tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589569772296570472024-03-14T09:37:57.008+11:00minicrochetmadSusan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-43821867736280221882016-03-26T20:30:00.000+11:002016-03-26T20:30:08.340+11:00Easter Chick<div style="text-align: center;">
The MiniPigs were surprised to find</div>
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a little intruder in their play pen</div>
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during grass time today.</div>
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They all gathered round to check</div>
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who it could be,</div>
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no, it didn't smell like another piggie.</div>
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What could it be?</div>
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The funny little thing seemed</div>
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a bit lost so they made friends with it.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">Happy Easter everyone!</span></h4>
Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-77288420391771428392016-03-21T21:54:00.000+11:002016-03-21T21:54:07.101+11:00Amazed Myself!<div style="text-align: center;">
After a long time of no miniatures,</div>
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there is actually something to share!</div>
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A few weeks ago, <a href="http://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com.au/">Kris</a> of 1" Miniatures Blog</div>
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offered kits for sale for a lovely sofa</div>
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that she'd designed and it was rather lovely,</div>
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Something stirred, I wanted a sofa like that.</div>
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Could it be my mini mojo returning?</div>
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained,</div>
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I asked <a href="http://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com.au/">Kris</a> if I could have one of her kits.</div>
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Luckily there was one and she put it in the post.</div>
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When it arrived I set to immediately,</div>
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strike while the iron is hot sort of thing.</div>
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It was a beautifully prepared kit, excellent instructions.</div>
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Even my foggy brain managed not to make a mess.</div>
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Little Happy Dance :)</div>
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Kris said she might offer an armchair</div>
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to go with the sofa sometime in the future.</div>
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I can't wait!<br />
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-39404848345017956742016-01-25T14:36:00.000+11:002016-01-25T14:38:14.117+11:00Things and A New Year!<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy New Year</div>
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to everyone!</div>
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A little late but better late than never.</div>
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A whole new year to play in :)</div>
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I hope 2016 is kind to everyone</div>
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and we all get to play!</div>
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Much has happened in my RL already to start this year,</div>
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some happy, some sad.</div>
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That's life for you,</div>
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smile and find the happy!</div>
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Things....... happy things :)))</div>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">HAPPY!</span></b></h3>
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A new crochet project :)</div>
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You can guess what it is.</div>
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Many hours so far,</div>
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many hours still to do.</div>
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Littlest Little Baby overseeing my crochet</div>
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exactly as RL Little Baby does!</div>
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Both are such good girls,</div>
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they don't eat my crochet</div>
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as certain other canine friends</div>
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have been wont to do ;)</div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">MORE HAPPY!</span></h3>
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A loaf of sourdough bread,</div>
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still warm from my oven, smells divine :))</div>
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I've been making bread for 43 years</div>
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and never tire of the joy of</div>
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taking a beautiful loaf from the oven.</div>
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The magic of turning a kilo of flour into bread</div>
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never palls.</div>
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Ready to make soap,</div>
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the mould lined and waiting,</div>
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tools prepared.</div>
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you make your own creamy lathering soap!</div>
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Another smile when it comes out of the mould,</div>
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is cut into bars,</div>
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and stacked to mature.</div>
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Enjoy the everyday things,</div>
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that's what life is all about.</div>
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And I really do hope to be able to post</div>
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more often this year!!</div>
Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-39985186666940563872015-12-04T12:37:00.000+11:002015-12-04T12:37:17.064+11:00Sharing Something Special<div style="text-align: center;">
Time has slipped by this year,<br />
eaten up with the mundane things of life unfortunately,</div>
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but then............a large parcel arrived</div>
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with a tiny tiny gift inside.</div>
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A gift from a special lady who has been a great friend<br />
for a lot of years.</div>
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Thank you Lynne!!<br />
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This tiny gift has made me get my creativity out of mothballs,<br />
