tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40415737906246573522023-11-17T03:20:04.993+11:00hARTylittlepeacesARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.comBlogger479125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-86982957214596536912015-03-16T19:04:00.002+11:002015-03-16T19:20:16.144+11:00farewell : breath out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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nearly a whole year of no blogging or reading blogs</div>
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i miss it in a way but my life is full now in other ways</div>
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its been a special 12 months</div>
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i feel incredibly blessed & thank God for all that surrounds me</div>
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for my boys .... for my family, for my village</div>
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for the opportunity to do what i love</div>
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and i really really love teaching art in my little studio</div>
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there has now been a whole school year of littlesmARTysstudio art classes</div>
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my cup runneth over </div>
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plenty of colour : shape : line : tone </div>
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rainbows rule</div>
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life is a rainbow</div>
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there have been....</div>
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times to dance</div>
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times to rest</div>
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times to be together</div>
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times to build others up</div>
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times to grieve</div>
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times of frustration </div>
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times to celebrate</div>
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times to question </div>
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times of no resolve</div>
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times of emotional investment</div>
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times to stand tall & show strength</div>
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times to be thankful</div>
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times of grave sadness </div>
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times to learn and grow</div>
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times to play</div>
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times of incredible gratitude</div>
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way back when i started writing this blog</div>
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i was a SAHM & i was looking at getting back into sewing</div>
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blogging helped me find that groove</div>
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it helped me find some new friends</div>
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it was a community</div>
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we were living in another home back then</div>
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since, lots has changed</div>
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i've always made a point to be sure to</div>
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#enJOYthejourney</div>
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and so this blogging journey has come to an end</div>
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way back, i was searching for that 'something'</div>
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that makes you feel grounded</div>
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where you know you are home</div>
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where you are part of a village</div>
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when you 'click' with an emotional investment</div>
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that searching journey led me to look outside</div>
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the places we had held dear as 'home'</div>
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full circle .... </div>
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now i have a much stronger focus on our village</div>
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we all find it in different places</div>
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for us it is our church family</div>
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and our friends close and not so</div>
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our inner village are those we spend our days with</div>
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the people we share meals and time with</div>
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those we are #doinglifetogether with</div>
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the last 12months have seen milestones</div>
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little and big</div>
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some sadness and joy</div>
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thanks for sharing the journey of these blogging days of my life...</div>
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time for new rainbows to follow</div>
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i'm over on instagram as littlesmartysstudio</div>
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i'm planning on my adventuring in my teaching</div>
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and a greater time investment in my own art works</div>
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both in painting & ceramics </div>
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i love my village</div>
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we all need a village</div>
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no one can walk this earth alone</div>
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we need backup encouragement</div>
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understanding love care compassion</div>
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we need people to walk beside us </div>
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to pray with us</div>
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when we pray God hears more than we say</div>
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answers more than we ask</div>
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gives more than we imagine</div>
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in his own time</div>
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and in his own way</div>
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so this is kind of a "hello again"</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"may the road rise to meet you</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>the rains fall soft upon your fields</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and until we meet again</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>may God hold you in the palm of his hand"</b></span></span></span></div>
<br />ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-59214205312742067582014-04-23T08:26:00.000+10:002014-04-25T21:49:00.979+10:00enJOY your journey<div style="text-align: center;">
i'm wondering if i can explain my absence from this space</div>
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and add a thrifty reference or two?</div>
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a journey of new found items & ideas</div>
