tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61210852647533266082024-03-14T08:28:07.413+10:30Lara Jane Townsend. Creating.Clever.CraftAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-15094731940247994722014-02-06T13:07:00.001+10:302014-02-06T17:39:19.744+10:30Rediscovered rituals<div class="MsoNormal">
Or, how old friends become reacquainted again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome back Mistress of Zip, Madam of Zap. It's been a long time.</td></tr>
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Last century, 1991.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Early 20-something single female living solo for the first
time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her own TV, her own front door key, her own washing machine,
her own stereo…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her own fridge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Contents of fridge owned by early 20-something single female
living solo for the first time (in order of then importance):<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>Chanel nail varnishes lined up in the butter
compartment,</li>
<li>coffee beans in the freezer,</li>
<li>the current opened tin of cat food (neatly cling-wrapped) on
the top shelf,</li>
<li>a bottle of flat <i>Diet-Coke
</i>languishing in the door bracket,</li>
<li>a bag of pitted prunes.</li>
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Maybe, if early 20-something single female had been ‘grocery
shopping’, some eggs.</div>
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(I was partial to a soft-boiled egg then, and remain so now).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The day would begin with my morning coffee ritual, the
whizzing of the coffee beans, the heating of water, pre-heating the coffee
pot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The readying of the coffee cup.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My morning coffee was made in my Grandmother Helena’s coffee filter
contraption and I used a coffee cup I had purchased on sale at David Jones
whilst a Uni student (still a splurge at the time on a student budget). The
weight of it and the feel of the cup in my hand as I brought it to my lips
always pleased me, as did the shape of the saucer, which was curvaceous enough
to accommodate the occasional spill as one perambulated down the hall coffee
cup in hand to dress for work.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like many other young people, I overdid it on the
caffeine jag, imbibing coffee on waking, on arriving at work, all morning at my
desk, at lunch, after lunch, and just before leaving the office. Completely jazzed
on caffeine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From morning ‘til night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The headaches began and after some time I made the
connection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Farewell my love, you are
hurting me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And so caffeine and I parted
ways barring the occasional flirt with after-dinner short blacks in
restaurants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daily coffee ritual
faded from my routine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grandma Helena’s
coffee contraption was packed up into storage and the coffee cup and its saucer companion floated about
in a seemingly purposeless existence on the cup shelf in the kitchen (too small
for tea, the cup ended up presenting perfect half-domes of plated up rice and
the saucer probably did service as the cat’s biscuit bowl for some time). <o:p></o:p></div>
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I didn’t miss the caffeine and the comforting ritual of
laying out breakfast coffee items was replaced with the paraphernalia relating to the
making of tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For 20 years I have drunk
tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey
Tea, Lady Grey Tea, Russian Caravan Tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Orange Pekoe Tea; I loved tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was the perfect beverage able to be savoured morning, noon and night…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You always felt better after a cup of tea. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Then all of a sudden, I couldn’t bear the thought of another
cup of tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Just. Like. That.</div>
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No more tea for me.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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And so the Mistress of Zip, the Madam of Zap has been quietly
entering my life again. My old friends; my Grandmother Helena’s coffee contraption
and my old coffee cup have made a triumphant return to my daily morning ritual.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grandma’s coffee contraption makes the loveliest cup of
homemade coffee, the finished product is surprisingly grain-less, the crosshatched
porcelain in the base of the filter is very effective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would love to know more about this coffee
pot and filter, was it the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bodum</i> of
its day?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grandma escaped Russia in 1913
and lived in Germany until after WWII when she immigrated to Australia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suspect this coffee pot and filter is of
German origin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can anyone help?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Happy days!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lara-Jane.<o:p></o:p></div>
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PS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over two decades
have passed since 1991 and I now share a fridge with a man and a child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 2014 fridge contains the makings of
meals; vegetables, meats, sauces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
nail varnishes in the butter compartment have been replaced with a tube of
‘age-defying, wrinkle-reducing’ eye cream. And butter, of course.<o:p></o:p></div>
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PPS. Here is a link to a site where you can purchase something very similar to my coffee brewer, (thank you an old friend, Michael, for finding this! The video on the site is also very informative).<br />
<br />
<a href="http://prima-coffee.com/brewer/walkure-karlsbad-porcelain-pour-over-brewer" target="_blank">Click here to take you to the Walkure Karlsbad Porcelain Pour Over Brewer</a><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeyuhFGTCetcWHCdaTwbwKYfR7Ci4DQ0NcAqEZxije85dnonp5lFwL1lvKYDOiq-ZgpAqQe5-z4wx2U9T2DiC_2dyqGiJ4l81JzHduqWzlt79ON6GSS_LMUMB_pF_zE1uYUTJNotnj_V3/s1600/coffee+pot+underside+5+marks+for+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeyuhFGTCetcWHCdaTwbwKYfR7Ci4DQ0NcAqEZxije85dnonp5lFwL1lvKYDOiq-ZgpAqQe5-z4wx2U9T2DiC_2dyqGiJ4l81JzHduqWzlt79ON6GSS_LMUMB_pF_zE1uYUTJNotnj_V3/s1600/coffee+pot+underside+5+marks+for+blog.jpg" height="466" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From top LHS clockwise; the underside of the lid, the filter with crosshatching and the top filter <br />
where hot water is added.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6ab4pofhAqEz-jhdr73fi7aC8oBmEOcd9TOOD4ivVKaV1Nw20sCuUdqkuEEPukGuC10giwztaltdQHvV5YVuJuHsAKgTSWNQM3Q0Jt-fsJ7NzUGYpWuvmiEjA4PYSaUwN_MW6I3TAssX/s1600/coffee+pot+mark+of+maker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6ab4pofhAqEz-jhdr73fi7aC8oBmEOcd9TOOD4ivVKaV1Nw20sCuUdqkuEEPukGuC10giwztaltdQHvV5YVuJuHsAKgTSWNQM3Q0Jt-fsJ7NzUGYpWuvmiEjA4PYSaUwN_MW6I3TAssX/s1600/coffee+pot+mark+of+maker.jpg" height="640" width="636" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apart from the number 5 and another small mark (both in racing green shown in previous photograph), this is the only other mark, I can't quite make out the letters... 'P A I E N T I R T'... Patent in German? Or a maker's mark?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The four components making up Grandma Helena's coffee pot and filter system, sitting upon a perspex tray purchased recently at 'Spotlight'. My coffee cup (shown in the first photograph) is Wedgewood, bone china 'Palatia R4700'.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-69719810949920437992014-01-01T13:23:00.001+10:302014-01-01T13:56:34.784+10:30Make me! Affirmation angels<div class="MsoNormal">
Or, New Year, new you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Be the person you'd want to meet.</td></tr>
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As this post is made, it’s New Year’s Day <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">today</i>. Despite what may have been, this day has a special resonance for most; it's a re-set, a new start, another chance to make good, be good, do good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are a million (literally more no doubt) affirmations
that can be found on the Internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I most prefer
the ones that use words like precious jewels. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An affirmation made up of a few well-chosen words, one that is easy to remember, so that it is swift to read and easy to internalise.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s my pick for my daily affirmation for 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 22.0pt;">Be the person you’d want to
meet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This Affirmation Angel project is based on the Kewpie Doll
Angel project of December 2013 <a href="http://larajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/the-kewpie-doll-angel.html" target="_blank">(click here to take you to the instructions)</a> with the only changes being:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<ul>
<li>Her wings are made from magenta coloured feathers. (If you can’t find the pink feathers you
want, dye them using food colouring and vinegar, see the end of this post).</li>
<li>She has a scrap strip of pale pink silk wrapped around her
body as a ‘slip’.</li>
<li>The tulle is the stiff tulle, not the drapey sort.</li>
<li>She has a hook glued at the back of her head to hang her
from the wall.</li>
<li>She has a printed affirmation glued to her hands (11point,
Palatino).</li>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make a loop from wire and glue the twisted end to the back of the angel's head. Paint the glue splodge gold.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once the glue has cooled, bend the loop downwards. Use removable plastic hooks to hang the angel.</td></tr>
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<o:p>* * * * * * * * * * </o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Your</i> bespoke
Affirmation Angel<o:p></o:p></div>
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will of course; </div>
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<ul>
<li>be holding your personal choice of phrase,</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>can be any colour (dye the feathers, oh, the possibilities),</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>and can be hung anywhere you need a sweet reminder of what’s
important to you.</li>
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I have hung my angel on my closet door above my drawers
where I keep my lingerie and jewellery and stockings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She will be seen several times a day as I dress
in the morning, and as I prepare for sleep at night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You could make one for yourself, and while you’re in the
groove, perhaps consider making one for a special friend!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best wishes for the New Year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is, my friendly reminder to stay the course.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't source separate feathers so resorted to deconstructing a feather boa. Don't cut the feathers off the string, twist the string a little and then pull each feather gently and they will release.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I figured this would be a sufficient amount of feathers for 3 or 4 sets of wings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> An entire bottle was used in this project (perhaps you might use less if you wanted a paler colour).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I dissolved the contents of the pink food colouring, a splash or two of white vinegar and hot water and then submerged the feathers into the liquid using tongs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After an hour or so soaking in the 'dye', tongs were used to lift the feathers into a lingerie or garment laundry bag. The bag was zipped closed and rinsed several times until the water was clear (this is near the end of the rinsing).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The garment bag was placed in the washing machine on the spin cycle and pegged out in the hot wind to dry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing how robust the feathers are, they are doubling in volume or so it seems.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost dry. I hurried them along by tossing the garment bag in the dryer for ten or so minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the dryer treatment... a bag of fluffy magenta feathers.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-33914169336953204012013-12-25T08:43:00.002+10:302013-12-25T09:29:20.425+10:30The Father Christmas correspondenceOr, a glitter signature always means magic...<br />
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It was the night before Christmas, and as the sun began to set a little girl wrote a note to Santa Claus. She chose some treats to give Mr C energy during his long night of delivering presents, and a small bottle of mineral water to keep him hydrated. She laid out the letter, the treats and the mineral water (with a glass and straw) on a tray on the ottomans near the Christmas tree, made a wish and headed off to bed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Translation from over-excited-forgot-to-add-'please'-in-her-excitement-6-year-old-script: Dear Santa Claus, I love you. Could you bring me a pillow pet that lights up in the dark. Love Sylvie.</td></tr>
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On Christmas day morning, all were thrilled to see that Mr C had indeed, visited. There were 'snowy' footprints near the fireplace (remember it's summer here, so no need for fires) and the promised present was waiting in the hearth. The chocolates had been eaten, and most of the gingerbread. Mr C must have been thirsty, as all the mineral water was gone!<br />
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Wishing you a happy holiday, we're in for a hot day here, we'll be splashing about in the paddle pool on the deck.<br />
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Lara-Jane.xx<br />
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Sylvie received the gift from Mr C that she had asked for, a pillow-pet that lights up in the dark. <br />
Thank you Mr C! Enjoy a well-earned rest after all your travels.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Apatosaurus is the newest addition to Sylvie's collection of Schleich dinosaurs. Sylvie was deeply impressed with Mr C's magic glitter signature...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here is 'Rainbow' the pillow pet from Father Christmas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crissy, 2014, in her original dress from Ideal.</td></tr>
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Thirty-eight years ago I was given a doll for Christmas. She arrived boxed, wearing a gaudy ankle-length pink gingham dress, with a broderie-anglaise collar and cheap white plastic shoes. Her eyes opened and closed and what set her apart in the doll market at the time was that she had the ability to lengthen and shorten her hair (there was a knob on her back that twirled to adjust the hair length and a belly button ‘button’ to unlock or lock the chosen length in place). The box said she was called ‘Crissy’ and, as an obedient 5 year old, this name seemed as set in stone as my own name, and I have called her ‘Crissy’ ever since.</div>
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Thousands of children across the world will remember their own, or their friend’s or sister’s ‘Crissy’. You might well have had your very own ‘Crissy’. What set my ‘Crissy’ apart from all others was her bespoke wardrobe, her very own couture, stitched by my Russian Grandmother. Crissy had an entire wardrobe of fabulous and sophisticated clothing; one suited to cocktails, nights at the theatre and formal luncheons. Some of the outfits still remain intact today, (not all) and I’m delighted to be able to share with you some of my Grandma Helena’s creations. </div>
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Grandma used to help me dress Crissy, explaining how a stole ought to be placed (lost now, unfortunately) and whether Crissy’s hair would be better suited in an up do or down… There were rules of what ‘went’ with what… a sense of proportion to understand. I’m definite that these rudimentary lessons on style permeated deeply into my eye for design as it is now. Unpacking Crissy’s clothes, I could hear my Grandma’s voice telling me about the parties she attended, ‘so much music’, ‘so much dancing’, ‘so much <i>romance’</i>… She told me that sometimes she would be still stitching the finishing touches to her gown an hour before that evening's dance would begin…</div>
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Crissy’s wardrobe was made up of scraps of material from Grandma’s stash of fabrics, she was brilliant at making something fabulous from near to nothing, I thought she was incredibly clever then, and on reflection, and seeing her creativity through the clothes she has made, even more so now. </div>