dust it off and check if it still works :)<br />
It is a trifle rusty, creaking a little, but...it is working :))<br />
and I've had such fun making pictures this morning!<br />
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Ok, ok,<br />
so you need to see the special gift???<br />
Without further ado, let me introduce.....<br />
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Little Baby!</h3>
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In her favourite spot, being cuddled by her new daddy.<br />
<b>Isn't she gorgeous?!!</b><br />
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The very talented <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lucytmaloney?fref=nf">Lucy Maloney</a> made her.<br />
Over the years I've drooled over Lucy's creations<br />
but could never decide which of our numerous canines<br />
should be represented in miniature,<br />
so I always set aside the thoughts for further contemplation.<br />
How very kind is my friend Lynne<br />
to think of asking Lucy to make our special Little Baby!<br />
No need for more contemplation,<br />
the perfect miniature chihuahua is here!!<br />
<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Thank you Lucy, and thank you Lynne.</span></b><br />
I couldn't be happier!<br />
Little Baby is so like Real Life Baby it's eery.<br />
Lucy has magic fingers,<br />
working from a photo she somehow manages to capture<br />
not only the look of,<br />
but also the personality of her subjects.<br />
I might be biased but I think Little Baby is the best!<br />
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To set the background for Little Baby,<br />
a few months ago we were asked to adopt another chihuahua,<br />
a real life chihuahua,<br />
a very special little girl.<br />
Unplanned parenthood can be rather daunting<br />
but one look at our new baby and we were besotted,<br />
no question,<br />
she had her forever home.<br />
She is niece to our Freddy Frog and his sister Georgie<br />
who we lost so tragically to glaucoma a couple of years ago.<br />
Baby is every bit as wild as our beautiful Georgie was<br />
so it wasn't hard to love her!<br />
We were having difficulties with the name she came to us with,<br />
it was too similar to another of the dogs names<br />
but finding a new name wasn't easy,<br />
we found ourselves calling her the Baby and it has stuck.<br />
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Baby settled right in with our dog pack<br />
and made friends immediately with the guinea pigs.<br />
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Waiting patiently...<br />
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Whatcha doing little Baby?</div>
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I'm very busy waiting for my friend to come out and play.</div>
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Oh darn it, if he won't come out, I'll just have to join him ;)</div>
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in their playpen pigloo too!</div>
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Miniature Baby likes having the Minipigs on the lounge</div>
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as much as Real Life Baby does but I forgot to take a photo</div>
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Can you tell how much fun I had playing this morning?</div>
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Bye for now and I hope you like Little Baby as much as I do :)</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-77701332333556870582015-06-13T14:45:00.000+10:002015-06-13T14:45:44.490+10:00Rainbow Connection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hard to believe I've actually made something miniature at last!!</div>
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And it was FUN!</div>
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Sorry about the bad lighting, the colours are really much brighter.</div>
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Yes, this one is the Real Life counterpart.</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-35191493663463367732015-03-25T18:38:00.001+11:002015-03-25T18:43:29.323+11:00My Zen Summer<div style="text-align: center;">
As you may know, I have some health challenges</div>
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that make miniatures a bit difficult from time to time.</div>
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That, together with a long hot summer where I live,</div>
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that started in September and isn't over yet,</div>
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has meant virtually no miniatures for 6 months.</div>
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It was still 28 degrees C here at 10.00pm last night!!!</div>
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Having lived in many places</div>
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from 4 degrees South of the Equator</div>
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to the Roaring Forties, 40 degrees South (of course)</div>
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I can say without doubt that I'd rather</div>
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frost than humidity!</div>
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Summer Downunder.</div>
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Enter Zen Crochet</div>
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I think it keeps me sane,</div>
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some might disagree :)</div>
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Anyway, just to let you know I'm still above the grass,</div>
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some pics of what I've been up to lately.</div>
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RL Crochet.</div>
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144 of these squares altogether.</div>
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What will these squares turn into?</div>
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They clash a bit, all together like this, don't they?</div>
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(beginning to doubt my sanity a bit by this stage)</div>
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What else did I do this summer?</div>
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Fostered guinea pigs for a rescue just after Christmas</div>
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for a short time till their Forever Home was found.</div>
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This is Ned enjoying a chin scratch.</div>
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And here is Neds little friend Noel,</div>
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a very relaxed little chubby baby.</div>
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These two boys were adorable and if I'd know what</div>
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the near future held for us they would have stayed.</div>
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More of those squares. Looking a bit more respectable?</div>
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Any ideas?</div>
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No, this isn't it.</div>
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This is zen rug no.1</div>
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Soft, gentle colours,</div>
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This isn't it either.</div>
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Zen rug no.2</div>
