tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48047133905231957982024-02-07T21:37:44.325+08:00from my heart Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-85980586607104961622018-08-09T19:22:00.004+08:002022-06-24T12:10:06.075+08:00My Freo tartan blanketPLEASE NOTE that I am absolutely uninterested in hearing how I made this in the wrong colours.<br />
It's also designed with the Freo AFL strip specifically in mind.<br />
<br />If you want to try this with other colours, keep in mind that they may look funny from a distance (eg blue and yellow might look green, which is why you should consider adding white)<br />
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THIS IS MY PATTERN. I designed it myself.<br />
If you decide to share, I'd prefer a linkback to this post rather than a copy/paste, and it would be very nice if you could credit me (Toni Laws) as the designer when sharing pictures of your finished work.<br /><br />Right, now that all the nasty business is out of the way, let's get to hooking!<br /><br />If you haven't made a crocheted tartan blanket before, it looks amazingly complicated and is about the easiest blanket in the world to make.<br /><br />I've used a 5mm hook and Paintbox Simply Aran, in<br />248 dark purple<br />200 white<br />I used about 10 skeins of purple and 7 of white.<br />It's a nice soft acrylic, and the ply is quite thick (feels like a 10 ply)<br /><br />This blanket is big. If you wanted a smaller lap blanket, just use a smaller ply yarn (a small 8 ply or even 6ply, if you can get it in the right purple)<br /><br />Paintbox is about $3.30 for a 184m skein, which makes it a good price, and you can get it at<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lovecrochet.com/">www.lovecrochet.com</a><br /><br />I use US terms, and here is a comparison chart if you prefer UK terms:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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a US double crochet and chain.<br />The second part is to weave long lengths of yarn vertically through the spaces, which forms the tartan.<br /><br />Please watch this YouTube video to see the technique to create a basic filet mesh.</div>
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<br /><br />To create the blanket I've made, which measures about 160x160 cm, use this video technique and these instructions to create the basic mesh.<br /><br />ch 250 in dark purple<br /><br />1. 1 dc (double crochet) in 6th chain from hook.<br />*ch 1, sk 1, dc in the next ch.<br />rep from * to end.<br /><br />PLEASE NOW CHECK YOU HAVE 123 SPACES.<br /><br />2. ch 4, sk 1 ch sp, dc in next dc.<br />*ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc in next dc<br />rep from * to end, working last dc in the ch3 at the beg of the previous row.<br /><br />3. ch 4, turn, sk 1, dc in next dc.<br />*ch 1, sk 1, dc in next dc.<br />Rep from * to end, working last dc in top of ch 3 from beg of previous row.<br /><br />You will repeat row 3 till you have finished the blanket.<br />The only changes you will make are changing colours. This is always done at the end of a row.<br /><br />To change colours, finish the row and end off the yarn. Start the new row in your new colour.<br />Every few rows, get into the habit of counting your spaces, making sure you always have 123. It is possible to make a mistake and skip a space, which will ruin the blanket.<br /><br />The colour pattern is as follows:<br /><br />15 rows of purple<br /><br />5 rows of white<br />3 rows of purple<br />5 rows of white<br />3 rows of purple<br />5 rows of white<br /><br />15 rows of purple<br /><br />5 rows of white<br />3 rows of purple<br />**5 rows of white** HALFWAY THERE!<br />3 rows of purple<br />5 rows of white</div>
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Now congratulate yourself, because the hardest part is over.<br /><br />Get a bottle of wine, load up something good on Netflix, and start darning those ends in.<br /><br />When your basic mesh is all tidied up, clear the table and lay it down so the stripes are running vertically to you.<br />Starting at the corner, you're going to weave long lengths of yarn through each of the rows of chain spaces, at right angles to the stripes of the mesh.<br /><br />Please watch this YouTube video to see how the technique is done.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9gdfCYOIfd0/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9gdfCYOIfd0?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
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You will follow the same colour pattern as for the basic filet mesh (15 rows of purple, 5 of white etc) but instead of crocheting those, you are going to use 3 long lengths of yarn to form each row.<br /><br />I use a piece of scrap yarn in a different colour (hot pink will work well).<br />It needs to be loosely measured as long as the blanket, plus a bit for weaving, plus a bit for a knot at each end, plus a few inches for a fringe at each end.<br />This will give you the length you can use to measure all your purple and white lengths. Better to have too much than too little.<br /><br />Cut 3 pieces of purple to length, then use your crochet hook, a BLUNT ENDED needle, a safety pin or a bodkin to begin weaving, and use the technique Tanis describes in the video above.<br />The next row will alternate, and you'll begin to see the weaving effect right away.<br /><br />You need to do the weaving on a flat surface, to ensure your tension is kept even.<br />The blanket might start to look a little bit bowed but don't worry, as long as you keep it flat while you're working, it will even out as you go.</div>
