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all images from here, the bottom image credited to catherine ashmore  The above newspaper covered, large puppets were made for the stage production, Satyagraha — a story based on Gandhi's earlier years in South Africa. The set and puppet designs are by, Julian Crouch who is wearing the 'heads-in-progress' in the top two images. Crouch's website includes images of sketches, works-in-progress,

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You guys would no doubt be familiar with going on an interweb adventure, right? I know I am. I love a super good adventure! A recent example for me started by reading this wonderful interview with Christian Wagstaff on The Design Files. I had seen evidence of Christian's work before but had not know who was behind it. So happy to have found out. image from here From the interview I traveled

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The Sunday before last we were driving back to Melbourne from Mildura and somewhere between Mildura and Ouyen we spotted a very bizarre Christmas sculpture on the side of the road. From a distance I thought it was some kids on bikes but as we gone closer I realised it was something else!  I love that someone went to the trouble to set this up for a giggle or two, or even their own amusement.

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Things became a little more productive around here as Sunday went on. How about you? How was your weekend? Did you make something? A Sunday roast dinner? Or perhaps you read a good book? Planted something in your garden? Or had coffee with friends? I do hope you had the time for something that you enjoy.

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Boy am I easily distracted! These little boxes are a result of me cleaning my desk so I have a space to get on with the important things I need to get done today, like do work on a paying job. Anyway I couldn't bare to discard, The Design Files Neighbourhood 2011 calendar so I made these out of it instead! They would look great with solid fluro or black bases too, don't you think? I didn't go

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This house is for sale. Initially, when I saw these photos I thought of Mad Men, then a split second later — Edward Sissorhands! Don't you think with a little creative tree trimming this place could fit right in the set of E.S? Loving that bathroom.

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• L O V E the illustrations in this book... •  • ...and it was only ONLY .40c! • While back in the country visiting my parents I scored all of the above for a grand sum of $8!!! Needless to say I was pretty stoked — things certainly aren't as cheap around these parts.

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Photos from a visit to my parents' last week. I have more to share with you — treasured and forgotten childhood items my mum packed away when I left home over 13 years ago. The first photo is Lou Lou, currently my parents' only pet. They had another dog who sadly passed away late last year.

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Woohoo my first post for the year! How are you all? Relaxed, happy and enjoying the possibilities of a fresh start — a new year? I am. And I'm still in holiday mode so bare with me as I warm up to reality again. I thought I'd start by sharing some phone photos from over the past couple of weeks... proof I have not been in complete hibernation, well kinda. There were a few scorching hot days

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A sparkly Etsy treasury to celebrate New Years. I wish you all a wonderful night.

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We had a lovely and simple Christmas day this year, spending lunch with my husband's brother, sister, uncle and granddad — at granddad's house. This was the first Christmas without Grandma so it was special to be able to share the day with him. After a yummy lunch we headed outside for a walk around the garden. Granddad is English and lives in the suburbs of Melbourne, his backyard is super large

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Ok this is it. The last 'whatcha doin?' post. Christmas is finally friggin' here! Learning you are never to old to be a fashion icon — loving this co-lab between Iris Apfel and MAC.Reading how to mix the liquid fertiliser I bought for our plants — fingers crossed I don't kill anything Making greeting cards — including a b'day, congratulation, farewell and a Christmas card or twoWatching BONES.

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Or Pancake Kitty as we call her when she cuddles in this way! What a cutie.

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photos courtesy of dad This is an outdoor wood heater my ingenious younger brother built. Re-purposed from on old hot water service tank and truck exhaust!

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image from here I really love this use of recycled jars for craft supply storage. I also think it would be pretty rad to open up a pantry and find jars similar looking to this! Or perhaps jams with little brightly coloured army men on top?! Hmmm...

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lisa hannigan by nicholas laclairThis is the second last 'whatcha doin?' post before Christmas. I hope you are all on track for your celebrations or however you are spending this time of the year. Learning to trust my instinct and listen to that inner voice of wisdomReading nothing new but I did manage to finish Conversations with Creative Women Making cotton crocheted dish clothes like

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As previously mentioned I spent last Thursday evening attending, 'Watercolour Food Fun with Dawn Tan' at Harvest Workroom were lots about watercolour painting — Dawn Tan style — was learned. Dawn is a wonderful teacher, passing on encouragement plus lots of tips and tricks that she has acquired over her many years experience. It was not only Dawn's knowledge and generosity which I found inspiring

