tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57143780327761781712024-03-14T05:09:26.204-07:00MIM ART LIFEMiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-30070584089706410252012-02-21T17:38:00.002-08:002012-02-21T17:44:01.246-08:00long time no post<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbueddP4XA6vs55EstjBvuq94VlL-M1Zo__WUB_qS9sX_HCbzsQ7uUyhj76rvSHzkG4eAVTA72RH45CC7_PAK0lhsQqvWzJN8YYLkv7voJLYsdmnUPmeiweT8LcB-HytfxtqhMFFxuVlX_/s1600/072.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbueddP4XA6vs55EstjBvuq94VlL-M1Zo__WUB_qS9sX_HCbzsQ7uUyhj76rvSHzkG4eAVTA72RH45CC7_PAK0lhsQqvWzJN8YYLkv7voJLYsdmnUPmeiweT8LcB-HytfxtqhMFFxuVlX_/s320/072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711768754690653634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWMZbW1KGVu-JegK2M12LxnCAtPrsfLvEFU4fyhtBs5DiiJUOCqbnzzGdYWBAlabQu9yRDLgHKlR8QQzamF8Ev7cZagENqLH5-nuEzGqecmzLtCCCjPpcMjmuA5tyD5XnwE7mKgptzQ_2/s1600/073.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWMZbW1KGVu-JegK2M12LxnCAtPrsfLvEFU4fyhtBs5DiiJUOCqbnzzGdYWBAlabQu9yRDLgHKlR8QQzamF8Ev7cZagENqLH5-nuEzGqecmzLtCCCjPpcMjmuA5tyD5XnwE7mKgptzQ_2/s320/073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711768745793647298" /></a><br />Oh dear, it has been a little too long between posts for my liking!<div>These are some new textured tops I finally finished last week.</div><div><br /></div><div>They will be over at the</div><div> <a href="http://www.olivegrovestudios.com.au/">Olive Grove</a> this week!</div><div><br /></div><div>looking forward to sailing through the Blogsphere and feasting my eyes upon all the lovely things everyone has made</div><div><br /></div><div>mim x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-77514578785653338662011-02-16T19:19:00.001-08:002011-02-17T00:42:24.395-08:00My Creative space<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpMVOXCphLYpq_8DIEkeEP9AsoYCAkoS26RyRQXlzsDSI3BNZIQA0qwY0Iso1QUSS9yTqRQw_hQIPMgMvYFtZ8ubldpmAc5QXseGj5TTQ1kaGu_BJD_ClHexSkWKluIpnbwWsCLwrEGER/s1600/100_6187.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpMVOXCphLYpq_8DIEkeEP9AsoYCAkoS26RyRQXlzsDSI3BNZIQA0qwY0Iso1QUSS9yTqRQw_hQIPMgMvYFtZ8ubldpmAc5QXseGj5TTQ1kaGu_BJD_ClHexSkWKluIpnbwWsCLwrEGER/s320/100_6187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574493366395706322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bcu3VR9zXG4RZ_2Gsv1XtMnhxuOtsTqTCoRCHFHtQ2BlQzGtitbTCzsjKt8jg10eA6FeKl1l5M_xjN1YLvPeYfm1NxnSsDTxMR759VVsgkuKZYQVN8LrXd4LMjVRlvAzri30jBGdMNgO/s1600/100_6188.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bcu3VR9zXG4RZ_2Gsv1XtMnhxuOtsTqTCoRCHFHtQ2BlQzGtitbTCzsjKt8jg10eA6FeKl1l5M_xjN1YLvPeYfm1NxnSsDTxMR759VVsgkuKZYQVN8LrXd4LMjVRlvAzri30jBGdMNgO/s320/100_6188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574493362526508546" /></a><br />My creative space today is all about the Acacia pants, lots of them! I am about to do a fair bit of ironing (sigh) to get them ready to take into<a href="http://olivegrovestudios.blogspot.com/"> Olive Grove </a>in time for the weekend. Excuse the blurry dodgy photo, it appears that a certian 3yr old had been smearing his fingertips on my camera lens... :/<div> mim x </div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-32296385681515983782011-02-14T20:27:00.001-08:002011-02-14T20:48:00.474-08:00Print , sketch and memory lane<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu-y09r3nTtO1Xpui8fLJab0spkUiriwN797uS1fwJz3yEhzKEnDDHhGAxMNL-Rv-G0H7aC83x5hop96jI26HMWRCAmVUIho-eevCOCH75OXSXa-vtIKeC5_1cIGKsvOKYJqzW1NoNQg0/s1600/100_6138.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu-y09r3nTtO1Xpui8fLJab0spkUiriwN797uS1fwJz3yEhzKEnDDHhGAxMNL-Rv-G0H7aC83x5hop96jI26HMWRCAmVUIho-eevCOCH75OXSXa-vtIKeC5_1cIGKsvOKYJqzW1NoNQg0/s320/100_6138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573769234777825058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NJOVgPKlE-2GcDpVY5mwlErxJKis-vElgSATzqjfQH5J14nkA9Pt5yjASRJP-KZX8hXad_A5FVWAk9QLgUOcnNom3zBULGWLQI6dH6mqLrH6hYN8qptILapwB3aem325M3tu64DWFnis/s1600/100_6141.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NJOVgPKlE-2GcDpVY5mwlErxJKis-vElgSATzqjfQH5J14nkA9Pt5yjASRJP-KZX8hXad_A5FVWAk9QLgUOcnNom3zBULGWLQI6dH6mqLrH6hYN8qptILapwB3aem325M3tu64DWFnis/s320/100_6141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573769229491631410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKJ_b1Fn21EASFfBMB3qEe_C_pWQ1rJbPgdjD9ai6eGsLgT5WNDGMHadrlBWNY0O76Q_PQnlKCg8QL_RcfPfMhojlE3Lhu_n57Ru9CSLM4wIGhwKHe4dTUbY-h_FmNU8YqdCdyaCuWN16/s1600/100_6159.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKJ_b1Fn21EASFfBMB3qEe_C_pWQ1rJbPgdjD9ai6eGsLgT5WNDGMHadrlBWNY0O76Q_PQnlKCg8QL_RcfPfMhojlE3Lhu_n57Ru9CSLM4wIGhwKHe4dTUbY-h_FmNU8YqdCdyaCuWN16/s320/100_6159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573769226128689170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfXmsu5kd6vOvUhJhRVrrcMwSEmjfZdU5deJyjYMO5_3PVL7iEtlL-TnYUmY-yu9fOYzTd7eQr0FjpR8e3zkQM0STJNAB_NTHRPjzmdGcGMWdnRMqYR9Fe3YS7wEu1AmFg74P25PRnSOp/s1600/100_6158.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfXmsu5kd6vOvUhJhRVrrcMwSEmjfZdU5deJyjYMO5_3PVL7iEtlL-TnYUmY-yu9fOYzTd7eQr0FjpR8e3zkQM0STJNAB_NTHRPjzmdGcGMWdnRMqYR9Fe3YS7wEu1AmFg74P25PRnSOp/s320/100_6158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573769223571893042" /></a>When travelling overseas I usually make a point of taking a little sketch book with me, some watercolour pencils and not much else in the way of art supplies.<br /><div>Sometimes it is nice to have a break from the sewing machine, the cutting and the 'production line'.</div><div>Last year when I was in Cornwall, I was so inspired by the beauty of the place, I did many many sketches in the little black book.</div><div>After returning to Australian shores it was really nice to be able to look back over my sketch book at all the little drawings, each one took me right back to where I was at the time I sketched it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Photos are wonderful for reminiscing about a place, a time , but I have always found that a little sketch does more...... for me, it is a more personal, more vivid memory with a drawing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until this print it had been a long long time since using a paper, hand cut stencil for screen printing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Photographic screen printing has been my preferred method for quite some time now.. So it was so lovely, so simple and very satisfying to draw, hand cut and hand print 'Penryn' onto these skirts.</div><div>Penryn is where we spent most of our time in Cornwall</div><div><br /></div><div>mim x</div><div><br /></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-60151257506754619112011-01-01T16:24:00.000-08:002011-01-01T18:35:05.056-08:00happy new year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hj8fwagAxB7ZedVMerVnJjm4QmxwaSu79lY5qN94YcF0R5zCrSsvLG3sSjkwV_IFkAaE7fyx2B5qQZCdwRdNi39a430cq-ynJ-ZhbKteWM2YcbKKqqmCLmaWRM86I0D9WmfZd94DxJmi/s1600/100_6015.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hj8fwagAxB7ZedVMerVnJjm4QmxwaSu79lY5qN94YcF0R5zCrSsvLG3sSjkwV_IFkAaE7fyx2B5qQZCdwRdNi39a430cq-ynJ-ZhbKteWM2YcbKKqqmCLmaWRM86I0D9WmfZd94DxJmi/s320/100_6015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557411122678712402" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOmPfo3HkU6rFcOXzwfQTypLNy3HuGJe0D3oEMuikJs4VaVTQU-O_iIhqQx9_N2bgy8TQb_HezLoe6W0rVXe4hD8Z9uOIVY9bnCx4NvDuvI6JLKc3fl9oUQs5zmuBMeg_LDz674opanmv/s1600/100_5823.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOmPfo3HkU6rFcOXzwfQTypLNy3HuGJe0D3oEMuikJs4VaVTQU-O_iIhqQx9_N2bgy8TQb_HezLoe6W0rVXe4hD8Z9uOIVY9bnCx4NvDuvI6JLKc3fl9oUQs5zmuBMeg_LDz674opanmv/s320/100_5823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557408183367455570" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a>What a year! Its been a very very long time between posts for me indeed.