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<br /><br />And that's it! You're done!<br />This has probably taken you a long time, so you can feel really proud of yourself for finishing it.<br />Kick back on the couch and snuggle under your lovely warm FREO blanket!<br />#foreverfreo #purplearmy #ibleed purple<br /></div>
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If you can, make a copy of the pattern you're working from, and substitute the correct terms so you don't get confused.<br /><br />Your hook may use an American or UK size ( a number or letter) or a metric size. Here's a comparison chart for that, too.<br /><br /><br />
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I hope this helps, good luck!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-87570680693319493742014-02-02T08:19:00.003+08:002014-02-02T08:19:55.301+08:00January at ScrapLoungeThis was the <b><a href="http://scraplounge.typepad.com/scraplounge/2014/01/entries-in-january-moodboard-challenge.html">January challenge</a></b> over at <b><a href="http://scraplounge.typepad.com/scraplounge/">ScrapLounge</a></b>.<br />
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The sketch provided was from my lovely friend Miss Kym, whose sketches are always a delight to work with.<br /><br />And here is my take. I took inspiration from the beach theme with my photos, and the yellow, then added other papers to pick up the colours from my daughters' bathers. I really like the effect of the black outlining, though I wish my eye was straighter! I can see plenty of places where I have stuck things down crooked.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-81974055904242375272014-01-12T18:16:00.004+08:002014-01-14T18:58:17.175+08:00BW2 JanuaryI LOVE scrapping on black, but I just haven't done it for ages for some reason. I've been doing a lot of patterned paper backgrounds instead.<br />
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Anyway, decided to have a bash at the January challenge at <b><a href="http://blackwith2challenge.blogspot.com.au/">Black with 2</a>,</b> and here's my attempt.<br />
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I'm not at all certain that this will pass, but since I love the LO, that's OK. I'm really happy with this one, mostly because I wouldn't have thought to scrap these photos otherwise!<br />
They were taken on holiday at Herberton Historic Village in 2008, and show my sweet teenaged boy trying to let his little sister carry the umbrella. CUTE AS!<br />
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So here's my LO, and if you want to join in, click the link and take a look at the criteria.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-64493223467727869502014-01-04T08:49:00.001+08:002014-01-04T08:49:53.371+08:00I'm a Winner....The gorgeous Tiff Sawyer just recently picked me to be on the CT for her <a href="http://thisonesawinner.blogspot.com.au/">This One's a Winner</a> blog.<br />
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You could have knocked me down with a feather!!<br />
I'm so pleased and very excited to get to know the other team members. I've had a bit of a stickybeak at their work, and you should, too! There's a list somewhere on the side there ------><br />
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If you want to play along, just go to the <a href="http://thisonesawinner.blogspot.com.au/">blog</a> and add your favourite creation for the month. There are usually NO criteria, and it can be any kind of scrappy project (LO, ATC, OTP, etc) (wow, how much does that resemble a bowl of alphabet soup???)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-41147616705596624572013-03-21T11:25:00.000+08:002014-01-04T19:22:02.148+08:00gypsyLook at these beautiful ATCs, from my gorgeous friend RaggedyAnn....<br />
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I have to think how I can display these, they're worth more than shutting them into an album....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-5278230715233741942012-11-12T15:00:00.001+08:002012-11-12T15:03:31.946+08:00Halloween ATCsJust recently at JellyBean Scrappers, we had a Halloween ATC swap.<br />
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They came in this cutesie little bag, which she's embossed with a folder from {Couture Creations?}
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I think she's used Tim Holtz's Tattered Banner die here.<br />
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Tucked inside the bag are the ATCs
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We do hold ATC swaps monthly and we'd love to have you join us at JellyBean Scrappers. You can find the link on the right sidebar :)
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Her example is stunning, and here's <b><a href="http://raggedyannsplayground.blogspot.com.au/">the link to her blog</a><a href="http://raggedyannsplayground.blogspot.com.au/"></a></b> to see more of her fabulous and delicious work.<br />
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My take on the challenge was to scrap a miniature vampire killing kit. (yes, that's how my brain works).<br />
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I took a perfectly innocent little tin, and inked the outside with Espresso alcohol ink.