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both worthy of the treasure </div>
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collecting the 'interesting' is a part of me</div>
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i adore the adventure & the thrill</div>
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the fact that they have been someone's previous story is cool too </div>
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so over summer these are a few ... from near & far </div>
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up-cycled colour & clothing to adorn & wear</div>
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practical & cute vessels for a purpose</div>
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fun elements & stories that enrich</div>
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ethnic elements that tell of a passion for culture</div>
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yeah i've been missing from here for the longest while</div>
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i've been on a little journey of the heART</div>
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i've been enJOYing that journey </div>
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trying to decide if my hARTylittlepeaces blog</div>
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has come to an 'end of a season' ?? </div>
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or maybe just needs to 'be' a little less than before</div>
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i have lots of balls in the air you see</div>
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creatively of course the main one is my</div>
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<a href="http://artwendy.wix.com/littlesmartys" target="_blank">little smARTy's studio</a></div>
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its my passion & i hope that this shows through in all i do</div>
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& in the recent, paraphrased, complimentary words of another::</div>
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"running small is becoming more rare</div>
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when others see what you're doing, they want to be a part of it to</div>
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you have the right core values & i think what you're doing is amazing"</div>
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<span class="null">& the feedback, support & actual number of student enrollments</span></div>
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<span class="null">shows me that i am .... i have mostly full-to-the-brim classes</span></div>
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<span class="null">the few holiday workshops were so in-demand, that i added more</span></div>
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<span class="null">& i have a waiting list for some of the weekly groups</span></div>
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<span class="null">#mycuprunnethover #iloveteachingart</span></div>
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<span class="null">currently most of my head space is filled with this focus</span></div>
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<span class="null">it truly is a dream come true</span></div>
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<span class="null">so finding a fresh balance in this moment is where i am</span></div>
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<span class="null">i still want & need to feed my soul & be creative myself</span></div>
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<span class="null">& i'm hoping to paint again ... you know, i have my own STUDIO</span><br />
<span class="null">to actually paint in .... </span><br />
<span class="null">& i have so so many things i'd like to sew .... & make</span></div>
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<span class="null">and so to blog or not?</span></div>
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<span class="null">i will be blogging more over <a href="http://littlesmartys.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a></span></div>
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<span class="null">& these days i'm on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LittleSmartysArtClasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">fb a whole lot more</a></span></div>
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<span class="null">& i have a new love in ig as littlesmartysstudio </span></div>
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<span class="null">which kinda makes sense - since my world is v v visual </span></div>
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i really want to love what i do</div>
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not let it rule what i do<br />
balance<br />
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-11372207694413024152014-03-02T19:22:00.004+11:002014-03-02T19:22:58.912+11:00private painting workshop giveaway<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">GIVEAWAY <br /> ..... 1.5hour Private Painting Workshop <br /> for anyone from toddler to adult <br /> .... a work of art on quality artist CANVAS .... <br /> to the value of $160 .... tuition & materials<br /> <br />
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-43050757302918994362014-02-14T16:10:00.000+11:002014-02-17T14:47:44.037+11:00wk 7 :: 52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>a portrait of my boy</i></div>
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<i>once a week</i></div>
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<i>every week</i></div>
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<i>for 2014</i></div>
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<i>week 7 of 52</i></div>
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<i>a play at the park with some mates</i><br />
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<a href="http://and-so-i-sew.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">PS - photo credits go to this sewing lady .... great pics</a><i><a href="http://and-so-i-sew.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank"> </a></i></div>
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-26164817308943050932014-02-11T09:08:00.000+11:002014-02-11T09:19:15.950+11:00ruby's nest<div style="text-align: center;">
love handmade of course</div>
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and i adore seeing friends </div>
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make their dreams become reality</div>
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i met <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/polly-pratt-clothing/8092883502" target="_blank">anna</a> back at the <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/sit-saturday.html" target="_blank">sydney sit</a></div>
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i remember meeting her very well</div>
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full of funny stories about her stay in the 'other' youth hostel</div>
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& other adventures, i remember i couldn't stop laughing</div>
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there have been pop up shops, the act sit</div>
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& her hens & tom phat lunches<br />
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well ..... <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/polly-pratt-clothing/8092883502" target="_blank">anna (Polly Pratt) </a></div>
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and her creative side kick <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FinkiHandmade" target="_blank">jay (Finki)</a></div>
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are to be congratulated</div>
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on the opening of their gorgeous</div>