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Christmas gift for M-I-L to brighten her bed at aged care home.</div>
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A new family member adopted from the rescue.</div>
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He's a Red Agouti, his name is Noddy :)</div>
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Young Alf became very depressed</div>
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when our beloved elderly piggie Cheryl passed on</div>
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in February so we thought he should have a friend.</div>
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Nod and Alf, free range kitchen dwelling piggies!</div>
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Munching dandelions, about their most favourite food!</div>
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Chilling on the grass in their outdoor playpen.</div>
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Full tummies, time to do some sun bathing</div>
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and gather their energy to boss me around</div>
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when they get back indoors.</div>
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bossy and gorgeous little pets you could wish for.</div>
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When I get home with groceries</div>
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the dogs check the bags to make sure</div>
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and the piggies make a bee line for the vegetable bag!</div>
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My own fault that celery and lettuce was pruned,</div>
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and unfit for humans,</div>
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by the time I'd finished answering the phone :)</div>
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Ok, those bright squares.</div>
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Another four rows before the border goes on.</div>
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This one has been claimed by my other half.</div>
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I had hoped my wool stash would be</div>
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somewhat depleted by all this crochet</div>
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but it seems the more I do the more the stash stays the same!</div>
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So that has been the story of my summer.</div>
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Perhaps winter will bring back</div>
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my miniature mojo.</div>
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I want to say thanks to all you lovely bloggers</div>
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whose posts have gladdened my days,</div>
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bless you for sharing your creations!</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-68346795498337105192015-01-25T19:55:00.000+11:002015-01-25T19:56:24.335+11:00Minipig Play Date - or - A Fun School Holiday Project<div style="text-align: center;">
No.3 grandson is passionate about his real life guinea pigs</div>
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Percy and Jasper</div>
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so,</div>
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naturally ;)</div>
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he found some Minipigs in his</div>
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Christmas Stocking.</div>
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His comment was</div>
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"Wouldn't it be neat if we did a</div>
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Miniature Guinea Pig Play Date Scene,</div>
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so we did.</div>
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Of course, in real life, boy guinea pigs</div>
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mostly prefer to have only one male friend</div>
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but Minipigs get on splendidly in larger groups ;)</div>
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While I worked on the play pen</div>
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Grandson made the Pigloo</div>
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Piggies love new experiences.</div>
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Percy and Jasper did some excited zoomies</div>
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and then settled down to the serious business of</div>
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filling their tummies.</div>
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Cheryl and Kevin both being elderly chaps</div>
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thought the pigloo looked comfy</div>
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and strolled over to take up residence</div>
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after some youthful popcorning,</div>
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he did what he always does,</div>
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he teased everyone.</div>
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That's him trying to fit 3 piggies inside a two piggie pigloo.</div>
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We used mat board 3 3/4" square for the base,</div>
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1/8" square wood for posts and coffee stirrers for rails,</div>
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mat board, light card and 1/8" dowel for the pigloo</div>
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and raffia as miniature oaten hay.</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-73367161210663733672015-01-16T21:02:00.002+11:002015-01-16T21:06:09.998+11:00A Late But Very Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: center;">
A little late but nevertheless</div>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Happy New Year</span></b></div>
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to all from</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/LoveableTreasures">Alf and Cheryl</a></b></span></div>
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and</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/LoveableTreasures">Kevin</a></b></span></div>
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(you can click on their names to find who made them)</div>
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Are they cute or what?!!!</div>
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Cheryl is on the left in his blue snuggle sack,</div>
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Kevin is sharing with Alf in the purple sack.</div>
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Some of the dollhouse children have been</div>
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but it looks like they've left the picture for a moment!</div>
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Luckily piggies love their snuggle sacks</div>
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get up to mischief with Mothers embroidery.</div>
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The dollhouse chihuahuas like the piggies.</div>
