Category Archives: etsy

Thursday January 12, 2012

Trellis patterns

I have such an eye for lattice/trellis patterns at the moment. I think in general I like patterns that make me look at the negative space as well. I’m very aware that all my selections today are cushions and this is because my vintage fabric cushion cover that I blogged about in January 2008, has [...]

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Friday December 16, 2011

It’s snowing – somewhere in the world

My Mum used to say that she’d often have a colour in her eye – meaning that for a short period of time she was attracted to a single colour. I suffer from the same problem but with me it’s always a pattern and this week it’s been snowflakes – they are everywhere I look! [...]

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Thursday November 17, 2011

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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Thursday August 25, 2011

Thinking about :: chandeliers

On the way home from yoga on Tuesdays we pass a lighting store. I really think these stores should be open at night – the best time to showcase their wares. I am like a moth to flame with it comes to pretty lights – of course the one that glimmers the most catches my [...]

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Thursday August 18, 2011

Thinking about :: handwritten

Today I sat and wrote a card to a friend – there was no occasion. The card seemed to speak to me and I know how much she’ll love receiving it. How often do you do that these days? How much do you love receiving handwritten notes? I remember some years ago (early days of [...]

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Thursday August 4, 2011

Thinking about :: colourful interiors

I have been catching up on my Real Living reading in the past couple of weeks now that I have no uni assignments. I’m so taken with the colour that some people inject into their decor but I’m still not sure I could join them. I love colour and I use it a lot in [...]

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Friday July 29, 2011

Thinking about :: stripes

My brain has been filled with pattern ideas for the last week. While reading with the Jolly Monkey last night I found myself studying the colours, line widths and repititons of his striped quilt cover. I really love stripes – I’m not sure why that is. I have a good friend who hates stripes! What [...]

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Thursday July 21, 2011

Thinking about :: Japan

It happens a few times a year – this overwhelming nostalgia for Japan. I get such a yearning to drink ocha and eat mochi and once more ride my bike around Nagoya-jo park. I’m not sure why it happens but I feel that Japan shall evermore be part of who I am. I spent three [...]

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Sunday July 10, 2011

It’s July :: Vive le Tour

Yes it’s that time of year again! The Tour de France is now a week in, which loosely translates to I haven’t had a single conversation with the cyclist that hasn’t involved the dissection of each stage, points, jerseys, teams, accidents and GC standings. It sounds like the month of dread but to be honest [...]

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Friday May 6, 2011

In through the out door

I love doors and not just because they are functional. I’m very drawn to imagery of doors and like to contemplate what is behind then – maybe that’s the charm they hold for me. When I was at art school we had to do a collaborative stage design project that started with a door and [...]

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