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spacious light filled quirky colourful </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RubysNestBrunswick" target="_blank">Ruby's Nest </a></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RubysNestBrunswick" target="_blank">159 Sydney Road Brunswick</a></div>
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its brimming with all sorts of lovelies</div>
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amazing resin accessories, scarves, treats for littles,</div>
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and an amazing range of beautifully hand sewn ladies clothes</div>
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including the famous 'Wendy' dress and now also</div>
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appropriately the 'Ruby' as well ....</div>
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opening night was last friday</div>
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went out with a few fabulous friends</div>
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L-R :: me, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/polly-pratt-clothing/8092883502" target="_blank">anna</a>, <a href="http://and-so-i-sew.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">karen</a>, <a href="http://whippetgoodwhippet.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">bron</a> & <a href="http://coledabbles.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">nicole</a></div>
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and caught up with a few other faces whilst there as well</div>
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lucky me as i'll be sewing some</div>
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special handmade pieces for ruby's nest</div>
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stay tuned</div>
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fun times in the red sports car</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RubysNestBrunswick" target="_blank">rubys</a>, then thai & a hit of sugar frozen goodness</div>
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ever queued for gelato before?</div>
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enJOY your journey people xo</div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-88336345218283342122014-02-05T08:42:00.000+11:002014-02-05T08:42:19.212+11:00heART a craft :: thread<div style="text-align: center;">
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"heART a craft"</div>
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a collection of favourite images & ideas </div>
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collection no.9</div>
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so there was the </div>
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<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/she-with-most.html" target="_blank">"great BIG thread haul of 2013"</a></div>
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& i still have it all in boxes ....</div>
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mmm i'd love to store it all in some</div>
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visually delicious manner ....</div>
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something like one of these perhaps!</div>
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not particularly portable any of it but i figure</div>
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if i'm planning to leave the threads</div>
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i will need to plan & take the match required</div>
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or perhaps i'll go for more of a 'cabinet' idea</div>
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as i do like a bit of character</div>
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mmmm .... lets see hey! </div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-44845610771109480362014-02-03T08:30:00.000+11:002014-02-03T10:09:57.016+11:00five<div style="text-align: center;">
5 years</div>
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its been since i started writing this blog</div>
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i honestly had no idea where it was going to take me</div>
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been looking back at<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2009_02_01_archive.html" target="_blank"> those very first posts</a></div>
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i remember how excited i was about getting back to making again</div>
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actually making time to make </div>
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it was at a time when i'd stepped back from a leadership role</div>
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to spend every moment i could with our growing baby boy</div>
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in starting my blog i think i had the idea that it might help </div>
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to ground me in my role as a sahm</div>
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but it also opened up a community</div>
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of real people whom i have a lot in common with</div>
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at first i really admired the more predominant os creative bloggers</div>
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now i'm more about my blogging friends</div>
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people i now know & have spent real time with</div>
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the meeting real bloggers really began with <a href="http://whippetgoodwhippet.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">this amazing patch-worker</a></div>
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as she responded to a block swap i organised</div>
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i should thank her for the kick to go on </div>
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a bloggers weekend in Sydney</div>
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where i met a stack of girls ..... </div>
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now i'm not great at grasping names straight off & you know</div>
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some were more memorable than others hey! (cheekily said!)</div>
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from there well .... i made <a href="http://and-so-i-sew.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">an incredible friend</a></div>
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and have spent a few wonderful weekend retreats</div>
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with more creative minds</div>
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love being part of this wonderful community</div>
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.... here in the world of blogs & on FB & also IG </div>
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love your work lara, tan, kylie, anna, annie, </div>
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jodie, nikki, nicole, cath, gina, kathryn, rach & kathryn</div>
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& lots of others xo </div>
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part of my online 'village'</div>
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its been a fabulous 5 years</div>
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i have wondered a bit lately as to why i still blog</div>
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i think its now as much for me as it is the few people</div>
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who read along ... yep</div>
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so if you do read along</div>
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i'd love a comment or so along the way xo</div>