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Sylvie plays with my Crissy doll now, Crissy is often invited to share tea with Sylvie’s other toys, but her days of glamorous premieres, sumptuous parties and balls far are behind her. Her wardrobe remains, a symbol of an era past and a tangible way for me to remember my Grandma.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas 1975, South Australia. Look in the foreground and you will see Crissy on the floor near my brother, my Grandma is on the RHS, that's me with the blonde bun unwrapping something with my Mum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full sleeved evening gown in light magenta silk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of collar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magenta silk evening gown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of hand stitched rolled hem.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straight woollen plaid skirt with yellow cotton dolman sleeve shirt, buttons at back neck.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for an evening out to dinner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of silky cocktail dress, missing a waist band detail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of burnt orange silky cocktail dress, note the detail to cover the knob at the back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing Crissy's full length of hair.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wish I had the belt that must have attached with the press-studs that remain...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see her pretty shoulder blades in this dress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a child, one of my favourite outfits. A skirt and shirt ensemble. Gosh I loved the bow at the neck!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My absolute all time favourite gown for Crissy, then, and NOW!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pink flower (tattered now) is the original from the 70's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fan back detail that I adored, the height of glamour I thought at five years of age. The dress demands that the hair be worn up, of course.</td></tr>
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This wikipedia article is an excellent and concise summary of the various Crissy dolls created by Ideal. If you had a Crissy, click here to find out which version you owned!<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crissy" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crissy</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-47585856995025769312013-12-19T16:25:00.003+10:302013-12-19T16:49:11.584+10:30Summer giftsOr, why is the grass always greener?<br />
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As I write this post today, the 19th December, the forecast temperature is 43 degrees, (that's 109.4 in Fahrenheit). Should we reach this figure, it will be the hottest day in December in South Australia for 80 years. I <i>will</i> say that this is considered very hot, and truly out of the ordinary. Sylvie is at her last day of holiday tennis clinic today. Due to the heat, they have begun at 8am and the children shall finish by 10.30 am, flushed and over-warm. The tennis coaches will spray the students with bottles of iced water and there will be frequent breaks for re-hydration. After the class ends, we will climb into the car and blast the air conditioning to MAX. The steering wheel and seats will be hot to the touch. In the back of my mind, there is the nagging fear of the threat of bushfires. Sylvie will sing "Jingle bells" all the way home. <br />
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We dream of one day experiencing a White Christmas, to dash through the snow in a ‘one horse open sleigh’... Sylvie's number one childhood Christmas fantasy would be to build a snowman... I would enjoy waking to see a blanket of white around me, and to see once again, some snowflakes falling (I first saw snowflakes fall this year, I was delighted to discover they were magically SILENT).<br />
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The festive spirit is strong in our household, and, amongst the traditional Christmas carols we play in high rotation, we delight in classic American Christmas songs; swingin' Frank Sinatra’s version of "Jingle bells", the eternally elegant Nat King Cole singing " The Christmas song" and <u><i>it's just not Christmas for us without</i></u> Perry Como telling us that "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas". And my personal favourite... “Winter wonderland”. <br />
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So it’s Christmas time; and like many across the world, we’re wrapping presents, writing cards and switching on the Christmas tree lights every night, but unlike the music that we listen to that describes a snowy outdoors, and which defines so much of our modern Christmases; (“Baby, it’s cold outside”), for us in the Antipodes, ‘Baby, it’s hot outside’.<br />
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We discuss our intended menu for Christmas Day, whilst hearing about sleigh bells ringing and snow that is glistening. A balmy 27 degrees (80.6 F) is expected on the 25th, and we shall eat our Christmas luncheon on the deck outside, looking out over the hills at the parched paddocks. No Christmas pud, too hot, too rich. Fruit salad for dessert instead. In the late afternoons, the heat distorts our view of the horizon as it ripples up from the land and rises to the skies above. Should the hot winds stay away we will return to the deck at the end of the day to observe the spectacular sunset.<br />
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I decorate the house with the flora that I find around me. The roses are spent, they have generously given this season, alas there are few blooms remaining to be seen. So I make do with the beautiful grasses, a myriad of types. There are scissors and secateurs in the glove box of the car. I'm that lady you see leaning in from the side of the road to clip and gather that which most would not consider worthy of notice, the brilliant roadside grasses and weeds. Such a delicate palette of soft greens, fading to pale biscuit tones as they dry and release their seeds. If one chooses to venture out on one of these hot afternoons, the drying winds buffet your face and you return inside swiftly, for a glass or two of cool water. Should I choose to walk in the paddocks at sunset, the dry grass would crunch underfoot.
Apparently snow makes a crunching sound underfoot. I guess the similarities of a cold Christmas versus a hot one end there.<br />
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Wishing all a happy holiday season, wherever you are, be it a hot or cold ‘clime. Remember to notice the small details in your habitat that define the season, the birds that remain to entertain you with their calls, and the flora that emerges. They truly are thrilling gifts, and you only have to open your heart and eyes to see them.<br />
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Best wishes,
Lara-Jane.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My collection of grasses clipped from the roadsides nearby; laid out on the tiled floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As at 4.30pm in the afternoon, we've almost hit 43...</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-55801601754421459382013-12-11T12:39:00.000+10:302013-12-11T12:53:59.138+10:30Make me! The Kewpie doll angel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Or, explaining the transforming power of pretty. <o:p></o:p><br />
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There is a game I play whilst completing my quotidian duties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grasping errand and shopping lists in hand, I
secretly people-watch as I add items to my supermarket trolley or wait patiently in line in
a store to be served.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(There <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> my compulsion to tuck exposed
clothing tags back into the shirt or sweater of the stranger in front of me,
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">My</i> game involves finding
an element of natural beauty in each woman around me; the arch of an eyebrow,
the gentle tilt of a neck, a throaty laugh, elegant hands, high cheekbones, kind
eyes, a warm smile… Often times the women I see are oblivious to that lovely element
of their personage; or have lost themselves in the endless daily routine of
waking, showering, dressing, shopping, fetching, washing, driving, waiting,
tidying and the getting through of each day… somehow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am quite sure these ladies have convinced themselves they are not
worth looking at.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These women are
‘disappearing’ themselves; this may be deliberate or unconscious but it makes
me sad to see it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sweat pants, a
shapeless t-shirt and flip-flops are depressing both to wear, and to be seen
in. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are at the point in your life
where this is all you think you can manage to dress yourself in; admit to
yourself you are in a sad place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of
us have chores and errands and children and bills and family issues. That’s life, and these things must be
done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Just
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One <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can</i> re-emerge
from this sadness. You don’t need money, youth, innate style, or to be a slave
to fashion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make no mistake; this is not
encouraging vanity. This is about finding your trick to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feeling</i> pretty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Feeling</i> pretty helps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It helps you get through the day, it helps
when you’re feeling flat or down or hopeless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Work out what makes you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feel</i>
pretty. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t need to be much; a
touch of blush, a sweep of mascara, a slick of gloss, sweeping your hair into a high ponytail, or a spritz of your
favourite scent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Oh,... I nearly forgot to
add, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">never</i> save scent for an ‘occasion’,
your occasion is NOW!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take one minute
of your day to think of something simple and quick that you could do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">right now </i>to make you feel pretty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take one more minute and DO IT!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s a total of two minutes from your
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not one soul would begrudge you
that…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFnC3F74Nm__H2QxVj1nG0zY4a92eJMZncMWxS6ilpTfkQn5_h1GXWAfE6mpEZa_tC_pMWJrDgmmuf9LWZONDAWOSpNil1GUzf2awlDqd6wTufdSlbqYuDLnecVmrt7vNnyJqrpQmbmCV/s1600/The+power+of+pretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFnC3F74Nm__H2QxVj1nG0zY4a92eJMZncMWxS6ilpTfkQn5_h1GXWAfE6mpEZa_tC_pMWJrDgmmuf9LWZONDAWOSpNil1GUzf2awlDqd6wTufdSlbqYuDLnecVmrt7vNnyJqrpQmbmCV/s1600/The+power+of+pretty.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pin this to remind you if you have lost the habit of finding time for pretty.</td></tr>
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My beloved Russian grandma always wore red toenail polish
(or varnish as she used to say), and she never left the house without lipstick;
(the thrifty soul she was, she had the same tube of lipstick for over 20 years;
she would use a tiny brush to paint just the right amount of stain to colour
her lips). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a long mirror in
the hallway and Grandma would allow herself a quick overall glimpse to check
all was in place, (no vain lingering ‘selfie’ styled poses, this was the 70’s
after all). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A little spray of scent and
she was ready to face the world outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Helena felt pretty, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> I</i> always
thought she was beautiful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plastic Kewpie dolls are a perfect visual metaphor to
explain the transforming power of pretty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How seemingly plain they are straight from the packet; but a little
blush, some lipstick, a ‘do’ on the eyelashes, a pretty frock:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gosh! From pretty 'plain' to pretty 'lovely',
pretty-quickly!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Instructions follow on how you can transform a Kewpie doll
into a pretty angel pretty-quickly… Why not add Her Prettiness to the top of
your Christmas tree? After the Christmas season has passed, our Kewpie doll angels will reside in the bathroom for the rest of the year, as a visual cue to add just a bit of something to make both Sylvie and I <i>feel</i> pretty.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best wishes, and remember to <i>do</i> something to make you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feel</i> pretty (if you don’t already!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lara-Jane. xx</div>
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Click here for the:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttps://docs.google.com/document/d/17XekpsGygamyeeREvWsBa8L12hEr_Q0c8uu_bT_uzYw/edit?usp=sharing%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">Kewpie doll angel wing pdf pattern</a><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">For one angel you
will need:</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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A plastic Kewpie doll (they come in two sizes, 14cm and 17cm)<o:p></o:p></div>
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A fine Sharpie pen (to write the date and any sweet message
you like)<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is, pre-pretty transformation.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adding the ‘pretty’
to your angel’s face</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Turps or water to clean the brushes (depending on paint
type)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Paint brushes (one ultra fine for the facial features, one
slightly larger for the hair)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gold paint<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pink paint<o:p></o:p></div>
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Red paint<o:p></o:p></div>
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White paint<o:p></o:p></div>
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Black paint (I use model aircraft paints and these colours
are part of my crafting arsenal)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ultra cheap fake eyelashes from a discount store<o:p></o:p></div>
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Scissors<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Items required for adding the 'pretty' to your Kewpie doll's face.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For the angel’s
attire</b></div>
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Gold pipe-cleaners x 2 for the halo and to secure the frock<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plain wire to hold the halo in place<o:p></o:p></div>
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A small length of white tulle (see below ‘And now, for the
dress’)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fabric scissors to cut the tulle<o:p></o:p></div>
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Glue gun & glue sticks<o:p></o:p></div>
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Charged electric drill and very fine drill bit<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Items required for the angel's attire.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wings to make wishes
with</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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A clean 2-litre milk bottle<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kitchen scissors<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pencil/biro to mark out wings on plastic<o:p></o:p></div>
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White feathers (from a craft store), I made-do using an old
white feather boa<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Glue gun & glue sticks<br />
A print out of the wing pattern (either large or small) glued to light card
(think cereal box)<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Items required for the wings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is, out of the packet and washed clean of paint flakes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her hair needs attention!</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Every angel needs a
halo</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Take a half-length of a gold pipe-cleaner and turn into a
circle to form the halo, twist the ends around each other to secure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a 5cm length of wire and twist around
the joins of the pipe-cleaners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take the
electric drill and make a hole in the top back of the doll’s skull.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Insert the wire of the halo into the hole and
secure with the hot glue gun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let the
glue cool.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>(At this stage of proceedings ask yourself this: will I be
hanging this angel on the tree as a decoration?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If so, drill a hole into the centre of her head also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut a 2cm length of wire, fold and twist at the ends to make a hanging loop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Insert the ends in the hole so just the loop remains and then add a small dob of glue to secure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could also
experiment with the larger sized crocodile clips and hot glue them to the
smaller Kewpie doll’s feet so she could be clipped onto a Christmas tree
branch, I have not tried this however, it’s just an idea, let me know how it
went if you have tried it).</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Augmenting her
