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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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  • Simplified WordPress Theme from Crimson Pear

    Mar 1, 2013

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    Libby
    in design

    Clearly I’m very bad at self-promotion because I haven’t shared this with you yet. This is my latest WordPress theme called ‘Simplified’ and is available for sale on the Crimson Pear web shop and on my Crimson Pear Etsy store. It’s a little change in direction from my previous themes, and it seems to reflect…

  • Flickr three :: #58B8C0 :: all yours

    Feb 24, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • A stitch in time :: Dandelyne Etsy Store

    Feb 22, 2013

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    Libby
    in inspiration

    When I first saw Dandelyne’s miniature wearable embroidery I was really smitten. I already had stitching on the brain having just hung a very large cross stitch that my mother made and promising myself that this is the year to finish the companion piece. Then I found these little treasures. She’s a woman after my…

  • Flickr three :: #94669C :: the meadow

    Feb 17, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • Loving :: heart motifs

    Feb 15, 2013

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    Libby
    in inspiration

    To quote the Billy Bragg song – ‘Valentines Day is Over’ – and in our house it’s never been treated as something to celebrate. I’m not complaining because I think the whole day is a little trite and for some downright depressing and besides I have a husband that likes to randomly give gifts, which…

  • From the archives :: chandelier pattern

    Feb 14, 2013

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    Libby
    in design

    I designed this pattern, Chandelier, about 18 months ago when I was going through a thing for chandeliers (I still love them). This is one of the first patterns I made using ColourLovers Seamless Studio and to be honest it was put together without much thought since I was more focused on the technology than…

  • Flickr three :: #D1539E :: dahlia bloom

    Feb 10, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • Inspired by :: Indian block prints

    Feb 7, 2013

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    Libby
    in inspiration

    Has anyone ever asked you the question – what do you like? Do you find that difficult to answer or define? Working with the lovely Marg over at Red Moon Creative, she posed this exact question to me when she started on a redesign of my logo. That she could make sense of my rambling,…

  • Flickr three :: #C2504E :: a warning

    Feb 3, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

  • Flickr three :: #D9C8CB :: not forgotten

    Jan 27, 2013

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    Libby
    in colour lover

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