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Actually, the Real Life chihuahuas share</div>
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Real Life Cheryl and Alfies fresh salads</div>
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These miniature guinea pigs are an endangered species,</div>
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they are not going to be available when current stock is sold</div>
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so if you love piggies go and peek!</div>
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Grateful thanks to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/LoveableTreasures">Katie</a> for fulfilling the dream</div>
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of having my precious wheekers in miniature.</div>
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Sadly, the real life Kevin is no longer with us but</div>
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how wonderful to have</div>
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Miniature Kevin</div>
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to help keep his memory alive.</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-65428618552695971332014-12-22T17:03:00.000+11:002014-12-22T17:03:00.161+11:00Seasons Greetings<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Cheryl and Alfie</span></b></h3>
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wish all our lovely friends in blogland</div>
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a<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">HAPPY PIGMAS!</span></h3>
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My wish is for everyone to receive a miniature treasure</div>
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for Christmas</div>
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and</div>
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I hope I'll be back blogging more in the New Year!</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-39398778778029881992014-07-31T16:44:00.001+10:002014-07-31T16:54:58.551+10:00Technical ChallengesDear blog friends,<div>it's been far too long since I posted!</div><div>Due to the eccentricities of Windows 8.1</div><div>updating on our new computer, <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I'm not able</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">to get photos from my camera </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">to my blog.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ipad takes poor photos but </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">what is a blog post</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">without a photo?</span></div><div>Imagine the frustration when I couldn't </div><div>work out how to get Ipad photos into</div><div>a post??? Hair pulling and tooth grinding!</div><div>A breakthrough today :)</div><div>Who knew there was an app for blogging?</div><div>Bear with me, we'll eventually work out</div><div>problems and get back to decent photos.</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">In the meantime, an attempt at posting!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hilda Grace and James George have been</span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">feeling the squeeze in their sons family home</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">so, when the opportunity arose for them to</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">have their own tiny home right next door</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">they joyfully began making plans. Not wanting to </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">spend all their savings at their time of life</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">they made the hard learned wartime slogan</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">"Make Do and Mend" their motto for their</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">new venture. First an old iron bed was given</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">to them by an acquaintance who might</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">not recognise it now it has a </font><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">new lease of life</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">with a coat of paint. Next, great joy from Hilda</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">when an antique dressing chest, almost an exact</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">twin of my own Real Life one that Hilda loved,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">was discovered i</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">n a shed at the bottom of the </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">garden of their </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">new home. No problem for a</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">handy chap like </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">James George to give it a </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">clean up with some </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">sandpaper and a couple of</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">coats of varnish to bring it back to respectability.</span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">A wardrobe and a couple more items made their</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">new bedroom so comfortable they wanted to move</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">in! There's plenty more for them to do yet with</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">decorating but they wanted to show what they've</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">achieved. A chihuahua or two appear to have made</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">themselves at home too. Please forgive the appalling photos,</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">they'll be replaced asap. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0bt52qjEfjQ/U9nlzSIUqmI/AAAAAAAABXs/Dr0C3AD42Sg/s640/blogger-image--671215075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0bt52qjEfjQ/U9nlzSIUqmI/AAAAAAAABXs/Dr0C3AD42Sg/s640/blogger-image--671215075.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dZkWKqS1jMk/U9nl1puotgI/AAAAAAAABX0/HeeE0vPAEM4/s640/blogger-image-1233173384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dZkWKqS1jMk/U9nl1puotgI/AAAAAAAABX0/HeeE0vPAEM4/s640/blogger-image-1233173384.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-2504973838790861542014-05-16T13:55:00.000+10:002014-12-06T08:36:18.243+11:00I've Been Very Lucky<div style="text-align: center;">
I won a give away over at<br />
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A neat little laptop computer<br />
which I painted and added a screen and keyboard.<br />
Isn't it cute?<br />
Thank you Anna Maria!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Now the most beautiful Tilda lives with me!</span><span style="color: #351c75;">!</span></b></h4>
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See her perched on top of the cupboard like a little fairy?</div>
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Isn't she gorgeous?</div>
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When I saw <a href="http://rincondeamary.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/tilda-la-respuesta-es-tilda.html">Amary's</a> little Tilda in her pretty room </div>
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I was besotted<br />
so I asked Amary does she sell her creations.</div>
