New in store...

After a little hiatus to concentrate on getting the kids settled in at school, Jambo Chameleon has re-opened it's {virtual} doors again!

Here's a peek at a couple of newly listed items...

many more to come watch THIS space!!

funky vintage necklace

pretty vintage necklace

Do stop by and say Hi! I'd love that! :)

love,
Sally xox

Finders Keepers ~ this weekend.

Hi, how are you?

The Finders Keepers Sydney markets are on this weekend. Hooray! I will have a little box or tray with a few of my products on the Etsy Australia display stand.

I was asked to submit this product for display in particular (see below)! 

The person behind this request was the lovely Kirsteene Phelan, she's the Community Manager for Etsy Australia 

Her job is to both support Australian sellers and to highlight Etsy to the Australian public, via events, press and marketing activities. She also has her own cool jewellery shop "Scrumptious"on Etsy.

'Summer Love' Bakers twine set

I just got back, it looks like it's going to be awesome ~ a little dangerous for my wallet, so I best stay away until near the end methinks!!!!
It's even just such a cool building, very industrial stylee and it lies in a lovely leafy street too!

Maybe I'll see you there if you are in Sydney!
Love,
Sally xox

Focus on I HEART GALLERY - Jambo Chameleon's Sydney stockist

Hi there Lovlies,

3 months ago a new venture called I Heart Gallery, opened up it's Sydney doors.
It is my first stockist -outside my Etsy shop - for my crafty-wares!
Anastasia of Percival Road and I, decided to jump on board with a shared shelf.

"What is I Heart Gallery" you ask? 
Well, here's what they say about themselves:
"I Heart Gallery is essentially an indoor market bazaar and gallery. We provide the venue and the staff, you rent a space and sell your goodies. We provide a range of display options for a minimal weekly rental price and 10% commission on sales. 

The I Heart Philosophy
Half art gallery, half op shop we are a young, vibrant, unique store with a surreal sense of humour and love of the bizarre. Put together by a ragtag bunch of misfits, artists, crafters and hoarders, I Heart Gallery is FOR artists, BY artists. We understand what it means to struggle to pay for your own materials, let alone trying to pay for gallery space, a market stall or expensive consignment store as well. That is why we want to offer fellow artists a more affordable venue to showcase and sell their work. 

Our dream is to promote creativity, passion, vision and a sense of community in our little world". 


Here's what they wrote about ME on their blog:

Jambo Chameleon is run by Sally who is a textile designer and loves buttons, brads, bakers twine, doilies, carnival tickets, bingo cards, vintage sheet music, paper ephemera, textiles, baking cupcakes, colour and never growing up! Which also sounds just like us ;) lol. She loves to rescue old treasures from a fate worse than death – the dreaded landfill. Tattered and forlorn books find a re-use, re-cycle, re-vamp and re-purpose in Sallys loving care! And thank goodness for that. We love books and hate the thought of once loved treasures being tossed away when they start to fall apart. So much better to make them into something else so they can be used and loved again!

It’s hard to choose a favourite item but we are particularly enamoured of the... vintage ricrac and some of the buttons and ephemera sets are just gorgeous! Perfect for your own art, craft or scrapbooking. In fact some of the other stockists at I Heart Gallery have used items from Jambo Chameleon...to make their own work! What a small world. :D


These are some of my crafty goodies stocked there....

and now...
Here's ome of the other lovely items on offer.........

Steal The Limelight hand made lampshades

vintage cameras, clothes and more.

Some of Anastasia's fabbo tags! I LOVE these!!

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The details:


643 King St
St Peters

Open 11am - 7pm
Wednesday - Sunday
















http://www.iheartgallery.com/
http://twitter.com/I_Heart_Gallery
http://i-heart-gallery.tumblr.com 
 http://www.facebook.com/iheartgalleryadmin 
http://www.facebook.com/iheartgallery 


If you're in Sydney, go along and check it out.
If you have kids visit Sydney park opposite, it has an awesome bike /scooter track.
If not - yay! go shopping and eat yourself silly on King Street in Newtown,  
it's just up the road a tad.


Please note I have 'borrowed' all of the images shown here, from I Heart Gallery!


love,
Sally xox

New in Store...

so, I've added another new listing to Jambo Chameleon on Etsy.

This is reminiscent of those 'glam' days of the eighties - with shows like Dallas and Dynasty, starring actors like Joan Collins and Victoria Principal, oh and ubiquitous shoulder pads!!

Joan Collins and Linda Evans square up in Dynasty

Well, inspired by this sparkly era, here's a little lucky dip of bling for you to create with - especially fun for making jewellery I would suggest.
Of course you may have your own super-creative ideas?

Let's take a look:

Lucky Dip Bling

Oh what fun!!

And for those of you a little more conservative*, I have added a new section for button sets. 

{* or just wanting matching buttons!!}
Here's an example (or two!):

many more coming, so do keep checking in!!

Hope these bright, kitschy sparkles have brightened your day a little,
Sally xox