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Then I papered the inside with scraps of G45 paper I had left over from the cabinet.<br />
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I made some stakes from toothpicks, a mallet from a scrap of dowel and a piece of toothpick (please be impressed by that, I actually had to drill a hole in the dowel to push the toothpick into), then added a bottle of Holy Water, a cross charm, and a Bible.<br />
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Cleverly, I managed to make a Satanic Bible by accidentally gluing the cover on upside-down.<br />
I assure you, this was an accident, not a statement, and I'll add it to the List of Things I Have To Answer For.
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(a little background information -- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe"><b>Edgar Allen Poe</b></a> was the author of the poem, The Raven (Nevermore!) and some spooky stories you may have heard of -- The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death to mention just two.<br />
I was a bit of a fan-girl back when I was a teenager.<br />
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A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_curiosities"><b>Cabinet of Curiosities</b></a> was a bit like a mini-museum.
It might be a single cabinet, or a room, or a collection of rooms.
It might be themed or simply an eclectic collection of -- well, curiosities.)
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I saw a golf-trophy box in one of our local op-shops a few months back and immediately thought I could make something with it (because seriously? golf balls? who displays GOLF BALLS?)
I handed over my $5 (I know!) and hurried home to sand and generally distress the frame.
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You can see the holes that the golf balls sit in.<br />
Rather than fill those in, because I'm basically too lazy, I tipped the box upside down, so the holes were in the 'ceilings' of each compartment.<br />
The centre held a piece of removable glass for a photo to go in (so you can have a photo of yourself with your special balls, I guess) but I didn't want the glass so I covered it with paper.<br />
I also papered the backs of each compartment, and the 'floors' of all but the centre one.<br />
Then I began shopping and filling each area.<br />
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So here we go, on a Tour of Mums' Spooky Cupboard (as it is known in our house)
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Here is the whole Cabinet.<br />
You can see the holes in the top shelf, I know, but that's because I shot the photo from slightly below.<br />
The Cabinet sits at eye-level normally.<br />
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The papers I've used are Graphic45 'Race For Time' and 'Genuine Article', from the Old Curiosity Shoppe range.<br />
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Some close-ups of the top shelf show:
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- a bottle of graveyard dirt (coffee grounds) and a bell (which I unaccountably didn't manage to photograph!) I put these in because of the Victorian fear of being buried alive, which spawned a number of horror stories.<br />
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- a Victorian teacup and saucer, given to me many years ago by a friend.<br />
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- a clock (from Tim Holtz) with the hands at a little before midnight (from the Masque of the Red Death)<br />
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- a mask which I made from Sculpey and black eyelash fringing, from The Masque of the Red Death and also a little bit of Assassins Creed (dottore masks) crept in here.<br />
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- a locket with photos of Poe and his wife, <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Eliza_Clemm_Poe">Virginia</a></b>.<br />
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I bought the locket on eBay for a couple of dollars, and toned it down with Ranger alcohol inks (Ginger, Latte and Meadow)<br />
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- a paper rose from Kaisercraft<br />
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- a tiny crab shell sent to me by my awesome son
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- a candle, carefully cut and melted<br />
- a raven skull, from <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RavenRanch">Raven Ranch Studio</a></b> (thanks Ada!)<br />
- three light bulbs (two? from Tim Holtz, one from my bedside lamp!)<br />
- a spiral shell from my beach<br />
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I adore these bottles -- they were among the first things I made and I enlisted some help on the internets to come up with the titles (thanks Rick!)<br />
We have --
Sweet Malice (with snipped Kaisercraft posies)<br />
Spirit of Vitriol (coloured with lettuce alcohol ink, swirled inside the vial and heated)<br />
Bitter Acrimony (bicarb of soda)<br />
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All the bottles are a mixture of Tim Holtz corked vials, and bottles I bought at my local thrift store.
- the labels came from <a href="http://justsomethingimade.com/2011/04/free-apothecary-style-labels-worldlabel-com/"><b>Cathe Holden.</b> </a><br />
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- the black roses are Kaisercraft, and the little shell came from my beach.<br />
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You would not believe how excited I was to get mouse bones in the mail.<br />
- the paw, ribs and vertebrae came from <b>PulpMiscellania<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PULPmiscellania"></a></b> and I thought they might not make it through customs, so I was delighted when the parcel arrived!<br />
- the mouse skull came from my awesome son, who spent hours cleaning it thoroughly for his strange old mum!<br />
- the SECRET key is from Tim Holtz.<br />
- and what would a spooky cupboard be without a spider? this charm came from <b><a href="http://www.my2angels.net/">my2angels</a></b><br />
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Some of these photos I took before I added the rose (Kaiser, again) but I've used them because they were more clear than the ones I took later.<br />
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The centre window was one of the most fiddly to do.<br />
Because, as usual, I started without a clear plan OR all the bits.