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-82590344908917823602014-01-30T08:00:00.000+11:002014-01-30T08:00:02.077+11:00amber find<div style="text-align: center;">
you well & truly know by now</div>
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that i like a little coloured glass</div>
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& its all the better when its a thrifty find</div>
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the other week, little op shop hop</div>
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with a friend .... oooooh</div>
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top shelf, tippy toes to reach it</div>
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would be 30cm+ & is just lovely</div>
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i've googled the edb or dbe logo</div>
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but with no profound discoveries</div>
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love it</div>
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see how nicely it fits in</div>
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with <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/thrifty-finds.html" target="_blank">previous thrifty goodies</a></div>
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t'was a whole $3 ... yep</div>
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plus the thrill of the hunt of course </div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-32754954451212002312014-01-29T20:30:00.000+11:002014-01-29T21:32:42.660+11:00photo tricks<div style="text-align: center;">
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fun with friends</div>
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at 'our' riBer</div>
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love this pic above<br />
it has us all in it! plus ....</div>
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have you spotted the</div>
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have another look ....<br />
and here are a few other very clever ones ...<br />
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how you ask??? ahhhhh .... very tricky hey!<br />
clever iphones </div>
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thanks ellen!! great fun</div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-48283252985033885352014-01-29T17:12:00.000+11:002014-01-29T17:12:32.342+11:00wk 5 :: 52<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>a portrait of my boy</i></div>
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<i>once a week</i></div>
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summer time fun</div>
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sparkling water</div>
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swim little fish swim <i><br /></i></div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-23618883573399979722014-01-23T09:58:00.000+11:002014-01-23T09:58:05.524+11:00wk 4 :: 52<div style="text-align: center;">
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a lion in our little smARTy's studio</div>
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wonderful times</div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-39139700787778611812014-01-20T14:30:00.000+11:002014-01-20T14:30:48.242+11:00blanket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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grow strong little man</div>
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<br />ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-90339678617871689882014-01-16T08:18:00.000+11:002014-01-16T08:18:21.364+11:00the 52 project<div style="text-align: center;">
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joining in</div>
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on wednesdays </div>
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-23937505568315017082014-01-13T10:07:00.000+11:002014-01-13T19:37:27.529+11:00summer village<div style="text-align: center;">
our summer time</div>
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has been filled with the sunshine beyond</div>
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the great divide</div>
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days spent in & around the muddy waters</div>
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love the<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/my-village.html" target="_blank"> 'village' that surrounds us</a></div>
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i often reference the saying</div>
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to me our village is made up </div>
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of more than the people</div>
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its the time spent creating wonderful memories</div>
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its the knowing people</div>
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& in that being loved in return</div>
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meshed, just like scrabble letters!</div>
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some wonderful memories from the last few weeks</div>
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of cricket games</div>
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1sts on the riBer</div>
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boogie boarding</div>
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bean bag tossing</div>
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card games</div>
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black gold fish </div>
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lost teeth</div>
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music </div>
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super stacks </div>
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some free style'n patchwork</div>
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knee board coaching</div>
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tennis hits</div>
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doggies back home </div>
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camp fires</div>
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hobbit-ing</div>
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6 degrees of separation discoveries </div>
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building, gap filling, painting & wiring walls</div>
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hanging doors & stuffing insulation</div>
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& water skiing of course!</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(yes that is me further up!) </span></div>
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yep</div>
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my cup runneth over</div>
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enJOY your journey</div>
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-11714981010769317632014-01-06T11:00:00.000+11:002014-01-06T11:00:05.939+11:00she with the most ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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so it started sometime a while back<br />
with going halves in a whole lot</div>
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of lovely quality quilting cottons</div>
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& a great bulk buy of 'ribbons' which we spied as really bias binding!</div>
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yay .... </div>
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then there was 4ths in</div>
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<b>THE great big thread haul</b></div>
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which was a bit of a gamble<br />
but for what we paid we figured</div>
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that if we went on face value plus one extra that was good value</div>
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whoooo hooo ... lets just say it was most certainly worth it!</div>