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Another awesome 'present' arrived in my mail box recently — all the way from Berlin. This time it was a colouring zine and a small tote bag, hand painted by Johanna (there is a peek of the bag in the post below) + in this package was an extra little handmade notebook. Inside this notebook was the following sweet message. "I created this notebook to give it to people I love but can't see. They're

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We are getting close now kiddies and big kids at heart — Christmas is just around the corner!Another week full of blurry snippets. Blurry not because I'm drunk on festivities, but more for the speed it went by in! Learning from the super cleaver, lovely lady Dawn Tan how to do a foodie water colour painting. So fun and lots learned!Reading and loving, Conversations with Creative Women (pictured

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Pics off my phone from my walk to the park on my lunch break yesterday. I take the shortcut to the park which is through the lane-ways. I like the lane-ways there is usually something unusual to discover. Yesterday as I turned the corner down this particular one I was stuck by the amazing scale and beauty of this flowering tree amongst it's grey surrounds and a perfect blue sky backdrop. These

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...not really — more like a purchase. And the purchase was the vintage floral skirt you can see a peek of in the top image, made at The Loved One's Etsy store. You may know of TLO through the blog, Hannah and Landon — the vintage store is part ran by Hannah. Given how dreamy Hannah's blog is there was no surprise this purchase arrived just as beautifully presented!

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I finally made the finishing touches to Morris last week. He is my first attempt at amigurumi and I'm pretty happy with the way he turned out. I can also see why this could be a very addictive form of crocheting. Once I figured out decreasing and increasing my imagination started picturing all sorts of wonderful creations. I love that this is such a portable craft too, easy to do on public

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Wowsers its actually December!Snippets of the week that lead me here; Learning that I like it better when I do my taxes earlier rather than laterReading about phobias and anxieties — something which has played a big part in my life this yearMaking or rather finishing my version of Morris, which I will show you soonWatching The First Grader  Listening to Seeker, Lover, Keeper while driving to

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Spotted on Collins St, Melbourne. Hermés window display. Paper horse sculptures. So clever! Update: Thanks Lexi for the tip off on who's clever hands are behind these beauties — Anna-Wili Highfield

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Mr Tickle is on his way to Meet Me at Mikes for Softies for Mirabel 2011. Mr Tickle likes vegimite, dirt and swinging from trees. Although he is a monster he is actually really friendly and loves to make new friends. He has a little bit of monster attitude but mostly he is just messing about. Good luck on your new adventure Mr Tickle. Check out more softies over here.

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Another week down! They are still flying by. Here is a little list of the week that was, in my world. How are you trekking along? Learning to meditate more — its good for the soulReading Scoutie Girl's post, 'Do Less, Better' — her motto for 2012, which I think I may borrowMaking more Soda Rye Bread x 2 ...its addictive, simple and yum! Here is a similar recipe by the same cook.Watching Get

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This pic was also taken on the same trip home as the one mentioned below. I have been meaning to photograph this wall ever since moving to the neighbourhood. The printers is still there and the phone number used to be from the 80's before they increased the amount of digits but it has since been repainted. Which I only noticed when taking this.

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Spotted on the way home last night. And to think I thought catching 2 trams was a drag, it turned out perfect — if only for coming across this wonderful paste-up. Update: Tram line 6, between Chapel and Williams

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101 Cookbooks.

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My wish in the below post came true! We were graced with the presence of these pretty visitors over the weekend. Rosella's Rainbow Lorikeets make the happiest little chirping noises — such a nice way to be woken, instead of an alarm clock buzz. Thanks to the husband for the sweet pics. Edit: Thankyou Kylie for the correct name of these little beauties. My bird watching days are over before they

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Whatcha been doin' this past week? My week has included... Learning how to create what you see in the above pic. You may recognise him...? The pattern is in this book and it's by this wonderful lady. Reading my horoscopes...does that count? Making lots of mistakes to create what you see in the above pic. I think I restarting about 5 times and watched a few how-to's on YouTube. I'm really not

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Herman Marie is a sparkling new Etsy store by the same person behind the odd and adorable I Love Grey Skies!

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A souvenir from our weekend away. I purchased up this cleverly disguised, little sewing kit from a local CWA (Country Women's Association) stall. We also couldn't resist some of their homemade jam, marmalade and jam drops. Yum!

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Images from our weekend away near Mansfield, Victoria. Such beautiful country side.