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- the angel is a Prima Shabby Chic Treasure, and I grunged him up with Iced Spruce and Black Soot Distress Inks (from Tim Holtz) so that he looked like he might belong in a cemetery.<br />
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- then I decided he needed something to 'sit' on, so I cut and glued a chippie birdbath from Dusty Attic to fit, then inked it with Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks. Then I took it away and forgot to put it back for the photo. Not sure if it will make a re-appearance.<br />
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- then I thought cemetery gates would be cool, and I planned to fit them at the front of the window.<br />
I hunted for 2 days, and the best I could find that fitted the image in my head were these Kaisercraft gates.<br />
I bought them from Olga at <b><a href="http://sassyscrapper.com.au/">Sassy Scrapper</a></b>, and she faffed around endlessly for me.<br />
THANKYOU, Olga!<br />
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- when the gates arrived, I inked them with Vintage Photo and Black Soot, and then realised they cut off too much of the view at the front, so I placed them behind the cherub, and by sheer good fortune, they fitted neatly.<br />
Which was lucky because that cherub would not come off his paper without a fight.<br />
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- I then added 'ivy', which came from some cheap mini-wreaths I got in a card-making frenzy a few Christmases ago.<br />
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- the absinthe label was printed from the net and distressed a bit, the bottle is from Tim Holtz.<br />
I put some Meadow and Lettuce alcohol inks in the bottle and swirled and heated till I burnt my fingers, but I got the look I was after and that's all that counts, right?<br />
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- the key is ---- ummmm.... one of Tims'?<br />
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- the fractured doll is from Tim Holtz, and I puzzled for ages whether to ink it or not.<br />
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- the 'nest' is some fuzz that dropped off some firewood, and I rolled it into a scruffy nest shape.<br />
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- I have no idea where those roses came from.<br />
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- I spent literally days looking for a vintage wooden hand.<br />
When I saw this one (which is porcelain) I wasn't sure if it would be exactly right but I love it.<br />
It came from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MaryPoppinsVintage"><b>Mary Poppins Vintage.</b></a><br />
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- the skull picture in the background was d/l from the net<br />
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- I boiled chicken necks to get those bones in the bottle at the back.<br />
The dogs were very happy with my experiment.<br />
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- the bottle on the left contains watch parts.<br />
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- the bottle lying down has some dandelion seeds in it, collected from the roadside near my house.<br />
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Have you ever tried to make a human heart from Sculpey?<br />
NOT an exercise for the give-up-easily-types (like me).<br />
In the end I bought some lamb hearts from the supermarket, and modelled a heart on those.<br />
The dogs were also happy with this experiment.<br />
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This window is inspired by the Poe story, <a href="http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/tell-tale-heart.html"><b>The Tell-Tale Heart</b></a>.<br />
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- I put a railway schedule at the back, which was printed off the net, because the display needed some height.<br />
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- the bottle of 'blood' is Cranberry alcohol ink from Tim Holtz (note to self, buy more Cranberry ink!)<br />
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- the HEART key is also Tims' and the chain came from the raven skull.<br />
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Finally (nearly done) -- the bottom shelf.
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- this amazing seagull skull came from, again, my awesome son, who cleaned the thing patiently (it also has it's bottom jaw which clicks into place, but it didn't look right in the display).<br />
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- beside it is a bit of seasponge? from the beach.<br />
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- the large vial contains dandelion seed, the smaller, more 'blood'.<br />
I was running out of time and ideas by now.
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- the ring is from Avon, and reminds me a little of memento mori jewellery.<br />
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- the clockwork keys are from Tim Holtz, and I filled in space with leftover candle and shell.<br />
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And finally, these amazing little books were made for me by my friend, Kym.<br />
How utterly PERFECT are they???<br />
I squeaked when I first saw them, could not believe how well they fitted the whole theme (and Kym made them without knowing what I was doing!)<br />
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I haven't finished with this project.<br />
I don't really know if it will ever be finished.<br />
I plan to add some tiny black feathers, a bee or a blowfly (dead, of course!) and some honeycomb.<br />
I also found a tiny paper wasp nest (empty!) which will be added into a bottle.<br />
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And then I need to work out how to display the entire box to keep dust and little fingers out.<br />
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In the meantime, it's truly nice to just look at it all.<br />
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Well, if you've stuck with this post for this long, you deserve a medal.<br />
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Or at least a cup of tea and an Iced Vovo.<br />
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Thanks for reading through this massively long description -- and if you could leave a comment, I would be thrilled. :)
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The theme was ARTY.... and I made two.<br />
I'm showing them first because the one I got back is AMAZING, and mine will look even more dull if I show you the AMAZING one first.<br />
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This is Red.
