I am married and have two wonderful sons. I live on a property in West Gippsland, a beautiful part of the world. I love painting, mixed media and textiles and dabble in all of these.
oh no....she's been painting again..
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I have been painting again...another hour or so that's all. I figure if I get an hour in every few days then I will become more confident, the painting will ...
The radish patch
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Sometimes just a little thing can get you thinking. That's is why I like to act on little things. To mark them as thought. Caught. Just as important as anyth...
The newest member of our family
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We haven't had a dog for over ten years, always having had at least two at
a time, now things have changed. Meet Charlie, our little scruff bucket of
dog,...
Spring colour in Winter and the bread of life
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On these grey rainy days it's good to get outside for a few moments and
find some early Spring colour,
such as erlicheer like a promise of Spring to come.
...
A Quilt in the Making
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I started this little quilt a few weeks ago. This being the final for the time being for the little folk in my life.
This is "Ziggy Stardust's" quilt who be...
It's Still Life: Chapter 1
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Welcome to the 5th edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey
in words and pictures of the online artist community. The Pulse is a
collabor...
BE BACK SOON
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Hope you're all doing well. I'm having a blast reorganizing and rearranging
my studio space. It was time to expand Creative Carmelina. I will share
photos ...
Winner of the Buda Contemporary Textile Award 2012
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I was totally surprised yesterday at the Buda Contemporary Textile Award
Exhibition. And what a nice surprise winning two awards.
I won the Overall Award ...
Introducing Block 58 I Dropped the Button Box Quilt
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At first glance block 58 looks a little dull but when you notice the little
piece of metallic fabric in the middle it all of a sudden lifts. The muted
tone...
hummingbird and duck
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this morning
i was washing at the sink
and a huge brown bird flew past.
i saw a white head
out i went
and there it was
gwen was more than excited
went into ...
A visit to the Sierras
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Last weekend we enjoyed the beautiful mountains and countryside of the
Eastern Sierras in Northern California. Our first night we spent at Benton
Hot Spr...
Saturday update
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I am still here....found my cropping tools. Been having so much fun with it
that I ran out of ink in my printer. Working on a new Smash book and I
would s...
Sandra and me
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I hand delivered *twenty four hour care* to Sandra Reford yesterday. Sandra
is a vivacious Toronto quilt artist who exhibits and teaches a fair amount
in ...
Getting Your Creative Life Back On Track Today
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These are the Basic Principles from the Artist Way book by Julia
Cameron
1. Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative...
Tuscan Clay
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These modernist Italian ceramics were produced by Aldo Londi at Bitossi.
The company was founded in 1921 by Guido Bitossi and is still run by his
famil...
Tranquil
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Well hello there! How are you?
Feeling a little tranquil this afternoon...
a little dreamy...
a need for some time out...
a time to recharge......
little glimpses in the studio
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making progress on this one.
and here are some shots of my art journal.
yes. i actually am playing in this book regularly.
started in may.
a great way...
The Butterfly..................
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I love butterflies and, to this day, am in awe of when I see one through my window or when I'm outside. I think they have a message, for us, on how to live -...
kantha commencement
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here you can see the slightly different coloring of the jean piece that i
have slipped inside the frazzled cuff. i started working the kantha
stitches i...
Refueling A Hybrid
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I was reading an article in last week's paper about introverts and
extroverts. Seems that research shows an extrovert is charged up by hoopla:
hustle and b...
rumi moon and bee in my bonnet
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A little moon cloth based on the herbal tarot card, The Moon, is coming
together -- a rising full moon, three stones, and maybe a sprig of lemon
balm a...
She
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So, where do you start after such a long time? I found myself in the studio
looking at my supplies, wishing to use them all at once, yet somehow not
ready...
Finally!
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Oh my gosh - it happened! Last night, Brandon and I decided to make me a
sewing room. I am SO super excited!!!
[image: future sewing room!]
This space, ...
owl work
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A new owl I’m working on:
Seaton
I named him for a nice man who sold me tires a couple weeks ago. I’ve
been working on him forever and he’ll finally b...
clearing the cobwebs...
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[image: Untitled]
[image: tempestuous]
[image: rockweed & varnish clam]
[image: beach still life]
a wild day at the beach, also seen in this video. a day...