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...I married the love of my life. Happy one year anniversary husband! Thank you for all of your support over the past year. Your patience and your constant ability to believe in me even when I didn't. Not a day has passed when you haven't bought a smile to my face and laughter too. I can't wait to see how our adventure together continues. x

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A thought for all of who have sacrificed for their country. image from here  This past week I have been... Learning about the man that was Sérgio Vieira de Mello — a UN employee of 34 years Reading about 'The How to Make Mistakes on Purpose Workshop', I like the notion that 'play' stimulates creativeness Making Softies for Mirabel Watching thunderstorms roll in over Melbourne Listening to the

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It's all in the detail for these scarves. Amazingly neat, hand embroidery in beautifully selected colour combinations and abstract forms by Karin Wolters. I found Karin via Design for Mankind and this wonderful 'tank + marker' post.

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What started off with good intent turned in to a moment of experimentation which then ended up turning out a bit wrong!  This was supposed to be my submission for the 'Morran Book' which you can read about here. I really wanted to do a version of Super Morran, the adventurer. Sometimes however when criteria for a submission is as open as this was I get excited and decide to try something new. In

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Its time again for an Etsy 7 and looking through the items I have been adding to my favourites list lately there appears to be a shade or two of GREEN appearing rather commonly. While it is my favouorite colour these selections had not been made consciously. 1. 1950's vintage dress, from Stutterin Mama2. Mid Century Danish lamp, from a store full of treasures, 1001 Vintage3. Suede flats, from

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image from here The past week has been a short work week here in Victoria with the Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday. For those of you not familiar with the Melbourne Cup, its' "The race that stops the nation". Horse race, that it. It also seems to mark the start of Christmas kicking into full swing around the shops. And with only 7 weeks left until said event here is my next 'Whatcha

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Last week I thrifted this wonderful hardcover book — Woman's Day, A Complete Book of Handicrafts — from 1973. Filled wonderful 70's graphics, models and lots of detailed patterns and instructions for crafts including smoking, basket weaving, hat making, tatting, macramé and rug making. I look forward to putting it to use!

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You may recognise bits and pieces, like the eyes and ears in the bottom pics from my last puppet in progress post. Just thought I'd do a little recap including the new addition of a hairy nose and tongue in place. After much experimentation.   Ta-da!  A test run to see how he's looking in action. As mentioned previously this isn't exactly what I had in mind for my puppet. But. Well. Sometimes you

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I'm a couple of weeks behind showing you about the puppetry course I'm doing so I'm posting two puppet posts back to back. Bear with me if puppets aren't your thing. I get that. This is certainly not something the majority have an interest in. For me though, sadly, the course is nearly over. So before things wind up in the next week here is a peek at some of the puppets my class mates are

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You may have noticed I kinda missed posting a Friday catch-up which I had only just started last week. Well, I think there was a good enough reason. You see, I have been out of town for a few days with my husband and some of his family for an uncle's 50th. We have been relaxing, sleeping, playing, fishing, walking, drinking schnapps, reading, enjoying camp fires, mountain air and lots of (windy)

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How adorable are these foxy embroidered brooches?! I have a fondness for bowtie wearing gents. Made by Jodie from Whiskers Lane who, you may remember made another rather adorable fox brooch earlier this year.

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Like a lot of you I also enjoy checking out homes on The Selby. Who doesn't? And the above images of Melbourne hairstylist, Frank Valvo's abode have left me seriously wanting a closer look. Check out all of his wonderfully colourful art and nick-knacks! Oh and I'd be stealing as many of those rad cushions as I possibly could. K i d d i n g. I don't steal.

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My puppet is starting to come to life... not as I imagined though. I had a vague plan of how I wanted it to look but after a lot of experimenting one afternoon things just weren't feeling right. In the end I decided not to force the look and to just do what came naturally. Needless to say my puppet is nothing like the vague vision and very much a character of its own! With just the finishing

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Not for the faint heart — Misty's Diner — an American style diner where deep-fried rules is currently decked-out ready for Halloween. And with it's cute little booths Misty's makes for a fun, date-night out. We headed there this past weekend, however were told by Misty (yes, she is real) to come better prepared next time. Haha Unable to get through my serve of Chilli Cheese Fries (I'm not sure

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image from here Someone said to me today that there is only 11 weeks left until Christmas. This is crazy! The year has disappeared so quickly, its frightening. As a result I've decided on Fridays to stop and take a moment to remind myself about what I've been doing in the week gone by before everything is sucked into the speeding time vortex! Learning this  Reading ways to live a happier life

