“Squam is a lake, a gathering, a community”… and later this year, I’m going to be part of it! Yup, crafty folks, I’m going to Squam!! I can hardly believe it’s true, but come September this year, I’ll be heading off for New Hampshire to teach at the Fall Squam Art Workshop. I’ll be teaching a couple …
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Teaching at Squam!
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Hair by Pinterest
The advent of Pinterest has introduced an unprecedented deluge of fashion and style images into my life, and it’s undoubtedly influencing the way I dress and style my look. And I’m not alone in this. I was at a rather nice and rather hip bar last week, and found myself identifying ‘Pinterest hair’ on the …
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There’s pattern everywhere
In this instance, it’s the shadows on the chest of drawers I inherited from my Grandma.
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Pink is a Homophone
I believe it is called a homophone – a word that, while spelled and sounding the same, has a number of unrelated meanings. It just occurred to me on Wednesday while cutting up fabric scraps in my never-ending attempt to put them to good use, that “pink” is a homophone. It’s not only a colour, …
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Potential in a Blackjack
I know full well that Blackjacks are not our friends, and can really ruin a perfectly good pair of tights, but this morning was the first time I’ve seen them on the plant (rather than on my socks), and you have to admit that looking like this, they can almost be forgiven. Gasp! Just had …
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View from a slight height
I was standing on a chair at home (can’t recall why) and enjoyed the view from a slight height, so I took these snaps. Lots & lots of woody-ness going down chez nous, right?
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OH14
I had such a brilliant time on Sunday, when I joined my friends Jo & Stu and rode our bikes out to Rondebosch/Newlands to join the first Open House Architecture tour this year. These tours are periodically organised by local architect Ilze Wolff, to showcase the architecturally significant buildings in Cape Town and surrounds. This …
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Pinks in action
As promised in yesterday’s post, here are the work-in-process results of my pink-infused Making Friday. I’m making sticker wallpaper for my studio bathroom. And look! I’m even wearing pink. Sheesh… Happy weekend, everyone!
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Heading in a Pink direction
Pink. It’s a colour I don’t really do it at all, and never have. Possibly, it’s having been the only girl with three brothers that innoculated me to its feminine joys early on, but I must admit that lately, pink teamed with greys and blacks keeps catching my eye, and if I’m not careful, I …
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