tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58617126900133445942024-02-21T05:53:59.939+11:00caravanelizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-13971940151309129122012-02-11T18:03:00.002+11:002012-02-11T18:35:06.255+11:00The proverbial horse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been wondering what the likelihood of my being able to just drop back in to blogging; as though I hadn't been Missing-Presumed-Dead for over 12 months, and without explaining the absence; is.<br />
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I feel that I owe some sort of explanation, and have decided to say, more so that I have a record of having said it than anything, that: These last 12 months defeated me in a flat on my face with a mouth full of dirt kind of a way; and then dusted me off and dressed my wounds and left me transformed. And, like a Transformer* (the morphing robots, not the power supply for downlights): this side of the transformation is better. Definitely better.<br />
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So this a farewell to that poor dead horse I flogged for so long, with gratitude for how far it got me before it died; and a tally ho (the urging call, not the cigarette paper) as I saddle up a new horse and a new year and move forward.<br />
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It's nice to be back.<br />
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*Disclaimer: I owe having a Transformer related metaphor in my blog to the big and small men in my life, who unabashedly love Transformers and who have apparently subliminally implanted Transformers upon me. And when I say Transformers, I refer to the cartoons and comics of my childhood, and not the modern movies, which I am led to believe, are something of an abomination.elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-86883839822704519932011-02-03T11:27:00.001+11:002011-02-03T11:27:43.771+11:00Four videosI'm not usually much of a video or link kind of a gal but I have a sinus thing and the whole left side of my face has conspired against me with swelling and pain and synchronic leaking. Nice.<br />
I can't see straight to photograph, let alone do anything interesting, so I thought I'd share some videos that have been keeping entertained while I nurse my poor nose. This week I've come across three which are <s>nonsense, really</s> worth a squiz if you have a minute.<br />
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I saw the first at <a href="http://mypoppet.blogspot.com/">Cintia's blog</a>, and it's a smile maker for sure. Thank you, European creativity.<br />
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And I saw these clever two on <a href="http://frenchbydesign.blogspot.com/">Si's blog</a>. If I had to live in a blog, I would choose Si's blog for sure - it's beautiful.<br />
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And this last one is an oldy but a goody, and always picks me up with a laugh. There are a few f-bombs incase that's not your thing.<br />
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A band called Bright Knights is putting together a music video for one of their songs and have invited the world to help by downloading individual frames and colouring them in. Need I say more?<br />
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So excuse me while I scribble away at the dining table for a few minutes and occasionally giggle with excitement about seeing the finished video.<br />
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Go to the <a href="http://www.drawingthislove.com/">Drawing This Love site</a> to join the fun.elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-42332528420107520222011-02-01T14:03:00.000+11:002011-02-01T14:03:38.454+11:00The Month that WasMy January was<br />
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celebrations<br />
laughter<br />
friends<br />
family<br />
bbq's<br />
too many cherries<br />
not enough peaches (yet)<br />
just the right amount of mangoes<br />
homemade sorbet<br />
joyous<br />
difficult<br />
banana smoothies<br />
two weddings<br />
hard work<br />
good times<br />
bad times<br />
glasses of iced water<br />
hot, hot days<br />
gratefulness<br />
sickness<br />
long walks<br />
evening breezes<br />
tears<br />
too much photo editing<br />
and the reupholstering of an antique chair*.<br />
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I hope yours contained some of the things you love, and if you are affected by the floods, that you and yours are safe and well.<br />
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Except for photographing a wedding, I barely took any photos this month, so these are a few snaps of the gingerbread biscuits I made to give at Christmas, and the amazing view from said wedding (more on that later).<br />
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I know I know, a whole month, all that socialising, and only three photos. For shame.<br />
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It's good to be back.<br />
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*Don't ask me how I managed to get myself into that last one, but it's in progress and I think I'll do a post about it when I'm done.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanhandmade/5405878377/" title="Bible Garden, Palm Beach by caravan handmade, on Flickr"><img alt="Bible Garden, Palm Beach" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5405878377_c7086e3346.jpg" width="500" /></a>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-43423321782139148272010-12-22T22:17:00.000+11:002010-12-22T22:17:15.289+11:00A gift for youTo thank you committed readers who have stuck with me through these last few months, I'm pleased to offer this little voucher for use when the shop opens in the new year. Having you here has meant the world to me and I love being a part of such an inspiring and creative community. I hope this Christmas and new year season is full of every happiness for you all xx<br />