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You open this box just a little to reveal her feet.<br />
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The second one is
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Here's the one I got back, made by <a href="http://heavenlycrafting.wordpress.com/">Amanda</a>
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I absolutely adore this!!<br />
It's so suiting my headspace right now, and Amanda took great care to craft it specially for me, even though it's much darker than her usual style.<br />
Hop over to her blog and tell her how cool it is, won't you?
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-79521281758644416492012-07-13T18:25:00.000+08:002012-07-13T18:31:45.096+08:00Doctor and the TARDIS get SMASHedWell, you don't have to hang round me for long to know that I have a deep and abiding love for Doctor Who.<br />
I adored the show in the 70s, but the New Who has taken me to new heights of geeky fantasy, and so of course I had to do something about it in my SMASH album.<br />
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So here we go -- a little trip through my mind. Scary, hey?
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The left page looks kind of plain like this -- but then the TARDIS itself doesn't give much hint of what lies behind that blue door, either.
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I wanted these pages to reflect the idea of the TARDIS being bigger on the inside, so the flaps open up to reveal much, much more.
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The first flap lifts to reveal pictures of the TARDIS, and a couple of quotes from the show.<br />
Fans will recognise the episodes these came from.<br />
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The second flap folds down to reveal more pictures of the TARDIS, and another pocket-page.<br />
This one opens to show -- guess what? the TARDIS! and one of those images is of the TARDIS in human form, as Idris.<br />
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This was one of my favourite episodes.<br />
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AT LAST we get to the actual SMASH page.
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I've used an image of the TARDIS in all its' regenerations, with some tissue tape and gears from Tim Holtz to reinforce the mechanical/time aspects.
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And -- I used a Gallifreyan translator to write the words TARDIS and TIME AND SPACE on the page. (pencil lines have been left in deliberately)
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I've also used a direct quote from Idris, which I love.<br />
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Page 2 is about the Doctors.<br />
Only I realised I haven't done anything about the 9th Doctor, must fix that!
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I used a Tim Holtz key as the key to the TARDIS -- it could have been SLIGHTLY more perfect if it has said TIME instead of LIFE but I'm still stoked with it.<br />
The 'real' key doesn't have any string on it, I know that, but this one needed something so I used some gorgeous bakers' twine.<br />
It's lying on top of an entry from The Journal of Impossible Things, another favourite episode, in which the Doctor has to hide out on Earth in 1913. He has no memory of himself as the Doctor, but has odd 'dreams' which he records in a journal. Of Impossible Things, obviously.<br />
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More pocket pages.<br />
These ones feature what is universally acknowledged as the scariest episode ever -- Blink.<br />
The monsters in this story are weeping angel statues, that creep up on you while you're not looking -- hence you can't even blink if one is after you.<br />
I wanted this series of images to show the angel getting closer till it revealed itself...
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And the backs of the angel pockets have Matt Smith (Doctor 11) and a fabbo quote from one of his eps
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and the coolest Centurion ever, Rory Williams (Mr Pond).
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Under the Journal entry at the top, I've slipped The Whovian Prayer.<br />
This is fan-fiction, written by someone very clever.
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I've attached an angel wing and a clock.<br />
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And there are a couple of journal pages here, which I'll fill out soon.