<div>Last year was big, news from afar of the saddest kind, and all other manner of big emotional upheavals. The ol' blog has been left on the bottom of the ladder, until now....</div><div>A big trip to the Uk was wonderful , sad , and amazing.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">Here are a few little snaps of beautiful Cornwall...</div><div>I plan on being around the old blogsphere a little more this year as I am about to get stuck back into work and will have lots of new things to share :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp44ug3uxLSbvW7Dp_2mxWwLnD3vSZQJ9ETlXOSeVCDrFX78rYEIYeRJs7Uu1mEDdfpRW5QD9BkYZJI7yZYWtkA4s1szM516RjpnRWbS8PjwT8Mwv3kt6o2K7F91Xx-s7gZJBBKDGNMJqw/s1600/100_5795.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp44ug3uxLSbvW7Dp_2mxWwLnD3vSZQJ9ETlXOSeVCDrFX78rYEIYeRJs7Uu1mEDdfpRW5QD9BkYZJI7yZYWtkA4s1szM516RjpnRWbS8PjwT8Mwv3kt6o2K7F91Xx-s7gZJBBKDGNMJqw/s320/100_5795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557408181598812722" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm97Td2tQmg0HuV-EwHs_gnHShzgs1MI4om-BHfSFkhP_Rv7cbRAGRvaqs6GFqZxNXF8r24rW9GuH1rqOLFctfz9MyrEeO6JbOWWd3kVfG_Ne2xirjxrKTKgHaEiXYRoi_cxDGFzl-wlB/s320/100_5802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557408168654932498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8K3e5-xPrOMpRTXjpLYwn8WaOt286XrssyA4qmw4HR0PU1DTtBBKcHw7Om3BEI5xvFIcY-k-T5lig7gJoCexSRAcJuo8G03sy9KPxcGey4XzGtKX8wOyKITcay33-qW_xs7K_7VhSjuE/s1600/100_5786.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8K3e5-xPrOMpRTXjpLYwn8WaOt286XrssyA4qmw4HR0PU1DTtBBKcHw7Om3BEI5xvFIcY-k-T5lig7gJoCexSRAcJuo8G03sy9KPxcGey4XzGtKX8wOyKITcay33-qW_xs7K_7VhSjuE/s320/100_5786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557408164033682418" /></a><br /></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-88725729510711512742010-02-10T17:30:00.001-08:002010-02-10T17:40:06.871-08:00My Creative Space<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA4zY_MKxCsZez9_2psqtT_L2WDbihnfT4o8e2_emDcKjrZrsSVT702m_WwPkAJ2icjGDn5mo2W1tqqFSZl9BgCjTjhg7cB94VNGUqvVTkS6SQxMF0WZq2FMBVj_UTN2KLFvE9X4UXfyR/s1600-h/125_5480.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA4zY_MKxCsZez9_2psqtT_L2WDbihnfT4o8e2_emDcKjrZrsSVT702m_WwPkAJ2icjGDn5mo2W1tqqFSZl9BgCjTjhg7cB94VNGUqvVTkS6SQxMF0WZq2FMBVj_UTN2KLFvE9X4UXfyR/s400/125_5480.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436793950289029842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQdJiInCi7g0cHozdZCTdGcT4ETJVCI1BPp3vm09MaFF2NVj2xUKZCinH13gMv4-cJKtdJph6zby9FoDlR0U1BDHRNS7rpKAvIJYf1JhCBCwVFji45hrKL5yeKzbQMVdRct77_d0Rd62m/s1600-h/125_5481.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQdJiInCi7g0cHozdZCTdGcT4ETJVCI1BPp3vm09MaFF2NVj2xUKZCinH13gMv4-cJKtdJph6zby9FoDlR0U1BDHRNS7rpKAvIJYf1JhCBCwVFji45hrKL5yeKzbQMVdRct77_d0Rd62m/s400/125_5481.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436793937454643810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBzNOFB1LicY7MPCsHrbu5drU1_tY2pL1E8dUAO0FzR4p98HC4xbxdNxSrQc7AX3MS4EqONiSMsh-Z37_wOXqtT17in3aEbZptPDDYYWgqVie-uPIgFoIqibvl4wAE1bf9XHyKL8BydzY/s1600-h/125_5482.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBzNOFB1LicY7MPCsHrbu5drU1_tY2pL1E8dUAO0FzR4p98HC4xbxdNxSrQc7AX3MS4EqONiSMsh-Z37_wOXqtT17in3aEbZptPDDYYWgqVie-uPIgFoIqibvl4wAE1bf9XHyKL8BydzY/s400/125_5482.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436793926274549522" /></a><br />This is my new little friend kookaburra, I found the image in an old 1950's boys annual, exposed onto a screen and have been printing him on anything and everything I can find! These are some new bags for the shop, fully adjustable so Mr kooka can be a handbag or satchel, across body bag. What have you been creating? <div>mim x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-28930914660395572802010-01-27T20:40:00.000-08:002010-01-27T20:53:04.716-08:00my creative space<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt682ixKagjMfhIyPEyG533bRO1r-IWF8QNoDy4B-ELyAqNEl3GxwaEPzHorzTDbIVjawkkUSC8NPiFRTUS8GmdLQX4siVxx9YDu2DMff10abZHUPHSi5saHsU2ZnhEJ6JEky_tjKNS7j9/s1600-h/125_5439.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt682ixKagjMfhIyPEyG533bRO1r-IWF8QNoDy4B-ELyAqNEl3GxwaEPzHorzTDbIVjawkkUSC8NPiFRTUS8GmdLQX4siVxx9YDu2DMff10abZHUPHSi5saHsU2ZnhEJ6JEky_tjKNS7j9/s400/125_5439.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431647005588346450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6zcj_c_9vQHnR1U3w1LimDXvj1kd_cRN0RiKg-vUwWMRBbUZm8calD3R0qFyQXX1lx7lUVq4BIvxXhNIDicEUw8fhnvZzgkbEyxhxHObM_jGYWAdBPWprUeVcHbyEfxAjlGS5_lggRHz/s1600-h/125_5438.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6zcj_c_9vQHnR1U3w1LimDXvj1kd_cRN0RiKg-vUwWMRBbUZm8calD3R0qFyQXX1lx7lUVq4BIvxXhNIDicEUw8fhnvZzgkbEyxhxHObM_jGYWAdBPWprUeVcHbyEfxAjlGS5_lggRHz/s400/125_5438.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431646997717703506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEGleLNOFzua0-meUGvfU3keU-013yfxdu282KpLrx1b99gN93z3CQYT2Yl2s8BkNEeKDdUk2kfqQKDF7M1bx3NyUTmwY5Rj_kVGVcHUobVTljcVcU10CxMf_UrGLWQAhK52DBCiuRT1F/s1600-h/125_5437.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEGleLNOFzua0-meUGvfU3keU-013yfxdu282KpLrx1b99gN93z3CQYT2Yl2s8BkNEeKDdUk2kfqQKDF7M1bx3NyUTmwY5Rj_kVGVcHUobVTljcVcU10CxMf_UrGLWQAhK52DBCiuRT1F/s400/125_5437.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431646988636429858" /></a><br />My creative space has been all about putting the finishing touches onto this wedding skirt. Its for a lovely lady who is getting married at <a href="http://www.ceres.org.au/">CERES</a> in march.<div>When I was initially approached to make this I was completely freaking out at the prospect of making someones wedding outfit! As I am sure I have mentioned before, I am definitely not a professional dressmaker! Anyhow, this lovely lass had seen one of my nuno felted scarves and wanted a skirt and Cami made in a similar style, for her big day.</div><div>It's now almost finished, Yay!</div><div>Its made from hand dyed tissue silk onto which I have then felted on merino wool and silk loom waste.</div><div>The netting on the yoke is silk also.</div><div>There is lots of exposed over lock for texture.</div><div>Clarice, my mannequin is looking a little battered after being dragged around the markets over summer.</div><div>She needs some attention :)</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-7932934134112550922010-01-18T22:10:00.001-08:002010-01-18T22:30:22.719-08:00Japanese<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9W86vAyWDxOzK8TecK5JaUick9OE8AMLkDNXBs8-ztY-7uUZRI-LsYCWgRFp4JF6EOQD0cyvX058m1TClXZ9vYptkyDqu31x5Zt_DP_mxnxWCAdYl2HvYGL9hbLJX9NILsK1rTTuvm0S/s1600-h/125_5434.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9W86vAyWDxOzK8TecK5JaUick9OE8AMLkDNXBs8-ztY-7uUZRI-LsYCWgRFp4JF6EOQD0cyvX058m1TClXZ9vYptkyDqu31x5Zt_DP_mxnxWCAdYl2HvYGL9hbLJX9NILsK1rTTuvm0S/s400/125_5434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428334485010003938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSq_8Q5uJ0lo5XVRJ5k1aFGfkBlvvAyn2bMJUDn63nXTEcng-_sDVY7_eVfDSmQYWF8zL9AJrkSoRAElUn8VT6T2uR3E5bfiJIZIxzRCHzE8_sKooV8UlbA2Xvq61NZKfdmTbiJwpSq4o/s1600-h/125_5432.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSq_8Q5uJ0lo5XVRJ5k1aFGfkBlvvAyn2bMJUDn63nXTEcng-_sDVY7_eVfDSmQYWF8zL9AJrkSoRAElUn8VT6T2uR3E5bfiJIZIxzRCHzE8_sKooV8UlbA2Xvq61NZKfdmTbiJwpSq4o/s400/125_5432.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428330161096901634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3yb3ZY1mHAlzJrZHJYluSOTCLmPUzBs_RuaT_FTrItRerI5gnvcv-Ia-_6rIUhojOhxZN8KfptEaiPKNQxs4qjf6atBWmaO6Lyd3l7yc-ycYd9doZeZv5bU8HQ_o40OMc6nGjNneZCtf/s1600-h/125_5433.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3yb3ZY1mHAlzJrZHJYluSOTCLmPUzBs_RuaT_FTrItRerI5gnvcv-Ia-_6rIUhojOhxZN8KfptEaiPKNQxs4qjf6atBWmaO6Lyd3l7yc-ycYd9doZeZv5bU8HQ_o40OMc6nGjNneZCtf/s400/125_5433.