Flickerful Friday
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May you enjoy these photos from the artists who generously post on Flickr.
1. StarField Particles Visualizer, 2. envolvente lana/seda flor, 3. fish...
ODE TO THINGS
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*Vintage hand massage from Lost Found Art, click here.*
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*ODE TO THINGS by Pablo Neruda*
*I have a crazy, *
*love of things.*
*I like pliers,*
*and scisso...
Raising A Teenager
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I hope you will indulge me for a minute or two and let me talk about one of
my favorite subjects. For the past 15 years, my life has been filled with
craz...
been sewing
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Want some more evidence of the scattering of the brainz…? Trying to keep
the scraps in check, I started sewing willy-nilly one night. This is the
best sort...
a little blue birdie told me
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to remind you that today is day 1 of the 30 x 30 challenge and that the first ever resurrectionfern and friends garage sale is tomorrow and saturday rain all...
Fall Leaf ATC (23rd)
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Hello! Today I’d like to share an artist trading card featuring a pretty
autumn leaf. Watercolor paper on a kraft background. Stamped Magenta
40.210.L New...
Art on the railings, and 'exhibition' of work..
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Wivenhoe this Saturday .......'Art on the Railings'
Date: 2nd June
Venue: St Mary's church yard
Where: High st. Wivenhoe ...
Come and have a a gre...
Generation Q
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I got a surprise note from Marilyn at QuiltWorks last week. She said my #10,000 AAQI quilt was in this magazine called Generation Q. I didn't even know this ...
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[image: leather flap pouch2] [image: leather flap pouch] [image: tea break]
I've been soo busy lately that I am starting to forget to do things
so in order ...
Capturing the Sky
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*It's a large rectangular tablecloth my sister gave me. A bright sky
blue. Not a color I'd normally work with, but I've had a plan for it.* * I
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Weekend Fun
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Point Pigeon
Peter and Riley checking out the tide pools .
Riley having fun .Beautiful Flora
My two favorite people in the world .
Devon & Peter .
Th...
there are other needlework projects happening...
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i do carry my crochet around with me for those few spare moments of time.
some little sewing pouches might be edged with these crocheted pieces...and
there...
Broken Stone Panels
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Broken Stone Panels, watercolors on paper, 12x16.5". My method of painting
is to add one layer after another, as watercolor requires; I use best
quality w...
glue and interfacing?!
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Gorilla glue on my fingertips from helping out with a science project last
night (building a model of the levothyroxine molecule) means touching
T-shirt kn...
isabella
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This is Drew Keriakedes and Joe Albanese. Drew is singing "Isabella" a song he wrote. One of many beautiful songs by this tall, soft-spoken gifted man. Our f...
solitude acrylic and oil on canvas
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[image: solitude acrylic and oil on canvas by Lorie McCown]
solitude acrylic and oil on canvas, a photo by Lorie McCown on Flickr.
On This Last Day of May
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Lupins rule here in the Maritimes
The irises are magnificent as always
Swaying in early summer breezes
Fresh fir cones are forming
and soon the breez...
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*'harbinger of love' ~ watercolors, colored pencil and gouache in s. & b.
'beta', 6" x 8" *
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“There is no 'must' in art because art is free.” *...
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It's been a week of hello's & goodbyes...I find the latter terribly hard to
do.
*etched tree's...*
I'll talk about the hello's...I've recently met some g...
Garden Report
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It's been so beautiful here that I've got a case of spring fever. Plucking
roses, making bouquets, painting canvases; that's all I can make myself do.
I'...
29 faces.....may 29
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so this challenge is coming to an end :( ive really enjoyed it and has made
me make something nearly every day which is a good thing :)
martha posted a cha...
Day 29 - Nicolette.....
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We are shaped by our thoughts... we become what we think... when the mind
is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves .....Buddha
Thank you my fr...
C L A R I T Y : a new series on the way
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A beautiful word, C L A R I T Y. We artists plod along year after year
searching for clarity in our work: the meaning behind it and what defines
our art in...
Classes,Classes and More Classes!
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Teaching classes, making class samples, coming up with new class ideas and
writing class descriptions is what my life has consisted of during the past
few ...
last but not least !
