Month: November 2011
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Guest post: 8 ways to use graphics in decor
Have you ever had a serendipitous moment, or moments? I came home from Denmark thinking about light fixtures, I buy a great light fixture and blog about it and interwoven into those 3 events is an email exchange with Jessica from Arcadian Lighting offering to write a guest post on using graphics in decor. Well…
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How we made an American quilt
Do you remember that movie ‘How to make an American quilt’? It’s from many years ago and starred Winona Ryder. You’re forgiven if you don’t and while the movie was nice enough, for me it inspired my need to create my own American Quilt aka a Baltimore or story quilt. I seem to throw myself…
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A few nice pears
I love pears – their taste, their shape and the multitude of colours. Have I said that before? I love their big fat bottoms and the way they never really sit upright – they kind of find a lean of their own like they’re lounging in a sofa after Christmas day lunch. I chose a…
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Palette and patterns :: lightbulbs
Well my light is on it’s way and now I’m planning lighting for the rest of the house. I seem to be somewhat obsessed with luminescence this week so I thought I’d use that obsession for my palette and subsequent patterns. To be honest I like the palette a lot but I don’t think it…
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What would you pay for these?
I subscribe to Chris Spooner’s Blog Spoon Graphics newsletter. His site is a goldmine for people like me and he really piqued my interest with a post titled Top 20 High Quality Free Fonts Every Designer Should Own. Just the words free and font were enough for me to go and find out what I’ve…
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Illuminate me… would you fake it?
Can you spot the difference? Could you tell which one is worth AUD$1200 new and which is worth $300? Look closely… if you guessed that the top one is the more expensive then you’d be correct. Since returning from Denmark I have been on quest to replace all the lights fittings in our house starting…