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Inspiration comes from everywhere. I love flowers and hope one day I will live in an environment where I can have hydrangeas and tumbling roses.
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I love corduroy, so it was only a matter of time before it crept into my designs. This week I have 5 new bags to sell at the Smart Street Parties Friday 7th March 2014.
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During my recent journey down south we explored the stunningly beautiful Esperance region. It was here my good friend Alex volunteered to model my designs so I could have some images of my latest work. I hope you agree the landscape, model and design is pretty good.
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It’s true I stitch everywhere, so have decided to share where I take my needle and thread and what I create. Nature is a prime influence on my design sensibility. Bought up in the forest of south west Australia instilled in me a real appreciation of nature. I feel energised amongst the trees, on the beach and in wide open spaces. In Australia we have this in bucket loads. Over the next week I will post photos of my latest journey south to Esperance and back along the track between Cape Lewin and Cape Naturalist. I am interested in where other people stitch and would love to hear your story.
Our first stop was and ENERGETIC climb up the highest mountain in the south west (tiny by European standards). Before descending the peak of Bluff Knoll I sat and stitched a few components of a necklace that featured in a photo shoot a few days later.
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I returned from 5 months travelling through Europe and took quite some time to settle. I never know what inspiration I have gathered along the way or what I will create as a result or my travelling, looking, touching and dreaming.
By coincidence I arrived in Milan in the midst of Fashion Week. What amazing unplanned timing. I loved it.
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I know my blogging has been very sporadic lately and there are lots of reasons I could give but really I have just been distracted. Distracted by my upcoming holiday. Our 5 month trip will have us travelling to London, Paris, Spain, back to France, Italy, Croatia, Egypt and Dubai. I will blog as I go so if you want to see what we are up to check in from time to time.
I am really enjoying exploring the new range of necklaces. They’re very textural and a play on an earlier idea I had. And not a flower in sight!! Do you like them?
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It was a good weekend at the Stretch Festival. There was a photography competition and the winning photo just happened to be of a local artist wearing no other than a Lulu Tissu beret. Congratulations Lisa Cruttenden-Whyte for the photo ( see below).
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This Saturday I will be having a stall at Dynamic Organics new shop at 19 Gibson Street Mandurah. It is a lovely shop full of beautiful organic produce. They are also raising funds for charity. The perfect opportunity to purchase something unique for Mother’s Day.
I will have a stall at the Stretch Festival Sellerbr8 markets Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May. Lots of new products. Come on down and support your local artisans.