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Week 4 of the puppet course and we are still creating our puppets. Our fabrics have been selected, cut and we are now in the process of hand stitching all the pieces together. The reason we hand stitch them is to create the most invisible seams possible — just like Kermit who has a seam right down the middle of his face. Who knew?  The hands have wire in them so the fingers can bend. So cute! I

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Hanging Pretty - Etsy Seven! 1. What an AMAZING 1960's graphic print dress. If only it wasn't/or I was XS. I hope this dress finds its way to a loving home. From Vintage Condition. 2. Adorable winking redhead. Hand painted clothes hanger by Sandra Eterovic.3. Hand printed circle scarf on lovely vintage hanger. From Bark Decor.4. Dapper 1960's screen printed Victorian man hanger. From Songbird

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I seem to have monsters on my mind. It could have something to do with the puppet course I'm doing however they're not puppety monsters I am seeing. They do have really long arms though. Maybe they are tickle monsters. I like the thought of that. Perhaps one would like to come alive as a Softie For Mirabel this year?! Either way I believe them to be fun and friendly, defiantly not the frightful

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image of sophie in nyc from her library adventures  Today I am sharing a travel memory over on Her Library Adventures while Sophie is currently adventuring in NYC with her mum and sister. Be sure to check out more of Sophie's blog for lots of lovely vintage, thrifty finds plus she has the most enviable, little studio space.  

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How amazing is this shoot for Madame magazine?! I'm especially loving the pencil shaving dress and sharpener prop. Did I mention everything is made from paper. Incredible huh? Art Directed by Matthew Brodie. There are some behind-the-scenes, making-of shots over on Brodie's blog.  Found via Trendland.

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Crocheting freeform style! I'm not actually making anything here just enjoying the rhythm of crochet. However I think it would be a lot of fun to create something like this one day — a little bit Sarah Applebaum inspired perhaps?!

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Week three of the puppetry course and our puppets are starting to take shape. Although things are looking very, very naked. Next for some skin and other bits. I think I'm going to like this stage the most. Also in my first week pictures I was holding my test eyes incorrectly on my hand — they were too far back, past the nuckle. I thought I'd take updated pictures showing the correct way in case

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New beardos listed in the shop! More to come. Who is your favourite real life bearded bloke? Or are you anti beards?

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Thanks for all of your wonderful and supportive comments on my first puppet course post. Here are some snippets of week two. Sadly I was out of town and unable to attend the actual class night however our teacher Gary was kind enough to hold a second class on a different night for those missing out. We are still working on the puppet building which is quite a lengthy process. There is a bit

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Happy 75th birthday Jim Henson! How could I not, in the midst of doing a puppet course myself, wish this masterful puppeteer a happy birthday today?! Henson is and will continue to be a creative inspiration to so many including myself. The video above looks at the inspiration and making of the Google Doodle that is up today and tomorrow to honour Henson. Check it out. Head over to Google and

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Do you have a soft spot for vintage clothing and enjoy sewing your own clothes? If so, then I reckon there may be a good chance you own a Colette pattern or two. I do, however if I am being totally honest I am yet to sew them. It's on the To-Do-List! My lack of clothes sewing aside, Sarai the talented lady behind said patterns is launching her first sewing book, The Colette Sewing Handbook. It is

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As mentioned last week I started a puppet course on Wednesday night which runs for eight weeks. The first night was a lot of fun. Being a little nervous not knowing what to expect, I was also very excited to be learning something new. The course is called, Puppetry for TV and Web and is run by Gary Friedman who has been a puppeteer all his life! Gary has even been fortunate enough to participate

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Flowers purchase at the market yesterday to help brighten the end of a sad week. Rest peacefully Pop.

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Little Cheerful by KLTworks True Love by Franciesca Thank you for the wonderful Etsy treasury love! It is always such and surprise and a thrill to see my work amongst other Etsy seller items picked by the treasury creators. PS. Tonight I start and eight week puppetry course and I can not wait. I look forward to showing and telling you more!

