14/12/2025
Paw friends… are you ready for part 2 (final) 🤣
Hi I’m Lisa… this part relates to the accessories range of Tonka & Crumb🎀
When I was kid, my Mum taught me all things sewing and hand stitching. And guess what!? My very 1st love became fashion and textiles, and my 1st qualification at TAFE. 🎓
When I completed, I interned at a bridal couture place for 6 months and got paid for 1 day with designer fabrics 😂 I did ask for a more permanent job but, the owner was actually in the process of closing the biz! 😳
So, ai ended up taking bridal and formal wear commissions myself.
In the last few years I decided I’ll go into headwear and art, so today I mainly focus on exhibition work, I guess because I wanted to preserve the art of stitch and - art! I still do commission based stuff when I get a chance but, usually I’m busy with working on exhibition pieces. 💕
Pics included:
👗 fun fact I designed and made my wedding dress 🤣
👒 the hat I was frantically getting finished for display
❤️a little article in a hat mag
🥇 mystical creatures work for the Royal Easter Show made of just a needle and thread 🪡
🎨 I paint too - my Pink Blooms on TAFE poster
🖼️ my stylised kookaburra at the Craft and Quilt fair earlier this year
This is why I usually refer to my accessories collection as hand crafted and artisan 🥰