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each of us almost have the entire colour set!!</div>
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& halves in this lovely lot too</div>
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& then there was some craziness</div>
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with a whole lot of denim & other lovelies </div>
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just had to be</div>
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yep there was a happy dance or so<br />
you can even see the amazing micro suede<br />
i made my <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/p52-wk2.html" target="_blank">cape</a> from on the top of the pallet pile!</div>
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little people squeezed in between the rolls<br />
there was some pink fur stroked all the way home!<br />
.... and now to sew it up!<br />
oh & do you think i might have a lifetime supply of thread perhaps!<br />
i think so!!</div>
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so you know</div>
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a girl has 'got-to-have' a great fabric stash hey!?</div>
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there may have been some great sales on lately ...</div>
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my deliberate fabric selection has changed a lot in the last year</div>
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i've gone from thinking fabric for items for markets</div>
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to sewing more clothing items for me</div>
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with some 'tweaking' to the fabric shopping list</div>
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in order to 'make' for a friend's new shop being opened in feb</div>
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very excited about that</div>
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so this bundle may have made its way home with me this week</div>
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some for me & some to sew to sell</div>
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stay tuned hey!</div>
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now back on the topic of 'stashing'</div>
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there's some innate desire to stash & own & treasure</div>
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with those who sew</div>
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sometimes the stashing can get in the way of the making</div>
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for women is it the 'gatherer' instinct</div>
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is it something to do with the temptation of the 'great sale'?</div>
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but i have to say that i love that when i 'need' to problem solve</div>
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a design element i can turn to my stash & the answer is there!</div>
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lucky me .... </div>
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so in the big furniture & sorting re-shuffle that happened</div>
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about our home last year with the completion & set-up of 'the studio'</div>
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we moved this fabulous wardrobe into my sewing room</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(yes i am completely spoilt as i have an art studio & a sewing room!)</span></div>
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we've had this piece for years & its had a variety of uses</div>
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was a fantastic op shop buy a few years ago</div>
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my FIL fitted the shelves for me</div>
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there's a beveled mirror on each door as well</div>
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.... & since sewing more clothing having a mirror </div>
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in your sewing room .... is very very handy!</div>
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i spent 3 evenings collecting all my fabrics from assorted storage</div>
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unfolded, pressed & refolded & sorted</div>
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yep ... totally worth it!</div>
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so when i say i've raided the <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/the-case-of-missing-mojo.html" target="_blank">'top shelf'</a></div>
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i mean it .... dualities!</div>
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great story behind these little fishies<br />
..... swim fishes swim along the grainline!</div>
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i have purchased lots of fabric on line in the past but this</div>
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last year has brought on much more expensive 'shipping' to australia</div>
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so yeah ..... not so much! to make it worth it you really need to buy bulk</div>
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& that's just not always necessary .....</div>
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and as well as that i've found more & more</div>
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that i like the thrill of finding & handling fabrics</div>
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that has a lot to do with the making clothing change</div>
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so rathdowne remnants & spotty & darn cheap fabrics</div>
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have been more frequented </div>
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..... with no <a href="http://thornberry.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">encouragement </a>from <a href="http://and-so-i-sew.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">others</a>!?</div>
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their advice is gold</div>
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my recent spotty splash out - top pic</div>
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have you been to spotlight lately & seen there</div>
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vintage linen range? called?</div>
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well i did spot some IG discussion & some disapproval</div>
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of Spotty's choice here to reproduce these designs</div>
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for people who know 'fabric' to us they are</div>
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one of the designs from Denyse Schmidt's</div>
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Flea Market Fancy Free Spirit range </div>
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from some years back by Westminster Fibers </div>
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yeah that's true ..... but its also not</div>
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they are designs used early last century</div>
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that have no 'copy right' & may be used for reproduction</div>
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kind of makes you feel like you've been cheated a little huh!</div>
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can you spot the difference between them?</div>
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which is which?</div>
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left :: spotlight version in stores now - linen</div>
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right :: flea market fancy - quilters cotton</div>
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the spotty one being a linen is slightly more grainy looking of course</div>