coiffure</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Touch up the manufacturer’s gold paint on the hair, and
paint over the lump of glue that holds the halo in place (and any hanging
arrangement made if she is destined as a Christmas tree decoration).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time for the pretty</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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It is entirely up to you how you choose to pretty-up your
Kewpie doll angel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I added more black to
the eye (sometimes the paint was unevenly applied in the factory).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the black dried, I added a white dot as
the iris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pink cheeks were applied as
simple circles and I gave the angel cupid’s bow lips (think flapper-era actress
Clara Bow). Cut some of the eyelashes to length and apply. Once glued in place, trim the eyelashes to a shorter length.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clara Bow... Those lips! Just a few small brush strokes are all that is required on the Kewpie doll to mimic this look.</td></tr>
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</o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearly completely pretty, waiting on eyelashes...</td></tr>
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<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Making up the angel
wings<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Take a length of milk bottle plastic (see the link to this
project for how to prepare the bottle to use it). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<o:p><a href="http://larajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/make-me-milk-bottle-easter-bunny.html" target="_blank">Click to take you to instructions to prepare the milk bottle plastic</a> (from my February 2013 post, <i>"Make me! The milk bottle Easter bunny"</i>).</o:p></div>
<br />
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Line up the wing pattern so the straight edge is on the
natural fold of the milk bottle plastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Trace around the wing pattern you made using a biro or Sharpie marker (I
prefer the biro that doesn’t leave an ink mark, just a faint score line that
you can cut by in good light).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Firmly
hold the folded plastic in your left hand and cut out the wing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Open out the wing and using the hot glue gun, begin to glue
the feathers, covering both sides, I preferred the downier feathers that lends an ethereal soft effect, but you may choose to use down at the top part of the wing and finish on the edges with the tapered feathers (many illustrations and paintings of angels follow this semiotic angel cliché).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>(Ask yourself this:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>is the angel being crafted as a tree topper?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If this is the case, you will need to add
some wiring to the doll’s waist, and have it hot glued in place before you
dress her).</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">And now, for the
dress</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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This can be über-simple, that is, in my example which is simply the tulle and gold
pipe-cleaner to hold the dress in place, or you could bead the skirt or dip the
bottom edges of the skirt in PVA glue and add gold glitter; it’s up to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever you think is... pretty of course!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Measure the body length of the doll and double it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut a length of approximately 1 metre by the height of the doubled body length.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold in half lengthways to a
single body length.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Lift the doll's arms upward. </span>Gather up the tulle
around the angel by hand (like folding a fan) and secure with a gold pipe-cleaner around the waist, holding the doll in your left hand and spreading out the gathers with your right hand. The
join should be in the back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Once the pipe cleaner has been wrapped around the waist and tied firmly at the back, trim the excess pipe-cleaner. Pull and tug at the skirt above the waist line to give and good shape to the 'bodice' of the dress. In you left hand, gather the skirt at the ankles and trim to an even length. </span>Add a
generous amount of hot glue at the back waist to secure the skirt to the doll.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Attaching the wings</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Again, using the hot glue gun, attach the wings (tips of the
wings facing down).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wings should
cover the globs of glue added to secure the skirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wings should be placed so the natural
“memory” of the fold from the milk bottle is facing out from the back (you’ll
see, you want the wings to sit away from the back, think butterfly). (You will need a glob of glue at the waist band and one just above the nape of the neck in the lower part of the hair). Hold the wings in place for a minute or so until the glue has cooled somewhat.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the smaller sized Kewpie doll angel, this one hangs from the tree.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Grab your Sharpie
pen…</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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And write the year on the underside of her foot, perhaps a
“for (insert loved one’s name), “with love from” (insert your name).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-28587036821548814512013-10-24T18:57:00.001+10:302013-10-24T19:20:03.798+10:30I'm in love with... Peace rosesSwoon!<br />
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Every year my climbing Peace rose offers to us the most beautiful of blooms, despite the harsh growing conditions; the wind, and the very low temperatures. As the days become warmer the roses open and release their delicate scent. This year my Peace rose is flowering with abundance. <br />
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Each day I pick more blooms and add them to my Grandmother Helena's crystal rose vase. It has a silver band around the top engraved "Clubmeister 1933, Kiel". I don't know much of the story behind this, but I know Helena's brother, Kyril was an avid sailor and motor car racer. I suspect this vase was one of Kyril's winnings... It has roses cut into the crystal and I have used this vase since my early 20's when Grandma gave it to me. I love this vase as much as I love Peace roses.<br />
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Wishing you a peaceful day,<br />
Lara-Jane.<br />
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<script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-21657967361139813852013-10-22T14:38:00.000+10:302013-10-22T16:23:57.600+10:30Sylvie's Giant Squid Themed 6th Birthday Party(Or, how a mother made a Cephalopod party theme a little bit chic).<br />
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Individualism is a good thing. After all, to be beige is to be dull. Thinking outside the square is always fun. When your five year old requests a Giant Squid Theme for her 6th birthday, you know you're in for some <i>Edward de Bono </i>out-of-the-box thinking. And then add in some limitations:<br />
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* The party was being held at an Aquatic Centre, so no balloons, or extra hanging decorations were allowed.<br />
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* There is only a small window of time for set up when guests are initially given access to the party room.<br />
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* The Aquatic Centre only provides ugly plastic plates of differing colours and horrible toss away plastic cups, they <i>are</i> consistent; as the tables and chairs they provide are a penitentiary grey... pretty grim.<br />
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Here are the limitations I added for myself:<br />
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* The party bags ought not have any sugary foods (they have consumed sufficient amounts of sugar eating the birthday cake after all).<br />
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* As I have finally admitted that I am hopeless at baking cakes (and not keen on eating them; yes, one of the few in the Western World not enamoured of sugary things, and yes, I have my vices; amongst them, Champagne, smoked salmon, poached eggs and Caviar; not to mention <i>hot chips, </i>spare me!)... But I digress... To re-iterate, I am a complete FAIL when it comes to baking a birthday cake and my efforts at decorating cakes should be listed internationally as a SPECTACULAR JOKE. So I arranged for a local bakery to furnish me with 2 simple round chocolate cakes iced in an aqua colour and needed to come up with some sort of simple adornment in accordance with the theme. (Once I realised that I was not a Bad Mother for outsourcing the actual cake, I felt such sweet relief!)<br />
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I hope this post provides inspiration to those out there struggling with an 'out-of-the-box' birthday theme requested by your kooky and lovely child. It's not so difficult, you'll definitely need your computer, printer, scissors, glue sticks and a whole lot of imagination at the very least... truly, you can make this challenge fun and include your child in the party preparations also.<br />
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I am of the belief that it is important the birthday child make some effort with regard to the party preparations. And thank you notes are obligatory of course...<br />
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So let's get to it.<br />
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<b>The invitation</b><br />
Those fabulous Ikea paper rolls (see my previous post <a href="http://larajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/things-to-thrill-sylvie-part-2-of-2.html" target="_blank">things-to-thrill-sylvie-part-2-of-2</a> ) formed the backbone of both the invitation illustration and the table decoration.<br />
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I tape a length of paper onto the parquet using that removable blue painter's masking tape (doesn't leave a nasty residue on the floor surface) and then let Sylvie go. She used a soft crayon/pastel for the outline and then her watercolours. Yes, it's messy, but she enjoys it so!<br />
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After the image dried, I photographed it, cleaned up any paint spatter spots and then re-sized it in Photoshop to use on the invitation.<br />
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Sylvie had to write each girls' name and sign her own on each invitation. I had printed her a list of<br />
guests and she methodically went through the list, writing each name, and crossing it out.<br />
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<b>The table decorations</b><br />
The same image was used to decorate some plain off white paper cups. The image was re-sized, some text was added, then printed out, cut out and stuck on with a glue stick (Sylvie and I did the last step together).<br />
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Stripy straws with each girls' name added a feminine touch to the Cephalopod theme. They were printed out on plain copy paper, cut out and the end glued to the straw. Dead simple!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the Giant Squid image from the illustration has been re-sized to fit the paper cup.</td></tr>
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We used plain red plastic plates to serve the food on, along with red paper napkins and I purchased 2 long plastic red tablecloths to lay on the ugly grey table. Within minutes, along with the help of some of my marvellous Mummy friends, we had the plain ugly grey room, red and Giant Squid gorgeous.<br />
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About a week prior to the party, Sylvie drew a marvellous Giant Squid on a huge length of the Ikea paper and this was used to decorate the table.<br />
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(I brought blu-tack to the venue to stick the paper onto the tablecloth, and also those plastic clips that hold tablecloths to the table so there were no instances of children pulling the tablecloth off onto the floor).<br />
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Something will always go <i>slightly</i> awry at any event, (that's my experience anyway!) and this time I forgot to bring my SLR and didn't photograph <i>anything</i>! If you're planning a party, write 'CAMERA' (with charged batteries) on your list and don't make my mistake!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the length of the giant squid tabletop decoration in relation to our two cats who have chosen to wrestle on the paper while I was attempting to photograph it. Pesky critters, but we love them! (This was AFTER the party of course! You can see the folds in the paper...)</td></tr>
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<b>The cake</b><br />
Hats off to the bakers at <a href="http://birdsnestbakery.com/giant-squid/" target="_blank">http://birdsnestbakery.com/giant-squid/</a> who created this brilliant birthday cake. A quick Google search came up with this witty take on a Giant Squid theme. Do have a look... Inspiring indeed! One <i>does</i> need to know one's limitations and much as this cake looked a treat... I had to admit this would be far too ambitious. But what a brilliant creation! Take a look, <i>do</i>!<br />
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As my prior cake decorating and baking efforts could be described in the most polite terms as EPIC FAILS.... I outsourced the baking and the icing. Two plain round chocolate cakes with aqua blue icing were ordered and arrived on time. Excellent. Thank you Millies!<br />
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An illustration of a Giant Squid found via Google search was opened in Photoshop and I isolated the squid, re-sized it to fit on A4 and printed out 2 copies on photographic paper, reversed the image and printed out another 2 copies. As I made sure I had added registration marks on the print out, when I glued the reversed images together I could line up the registration marks to create a double sided image.<br />
After the glue had dried, the squids were cut out using small (but sharp) scissors.<br />
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Pop sticks were glued in using PVA glue at the base of each squid and trimmed to fit the height of the cake.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The reversed prints on photographic paper of the squid illustration. I had hand traced in black outline a squid I found on Google and then filled in with red. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the squids that have been saved, after the party.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">iPhone quality photographs, apologies! But you can see the simple cake topper solution.</td></tr>
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<b>The gift/thank you bags</b><br />
Between the ages of 4 and 6, it seems that most children's parties include all the students in their year.<br />
(Here's a link to an article <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/the-social-minefield-that-is-a-childs-birthday-party-20131017-2vp7f.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/the-social-minefield-that-is-a-childs-birthday-party-20131017-2vp7f.html</a> that outlines modern birthday party experiences...).<br />
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Oh gosh, that means up to 24 children (and their parents). I don't mind the adult socialising myself, it's a chance to speak in greater depth with parents with whom you normally exchange a simple 'hi-bye' morning and afternoon routine drop off salutation.<br />
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What I have a huge problem with is the amount of sugary, rubbishy, chemical saturated lollies and sweets (candy to my American friends) that are dispensed to the party goers on leaving the party. If your child attends a party once a week (quite a possibility at this age) it's a weekly junk-fest. I decided that Sylvie's thank you gift bags would not include any sweets or items to eat.<br />
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As this was a little girl's party, the gift bags contained:<br />
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a plastic necklace<br />
2 plastic rings<br />
a smiley face badge<br />
a pretty giant squid box (to hold the rings and badge)<br />
a 'make a wish' corked bottle.<br />
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Pretty simple. <br />
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The Giant Squid box was made from the cardboard boxes you can purchase at bargain stores for about 50 cents each. They were painted red, the re-sized image printed on photographic paper (cut to size), stuck on the lid and the boxes were painted with Estapol. Sylvie helped out with the painting and enjoyed every minute of it. After the paint had dried, we 'team-glittered' and lined the inner part of the box with blue glitter. <br />
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The 'make a wish bottle' is made by tying a small note onto red ribbon and securing around the neck of the little bottle. Again, these little bottles can be found in the craft section of bargain stores, (as are also the cellophane bags).<br />
