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Month: June 2010

  • Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Dark Khaki

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    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…

  • Flickr three :: dark red

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    {images via flickr – click image to go to source page}

  • Follow Up to a Lofty Goal

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    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…

  • Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Dark Red

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    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…

  • Flickr three :: aquamarine

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    {images via flickr – click image to go to source page}

  • Nostalgia

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    Please humour me while I ramble with my thoughts today. Recently I’ve been thinking about finales and I don’t mean of your favourite TV show variety. Like the time you did something for the last time, did you know you would never do it again? I am the type of person that gets very nostalgic…

  • Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Aquamarine

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    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…

  • Flickr three :: orange

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    {images via flickr – click image to go to source page}

  • Sweet William – Digital Art

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    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…

  • Recipe File – Download

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    Keep your recipes organised with the free printable template in .doc and .pdf