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  • About MeHi, I’m Libby, thanks for stopping by. In a nutshell I’m wife to a very supportive husband aka the cyclist. I’m mum to  2 energetic boys, the jolly monkey (8) and the little one (6). I’m a part-time graphic design/business student, art school graduate, web nerd and self professed coffee snob. I reside in Australia’s capital having moved here from Atlanta Georgia and I still get nostalgic for southern USA life – I don’t think the cyclist feels the same. My blog started in 2007 after falling victim to a swooping bird. Mostly I document what inspires me which will usually have something to do with colour, design, fabric or handmade. Sometimes I pull out my soapbox for a rant – but not very often. My blog name is an homage to the inexact science of weather prediction, for which I have a strange fascination. I have a job that takes up 3 days of my week and in my ‘free’ time between hanging out with my little men and studying I also develop Wordpress sites for small businesses. Here’s a sample of my work: Signing Stars Heavenly Home Services Creatively Belle Handmade Jewellery Lifestyle Fitness Training Excel Australia Totom…
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  • Flickr three :: #FB037A :: zing

    Jun 16, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • Inspired by :: knitting

    Jun 14, 2013

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    Libby
    in inspiration

    My mother was a beautiful knitter. Every year she would allocate one project to someone in the family, what would turn out to be her last project was intended for me. She never got to finish it but it was lovingly completed by the mother of a dear friend and I treasure it. On a…

  • Flickr three :: #A5B562 :: in the forest

    Jun 9, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • Flickr three :: #E3D85D :: condiment

    Jun 2, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • Inspired by :: inaluxe

    May 30, 2013

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    Libby
    in inspiration

    I happened across these prints by inaluxe this week and I have not been able to get them out of my head. In the process of cleaning up my inbox I spotted the Morning Sun print (top left) in a Temple & Webster email and was immediately taken with the texture, wonderful use of colour…

  • New pattern :: sunshine rain

    May 28, 2013

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    Libby
    in patterns

    I finally finished up my little rain cloud pattern. I had a bit of a problem with the dashed lines behind the clouds so I had to make a deviation, which I like better. I’ve added this pattern to Spoonflower and once I have received my sample swatch it will be for sale on the…

  • Flickr three :: #C0D6CB :: melamine

    May 26, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • Inspired by :: C by C Design Studio

    May 24, 2013

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    Libby
    in inspiration

    I have a very strong feeling that Christine of C by C Illustration and Design Studio and I are supposed to best friends. We certainly share the same love of mid century modern design, Eames chairs, medallions and folk art. There is seriously nothing in her store that I do not love. These are 4…

  • Finished up :: photomontage

    May 21, 2013

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    Libby
    in university

    Do you ever finish a creation and it really pleases you? I confess this doesn’t happen to me very often as I’m my own worst critic but every so often all the stars align and I produce something that just captures what I set out to achieve. This image is one of those times. The…

  • Flickr three :: #A17B61 :: at sunset

    May 19, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

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