Monthly Archives: April 2010

Autumn

Posted on Monday, 19 April 2010

Autumn is well and truly here. The air feels thinner, the sun weaker, the nights colder… I photographed these hawthorn berries on the side of the road near Matakana the other weekend. Aren’t they beautiful? We’ve had a busy last … Continue reading →

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Friendly cat toys

Posted on Saturday, 17 April 2010

I made these cats a little while ago as presents for two special babies in our lives. They’re made using a mixture of new and vintage fabrics, patchwork detailing, and hand embroidered faces and claws. The mint and yellow one … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft projects, Toys, Tutorials | 11 Comments

Colour palette: Green

Posted on Friday, 16 April 2010

Olive, lime, mint, emerald, jade, sage, teal, moss, bottle, apple, jungle, sea green, grass, malachite, pine, wasabi, pea green, celadon, khaki, kelly green, pistachio, turquoise, myrtle, spruce, grey-green and juniper. Magpie collection of treasures: jade bangles, mint buttons, broken celadon … Continue reading →

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Olive Harvesting

Posted on Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Last weekend, Mum and I participated in one of our favourite annual occasions: olive harvesting at a friend’s property on the Kaipara Harbour. It’s been a long, dry, Mediterranean type summer, and the olive trees had produced a bumper crop. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food growing, Gardening | 5 Comments

Earth Hour 2010

Posted on Monday, 12 April 2010

This was how we celebrated Earth Hour on Saturday 27 March 2010. The very bright light is a sheet of tin foil loosely curled around some candles. It worked as a super efficient light-reflector and has gone back in the … Continue reading →

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Monday’s inspiration: Communication

Posted on Monday, 12 April 2010

Hi, and welcome to my very first post! Each Monday I’m going to pick (at random) one of my Paper Fan Inspiration Cards and share it with you as inspiration for all of us for the week ahead.  The card I … Continue reading →

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