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This offer is valid for 30 days from the day the online shop opens, and is one use per person only. 20% will be taken off the total purchase price, excluding postage, and this voucher may not be used with any other offer unless specifically stated.elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-66040841787214872262010-12-21T11:37:00.000+11:002010-12-21T11:37:00.088+11:00Joyous Noel<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanhandmade/5278819324/" title="Christmas 2010 by caravan handmade, on Flickr"><img alt="Christmas 2010" height="700" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5278819324_3d09d0c1e0_b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I seem to have drifted into holiday mode without really meaning to - we've been All About Christmas (as you can see) for the last few weeks and I am loving every minute of it. I guess amongst all the festivities and gift making and end of year concerts, I've been having a break from the blog. I will probably be a bit sporadic with posts until the new year, and I wish you and yours many blessings and joy this Christmas season.<br />
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In other news, we got home last night to find the christmas tree semi-horizontal, pine needles and the odd decoration strewn about it . It would have been all-the-way-horizontal, if it weren't for the low bookshelf it had crushed on it's descent. I am counting my blessings that not.one.drop of pine sap infused water spilt, which is a christmas miracle for sure. For now, it's leaning up against the wall and The Man made me promise not to attempt fixing it on my own - in fear of the rug being soaked in sticky water - so I will have to wait for him to get home tonight and we'll fix it together. I'm saying "stay away from the tree" more than any reasonable person should, but it's precarious state is making me nervous. I took these photos this morning, and tried my best to hide the slant. May your week be merry, and may all your trees be upright xx<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanhandmade/5242544328/" title="christmas tree by caravan handmade, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas tree" height="336" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5242544328_89235afd49.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanhandmade/5241950607/" title="christmas tree by caravan handmade, on Flickr"><img alt="christmas tree" height="336" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5241950607_0508199d94.jpg" width="500" /></a>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-18901377430352561992010-12-02T21:31:00.001+11:002010-12-02T21:36:02.894+11:00My Creative Space...has some rather poorly photographed handmade Christmas decorations. This will be the first Christmas that we haven't had to travel away from home to celebrate with family; and, therefore, our first Christmas - ever - with our very own tree and decorations. I am feeling particularly homesick, and a bit overwhelmed, as we creep up to the one year mark of living in Sydney - and have found welcome distraction in decorating fever.<br />
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In preparation for the arrival of the tree in a few days (read: because I've become slightly obsessed with getting a tree), I made these felt hanging decorations today. They were so easy it's almost embarrassing - perfect for a rainy afternoon with the kids, too.<br />
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You will need:<br />
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: two A4 pieces of adhesive felt in whatever colour you like - contrasting or the same, it doesn't matter.<br />
: a pencil and some paper<br />
: some scissors<br />
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Peel off the backings on the felt and stick to them each other - sticky sides facing.<br />
Draw up some templates and trace them onto the felt with a pencil<br />
Cut out the shapes, thread through some string, and you're done!<br />
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If you have a go at these, and especially if you do a better job than I did, I'd love to see them - add a link in the comments.<br />
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More creative spaces <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/2010/12/my-creative-space.html">here</a>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-5355251342390644802010-12-01T11:32:00.002+11:002010-12-01T12:18:30.504+11:00taking deep breaths<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanhandmade/5222405230/" title="Keep Calm and Craft On by caravan handmade, on Flickr"><img alt="Keep Calm and Craft On" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/5222405230_852ecc7334.jpg" width="405" /></a><br />
(image from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62439799/keep-calm-and-craft-on-8x10-print-duck">here</a>)<br />
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I've stopped tearing away the days from our tearaway calendar in an attempt to stop time, but I don't think it's working.<br />
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Christmas is coming, I'm still mysteriously coughing like an elderly smoker on her emphysemic death bed*, housework waits for no woman, the rain keeps falling, and the <a href="http://caravanhandmade.etsy.com/">shop</a> is <i>still </i>parked.<br />
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I need indulgent desserts and a desk under which to secretly consume them, stat.<br />
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The Man keeps reminding me that I'm doing my best**, and that's good enough. He's right. Right??<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*I am not elderly, emphysemic, a smoker, or on my death bed, and I mean no disrespect to you if you are or know someone who is.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">**If by best he means frequently found rocking backwards and forwards, surrounded by biscuit crumbs, repeating the words "The shop will open soon"</span>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-34463587677861832792010-11-25T16:10:00.001+11:002010-11-25T16:21:57.185+11:00My Creative Space...feels completely out of my control this week. I've had to resign myself to the fact that things just haven't gone to plan these last few months with the shop, and there isn't much to do about it but sit back with a cuppa and a few too many biscuits. My business cards arrived in the wrong colour, and on different stock than I expected. My woven labels are still in transit and I hope they haven't been lost to the sea. I'm doing my best to roll with the punches; resisting the urge to fling myself at my stash in the hope that I'll be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe">whisked away to a magical world at the back of it </a>where no-one knows what a shop is; and keeping a steady supply of said tea and biscuits on hand.<br />
