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Entries from November 2008

A wee scheme is brewing

November 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yesterday, for fun, I grabbed some plastic animals off my Dad who owns a toyshop and then made myself a box studio… (a box cut in half and white paper curving up the back of it) then proceeded to have a photo shoot with a number of obliging plastic animals. This was done for fun [...]

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Tags: Photography

Inspired : James Jean

November 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Sometimes a trip away is just what I need to get started again, motivated and even confident enough to do something. So my list making has become a little mad lately and the ideas are so abundant that yesterday I became overwhelmed, today I am much better.

Haaz Spring Print
While I have been conduction my reasearch [...]

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Tags: Arts and Culture · Illustration

Things I learnt about Melbourne (big cities)

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

-There is a big difference between saying “road”, “street” or “avenue”. Often have will have all three, for example “Burke” road and “Burke street”. These two exist at different parts of the city…  I learnt this the hard way when I took the tram into the city as apposed to out to a suburb for [...]

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Tags: Adventures · Blogroll · Knitting · Web Design

Back from Melbourne and New Website

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m back! Melbourne was great! I am still going through my photos and have yet to photograph my “loot” which is mostly fabric and books. The clothes required a little more thought, which I just didn’t have. Too busy sightseeing! Lets just say this for now: Amazing fabric stores IF you know where to go, [...]

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Tags: Adventures · Life in general · Web Design

Melbourne here I come!

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments

I am off tomorrow in the early hours of the morning for the long awaited trip to Melbourne! Not sure if I will get any chance to post here, infact i doubt it, internet cafes cost a fortune these days… “I remember when i was younge it was 50 cents for an hour! AND there [...]

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Tags: Adventures

My creepy little secret

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

I have a funny little secret that most people think is a little strange. When i was 13-16 around when i had my first job, i had little to spend it on, except to buy / collect what i wanted, which was Porcelain dolls. They were the cheaper types, mass produced ones that would not [...]

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Tags: Art · Web Things

La Tartine Gourmande

November 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Since I have been working hard the last few days I have neglected my daily design dose of favorite design blogs. This morning I gave myself until 12pm to get clued up on whats happening in blog land. Thanks to design*sponge (again) i have found a new blog to add to my list of daily [...]

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Tags: Food · Photography · Web Things

Today is a good day

November 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Today is a good day for a few reasons…

Despite a few set backs this morning i still managed to complete the blog re-design. I even changed the planned design half way through….. I didn’t like it.
Obama is now President
I get to watch Stargate Atlantis tonight
I have in my hot little hands, a chocolate bar, which [...]

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Tags: Life in general

There’s going to be some changes around here

November 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Hi! I am all set to start making changes to the blog so if you see funny things happening ignore them!

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Tags: Blogroll

It’s a hard life, for a cat

November 2nd, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Blogroll · Life in general