Friday Find #45

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Hello! 

I just have a quick post tonight, this week has been a busy one and I can't believe it's Friday again! 

Do you know Terese aka Crochetspecs over on Instagram?  

She makes the most wonderful, whimsical crochet things.

I have been a long time admirer of her gorgeous crochet budgies, they are are just so colourful and cute!  

Terese has recently released a pattern for her crochet budgies, it is available in her etsy shop 

Crochetspecs. 

I have bought a copy and can't wait to hook a few budgies up, I'm thinking I might make a flock of budgies and hang them around my shop. :) 

Aren't they cute!  Terese is a very clever crocheter!  I'm so glad she wrote a pattern for her creation and popped it in her Etsy shop! 

Have a great weekend! 

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Friday Finds #44

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Hello :)  

It's been a long time since I did a Friday Etsy Finds post, but here is it back again! 

I have found a lot of new shops on Etsy through Instagram, so I thought I'd share a few of these talented peeps! 

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1. thedollsunique  I adore the whimsical dolls in this shop, all so individual and so so cute!  Beata is the creator of these beautiful dolls, I think she does an amazing job! 

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2.  I love the interesting animals and the level of detail in the artwork of  AshleyPercival.  There are so many quirky art prints to be found in this awesome shop! 

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3. I recently came across the gorgeous  patterns for felt embroidered decorations at mmmcrafts, this is the shop of Larissa Holland, she is in the process of producing a set of patterns for the 12 days Of Christmas, it is a work in progress, but the first 6 or 7 patterns are available at the moment.  I would love to make these for next Christmas, I think it will probably be an all year project! Aren't the beautiful! 

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4. CraftywoolFelt This shop has a great range of colours in 100% wool felt, I'm keeping them in mind for when I start making my felt decorations! :) 

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Thats it for today, I hope you all have a great weekend! 

I'm off to the Twilight Emu Plains Market tomorrow, although they are predicting a very hot day, 37C if they are correct, I am thinking of pulling out of the market if it's going to be that hot, I'll have to decide in the morning...... anyway, stay cool if you can in Melbourne, 

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5 Friday Finds #43

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Hello there! 

I have another Friday Finds post for you today, it's been a while since I've done one of these, but I found myself browsing through Etsy and found a few lovely new to me shops and also some great new work form some old favourites! 

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1. I love the wood blocks that Nora Leschinski carves and paints, and she has a lot of new blocks in her shop leschiwelt.  I think they look great in a little group or just as a beautiful individual piece. I think I might have to add this gorgeous green and white flower one to my collection!

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2. Aren't these hand painted speckle skeins just amazing! They are from the shop supercraftygirl, by Andrea Karcher, with great names like 'Special Snowflake' and 'Participation Trophy' . 

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3. These fabulous knitted vegetables are the handiwork of Anastasija and are for sale in her shop MapleApple.  There are lots of different veggies here, eggplants, leeks, beetroots, potatoes, radishes, sweetcorn and many more!  They are perfect for little peeps pretend play or big girls just to admire and display!! :) 

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4. I also had a peek at erinswindow, one of my favourite ceramicist, she has a shop full of sweet bird charm necklaces, plus a few of her whimsical bell people, just so lovely! 

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5.I really like the street and cityscapes that I found in the shop lauraamiss, Laura Amiss is the talented artist whose work can be found here, there are lots of different cities from around the world represented in her shop, plus some lovely whimsical pieces.  Here prints are available in lots of sizes, so there's something for everyone here! 

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So that's my 5 finds for this week! 

Have a lovely weekend everyone, I hope you get to do something fun or relaxing or exciting or interesting! 

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5 Friday Finds #42

Hello there! 

How has your week been? Good I hope! 

I thought I'd do an Etsy Finds post today as it's been ages since my last one and there are always so many awesome creative people to discover and support on Etsy.  Mother's Day is coming up, so it was a good excuse to have a browse and bookmark some very covetable items! 

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1 At  PinkCheeksStudio, Nichol Brinkman is making so many gorgeous things!! Her custom family mobiles are so full of cute details and colour, I just love them!  I think I might have to get one made of our family and our animals too. :) And her range of other animal and storybook mobiles are just amazing too! Well worth a visit to admire her whimsical work!

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2. I love these cloud dishes from joyelizabethceramics. What a great  present for my mum (or me!)!   Joy Elizabeth makes gorgeous colourful ceramics, I also love her milk jugs, so cute!  

