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Author Archives: Lucy Patterson
Chefchaouen blue doors PART ONE
When I was last in Morocco we visited the ‘blue town’ of Chefchaouen (pronounced shef-shao-wen) in the mountainous northern Rif region. The whole of the old town is painted in shades of blue. I got obsessed with photographing doors and doorways! Each one seemed to have … Continue reading
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Easter egg hunt
I hope you’ve all had a lovely Easter. We’ve had a long weekend of perfect, golden Autumn weather. We don’t have any kids in our household, so my partner and I were surprised (and delighted!) when we got up on … Continue reading
Matryoshka Bead Strand kits
I wanted to share with you my Matryoshka Bead Strand kits. They’re the latest offering in my range of quality crafting kits which are available through my Etsy store. The finished bead strand measures approximately 85 cm / 33″ long. Each … Continue reading
Hong Kong polaroids
I took these photos in Hong Kong a few years ago. I came across them by accident today when I was looking for something else on my computer, and thought it would be fun to turn some of them into polaroids. … Continue reading
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Hill Tribe pouffes
I made four pouffes this week using fabrics that I brought back from my recent trip to Vietnam. Step One in the project was choosing which fabrics and embroideries to use. I just adore the neon, vintage Hmong embroideries from … Continue reading
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New things!
I’ve been beavering away like a crazy creative thing lately and am launching a whole lot of new products tomorrow at the annual Summer Fair at Michael Park Rudolf Steiner School (the school that I went to). Exciting! I’ll be … Continue reading
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Moroccan donkeys, mules and horses
Morocco is a land of donkeys, mules and horses. I fell in love with donkeys the first time I visited Morocco and I’m still trying to persuade my fellow householders that we need one… In the old part of the … Continue reading
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Zelij: The art of Moroccan tiles
In the old, walled Moroccan city of Fes, you never have to look far to find examples of the traditional tile art of zelij. Gateways, mosques, courtyards in private homes, public fountains and the walls of Islamic schools are all … Continue reading
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Sharing Morocco with you
I’ve been promising posts about my recent trip to Morocco for weeks now! The problem is that I have so much I want to share with you about my trip, I’ve not known where to start. Overlooking Fes Medina, from … Continue reading
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2010: My year in blogging
I started this blog back in April. Over the past months there have been many times when I haven’t managed to blog as often as I wanted (or, let’s face it, at all!), but looking back over all the posts … Continue reading
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