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Hi, I'm Lucy Patterson. I live on top of a windy hill on the wild West Coast of Auckland, New Zealand with my man, my mum, two dogs, a cat, lots of chickens and a pig called Alice. I teach Reiki (a kind of hands-on healing), craft beautiful things and grow some of our own food.
This is my journal about the things that inspire me in every day life, projects I'm doing, and the little hands-on moments that make living worthwhile. I hope you'll enjoy stopping by for a bit.
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Category Archives: Friends
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
Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Autumn / Fall, Celebrations, Chickens, Colour palettes, Craft projects, Food and cooking, Friends, Gardening, Giveaways / Competitions, Kimono, London, Markets, Monday's inspiration, Morocco, My Shop, Nature, Our family and animals, Seasons, Shopping, Spring, Stamping, Sustainable solutions, Toys, Travel, Tutorials, UK, Vintage, Where we live, Winter
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Travelling feet
As I said in yesterday’s post, I’m going to be blogging about my recent travels to Morocco, the UK and Germany over the next few weeks, but today, I’m just giving you a little preview taster to whet your appetites! … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn / Fall, Friends, Germany, London, Morocco, Nature, Travel, UK
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Display jars for treasures
I seem to have a bit of a treasure theme going on at the moment…and in particular, ways of storing treasures. First there was the pirate’s treasure bag, and now it’s a beautiful way of displaying flotsam and jetsam and other bounty … Continue reading
Posted in Craft projects, Friends, Nature, Sustainable solutions, Tutorials, Vintage
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Pirate’s treasure bag PART TWO
You might remember from my original Pirate’s Treasure Bag post that I was making the bag as a 5th birthday present for a little boy that we know. Unfortunately in the end we weren’t able to go to his actual party, but … Continue reading
More gratitude
I didn’t do a Monday’s Inspiration post this week, but I did pick a card and I want to share it with you now (even though it’s now Tuesday – Oh, actually Wednesday morning now, according to my clock! Time … Continue reading
Pirate’s treasure bag
This week has been very busy for me, and I’m afraid it’s meant I haven’t managed to post as much as I wanted to. This afternoon I grabbed some time to make a present for a little boy whose 5th … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Celebrations, Craft projects, Friends, Kimono, Toys, Tutorials, Vintage
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Cutest of cute hats!
I’ve got to show you this gorgeous Chinese cat hat that my friend Rosie bought for her baby boy Arlo yesterday when we were out together. It’s so utterly utterly cute! I love the colours – scarlet, yellow and jade, pale … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Colour palettes, Friends, Toys
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Birthday bunny
Yesterday we went to the first birthday party of a little man called Arthur Bunny. I’m all for making presents (more personal, saves money, more fun!), and Mum and I thought that the obvious gift was to make a bunny, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Craft projects, Friends, Toys, Tutorials
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West Coast adventure
On Saturday morning the phone rang before I’d even got out of bed. It was my friend Amy (in bed with a cup of tea, toast and a good book!), wondering if I was up for an outdoor adventure. She’d … Continue reading
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Matryoshka kimono dolls
I have always loved Russian Matryoshka dolls. I’ve had one since I was a child and, even though it’s now a bit cracked, and the dolls don’t fit together so well anymore, it’s still one of my most treasured possessions. … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Craft projects, Friends, Kimono, My Shop, Toys, Vintage
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