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I still have some work to do on these pages, but I'm happy with how they look so far.<br />
Truthfully, I could probably do a whole album JUST on this show!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-9031049186245902922012-06-30T15:01:00.001+08:002012-06-30T15:01:11.176+08:00a SMASHing good timeHere is my SMASH book (so far)<br />
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If you haven't got one of these babies yet -- OMG!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??<br />
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They're made by K&Co, and come with LOTS of accessories.<br />
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This is the TRAVEL album, with a rubber band around it, before I started decorating it...<br />
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and here it is finished. (I think)<br />
I've used some G45 Le Circque paper, Tim's tissue tape, and Rusty Pickle/Kaiser alpha stickers. I inked the embossed cover and sanded the edges of the paper. I also made the label using dies and a black pen. (the pen that comes with the album is a nice writer at one end, and a glue stick at the other)<br />
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These interactive pages are about my trip to Melbourne. I love interactive pages, they make a LO dynamic. I used a SMASH calendar pocket on this page, to hold some ephemera, and then used brads to attach other pieces to the front of the pocket, so that the whole process was one of discovery.<br />
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The tape is another SMASH product, which I LOVE. Also I've attached 'flags' to the plane tickets (SMASH) and there are stickynotes as well (also SMASH accessories).<br />
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Here's another page I have done -- not sure if it's finished yet....<br />
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To make the tree, I glued paper strips down onto some white card, then laid the tree diecut (Tims) onto it, and free-hand drew the leaves shape around the trunk. Then it was just a matter of cutting and gluing them together.<br />
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The birds' nest is made by wrapping string round two fingers, then gluing it to a disc of card, and finishing with some stickybacked pearls. I jabbed a blue heart pin through it, too, but you'll have to squint to see it.<br />
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You can check out more SMASH <a href="http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/kandcompany/productlist.htm?bid=1695&page=all">here</a>...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-2897652593559137582012-06-30T14:35:00.001+08:002012-06-30T14:40:39.059+08:00better than a rock godLast week, (on the 22nd June actually) I got the opportunity to meet THE Man Himself, Tim Holtz, and to do a full-day workshop with him in Melbourne.<br />
It was a fantastic day! though it started WAY too early (in my head I was still on WA time, and I got up at 3 am. SOOOO tired)
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Brekky in Melbourne at a cute little place called Cafe Baci's
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and then to Oaks on Market for the workshop
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Here we are getting settled in<br />
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I got to meet Mario and he hugged me twice! which Noriel completely failed to get pictures of, but oh well.<br />
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Then we got busy.<br />
And I mean BUSY.<br />
We completed 10 tags before lunch, and then another 10 after, and Tim is such a master of running classes that we kept up a great pace for the whole day -- not so fast that you get lost or flustered, and not so slow that you get bored.<br />
Plus, the whole time he talks and drops really cool tips and techniques.<br />
Let's face it, he's probably forgotten more about inks and paints than the rest of us will ever learn!
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And then The Big Moment -- I actually got to speak to him, and get my picture taken with him (ugh) and get his autograph.
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Truly, if you ever get the chance to do one of Tim's workshops? GO FOR IT!!<br />
He's a really good teacher -- even the techniques I didn't think I would like were enjoyable.<br />
And he is SUCH the nicest guy, it was a real pleasure to meet him.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-29492641138127521652012-03-27T21:22:00.000+08:002012-03-27T21:22:25.356+08:00playing with ink. OR making a mess and loving it.I'm a bit of a product junkie, but then I get intimidated by how to use the things I've bought, and so they sit in my stash gazing reproachfully at me and gathering dust.<br />
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Does that happen to you, too?<br />
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A big part of it for me is not knowing why or how certain things work, so I never know 'what else' I can do with it.<br />
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THIS is why I'm loving Tim Holtzs' Creative Chemistry 101 class. Knowing how a product is made, how it works, why it does what it does, means I can think of loads of ways to try it out without having to see if someone else has done it first.<br />
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Just recently, I joined an Tim Holtz inspired mixed media ATC swap, where we have to use at least one TH product. NOT A PROBLEM!! I reckon I can find at least one!<br />
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So I made three different ATCs, using different techniques, and even *gasp!* EXPERIMENTING!!<br />
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One of the things I tried was using alcohol ink on mica. You know, mica? the must-have a few years ago? yeah, well, I bought some and then didn't know what to use it for, so it just sat in a drawer, languishing and making me feel guilty.<br />
Turns out, you can colour it with alcohol ink and then layer it over a photo or image and get this amazing vintage look.<br />
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I loved the freedom of exploring as I wanted to, loved using something I'd had forever, loved the result, and felt so good for stepping out of my comfort zone.<br />
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And here are the ATCs, finished and ready to post. (I made a set for me to keep as well)<br />
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Seriously, if you get hung up on using things 'properly', give yourself permission to play with product. Give yourself permission to try, to have a go, and even to mess up.<br />
You'll learn way more that way than by following 'proper' techniques.<br />
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It's ALL about the process of creating.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-69558518722113480272012-03-23T17:38:00.000+08:002012-03-23T17:38:44.827+08:00how to get some time to yourself...Tim Holtz is a GENIUS! Not only does he make the Big Girls happy with his Ideas of Awesome, but he also keeps the Little Girls happy!<br />
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check this out ... Miss Seven, colouring a butterfly with Distress Inks and a water-brush!! while Mummy scraps a LO in TOTAL PEACE AND QUIET!!!<br />
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I thought she might not be able to handle the brush too well (control the amount of water etc) but she did better than I did! I'll have to get her her own brush, and some 'girly' stamps, I think. And some stamping paper, and some watercolour paper, and a craft apron!!<br />