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428330159160328594" /></a><br />This piece I am adding the the <a href="http://finkihandmade.blogspot.com/2010/01/monthly-design-challenge.html">monthly design challenge</a> thanks to the lovely <a href="http://finkihandmade.blogspot.com/">Jay</a>.<div>I have been a wee bit cheeky and cheated a little. </div><div> I have been working on this piece for some time.</div><div>okay, a LONG time ;)</div><div>It was a commission ( my first ever!)</div><div>for a friends office.</div><div>It has taken *eep* almost two years. goodness where does time go?</div><div>I have spent many hours on it, but have also done a lot of procrastinating.</div><div>Not like me at all! ;)</div><div>I did not begin to imagine when I started the logistical nightmare it would be getting something this large onto the sewing machine ( it measures approx 3.5 x 2.5 metres)</div><div>The backing fabric was white and I dyed it a grey colour with some tye dye to create the moon in top left corner.</div><div>The tree and mountains were appliquéd on ( with the help of vast amounts of vliesofix!)</div><div>The cherry blossom flowers are all made from new and vintage kimono fabrics, then I have gone over them with free machine embroidery.</div><div>The screen print of the white japanese style logo was the finishing touch.</div><div>I have really enjoyed making this hanging but I dare say I possibly wont make anything of this size again!</div><div>mim x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-73681473137722322872010-01-07T22:14:00.000-08:002010-01-07T22:32:45.807-08:00Friendship and printing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8zTNtBMxId_PMCHd1sn62xL_PUUPCr586miv96yuT0YnLcWQvR9KVxGE2sZNIqDjOR2Woth0V0ZHt-fhrEyfO2em-Oticx5v3Rqp4ZBTTLguWt7baqmY4sgD7PRI9gsO1lfxSJXi6JUP/s1600-h/125_5420.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8zTNtBMxId_PMCHd1sn62xL_PUUPCr586miv96yuT0YnLcWQvR9KVxGE2sZNIqDjOR2Woth0V0ZHt-fhrEyfO2em-Oticx5v3Rqp4ZBTTLguWt7baqmY4sgD7PRI9gsO1lfxSJXi6JUP/s400/125_5420.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424249427680422770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDR0L2djzxhy4pQEHBGw2uPIjRbtRkVyj91iw26vICFMBOqH8ZwLYE4PLcttLYMc0a0zIKcxajaqsuYUJe_DhVInPQmvChyphenhyphenW3o36-H9trwqHI8TedoGXMZFZomQd9H4eNL_7t09O_Iekl/s1600-h/125_5422.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDR0L2djzxhy4pQEHBGw2uPIjRbtRkVyj91iw26vICFMBOqH8ZwLYE4PLcttLYMc0a0zIKcxajaqsuYUJe_DhVInPQmvChyphenhyphenW3o36-H9trwqHI8TedoGXMZFZomQd9H4eNL_7t09O_Iekl/s400/125_5422.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424249080478660034" /></a>This year I am determined to make more artwork for my walls. I would also like to work towards having a large enough body of work to have an exhibition sometime in the near future.<div>I do love my 'job' of making womens clothes, accessories etc.</div><div>But really my heart lies in textile art, paint, print and stitch.</div><div>I do get to be expressive and creative with the designs on the clothing, but I am aching to paint on canvas, get back to my machine embroidery and play around with mixed media again.</div><div>These are some old canvases a friend gave me and I have been experimenting with layering screen printed images and washes of colour.</div><div>There was already colour on these when I received them so it was nice not to start with a white canvas.</div><div>I also like that the finished piece contains the work of two artists, two friends :)</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-27310941052502797352010-01-04T18:55:00.000-08:002010-01-04T19:11:46.280-08:00happy new year :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvqcbJ0664dXovc8n1t9MV7HXxj7eq89SJwIRMvgkVsDxAG8FV7gBCABV49qZpE8WblQt7Id-GaYM4_XKHQsUCkGtfu9YNBwcP_SXswctPIlVYb1bEpkBhdLq6CbaApjLhL7O-NiQ_TXS/s1600-h/P1080279.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvqcbJ0664dXovc8n1t9MV7HXxj7eq89SJwIRMvgkVsDxAG8FV7gBCABV49qZpE8WblQt7Id-GaYM4_XKHQsUCkGtfu9YNBwcP_SXswctPIlVYb1bEpkBhdLq6CbaApjLhL7O-NiQ_TXS/s400/P1080279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423086136055587826" /></a><br />Happy new year, it has been a bit too long between posts for me ! <div>Here are my two monkeys messing about.</div><div>We have had a lovley xmas and new year.</div><div>We have had visitors from the UK here for two weeks which was lovely as we had many outings around Melbourne.</div><div>Also over Christmas I was fortunate to be a birthing partner to a close friend, a very special experience, I even got to cut the cord :)</div><div><br /></div><div>hope everyone has had a lovley break and I am looking forward to a year full of arty goodness :)</div><div>mim x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-19949911812945536642009-12-09T20:47:00.000-08:002009-12-09T21:14:24.225-08:00my creative space/shameless shop promotion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7bEeqlto_vczjYltY3PbvD2Ztz-5XzM1kKStTRmWlCvlhIvBTC45y3H1RfIUIiL9DDnxnp-nsxIo1a0QvI1_KdoUuS5rZqGIcXoqhfqFcQ43Crgaffrgss783v_VLslN7r_Ap0yxMjd3/s1600-h/olive+grove+xmas.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7bEeqlto_vczjYltY3PbvD2Ztz-5XzM1kKStTRmWlCvlhIvBTC45y3H1RfIUIiL9DDnxnp-nsxIo1a0QvI1_KdoUuS5rZqGIcXoqhfqFcQ43Crgaffrgss783v_VLslN7r_Ap0yxMjd3/s400/olive+grove+xmas.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413467374260454082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91Z9dBlbWHVHcln5nBXy7l4bhbNwYsI-uGNTWIPwQmfMAYxPqV8zGacSdR8HrEmOXQTLrpfOKa3icZM6idrGmDzJrag8OWmDrcYUS0e8JjD7851cPWAnpVjhvd_gVOHDYOJQQayE5eq6O/s1600-h/125_5393.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91Z9dBlbWHVHcln5nBXy7l4bhbNwYsI-uGNTWIPwQmfMAYxPqV8zGacSdR8HrEmOXQTLrpfOKa3icZM6idrGmDzJrag8OWmDrcYUS0e8JjD7851cPWAnpVjhvd_gVOHDYOJQQayE5eq6O/s400/125_5393.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413466140847888018" /></a>My creative space was the shop today. Lots of tidying and cleaning! <div> Not very productive as far as sewing goes as we are all getting ready for our xmas bash tommorow night.<div><br /></div><div>It has been a busy month for me with markets at <a href="http://www.elthammarket.com.au/">Eltham</a> ans also the lovely <a href="http://www.sustainablemelbourne.com/events/sprout-community-market-thurs-november-20th-230-7pm/">Sprout market </a>In Thornbury.</div><div>Some images below of some of the work of the clever artists at olive grove.</div><div>We would love to see you all for a glass of champers and chat tommorrow night down at at the shop.</div><div>We are giving away two x $50 gift vouchers and lots of other goodies.</div><div>Members of the shop include labels <a href="http://pollypratt.blogspot.com/">Polly pratt</a>, Debfellover, <a href="http://starashanramblings.blogspot.com">starashan</a>, <a href="http://piecesofyou.typepad.com/my_weblog/">Pieces of you</a>, <a href="http://www.ubulala.blogspot.com/">ubulala</a>,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Roze elizabeth, <a href="http://finkihandmade.blogspot.com/">Finki</a>, Troika and me!! MiM<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hope to see you all there! mimx x <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqdf-dyh6DPaw1kCsIAhwTL3yi053GxdDM1ohHXJklj1sURzAlr2opjlstsfeHDAN9pjDvHwgP3pixGvLBC4rq3oYm2jakVD9PjEoAIbDcY6D6D4TjvJBf45xKCHa0zackEFbbH93vCWB/s1600-h/125_5388.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqdf-dyh6DPaw1kCsIAhwTL3yi053GxdDM1ohHXJklj1sURzAlr2opjlstsfeHDAN9pjDvHwgP3pixGvLBC4rq3oYm2jakVD9PjEoAIbDcY6D6D4TjvJBf45xKCHa0zackEFbbH93vCWB/s400/125_5388.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413466132097161778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_488Ml6GrfA1VtSEHPwjX3a73xnO0Plw3eJI68E7Gg_VOhlRKWSYXjJ2hduBomnCdfPIwY8vo9gJtaXQOrL32D62Tt8YgKh76scmDns5D1fdLnSg5qlaevy8oDZ0oZuU2cY5kvIgS66PY/s1600-h/125_5391.