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Today, though it wasn't really day eight,
the last presents were unpacked.
The first was a painted cardboard basket
(of which I showed a sneak peek age...
Twinkle Coverlet
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Designed, crafted, and published several months ago, but it hasn't appeared
in this space, so, ladies, and the occasional gentlemen, may I present my
humbl...
What I learned about running with dogs ~ Part 1
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{{{ NOTE: this is a long post about dogs...if you prefer cats, it's okay
to leave early*.}}}*
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First things first... if you have some magic agility soc...
Balancing
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As the mind explores the symbol, it is led to ideas that lie beyond the
grasp of reason. - Carl Jung
*Balancing*
encaustic, oil paint, pigment sticks, las...
Big Block Day
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For a week we have been trying to get up to Bagru and see Mohamed Salim the
gentleman who carves our printing blocks- on a bit of a mission as we have
a fe...
Found Type Tuesday
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I wish I could have shot this graffiti covered train while it was stopped
rather than while it was whizzing past. I think the combin...
When Mumdog and Bigdog go away
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Lots of activity round the kennel lately.
Mumdog has her head in cupboards
and I help by putting my head in there too.
Big dog carries things around,
but ...
the thread that weaves
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I have two workshops coming up this summer. And already I am making plans for them, getting bags full of treats and supplies ready for my students and becomm...
rose botanicals
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I just received my comp issue of
Sew Somerset
and I have to say,
it is a great issue...
when
I sent the eco-dyed fabric botanicals
in to the ma...
Be always your whimsy self!
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These cute adorable whimsy pieces are all done in ink, graphite on
watercolor paper
And they are all on My Etsy Shop with their names and size.
Happy Memo...
tidbits
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Some exiting news have come my way lately. Two of my pieces, *forest floor*and
*sumac study*, were accepted to the World of Threads Festival exhibit, *De
...
Introduction to Weaving
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I signed up for an introduction to weaving workshop at the Handweavers and
Spinner Guild of Victoria at the beginning of this year. It's a 5-week
course, o...
Wooden Tags
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Just a quick post from me today. I've made only a few wooden tags during
the last days, because I was working in the garden...a day just has not ...
4G Exhibition...
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It has been a exciting time in the lead up to our exhibition at LillicoGlass studio and gallery and I am thrilled to say that the opening went
perfectly! W...
Chester's Comfort
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I used carpet tacks to stick a piece of my favorite rag weave to the front
of this "cabinet" made from an old hand built bee box. The bee box is made
wit...
One week till I hang!
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Well, I'm nearly there, so many last minute things I should have done by
now, but I'll get there , I hope :)
At one of my craft fair a couple of weeks ago ...
A cabin by the lake
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For someone who lives down under and most certainly dreams in color. I can
easily picture her painting her front door with polka dots and growing
flowers...
Feltmaking Workshop [next weekend]
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A reminder about the *beginners felting workshop* at* Fabrications on* *Saturday,
May 26, 2012 *from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Join me and learn about the histo...
my first Mother’s Day…
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So last weekend was my first Mother’s Day as a mother. Romain had planned
to head to curl curl beach for a picnic as it was the very beach he and I
sat on ...
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and since i hadn't posted in a while, here is what i've been up to
creatively
round and around applique pillow
playing with acrylics
two mixed media ...
Back again.....
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You must be bored of me saying 'I'm back'.... ;-)
I seem to be struggling a bit to create posts these days....and its not
easy with this on your knee dema...
Make Do, Continue, In Sympathy...
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Minneapolis to Chicago. Chicago to Seattle. Seattle to Tokyo. Tokyo to Taipei. I'm on a journey I couldn't have imagined a week ago, born out of an urgent fa...
The Story of The Little Elusive Brown Butterfly
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The Little Elusive Brown Butterfly got his name as he is rarely seen,
being of a very shy nature.
This stems from a deep seated sense of insecurit...
~ Happiness Is ~
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Kissing My Man
Hugging Our Boy
Cuddling our little dog
Cloud watching
Finding heart~shaped and holey stones
Feeling sun's warmth on my upturned face
Drinki...
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE
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*O*nce upon a time
there was a young, innocent, country girl who loved to play along the fence
rows and road sides where wildflowers grew in abundance H...
