Totally self indulgent really … a self portrait of sorts.

I guess this week on the blog has been a bit self indulgent hasn’t it? Yawn…I mean who really cares?

Actually, it seems quite a few people. I wanted to thank those of you who chimed in a couple of days ago, not only did you help me enormously, but I was able to pass your wisdom onto someone else who was feeling exactly the same. Yep, just another tick for the blog and for those of you that hang in. Things are on the up on the voice and uni front.

On the creative front I’ve been yanking the heads off dolls at an alarming rate and performing ‘plastic’ surgery on one particularly fragile soul. It was for the table top portrait which I’m yet to write the words for but it’s kind of expanded into something more. I had to have some minor surgery last week and it’s been a huge opportunity for personal growth. I never would have described myself as vain…turns out I am. I’m also a lot less tough than I thought…sobbed when I woke from the anesthetic…sobbed when I saw the size of the incision this morning. How ridiculous! It makes perfect sense that I’d now be conducting my own brand of surgery on the dolls then, doesn’t it?

I’ve managed to fill an entire post with drivel about myself, which is quite a nice linking opportunity because someone very special wrote some words about me today (and made me sob again). All’s right with the world when you have good mates in your corner.

Stay tuned for further plastic surgery adventures…this is just a beginning.

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Last Saturday night was the last of the 40ths for my crew from school days. 2012 was the year of the 40th and we all had such a wonderful time together. There’s a lot to be said for mates you’ve known forever. We caught up more times from August to December than we have in years. When Tan said she wasn’t going to have a party we were all a little disappointed. I offered up our place as a venue and we set the date.

I assured Tan I was just going to open the door and let everyone in but as it turned out I wasn’t at all happy about the open door thing when it came down to it. I was also feeling like I’d been letting the creative space side down a bit lately. So, I spent a delightful afternoon on Saturday transforming the deck into a little outdoor dining space worthy of a group of girls circa 1972/3.

Honestly, there’s not much left of my once burgeoning fabric stash. The stash went the way of the great house move of 2012. This lot was out on loan to a click mate and was returned to the new house. Lucky for me. I managed the decor with things I had lying around the house which I’m pretty chuffed about. I actually broke out the machine and fashioned some ‘T’ bunting for the front door, pinned the left over Ts to the back door and the leftover scraps were simply pinned to the cables as faker bunting.

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Not so different I guess but this one’s not all about me, me, me. It’s all about her, her, her. Framed in IKEA and ready to be hung on her salon wall. I must say, it’s kind of nice to see it printed. It’s made me think that a set for my own wall might not be such a bad idea.

Interesting how much harder it is to make these of and for other people. Remember when I made them for The Design Files? Those things took forever. It’s probably because I try harder, wanting the people they are all about to love them, see themselves, think I ‘got it’.

I KNOW I’ve got the weekly ‘me’ pics right…before I even lay them out.

I’m going to study Fine Art Photography this year!

I dared to dream it
I whispered about it to a very few trusted souls
I was given good advice
I did the thing I thought I couldn’t do

& I just want to say thank YOU.

If I hadn’t had this blog
If I hadn’t fallen in love with Michelle
If I hadn’t been brave
If I didn’t have wonderful, supportive family & friends
If I didn’t have a space for ‘me’

I never would have done it.

It’s going to be a big year.

It’s rolled around again … snuck up far too quickly again this year.

The creative crew all have little pieces of 2012 coming their way. I really love the reminder ornaments, it forces me to think back and remember all the good stuff, fun stuff, new stuff that’s been going on for the creative folk in my life.

Pictured here…
someone who taught herself new skills
someone who pinned like a demon & decorated accordingly
someone who worked hard
someone who got herself all bendy & hot under the collar

Hooray for them and for you all for sticking around during 2012.

I’ll see you for more of the same after the festivities are over.

2011 decorations
2010 decorations
2009 decorations