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I've been working on some new patterns this week, for the <a href="http://caravanhandmade.etsy.com/">shop-which-will-open-one-day</a>. When that happens, it'll all be worth it.<br />
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Much more exciting creative spaces <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanhandmade/5205513677/%22%20title=%22pattern%20by%20caravan%20handmade,%20on%20Flickr%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5205513677_fb94f454e8.jpg%22%20width=%22500%22%20height=%22336%22%20alt=%22pattern%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E">here</a>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-27034601270219141942010-11-25T14:50:00.002+11:002010-11-25T21:30:08.047+11:00Things that are yellowlemons<br />
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chickpeas<br />
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my tape measure<br />
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turmeric<br />
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olive oil<br />
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<a href="http://caravanhandmade.blogspot.com/2010/10/things-that-are-green.html">the other </a>gypsy bucket<br />
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pencils<br />
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What yellow things are there around your house?elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-29513752506693325162010-11-22T11:31:00.001+11:002010-11-25T16:30:22.925+11:00InspirationSometimes I feel as though inspiration is like the ocean. On a clear day, I can float calmly in it and watch the fish swim by and nod to the other bathers as they, too, enjoy the vastness and potential of inspiration.<br />
Other days, the waves come all at once and I find myself sitting on the shore; half drowned and gasping for air, with sand in my mouth and my boobs popped out of my cozzie.<br />
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Today is one of the latter. I'm overwhelmed with inspiration and don't know where to start. I think I should make a list; for organisations' sake, but also so that on the days when I feel like I'm in a desert rather than an ocean, I'll have a List of Exciting Things To Do.<br />
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Do you ever get dumped by the sea of inspiration? How do you regain your composure?<br />
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In other news, here are some unrelated photos from around the house.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanhandmade/5196794754/" title="drums by caravan handmade, on Flickr"><img alt="drums" height="336" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5196794754_dd9bfc737a.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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At any rate, I'm looking forward to an appointment free week this week, and will be head down, bum up in the studio for much of it. Watch this space for <a href="http://caravanhandmade.etsy.com/">the shop</a> opening.<br />
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Thank you all for visiting even though I was awol - you're the bees knees and I'm really starting to feel like a part of a little community xx<br />
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**I'll make up for it with a new colour set this week, pinky swear.elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-25940681235305881232010-11-11T20:06:00.000+11:002010-11-11T20:06:12.114+11:00My Creative SpaceWhile the sun was still climbing above the trees outside this morning, I was sipping tea and sewing in some long-awaited labels. (then the day really began and it has taken me up till now to get around to posting this) Labels are finally here! I'm putting the finishing touches on all the stock for <a href="http://caravanhandmade.etsy.com/">the shop</a>, and hope to - how many times have I said this now? - open up next week. If you're still there and still keen, I'd love to have you join in the shenanigans of the grand opening. Keep watching this space for info, and hopefully we won't all nod off in the meantime.<br />
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More and beautiful spaces <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/2010/11/my-creative-space_11.html">here</a> x<br />
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The 9th of November: today is my birthday. I unashamedly love birthdays. I have friends who worry each year about age, and where they thought they'd be versus where they are; but I seem not to be afflicted with that particular worry, thankfully. (I have plenty of other worries instead)<br />
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The Man and I had a delicious lunch and tea at <a href="http://www.theboathousepb.com.au/">The Boat House</a> cafe, in Palm Beach. I had never been there before, and only found it by chance a few months ago looking for another cafe's contact details online. It's an excellent location, and perfectly decorated, too.<br />
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Then we stopped at <a href="http://www.wirreandanursery.com.au/">Wirreanda Nursery</a> on the way home and I picked out a beautiful Aeonium Arboreum as my gift.<br />
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The rest of my bounty is a scarf, some tea, some tea cups, and a metal bookmark. Thank you, everyone!<br />
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Now we're having a relaxed night at home, sipping tea from the Morrocan glasses from The Man and listening to the frogs outside.<br />
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A good birthday indeed.elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-29632952636703772522010-11-03T14:15:00.002+11:002010-11-09T22:20:12.391+11:00Things that are blueOur butter dish<br />
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Vintage sewing threads</div>