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 As a cat lover it is no surprise that there are quite a few, large and small kitty items amongst my Etsy favourites. Here are seven for this weeks cat themed Etsy 7 list. Are you a cat or dog person? Or neither? 1. King Cat Poster, by Ginette 2. How Does She Always Look so Pulled Together, by Ashley G 3. Vintage Folk Art Kitten, by Souvenir Souvenir 4. Personalized Kitty Cat Bowl, by Sunshine

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Jealous much? Tin & Ed's fabulous Melbourne views.  Or perhaps the view of the Tate Modern at the Wallpaper office will do? Smart use of vertical space by Opening Ceremony. Must remember this if we live in a little(r) place. A visit to Confetti System would be a dream come true.  Don't wake me just yet. I'm still dreaming at Sneaker Freaker. Baas & Den Herder's farm is sweet. Those beams are

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I would love to live like this. Simply. Small. Any chance I could convince my husband...?

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It's been ages since I crocheted, I'm warming up again with some left-over wool. How about you. Do you know how to crochet? What was the last thing you crocheted?

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Some of you may have seen a wall post about this on my Handmade Romance Facebook page however sometimes I forget not everyone is on Facebook. Right? If this includes you I also wanted to share the news that there is a tale from me in the very wonderful pages of the latest Maeve magazine. Scroll along to page 118 to see...it may take a while, there is so much goodness in these pages!

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This book is called, The Circus : 1870's—1950s, by Noel Daniel. Published by Taschen, with text in English, French and German. Its huge! While some images are unsettling — like the dancing bears — it contains a fascinating, historical look at an industry of entertainment like no other.   I was extremely lucky to have received this book as a surprise gift after completing The Traveling Circus

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After seeing Karen Barbé's gorgeous, creative mending post about a month ago I couldn't resist weaving a little patch myself. Since I haven't done anything like this before I decided to play with leftover wool first. My tension is varied which I think disfigured the shape once I took it off the card however I had fun playing with colourways and the soothing motion of weaving has left me wanting

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It's been a few weeks since I did my last Etsy 7 so I thought it was about time to share a few more of my favourites. While searching through them I noticed there were quite a few animals so I decided to give this Etsy 7 an animal theme. Enjoy. 1. Long Necked Dottie2. Miniature one-of-a-kind art dolls3. Black Bear Brooch4. Polar Bear Pin5. Folk Art Pup6. Bear Pot Holder7. Big Cat in a Little

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More shenanigans from last weekend. If you are in Melbourne and around Federation Square looking for something to do you could pop in to The Art of the Brick. There are some pretty fabulous creations of Melbourne landmarks and an extraordinary dinosaur skeleton to cast your eyes over! I wonder how these are transported and installed?! So ace! Photos from phone — apologies for low quality.

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We spent Sunday lunch for my brother's birthday looking at this view! What a relaxing place to be. And a surprise visit from my parents (who live some 500km away) made an even more special day.

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Here are a couple of treats I picked up at Craft Victoria's, Craft Hatch market on the weekend. Knitted wrist warmers from Reckless Exuberance which have a cute and colourful, fimo button. A speckled Egg Brooch by Hand Drawn House — I couldn't pass this one up it reminded me of my childhood. My brothers and I would often find very similar looking eggs in birds nest in our parents front yard. The

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This DIY Candle Making Kit is a product from work — one that I couldn't resist making at home. The beeswax sheets are divine and because they are all natural they are non-toxic too! This fun little kit comes with six 100% pure beeswax sheets and cotton wick plus instructions on how to make candles of all different shapes and sizes. For the candle you see above I cut three sheets in half then

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 The half-baked blokes are finally done.

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Little kitters on the windowsill this weekend, before the rain.

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We put our new camera to use over the weekend and while the weather was nice it was great to get out for a walk. During the week its dark when we get up and dark by the time we get home from work so enjoying blue skies and sunshine on the weekends is such a treat! Above are some old signwriting we spotted around the neighbourhood. The metal plaque in the top image breaks my heart. Why would

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Just before Kings Arcade walkway — mentioned in the below post — is this adorable little gift and homewares shop, Hut 13. It is stocked full of lots of handmade and local goodies from the likes of Sandra and Emily. I have been meaning to call in here for weeks and when I went past on the weekend sadly it was closed. I must return during opening hours to take a closer look.

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The image above on the left is a sign I spotted this weekend at the Armadale train station. The sign shows a photo and painting by Australian artist, Albert Tucker of Kings Arcade in the late 1930's. Kings Arcade is a cute little walkway lined with shops from the Armadale train station through to High Street — a main shopping street. The image on the right is taken from the same spot looking

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Last week I came across this short film and I have watched it three times since. There is something a little bit magical about it. Watch to find out!