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3. Ali Walker is the yarn dyer at  KaleidoscopeDyeWorks, her yarns are so full of vibrant saturated colours I just adore them! I am really loving al the speckled yarns I'm seeing around the internet these days, so much colour creativity!  Perfect for all the yarn lovers out there. :)

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4. I am so glad I stumbled across  monpetitviolon, this shop is full of gorgeous crochet pattens for children clothing and other items. Vita is the lady behind this shop, and she has a lovely simple classic style that I think is quite timeless.  I'd love to make a few of these sweet cardigan! 

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5. I really like the humour in the cards at  TheFarmhouseCharm by Kiersten Stahl.  I like the simple graphic style and the amusing one or two liners.  Funny but not sarcastic, these cards are great, and there seems to be a card for any possible occasion you can imagine! 

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So that's it for today, I hope you like my finds, there are always so many interesting things being made and put up for sale on Etsy, it is very inspiring!  I'm considering opening an Etsy shop of my own, I love doing my crochet but really need a reason to make things, and I guess stocking an online shop would be a good one!  Now that the market season is finished here for a while I might have time to look into it. ( But don't hold me to it! :)  ) 

I hope you all have a great weekend, it's a long weekend here with Monday off for Anzac Day.  We are heading out for family celebrations on Saturday for my Dad's 70th birthday, and my youngest is turning 16 on Tuesday, so we might have a little party on Monday for him.  It could end up a busy weekend!  

I hope you do something fun or relaxing or adventurous or celebratory on your weekend too!

Talk soon! xxxxxxxx

5 Friday Finds #40

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Hello! How has your week been? 

It has been a busy one around here, I am always so surprised how quickly Friday rolls around! 

I am feeling quite organised that I have managed to get a Friday Finds post up on a Friday!  That hasn't happened for a while. :) 

I'm hoping next week that I'll have lots of newsy posts to get up here, lots of new things in the shop and I have been making lots of things for the up coming market season that I'd like to share with you all. 

Anyway, today my 5 Friday Finds from Etsy are here ! 

Enjoy! 

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1. Michelle Robinson from PoppyandBliss has done it again with this gorgeous geometric pattern made using tunisian crochet.  I'm loving the colours, and I have been wanting to give tunisian crochet a try, so here is the perfect project fro me! :) 

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2. EEchingHandmade is the shop of a very talented doll maker named Kho Tain Ching, I just love these amazing characters! Have a look in her sold section to see how clever she is and for lots of gorgeous dolls that have found new forever homes.  She must have trouble keeping her shop stocked as I think new dolls would be snapped up pretty quickly! :) 

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3. I love the range of laser cut buttons for sale at katrinkles, Katy Westcott's shop is full of very cute buttons like these leaves, that can have simple embroidery added for a lovely touch. :) 

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4. These rainbow spotted bowls from  Baskakova caught my eye, I do have a soft spot for colourful ceramics! Anna Baskakova is the talented ceramicist from London who makes these lovelies! :) 

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5. Speaking of colour, I love the slightly retro feel to the colours in this print found at hillarybird , the shop of illustrator Hillary Bird.  There are lots of other gorgeous prints to check out in this beautiful shop! :) 

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That's it for today! 

I hope you have a lovely weekend and do something that makes you happy. :) 

Talk soon! 

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5 Friday Finds #39

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Hello there! 

I thought it was about time I got back into my Friday Etsy Finds posts, I've been giving them a little rest, but I think it will be nice to start them up again for this second half of the year.

So here's what I've spotted for this week! 

1.Allison Hoffman's amazing shop craftyiscoolcrochet  is full of patterns for the crochet geek in all of us!  I love these Wild Things characters, and her Doctor Who crochet patterns are fantastic! :) 

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2.I love the simplicity of the ceramic apples and pears found at Lilyceramic.  Akiko Honda is the talented ceramicist behind this shop, isn't the colour beautiful in this pear ! :)

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3. Speaking of colour, check out the gorgeous shades in this had dyed yarn from PeepalooFields! 

So many beautiful vibrant yarns to drool over in this shop! Shari Scheider is the dyer behind this piece of yarny heaven, what a clever lady! :) 

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4.There are lots of little felted vessels at theYarnKitchen, Stella Melgrati makes these super cute succulent containers and felted bowls and other eco friendly homewares.  lots to like in this shop! 

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5.I couldn't resist visiting one of my favourite artist's shop thisisalliknow, I just love the work of Amanda Blake, there are quite a few new pieces here since I last visited,  so many beautiful images!! 