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-53642354953962243142009-11-18T19:33:00.000-08:002009-11-18T20:44:42.835-08:00My creative Space<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVgU7IojI1izCvFj9zarA9iu2KhzxyDkKz1jcXnUrV5dVFgYks18nn_6y08Nx2JQGxvNyM3atiUEZtVLatE85KWwyscjV_Q5CkdiceIgnNU_EAP1Z8xqyfGwxrrMc_E8ek-27nUbSDlYd/s1600/125_5346.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVgU7IojI1izCvFj9zarA9iu2KhzxyDkKz1jcXnUrV5dVFgYks18nn_6y08Nx2JQGxvNyM3atiUEZtVLatE85KWwyscjV_Q5CkdiceIgnNU_EAP1Z8xqyfGwxrrMc_E8ek-27nUbSDlYd/s400/125_5346.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405669110754600418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G15cijgzhhUn_ZLHpx4aUxjB2r-s7F87gdPQh4Cmac6xdM0XP80sdlqwtnDBBdtBTeo1GdUKFRkXRbQY0N0RevYyhbzMnJQWc6I1JfRB7-2B3r4r0lgkKMIz-FCXDXS_jqsHY5Axz6vg/s1600/125_5347.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzi7wtNtDMYiSGm-_owol_SO9qs1pqtXQCDOtrnKtQMTLZvdKHt59LBCgTHDt_IU6MKOmN4ATHxT-4pN7LjYu7Fuk3OsPc7ADqnqkVjykGzKbG_V5f0BYzdIdNrh41WLN3vO3vt9j6euw/s400/125_5350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405669075096326642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6J-KczUr8byCns5uvuJgeJfhX0amJLThOdaLsykmjAmcjeXGhj9N_0ktPdkH2vtv03Nj9Xzqgaq2EfLrZbu9BzSfPNRPA9oSumJ5Vc_thpwQ52gIDGY2Q5vwRjx2S8R3yEXCDgjguT2JW/s1600/125_5352.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6J-KczUr8byCns5uvuJgeJfhX0amJLThOdaLsykmjAmcjeXGhj9N_0ktPdkH2vtv03Nj9Xzqgaq2EfLrZbu9BzSfPNRPA9oSumJ5Vc_thpwQ52gIDGY2Q5vwRjx2S8R3yEXCDgjguT2JW/s400/125_5352.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405669065453812386" /></a>My studio is rather chaotic with piles and piles of 'to do' items :/<div>So, I decided to move out to the kitchen! The Kitchen table has been my creative space this afternoon.</div><div>What been happening there? Lots and lots of screen printing.</div><div>Firstly my new 'feathers' print onto a pair of denim shorts for a very special little person, a birthday present for my beautiful little son who is turning two today.</div><div> The white opaque ink really does not like the hot weather! I have to print very quickly so that the ink doesn't dry in the screen and block it.</div><div> The red print is my new leaf design which I have been printing onto womens tops and dresses.</div><div>I love the combination of dark denim and red print, especially once a bit of red stitch has been added...</div><div>mim x</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-53853205931604144592009-11-12T19:17:00.000-08:002009-11-12T19:26:22.026-08:00Found<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyNPhwoC9T4OVGFW2fs3zpGJsVaDRA_CEAnJs6Md9jfOIDt9fZy0cS4mKnb4_CmlW9qpqRJ0j1Fu0CvBXlEv9egfhsMEpeD9zYKXLmQJSUXKMJFWPN6MyyDZSdjcAvbuZcMljn5SV9mgz/s1600-h/125_5275.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyNPhwoC9T4OVGFW2fs3zpGJsVaDRA_CEAnJs6Md9jfOIDt9fZy0cS4mKnb4_CmlW9qpqRJ0j1Fu0CvBXlEv9egfhsMEpeD9zYKXLmQJSUXKMJFWPN6MyyDZSdjcAvbuZcMljn5SV9mgz/s400/125_5275.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403422848735572514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUADbVsKCIxeAlRsaE8HGoDNY1sNQ7B-_NPz1bmw0hnzFavF5Jl6YUEtj8XOxPVw-rKQ_g2oNDSfVy42Z9lJfNsEgebw8om42sHILjUTGHXaBqLBBKeoodGAGU-dkZsN8NNc8vZC1h9znA/s1600-h/125_5276.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUADbVsKCIxeAlRsaE8HGoDNY1sNQ7B-_NPz1bmw0hnzFavF5Jl6YUEtj8XOxPVw-rKQ_g2oNDSfVy42Z9lJfNsEgebw8om42sHILjUTGHXaBqLBBKeoodGAGU-dkZsN8NNc8vZC1h9znA/s400/125_5276.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403422838006113458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG54Jhe7U1E2GRfVZV6LK0VMxQcISangDPtlMiXGhAo1ftOC2K3AkRzfqR887NwDx7wCueud09I5xfSTp46VwEZoq_9hYFOOZHm2K-jORppvHBVL7Zxpn9kE4DIxKfzWZiBZhWZfy7yIWP/s1600-h/125_5277.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG54Jhe7U1E2GRfVZV6LK0VMxQcISangDPtlMiXGhAo1ftOC2K3AkRzfqR887NwDx7wCueud09I5xfSTp46VwEZoq_9hYFOOZHm2K-jORppvHBVL7Zxpn9kE4DIxKfzWZiBZhWZfy7yIWP/s400/125_5277.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403422829773880578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrJarT5Dij6UK_sCQgm_V3hiZ-djGjGqgrmM_TgRYMpW1xlR6pBjs1feo_5j2BenaZVEc6kWRVOV6lvYalpzlwXCIQpcRw4TK3WlvI9D_nREmsFI2vV6Av4rTb-IvHrsdp3ksxzpgc_om/s1600-h/125_5278.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrJarT5Dij6UK_sCQgm_V3hiZ-djGjGqgrmM_TgRYMpW1xlR6pBjs1feo_5j2BenaZVEc6kWRVOV6lvYalpzlwXCIQpcRw4TK3WlvI9D_nREmsFI2vV6Av4rTb-IvHrsdp3ksxzpgc_om/s400/125_5278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403422825641719138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZEyUjZlDt-Iizcqg3v1WpMFg3ypCqcNkLL7OLpeShOQHV0Oorh2Y_agjIHJ18ZfH5fAUO7kez4AxtQ5HRLMODmTkkOBHHXDNMdCuYdM4-eIznhymbA8yHxGOVAF3-sFBiWNRcUN1dyrv/s1600-h/125_5279.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZEyUjZlDt-Iizcqg3v1WpMFg3ypCqcNkLL7OLpeShOQHV0Oorh2Y_agjIHJ18ZfH5fAUO7kez4AxtQ5HRLMODmTkkOBHHXDNMdCuYdM4-eIznhymbA8yHxGOVAF3-sFBiWNRcUN1dyrv/s400/125_5279.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403422819481225042" /></a><br />What a joy is op shopping! Look at these treasures I came across. All in the one oppy and all for a grand total of $3.50! Two vintage 'sally-Ann' girls make your own apron kits complete with trim and instructions.<div>A make your own 'Sunday Bag' with cute little felt dog appliqué.</div><div>And the most glorious of all- A vintage 'Educational Toy' embroidery set that had never been opened, resplendent with coloured embroidery threads, instructions, beads etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes I get an op shop 'feeling', like I know there is something delicious treasure just waiting for me to go and rescue it.</div><div>Todays Haul was so great! my little Ruby loves the apron Kit.</div><div>as for the Sunday bag, well, thats all mine ;)</div><div><br /></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-84845118646133829502009-11-06T16:48:00.001-08:002009-11-06T16:54:11.267-08:00I'm still here ;)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67PnGqJziDxiHtZsovaqAu8cbPy4W9lLZQn9FFNEozlr_CUUfHHaltDTAiC5C9y3L5Ao892jFhKcQe5SZupQ1hDAXQIQbt3Jep0pO6mKhDetSBLo2zR9ni8SziOcslQxwalm0SpU7zo_8/s1600-h/hairspray.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67PnGqJziDxiHtZsovaqAu8cbPy4W9lLZQn9FFNEozlr_CUUfHHaltDTAiC5C9y3L5Ao892jFhKcQe5SZupQ1hDAXQIQbt3Jep0pO6mKhDetSBLo2zR9ni8SziOcslQxwalm0SpU7zo_8/s400/hairspray.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401157616502591490" /></a><br />Yup, thats me, looking rather silly and Hilarious at an 80's party earlier in the year.<div>I am still here , but have been crazily pumping out clothes for Christmas, a la production line style.</div><div>so, I have been exhausted!</div><div>Time to get back to blogging and have some fun now.</div><div>This morning I took a long time making MYSELF a top for summer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Show and tell next week of all the stuff I have been making x x x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-23672351488867383012009-10-13T16:17:00.001-07:002009-10-13T16:52:00.364-07:00mim is back :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhYH952DBr7zHLmJKg6a-2IbQ35VRGNOCuKR9PkayuoeqiQSy4yBSO28X2Sk5yeKTr9lDKxZpMzf5PebLJejJjL9yIWeyOKkc38SaO8SJ4SvfJgEZQozHdD8_bkVbMeZJbnYgwsnMZMIw/s1600-h/125_5005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhYH952DBr7zHLmJKg6a-2IbQ35VRGNOCuKR9PkayuoeqiQSy4yBSO28X2Sk5yeKTr9lDKxZpMzf5PebLJejJjL9yIWeyOKkc38SaO8SJ4SvfJgEZQozHdD8_bkVbMeZJbnYgwsnMZMIw/s400/125_5005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392229366987087426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthYeU5LfjLQjSU0ou6BmERSdPEJ59BcReh3K6Q3xTdSAV8Gv_miaVjBKfCgJ3htsEG3PT39QJ4AlwgpVOi8lrJVUaCpDufjzyTPpRG3Bpz2EEktRpyojp160PpggE32oTK38c9ow8Q_93/s1600-h/125_5223.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthYeU5LfjLQjSU0ou6BmERSdPEJ59BcReh3K6Q3xTdSAV8Gv_miaVjBKfCgJ3htsEG3PT39QJ4AlwgpVOi8lrJVUaCpDufjzyTPpRG3Bpz2EEktRpyojp160PpggE32oTK38c9ow8Q_93/s400/125_5223.