Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Nov 27, 2009, 3:48 am
I'm still working on Christmas ornaments. Craft ACT has sold a few and asked me for more. The red and green one above, on the left, is Noro Silk Garden Lite, which didn't felt as well as I...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Nov 17, 2009, 5:47 am
This is my sister's necklace which I mentioned the other day, made from a combination of the felted beads I made for her for Christmas last year, and some wooden beads she had from another necklac...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Nov 13, 2009, 2:46 am
Thanks for all the encouraging comments on the Christmas ornaments. I was happy with how they turned out, and the reactions I've been getting, especially as I charged into the project without bein...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Nov 9, 2009, 6:01 am
I'm not usually in Christmas mode this early, either. But Craft ACT is launching new hand made products for Christmas this Thursday so I got into gear a few weeks ago.
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Nov 2, 2009, 6:18 am
The rest of the trilogy Terminator gene, and The life lottery, by Ian Irvine. I liked both of these much more than the first one. I think I liked the characters more. Jemma's daughter Irith was ...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Nov 1, 2009, 2:53 am
My sister's Christmas present last year was a box of pink felted beads and a promise to make them into a necklace for her. It took maybe six months for us to get around to that. It ended up being ...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Oct 22, 2009, 6:53 am
This evening I attended Re-loved 2 at Craft ACT, a fashion parade with all the clothing made from recycled clothing and fabric. There was quite a range of styles, with several different designers invo...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Oct 21, 2009, 7:01 am
Two brooches dispatched today. I covered those buttons myself - though not in the proper 'covered button' way. But a good way to use some of the ugly or damaged shank buttons from the stash. Y...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Oct 18, 2009, 6:08 am
It didn't require any sewing, either. The weather has been pretty awful lately, rainy and cold but not as cold as winter. I'd been hankering for some lighter spring scarves. In winter I wear ...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Oct 14, 2009, 7:08 am
Photo by Demelza Sherwood. Last week I was hanging around knitting with a few lovely ladies, as you do. When I mentioned that I was taking Friday off to spend a long weekend in Sydney with my mum, si...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Oct 7, 2009, 6:39 am
I made some birthday socks for my very wool-sensitive Mum from Wendy Happy bamboo and nylon sock yarn. It doesn't have the memory and give of wool, so I found I needed to go down to 2mm needles (t...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Oct 1, 2009, 6:51 am
This pair of pods was commissioned by my sister as a gift for a family member. My nephew (the hand model above) came up with "another way to do it". This is his drumkit, which he has assembled himse...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 30, 2009, 7:41 am
I just spent a lovely evening with my two sisters at Tilley's, a rather dimly lit, atmospheric cafe/bar. There was stitching, basket-weaving (this is soooooo on the shortlist for 'my next cra...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 27, 2009, 6:24 am
I loved all your comments on my "being the change" post. Clearly the love-hate relationship with stuff is a common one. It's so familiar and yet there's something very bizarre about it too. Is...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 24, 2009, 8:07 am
The other day I was out of sorts. I had worn a shirt to work that didn't feel very 'me'. This was particularly annoying as I only bought it very recently and it cost quite a bit. I thoug...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 22, 2009, 8:26 am
Knitting Sprouts said recently that she has been giving more thought to her impact on the planet. Well, me too. This post has been a long time coming and tricky to write, because it's a mess of di...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 19, 2009, 8:55 am
My parents were visiting family in Tasmania last weekend, and Dad picked this wooden pear for me at Salamanca Place Markets. It's made from Tasmanian Huon Pine, by David Jackson. It is perfect. I...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 15, 2009, 8:41 am
I have just finished reading Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons. It was published in 1932 and is a parody of gloomy, romantic English rural novels of the time as well as earlier novels by Thomas Hard...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 10, 2009, 9:07 am
Earlier this week a little birdie suggested I have a closer look at the Floriade program, and I was thrilled to find my pears featured in a print ad for the Craft ACT Shop. Until now I've only see...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Sep 2, 2009, 8:30 am
These little bags came about because I wanted to make something for my nephews and niece during my time off work. At 15 months, the twins love putting things into and out of bags. They've been pla...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 31, 2009, 8:20 am
Other recent felting included some further exploration of the possibilities of polka dots. Solid blue-green is Lincraft Cosy Wool, and the self-striping is Sean Sheep Rockbank. These dots are still...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 26, 2009, 6:30 am
This is an UPDATE of the old post I've made a list of the yarns that I have successfully felted. I certainly can't make any promises. Felting can be a fickle thing. To avoid disappointment a...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 25, 2009, 7:47 am
I took some of the mini pears in to the Craft ACT Shop today. They will be available both individually and as sets of three. And it looks like they had some adventures not long after I left them!
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 22, 2009, 8:38 am
I suppose it's stating the obvious, but things do get a lot smaller with felting. This bowl actually contains about three more pears than it did in my previous post. The dog is smaller too. I di...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 19, 2009, 8:28 am
These are pre-felting pictures - this stuff is all now soaking in a bucket, nearly felted. (TSS, it's been a while but I'm pretty sure one of these has your name on it.) It's not the fi...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 17, 2009, 8:50 am
Another load off my mind. I made these socks for K's Mum, partly because she is about to have surgery and partly just because. She seemed pleased and very taken aback; I have never made anything f...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 14, 2009, 6:42 am
Thank you for all your kind wishes for a good time and good weather on my ski trip. Unfortunately the weather was not totally on our side. The brilliant blue sky disappeared after the first day and ...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 8, 2009, 7:51 am
I'm now on holidays for two weeks. Exhale. Been running around like a chook tonight getting everything ready. Tomorrow I will be heading off for five days of skiing at Perisher. I've been look...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 5, 2009, 8:27 am
The reason we were in Sydney was to see the Sydney Swans play St Kilda at the SCG. Wonderful venue. I've also seen The Boss and, appropriately enough, one-day cricket there. This fan had an aweso...
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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Aug 3, 2009, 8:05 am

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Olivia S. posted an article on Dreaming All the Time - Jul 27, 2009, 7:23 am

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