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Nambucca Heads...............

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..........a very scenic part of the world.  Here are some shots taken during our walks over the last two days.   The views never get boring - the colours change constantly depending on the weather at the time and it is always beautiful - even on a dull day!  Hope you enjoy.









My constant companion and shadow!




Vintage French Picnic Basket Give Away

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Hi everyone - it's been so, so long since I've had a give away on this blog - so hope I can make up for my slackness with this.







The usual rules apply of course - you have to be a follower of my blog and post a comment on this post to participate.  Closing date will be midnight, 30th June 2017 Australian Eastern Standard Time.

The Winner of the Give-Away.................

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.......has been picked by the Random Thing Picker.  Now, if I was at all computer literate, I would have taken a screen shot of the selected winner, but as it is - my computer expert is currently away in Melbourne, participating in the Comicon event there this weekend.  So, I managed to fail miserably at the task on my own and will just announce the selected winner.


SHANNONC60


Hey Shannon - Congratulations and you only have one more step to take:  please email me with your snail mail address and I will post your basket to you.

I wish you could all have won but there it is!!  Perhaps next time, and I promise not to be too long with my next give-away!

Take care of yourselves everyone!


Woven Gumnuts.............

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These were such fun to do - a bit of play time is always nice!!

More gum nut!

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This time a much larger one - but I loved the texture of the pot so decided to do something with it.......




I love the combination of gum nut, cane and thread, finished with a rolled border.

Birdhouse of fun!

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A little birdhouse - a bit of fantasy!




First pic is the project just "put together" and the second pic is the completed version.


A fun project for me!  I sculpted the "roof" out of thermo plastic and the rest is woven!



A tribal style planter..........

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Just finished this today - certainly a fun one to do!



Flourish & Blotts - the beginning...............

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All the parts ready to go!!

Some of the timber, distressed and painted




Getting ready to clay!


Inside walls clayed and ready to paint.  Waiting for the clay to dry a little more!!



Progress with Flourish & Blott..........

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So work is progressing slowly - there's always more wood to distress and paint, or bits to adjust before the final coming together.  But I'm now at the point where I'm ready to do the fun stuff - like claying and colouring, and, and, and..........


"Hardware" ready for painting


Ground floor fireplace - some painting commenced


Parts assembled ready for the fun stuff


The original doesn't have a chimney so I made one fit.


Do you like the clamps - very technical!!


A little progress made............

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The light was not so good for taking photos - but more paintwork done on these pieces



Light Peter has made for this building.  He will be making all the lights for this - thankfully, then I can have what I want!

The front now ready for claying.  Timber framing completed so ready to move on.
The door still needs painting.











Update on Flourish & Blotts.......

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The following are some pics of progress on this project to date.  I have been working steadily during the week - but lots more to be done.


All the timber framing on ready for claying



One side clayed


Other side clayed


Brickwork completed on chimney stack



Showing the completed chimney stack



Painting of the chimney stack commenced


Showing the complete chimney painted


And that has been my progress to date.   Still a lot of work to do but a great step forward.


Flourish & Blotts update..........

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The balustrade made by Peter - I did not want turned spindles for this building.


Maybe more tweaking to be done - but not until the whole thing is together!


Ground floor window and door frame installed.






Still weaving..............

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.......while waiting for stair rails to be finished and in between painting bits and pieces - just to keep my hand in so to speak!!  Played with some woven trays - for a bit of fun.






A little more done on Flourish & Blotts.............

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........installed the staircase today.  The stair rail has only been propped up to show it - but it still needs painting and distressing.  The ground floor lighting is also being worked on at the same time.  Trying to get all the little things done before the roof goes on and it becomes difficult to work in!!






Mock up of the painted railing - I think it will look ok.



Introducing one of my supervisors................

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This is Serafina - but she has many nicknames.  Some that come to mind are:

Fatty Foofa,  Fooda,  Fatty Boomba, Fatty Arbuckle - the list goes on.  Does this give one the impression that she likes food?  It should, because she does!!  And she loves hoomans too!


I'm obviously doing it all wrong!!!!


And still more progress made on Flourish & Blotts......

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Front part of roof installed along with the dormer window.



A side view showing chimney stack.





Railing/balustrade fitted.





Showing ground floor.





Showing the upper floor area.




A basket by one of my students...............

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Isn't this just beautiful work?
By Rosie Woodley, AMEA Convention Workshop, Hobart, Tasmania, October 2018






Makes my day when I can share my knowledge/experience in miniature basketmaking
and get results like this.  My time is not wasted!!

Playing with some 1:24th scale basket.............

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A lidded picnic basket and a hamper.  They are so tiny - even I am amazed!

Back to Flourish & Blotts...............

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I finally finished claying the roof - nearly tiling in my sleep last night!!  But it's all over now!












Tomorrow I'm back to it with more layers of paint and we'll see what we end up with.



Internals started on both Venice Canal House and Flourish & Blotts......

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I have started working on the internals of the two structures I want to get finished for exhibit at the Sydney Miniatures Show in May 2017.  I need to get these finished sooner rather than later, as I also need to get stuck into my basket work, but am enjoying doing something different for the moment.  However, time is running out!!

This is the start of the internal workings in Flourish & Blotts.  I have another
1300 books I need to make, which might give me the amount
of clutter needed in the whole building.  Should keep me amused
for a little while!

The right wall of the Venice Canal House completed.  I have all the books
I need for this one!!  Also working on bits of furniture to be added.


A long shot of the room upstairs.  The lower floor is his work area and I will show that
next time.
I am happy with progress to date but need to keep going and get both structures put to bed!!

Until next time!

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