Sunday, 13 December 2009

Lanterns

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I have written before about the makeover I had done on my bedroom when I was about 11. I chose a sunny yellow colour paint for the walls and...
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Monday, 7 December 2009

Laminex Tables

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I have always loved laminex kitchen tables. Of course my penchant for colour has probably got something to do with it. The vibrant, yellow,...
Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Kitsch Religious Iconography

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Yesterday as I wandered around the house deciding which items from my small collection of kitsch religious iconography I was going to photo...
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Monday, 23 November 2009

Kilt pins

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Nothing goes to waste in my studio. I have bags and bags of fabric scraps and of course lots of small pieces of the upcycled felted woollen...
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Monday, 9 November 2009

Kewpie Dolls

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How sweet are Kewpie Dolls! From the moment I first saw one – I was in LOVE – which makes sense as their name, often shortened to "Kew...
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Kewpie Dolls

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Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Karmann Ghias

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We have just got back from a lovely beach holiday in Apollo Bay. For anyone that knows this neck of the woods – a big part of the journey (...
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Japan

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I am a huge fan of travelling to countries where I know someone who lives there. Over the years on my various trips I have been lucky enoug...
Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Inari

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Whenever I get food cravings it is usually for Asian food of some kind – more often than not it is for Japanese food. There is something ab...
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Monday, 28 September 2009

Haighs Chocolate Frogs

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For years I worked in Melbourne’s CBD – everyday I’d make the journey into the city by train, walking from the station to work and back aga...
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Monday, 21 September 2009

Grass Roots Magazine

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I was about 15 when I discovered Grass Roots Magazine. It really appealed to my burgeoning inner hippie and over the last 20 years of readi...
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Grant Featherston Furniture

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Back in the late 90’s I completed a Diploma of Arts in Furniture Design, predominately a hands on course of study – my time was mainly spent...
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Thursday, 10 September 2009

Golden Books

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I have loved Golden Books since I was a little girl. At one stage in my youth I had quite a good stack of them – but my Mother in one of he...
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Monday, 31 August 2009

Gingerbread Houses

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My introduction to Gingerbread Houses was in the story Hansel and Gretel , my Mother read to me as a child. The illustration of the sweet ...
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Thursday, 20 August 2009

Morgan Wills on SALE - up to 60% off!

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Morgan Wills is having a SALE! For the first time ever! Come down to the Maribyrnong Makers Market on Saturday 29 August to get yourself a ...
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Thursday, 13 August 2009

Gina Garan Dolls

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I had seen Blythe dolls in books and on products like badges and purses but it wasn’t until I went to Japan that I saw my first Blythe doll ...
Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Handmade in Melbourne

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Tonight is a very exciting night for me. I have been invited to the official launch of ‘Handmade in Melbourne’ - a guide to 200 of Melbourn...
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Gaudi

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I was first introduced to Antonio Gaudi in my History of Architecture class when I was studying Interior Design. His work belonged primari...
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Monday, 20 July 2009

Frangelico

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It was my 23rd birthday and I was out on the town with those nearest and dearest to me – whooping it up and generally partying until the we...
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Thursday, 16 July 2009

Fornasetti Faces

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I can’t remember the first time I saw the face of Lina Cavalieri (a famous soprano who sang opposite the great tenor voices of the early 20...