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i love this design & i have absolutely NO issue with it being reproduced</div>
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& with the recent 40% off it made it very afforable</div>
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i only bought x1m & am now wishing i'd bought more</div>
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i came across this same reproduction issue a few years ago</div>
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when i found a little plate in an op shop </div>
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with <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/thrifted-lotus.html" target="_blank">another fabric design that i know well & adore</a></div>
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<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/lotus-thankyou.html" target="_blank">i did .... i wrote to 'amy</a>' ..... she/or one of her staff kindly wrote back to me</div>
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saying they'd investigate ... they did & explained</div>
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they also asked for my postal address ....</div>
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lucky me was sent some ab patterns of my choice!!</div>
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so no getting upset peoples .....</div>
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we do not live in an ideas vacuum</div>
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there really are very few 'original' ideas out there</div>
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support our bricks & mortar stores .... we need them</div>
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but what i would like to see happen</div>
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is some kind of coding as to where the fabrics were</div>
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'grown' ..... i'd love to know there fair-trade ratings!! </div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-25609209514834821942014-01-01T10:08:00.001+11:002014-01-01T10:08:29.507+11:00my village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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love the 'village' reference</div>
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the people in our village are like gold</div>
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they make our lives</div>
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little slide show of some of what happened</div>
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in our village in 2013</div>
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its a good thing to look back to help you look forward</div>
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happy days ahead </div>
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enJOY your journey</div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-48850515288504706572013-12-31T22:30:00.000+11:002014-01-01T07:56:31.572+11:00quilt tops<div style="text-align: center;">
kinda joining in the <a href="http://crafting-a-rainbow.tumblr.com/post/70085318438/join-me-in-posting-your-top-5-lists-for-2013" target="_blank">top 5 lists</a></div>
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.... so going with the no rules thing</div>
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here's my top 5 handmade tops .... plus a favourite parrot</div>
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..... & a short reflection </div>
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in vague calendar order</div>
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top left :: <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/swing-it-sister.html" target="_blank">swing it sister</a></div>
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top right :: <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/bamboo-wonderland.html" target="_blank">bamboo wonderland</a></div>
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middle left :: <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/wip.html" target="_blank">scrappy wip</a></div>
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middle right :: o<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/one-penny-two-penny.html" target="_blank">ne a penny two a penny</a></div>
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bottom left :: <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/party-like-parrot-kitty-cat.html" target="_blank">party like a parrot</a></div>
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bottom right :: <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/stacked-acid-that-will-never-lose-its.html" target="_blank">acid spotty coin stack</a></div>
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its been a big year of plenty of creativity</div>
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in the planning & execution</div>
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just not a mountain of quilting going on</div>
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lucky me acquired both an <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/a-golden-sewjourn.html" target="_blank">overlocker</a> & steam iron</div>
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this year so this has spurred a re-newed passion </div>
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to make clothing for me!</div>
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we <a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Travel" target="_blank">traveled</a> os & this always does something weird to my sewing focus</div>
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oh & if you missed it .... i started up a <a href="http://artwendy.wix.com/littlesmartys" target="_blank">new business</a></div>
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so yeah .... not so much patchworking going on</div>
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but as always there are things happening in the background<br />
i've noticed in going through my blog posts<br />
& looking through images that i<br />
have a true colour story going on <br />
i did know this but its taken me a little by surprise :: nice to look at it all side by side<br />
i'm very heavily biased to 'winging it' my way ... aren't i?<br />
funny ... when you're in the midst of things sometimes you don't see it!?<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(not intended as a bad pun but i don't mind a duality! he heee!)</span><br />
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oh & technically the one-a-penny ..... is not a quilt top<br />
but i'd like to make one that way sometime ...<br />
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so wishing you all a happy and blessed</div>
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2014 .... enJOY your journey</div>
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-1061350938820111302013-12-31T18:39:00.002+11:002013-12-31T18:40:27.197+11:00a year slips by<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
happy new year</div>
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literally just whipped this dress up</div>
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feeling quite pleased with my efforts</div>
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its a <a href="http://www.stylearc.com.au/stylearc/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=402&category_id=22&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=47" target="_blank">Style Arc Slip-on Suzie Dress </a></div>
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is 'actually' the second time i've made this dress</div>
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first effort was in a plain brown jersey</div>
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which i really really disliked at first</div>
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in fact it hung in my wardrobe for a few months before </div>
