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It was like a dream being in Japan ... literally, while we were there I kept having to remind myself to soak it up, it was so stunning and rich with experiences you can have no where else... that it ...
We are off to Japan tomorrow morning.. on a family holiday. Its so huge & beyond my comprehension that I cant think of much to say...(not to mention I am thoroughly exhausted from finishing up wo...
I made a couple.... my fantasy of 20 bunnys hopping around the house this week was just that.. fantasy. But what I did manage to do (just in time for last minute Easter crafting) was slap together a ...
My copy of Hand in Hand arrived last week.. (Jenny asked me to share a project for her book about creative mummy bloggers).. it was so exciting to "meet" all the other women in the book and...
With easter around the corner, a family holiday to Japan, end of school term in the studio, Magill Road Alive and an UP Trimmings competition.. so many ideas have been spinning around in my head on t...
We have already sold out of two massive batches of Trimmings packets ... and our now happily making more packets for you... I just cannot wait to see what everyone is making! And I am also a bit exci...
Nest Studio Adelaide Writers Week - Sunday, March 4 2012 Join in the fun with Nest Studio as they share exciting picture books, paint with beautiful watercolours and play games as imaginative as they...
Sharing the love Nest Studio style.. maybe you will find a heart today. Love from all the children at the studio xxx UPDATE 15/02/12 Last week in the studio the children were painting with beautiful ...
Term starts for Lily today but the poor little sod has a tummy bug... so to cheer her up I patched up a new placemat for her using the fabric she designed in the holidays (hers is the big peachy blos...
I have been trying to figure out how to get my hands on some Muji+Lego sets for what feels like years ... but it looks like its not available anywhere but Japan. Good thing were going in April then.....
Typepad just ate my post :( What I was saying was .... what a fantastic summer we have had .. sandy beaches, fish and chips, jumping in the surf and now ... now we are ready for a fun filled term of ...
Lily and I have been chatting about Christmas in Australia ... we chatted about what we could make that would better represent the sunshine and colour here ... rather than a white Christmas with snow...
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (2011, Walker Books) is my new number one top book for 2011. I know.. big call but I AM going to call it.. an instant classic. Yes, that kind of hype gets ba...
So I got home from work last night (after teaching a very awesome bunch of teenage girls) to find these very catch your eye kind of tap tap pictures on our back table... and I thought wow arent my gi...
Following up from my previous post... I managed to take a photo of the DIY tin can cookie cutter today. You can see quite clearly that I dont care much for perfection in straight lines and crisp corn...
Sorry for the iphone at night photography but I was too chuffed not to share straight away... no time for natural light and styled up photos (I did enough of that at work this week) These are custom ...
I am super excited to share with you today the first look at a new book coming out in April 2012 (already on pre-order !!) Jenny asked me if I would like to be a part of her new project... taking a l...
I have been out pounding the pavement for a couple of months now, doing my best to get fit again.... and yesturday I found this little heart on my warm up walk.. a sign? Well it is definately that ti...
Im almost lost for words.. my little baby is three. And so sure of what she would like to do, she would like a barbie cake (who didnt/doesnt), have chips at the Gallery and get a big girl scooter tea...
Patchwork II by Umbrella Prints In the past week we have been showcasing some of the 36 new patterns (in 6 colours.. thats 216 options people!!!) that feature with in our PATCHWORK II fabric. Its a l...
These artworks were all inspired by books & illustrators that the children love... The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, Hubert Horatio by Lauren Child & The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donald...
Hows a girl meant to get any work done with these fabrics lying around.. While I am designing our new collection of quilters weight cotton fabric, I need to have these cute little squares out to choo...
Its very dangerous having this out on my kitchen bench... but I just had to try it after watching Willies tv show.. there is something terribly moreish about this chocolate... once youve sampled a li...
Collage by Simone Collage by James (I love how his collages goes over the page and is 3D) What a gorgeous start to term 3! Still life collage would have to be one of my favourite classes that the chi...
During Lilys science class at her (wonderful new) school, whilst playing and experimenting with gases, she learned how to make sherbert! Fun. I bought some citric acid weeks ago and thought how cleve...
Take a look at what my lovely talented ladies printed up in my last screenprinting workshop at the studio. Ive been meaning to share some pics with you for weeks ... We had so much fun ... designing ...
Lily has been not so well this week, it has taken me by surprise actually.. she suffers just ever so slightly from asthma when she has a cold or cough but this winter has been something very differen...
In Pinterest news... look what I found via Kates virtual pin boards .. a pizza made entirely of vegetables!! (well except for a bit of egg and cheese) and there is no way you would know when eating i...
We have Darling Clementines lovely new range of gift cards & notebooks all the way from Norway. and we have the really sweet Rifle range of cards and prints from Florida (I blogged about them a l...
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