Sweet Beginnings
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In the instances where I feel that there are no right words or proper gifts
out comes a bowl, a spoon, a concoction and an oven. It happens again and
again...
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Dear Timothy,
December a year ago when I stitched that crazy blue circle on this
component, I never thought it was a bird.
Then, recently while stitching...
Closing the Doors...
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Things have been a bit quite in this space lately. It certainly has been
an interesting time and I've time to think, feel and resolve much. It
hasn't b...
contemporary boro 2
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I'm in the contemporary boro 2 workshop by Jude Hill. I'm going to mend my
favourite dress. It has seen many things in my life, it has been a true
compan...
Beginning… Again.
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I’ve been busy all along working on many creative things! It was
nice to have a break from blogging but it’s time to start again. So here I
am cont...
Christmas in April
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Christmas came and went without much blogging from me
and I know you will think I am completely mad for posting Christmas at the
end of April ... as summ...
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still a few more layers to go... Enough by Dorothy Walters I think it is enough, at times, to go without knowing where the end is, what the beginning– so lon...
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Dear Friends,
Well busy in the studio on Friday with students creating madly! Here is
Teresa making some stunning flowers to add to her winter wardrobe
...
12th Annual Keep It Local Art and Pottery Show
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* Come on out to the* *12th Annual Keep It Local Art and Pottery Show!*
Come see 17 local artists and vendors Saturday April 28th from 10-4 at 2409
Oak R...
Colour~Full Easter
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We’re enjoying a bit of a relaxed Easter holiday here in our little corner
of the world. Last week we went down by our little river and collected
some twi...
Painting Immersion
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I've had two intense painting experiences lately. First, Flora Bowley'sonline class which I thoroughly enjoyed. She's fabulous about getting
underneath all ...
Turning something old into something new
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It's always a sign that if there are no posts on the blog that it's
unlikely that there has been any stitching going on at my house. Work
and home commitme...
Keeping in touch...
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My life in Argentina has many challenges and I'm still occupied with my
appartment...
I hope I will come back soon, I already feel it and I want to say t...
The Olympic Yarn Bomber
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Just popping back to share this....
[image: Photobucket]
Isn't it amazing? You can read more about this super talented and amazing
ANONYMOUS yarnbomber h...
My first ever quilt
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I have finished the quilt, all hand stitched, many hours of work. The quilt
travelled across Australia over Christmas while I visited family in Perth.
I fo...
January...
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...is the month when I really need to just accept that I'm not going to get
anything much done, and get over it! With the madness of Christmas over, I
alw...
Drawing @ St Agnes
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Yesterday Ispent the most delightful day with my sister here...
...at the stables at St Agnes Homestead in Kyneton...
Learning to do this...
...that is,...
"Altered Egos" :)
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I'm back! And............I'm very excited to present, to you, during this
week, photos of the "Altered Egos" workshop that Kerri...
Vessel
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Hi All!!!! So the mojo with plaster continues :)) What do you think???
Love, love the texture of the plaster and the carving back... Ive added a
laye...
I have a new blog
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Hi well I know it's funny but I missed not blogging for such a short period of time that I decided to start a new "art only" blog up. So here it is "Hippy ar...
White mode
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I'm almost done with the underpainting of this one. A single bloom of Magnolia grandiflora. I have always had a thing about white flowers - I love these Magn...
By Royal Mail
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Royal Wedding memento cushion and lavender bag.I received this lovely gift
by Royal Mail yesterday. It is a Royal Wedding memento cushion as well as
the m...
Wovenletters is closing!
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Hi all!
This is the end of the wovenletters blog and the start of my new blog:
Lawendula
Please switch over and become a follower! Thank you so much! :)
FM
A Gift For Dear Grace. . .
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Fair Warning!!! This is my longest post to date! There are lots of pictures
and I promise to keep my thoughts as light as I can. When I went through my
pho...
If I could furnish my house in only BDDW
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I would. Not too long ago I was obsessed with a lamp. A lamp I found
online. The most gorgeous lamp I ever saw. My husband couldn't understand
why I felt s...
Linking Things Up...
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Well, it has been about a year since my last post, and I don't know why I suddenly feel like posting again, but here I am. My wonderful son, Zack, who gave m...
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