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i even entertained the idea of wearing it!</div>
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no pic of that one</div>
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made up in the plain brown the under layer of the </div>
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crossover neckline along the waist can be seen ... </div>
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its a vwl ..... heheee!</div>
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so i had thought .... a patterned version might work better</div>
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love this slinky knit with modern pixelated enlarged roses</div>
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thought it might have looked like a house dress</div>
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but i'm good i like it</div>
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all about the styling sometimes hey!</div>
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i "need" some hot pink shoes i think!!</div>
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jump starting my #YOEF :: 1</div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-20176867821064703862013-12-31T09:36:00.000+11:002013-12-31T09:39:46.529+11:00stacked acid that will never lose its spots<div style="text-align: center;">
way back one evening when i was both bored</div>
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& probably procrastinating</div>
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i sewed<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/bit-of-acid-spots-some-stacked-coins.html" target="_blank"> a spotty acid quilt top</a></div>
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then the next day another</div>
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designed to be a double-sided top</div>
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with no 'backing' as such</div>
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i love working in this way</div>
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& that magic pudding of scraps has grown of late</div>
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so guess what</div>
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there are more of these in store</div>
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since they are bound for our new bunk room</div>
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at our cabin on 'our riBer' ....</div>
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so that means there are 3 more to make</div>
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yep ... lets keep tally shall we?</div>
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oh & it was one of my colour examples<br />
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so a start & finish for the year</div>
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it was very nearly complete about a month ago</div>
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..... only had 20cm of binding to stitch down </div>
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done now .... love a bit of acid yellow or green ....</div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-54748352026782301512013-12-30T13:30:00.000+11:002013-12-30T13:30:01.703+11:00little smARTy's studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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total immersion in colour & creative minds</div>
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it has been a wonderful begining</div>
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my cup runneth over</div>
ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-64532731698956070962013-12-30T09:04:00.000+11:002013-12-31T08:11:34.190+11:00a year of ethical fashion<div style="text-align: center;">
so i spotted <a href="http://meetmeatmikes.com/2013/12/a-year-of-ethical-fashion/" target="_blank">pip encouraging people</a> to</div>
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Year of Ethical Fashion 2014</div>
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#YOEF </div>
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now this is my kind of thing</div>
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i have for most of my adult life bought</div>
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second hand or upcycled clothing</div>
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i love buying from a maker when i can</div>
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i own plenty of clothes to meet my needs</div>
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& i'd like to join in a swap thing somewhere, sometime</div>
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oh & now i have been back sewing</div>
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clothes for me ...... </div>
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these are small grass roots ideas that are not new</div>
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all of history has determined that our textile industry</div>
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sub or lack of standard conditions for workers are not new either</div>
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what is new is that our world wide economy of scale</div>
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we are not satisfied with what we need</div>
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our desires to have more</div>
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accesibilty to more economic clothing</div>
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& the hype of fashion that creates </div>
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some kind of 'socially approving' desire </div>
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to want to have to use up & to discard</div>
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we have created an impossible whirlwind that our planet can not sustain</div>
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and</div>
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then there is the issue or what is </div>
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fair????</div>
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fair conditions & fair payment </div>
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from the very production of textile fibers</div>
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to the actual garments</div>
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there are more and more companies</div>
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are joining in <a href="https://www.baptistworldaid.org.au/behind-the-barcode/" target="_blank">with supporting 'fair' & 'ethical'</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OxfamAustralia" target="_blank">Oxfam Australia</a> regularly posts on their face book page</div>
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join in over there too ....</div>
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so in 2014 ..... i 'pledge' to be always mindful in </div>
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shopping/sourcing for</div>
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clothing to wear for both myself & my family .....</div>
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that it be ....</div>
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<b><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">:: bought from ethical makers </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">= fair trade or handmade sellers</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">:: bought second hand </span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">:: made by myself</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">:: be it already in our wardrobes</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">:: swapped or borrowed or gifted items</span></b></span></div>
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essentially i have what i 'need'</div>