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392229360094431746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZvMP-ZwcQTBOKmZlEKizX-Zrw_VhcwJcgjIdpuevUjwimQP3RC5UgV2VikFXl9f8UceJI_3BOtZMF3c2LN58sbSLZK0k06G4_o6ydG9B2Vtw2lPKQBRJcwY0_W7kQDYgepaRCygfdXFw/s1600-h/125_5222.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZvMP-ZwcQTBOKmZlEKizX-Zrw_VhcwJcgjIdpuevUjwimQP3RC5UgV2VikFXl9f8UceJI_3BOtZMF3c2LN58sbSLZK0k06G4_o6ydG9B2Vtw2lPKQBRJcwY0_W7kQDYgepaRCygfdXFw/s400/125_5222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392229349799283586" /></a>We arrived back in Melbourne almost two weeks ago after having a brilliant time in the UK and Thailand.<div>Unfortunately we got some kind of horrid bug on the plane on the way back, so have been hideously sick and out of action for quite some time... Boring!</div><div>here are a few photos of the beautiful town where we stayed called Penryn in Cornwall.</div><div>I have returned inspired and full of new ideas :)</div><div>I am determinmed to start using up my rather enormous stash of scraps of vintage fabrics.</div><div>These are the new style of spring /summer tops I am making, stretch fabric with a panel of vintage patchwork, they are all one offs, lots of fun!</div><div>looking forward to seeing what everyone hasd been making! x x <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPrOSwoCMqaQPtDm9NzaIs8sLGJxhLVCU_GK4bi0Vv7LuLnNw3F31JmPrYu9ICy14zMadEGgD-PzzYqr5ILGAvOyJwwJ49sfj3gZ4npf0Bn54oQLpu9Qz7nBx7atW6166IBy65KsxOWif/s1600-h/125_5221.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPrOSwoCMqaQPtDm9NzaIs8sLGJxhLVCU_GK4bi0Vv7LuLnNw3F31JmPrYu9ICy14zMadEGgD-PzzYqr5ILGAvOyJwwJ49sfj3gZ4npf0Bn54oQLpu9Qz7nBx7atW6166IBy65KsxOWif/s400/125_5221.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392229342848933170" /></a><br /></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-64954480280257036652009-08-30T19:18:00.000-07:002009-08-30T19:32:04.886-07:00Flight...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyVi-3dFqXCjkvLyt0y-aAzXEVyU7X2xAQ1sG1kmg5T1bR8h-akKrspSKHPw6RzrsIX21eNhuWWJRbRtwlSMG-qnTIugLAvfTMdnrqoA_aHn1rpbt_r4clAN7g1guQyzL9dm9eUfe4qDj/s1600-h/100_4932.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyVi-3dFqXCjkvLyt0y-aAzXEVyU7X2xAQ1sG1kmg5T1bR8h-akKrspSKHPw6RzrsIX21eNhuWWJRbRtwlSMG-qnTIugLAvfTMdnrqoA_aHn1rpbt_r4clAN7g1guQyzL9dm9eUfe4qDj/s400/100_4932.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375948480484610386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtC5n1lwKPyczB6DBkKPQtBTSK6DOlVBr-yQe5On4pRqb89HmWO9iuTwSlN124r4mC09m5KEqZvOb0vS_banqlzgk2meMtLVM0DbBFTFYAooATnz_ah1q6pjA8De6N9wmshT5Kuv4x705k/s1600-h/100_4946.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtC5n1lwKPyczB6DBkKPQtBTSK6DOlVBr-yQe5On4pRqb89HmWO9iuTwSlN124r4mC09m5KEqZvOb0vS_banqlzgk2meMtLVM0DbBFTFYAooATnz_ah1q6pjA8De6N9wmshT5Kuv4x705k/s400/100_4946.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375948472752424818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4uxf9RFpTzbgivtVmOH1bKW4HQoyVIldeeB4JqHA2LVlHv9dfX10BeEx0kq5b7LC5BFnx74KoHPdJ7rQTarhG1bWUYWSqhE1eO8zxC9l6uXEufKQzB7Z_kv6NYroEsQi5iTuSUiPF5Lc/s1600-h/100_4937.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4uxf9RFpTzbgivtVmOH1bKW4HQoyVIldeeB4JqHA2LVlHv9dfX10BeEx0kq5b7LC5BFnx74KoHPdJ7rQTarhG1bWUYWSqhE1eO8zxC9l6uXEufKQzB7Z_kv6NYroEsQi5iTuSUiPF5Lc/s400/100_4937.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375948465465256978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweyKfcATXuv0d5UmpH25I88qeML6gFP4yy4DiUS_ZtfxGTjG2weW8-KjCI4B5fiXSC-719rRcBcH5-ChOl3xjd-LppBGZCqs_Vgz6Z2-HBrsxFoEeN5wAfYkkDpp093ghrqKbwVCrwveI/s1600-h/100_4939.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweyKfcATXuv0d5UmpH25I88qeML6gFP4yy4DiUS_ZtfxGTjG2weW8-KjCI4B5fiXSC-719rRcBcH5-ChOl3xjd-LppBGZCqs_Vgz6Z2-HBrsxFoEeN5wAfYkkDpp093ghrqKbwVCrwveI/s400/100_4939.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375948453074320354" /></a>These are some of my latest Jumper/vest type transformed thingys.<div><br /></div><div>I think the brown and blue is my favourite so far, it was for my lovely singning teacher.</div><div><br /></div><div>The lovley Andrea is modeling the red vest which lived its former life as an 80's Italian jumper, I like it much better as a vest, I cut little sticky outy shoulder bits which I quite like also.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last picture is my two lovelys, R and K.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are about to get on a plane to Thailand , then on to Uk for a month to see family.</div><div>Long haul flight.Two children. Wish me luck.</div><div>I will try to post whilst away if I can manage to work out how to do it on another computer.</div><div><br /></div><div>love MiM<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNdbR7q7VjneCiAkPr1E2GuJjsH06OyXFmaZqVJ-c-3WZ0Iapg3BXRAWpg4A3aKL9WXSslYpNq2UN74_Yipn5CA6agxMG8OTBdPgfSqf0DfHxrWjvpB9PnteCPURhyphenhyphenLyb_qh9XUVbVuwg/s1600-h/100_4889.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNdbR7q7VjneCiAkPr1E2GuJjsH06OyXFmaZqVJ-c-3WZ0Iapg3BXRAWpg4A3aKL9WXSslYpNq2UN74_Yipn5CA6agxMG8OTBdPgfSqf0DfHxrWjvpB9PnteCPURhyphenhyphenLyb_qh9XUVbVuwg/s400/100_4889.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375948444273773394" /></a><br /></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-15309760648783544182009-08-23T19:57:00.000-07:002009-08-23T20:13:29.722-07:00Attachment ..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91G1V9WkoTgtuwlUdDMZhpx8s3HMva_QOqe-aLsGqy-2C_3C4OVH8C2XlQK77xHGDMswDJMGzbi7TRQiUhvkesgNIllNFqBCaL5TBr1s_xX8nzdyRyTzQHIxW-Vl2H6vfdOJbmAQ5benX/s1600-h/100_4914.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyRWhQnJ7u7uPh-B5KVLeM1zzu4ZTBRLyx8QOvwUswBZbEyDfYhI6IM99yGaHX_3h5vNrgkVBAzWuzMdBcdaBi_Woh1c6SV5W618pOYm6ZEdjlI_sAc7D5PL_cZPR8lSqPbx1DivJ5vRu/s400/100_4916.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373359913696792754" /></a><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;">"Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached'</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Simone Weil</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">French social philosipher</span> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is another of the jumper/vest type creations I have been making.<div>Silly old me forgot to take a before photo again...</div><div>It was a very puffy sleeved 80's looking hand knit jumper, mohair I believe.</div><div>I have felted ,hacked, added and recontructed to form the vest you now see.</div><div>Every moment of the process is pure bliss.</div><div>By the end of the process I find myself a little sad to be selling them.</div><div>This one sold the day after i put it in the shop, I was there when the lovely lady purchased it, I like getting to meet the people that buy my work .</div><div><br /></div><div>So, goodbye for now little assymetrical vest friend, I hope your enjoy your new life . . . . . </div></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-61929094278506173162009-08-19T16:39:00.000-07:002009-08-20T01:35:07.762-07:00More Jumper transformations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaq11lIRXmpN7yNVHLvnUFUi38GTePNrm1v-mPWVvW71O1_1UVImyT2tcE59W2LODAfZjoW2H20ygZ2hPTm2-vbSS4BDjhM-qND2yQxZK52Ml10elFQ24NpuUmkNDXntsTM1zSj3291Ou/s1600-h/100_4928.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaq11lIRXmpN7yNVHLvnUFUi38GTePNrm1v-mPWVvW71O1_1UVImyT2tcE59W2LODAfZjoW2H20ygZ2hPTm2-vbSS4BDjhM-qND2yQxZK52Ml10elFQ24NpuUmkNDXntsTM1zSj3291Ou/s400/100_4928.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371824368938934514" /></a><br />Since enjoying <a href="http://mim-art.blogspot.com/2009/06/before-and-after.html">this</a> jumper transformation so much, I have been unstoppable, I cant stop, I am addicted.