Hills Nocturnal Creations acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

Hills Nocturnal Creations was established in 2020 by Floria. It is a one-woman operation, and Floria does most of her sewing after the sun goes down, hence “Nocturnal”. These are her active hours of creating and designing after everyone goes to bed. She is a passionate and creative sewer, with a love of bright and vibrant colours, interest in a variety of designs from diverse artists and, whenever possible, natural textiles. Her favorite materials for crafting her products are leather, cotton and recently added cork to the list too.

Floria’s handcrafted products are mostly different types of bags and small accessories. The small items are a result of using up scrap materials and reducing as much waste as possible. Floria loves Australia nature and its surroundings. She uses fabrics of Australiana designs by local designers and artists not only with bags and accessories but also showcasing them with kitchen and dining room items such as napkins, placemats and tea towels.

Floria’s products are made by herself at her home in Aldgate, South Australia. Her products are well made with quality and durability in mind, meaning they withstand wear and last longer.

Floria sources her materials from businesses that offer good quality products and they support other small businesses, local designers, and their local communities through charitable causes and non-profit groups.

Karmine Leather in Athol Park - Ray Borda is the founder of Karmine Leather. After successfully expanding his kangaroo meat processing company into the Australian and world-wide landscape, Ray felt it was time to explore his love for the leather and diversify his business to create his own leather products, using the kangaroo hides as a by-product of the main business. Ray named the brand after his late mother who was a keen seamstress and enjoyed cooking delicious but humble food for her family. Karmine uses 100% sustainably sourced kangaroo leather. Kangaroo leather is the strongest and lightest natural leather available, making it comfortable and exceptionally durable. Kangaroos are harvested using the most stringent ethical and environmentally sustainable processes that provide a superior, pure and ethical products. The leather is a by-product of the kangaroo meat industry, ensuring nothing is wasted.

Who Says Sew - Owned and operated by Miriam in Adelaide, who is a passionate sewer herself. She has a great range of unique and fun sewing notions and bag making supplies in the shop. And, it must be mentioned here that she is one of the major suppliers in Australia and she ships international too. Floria sources 90% of her bag hardware from Miriam, not only she lives nearby, Miriam offers the best of top quality bag hardware in beautiful and smooth finishes that are made to a high standard. Her customer service is flawless, treating them with high respect and fairness. Most of her customers are amazed at the quality of her bag hardware supplies and how fast their orders arrive at their door step. Miriam supports other small business owners and her local communities by collaborating with them and Who Says Sew is one of their generous sponsors!

Spotlight - Floria loves Spotlight, no doubt! She can spend hours in Spotlight and never misses a good sale. She sources her Australiana designs here and carefully chooses the material she needs. Her go to designs are mostly by Australian designers and artists such as Jocelyn Proust, Kirsten Katz, Ruth Spencer, May Gibbs, to name a few. Floria uses top quality stabilizer and interfacings with her bag making. Spotlight carries range of these products and they are rarely on sale. When they are on sale Floria makes sure not to miss out on this opportunity. Stabilizer and interfacings are similar but not the same thing yet they both enhance the finished look. Stabilized fabric is ideal for creating shaped fabric objects and design elements.