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Tag: inspiration

  • Inspired by :: August Empress watercolour patterns

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    Remember I said I would share some talent that makes use of watercolour and hand drawn graphics? I wanted to take some time out today to share with you the gorgeous watercolour patterns available for download from August Empress, the blog of the super talented Jo. These are just a small selection that Jo has…

  • Update :: a cover story

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    This is what I’ve been toiling away at for the last month. My next Uni assignment which is due in a little over a week. It’s an 8 page magazine and the mock-ups to a 5 page website for a fictitious magazine called LOL – Life out Loud. Drawing on inspiration from magazines like Dumbo…

  • Inspired by :: kassia photography

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    I confess I’m not usually immediately drawn to imagery with people in it. I sometimes look at the human form as detracting from a landscape or texture and if you have read my blog a while I’m sure you would know that about me by the images I choose. In a flickr search I came…

  • Inspired by :: beth retro photography

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    I love the dreaminess of beth retro’s photos, the candy colours and almost voyeuristic experience when looking at them. I have a fascination with light both real and created and I suppose it’s why these photos appeal to me so much. I can almost see them shimmer. The photos are all via flickr – from…

  • Flickr three :: vintage

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    All photos by Andrew @cubagallery. This man’s work takes  .  my  .  breath  .   away.

  • Sweetness and Light :: Gabrielle Kai Photography

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    In my quest for light blue inspiration this week I stumbled upon a single photo by Gabrielle Kai. I was going to include that photo (the one with the raspberries) but then decided to save her work for a whole post of it’s own. I’m so enchanted by the sweetness and light in her works.…

  • mattt bags

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    The cyclist will almost definitely disagree with me on this but I’m pretty sure I need one of these bags. Mattt bags are proudly handmade in Melbourne using fabric from Australian designers. I’ve narrowed my favourites down to four that all use fabric by the very talented Lara Cameron who is also based in Melbourne.…

  • The Owls are Hunting at Handmade Market – 1 Week To Go

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    Only 1 week to go and it’s on again! The quarterly Handmade Market is of course what I’m talking about… go and have a look at the designers that will be attending and tell me you wish you could be in Canberra next Sunday. If you are already here then don’t miss it! I have…

  • Getting Creative

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    My task this week is to talk about when I first fell in love with creating. For me it started with my mother and her love of sewing. She is such a beautiful seamstress and over the years has made everything from quilts, to dolls clothes to overly complicated Issey Miyake shirts (for me). She…

  • A Lofty Goal to Accomplish

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    My goal this week is to talk about a goal. If you’re wondering about the weekly challenges they come from 52 Weeks of Blogging Your Passion; eBook and forum from the lovely Tara of Scoutie Girl. My ultimate goal and one of the reasons for the return to study is to print my own fabric.…