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There is a note thanking each child for attending, that acts as a name tag and, as with her invitations; Sylvie wrote each girl's name in the space provided and signed her name. At the end of the party, Sylvie stood by her tray of thank you gifts and handed out each present to her friends.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The components of the gift bag: decorated Giant Squid box, 'make a wish' bottle, necklace, cellophane bag, note & red ribbon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The contents of the thank you gift bag.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A simple 'make a wish' bottle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sylvie wrote each guest's name and added a glittery heart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hole punch was used in the top right hand corner, and red ribbon threaded through to tie the gift bags closed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the bags looked so pretty nestled together. Sylvie was very proud that she took part making the boxes, writing the notes and helping to pack the bags.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the bags on a tray on the chair near the front door, ready to be taken to the party.</td></tr>
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<b>Post 'the party': the thank you note for the present given</b><br />
Truly, there is so much effort made on the part of parents to not only attend parties, (and spend a good portion of a lovely Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning away from precious weekend family time); but effort with regards to the birthday present. This encompasses the purchase, the wrapping, the card etc. I'm a firm believer that children should learn at an early age that it is both normal <i>and</i> expected to write a short thank you note. So, to make it easier; (as Sylvie is only 6 after all), here is the 'blank' note that she used to thank each girl for their present to her.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This thank you note is easily created on Word, print out on plain paper.</td></tr>
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Best wishes for your preparations on your child's next 'out-of-the-box' themed birthday party.<br />
You can do it!<br />
Happy days,<br />
Lara-Jane.<br />
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PS, If you reside in or near Adelaide, I highly recommend:<br />
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<a href="http://www.saaquatic.ymca.org.au/participate/birthday-parties.html" target="_blank">Click here to read about the Marion Aquatic Centre parties</a><br />
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and I must thank<br />
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<a href="http://www.milliesbakery.com.au/" target="_blank">http://www.milliesbakery.com.au/</a> who provided the chocolate cake iced in aqua icing (on short notice I might add)<script data-pin-hover="true" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br />
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and high praise for the Ikea paper rolls, super fun!<br />
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<a href="http://www.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/90167854/" target="_blank">Ikea paper rolls: click here to take you to the site</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-15652972202034625622013-10-04T09:00:00.001+09:302013-10-04T09:37:11.729+09:30Do you see what I see?Or, one of those cases where you need to know what to look out for...<br />
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I am lucky enough to be able to breakfast outside on the deck that overlooks this lovely scene. This morning was literally the quiet after the storm; (we have endured many days of very high winds). During these wind storms I often think of the birds and animals and wonder how they sit out the days of bad weather, they must be hungry, wet and cold.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-63130768947230576422013-09-19T13:44:00.003+09:302013-09-19T17:26:49.150+09:30When life imitates art. Yes, it happens!<div class="MsoNormal">
or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“The fish in the
sky” </i>paintings that became a reality for a short while. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the art.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="text-align: start;">“Commuterfish”,</i><span style="text-align: start;"> Acrylic on canvas, 121 x 152cm, Artist, Graeme Townsend.</span></span></td></tr>
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Graeme painted these images to wittily describe a
scenario where global warming had raised our oceans to the level where the
‘fish were in the sky’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make what you
will of the paintings; Townsend works are often enigmatic…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>“Commuterfish”</i> is part of our personal
collection and hangs in our dining room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nothing like a touch of the surreal to bring perspective to your day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="text-align: start;">“Under a Southern sun”,</i><span style="text-align: start;"> Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 152cm, Artist, Graeme Townsend (that's me on the recliner reading). The beach shack depicted is typical of the type built on the cheap in the 60's when coastal land was inexpensive to buy; examples of this part of Australia's history are still plentiful, many have been in families for several generations. This painting has been sold and was exhibited at the Christopher Day Gallery in Paddington, Sydney, Australia, in a one-man show Graeme called "The magic rabbit". The image is inspired from the days when we lived by the seaside.</span></span> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">... And here is life imitating art.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Sylvie received the fish shaped kite for Christmas 2012 and
we have finally used it for the first time in September 2013… The great time
delay (many months or from Summer to Spring) was due to the fact that when it’s
windy around us, it’s not simply windy, but a veritable tempest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a big blow, the noise of the wind is so
fierce, we need to turn the volume up on the TV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Far too rough for a delicate little
fish-shaped kite! <o:p></o:p><br />
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This is BOM*, we're addicted, this is a short video of the today's storm hitting us, but <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR643.loop.shtml#skip" target="_blank">click here to see our weather real time via satellite</a>.<br />
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Click on this video to get an experience of the BOM* video above, in real time: these tempests visit upon us regularly. Fierce!<br />
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But on this day, the conditions were perfect; windy, but not
too much and we enjoyed a half-hour or so of ‘fish in the sky’ kite flying.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uplifting to the spirits to see a kite soar against a beautiful azure sky.</td></tr>
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<o:p><a href="http://www.cdaygallery.com.au/" target="_blank">Click to take you to Christopher Day Gallery to view current Townsends available for sale.</a></o:p></div>
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If you've fallen in love with a Townsend featured on the site, email the gallery. Fiona and Christopher are happy to organise shipping to anywhere in the world and have on many past occasions. There are many Townsends in the most far flung destinations!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-26438181284452313242013-08-27T13:10:00.002+09:302013-08-27T13:10:50.846+09:30Hello Blossom!Or, Spring is in the air…<br />
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<o:p>(Another in my series: "It caught my eye and why"...)</o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bee is as seduced as I by the scent emanating from these blossoms.</td></tr>
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Here is a list (not definitive nor complete); proof that Spring is
just days away:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The chickens have begun to lay again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I can stand on the deck with my morning cup of tea at
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The neon yellow blooms of the Oxalis weeds (sour
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Blossoms are beginning to open on all the fruit trees
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Everywhere you walk, the blossoms release a sweet perfume
casting delightful zephyrs of scent that, for me, are the olfactory symbols of
Spring.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An abundance of pink blossoms.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These blossoms, close up, are almost rose like.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy sunny days ahead!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to avoid the bees, I was getting in their way I'm sure!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blossoms in our orchard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carpet of white petals on the moss.</td></tr>
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“Book Week”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is an opportunity for
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In Sylvie’s case, one her favourite characters is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo</i> himself, closely followed by
the cheeky brown mouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This children’s
book, (written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by <span style="background: white; color: #444444;">Axel Scheffler)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span>is
both witty and clever, as the little mouse outsmarts all his predators,
including <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“The</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo”</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t recommend
it highly enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gruffalo-Julia-Donaldson/dp/0142403873/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376998131&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Click here to take you to the Amazon listing of "The Gruffalo".</a></div>
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The costume is divided into three elements; the head
(comprising a ‘hat’), the body (a ‘dress’) and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo’s</i> feet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I won’t be providing any exact measurements; this post will
be describing the process and hopefully some inspiration for you to attempt
something similar.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This was quite a complex project that I began 3 weeks prior
to the Book Week dress up day, I confess to thinking about it for quite a few
more weeks prior to beginning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had
some problems to solve, I wanted to include all of the features in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo’s</i> head, if I had Sylvie’s face
beaming from the centre of a mask I would miss out on the “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">terrible tusks” </i>and “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">terrible
teeth in his terrible jaws</i>”, not forgetting his orange eyes, black tongue
and most importantly and completing his revolting ugliness, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a poisonous wart at the end of his nose</i>”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The reason I think I had lead myself along the path of a
vision or plan that Sylvie’s head would poke out from under the chin of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo</i> costume, was perhaps a photo I took (and cannot find now) of Sylvie poking her head through one of the promotional items from the film “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Where the wild things are</i>”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On thinking it through I realised this would mean that the
design would have to incorporate some sort of structure to keep the mask above
her head without toppling off and some very large shoulders would have to be
constructed, too heavy and hot I suspected and so I ruminated further.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is always in the first minutes on waking in the morning
that if I’m going to find a ‘solve’ to a problem, it will be then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Finally I had it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would make
the mask a ‘hat’, where the top of her skull would sit inside the Gruffalo’s
head and if need be, I could add an elastic strap under Sylvie’s chin to ensure
the mask stayed in place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A copy of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘The
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Scissors (paper/cardboard)<o:p></o:p></div>
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White gaffer tape<o:p></o:p></div>
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A wine carton (to fit 6 bottles)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another piece of heavier weight cardboard to form the ‘brim’
interior of the ‘hat’<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lighter weight cardboard to make the ears<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 takeaway foil containers<o:p></o:p></div>
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Calico ripped into strips<o:p></o:p></div>
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PVA glue<o:p></o:p></div>
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Peach felt<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tennis ball <o:p></o:p></div>
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Spray paint in white and pale orange<o:p></o:p></div>
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Acrylic fur (use the cut offs from making the ‘dress’)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Scraps of white fabric for the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">terrible teeth</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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A scrap of black fabric for the tongue<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hot glue for the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">poisonous
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3 white pipe cleaners for the whiskers<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pink and green acrylic paint and brush<o:p></o:p></div>
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The wine carton makes up the basic form of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo’s</i> head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cut along either long side to make a
bendable flap, cutting in at an angle to make the fold that makes up the eye
socket area. Gaffer tape is used to secure the final shape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will need to cut a wide crescent shape to
form the lower mandible, again, don’t be shy with the gaffer tape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut from strong cardboard an insert that will
fit inside the box, including a hole to accommodate the child’s head (the
circumference around the skull).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go wild
with the gaffer tape to ensure it is firmly attached.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The ears are cut from a lighter weight card in a leaf shape,
an incision down the centre allows you to bend the card into an ear shaped
curve, gaffer into place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut 2 peach
felt ear inners and hot glue in place in each ear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut one of the foil containers in half and
twist (maybe use gloves) and mould into a smaller tusk (for near the jaw),
repeat for other side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gaffer in
place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use one entire foil container for
each of the tusks on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo’s</i>
head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gaffer well in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dilute some PVA and soak strips of calico
until they are completely wet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wind the
calico strips around the foil tusks and smooth out, let dry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once they are dry, paint white.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Make a ball from some paper to form a nose, add some
lightweight card to give the nose some shape and gaffer in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use a bread knife to (carefully) cut a tennis
ball in half.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Push the tennis ball
inside out to reveal the smooth interior. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paint the eyeballs white first and then in an
orange to match the illustrations in the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Once the eyes are totally dry, use the glue gun (apply liberal amounts of glue) and
attach the eyeballs in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take some
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In the base, cut out a hole slightly larger than the size of
your child’s crown (the extra space is required to allow for the fur that will
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I used a
glue gun to stick the fur onto the mask, starting with the ears, then the base
where the fur was folded back and stuck on the inside, so the edges are fur
lined, so it is comfortable to wear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
then worked my way up the back and around the sides, always taking into account
the nap of the fur and considering which way the fur would naturally lie, using
the illustrations of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“The Gruffalo”</i> as a guide.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sew up some terrible teeth from white fabric, turned them
out and stuffed them lightly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used
some very stiff interfacing to give a solid look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The teeth need to be inserted along the
bottom jaw line as you add more fur, and then into the top mandible as you