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Recently I was introduced to some lovely, vintage 'Vera' scarfs and after a little online investigation I discovered they were created by artist and textile designer Vera Neumann. Spanning over four decades from the late 1940's Vera's designs were mostly vibrant and lively displaying a wide variety of aesthetic styles. She worked up until her death in the early 90's and today The Vera

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Half done little faces, on their way to becoming Bearded Blokes.

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This weekend...    Finally — after 8 months — we purchased a digital SLR camera with the last of our wedding gift vouchers.  Drank Muscatel — a favourite of mine.  Ate Baklava, for the first time. I'm pretty sure this was inspired from watching too much of this. Watched Catfish. Have you seen it? Real or fake? I'd like to think it was real. He played PlayStation. I crafted. 

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A couple of you asked about the book pictured a few posts below. It is called, Work/Life 2 : The Uppercase Directory of International Illustration and is available to purchase here. The book features 100 illustrators from around the world, including pictures of their work and studios. This truly is a beautiful, diverse selection of illustrators. I love this kind of book. It also includes a

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Also instead of baking on the weekend (as mentioned in the post below) I embroidering 16 sets of eyebrows, 42 eyeballs and 5 pairs of glasses! While doing so I revisited some of the fantastic short videos from here. I am now dreaming of creating puppets. Anyone know somewhere in Melbourne that does so?

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It's time for Etsy 7, I think. This week is a little different to the usual findings as I have themed it around a specific item — Vintage Cookie Jars. I started searching for them over the weekend instead of actually baking anything. The cookie jar I grew up with looked nothing like these wonderful character filled jars and exactly like this! Do you remember your childhood cookie jar

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A very cute looking book, with what appears to be a Cat Rabbit critter on the cover.   Spotted via Made by Mosey.

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Currently loving NOWNESS. And these ladies — featured on Ari Seth Cohen's fabulous blog, Advance Style! Images from video via here. Happy Friday x

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A couple of weekends ago my dad and his mates went on a vintage tractor ride. There were twelve tractors in total all pre dating 1975.  These pictures make me miss this part of the country a little. Life seems slower here. The earth is a lovely rusty shade of red. The local pub is nicknamed 'church'. The land is flat and you can see for miles. Before rain the air smells amazing and the stars in

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In the studio yesterday. It was cold and rainy outside. A good day for staying in and knitting beards!  

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New, thrifted and gifted things.

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Thanks for the amazing Etsy Treasury love. This week Handmade Romance items have been featured in these three lovelies. Beard Envy... I'm in Love with a Nerd So IM! x

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images from here    A beautiful video on Helen Rödel and her latest collection. Focusing on traditional knitting and crocheting techniques she creates — along with a few skilled artisans — amazing wearable creations. Found via ever inspiring, Ok, Bye.

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image from here Today I am a guest blogger over on Sophie's adorable blog, Her Library Adventures. Pop on over to see what I've found. Sophie is currently away on adventure with her Year 12 students in Anglesea.

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Some of my favourite signs I get to see daily when at work. The Fruit Tingles, Juicy Froot and No Smoking pieces are new additions which I'm loving! I wonder how long they will last? As each new day comes I can't help but hope to discover more. What do you see on your way to work?

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After looking at my Etsy favourites from the past fortnight I realised a lot of them were wearables. It could have something to do with the fact I'm really wanting newness in my wardrobe right now. 1. Green marbled necklace from, Ashley Oh2. Handy Maiden, owl head brooch3. 1940's fabric purse from, Allen Company Inc.4. 1950's brass locket also from, Allen Company Inc.5. Rose patterned silk tank

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Hopefully you guessed from my last post that the brooch I made for my Brooch Swap partner was indeed a fabric feather! The feather loosely ties in with my partners blog name and I know that she also likes fabric. The coloured fabric used in this brooch is vintage Japanese fabric which I bought a few years ago and love so I hope she does too. I'm yet to hear the brooch has arrived however I

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As mentioned in previous posts as part of the Brooch Swap I too made a brooch. I am not sure my partner has received their brooch yet so until I hear so I thought I'd share some in progress shots.

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Congratulations Marta you have very good eyes and managed to spot my new brooch in the post below! It was indeed the little foxy in the dress. She was made with lots of love, care and attention to detail by my very talented Brooch Swap partner — Jodie, from Whiskers Lane. Thank you Jodie. Little foxy is adorable, very much loved and doing well in her new home.

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