HANDMADE MARKETS Canberra Yesterday

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This is a little look at some of the stalls that I liked......

 These tea towels are DIVINE !!

Strong images & I loved each one, but settled on the Book club one...

The creator is found on her website www.inkandweave.com

Smoked Garlic ummmm I thought this is different....I see they have the black garlic too

The stall did look amazing...

This was something I did really adore

the stalls were a creative work in themselves..

 I was so stunned with the vibrancy & colour & the painting style of this artist...

I bought a card... the colours just made me feel very happy..

I met the artist daughter... & she told me her mother is French in Australia...

The website is

www.lasource.com.au 

I loved this stall !! 

As soon as I saw it, the lovely displays...the red & white ceramic wera & decorations.... oh wow I said to myself I am going to buy a something !!

The lady spoke to me & a tiny slither of recognition passed between us...

I said rather startled "I know you " she said "I know your face too "

From the depths of my memory Jenny... she was the beginning of a gorgeous Country decorating shop in a barn in Canberra many years before & I adored the shop.

So visited often & even sold her some of my painted things back when....

Jenny has done a ceramic uni course & this as well as some crockery in the collage picture .

It was fresh & well see for yourself some of this www.frommetoyou.com.au

I bought a white brooch with a red imprinted bike on it !!!

Santa & the deer

Today these little guys arrived by again hand delivery !!!

Laraine  & I had once more a great little inspiration chat...

& we found coffee & cafe down the road from me too.

Then we strolled back up the road to home....

I had some lunch & went off to see my friend Philippa many of you may know her from her gorgeous work as Whiskers & Wings

It still feels a little surreal at times sitting & chatting with wonderful friend that I have known a while LOL

Then I get to go home which is close by....

There is a button story drawn up ready to come with this too.....

These are already on the www.theodoracleave.com  

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pears anyone ?

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The last of the new released designs...

I originally painted the bird in blue & was not so keen on that... but have uploaded it to the website along with red bird & white bird....

they do look wonderful.

I have also loaded in the pear & twig birds in both red & white now...

I am imagining the small tree with just these 3 designs hanging from the branches... 

Stardust Angel

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This morning the new designs are on www.theodoracleave.com

including this gorgeous little stardust angel button which is tall enough !

She has her hair in blonde & holds a little star to shine my way...

She will only be in off white as it is a little detailed around those wings & clothes to paint a red one !!

BUT 

she is so so sweet.

She has her postage included & that is what I am going to do over the next few days to adjust prices so no extra postage will be charges on standard delivery only.

New Designs arrived yesterday

Yesterday was a wonderful day when my friend & work colleague arrived with the new designs I had drawn before leaving Bendigo.

Before the sun set I had one set in colour

They are decorations. 2 thread keepers & a petite angel button.

They will make it to the website as soon as I get this printer installed !

Those jobs are must dos but quite disruptive.....LOL

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The Days have gone along

I have had my nose in huge cartons for days now 

& even though I pack lightly..the boxes have seemed to be endless....

Still about 4 to unpack...

Once I do unpack..it begins the mystery tour of where did I put that ???

Then I reach the stage of being tired of the chaos....

So I turn around & go out for a while !

I have located myself beautifully between 2 shopping complexes..

one is the Belconnen Mall & since I departed 14 years ago, this mall has certainly expanded.

Finding my way is a new experience...

Delighted at having so much in such ease of access.

The weather has been perfect so I  walked a little...too.

Catching up with friends has been lovely too.

Today my new wood designs arrive.... by personal delivery.... this is a first !!!!

BUT I need to find my rhythm.....it takes a little while .. a few days ....

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My New Destination

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I arrived Friday about midday after a reasonably easy drive from Holbrook...

The greenery is magnificent at this time of year...

those huge rolling hills near Gundagai are just it !!!

I stayed with one of my oldest friends on Friday night, after I had come to open my new abode.

It is always a bit surreal as one starts a new chapter....

even though this area is old history for me....

so much has altered near by I really took a while to get my bearings...

I drive these days with that preparation to do a uturn if I am going what appears to be the wrong way.

After Bendigo the traffic is city ...

but I have so many things at my doorstep...

&

today it maybe a walk now down to trash & treasure & then return up the hill ( puff puff)

to open boxes of ??????

More odds & sods

This angel came as a stitchery in a little calico bag with the red screen print on the bag....

I saw the bag the other day as I sorted through a box...& now they are both in a box ...

It is a cute angel ?

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Nicole Oscar will be fine.... he knows on one level I will be going & tries to spend more time here but a bird swoops him constantly & he runs the gauntlet to get here.....

I said we can email ... he gets stuff...but separation will be hard I suppose for my little friend ...

Takes a neighbourhood to raise a child & the cat kind of extends that.  

He loves the contact of others & is social in that respect....likes to chat. 

If I'd never owned a one extremely vocal part siamese cat maybe I would not have got Oscar.  These cats are unique in that respect ..chatter chatter chatter. & expect an answer LOL

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I am rather worried

 I am super organised.... much is finished now... 

so I am ready to go.

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I really am disappointed

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I want to show you something 

& in particular 

the person who downloaded these images from my website on an USA server.

When I ask for not copying my work from my blog it is hopefully respected...

I ask because this is what happens .

I can read my stats

If you wish to order you can go to my website & do that...

If you wish to place it on Pinterest under your banner that is not ok.

Nor is keeping it stockpiled on your computer legal,  for future design ideas... 

I have seen some of the mangled messes of this in the past.

It makes it not much fun for everyone else ... who I wish to share my work with.

They respect my ask & thank you for all the ones who do...it is a real sign of good character

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Some images have been removed due to illegal downloading on 4th Sept 2015

You would think I have nothing much to do

Well here are my angels in largess form......these are Cleave Angel, Theodora Angel & primitive angel that I used for a booth at a show & later Marie-Claude in France purchased some for the St Aux Mines show...this was some years ago as I was living in Cohuna time before last so 5 years old maybe...

I might do some for this Christmas...???

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 You'd think I had a day stretched before me with NOTHING to DO...

However this is my down time before I start the last boxes to pack.

This would have been a 5 or 6 years ago design lot too

I love doing this sort of decorating

  

From the Book

 Bless Them Stitchers  

in

minature.

First stitched for me by Leanne May in Toowoomba before she began to design her own patterns...

So sometime after 2000 when the book was released.

They are minis & so gorgeous.

Any of my stitcheries can be shrunk & with a fine hand stitched like this size...

I have closed off my orders to do before I move....I have no idea what I thought I was thinking to do this later...

orders can come on the web, as it is open all hours !!!!

I am going to do some days of a 25% off everything sale from now until after I get unpacked...

I will take the 25% off after your order has come through ..

So if you want to get that head start for Christmas.......do it now & nothing will be charged until I get the stock up on the shelf... going into boxes today !

If you fancy these angels in large hanging size around that 12 cm size email me .... and they would also be included on the sale for $12