Monthly Archives: June 2010

Wednesday June 30, 2010

Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Dark Khaki

Wow these choices are a very loose interpretation of the happy colour this week but how could I resist. Firstly the colour search tools didn’t handle khaki very well at all and the keyword search is evidence that khaki is different for all of us! Having said all that and granting my artistic license, here’s [...]

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Sunday June 27, 2010

Flickr three :: dark red

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Saturday June 26, 2010

Follow Up to a Lofty Goal

I’m so far behind on my 52 weeks posts since this is supposed to be Week 15. The challenge was to write a post as a follow up to a lofty goal. As most know I would love to print my own fabric and last weekend I had the opportunity to attend a two day [...]

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Wednesday June 23, 2010

Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Dark Red

I can fully understand why the spectrum of reds is the choice of so many artisans. It’s so rich and inviting and just a little bit solemn – or maybe that’s just my mood today. It was not too long ago that I couldn’t stand the colour red in any form. That had something to [...]

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Sunday June 20, 2010

Flickr three :: aquamarine

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Wednesday June 16, 2010

Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Aquamarine

Cool, calm, peaceful and relaxing… the instant effects of aquamarine. It’s a bit of an elusive colour and could be misconstrued as turquoise. I’m not sure if I hit the mark but I do love my selection. They are: TOP: Janish Jewel’s Faceted Aquamarine Ring. I really love big chunky rings and especially rough cut [...]

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Sunday June 13, 2010

Flickr three :: orange

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Saturday June 12, 2010

Sweet William – Digital Art

Look what arrived in my inbox yesterday… a Made It newsletter featuring art, digital and otherwise, available on the site. For those that don’t know Made It is Australia’s answer to Etsy. These gorgeous and affordable prints from Sweet William are so lovely, don’t you think? The houses, top left, was featured in the email [...]