continue adding more fur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Before the fur around the nose was glued down, I trimmed the
fur very short and sort of ‘sculpted’ nose with my scissors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made the incisions that would allow the
pipe cleaner whiskers to be threaded through from the back to the front, and
then glued this all in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I painted the shortened fur in pink and let dry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">poisonous
wart</i> was formed by gluing the hardened drips from my glue gun onto the end
of the nose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I painted the wart white
first, then pink around the edges and then finally green on the top.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo</i> ‘dress’ AND feet you will need:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Lining fabric<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brown thread<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thimble and needle for hand stitching<o:p></o:p></div>
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A sharp blade to cut the fur<o:p></o:p></div>
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A sewing machine<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Stuffing<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo</i> ‘dress’</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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20cm of purple shiny fabric cut into triangles (about 40)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Purple thread<o:p></o:p></div>
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I took measurements of Sylvie and mocked up a toile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ensured that there was plenty of stuffing
space to accentuate the fat guts and bottom. The arms are actually stuffed and
Sylvie’s own arms poke out from under.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpzAi_OGXyps0bUy8aELqbD2JXaaMlbmaCA9t3OprzJVmdJuNe3Kgg6__et0jojxXCOCs1rIXaY-KBdV9mcSheU42dRPfA5LbAkolEubN9DIR4q5moctTEbmfpqakVNHcpysYdqUx3k2O/s1600/toile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpzAi_OGXyps0bUy8aELqbD2JXaaMlbmaCA9t3OprzJVmdJuNe3Kgg6__et0jojxXCOCs1rIXaY-KBdV9mcSheU42dRPfA5LbAkolEubN9DIR4q5moctTEbmfpqakVNHcpysYdqUx3k2O/s320/toile.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this stage, I was still considering felt paws, but that changed later on.</td></tr>
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Once I was happy with the toile, I unpicked it all and used
the toile to cut from the acrylic fur, being extra careful to ensure that the
correct nap was considered (making sure the fur will fall facing down on every
piece).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cut the lining out re-using the
toile pattern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t ever cut fur with
scissors, use a blade and make the cuts on the back of the fur, slicing just
through the fabric that is the base of the acrylic fur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pieces will pull apart and each edge will
have long fur.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC19xZ3Jfz9ooEH74Qij5uLPUs9YTzntLc3XEoBtt3R7SJiOI2IxcssAeycNBXwJtT5xlXY65XOF4lEEqgCGQgVFQaMCLRexCs7rvMtX16feKmmd2F2Zhr5XSBDMqBCrVD3CMiszwj8hX/s1600/cutting+out+the+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC19xZ3Jfz9ooEH74Qij5uLPUs9YTzntLc3XEoBtt3R7SJiOI2IxcssAeycNBXwJtT5xlXY65XOF4lEEqgCGQgVFQaMCLRexCs7rvMtX16feKmmd2F2Zhr5XSBDMqBCrVD3CMiszwj8hX/s400/cutting+out+the+back.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a blade (very sharp) on a cutting mat. The discs are weights.</td></tr>
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The 40 or so purple prickles are formed by sewing along one
side of the folded triangle (right sides together), turning out and stuffing,
then sewing the base shut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The purple prickles, yet to all turned out and stuffed.</td></tr>
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Once they are
all made, I made incisions in the fur all over the back and hand stitched the
prickles in place (or you can try machine stitching if you wish, but it’s kind
of bulky). </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0U7w1bcLnx8btJAMBRcgKrG2C6vilC6V0OuLzkJacGCtVpZ1V3vEVjyjZVWrdAowX_CWL6vaSjt9ZCZgHPQj7Z7-mBRRJvF5CGAmsQ5ZnpNkHLXjMz7XdAjAkrMCwktQo7vkHTXmqzKN/s1600/inserting+the+purple+prickles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0U7w1bcLnx8btJAMBRcgKrG2C6vilC6V0OuLzkJacGCtVpZ1V3vEVjyjZVWrdAowX_CWL6vaSjt9ZCZgHPQj7Z7-mBRRJvF5CGAmsQ5ZnpNkHLXjMz7XdAjAkrMCwktQo7vkHTXmqzKN/s640/inserting+the+purple+prickles.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing the incisions on the wrong side of the fur and how the stuffed purple prickles have been stitched in by hand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_tgwMy9qnsje7daIjjGyZbs3airK-OzP5x7jWclQn5NgJQw4CmuFl1neCBFdIfSZrb93d8akY8IowMrezn38QC2SCC2rxf4Z8j1iZ7P3g1I-O4XVrqbhFGX44nC3CvTyrI4IiGeB8xoz/s1600/purple+prickles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_tgwMy9qnsje7daIjjGyZbs3airK-OzP5x7jWclQn5NgJQw4CmuFl1neCBFdIfSZrb93d8akY8IowMrezn38QC2SCC2rxf4Z8j1iZ7P3g1I-O4XVrqbhFGX44nC3CvTyrI4IiGeB8xoz/s640/purple+prickles.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The purple prickles from the right side.</td></tr>
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The tail is formed by taking a length of fur and hand
stitching the longest edges together into a tube. I then went wild with scissors and gave the
tube a ‘haircut’, quite short, but leaving one end long and hairy. I made a second shape to form the tip of the
tail by sewing a heart shaped piece of fur together and stuffing it. The two components are then joined, and the
hairy end of the tube disguises the join and makes the tail tip even fluffier. The tail is added to the back piece using the same method of attaching the purple prickles.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl0XTvlfFfY91a6tQcOZEXrNKlZp6NlkOAdG0JUxvMJp0o2BHjrLDEBTOWzgjzm_eNvm3vOK5yHnKkim-3rgnabqXzwF2ICSESozDe5N_ikuFTs6NGidPQAVyRQ09pA8SHxL7Hz86tby9/s1600/tail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl0XTvlfFfY91a6tQcOZEXrNKlZp6NlkOAdG0JUxvMJp0o2BHjrLDEBTOWzgjzm_eNvm3vOK5yHnKkim-3rgnabqXzwF2ICSESozDe5N_ikuFTs6NGidPQAVyRQ09pA8SHxL7Hz86tby9/s640/tail.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photograph of the tail.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adding the pocket</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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As Sylvie is keen on bringing her own beloved Mr Mouse
dressed in a ‘Mouse’ costume to Book Week, I thought it would be a fun touch
for Mr Mouse to travel in the costume itself, and so I added a welted pocket on
the front.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2c3bqwTwNDf0nkN1xx354OaPygg5wknyoHKDCY-wErOiYE8nnZsu5XBmyq6BwiC3sR8yLj4CWKBPeaLOxyNlyT-IdiUbKKh82BBil42cVfh8kySbULdmMJMQklRgnYXjGiVodcGQRlA_/s1600/Sylvie+Gruffalo+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2c3bqwTwNDf0nkN1xx354OaPygg5wknyoHKDCY-wErOiYE8nnZsu5XBmyq6BwiC3sR8yLj4CWKBPeaLOxyNlyT-IdiUbKKh82BBil42cVfh8kySbULdmMJMQklRgnYXjGiVodcGQRlA_/s400/Sylvie+Gruffalo+close+up.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>
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For the life of me I couldn’t remember how to make a welted
pocket and a quick search resulted in one of the clearest explanations I have
ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I highly recommend this
video, for beginners or a simple reminder.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MOuOLkLqQM" target="_blank">Click here for the excellent video tutorial about welt pockets.</a><br />
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I made two sets of paw claws (5 claws on the paws and 4
claws on the feet) from white fabric, turned them out and stuffed them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adding paw’s claws</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The paws’ claws are attached to the lining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s the trick:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turn the arm lining out the right way and insert the claws,
pin in place and sew a seam across the bottom of the sleeve, right across,
following the curve of the fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn
out and the claws should neatly pop out the bottom of the lining, and the
underarm seam should be visible from the outside (keeping in mind that this is
a lining, so you want the finished side on the inside).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat for the second arm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my pattern, there is a gap in the underarm
seam to allow Sylvie’s little arms to pop through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sew the front and back lining pieces
together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At this point, complete the lining by adding both sleeves to
the joined back and front lining pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Turn the lining so that all the seams on the lining should be on the
inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set aside this component and
move onto fashioning the fur into a dress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Join the fur back and the fur front together and then set in the
sleeves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found it easier to pin the
seams, then baste in place before sewing the seam in place with the sewing
machine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used a slightly longer stitch
than the standard 2.5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t turn out
yet, leave the fur on the inside.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adding the lining</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Insert the lining into the fur dress, so the fur is on the
inside and the finished side of the lining and the fur are facing
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pin the neck in place and then
baste, remove the pins and make the seam to finish the neck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fit the arms of the lining into the fur dress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finish the raw edges of the “armhole” by
turning the lining under and slipstitching to the edge of the fur. Stuff the
arm on the outside edge of the sleeve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Slipstitch the claws to the fur at the paw end of the sleeve, to the
point where the lining meets the white fabric. Repeat for the other arm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Slip stuffing in the cavity of the back, especially around
the bottom, and also in the front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn
the raw edge of the lining under, pin to the bottom edge of the fur and
slipstitch closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dress complete!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For the Gruffalo
‘feet’ you will need:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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A pair of old slipper boots<o:p></o:p></div>
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A pair of the child’s slip on style shoes (think Crocs)<o:p></o:p></div>
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White fabric for the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">turned-out
toes</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Glue the white toes onto the front of the boot and then glue
pieces of fur to fit the boot to cover the feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made the length of the fur around 10cm too
tall for the boot, allowing me to turn the fur inside the boot and slipstitch
in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo </i>feet complete!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Making the mouse
costume (for Mr Mouse)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Here is Mr Mouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
is one of Sylvie’s most treasured toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is one of the many millions of mice produced by Ikea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is both literally and figuratively
speaking, one in a million.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Sylvie has 3 Gosig mice, but only one of them is "Mr Mouse". The other two are known as club members...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr Mouse has a knot in his tail and goes about sans whiskers...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr Mouse in his 'mouse' from "The Gruffalo" costume.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have a great Book Week dress up day Mr Mouse! xx</td></tr>
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Mr Mouse is
a beloved companion who Sylvie has imbued with many personality traits ranging
from very inquisitive to downright naughty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So instead of making a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gruffalo </i>mouse
from scratch we would include Mr Mouse in the thrilling Book Week dress up day
by making a costume for him, knowing this would appeal to Sylvie’s high sense
of the ridiculous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr Mouse will attend
Book Week with Sylvie Gruffalo, accommodated in the Mr Mouse pocket on the
front of the costume.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ikea mouse GOSIG, $1.95, 14cm</div>
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<a href="http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/00169348/" target="_blank">Click here to take you to the Ikea link for the Gosig mice.</a></div>
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Take a look at the gruffalo site. I only discovered this yesterday, but there is a section for 'fans' where you can send in jpegs of photographs of Gruffalo costumes you have made. I'm going to send photographs of Sylvie's and let's see if it will be posted. It was interesting to see how other parents created their child's costume, worth a look.<br />
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Or, isn’t glitter gorgeous?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I think it’s delightful that Sylvie shows no prejudice or
snobbism about the blooms she picks to bring to me as a ‘<i>bouquet for
Mummy</i>’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In her eyes, there is no such
thing as a weed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To her, all flowers are
beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> She will o</span>ften bring me a bouquet where a noble
daffodil is nestled alongside ten or so Oxalis flowers (more commonly known as Sour
sops).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love all of her bouquets, we
always put them in a vase on my desk for me to enjoy whilst I work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her only limitation is that I ask her to pick
each bloom with a long enough stem…<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the bouquets Sylvie made for me some time ago was from a collection
of chicken’s feathers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(it was the end of
summer and the chickens were moulting).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a beautiful gesture and one I couldn’t resist writing a post
about. You might like to have a look at the post:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><a href="http://larajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/the-feather-bouquet.html" target="_blank">"The feather bouquet, Or how a child can see the pretty in everything"</a></o:p></div>
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For absolutely no reason at all, except for the joy of
playing about with glitter, Sylvie and I spent a happy half hour or so painting
watered down PVA glue onto the ends of some feathers and shaking on glitters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We used a paint brush to apply the glue to the feathers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the feathers lined up drying.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Fairy dust': Make a wish!</td></tr>
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Whilst the glue was drying, we took the
residual glitter outside as ‘fairy dust’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sylvie wanted to make a wish as she threw the glitter into the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The recent rain had left small pools of water
on the old tank stand; we spent ages looking at all the different patterns as
the light refracted through the water and around the glitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Magical!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'Fairy dust' sparkling up the concrete on the old water tank stand.</td></tr>
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When the feathers were dry, they were arranged to please my
eye, (larger at the back, smaller to the front), bound with a rubber band and
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</span>Another lovely afternoon bites the dust (fairy dust of course)!<o:p></o:p></div>
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A safety note:<o:p></o:p><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Glitter can be dangerous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never get glitter in your eye, and never throw glitter over someone, especially near their eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sylvie received a huge lecture about shutting her eyes tightly while she threw the ‘fairy dust’ and made her wish.</i></div>
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The wattle, an explosion of gold, I simply had to stop the car and record the abundance of blossoms. It took ages to get home because as my eye had been attuned to ‘yellow’, I stopped and took photos of anything yellow that caught my attention. I dropped in to see my mother who happened to be hand-washing woollens; serendipitously, she was wearing yellow gloves, and when she opened the door to come out to see me, I asked her to hold her golden yellow be-gloved hands to the sky… she politely acquiesced.<br />
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Please enjoy my visual essay on today’s marvellous YELLOWS.