<div>They have been really popular in <a href="http://www.elocal.com.au/index.php?cPath=22857">the shop</a> and selling like hotcakes.</div><div>I really feel like people can tell when you have enjoyed making something. If I ever get bored with something I am creating to sell, I stop and try something new.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have spent countless hours cutting, felting , deconstructing and re-constucting many old jumpers over the last couple of months, it has been so much fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>Alas, spring will soon be here so I might have to stop for a while :(</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my lovely girl wearing her very own , made last week.</div><div>more show and tell soon x x</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDzxATTjmmvhw8E9vU7sZ39n71CruZqYkqYizGYXiyPjf8xTYMK-8Bnqr0L9g8d52iQJzjBl5gvkTYKDbzVwH-whbev4UQSk7WtJamUrVLyy__3s-8gaCPx0mdCdJG4h_g8CL-oxi_5m7/s1600-h/100_4930.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDzxATTjmmvhw8E9vU7sZ39n71CruZqYkqYizGYXiyPjf8xTYMK-8Bnqr0L9g8d52iQJzjBl5gvkTYKDbzVwH-whbev4UQSk7WtJamUrVLyy__3s-8gaCPx0mdCdJG4h_g8CL-oxi_5m7/s400/100_4930.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371824351773034978" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2xhJqJ99tObeYOP6uCnIUAkEptZ_fmSQWSrd_bpc1b27rTxKaBO6tSjyPCoga_emqeOIGsxmOFBouRWvel8cogLi1oih6aZnHYlp4G1MkqTtx2PikOZ_KBOqQ_i6SOAaxmavHOoPVYuz/s400/100_4929.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371824362251100018" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzDz7FpaAjl7F5bPNicPSRYPmIGZcR5vQpLuNgr5HmhShWr5k5daQZcOTXxKbfFTpSeyK-XQ4Db7UIDd2wQ1XRiqI9n3_jVXPWwOqSQOBdziAVzhfCtLjVmEoFQVizSHxUJLGX6CbvxRu/s1600-h/100_4931.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzDz7FpaAjl7F5bPNicPSRYPmIGZcR5vQpLuNgr5HmhShWr5k5daQZcOTXxKbfFTpSeyK-XQ4Db7UIDd2wQ1XRiqI9n3_jVXPWwOqSQOBdziAVzhfCtLjVmEoFQVizSHxUJLGX6CbvxRu/s400/100_4931.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371824344377622274" /></a><br /></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-26888173319116034552009-08-10T21:01:00.000-07:002009-08-10T22:43:21.900-07:00TIME<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rE-kUjSNc-POsggCu_nqAK_hXZijISfMBAkR16eaATe4cduQQU7b0TBbjLCOqsqPefjJUSR0TKIUWeHCh2vE04QjEGFkudfcUTp_7X2KEst0Y58P3NxwRcvuqR_b6lbRR9upqgx61A8W/s1600-h/100_4869.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rE-kUjSNc-POsggCu_nqAK_hXZijISfMBAkR16eaATe4cduQQU7b0TBbjLCOqsqPefjJUSR0TKIUWeHCh2vE04QjEGFkudfcUTp_7X2KEst0Y58P3NxwRcvuqR_b6lbRR9upqgx61A8W/s400/100_4869.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368555162508366338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(50, 29, 2); font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">"But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day."</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(50, 29, 2); font-family:georgia;">~Benjamin Disraeli</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6s7h9RCBU4sR1JyQk2kYNl5JQzufH6cf95xp_ds5fBwrTQaAocqKyrIbU_SCuBnmJD_a9pQV3nqsUacCsIY3N9YkwyBnEIfn1ony4iF9agF6_Xf3XxipxAz-lvhJkQ_ysfX9jARRAZH3/s1600-h/100_4867.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6s7h9RCBU4sR1JyQk2kYNl5JQzufH6cf95xp_ds5fBwrTQaAocqKyrIbU_SCuBnmJD_a9pQV3nqsUacCsIY3N9YkwyBnEIfn1ony4iF9agF6_Xf3XxipxAz-lvhJkQ_ysfX9jARRAZH3/s400/100_4867.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368555150819439618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIs7zmDh-bevtbkgVudO7iBPc6QMnCcRqPOdl0vd_R76JBTKrYGTQO2tx184MljH35IvJg9Z4QOGe6AOw4Tng8JQQEFSqp8fLx0ZCWQAv6ZRquILVPQ7b3vtk37rOEUvGSeHAdOpaF94sx/s1600-h/100_4870.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroQ8C4K7vQbwj1zrC9QswypVjSj_rFxJWtJWBiwc5ukFXi9wND5XHW3e4qGyRwHHv8TsS9nb5rFVDibvMt2WrMqWPdTCxPbJx_yt89UdP_-jAoQ7Kqe3FPZ38JzuWFllcw-6bZUGySkpr/s400/100_4875.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368555127246674882" /></a><br />Time certainly does pass by very quickly, its been a long time between posts.</div><div>It seems I have had one of those unintentional little breaks.</div><div><br /></div><div>In these last few weeks I have been a busy little bee in the studio, the kids and I were also lucky enough to have a week in Queensland, it was glorious spending time in the ocean and being shone on by the warm sun.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have posted here, photos of some eco- printing I did before going to QLD.</div><div>All credit for this method goes to the extremely talented and very inspiring <a href="http://prophet-of-bloom.blogspot.com/">India Flint</a> .</div><div><br /></div><div>I made a felt scarf with merino wool and silk and then laid Eucalyptus leaves on top.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then the whole lot was rolled bundled and tied before being put in the steamer for a couple of hours.</div><div><br /></div><div>The leaves give amazing colours and patterns.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am looking forward to seeing what everyone has been up to!</div><div><br /></div><div>mim x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-34373838727219350472009-07-08T04:45:00.000-07:002009-07-09T15:01:10.412-07:00GIVE AWAY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeXigs1L9PO_lAs4X415Vm_9TbLTB1qxYtv81LBI_y6zxWgMIt5LplXCBYz5yWWT8zS-EQL6F2xjpUxJGN2a9lrcJU0P4A88HrPQEUkxnNM0-Ww3bIi42iXwoKPSH06FZg-R4k9KvC7tm/s1600-h/100_3834.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwergBSqPTzer-RcTIWN5xPZLgdu-PLTJyXZkM1WQHA1wR3I0xcjBnUR7jdJETywk83QmEqWFM7KNdpoT-tHof1sGshDzoTuBYkLw5IXlJE8-AD1oIQOIDBElfIIOBB6SntUQsgenFQ7hJ/s400/100_4408.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356064043827322178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBO9NJCIWQaJ-92FG1ciZg3lbn5sodXlIyUNd19x955uSTzzVbRWmHgYgmmfh-gsqwwo_fCcqYZFni9LgrZqZPfQ5snfNvmwfNr8hLXjAC9bBH7uSBHCWPHJtTgscJXGyqiEq3UK21lz3W/s1600-h/100_4674.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBO9NJCIWQaJ-92FG1ciZg3lbn5sodXlIyUNd19x955uSTzzVbRWmHgYgmmfh-gsqwwo_fCcqYZFni9LgrZqZPfQ5snfNvmwfNr8hLXjAC9bBH7uSBHCWPHJtTgscJXGyqiEq3UK21lz3W/s400/100_4674.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356054759765424546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hi Peeps,</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';">I want to make</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';">something</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';">lovely with my own two very</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; ">creative hands</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">you....</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:'courier new';">Here's the deal:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">I will make somethinng special for the first 5 people to comment on this blog.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">If you would like to copy and paste and do the same on yours, go for it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I am willing to post overseas (I am</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; ">in Australia, )</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. I make no </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; ">guarantees</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; ">that you will like what</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; ">I make. (but I know you will!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2. What I create will be just for you, with love.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3. It’ll be done this year (2009).</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4. I will not give you any clue what it’s going to be. It will be something made in the real world and not something cyber. It may be weird or beautiful.