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She said she never had sold anything but she would</div>
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make me a Tilda for a gift!!!<br />
I was over the moon :))</div>
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<b style="color: #274e13;"> who is a talented and lovely </b><b style="color: #274e13;">person?</b></div>
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<b style="color: #274e13;">Thank you dear friend!</b></div>
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Imagine my surprise when I opened an exciting parcel</div>
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and discovered not only Tilda<br />
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Here they are all together on a garden seat borrowed for the occasion.</div>
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I couldn't bear to put all these treasures away</div>
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in scenes so Tilda and the pretties have stayed</div>
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I sit down</div>
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First of all Tilda sitting on my finger,</div>
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unbelievably tiny and perfect?!!</div>
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I love her demure little pose and her sweet dress</div>
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Some beautiful American roses which don't seem</div>
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blooming and giving joy since they arrived.</div>
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Those petals are paper thin!</div>
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A basket of pretty ladies toiletries for Mothers Day!!</div>
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I feel very spoiled and very lucky!</div>
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And also a sweet shabby heart to hang on a door knob</div>
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In this close up photo you can see the little laptop where someone</div>
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and a sticky sweet pastry.<br />
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Thank you to two special ladies who have given more than<br />
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-8628952072136732732014-03-14T16:23:00.000+11:002014-12-06T08:37:43.966+11:00Pink with White Roses and a Question<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With a matchstick for size.</div>
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My question is this....</div>
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Would you pay for one of my cosies?</div>
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And perhaps a potholder???</div>
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I've never really sold much of my crochet.</div>
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I enjoy giving gifts so most of my work</div>
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Should I open an etsy shop?</div>
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Hullo my dear friends,</div>
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if you're still here, thank you for your patience!</div>
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Yes, that's right, Hilda Grace has been zen crocheting ;-)</div>
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She loves the Aussie Summer about as much as I do,</div>
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which is not at all.</div>
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The heat drives away thoughts of miniature threadwork,</div>
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enter zen crochet - simple, calming and repetitive.</div>
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It helps if you can create something useful whilst zen hooking!</div>
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Hilda Grace and I put our heads together and decided</div>
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we could both use a potholder.</div>
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That's one of Lidi's baskets,</div>
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perfect for apples!</div>
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The cat is rather ho-hum about the whole thing ;)</div>
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Mine is made from pre-loved 100% wool that I had on hand,</div>
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Hilda Grace has more choice so she went with colours</div>
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to match her Daffodil Teacosy.</div>
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Apologies for the foggy photos,</div>
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my camera lense is fogged up with the humidity,</div>
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it doesn't like summer either ;)</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-60205487214697445652014-02-04T19:57:00.001+11:002014-12-06T08:40:47.847+11:00I Had Planned....<div style="text-align: center;">
To post more often this year.....</div>
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Well, real life gets in the way.</div>
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Someone should abolish real life don't you think?</div>
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Anyway, I'm still alive,</div>
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not a lot of proof for that though :)</div>
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Summer Downunder is not the best time for needlework</div>
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of any sort, least of all crochet</div>
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but here's a pic of something I did before Christmas.</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-66164664862562390832013-12-23T09:42:00.000+11:002014-12-06T08:43:31.293+11:00Happy Christmas 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Christmas!</b></span></div>
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to everyone!</div>
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I wish for everyone</div>
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">PEACE and JOY</span></b></div>
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that is the real meaning of Christmas.</div>
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This darling wee village was a surprise gift delivered yesterday</div>
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by the lovely and talented lady who made it.</div>
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Thank you</div>
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How awesomely gorgeous is it????</div>
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This little village will take pride of place every Christmas!</div>
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Here is another photo of it with a very messy Christmas Roombox.</div>
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It's a tiny thing, the little houses are each less than an inch wide!</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-63692052198512041732013-10-15T20:44:00.000+11:002014-12-06T09:23:07.801+11:00The Babies Have Wheels!<div style="text-align: center;">
Long ago, BMG</div>
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(that's Before Mini Graff)</div>
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I fell in love with <a href="http://teenytinyminiaturethings.blogspot.com.au/">Gill's</a> baby prams and strollers</div>