Happy days,
Lara Jane.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This clump of daffodils has been delighting my family for over 30 Springs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another species of wattle, paler, more duckling yellow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaking of ducklings, this is an image of Graeme's latest painting: "The Navigators" 92 x 170cm, on it's way to the Christopher Day Gallery in Paddington, Sydney, Australia as I write.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In South Australia, power lines are supported by 'Stobie' poles, a concrete slab supported on either side by metal joists.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These jonquils (I think), emerge every year and have for the 3 decades I have known this space.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisies (see previous post), still upright and responsive to a breeze after many a winter storm, amongst the Oxalis (the foliage that looks like Clover).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the almost neon yellow of the Oxalis open (more commonly known as Soursops), the bees celebrate!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On arriving home I said 'hello' to Graeme in his studio, here are his most regularly used yellows...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"This here's the wattle, emblem of our land, you can stick it in a bottle, or hold it in your hand"... Monty Python.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868211304524374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121085264753326608.post-10110129772914671412013-06-04T20:53:00.000+09:302013-08-20T13:39:15.479+09:30Make me! The Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisy<div style="background: white; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;">
<span en-us="" font-size:="" lang="EN-US" mso-ansi-language:="" small="" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">Or,
a gentle reminder to make the most of whimsy when you can</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Around 50 or 60 Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisies grouped together, they spin in the wind!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Can you recall the last time you made a daisy chain or idly pulled the petals from an Oxeye daisy
to play the whimsical game of “<i>He loves
me, he loves me not</i><span style="font-size: small;">”. </span> <span style="font-size: small;">I confess it
has been a good deal of time on my part.</span>
<span style="font-size: small;">I regret that I did not take my daughter into the fields in the Spring
of last year to lie in the abundantly flowering Capeweed daisies, look up at the
sky and lazily form strings of daisies into chains whilst pointing out
interesting clouds and making up stories about them.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">It is also unfortunate that I cannot remember
why we didn’t do this together last Spring; was the weather too bad, did we all
have terrible colds, or were we simply too busy with the ordinary and mundane
minutiae of everyday existence to say; ‘let’s stop for a moment and go into
the paddocks and take some time to make daisy chains’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is
Sylvie’s grandmother who never fails to seize any opportunity to share a moment
of whimsy with her grand-daughter and for this I am grateful. On the days when
it is sunny in my mother’s garden, Sylvie and her Mémé will spend the morning
noodling about re-potting plants, observing insects they encounter, doing a
spot of weeding and; if Sylvie finds any sort of species of daisy in flower,
she is bound by the Rules of Childhood to pick one and Mémé will sit and sing “</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Effeuiller la marguerite</span></i><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">” to her as they
pluck a petal with each phrase.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Il m’aime un peu – beaucoup
– à la folie – passionnément – pas du tout</i>".</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(And
for the last petal;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">"<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">M’aime-t-il</i> ?".</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14.25pt;">Which roughly
translates to:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: large;">“He loves me a
bit, a lot, madly, passionately, not at all” </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">which I think is a vastly superior
version to the plodding English, that is: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14.25pt;">“H<i>e loves me, he
loves me not</i>” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14.25pt;">And, after all, </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14.25pt;">in the French version,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14.25pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large; line-height: 14.25pt;">there <i>are</i> more chances to be love</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14.25pt;">d</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 14.25pt;">…</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman" mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Oxeye daisy is such a simple and humble flower, in some regions considered a noxious weed, in others, venerated as a steady garden perennial. It most certainly doesn't deserve the ugly <i>sounding</i> botanical title of <i>Leucanthemum vulgare</i>. (Although the fact that stock avoid eating this plant along with this daisy's natural hardiness, means that the plant can propagate rapidly, perhaps a reason for the <i>vulgare</i> reference).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I love to see the Oxeye daisies in flower, I pick their blooms and bring them inside, the simple colour combination of yellow, white and dark green is fresh and clean and a little posy of them in a small vase beside my keyboard always lifts my spirits. I miss their flowers when they are dormant, and as it is officially now Winter here in Australia, I have devised a visual homage to my beloved daisy, and I simply cannot wait to get out into the paddocks and plant my Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisies that spin in the wind. Now, I shall have daisies all year 'round!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">PS. When the Capeweed daisy is in flower, I shall show you how the fields turn yellow, I might even arrange a "Make a daisy chain" picnic in the paddocks; can't wait for Spring!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To make one Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisy you will need:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For the daisy
pattern:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">downloaded PDF pattern printed onto plain paper (check when you open the PDF to ensure the size is 10.87cm wide by 10.35cm wide and change if necessary before printing)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">a piece of light cardboard (think cereal box)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">glue stick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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scissors<o:p></o:p></div>
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standard single hole punch<o:p></o:p></div>
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Click on the link below for the pattern:</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZuEvszRUsm6Nup0IlszL4j9p5M1yvGM5MJuEJDkW1xE/edit?usp=sharing%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisy pdf pattern</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The printed pattern (onto A4), the card, glue, scissors and the single hole punch.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">To prepare the milk
bottle:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">adhesive dissolving liquid (I use <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">de-solv-it</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">an empty 2 litre milk bottle (lid required)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">To make a daisy:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">milk bottle plastic and handle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">a sharpie texta for tracing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">a few sheets of kitchen paper to remove the tracing
marks made by the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sharpie</i> using <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">de-solv-it</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">a small blob of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">blu-tack</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">standard single hole-punch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">clear plastic tubing 4mm (available in craft stores),
5cm for each daisy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ruler<o:p></o:p></div>
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scissors<o:p></o:p></div>
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bamboo skewer cut to a 6.5cm length<o:p></o:p></div>
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hot glue gun & glue<o:p></o:p></div>
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the daisy pattern you made earlier<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the bits you need to start making up the daisy.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For the stalk:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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1 wooden chopstick<o:p></o:p></div>
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green paint & brush<o:p></o:p></div>
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drill bit (viper bit 3” or 2.38mm, high speed steel for
drilling metal, wood, plastic)<o:p></o:p></div>
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electric drill<o:p></o:p></div>
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small piece of sandpaper (not essential, only for
perfectionists)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The electric drill and some chopsticks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A prepared chopstick, also the drill bit and it's specifications.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had this old paint hanging about from another project.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">But once you have prepared all these items, why not make
a bunch of Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisies?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To help you calculate, you will get 2 daisies from one 2 litre milk
bottle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Preparing the milk
bottle</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Firstly wash the milk bottle out thoroughly using
detergent. Fill the milk bottle with very hot water and wait a few
moments. The heat from the hot water will allow you to peel off the
labels. Remove the labels and discard. Tip out the water and spray <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">de-solv-it</i> onto the remaining sticky
residue. Use your gloves to rub the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">de-solv-it</i>
well over the sticky areas. Use a little detergent to dissolve everything
and rinse clean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Cut through the top part of the bottle and down one
corner to the base ridge. Cut around the ‘square’ of the base following
the ridgeline. Discard the base cut-off. Cut off the top part of
the bottle following the upper ridgeline (cut above the line). A long
rectangle of plastic should remain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set
this aside. </span>Cut the handle off and set aside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Retain the yellow lid and remove the lids’
inner sealing (the white circle).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Preparing the stem</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Drill a hole through the chopstick with the electric drill
using a 3” (2.38mm) size drill bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Wiggle the drill bit around a tad to make the hole just a little
larger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sandpaper to remove any jagged
edges if you wish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paint the chopstick
green, the bottom tip doesn’t need paint as it will eventually not be seen when
the daisy is “planted” in the soil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
let the stem dry by placing it in a pot of soil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can see I made a batch of around 60 stems
all at once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let the paint dry while you
work on the flower component of the daisy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Preparing the daisy pattern</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1LPs9QMztiSN8hEGYdt1YoYwqLIwHu0OITCdVQNp_3ak/edit?usp=sharing%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">Milk Bottle Everlasting Daisy template</a><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Download and print out the PDF pattern provided.
Stick your paper pattern onto the cardboard using the glue stick. Cut out
the pattern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember to punch a hole in
the centre of the daisy pattern where indicated.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Making the petals</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Open out the long rectangle of plastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place a small flattish blob of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">blu-tack</i> on the underside of the pattern
and centre your daisy pattern on a flat section of the plastic (that is, not
over one of the curved parts that were the corners of the container). Trace out
the pattern shape onto the plastic using the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sharpie</i> pen, make a mark onto the plastic through the centre
punched hole also. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut out the daisy
carefully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the daisy pattern has
been cut out from the plastic, punch a hole in the dead centre using the hole
punch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove any remaining <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sharpie</i> marks using the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">de-solv</i> liquid and wash off any residue
with detergent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Take the daisy in your left hand and make the small
cuts at the angle shown on the pattern at the base of each petal. Heat up your
glue gun. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut a 1cm length of the
plastic tubing, slip it through the centre hole of the daisy piece and apply a
loop of glue (on one side only) around the tubing’s circumference to secure.
Pop the daisy petals piece in the freezer to cool. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note well: Make sure the cuts on the tubing
and handle are parallel to each other to create an even height on the
sides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If these cuts are uneven, the
daisy might have an odd wobble when it turns in the breeze.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Using the milk bottle
lid to make the daisy’s yellow centre</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Cut a 1cm length of the plastic handle (use the ruler
and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sharpie</i> pen). Apply a
generous amount of hot glue to the centre of the inside of the yellow lid and
place the 1cm length of milk bottle handle in the centre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fill the void in the handle with glue and insert
the 6.5cm piece of bamboo skewer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slip a
3cm length of clear plastic tubing over the bamboo skewer and push down to the
base of the skewer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hold the skewer
vertically until the glue has cooled sufficiently for the skewer to remain
vertical of it’s own accord and place this component in the freezer to speed up
the glue cooling process.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p><b>Putting all the pieces together</b></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Retrieve the daisy petal piece from the freezer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holding the petal piece so the handle side
faces you, bend each petal toward you, working your way around until all 8 have
been bent in the same way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the freezer).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thread the daisy petal
piece onto the skewer with the non glued side facing toward the front, after
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the skewer into the drilled hole, pushing the stigma (the yellow lid) from the
front with your thumb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spin the petal
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing how to thread the components together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As each daisy was constructed, I began to pop them in a vase, that eventually reached capacity and I then need to transfer the lot to a much less photogenic bucket (not shown, on the grounds it was aesthetically displeasing).</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Of course, it was a dead calm on the day I chose to 'plant' my daisies... when the wind picks up I shall add a short video of the daisies in full flight.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">My earliest memory of daisies were these decals on the front of a cart my father made for me. This photo was taken in 1971, when I was 19 months old, in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. I'm wearing a frangipani flower in my hair. I loved that cart that my Dad made from scraps from the dump. It's odd how your recollections can modify over the years. I could have sworn the cart had the daisies down the sides, and not the front!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look carefully at the front of the cart and you will see a glimpse of the daisy decals I loved so much.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Minerals by Colour display at the South Australian Museum, gorgeous!</td></tr>
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In arranging a display, one can always rely on
the rainbow spectrum for a brilliant eye-catching and visually satisfying result. Here are some photographs of one of my
favourite displays in the South Australian Museum (somewhere we visit with
great regularity). There are some old favourites in the Museum we simply can't leave without visiting. The tatty old lion with
the swishy tail sitting in a Perspex box on the ground floor, the Plesiosaurs, the meteorite in the lobby, the fabulous and brilliantly staffed Information Centre (including the bee hive, a subject for a post to come) and Sylvie’s ‘never miss’; the giant
squid (an ingenious use of 3 stories of an old elevator shaft).<br />
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The "Minerals by Colour" display is a personal 'never miss'. Hats off to the creator of this simply gorgeous display. I stand for quite some time in front of this arrangement taking in all the beauty, it’s a clever way to draw people in and encourage the viewer to linger longer. As the items in the cabinet are infinitely interesting to observe, the use of the rainbow spectrum only dawns on you once you stand back from the display. I can honestly say I only became aware of the rainbow aspect of this presentation after I photographed it. I had to share it; after all, in my culture, rainbows are a symbol of good luck.<br />
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We are fortunate to witness many rainbows on our
horizons, and they are always a thrill to behold. I lament the inability of cameras to capture the ethereal beauty of the rainbow, this is the best I can do...<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Included in today’s post is a quick paper plate
rainbow project using pastels and watercolour, inspired by a pin from the Pinterest board <i>"Things to thrill Sylvie"</i>.
It was a rainy day afternoon activity and the result looks quite cheery. I think we will mail this happy rainbow to a
friend in Taiwan to make her day. I’ll
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/larajanet/things-to-thrill-sylvie/" target="_blank">Click here to visit the Pinterest board "Things to thrill Sylvie"</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pin that inspired Sylvie's version of this project.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted rainbow ready for construction, we used a glue stick to glue the centre tabs together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I highly recommend this book, the illustrations are lovely, there is a CD included, Sylvie loves it.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Or, an introduction to some some enduringly happy faces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">These little
fellows sit happily in a row as a decorative item in Sylvie’s bedroom. My mother gave me two when I was small, the
others I have purchased as an adult from eBay over some time. I confess I can’t now remember which ones
were Mum’s and which were the newcomers.
I played with Mum’s two as a child; they always had a place at the table
in my doll’s house. They have the most
delightful little faces, the definition of cheery. They are for the most part, showing their age, but they seem happy to still be around keeping us all company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">They were
manufactured as souvenirs to be sold aboard ocean liners, in some of my
examples you will be able to discern the name of the ship or the ocean liner
company name on the ribbons of their caps. I love that each face has been hand-painted making each doll an absolute individual. They look like a group of giggly school boys lining up for assembly, you get the feeling one of them will be mischievous in the next moment...<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">I think they are
quite iconic, and collectible. They were
known as the Jollyboy Sailors and from what I can gather were manufactured in Britain between 1929 until the
factory was closed in 1959. I’m in love
with their merry countenance and they never fail to make me smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Happy days!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lara Jane.</span><br />
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Or, a thankyou to our Russian friends<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you wanted to travel to Russia, you would need to set
aside almost 48 hours of your life from the moment you left Australia to the
moment you unzipped your bag in the hotel room in Russia. Or something close to 2 days of your life
would be spent in transit. Australia is
a long, long way away from Russia and you’ll be passing the time waiting for
connecting flights in several airports across the world before you reach your
destination.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m keen to visit Russia.
My father is Russian and came to Australia when he was 10 years old, he
can still speak Russian although he claims he is rusty. I regret that I do not speak the
language. I love to hear the sounds, the
fluidity, the different consonants and vowel pronunciations. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have a Russian friend, Yuliya. She lives in Australia now. I love to hear her speak in Russian. I had never heard my father speak in Russian
until Yuliya’s mother visited from Russia.
My father spoke Russian! How odd,
my mother is a native French speaker; to a point where I explain to people that
she speaks “Franglais” or “Fringlish”. Once she feels you are <i>‘family’</i> she drops her guard and begins
a sentence in one language, and finishes it in another. I’m accustomed to Mum flip-flopping from
French to English, but for me; all my life, my Dad spoke only English. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Yuliya’s mother, Svetlana, visited Australia and came to
lunch with our family. She brought a
jumper as a gift for Sylvie knitted by her friend Lena. It has pink, orange and cream stripes. It is beautiful. Sylvie loves it. Luckily it was a tad too large at the time
and so this jumper has been a cold weather friend for a number of winters now. The knitting is even, the tension perfect. This lady can <i>really</i> KNIT! <o:p></o:p></div>
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I would like to send a special thankyou to Lena for taking
the time and love to send Sylvie a jumper that she has worn, and
treasured. And a special thankyou to
Svetlana for packing the jumper in her suitcase and bringing it across the
oceans to her little Australian friend.
What a journey, and such a kind gesture.
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A thankyou also to my friend Yuliya, who has agreed to
translate this little note into Russian.
