Introducing... Kearnsie

You never know with this Melbourne weather, one minute it's 20 degrees and sunny, the next its 13 and gusty. Egads! One thing you can be sure of is daily nuggets of goodness from yours truly. Today's nugget comes in the shape of Lisa Kearns, of Kearnsie fame. There's been much abuzz about this lady and we do like to please, so it is with great pleasure that we present to you this edition of Introducing. But before we begin, our heartiest congratulations to Lisa who is about to be wed! From what we've heard, the ring is pretty spectacular... we wish you all the happiness in the world Lisa!

I was inspired to start Kearnsie by...
My dad. Without being too heavy, he is no longer with us. The head Kearnsie nurtured and encouraged creativity. The business is a way to keep his presence in my life.

The story behind the 'Hello' badges...
I have worked in many customer service positions and always wished I could tell the irritable customer what I was really thinking! The badges have been edited from that initial process, however “Hello, I’m doing my best” was always in the mix. It actually makes me feel a little sad how popular this product is, I’m sure everyone is doing their best.

“Hello I like to skim stones & take long walks in the park” is the line I pulled on my boyfriend when I first met him in a bar, we’re getting married!

The achievement I'm most proud so far...
I’ve never been a prizewinner! I guess it would be driving across the Nullarbor with my border collie barking the whole way! (4000kms). The fact the he doesn’t live in Cocklebiddy is an achievement.

My day begins...
With me bouncing out of bed for a bit of pilates followed by a chai latte, work on my memoirs, milk bath, lunch with the ladies, pass the afternoon with a bit of Proust, a massage, then off to bed...

In real life I press snooze & think of ways to validate working from bed… coffee. I work from my back shed, I try to work from 11 – 6, give or take. For a break I might take the dog for a walk. I have recently moved to Castlemaine, there are 4 op shops in town so I might do the rounds, this is considered work. Then I cook dinner and think about bed. I’m not depressed, I just love sleeping.

The last exhibition I saw was...
Regional Quilters at Buda House Castlemaine - I gotta get out more, it was very inspirational. Now that is a craft of love, the patience required astounds me and the accuracy is mind bending. I’m certainly not anti-quilt however a diversion from floral fabrics may have made it more interesting.

This weekend I'm looking forward to...
My friend Kelly visiting on Friday, we are very good at drinking wine in the afternoon sun.

One thing I can’t bear to be without...
My sense of humor! It tends to go missing every now and again especially between 9-11 daily! Life is so much easier with it.