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Or it may be monstrous and annoying. Heck, I might bake something for you and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that’s for sure!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5. I reserve the right to do something strange.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">6. In return, all you need to do is post this text on your blog and make 5 things for the first 5 to respond to your blog post.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7. Send your mailing address - after I contact you.<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 51); line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Welcome to everyone. I will however, make an effort to do something that you like based on what I see on your blog, BUT there are no guarantees.<br />So that's that!!<br />Brilliant, I'm excited - who's on board???</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">peace and love to you x x x x</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">mimstar</span></span></span></span></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-7607872118568913372009-06-28T15:21:00.000-07:002009-06-28T20:22:08.276-07:00Felting worksop no.1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq8GkzyZ757F0jibzHFWQW8scocyvb63lvm8pKNILP2iDe96eEFqBe49Y1t8OWEZVah3XrYE2etQ-vQBwT7BRl2Tlimq4ZSQc2x5ejipTtEU13la8WhcKb8z8CqQNF8NvNC2R5w7aMdEX/s1600-h/100_4751.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq8GkzyZ757F0jibzHFWQW8scocyvb63lvm8pKNILP2iDe96eEFqBe49Y1t8OWEZVah3XrYE2etQ-vQBwT7BRl2Tlimq4ZSQc2x5ejipTtEU13la8WhcKb8z8CqQNF8NvNC2R5w7aMdEX/s400/100_4751.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352561401876368194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf1jjXN5TpwcG03hFF3o1Y713b_W0Lj73fI-ZJGFh0tWYmQp4E2sY-jtnD29ERAwooH6Z5K4vxVSI0hR8_ZY0p7D-zbfYNjDeB-qGKGq8rn1FR6f-5x9yeC136_LOTcnW79Fd0PXgu-b3/s1600-h/100_4775.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf1jjXN5TpwcG03hFF3o1Y713b_W0Lj73fI-ZJGFh0tWYmQp4E2sY-jtnD29ERAwooH6Z5K4vxVSI0hR8_ZY0p7D-zbfYNjDeB-qGKGq8rn1FR6f-5x9yeC136_LOTcnW79Fd0PXgu-b3/s400/100_4775.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352561398961397618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnkGDyE3zeH8FfeoacrNNfeuuA7bMDPyrGAVC5KFsUHekiX0c6HmA9Q2O8baDIgoV1Z6gkFt9ZZbm0inXNmnSdbTTlJ09n0Sd3A2Nxt035BncDPk4aRnF-87I6MUmmLxsDlKNrFINCtzI/s1600-h/100_4753.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnkGDyE3zeH8FfeoacrNNfeuuA7bMDPyrGAVC5KFsUHekiX0c6HmA9Q2O8baDIgoV1Z6gkFt9ZZbm0inXNmnSdbTTlJ09n0Sd3A2Nxt035BncDPk4aRnF-87I6MUmmLxsDlKNrFINCtzI/s400/100_4753.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352561394559716002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGkEtQjRh99kbE5g4wfDhqpcz24qneavywxxbxlPO0tJtQfXO5CMAToS3WIGNDTsT3ELv5jzdKYbTwawWQ2V85I9GDP5Seg9ChXQdU7PsUKX9Xom2tcXGBDXajD-HJksem070zcXx4m6h/s1600-h/100_4764.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGkEtQjRh99kbE5g4wfDhqpcz24qneavywxxbxlPO0tJtQfXO5CMAToS3WIGNDTsT3ELv5jzdKYbTwawWQ2V85I9GDP5Seg9ChXQdU7PsUKX9Xom2tcXGBDXajD-HJksem070zcXx4m6h/s400/100_4764.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352561387862102658" /></a>Felting workshop number one! A success!<div><br /></div><div>I was very blessed to have a wonderful group of eager learners and creative types.</div><div><br /></div><div>We first made a sheet of pre-felt all together,</div><div>then cut it up to felt onto individual scarves etc.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There were lots of laughs and </div><div>everyone made something unique and beautiful.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I still find it amazing how different everyones pieces are.</div><div>We had scarves, skirt panels and other lovely pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RFdeMjZju1C2fafqfX9GUJf6MR_BXA3-dv1V394QyDJ87l8NvqYP6O5O3nwJbCJWrQs0HgxwiNLcrt38i2GCqV5ieJl7TyYrlniODsObHlLCb-jL4Ol50FONVHYh7m0jGrtTVnhuokzo/s1600-h/100_4801.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RFdeMjZju1C2fafqfX9GUJf6MR_BXA3-dv1V394QyDJ87l8NvqYP6O5O3nwJbCJWrQs0HgxwiNLcrt38i2GCqV5ieJl7TyYrlniODsObHlLCb-jL4Ol50FONVHYh7m0jGrtTVnhuokzo/s400/100_4801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352561384837237698" /></a><br />To my wonderful students , I was a little nervous but I feel it was a roaring success.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>my heartFELT thanks to you all</div><div>x x x </div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-6127817470659995222009-06-23T19:39:00.000-07:002009-06-23T19:50:50.689-07:00Nuno Felted scarves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88an2sHn14qQ7HqHjVTZcbZU4H7_Mv-nlAY8OJdP5eFECmpVAtNqyK6dmRSAqa9bPqAjS8JzhyphenhyphenBCQYwqRA0a1MK5UQKukxn1apVreRo-WYaQ8LfC9qm0uzUicwSoU3TX1c7uxr1STW6iP/s1600-h/100_4705.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88an2sHn14qQ7HqHjVTZcbZU4H7_Mv-nlAY8OJdP5eFECmpVAtNqyK6dmRSAqa9bPqAjS8JzhyphenhyphenBCQYwqRA0a1MK5UQKukxn1apVreRo-WYaQ8LfC9qm0uzUicwSoU3TX1c7uxr1STW6iP/s400/100_4705.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350719910972231842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpnHOhwypVH3htgs-7YFWwr4WIGWkPsXHM2zRmcPdAKG5XGl5xEnSNf3Zsr1MK5HtdjoO7auwoT5bJn3FPQIHKh9H2xAQvPudcMJpsfUMaySYHa-sdlQFHI4cxadI_M50LcGhuB53bbyq/s1600-h/100_4707.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpnHOhwypVH3htgs-7YFWwr4WIGWkPsXHM2zRmcPdAKG5XGl5xEnSNf3Zsr1MK5HtdjoO7auwoT5bJn3FPQIHKh9H2xAQvPudcMJpsfUMaySYHa-sdlQFHI4cxadI_M50LcGhuB53bbyq/s400/100_4707.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350719906005344994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M5JR9G0LBWBtrcLxVraZcj7AjtCEMyAbhXadaYEpmXuYMblCbe0quyZvjtu31JTETMQkb7lfILx9ONnwQRnXISpzietb5Urpdo4fyIRnCQC2CQlucMUyMsaHJTrddUpS5-OysCFAXtaw/s1600-h/100_4708.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M5JR9G0LBWBtrcLxVraZcj7AjtCEMyAbhXadaYEpmXuYMblCbe0quyZvjtu31JTETMQkb7lfILx9ONnwQRnXISpzietb5Urpdo4fyIRnCQC2CQlucMUyMsaHJTrddUpS5-OysCFAXtaw/s400/100_4708.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350719901294800514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMZ9dl2VBxBjYIDybTcyLSRmcQcjogTObFpoE1Z5bBgXKmkojmea_tDPQM0WonefoMtjv7drYtp3E2CBlGpyDU6zRqWGxhayYCcUeLzptQ0UOu-8O3-5GbsUc_k-3NDk2qWmZ_ghKPKWn/s1600-h/100_4736.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMZ9dl2VBxBjYIDybTcyLSRmcQcjogTObFpoE1Z5bBgXKmkojmea_tDPQM0WonefoMtjv7drYtp3E2CBlGpyDU6zRqWGxhayYCcUeLzptQ0UOu-8O3-5GbsUc_k-3NDk2qWmZ_ghKPKWn/s400/100_4736.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350719896323137410" /></a>On sunny days I like to head outside with one, or both children and make some felt.<div><br /></div><div>Here is my beautiful kai playing with some wooltops and 'helping' with the felting.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had some thrifted scarves and some tissue silk as a base and then I used white merino wooltops to felt on top.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA-5_PporWZIjUl7niUsiFHyXrP4ghN6ODIVfBOzFYUQl1e5xP1WVMINIWWB5U6T74UpiSbRlYSA4ZyM29Z6HZPfIe43zAfScGtwKdeXw1ZE8dy4JCcItsOBJ3mHPhFPObZ0-5OMufc1f/s1600-h/100_4731.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA-5_PporWZIjUl7niUsiFHyXrP4ghN6ODIVfBOzFYUQl1e5xP1WVMINIWWB5U6T74UpiSbRlYSA4ZyM29Z6HZPfIe43zAfScGtwKdeXw1ZE8dy4JCcItsOBJ3mHPhFPObZ0-5OMufc1f/s400/100_4731.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350719888180951762" /></a>Nuno felting fab, i love the fineness you can achieve</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Have a lovely week x x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-13213148611392475102009-06-18T18:30:00.000-07:002009-06-18T18:38:41.153-07:00Kiddies Handprinted Scarves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk2NZEJJuG5JuTXwJGvYTYLrJITrf62eHBuD3QeTdZ-LjeP4VgCI5k-9ia5cg1GrjLgyOzI96peOgHPQIcIYPG2QdyFCqN7z_4va8NbN1fGHuYTMUg0444lXs6MiKNZyIvWqXxOxqLYQA/s1600-h/100_4672.