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In March, we lost our dear friend Carley Quirk from Beadie Bug Play. Suddenly and far too soon.⁣⁣Carley was one of those...
09/06/2026

In March, we lost our dear friend Carley Quirk from Beadie Bug Play. Suddenly and far too soon.⁣
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Carley was one of those rare people who made everyone around her feel seen. She cheered on other makers, supported families with such genuine warmth and built something truly creative and beautiful in the sensory play business community she loved. She is missed everyday 💚⁣
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Thursday is International Day of Play, and Friday is Carley’s birthday. It felt like the most fitting day to do something in her honour. ✨⁣
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All profits from your orders on Thursday will be donated directly to Carley’s family, as a small way of giving back what she so freely gave to all of us.⁣
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It’s not just us that’s involved. You can shop from these lovely small businesses who are also donating profits. ⁣

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Every order helps. Every share helps. Every act of kindness continues the ripple she started. ⁣
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Thank you for helping us celebrate a life that mattered so deeply to so many of us. 🐞⁣
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07/06/2026

How to tie your ornaments with a bead ✨ I’m using a Quandong seed bead, but you can use any type of decorative bead.⁣
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These are salt dough ornaments (link to our blog on making these is in our bio). You can also make ornaments out of air dry clay 👌🏽 ⁣
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I’ve also seen people make them with a baking soda clay that you can make at home. Has anyone tried this?? I have once a little while ago and it turned out ok but will have to try it again 😊⁣
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The pink and purple leaves in my Meeting Place artwork are inspired by my Nans Medicine Bush (emu bush) paintings 💜🩷⁣⁣We...
06/06/2026

The pink and purple leaves in my Meeting Place artwork are inspired by my Nans Medicine Bush (emu bush) paintings 💜🩷⁣
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We have a few of them around the house, and the one in these pictures is one of my favs! She was a beautiful artist 🙏🏽⁣
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With her blessing, my partner and I started our Aboriginal Art business in 2017. Ochre Dough sprouted from there 🌱 How I wish she could see what we’ve created. I loved showing ideas or pieces with her and watching her brain tick over like “Hmm, what can I do with this?” 🤔😏⁣
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She was cheeky. Both my grandmothers were. ⁣
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And while the original design has the emu bush leaves, I also like to paint them green for gum leaves 🍃 so it’s ok if you want to do that too! ⁣
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06/06/2026

Meeting Place 🌱✨⁣
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03/06/2026

The Meeting Place is a symbol of gathering & connection. It’s where yarns happen, dreams & aspirations are realised, and community comes together 🧡🌱

02/06/2026

Our new little Aboriginal Symbol gumnut stamps are up on the website with the option to join the waitlist 🙌🏽 I’m hoping to launch these within the next 2 weeks 🤞🏽⁣
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I’m excited to start making some content with these! I think there will be many creative ways they can be used. ⁣
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And best of all, something really easy to use and enjoy by younger children ☺️⁣
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27/05/2026

I was in the shed today and looked at our glitter stash and was like gee I have heaps of glitter here 😅 might as well! ⁣
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But also, I’ve wanted to make a gold blend for a while ✨⁣
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Light gold and gold with the shine of opals 🤍⁣
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So here’s our new Sunshine blend ☀️⁣
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And in the lead up to NAIDOC, it follows on with the yellow theme. The sun, giver of life ~ the way opals reveal their beautiful colours in the sunshine. ⁣
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I’ll put this one up on the website soon 🤗⁣
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26/05/2026

Just a PSA for salt dough enthusiasts 🤭 ⁣
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I’ll paint and decorate these ornaments once they’re dry. They’re still in the oven on a low setting. So far they’ve been in 4 hours. Still better than 4-5 days 😅🙃⁣
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Oh, and make sure you flip them if you’re drying in the oven! ⁣
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🫶🏽 I’ve always wanted our trays and all pieces actually, to be loved for play and for their cultural value, of course! B...
25/05/2026

🫶🏽 I’ve always wanted our trays and all pieces actually, to be loved for play and for their cultural value, of course! But I also wanted to design pieces that you’d be happy and proud to display on your play shelf, not just for the cultural events or days, but all the time just because they’re beautiful 🥰⁣
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Our full NAIDOC collection will be available for preorder from June 1st ✨ Preorders are scheduled to dispatch to you the week of June 22nd to ensure you receive them in time for the beginning of NAIDOC week ❤️ ⁣
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This is a limited edition collection, so once it sells out, that’s it! First one like this that we have done 😊 ⁣
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You can join the waitlist via the product pages and be the first to know when it goes live! Follow the link in our bio for easy access to the collection page 🌱

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