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'first-world' fashion esthetic ..... </div>
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i would of course like to have 'new-to-me' items</div>
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since May '13 i've made myself lots of new items</div>
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they are unique, fitted to me & my taste</div>
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& i can only hope that the people involved</div>
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in the production of the fibers were treated 'fairly'</div>
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who knows ..... probably not!?</div>
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a few pics that tell some of our</div>
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journey of late</div>
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the blue & pink fairies at our Playful Market</div>
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mother's group friends</div>
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family holiday escapes</div>
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a plane does a fly-by over the sheep gathered in 'the stable'</div>
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pattern wrapped parcels</div>
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love my pink christmas tree</div>
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precious little baby Amy May</div>
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some summer time beach sunshine & reading</div>
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lost teeth</div>
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-19270778549838510742013-12-29T08:30:00.001+11:002013-12-29T09:23:40.238+11:00the case of the missing mojo<div style="text-align: center;">
yeah .... i've had a couple of 'blocks'</div>
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with my sewing of late</div>
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& that has translated into few blog posts!</div>
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the "post-os-trip-block" ....</div>
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this has happened to me before</div>
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the whole travel adventure switches my thinking</div>
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& then i find it tricky to switch back for a while</div>
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but this has been a long while</div>
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as our amazing<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Travel"> northern sojourn</a> was way back then</div>
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the other ...... "i-started-a-new-buisness-block"</div>
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and i have been completely focused on creating something wonderful</div>
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<a href="http://artwendy.wix.com/littlesmartys">little smARTy's studio</a> is a dream come true</div>
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one term in & i love it</div>
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of course i've started <a href="http://littlesmartys.blogspot.com.au/">a blog for little smARTy's as well</a></div>
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yeah .... on & then there's been plenty happening in life</div>
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<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/global-sew-in-for-days-for-girls.html">which is the way i like it</a></div>
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<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/global-sew-in-for-days-for-girls.html">days for girls</a>, full circle, the playful market</div>
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riBer trips, family times, a sewjourn, some hijinks, gallery visits,</div>
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milestone finishes, lost baby teeth, & teaching .... loving it</div>
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so last week, just in time for some handmade gift making</div>
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the sewing mojo just 'had' to be found</div>
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thankfully is was</div>
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it wasn't like i stopped dreaming up new ideas</div>
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they were flowing .... it was the application</div>
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sew .... i made a whole heap of</div>
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pillow cases</div>
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gifted to various friends & family</div>
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i'm quite pleased with them actually! </div>
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there were co-ordinating colour matches to consider</div>
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fun fabrics for kids thinking of personalities</div>
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& some 'top shelf' choices </div>
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my lovely overlocker made these a fast, neat finish</div>
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of course ..... just need to make some for our bed</div>
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the count is at 22 .... not all pictured!</div>
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so yeah .... i'm back blogging<br />
but you can also now find me<br />
with a new passion over on IG<br />
as littlesmartysstudio</div>
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ARTwendy ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07724244257734738965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041573790624657352.post-90506899159382193172013-12-04T08:07:00.000+11:002013-12-04T08:07:26.062+11:00heART a craft :: simple<div style="text-align: center;">
"heART a craft"</div>
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a collection of favourite images & ideas </div>
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collection no.8</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(i know i'm blogging ... don't fall over!)</span></div>
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these are quilts saved in my littlesmARTys</div>
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pinterest folder :: textiles<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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selected a few to show<br />
how beauty in simplicity<br />
is stunning<br />
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ok yes the very top one is not actually<br />
'simple' but its structure is ....<br />
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there is quite amount of plain colour<br />
in 3 of these & i do love using blocks of colour<br />
am going to try to bring myself back to using & playing with<br />
blocks of colour some more<br />
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so just finding some inspiration<br />
in works by others<br />
love that you can see the hand stitching in some of these <br />
this one of these simple crosses<br />
immediately reminds me that<br />
i have enough whirly gigs in<br />
<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2010/03/whirly-gigs-swap-1-x2-sets.html">red & aqua to make 2 large single quilts</a><br />
yep ... need to finish some ufo's<br />
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i'd even planned on 'framing' them with a warm neutral<br />
alike this .... but i'm thinking still as i really like<br />
the affect of them stacked on top of each other<br />
like this<a href="http://hartylittlepeaces.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/riber.html"> larger block version</a> made<br />
by awesome friend Sam ....<br />
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