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and I promised the miniature babies I'd ask Gill</div>
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if she'd make one or two for us.</div>
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However, in the meantime, Mini Graff arrived</div>
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and was in desperate need of his own wheeled chariot</div>
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which you'll remember Gill also made,</div>
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so the babies had to be patient and wait their turn.</div>
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Eventually arrangements were made for strollers for them</div>
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and just a week or so ago an interesting box with British</div>
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stamps on it arrived in the post!</div>
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With greatest excitement I got it open</div>
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<i><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">as fast as possible!</span></b></i></div>
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Parcels with miniature treasures inside are like presents,</div>
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aren't they?</div>
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2 grandkids were here and they were almost as excited</div>
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as myself about opening the box.</div>
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Their first question...</div>
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Do the wheels go around?</div>
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Can you tell they're boys???</div>
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Young Christopher may have opened his eyes briefly</div>
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to see what the noise was about but even when he was</div>
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strapped into his side of the new stroller he was</div>
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happy to continue his snooze.</div>
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Adelaide, on the other hand,</div>
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crowed and kicked and clapped her wee hands</div>
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and couldn't wait to settle into her seat!</div>
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Here they are ready to go for their first ride!</div>
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Their mama is so happy not to have to carry her</div>
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chubbby babies everywhere now.</div>
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The babies love the rattles</div>
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which Gill so kindly sent for them :)</div>
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gorgeous pink creation.</div>
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This one is for Emma Rose but,</div>
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She's about as interested in proceedings as Christoper,</div>
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yawning widely, ready for a nap ;)</div>
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all around the dining table ;0)</div>
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<i><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">As for me, I adore them!</span></b></i></div>
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Gills attention to detail is amazing,</div>
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Thanks Gill :))</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-37238083328475489782013-10-01T18:43:00.001+10:002014-12-06T08:47:47.640+11:00Would You Care to Take Tea with Me?<div style="text-align: center;">
School holidays Downunder,</div>
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grandkids spending a day with us.</div>
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We go around the miniatures and see all the new things.</div>
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It was the perfect opportunity to take a photo of the lovely</div>
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petitpoint tea cosy that I won from <a href="http://lastanzadigiuggiola.blogspot.com.au/">Rosanna</a></div>
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Would you care for a cup of tea?</div>
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Please take off your hat and have a seat,</div>
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and help yourself to a macaron :)</div>
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and we'll enjoy a refreshing cup</div>
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from beneath that pretty cosy.</div>
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Every time I walk past my pretty kitchen roombox</div>
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I enjoy a moment peeking in,</div>
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Sending hugs to you Rosanna</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-33765486914241689882013-09-17T16:45:00.000+10:002014-12-06T08:49:09.920+11:00Bright and .........Beautiful?<div style="text-align: center;">
Ok, I can at last reveal what those colourful threads</div>
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turned into.</div>
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With apologies if you're tired of tea cosies.</div>
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This is for a miniature Gypsy lady who lives in</div>
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a bright gypsy caravan.</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-2436698160245936062013-09-01T21:52:00.000+10:002014-12-06T08:50:27.075+11:00I just want to say g'day<div style="text-align: center;">
To all my friends!</div>
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This blog has been fairly quiet for quite a while now,</div>
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I don't seem to be making much besides crochet</div>
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which is a slow and repetitive process</div>
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so there's not as much to share.</div>
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However,</div>
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with a new small crochet project in the planning,</div>
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I thought I'd share some photos</div>
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as I begin to choose threads.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">T</span><span style="color: #38761d;">h</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">r</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">e</span></span><span style="color: #b45f06;">a</span><span style="color: #741b47;">d</span><span style="color: #0c343d;">s</span></span></b></div>
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Pretty colours that are like touching the rainbow.</div>
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A new project awaits,</div>
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for a nice</div>
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<a href="http://teenytinyminiaturethings.blogspot.com.au/">person</a></div>