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk2NZEJJuG5JuTXwJGvYTYLrJITrf62eHBuD3QeTdZ-LjeP4VgCI5k-9ia5cg1GrjLgyOzI96peOgHPQIcIYPG2QdyFCqN7z_4va8NbN1fGHuYTMUg0444lXs6MiKNZyIvWqXxOxqLYQA/s400/100_4672.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348846599968046930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhtQAWYG8tNZLeoAOLhnnLA8XuFV0CkMG3WscYA07cz6y-fLHCn_0Zzd35rLMFlCQComGDAz9om9JoGriyqY9ysKnfvC0r552nqkLoBJ-LXSqVyW_k-EX8QN6LBsnUmD7KH8RzKcdRCgp/s1600-h/100_4674.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhtQAWYG8tNZLeoAOLhnnLA8XuFV0CkMG3WscYA07cz6y-fLHCn_0Zzd35rLMFlCQComGDAz9om9JoGriyqY9ysKnfvC0r552nqkLoBJ-LXSqVyW_k-EX8QN6LBsnUmD7KH8RzKcdRCgp/s400/100_4674.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348846595093029154" /></a>I made a new little paper cut stencil of three birds to print onto these kids <div>scarves which I made from scraps.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I like the way the print looks on this vintage fabric with the little wings.</div><div><br /></div><div>xxx</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-57071954375708912112009-06-08T23:37:00.001-07:002009-06-08T23:57:59.417-07:00Before and After<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyjOaH7jz_OLXtysT1kF9UZtyqNb6ozbmQF8F9sjUx-va_l2T3l_DGXVpSd_D7auZUqWyCfbMHQQk29lEuUdQeYHimTv4T09itBwzgk8LCEpqsfSHju4U_iDu9Z8nr_zEWGGiZ9AuCwnh/s1600-h/100_4600.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyjOaH7jz_OLXtysT1kF9UZtyqNb6ozbmQF8F9sjUx-va_l2T3l_DGXVpSd_D7auZUqWyCfbMHQQk29lEuUdQeYHimTv4T09itBwzgk8LCEpqsfSHju4U_iDu9Z8nr_zEWGGiZ9AuCwnh/s400/100_4600.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345217045073769426" /></a><b>BEFORE</b><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_l98nYFhtgFgq1WfekfJhyewj_e_5NfA86DKkhEUxBbqZ_hTjiX1LhHqi9U0ATJe5RmGAiDHpZYVmP9hNgUPmolc8UGaWlt5iDCiuH47w8gM1p0eBgW1s3ZM0kstR3_oOSG8wKXWXTzM/s1600-h/100_4661.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_l98nYFhtgFgq1WfekfJhyewj_e_5NfA86DKkhEUxBbqZ_hTjiX1LhHqi9U0ATJe5RmGAiDHpZYVmP9hNgUPmolc8UGaWlt5iDCiuH47w8gM1p0eBgW1s3ZM0kstR3_oOSG8wKXWXTzM/s400/100_4661.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345217043990902866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbdqwtY_LcXfnfeVtUKVL7SgPmDONFjvQQ-bZdoewUWZ9e0R5hW-P09i-7EmzMOG3gahP8Lj-_a-Q_wIoKXTJwssq_j-bcww23Vie0ZnqicgsY8df1J0bP0oV9aP2W7_DgrHjaIPAuub6/s1600-h/100_4663.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbdqwtY_LcXfnfeVtUKVL7SgPmDONFjvQQ-bZdoewUWZ9e0R5hW-P09i-7EmzMOG3gahP8Lj-_a-Q_wIoKXTJwssq_j-bcww23Vie0ZnqicgsY8df1J0bP0oV9aP2W7_DgrHjaIPAuub6/s400/100_4663.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345217038677744546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqEut44Dgg8pUX1HYd0DCbOdFDYnPuBkc2Gtezb9pH_jVasesRsWGEt2t57gEDvzJWVZK7BB6T47ME9CLelxRmKE8jmN0u4bqfGRubrIoFEGSVUiTWlB0DvoIwQDcNKI0ZOcCfKYc5byq/s1600-h/100_4665.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqEut44Dgg8pUX1HYd0DCbOdFDYnPuBkc2Gtezb9pH_jVasesRsWGEt2t57gEDvzJWVZK7BB6T47ME9CLelxRmKE8jmN0u4bqfGRubrIoFEGSVUiTWlB0DvoIwQDcNKI0ZOcCfKYc5byq/s400/100_4665.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345217035686869282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyvL-22RmqGQgai09Ay7Rquv1GSushNHg96-tPRA8CapyPp22ocP3AZ_L02X4yaR9aJ487BT1b3iHqsVZWrwuOUpCTzbB2r5dx_75ou_1z9yhLTjU77mmdOdaYX7soazNDhTTlfYebq3y/s1600-h/100_4664.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyvL-22RmqGQgai09Ay7Rquv1GSushNHg96-tPRA8CapyPp22ocP3AZ_L02X4yaR9aJ487BT1b3iHqsVZWrwuOUpCTzbB2r5dx_75ou_1z9yhLTjU77mmdOdaYX7soazNDhTTlfYebq3y/s400/100_4664.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345217031522384210" /></a>and <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>AFTER</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>I hope you enjoy looking at this transformation as much as I enjoyed cutting it up and reclaiming it...</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>I am keeping this one for myself :)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Today we have have been graced with a rainbow and then a fierce hail storm, I love days like these.....</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>m x</b></div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-67084385910895374962009-05-28T21:20:00.000-07:002009-05-28T21:26:47.789-07:00Nuno Felting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8whO6Lbh6cSDrtbYxJqE8lh7VsWxcbhLrDSGmuysmtwb1UrM2LQogZjyeL251nRs4QaQRdNUvalieH7toUQoZ4rHp_xGMRIHEgy2MjCnh4Nki8SKGCvGfMYVjeeYaz-qGToJhzxyzb7R/s1600-h/100_4633.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8whO6Lbh6cSDrtbYxJqE8lh7VsWxcbhLrDSGmuysmtwb1UrM2LQogZjyeL251nRs4QaQRdNUvalieH7toUQoZ4rHp_xGMRIHEgy2MjCnh4Nki8SKGCvGfMYVjeeYaz-qGToJhzxyzb7R/s400/100_4633.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341097497187467410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5LRXw7pK1tUR-H69i7y1UAlrblvHxxDs-6fIGcAndM0eFLOo_WtCoCR1oMFTX7AWWXwBzjTp0ifA3eLdd8OBRrSYnidjMTT8qYE5oGVsx-pXdnq3233UzrATEssVd5I-JoCf5NOLAV3d/s1600-h/100_4631.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5LRXw7pK1tUR-H69i7y1UAlrblvHxxDs-6fIGcAndM0eFLOo_WtCoCR1oMFTX7AWWXwBzjTp0ifA3eLdd8OBRrSYnidjMTT8qYE5oGVsx-pXdnq3233UzrATEssVd5I-JoCf5NOLAV3d/s400/100_4631.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341097494791325666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3F8gU-1ACAwaj9o7QT9Lo6pz9nEFq9uo4o-opszJbtLlvEMZ1tzLUvqjpejYiZi6rYjdN5v74LoX9jKhJzODN-qv2Uv2mc1Cfp8Ksu6fZlBnbau7yL3dVRZ9c5EDOafqnSjn2EoeUZNIv/s1600-h/100_4629.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3F8gU-1ACAwaj9o7QT9Lo6pz9nEFq9uo4o-opszJbtLlvEMZ1tzLUvqjpejYiZi6rYjdN5v74LoX9jKhJzODN-qv2Uv2mc1Cfp8Ksu6fZlBnbau7yL3dVRZ9c5EDOafqnSjn2EoeUZNIv/s400/100_4629.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341097489819430578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_U0Kn0qcSEUdVVLz-Tcn4iH1YfTOprDoazHQb8Zwe3z3fGLVmKLlZLWJiGO00Ya21_U9nGXamQC2zQ6POQoBODLrkaHeCRTIxmilwaV086uwHStZ9_Zi5nPTfG2-OnVVOxLJqMSuQ6Pj/s1600-h/100_4627.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_U0Kn0qcSEUdVVLz-Tcn4iH1YfTOprDoazHQb8Zwe3z3fGLVmKLlZLWJiGO00Ya21_U9nGXamQC2zQ6POQoBODLrkaHeCRTIxmilwaV086uwHStZ9_Zi5nPTfG2-OnVVOxLJqMSuQ6Pj/s400/100_4627.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341097484167905138" /></a><br />This is my first 'proper' attempt at Nuno felting.<div>For those of you who dont know 'Nuno felting' is felting onto very fine silk (or other fine natural fabric)</div><div>I made a basic poncho/ shawl shaped resist and went from there.</div><div>I am pretty happy with this first attempt.</div><div>I am loving working with all these lovely autumn colours at the moment, bliss..... x</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714378032776178171.post-58161562507819904582009-05-25T17:43:00.001-07:002009-05-25T17:48:41.922-07:00Recycled Jumpers take two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7Cgcb_xmui91zT7srRCu0jJcLLsGe96Fs-kOsCJueJNY4Q8Ug0HavRAeTq2gF0MmaXhBfV4XcknrnpXbxWlYoN-Hg5IRaQZuFg7THZRyVcjw1nRYEM8QyJsiNyKnqCXSwJz4OYzShfwu/s1600-h/100_4613.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7Cgcb_xmui91zT7srRCu0jJcLLsGe96Fs-kOsCJueJNY4Q8Ug0HavRAeTq2gF0MmaXhBfV4XcknrnpXbxWlYoN-Hg5IRaQZuFg7THZRyVcjw1nRYEM8QyJsiNyKnqCXSwJz4OYzShfwu/s400/100_4613.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339927860886921858" /></a><br />I wish I had taken a 'before' photo of this jumper!<div>It was a yellow woolen turtle neck and in my opinion rather ugly!</div><div>I cut, felted and dyed it before adding the tabs,pockets and decorative stitch.</div><div>It now has a new life as a little girls felted jacket.</div><div>One of a kind and much nicer to look at than it was before xx</div>MiMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953408004419685878noreply@blogger.com8