Look out, ladies -- Junior Artist on the way up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-108671728423985642012-03-20T15:18:00.000+08:002012-03-20T15:18:41.100+08:00creating with T!mJust making some techniques tags, using Distress Ink pads. I love these babies!!<br />
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Hear that high-pitched SCREAMING?????<br />
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THAT is ME.<br />
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Because LOOK........<br />
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Right. I'm off for a cup of tea and a browse through this long-awaited masterpiece.<br />
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P.S. Can you tell I'm a Big Fan of Mr. Holtz?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-16840795732413034762012-03-01T09:00:00.002+08:002012-03-01T09:06:39.240+08:00an ending and a beginning Calloo callay, oh frabjus day!! I finished the tags!<br />
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Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the process, but early on in the month, I quit the scrapbooking forum I had been on for a couple of years, took my scrappy balls in both hands, and started up my own forum.<br />
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In amongst the angst of installing software, rounding up a DT, sorting themes, trying to install a gallery and failing, organising our first challenges, and several meetings with our gorgeous shop owner, <a href="http://busseltonpph.wordpress.com/">Pia</a>, I could have done without the stress of a daily tag.<br />
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BUT I DID IT. All of it. (well, not the gallery. I gave up on that and I'm having a professional install it for me.)<br />
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I am still in need of guest DTs. If you know someone who'd like a guest stint, of three months, with a kit per month, let me know or point them to www.jellybeanscrappers.com.<br />
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And big thanks to my girls, who supported me and helped me through what was a difficult decision. You know who you are. xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-20916674494635276302012-02-28T14:26:00.000+08:002012-02-28T14:26:13.274+08:00a month of music - DAY TWENTY EIGHTTHE FINAL SONG<br />
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I canNOT believe I got here. I'm notorious for starting things, and not finishing them, and I wasn't sure I could do this, so I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself!<br />
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And for the final song, I've gone with this:<br />
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PACHELBELS' CANON IN D<br />
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Have a listen to this version --<br />
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THE HEART ASKS PLEASURE FIRST by MICHAEL NYMAN<br />
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I used Kaisers' Velvet Ensemble paper and chippie for this, plus a Bazzill border and some old sticker from somewhere.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-20956991680918451592012-02-25T11:59:00.001+08:002012-02-25T12:00:29.434+08:00a month of music - DAY TWENTY FIVEA SONG TO PLAY AT MY FUNERAL<br />
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JUST BREATHE by PEARL JAM<br />
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(Maxabella pointed out that "Just Breathe" might be a little awkward to be playing at a funeral, which made me laugh. Because I hadn't thought about the title. It's this that gets me<br />
"Hold me till I die. Meet you on the other side")<br />
I did a blog post about this song on <a href="http://chickchat-toni.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/funeral-planning-and-songs-freak-my.html">ChickChat</a>.<br />
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Anyway, I've used Kaiser paper as the background and I cut the butterflies from Kaiser paper too. My Dymo made the word strips and I kind of like that they're really unobtrusive because I DON'T WANNA DIE!<br />
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Here's the song<br />
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and here's the lyrics<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Yes I understand that life every </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">must end, aw huh,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, aw huh,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">I’m a lucky man to count on both hands </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">The ones I love</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">,.. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Some folks just have one, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Others they got none, aw huh,.. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Stay with me,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Let’s just breathe. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Practiced are my sins, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Never gonna let me win, aw huh,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Under everything, just another human being, aw huh,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Yeh, I don’t wanna </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">hurt, there’s so much in this world </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">To make me bleed. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Stay with me,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">You’re all I see. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Did I say that I need you? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Did I say that I want you? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Oh, if I didn’t now I’m a fool you see,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">No one knows this more than me. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">As I come clean. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">I wonder everyday </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">as I look upon your face, aw huh,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Everything you gave </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">And nothing you would take, aw huh,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Nothing you would take,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Everything you gave. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Did I say that I need you? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Oh, Did I say that I want you? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Oh, if I didn’t now I’m a fool you see,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">No one know this more than me. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">As I come clean. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Nothing you would take,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">everything you gave. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Hold me till I die,.. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Meet you on the other side.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-19655272419432756122012-02-24T15:09:00.000+08:002012-02-24T15:09:42.911+08:00a month of music - DAY TWENTY FOURA CHRISTMAS CAROL<br />
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SILENT NIGHT by Joseph Mohr<br />