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We will mail this “hug” to Svetlana this week from our
little postbox in our village. I wonder
how long it will take before she receives it?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best wishes to our Russian friends,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lara Jane.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the 'hug' in a mailing tube, with lots of stamps, ready to go to Russia!</td></tr>
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<b>Шлём "обнимашку" в благодарность нашим русским друзьям.</b></div>
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Если вам захочется съездить в Россию, будьте готовы к тому, что распаковывать чемоданы в своем гостиничном номере в России вы будете только спустя 48 часов с момента вашего отбытия из Австралии. Около двух дней уйдет на перелет, ведь Россия находится так далеко от Австралии. И прежде чем вы доберетесь, немало времени пройдет в ожидании стыковочных рейсов в нескольких странах мира.</div>
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Я бы очень хотела побывать в России. Мой отец - русский. Он приехал в Австралию, когда ему было 10 лет. Он все еще может разговаривать по-русски, хоть и говорит, что память немного "заржавела". Я очень жалею, что не знаю русского языка. Мне так приятны его быстрое звучание и необычное произношение гласных и согласных.</div>
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У меня есть русская подруга Юлия, которая теперь живет в Австралии. Мне очень нравится слушать ее родную речь. Ведь я ни разу не слышала, как мой отец говорит по-русски. А тут к нам приехала Светлана (мама Юлии), и мой отец заговорил по-русски! Примечательно, что у моей мамы родной язык - французский. Мне иногда приходится объяснять людям, что она говорит на гибриде французского и английского - "фрэнглиша". Как только вы входите в круг "семьи", она забывается и начинает предложение на одном языке, а заканчивает на другом. К маминому перескакиванию с одного языка на другой я уже привыкла. А вот отец на протяжении всей моей жизни говорил только по-английски.</div>
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Когда Светлана приехала в Австралию, мы пригласили ее на обед. Она привезла с собой в подарок для Силви свитер, который связала ее подруга Лена. Это очень красивый свитер, в розовую, оранжевую и бежевую полоску, и Силви нравится его носить. К счастью, свитер тогда был немного великоват, так что он нам верно служит уже не одну холодную зиму. Связан свитер очень ровно, с идеальным натягом нити. Лена ПРЕВОСХОДНО вяжет! </div>
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Большое спасибо Лене за ее время и любовь, потраченные на вязание этого свитера. Силви носит его бережно и с удовольствием. Большое спасибо Светлане за то, что привезла его в своем чемодане, пересекая океаны, для ее маленького друга в Австралии. Вот это путешествие! И какой знак внимания!</div>
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Также спасибо Юлие, которая согласилась перевести на русский язык это небольшое послание.</div>
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Мы отправим нашу "обнимашку" по почте на этой неделе. Интересно, как долго она будет добираться из нашей небольшой деревушки до Светланы?</div>
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Нашим русским друзьям с наилучшими пожеланиями!</div>
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С уважением,</div>
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Лара Джейн.</div>
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Or, as promised, more excellent children’s holiday
activities inspired by Pinterest<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love that Sylvie has included the cute gap in her bottom teeth in her drawing!</td></tr>
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<a data-pin-config="above" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flarajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au%2F2013%2F04%2Fthings-to-thrill-sylvie-part-2-of-2.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-mKYozAefKwM%2FUWdHxFzn9wI%2FAAAAAAAAAb0%2FyZF2iXIeewQ%2Fs640%2FSylvie%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsun%2Bwith%2Bher%2Bdrawing.jpg&description=Inspired%20by%20pinterest%2C%20this%20is%20our%20%22send%20a%20hug%22"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pin_it_button.png" /></a>
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Here are 3 more ideas inspired by my Pinterest board, <i>Things to thrill Sylvie</i>. Take a look at Part 1 of this blog to read about why I think Pinterest is a wonderful resource for children and if you haven't already had a look, why Pinterest is a modern wonder, that you need to treat yourself to.</div>
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<b><a href="http://pinterest.com/larajanet/things-to-thrill-sylvie/" target="_blank">Click here to go to the Pinterest board "Things to thrill Sylvie'</a></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Send someone a hug</span></b></div>
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I love this idea, such a sweet sentiment and so simple to
facilitate for your child.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/527132331355019338/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/550x/6d/64/ab/6d64ab4a55b9a8637ef2d0d4d4eb91b3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.supermommoments.com/2012/08/send-hug/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">supermommoments.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/larajanet/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lara Jane</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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Next time you visit Ikea, make sure you pick up a <i>Mala</i> paper roll (or two).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So useful, Ikea's paper rolls.</td></tr>
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You can find them in the children’s section at Ikea. Those of us who annually have a quick browse
through the newly released Ikea catalogue will be familiar with this Ikea
staple item, but may have overlooked its’ usefulness. The paper is quite strong and smooth and has
a good key for drawing and is thick enough to absorb paint without
disintegrating before drying. It’s good
to cut up for papier mache and is strong enough to make good folded paper hats
that are able to withstand a few hours of play.</div>
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To help out with the “hug”, I’ll trace Sylvie’s body outline
(with outstretched arms) and ask her to illustrate the interior so it resembles
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've used a pencil to trace out Sylvie's outline.</td></tr>
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We’ll roll it up and mail it in a
cardboard roll with a note explaining it’s a special “hug”. Good for relatives and loved ones who live or
work far away. You could go as far as
videoing your child colouring in the shape and emailing the hug recipient with
the video attached, explaining that:<br />
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“hug” is in the mail on its’ way to you, you’ll have it soon so keep an eye out
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sylvie's favourite jumper, her box of pastels and her completed self portrait or 'hug'.</td></tr>
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Sylvie is positively mad for them and has drawn city scapes;
scenes from the zoo, underwater scenes and, in her latest paper roll drawings,
a whole series of dinosaur species.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 4 metres long, it is difficult to photograph! Here it is stretched out on the deck outside.</td></tr>
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Ikea roll of paper<o:p></o:p></div>
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Find a spot in your house where the flooring is a hard, flat
surface with a reasonable amount of space.
Tape the two corners of the paper to the floor or use a heavy book to
hold down the edge. Roll out the paper
to the length desired and… ready, set, go…. draw!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Smaller children delight in lying on the paper whilst you
draw their body’s outline. They leap up
happily to see ‘how big they are’. You
can then ask them to draw their clothes and faces, works a treat every time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And if you haven't don’t forget for more drawing fun to have a look at my
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<a href="http://larajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/try-this-split-image-drawing-challenge.html" target="_blank">Click here to go to 'The split image drawing challenge'</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Papier mache hot air
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Blow up a balloon, papier mache one layer, let dry, add a
cut off end of a toilet paper roll to the lower end of the balloon with a
little masking tape, and cover the balloon in a second layer of papier
mache. Let dry. Give the balloon a third layer of papier mache
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Grab your hot glue gun and some kitchen twine. Two long lengths of twine (and one extra
length for hanging tied in the centre) glued at the top of the balloon and then
strung down to secure any old container to form the hot air balloon’s
basket. Find a special toy and take it
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As an adult, I can’t ascertain the allure of the googly eye,
but I know children find them highly amusing.
Is it the gentle rattle they make?
Is it the simple representation of an eyeball? Is it the plain bold black and white graphic
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The <i>Things to thrill
Sylvie </i>Pinterest board features a number of googly eye projects, that have
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A googly eye alien mask is my twist on the googly eye
picture frame from Pinterest and one that I know will be a winner for
Sylvie. Yes, it defines silly, but I
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Ask your child to draw a crazy alien mask shape on the back
of some metallic card (even found in most newsagencies) and cut out the
shape. You can add coloured paper glued
on the back to fill in large cut out areas (in this case, the mouth). (Sylvie settled for black in the end).<br />
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Use a brush to dob on a small glob of PVA
glue and then add a googly eye and keep going.
This can be in a random fashion, or going from small to large, it’s up
to the child. The glue needs to dry
completely before making holes on either side and adding elastic. Silly googly
eyes mask games will then begin.
Guaranteed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or, a sneak peek at a brand-new painting finished just
yesterday.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Star, Cloud and Crystal Lake"<br />
Graeme Townsend<br />
Acrylic on canvas, 91 cm x 1700 cm</td></tr>
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For your enjoyment, "Star, Cloud and C<span style="text-align: center;">rystal Lake". </span><br />
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GT finished this painting yesterday afternoon and it is now
being transported to Sydney to the Christopher Day Gallery. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<a href="http://www.cdaygallery.com.au/" target="_blank">Click here to visit the Christopher Day Gallery site</a><br />
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The birds are Purple Swamphens; they are waterbirds and live
predominantly where they can access low-lying waters. Their feathers really do have that fabulous
blue hue and super red beak. They are a
little larger than a Bantam and a little smaller than a chicken. Their long legs and toes are for picking
their way through vegetation. So
very elegant and noble, and a favourite bird of Graeme’s, he has featured many
of these Purple Swamphens in his paintings over the years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before the Internet was around (Graeme has been painting for
over 30 years), GT relied on his huge collection of books for source
material. One book that was a star
performer, and remains a “go-to” for information is “<i>The Reader’s Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds”</i>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dusty and paint smeared, the cover of GT's copy of The Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds.</td></tr>
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GT’s copy has a paint-smeared cover, and is
suffering from the effects of overspray from the airbrush he uses (rendering
most items in the studio a sheer matte grey with a dusty-feeling finish,
including the books stacked in shelves), the back cover has, from over-use, been wrenched from the spine and many pages are, naturally, complete with
artist’s doodles.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You can read more about the Purple Swamphen in the scan I
took from the book, and note well, yes, the doodles… (hint, the feet)...<o:p></o:p><br />
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Before you leave this post, take a moment to look carefully at the painting again
and notice the beautiful reflection of the cloud and star in the water. So serene and peaceful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wishing you, the reader, a beautiful, serene and peaceful
day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lara Jane.</div>
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I cordially invite you to visit one of my Pinterest boards,<br />
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/larajanet/things-to-thrill-sylvie/" target="_blank">Click here to go to the Pinterest board 'Things to Thrill Sylvie'</a></div>
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Amongst the chameleons, cute
creatures, bento box delights, squirrels, swans and dinosaurs, dinosaurs, dinosaurs; I pin images
of activities that we might like to try out together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sylvie loves to scroll through this board, and will often
click on the image to enlarge it, and draw what she sees. I never tell her what I have recently pinned
and so the board is a visual lucky dip. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So far, (with a little help to set her up), she has taken on (and
thoroughly enjoyed) several projects pinned into <i>Things to thrill Sylvie</i>.
They were so much fun, that, considering in some states of Australia the
holidays have already begun, and that in our state, the term ends this Friday;
that these ideas would be good things to share.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For those uninitiated into the world of Pinterest, jump in and have a look around in the site. It's truly wonderful and is a modern testament that the world is an amazing place.</div>
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This post will cover 3 dinosaur themed activities. I will show you a grab image of the original Pinterest pin and some photos of how Sylvie's versions looked. Most of the activities are self-explanatory, but if I have an extra hint discovered through the "doing" of the activity, that will be included.</div>
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You can look forward to more holiday activity ideas inspired by Pinterest in Part 2 of this blog, published this Thursday.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Bicarb of soda & vinegar Prehistoric Dinosaur Swamp</span></b><br />
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You will need:<br />
an old baking tray<br />
baking soda (or bicarbonate of soda if you live in Australia)<br />
5 glasses<br />
food colouring<br />
a pipette (bought from a pharmacy)<br />
white vinegar (at least 1 litre)<br />
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I popped everything on an old tray to avoid any spills.<br />
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Show your child that if you want to keep the colours clean, they should wash out their pipette in the plain vinegar before changing to a new colour.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We added red, yellow, blue and green food colouring to 4 glasses of vinegar. Add a spare uncoloured glass of vinegar to wash the pipette out between changing each colour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serious fun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The volcano's centre hole can be filled with plain vinegar or red coloured vinegar for a special lava effect.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prehistoric Dinosaur Swamp complete with plastic fauna and flora.</td></tr>
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Source: <a href="http://indulgy.com/post/yEzmaJ9sE1/drop-vinegar-tinted-with-food-coloring-onto-a-pa" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">indulgy.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/larajanet/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lara Jane</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">This was the original pin that inspired the idea for the Prehistoric Dinosaur Swamp.</span><b><br /></b>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Smash dinosaurs</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen in time... but not for long!</td></tr>
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Fill a 2 litre container (with lid) with (inexpensive) plastic dinosaurs and water, freeze until solid. Let your child smash their way through the ice to reveal the dinosaurs. You might consider taking the dino ice block out of the freezer for a little time before handing it over to your child so the ice is not so impossibly hard to shatter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good outdoor fun.</td></tr>
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Source: <a href="http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.com/2011/09/ice-eggs.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/larajanet/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lara Jane</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">The original pin that inspired the dino smash idea.</span><b><br /></b>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tissue box dinosaur feet</span></b><br />
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You will need:<br />
2 empty tissue boxes for one set of feet<br />
crepe paper cut into squares<br />
glue stick or clag glue<br />
kitchen sponges<br />
(optional if you wish to protect the flooring in your house) pieces of felt<br />
hot glue gun<br />
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Ask the children to cover the surface of the tissue box with the crepe paper squares (not the underside).<br />
When they have finished, hot glue the "dinosaur claws" (the sponges you have cut into claw shapes) to the top edge of the tissue box (if they are on the bottom, the children may trip over them). Hot glue felt to the underside of the feet if you wish. And the fun will begin.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">This Pinterest pin shows a much neater job than ours, the children who made our pink and green versions were aged 3-5 years. Just goes to show the fun is also in the making!</span><br />
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Or a reminder about the power of wishing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dandelions can be found behind the old barn.<br />
Here is Sylvie contemplating her wish.<br />
She takes this very seriously.</td></tr>
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Do you still make wishes?
