h I have been enchanted and inspired by fairies for the past few months… and so whipped this super easy craft up this week for readers that love whimsy! The key to this craft is purchasing...

Abandon this House

image by Eleanore Bridge This month, a new song for you, by the musical group my husband and I have tentatively named “Whitcomb Halls.” The song is called “Abandon this House,” and we hope you like...

And the Winner is…

Firstly, to all our entrants… gosh! We really did love you all. I know everyone always says that, but I (thea) am always relieved I don’t have to judge, especially this year, as they were all so...

Entries are in!!!

Thank so much to all you lovely lovely individuals who have entered our easter contest! Here we show you our finalists (eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!) 1. Fabulous Jot Iron :) 2. Our very own fab Miss Lucas....

Chickenspiration! !

Hello lovely Spoonful Readers & Crafters! Time is speeding by with only 1 week (& the easter weekend!) to send us your Entries for the Spoonful Easter Contest. Don’t forget to give it a go (you...

Bunny Inspiration…

Greetings lovely Spoonful Readers! We’re hoping you’re all pondering your Easter designs to enter our Easter Contest this year! Thought we’d help the inspiration game & get the creative juices...

Monthly Musical Interlude: Ghostly Creations

image by bunnyspice This week, I’ve been thinking about a fascinating essay, “Fear and Photography, Opening a discussion on lost images,” by Ian Aleksander Adams (in Ahorn Magazine, Issue 2). Adams...

The Spoonful Easter Competition, 2013!!!!!!

Hello wondrous Spoonful Readers & Friends! I’m delighted of course, that the time has come for our annual Easter Competition! (Eeek!) A fun creative challenge open to all, we like to burst with...

A Valentine Craft For the Little Ones

Flower Faerie Valentines For these sweet greetings you will need: dot stickers – red and pink paper scissors and glue thin, black sharpie marker pressed flowers such as pansies or even herbs from...

Monthly Musical Interlude: Revisited Love Songs

by Austin Tott Photography Swoon-worthy covers of five love songs. Ready the fainting couch, friends…. Bon Iver, “Come Talk to Me” Beth Orton and M. Ward, “Buckets of Rain” Lauryn Hill’s “Can’t...

A Spoondiful Artist…

A few weeks ago, a lovely artist named Nausika who makes wondrously fairy-like porcelain spoons wrote to us and shared some pictures of her wonders. We thought we’d take the opportunity to have a...

l o v e . l y r i c s . n e o n

Do you find it hard to articulate what it is you like about a piece of artwork? Even now in my late 20s I avoid telling people that I’m interested in art, I dread the rant of an art ‘critic’ who...

Monthly Musical Interlude: 13-Minute Dance break in 2013

Who needs resolutions when there are dance breaks? j Turn up the volume, dance around your living room, and make your pets stare at you skeptically (add liberal doses of Prince as needed). Matt and...

Begin the year with flowers? We’re enjoying doing so ;) Happy New Year Everyone! thea. xx

A Special Gift…

Hello lovely Spoonful Readers! We’ve been chatting to the lovely Aussie singer, Chloe Tully and come up with a wondrous gift for you – yes, you’re going to love us ;) What is it?! Well… All those...

Sugar, Spice and all things nice!

As promised, i have gathered together some lovely gifts for the girls! Personally i think we are the easiest to buy for but for the guys out there who struggle, fear not – the products I’ve...

The Flower Issue is here!!!

A Musical Interlude: Kishi Bashi, Mood-Altering Substance

I came across Kishi Bashi’s Tiny Desk Concert (warning: you may spend hours watching their videos) while I was feeling tired and cranky. After watching it, I felt instantly better. And suddenly...

Naughty or Nice?

Christmas has always been my favourite holiday. Decorating the tree, wrapping presents, making gingerbread, strolling down street after street to see the twinkle lights – what’s not to love? This...

A Holiday Craft with lovely Ashley…

h My goal this year was to make some super cute gift tags that could double as ornament keepsakes for my friends’ Christmas trees. I came up with these little snowman faces that are easy to make...

Floral Diversion: Scenes from a Rose Garden…

So this morning we are on our way to see the very FIRST copy of the flower issue printed – eeeeeek!!!!! It’s so exciting! Hopefully in a few days you two will have your hands on a copy! I will be...

And then we’re done and off to print our floral delights… Go on, write to us at spoonfulzine@gmail.com to make some magic! thea. xx image by Amy Merrick

A Musical Interlude: Anthems

image by nardell I’m a firm believer in personal anthems (and lucky clothing, foods, words, and places, but that’s another story). Specifically, I rely on songs like Popeye relies on spinach. The...

Ad Spaces & Mini Floral Diversion…

We have a few ad spaces left to go into this Spoonful issue & on the blog. As you probably know, our readers are intelligent, creative women, mothers, daughters, & grandmothers with a passion for...

Floral Diversion: Fashion photography

We have an amazing fashion photographer taking part in our upcoming flower issue and it has us looking at wondrous fashion shoots… this one, by Vishesh Verma is beautiful, no? ;) thea. xx - - In...

Floral Diversion: Vintage Magazine Covers

Hello wondrous Spoonful readers! Thea here, in my travels for inspiration for issue 8 I came across some sumptuous vintage magazine covers and couldn’t resist sharing them with you. Aren’t they...

Floral Diversion: The Tsunami & the Cherry Blossom

Many of us are familiar with the sight a gentle Cherry Blossom bursting into delicate soft buds. This little flower bloomed just a month after the tragic disaster in Japan, signalling a beauty in...