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I used Ferrero Rocher papers to make the tree, and the gold foil to make the labels and star.<br />
The music paper is by Kaiser.<br />
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To make the tag front, I used T!ms' enamelling technique. It gives a smooth bumpy texture with a fair bit of very subtle colour variation. And I stamped circles on with Staz-On.<br />
I cut the winged heart from Tims' die, and coloured the crown with Stamp-It Fine Gold embossing powder.<br />
I cut three sets of wings and then trimmed and layered to make them look feathery.<br />
The heart was cut from a scrap of music paper and the swirly heart was covered with red foil from last years' Easter egg. (hoarder, much?)<br />
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The tag back is covered with strips of tape and then my trusty Dymo labeller with clear tape and some scraps of paper helped me get the title on.<br />
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<strong style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Lyrics to Love Don't Roam:</strong><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Well, I've roamed about this Earth</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">With just a suitcase in my hand,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And I've met some bog-eyed Joe's,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I've met the blessed, I've met the damned.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">But of all the strange, strange creatures</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In the air, at sea, on land,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Oh, my girl, my girl, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I love you, you understand.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So, reel me in, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Come on, take me home.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">'Cause my body's tired of travelling</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And my heart don't wish to roam. No, no.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I have wandered, I have rambled</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I have crossed this crowded sphere,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And I've seen a mass of problems</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">That I long to disappear.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Now, all I have's this anguished heart,</span> <br />
<span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For you have vanished too.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Oh, my girl, my girl, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Just what is this man to do?</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">So, reel me in, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Come on, take me home.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">'Cause my body's tired of travelling</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And my heart don't wish to roam.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Yeah, reel me in, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Come on, take me home.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">'Cause my body's tired of travelling</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And my heart don't wish to roam. No, no.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Well, you took me in, you stole my heart,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I cannot roam no more.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Because love, it stays within you,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It does not wash up on a shore.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">But a fighting man forgets each cut</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Each knock, each bruise, each fall,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">But a fighting man cannot forget</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Why his love don't roam no more.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Oh, reel me in, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Come on, take me home.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">'Cause my body's tired of travelling</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And my heart don't wish to roam.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Yeah, reel me in, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Come on, take me home.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">'Cause my body's tired of travelling</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And my heart don't wish to roam.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Yeah, walk with me, my love, my love,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Walk tall, walk proud, walk far,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For you know my love, you are, you are,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You are my shining star.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Walk with me, oh my love,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Walk tall, walk proud, walk far.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">For you know my love, you are, you are,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You are my shining star, you are, you are.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Yeah!</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Reel me in, my precious girl,</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Come on, take me home.</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">My body's tired of travelling</span><br style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #eaf3fd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And my heart don't wish to roam. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804713390523195798.post-51063055700763663532012-02-22T13:23:00.000+08:002012-02-22T13:23:50.881+08:00a month of music - DAY TWENTY TWOA SONG I LOVE TO DRIVE TO<br />
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AND SHE WAS by TALKING HEADS<br />
This has been one of my favourite songs for many many years. I get totally lost in it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOUmE6btU8Iq6nudRyhi6ufP2IWc51GJcDuhZOQDlP5rQD9amRWdzrfivCUfcslpy7VxSulC-tSNv37bT-rK0vYpmg3td7savlUYI0SBRIWJOMoWvGEP6PVyPIkzWfdAjjxeZz5owLqWA/s1600/22+back.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOUmE6btU8Iq6nudRyhi6ufP2IWc51GJcDuhZOQDlP5rQD9amRWdzrfivCUfcslpy7VxSulC-tSNv37bT-rK0vYpmg3td7savlUYI0SBRIWJOMoWvGEP6PVyPIkzWfdAjjxeZz5owLqWA/s320/22+back.JPG" width="159" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06LSjVK6V9scZD_XTEO_lkESfqguL4Tcd2XXf5BzAsenJ6_-6pFL-iIorHyCQMtrlVDWnz9sdTBjYHfJWmhLb4d1EcU4lsjKQORylnwhyphenhyphen8YI5V0fjjeelP17JGVFsS8KDWEp5SAfc1cdF/s1600/22+front.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06LSjVK6V9scZD_XTEO_lkESfqguL4Tcd2XXf5BzAsenJ6_-6pFL-iIorHyCQMtrlVDWnz9sdTBjYHfJWmhLb4d1EcU4lsjKQORylnwhyphenhyphen8YI5V0fjjeelP17JGVFsS8KDWEp5SAfc1cdF/s320/22+front.JPG" width="160" /></a></div> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAyxUMfBvA&ob=av2e">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZAyxUMfBvA&ob=av2e</a><br />
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and here are the lyrics<br />
<a href="http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/talking+heads/and+she+was_20135034.html">http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/talking+heads/and+she+was_20135034.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3