I do. But not enough I
think. Wishes are an acknowledgement of
hope and when you’re feeling a bit flat sometimes thinking up <i>what it is that you would like to wish for</i>
puts things in perspective enough for you to see the positive, realise what it
is you’re trying to achieve and keep going.<br />
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So, decide on your wish and have it at the ready so you are
prepared when any of the events listed below occur in the near future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Make a wish when:<o:p></o:p></div>
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You see a shooting star<o:p></o:p></div>
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Blowing out candles on a birthday cake<o:p></o:p></div>
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You are cutting a birthday cake (don’t touch the bottom)<o:p></o:p></div>
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You toss a coin in a fountain<o:p></o:p></div>
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You break the wishbone of a chicken (this takes two people
of course)<o:p></o:p></div>
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And, (one of the easiest ones for me to do at the moment as
they are plentiful);<o:p></o:p></div>
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When you come upon a dandelion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you need inspiration to make a wish, you can’t go past Disney’s
“When you wish upon a star” (from “Pinocchio”). You might want to watch this short video that
features the song and includes vision from the film. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKaVpVj9rCQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKaVpVj9rCQ</a></o:p></div>
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I’m off to walk outside and find myself a dandelion. And make a wish. Or two… <o:p></o:p></div>
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Or a visual summary of our very early start to Easter Sunday
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Yes, it was dark, the sunrise was due at 7.20am but we began
the hunt a little before that. Earlier
that morning I was stumbling about in the dark forest hanging balloons and
placing gnomes up the driveway and surprising the chickens while they were
still sleepy because I needed to place clues in their nesting box. It was so dark, the rooster was still asleep!<o:p></o:p></div>
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On waking, Sylvie discovered the Easter Bunny <i>had</i> visited, and had gnawed the carrot and drunk some of the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sylvie's note to the Easter Bunny, complete with carrot and water.</td></tr>
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He left a note for Sylvie
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<i>“I have arranged some
parts of your Treasure Hunt, but I have left a list of jobs for Mummy to
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The iceblock smash was a good way to disperse some
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The clue sent Sylvie into the forest where she needed to pop every balloon and collect the letters to form a word that would spell the next clue.</o:p></div>
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The blackboard puzzle with the chicky-chick clues worked
especially well. We blindfolded Sylvie
to walk her into the cubby which she found thrilling.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In all the excitement, Sydney the bear is still waiting for his cup of tea.</td></tr>
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The biggest hit was the dinosaur dig in the playsand. I had a bucket nearby to shovel the excess
sand into and another with water to wash the sand off the dinosaur. Sylvie declared that this was her ‘<i>best Easter ever!’ </i> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a usual Saturday night, burying the dinosaurs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The highlight of our Easter Sunday Treasure Hunt, the dinosaur dig.</td></tr>
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I would like to add that I think that I might have
outsmarted our resident crows. In my
blog from February, <i>Make me! The milk
bottle Easter bunny</i> (<a href="http://larajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/make-me-milk-bottle-easter-bunny.html" target="_blank">http://larajanetownsend.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/make-me-milk-bottle-easter-bunny.html</a>) I tell the tale of several disappointing Easter Egg
Hunts that should be described in modern parlance as <b>epic fails</b>, due to the fact that most of the eggs had been stolen
by the local wildlife. The crows were in
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This year, I popped the chocolate eggs into plastic fillable
eggs and scattered them down the driveway.
Not one went missing! I must
remember that for next year’s hunt. I’m
already planning…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or some tips on making the Easter egg hunt at <i>your</i> home a tad more interesting.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our forest gnomes have gathered to discuss their strategy for the Easter Sunday Treasure Hunt.</td></tr>
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All year I wait for this, and always have. Easter Sunday. Memories
of the Easter egg hunt taking place as the sun only begins to emerge over the
horizon.</div>
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Now I am an adult and parent, I no longer anticipate the joy
of searching for chocolates, but relish the opportunity to be the architect of
the hunt. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I thought some readers might enjoy hearing about my plans
for this year’s Easter hunt. They are
becoming more complex as Sylvie is growing older. I know that some day they will involve some
orienteering and GPS (yes, I’m <i>serious</i>). I love parlour games and quizzes. It’s a good way
of stretching out the fun.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are lots of photos provided and I hope that they will give
you some inspiration for your Easter Sunday Egg Hunt. I shall be posting photos of our hunt on
Easter Monday so you can see how we went.
Good luck and have a happy, happy Easter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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PS, I expect the balloon part of this treasure hunt to be
the biggest hit. I shall let you know.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The Easter Sunday Treasure Hunt</b><br />
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The night prior.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sylvie needs to write a note to the Easter Bunny letting him
know she’s excited about his visit. We
will put out a carrot and a glass of water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Easter Sunday morning, Sylvie will bound from her bedroom
and find that the Easter Bunny has indeed, visited. (Ubiquitous flour sprinkled on the floor with
rough approximation of bunny prints made by hand). The carrot will have been nibbled and the
water will have been drunk a little. The
Easter Bunny will leave a note to Sylvie thanking her for her kind gesture with
regards to the Bunny snack she thoughtfully left for him last night. He will leave her fluffy ears to wear as she
begins the treasure hunt. Sylvie’s parents will awaken to the excitement that
is Easter Sunday. The Easter bunny has included in his note to Sylvie that she
needs to look in the freezer to find her first clue. It will have a pink ribbon on it. The Easter bunny will explain the rules of
the hunt, don’t open the presents until you come home and, pick up any rubbish.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clue #1<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you have read my other blog on the Milk Bottle Easter
rabbit you will know how to cut up a milk bottle for the useful plastic (if
not, here is the link). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Cut some milk bottle plastic into pieces and write the
letters of the next clue on each piece.
Use some small blobs of blu tack to hold the pieces of plastic upright
in a container (with lid). Add some
drops of food colouring to disguise the letters a little. Tie a ribbon around the container. Avoid using an overly large container or your
little one will be frustrated with the amount of time they need to spend to
crack the ice apart. As you are awake
(albeit just awake, remember it’s REALLY early), you <i>will</i> need to assist a little, and run the container under some warm
water to release the ice block. You can
hand your child any hammer and set them up in an appropriate spot in your house
(and old towel on the kitchen floor, the ice block on a cutting board is
good). The child needs to chip away the
ice and retrieve the letters and you might need to help them spell out ‘bath’. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thus, the first present and clue will be located in the bath
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The plastic letters held in place with blu tack in a 500ml container (with lid).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green food colouring added to the water and an identifying ribbon added before placing in the freezer.</td></tr>
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Clue # 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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(In the bathroom).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The clue is attached to the binoculars that have been left
for the purpose of the treasure hunt.
Sylvie has to look through the window with the binoculars to see if
there is anything unusual in the willows in the valley (the balloons strung
from the branches will be the giveaway).
The clue instructs her to go and investigate. I shall walk with her down the hill to
retrieve the next clue.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a pipe cleaner strung through a hole made with a hole punch, easy to untie and remove.</td></tr>
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Clue # 3<o:p></o:p></div>
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(At the willows).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The clue is a note attached to a balloon. It tells her because it’s morning, the hens
and rooster will be hungry and she ought to go and feed them. This means she will find the next clue in the
chicken’s feed bin. (And so back up the
hill).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clue # 4<o:p></o:p></div>
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(In the chicken’s feed bin).<o:p></o:p></div>
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“When you have fed the chickens with grain, have a look and
see if anyone has laid an egg” (sending her to the nesting boxes).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clue # 5<o:p></o:p></div>
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(At the nesting boxes).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The clues are in plastic eggs, some have small chocolate
eggs in them and the larger two have the clues.
One is a deflated balloon with the clue written on the side and the
other contains a note with a pin. The
balloon clue is easy to do. Either draw
a picture clue (if the child is very young) or write out a clue on a blown up
(but not tied up) balloon, deflate it and then put the balloon in the plastic
egg. For the second egg, cut a piece of
paper and attach a pin with a note, “you will need this pin soon”. The adult accompanying the child will need to
inflate the balloon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The plastic fillable eggs that will be placed in the chicken's nesting boxes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An inflated balloon, a texta is used to write the clue, and the balloon is deflated.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The deflated balloon with the clue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The contents of the plastic fillable eggs, note the fabric with the pin and note "you will need this pin soon!"</td></tr>
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The clue explains that:<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Find every balloon in the forest and pop it to find the
letters that will spell out your next destination”. We will explain that Sylvie will need to pick
up every piece of balloon plastic before you leave please or the gnomes (who
live in the forest) will be unhappy. Ahh! So this is what the pin is for!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clue # 6<o:p></o:p></div>
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(In the forest).<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 5 of the balloons I inserted the letters “G”, “N”, “O”,
“M”, “E”. Roll each small paper letter up and slip them into the balloon and
lightly puff them in before inflating the balloon. Remember the fun is in
having quite a few balloons. If you see
a letter flutter down unnoticed, bring it to your child’s attention. Sylvie will need to collect all the letters
and then work out what they could spell (after an appropriate time, if she
hasn’t worked it out, one of us will prompt her…!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roll up each letter and slip into the balloon before inflating. <br />
Blow up quite a few balloons, the children will be delighted!</td></tr>
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Clue # 7<o:p></o:p></div>
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(The gnomes are placed at regular intervals up the
driveway).<o:p></o:p></div>
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As the clue has spelled out gnome, we hope this will trigger
Sylvie to begin looking for them. They
are normally found in the forest, so this will be an unusual event for Sylvie,
to see the gnomes in a long row along the driveway.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clue # 8<o:p></o:p></div>
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(At the front gate).<o:p></o:p></div>
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The gnomes have left a pretty card with a blog address. Sylvie will need to go back to the house and
type in the address. Create a new temporary blog with only one post (the clue,
a map). It is as simple as drawing a diagram on a piece of paper, scanning it
in and uploading to a file sharing site.
Take the address and add it as a link into your blog. The thrill for the child is typing in the
address correctly and discovering something on the internet that directly
relates to their life. For smaller
children you could use photographs. The
clue will be tied to our stockyards (and will have balloons attached so Sylvie
can see her target destination from the valley).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clue # 9<o:p></o:p></div>
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(At the stockyards).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sylvie’s beloved bear, Sydney will be waiting (if it’s
raining he will be under an umbrella).
He will have a note explaining that he has been waiting for a long time
and is desperate for Sylvie to make him a cup of tea. This will send Sylvie back to her cubby
house.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Clue #10<o:p></o:p></div>
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(In the cubby house).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chicky chicks are placed all about the tea party table. They all are saying something in cartoon
bubbles. Only 5 of them have ‘* = A’, ‘+
= O’, ‘# = N’, ‘~ = D’, and ‘> = S’.
The others can say things like, ‘We love you so much Sylvie’, ‘Happy
Easter Sylvie’ etc. You can make them
yourself (easy to draw, cut out and attach with a hot glue gun), or here is a PDF with the blanks provided for
you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1uJ1691eJdK94hhi4pmDpbS9tfQui8MD4xbmI6GDaIfQ/edit?usp=sharing%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">Printable cartoon bubbles for chicky chicks</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tea party in the cubby house with the chicky chicks & their messages.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's Easter Sunday!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the cartoon bubbles hot glued onto the chicky chicks.</td></tr>
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The text below is written on the blackboard, and it needs to be
decoded.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Im*gine y+u *re
* p*l*e+#t+l+gi>t. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Fi#~ >+me >*#~
*#~ ~ig.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Y+u #ever k#+w,
y+u might fi#~
* ~i#+>*ur!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here is the key:<o:p></o:p></div>
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a *<o:p></o:p></div>
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o +<o:p></o:p></div>
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n #<o:p></o:p></div>
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d ~<o:p></o:p></div>
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s ><o:p></o:p></div>
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I wrote this using two chalk colours and made the letters
that required deciphering much paler so they were easy to rub off and write
over.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here it is decoded.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Imagine you are a palaeontologist. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Find some sand and dig.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You never know, you might find a dinosaur!<o:p></o:p></div>
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This will send her to the sand pit (in our case an old
inflatable pool filled with play sand).
Several Schleich dinosaurs have been buried in the sand. Sylvie is very interested in dinosaurs and
claims she either wants to be a palaeontologist or a swimming teacher when she
grows up. I shall have some brushes and
a small play spade sitting by the sand pit as pretend palaeontology tools.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After this has all been completed, we are looking forward to
a special breakfast of poached eggs, smoked salmon and a glass of champagne.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wishing you a very Happy Easter!<o:p></o:p></div>
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