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Retro Bitossi pottery</div>
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An old bible</div>
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Mr Bojangles' eyes (they really are that blue)</div>
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(**does anyone know where I might find more of the lotus range? I am always on the lookout!)</div>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-16807463261893072542010-11-02T11:44:00.001+11:002010-11-02T14:25:19.639+11:00MondayIt's supposed to be springtime here in Australia, but you wouldn't know it by the weather. Last night was so windy and wet and cold that I cooked us up a big batch of vegetable soup for dinner.<br />
It's a winter staple in our house, but is always a big hit, and very easy to make. I really only lightly fry off any vegies I have with some onion and olive oil, add crushed tomatoes, vegetable stock, and some lentils, and let it simmer away for a while. We love it on a bed of brown rice and with a generous handful of fresh parmesan cheese, but you could always omit those - it's lovely on it's own, too.<br />
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I hope you're keeping well and warm, even through a colder-than-usual Spring.<br />
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In other news, these bowls were from Ikea at the beginning of this year, I'm not sure what they're called, but I picked them up for around $4 in the bathroom section. They are like a half egg shell with a flat bottom, so one end is deep and the other shallow, and I keep my pins in them. They are so useful I think I might start giving them as gifts to fellow sewers. The deep end is so deep that it's difficult for the pins to spill, and the shallow end makes it super quick and easy to grab them as needed, or, even better, chuck them in as I pull them out from a seam as I'm sewing, rather than poke around for the cushion. I keep the small one right in front of my machine for just that purpose, and then just tip them back into the big one, which is at the other end of the cutting table, when I'm done. You could always lie a magnet in the bottom if you liked, too.</div>
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Beautiful creative spaces <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/2010/10/my-creative-space_28.html">here</a></div>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-58583344384684651952010-10-25T12:18:00.003+11:002010-10-25T17:07:44.838+11:00Weekend<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">The Man gave me the biggest bunch of flowers I have ever seen - 15 lilies and over 100 californian poppies. Yep. It weighs more than a small child. Californian poppies are my favourite flower - all that wild, fragile, colour. I should mention that one of The Man's clients is a florist....an excellent contact to have, clearly.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I then shooed him out the door and had some of my closest girlfriends over for a dinner party. Good company, good food, rain outside. Perfect.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">I hope your weekend was a relaxing and happy one, too.</span></span></div>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-77163447647335009732010-10-20T13:10:00.000+11:002010-10-20T14:32:59.547+11:00WeekendI know it's Wednesday already, and probably really too late to be posting about the weekend, but I took the photos, so I thought I may as well share them anyway.<br />
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We had a birthday party to attend<br />
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And this stunning fabric, which I cut off an old lounge suite on the side of the road, to wash<br />
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I hope your weekend, however long ago, was lovely.elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-43998653894462274662010-10-20T13:04:00.000+11:002010-10-20T13:11:50.462+11:00MeltdownI had a bit of a meltdown on Monday, and it's taken me up till now to feel completely better again. Just one of those days where everything became a bit much - I suppose we all have those moments, right? (right??) At any rate, late on Monday afternoon there was a rainbow clearly visible from the window in my studio, which was a welcome reminder that storms often give way to beauty. (if only my photo did it justice...)<br />
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<br /></div>elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-55094995466660841802010-10-14T13:22:00.004+11:002010-10-14T14:39:36.384+11:00My Creative SpaceMost of this week's creative energy has been held against it's will and only allowed out for the express purposes of business card design and compliancy efforts and label ordering and other such nonsense. I'll be glad when this part of re-opening <a href="http://caravanhandmade.etsy.com/">the shop</a> is over.<br />
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If there's any creative urge left by Saturday I plan on channelling it into the garden, but probably not before trying my hand at this retro sun hat pattern, which was gifted to me along with these fabric scraps, by my sister in law earlier in the week. I love gifts like this the most of all.<br />
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The weather's warming up more now, and the humidity is rising. I'm sure in a few weeks time when it's much hotter and the humidity becomes stifling, I will eat these words; but for now I am loving the smell of the evening rain on hot earth and the fresh, dewy kind of anticipation in the air through the days.<br />
It reminds me of home.<br />
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Beautiful spaces <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/2010/10/my-creative-space_14.html">here</a> xelizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374019834381444335noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861712690013344594.post-71146732590260288162010-10-12T22:43:00.004+11:002010-10-14T14:41:21.770+11:00TuesdayA visit with a favourite small person<br />
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And then home for dinner with the man<br />
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