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Month: July 2010

  • Flickr three :: black

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

  • Stepping up on My Soapbox

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    This is a little out of character for me but I feel the need to rant today. Read on if you dare. I want to say there are some beautiful blogs out there, some of which I happily follow and they hold my interest because they showcase creativity both visual and written. I have to…

  • Prints Charming – The Book

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    As you know I recently did a screen printing on fabric course with the lovely Kate Ward. During the workshop (actually right from the beginning) she recommended I go and have a look at Prints Charming. She must have seen a similarity between styles that attract me and this store. I just love their fabric,…

  • Colour Me Happy Wednesday :: Black

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    I know I know, technically black is not a colour as the Jolly Monkey pointed out to me the other day and I couldn’t help but smile and think ‘that’s my boy’. So you will have to grant me a little blog artistic license today. Not surprisingly the colour search on Etsy doesn’t do black…

  • Flickr three :: dark khaki

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

  • Chasing the Maillot Jaune

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    As of tomorrow all normal television watching will be interrupted, most conversation will involve talks of the GC (general classification), tète de la course and the antics of the peloton – are you still with me? That’s right Le Tour de France starts tomorrow and nothing will return to normal in the household until the…

  • A Recent Success

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    My 52 weeks challenge is to write about a recent success. It was rather satisfying to discover that I actually had a couple of choices to write about on this topic. I opted for a recent professional success. It seems my manager has more faith in my abilities than I do as she has put…