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who has given me only two hints.</div>
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She likes bright colours,</div>
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the brighter the better,</div>
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as you can see</div>
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<a href="http://miniaturegypsycaravan.blogspot.com.au/">here</a></div>
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and bright yellow should feature as the main colour.</div>
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Ideas begin to form while work continues</div>
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on a baby shawl.</div>
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The shawl is finished,</div>
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washed and blocked,</div>
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ready to send across the sea.</div>
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Thoughts turn to</div>
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threads beautiful threads.</div>
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And another colourful adventure begins.</div>
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First my messy work drawer full of</div>
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odds and ends of thread from recent </div>
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My very kind friend who enhanced</div>
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this time last year,</div>
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Hobart Doll Show,</div>
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has done the same thing again this year for me!</div>
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Dianne is without doubt one clever lady,</div>
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She made the little BellyButtonBaby in the romper set</div>
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and the christening layette fits the same doll.</div>
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I am always amazed at the difference</div>
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her clever hands can make to a plain little bit of crochet.</div>
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She's a brilliant needlework artist!!!</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-17303650402930793422013-07-24T13:42:00.000+10:002014-12-06T08:52:21.373+11:00I Won! I Won a Wonderful Give Away!<div style="text-align: center;">
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To my amazement,</div>
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I won!!</div>
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I couldn't believe I had really won!</div>
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A few minutes ago the postman left</div>
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Great joy when I read the name of the sender</div>
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and I knew there was something wonderful</div>
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waiting for me to open :)</div>
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Inside was this exciting little parcel and a postcard</div>
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which can be cut out and made into</div>
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a tiny building!</div>
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Inside was this very beautiful Teacosy</div>
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made by Rosanna.</div>
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I apologise for not being able to show</div>
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how beautiful this cosy is in a photo,</div>
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it is a work of art in my hand.</div>
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Every stitch is perfect, it is so neatly made</div>
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I loved this cosy when Rosanna showed it on her blog!</div>
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I was taken completely by surprise when I won it!!</div>
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Thank you Rosanna,</div>
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I will treasure this beautiful gift forever.</div>
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Looks just like a teacosy!</div>
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Susan@minicrochetmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809610464829120178noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458956977229657047.post-23162930815857513712013-06-03T10:35:00.000+10:002014-12-06T08:53:50.005+11:00New Clothes for the Dollhouse Babies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First an excited little sun-kick!</div>
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When the breeze turns a little cooler and it's time for a nap.</div>
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We have a winner!</div>
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I asked the 500th person who joined my blog,</div>
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who is also a RL friend,</div>
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if she would make the draw for me.</div>
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She agreed so I printed everyones names</div>
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and put them in a bowl</div>
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and plodded off round the corner</div>
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and she did the honours for us!</div>
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Thanks Wen!!</div>
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Two followers will recognise their Mums' hands :)</div>
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Stiring the pot!</div>
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One name chosen.</div>
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Tadaa!</div>
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Congratulations Helen and I hope you like your teacosy!</div>
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This is the french blue and white cosy.</div>
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And another name is chosen!</div>
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Congratulations Lina!</div>
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I hope you like this little red and white cosy.</div>
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Please contact me as soon as possible with your postal address.</div>
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Here are the names of all who have entered the give away</div>
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as they appear on the post.</div>
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If a name is repeated</div>
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3 previous posts showing teacosies.</div>
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If your name isn't in the left hand column</div>
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please add your comment to the give-away post.</div>
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The draw will be made as close to</div>
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You have 15 hours to add your name</div>
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Good luck everyone!</div>
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