Happy Holidays

Hellooooooo!

 

 We had a great Christmas! Hope you did too!

It's was Ouch Boy's first real Christmas, so alot of what we did was for him! Thomas train track around the tree, Thomas tree decorations and lots of shiny lights!

For me it's always about the table setting!

Arabia and iittala featured strongly! :)

He was a happy chappy!

 

Every year,

my Dad, Brother and I have a sunflower growing race!

Let's just say that my Brother might have won?

Final decision after the plant hormone testing?

Also my brother is taking credit for his wife's planting too?

...we should wait till mine to get some growth under their belt before we cast the final vote?

Armstrong variety

 So the big news is the single tassels have gone into retirement!

I figured I wouldn't get other artistic opportunities happening if I didn't make way for that?

I impulsively made the decision and sold out, some time later!

I may have 'shot myself in the foot' so to speak but it feels right and so far no regrets?

So as lovely as they are and fun to make, it's goodbye to the single tassel!
Am I crazy?
Or do you get what I'm tryng to do?

 Either way, see you in the new year!
xx

Adore

 

 



I adore this bangle!

I'm so lucky to have chanced upon it! (thankyou etsy)

I will wear it everyday, like my other bangles.
It will in time lose it's shiny surface and be replaced with bumps and scratches...but it will be loved and cherished.

If I was asked to choose a piece of jewellery that best represents me at this time in my life then this is certainly it!



I hope your Xmas prep is going well and you are well too xx


Vintage, silver, Denmark, Hans Hansen, circa 1960.

Recently....

Recently
 
Just wanted to share a few moments at chez Ouch. Just small things really but my heart melted just the same.
Ouch boy decided that he would swim.
He has been going to lessons for two terms...... loving it!
On friday last week he told Mr Ouch that he would swim today, and he did!
A half pool length, no arm floaties, no noodle  (long, thin foam floatie)just elegant arms and kicking legs.
I like that he decided he would do it, then did it!

When asked by me if he'd like to be a baby again?
He said no......I asked why he liked being a big boy?
"Cos big boys learn to do new things"!
I can't disagree with that!
 
and lastly, his orientation for big school is coming up this week.
His response to this reminder was
"I promise to try, not to be scared".

Oh my heart, my heart....

Art + Macrame = artcrame

I finally get to share a recent collaboration I have been working on!
Some of you may have seen snippets on instagram, cheeky peeks into our goings on!

So when you are asked by Michelle from Frankie and Swiss, to merge your knot skills with the art work of Tiel from TSK TSK

.......you say hell yes!


To create these works.
Images of Tiels painting were digitally printed onto fabric, which were then sewn into panels.
I carefully dyed my cotton twine to suit and knotted away!

After each panel, I was convinced that one was my favourite but as I slowly worked on each piece, my favourite shifted around to the point now that I love them all and want to keep them!

but alas not to be, really they are to be seen and for sale at the upcoming Big Design Market here in Mebourne.
December 6th -8th 2013

Just in time for the holidays!

Do you have a favourite?

We hope to do this again in the new year, cos it was so much fun!

Thanks Pippa :)

The White Collection

I'm really taken with this dip dyed white business!

I was asked to make a tassel garland with beads, delighted too!

 

The process I use renders the twine, pure white and as soft as a cloud!

Ahhhhh porcelain how I have missed you!

 I create these little bloom vases, I'm still trying to figure out what I will use to hang them up.....so far so good.

Another idea I'm thinking of is porcelain end caps for the top of tassels?

  

Ouch beads are back and with some porcelain ones too.

Great news is, I'm only working a four day week, next year!!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Which means a whole day to do Ouch things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine that????????

 I won't know myself!

This blog will hopefully be more exciting too, 

sorry it's been a bit crap of late :( 

This is not crap though!

This is my new circle shelf!

I turn thirtygreat, next week and this is something I have coveted for ages!

As is this Arabia plate!

Being thirtygreat......is going to be great! :)

Arabia Fructus

Pippa

An Update!

 

 

Just in case you were under any delusions that teaching was a glamorous job?

 

Here I am sitting in the cold and rain on what we call roving duties whilst our all bright students sit their end of year exams!

 

Melbourne is having an unseasonal cold snap at a time when it should be pinacoladas by the pool and snags on the BBQ!

 

 

I wish I could share with you all the things I'm up too, but no time to make photo's...... :(

 

Tomorrow is my first very big market over at the Emu Plains.

I'm very excited and will post heaps of photo's soon! :)

 

I have made a small amount of things in porcelain which I'm very excited about!

 

I've had a few incidences of copy cat craft, which isn't nice but



I've decided to ignore and move on....who has the energy for such conflict....I don't condone it, I'm just not going to let it be a reflection on me....

 

And lastly.......

 

I'm teaching only four days next year so YAY and HURRAH cause the bags under my eyes are so big, I'm scaring my son!!

 

 

 

See you soon!

Pippa

Fablefolk, MadeByMosey and Ouch Flower!

 I made some friends on instagram, firstly by mutual respect of each others work, a shared giggle on life's adventures (children) then a passion for making, designing and being artists.

We decided that we should collab and bring our collective work, skills and ideas together!
What we have produced is an explosion of colour, texture and fun!
Who'd a thought tassels, beads and feathers could look so good!


 Single Tassel Drops.

 Tassel Dreamer small

 Tassel Dreamer   large

 If you would like to purchase please visit MadebyMosey SHOP

 or see the other work by Fable Folk, visit here!

Thanks so much Madeleine and Estelle, working with you Ladies and sharing this small collab has definitely been a highlight in my making adventures and a total pleasure!!!!

Pippa x