I know I have shared Amanda's work before, but this is such a pretty picture!!

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So that's it for today, I hope you're having a good weekend, we have just spent the day in Bendigo, I had a lovely couple of hours at the Sheep and Wool Show, but that is a whole other post for tomorrow!! 

Talk soon! 

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5 Friday Finds #38

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Hello everyone, I hope you have had a lovely week and are ready for a relaxing, fun weekend.

I'd like to thank you all for the lovely comments about my studio/shop, I am so happy that I can share my excitement about this project with a bunch of people who get it and are so supportive and positive  in their reactions, thanks you so much!  I few people hadn't realised that I was running a shop before, so it is great to have somewhere people can come and see and feel the wool rather than just online where it can be hard to convey the texture and softness of yarn.  

So now I have online and in the flesh shopping! Yay! 

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Anyway, it is time for my Etsy Finds this week, I have decided to look at more Mother's Day gift ideas for the crafty inclined mums like myself!  There is plenty of choice on Etsy! 

So here we go! 

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1.  I loved this hand dyed speckled yarn from Tara at TheSheepyshire gorgeous flecks of colour in these! 

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2.There are lots more hand dyed yarns at Spacefrog, Julia makes beautiful colour ways like these sock yarns, perfect to tempt me into the wonderful world of sock knitting, something I want to get right into! Just got to get over my fear of double pointed needles. :) 

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3. If you are multicraftual (that's a word, right?) and like to dabble in the fabric crafts as well as yarny pursuits, have a look at mabelandgeorge.  Sarah Bulkeley is the amazingly gifted designer behind this  lovely range of fabrics perfect for any quilting project or bags or cushions or skirts, or anything really!!  The colour palette Sarah uses is right up my alley, I also love her embroidery kits!  She's a local lass too, so even better to support our talented home grown makers! :) 

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4. I couldn't go past these fabulous knitted apple cushions from studiomeez, they are made from soft lambswool and look so cosy!  I think a couple of these on my bed would be so lovely! 

(boys are you reading this?? :) ) 

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5. These beautiful flower prints by designer Elizabeth Grubaugh  are available at DeweyHoward, doesn't that wall look great! There are also beautiful cushions with these prints on them, so lovely, because you can never have too many cushions, right?? ;) 

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So that's it for another week! 

Have a good weekend.  

We have a public holiday tomorrow for Anzac Day, it is quite an emotional day with everyone taking a moment to remember and give thanks all the soldiers who made sacrifices so we could live in this fabulous peaceful society.  

With all the crappy things happening in other parts of the world, I feel extra grateful to those brave people who ensured we would live with freedom and without fear.  

We are indeed a lucky country. 

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5 Friday finds #37

Hello! 

I am all out of whack with my posting at the moment, I haven't done a Friday Etsy finds post for a while, and I was determined to do one over the weekend but didn't quite get it finished, so here it is , nearly midnight on Monday and it is finally going up! 

Mother's day is coming up in a few weeks here, so I thought I'd have a look for some lovely things that I'd be happy to receive from my boys.  (although I won't be holding my breath, they are likely to forget about the whole day!) 

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1. I love the gorgeous bird soft sculptures/toys in PopetseToys , aren't these lovely!  There are lots of other woodland creatures that I'd welcome into my toy collection any day! :) 

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2. The amazing hand painted pillow at toucheefeelee1 are so beautiful!  I love this cloudy sky one, very calming I think.

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3. More gorgeous cushions can be found at Gingiber, this time with  cute animal shapes and prints, I love this black sheep one, it would look great on my couch!  I may have shared this shop with you before, I can't remember, but if I have it is such a great shop I think it is worth sharing again!! :) 

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4. I have recently come across the whimsical jewellery at kissthefrogstudio and find it so intriguing! 

Isn't this little piece called 'thinking' so lovely! It's amazing all the different things you can do with silver, gold and some enamel paint.  There are lots of quirky pieces in this shop that are just so covetable! :)  I think my mum would like one of these. :) 

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5. PoconoModern is a shop full of modernist inspired art works and other cute little things, this poster would be perfect for any pyrex enthusiast like me!  I'd love my collection to look that good in real life! I do have that aqua, snowflake, rectangle dish on the bottom shelf, so that is a start!  I'm on the look out for some pink pieces next. :) 

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So that's a wrap for tonight, I am going to get my act into gear and get my mum something nice this year, usually I leave it to the last minute, but I am going to be organised this year, she deserves something lovely! 

Have a great day/night every ever you are! 

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