I like big knots!

My latest hanger is a Tassel Top Hanger in peach, the colour is so pretty! 
I think I will make some more!

 The other day I was tagged on instagram! This poster was on a bus shelter on a busy inner suburb st, 
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw it! 
Gotta love Instagram!!

 But what really made my day today was two of my year eight student(12-13 year old), came up to me in the yard, giggling and a bit shy...Miss! 
Do you go by another name?...are you Ouch Flower?
Yes I am...... your in Frankie, we saw you in Frankie!

....secrets out :)


Pippa.

New Tassel idea's and some macramé!

I have been doing some thinking...What more can I do with tassels? 
I know?.... complex problem solving involved here!

I have came up with the 'stripe' idea and the pom pom idea!

Thanks to instagram, MMMC and Carly pointed out 'the stripe' made room for two colours
.....sooooo onto that big time!

And Welcome Tassel Triplets!

with my latest thrift find, lovely heavy wooden candlesticks, 
teak I think?

Arabian Blue Tassel Triplets

and a new hanger...Double Dip Macramé Hanger  
(Arabian Blue/Lemon)

 ....made with Vintage Macrame Beads!

Do you like the new idea's? Any suggestions?

On other news...I'm exhibiting my work at the CAE in Melbourne! In time for the June Macrame class!

Also in June I am going to market! ...yes the first Ouch Flower market stall!!!
Details over here!
....also thanks for the slump support, I'm now back on my feet!


Hope your well too xx

Pippa.

.......a daisy garland

I made a tassel garland for a baby girl!

I love doing custom orders, I think Daisy's mum has great taste in colour combo's!
The Cerise(new), Coral, Peach and Natural together are a winner!




Pippa
Lest we forget.

slump

I'm surviving...thank god for the hump, tomorrow's day off and an easy teaching day on Friday.
...I will make it to the weekend!

Has anyone else found the return to paid work from an extended time so exhausting?
..sorry for the non-post but I have no wizz bang to share but wanted to just say hello.....so hello!

Pippa

This week......drama queen!

 This week I met my new West German, she is in the top three of my collection, if not 'numero uno'!
Wouldn't you agree?...she's a beauty! 
A one bid score on ebay, 
I'm very lucky....everybody must have been snoozing! 
A friend spied it as a Roth...this Roth will need friends!

She bought me some much needed sunshine into my busy week, back at work.

This week also brought.....some Ouch Flower in the media!

 I feel very honoured to be featured in two publications this week, Frankie Magazine and the Saturday Herald Sun newspaper-Home Magazine.

oh... and there's my prototype for the 'clay&tassel' idea...I think it could work well?

Dulux campaign-Texture Design

 In preparation for the return to work...

 Last weekend, I went on a no holds barred thrift fest!!
...a bit of a 'you've done well and deserve it type thing', 'put it on your credit card, you'll pay it later type thing', '$100 is your limit type thing'....who am I kidding, type thing!
but I did good!

Iittala Ultima Thule Carafe

I often see these carafes on eBay...dreaming of how it would look on my Iittala dinner table, so when I saw it hidden on some dusty shelves. It was reasonably priced and I knew I would of had the biggest #regretkickmyself the next day If I didn't take it home :)

 Arabia Finel, Kaj Franck.

 
 An unexpected purchase, I'm not a red girl but again when would I meet her again? 
It was either this kettle of a Cathrine Holm one, olive green but in a poor state and high price!

More Iittala!

 And to show you that I don't just thrift for myself...this Italian Coffee stove top maker was for Mr Ouch!
A man needs a good coffee in the morning if he's to survive Ouch Boy and me!
I also picked up another kettle but for my brother. 
It was his birthday and he's a keen camper, before he opened it I said "a bit left of centre but you'll use it", he was pleased!

Hello Mum if your reading this! xx (Ouch Grannie)

Pippa

I survived!

 I survived my first day at work, Mr Ouch has a lovely tea cooking, Ouch boy is now riding his bike without training wheels and I can now share this news!

I have been included in the Kidspots Top 100 bloggers, 
Home and Creative category!

Even better I share this honour with Donna from Hung up on Retro!

.....and to be included amongst the calibre of bloggers listed, many of my faves....feelin a bit star struck and very happy!

Pippa


and were having Thai fish curry! :)
 

Drama....

Posers!

So we have come to an end of my long Service leave, tomorrow I become Miss again!

 ......many thoughts cross my mind at the prospect...but forever the optimist.
 I have decided that I quite like teaching and I think I'm quite good at it too. 
I like teenagers, they grunt at you alot but when you've got their attention and they trust that, what your delivering educationally is not a load of c#@p, they go along for the ride. 
When the penny drops and their eyes spark up...you know your about to witness an Art/Design awakening!
 
That's when I sit back and watch them go!
 If there going well, I tell them that when they are rich and famous, I get 5%!
Some cash should be rolling in soon! 

On that note.... I'm teaching Macramé here, in June! 
One class at the minute but if demands up, could be more!
The CAE is in Melbourne and I'm really excited to be apart of their team!

The other benefits are that I will be able to resume clay making!
I'm looking forward to making some more Ouch Beads, Planters & Bloom Vases!
Also what do you think of clay and tassels together????

So back to the top pic...playing again!
Thanks for sharing, commenting and supporting my L.S.L adventures!

.........and may the only drama in your homes, be tassels! ;)

Pippa