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Marimekko, my favourite Finnish textile design company, turns 60 this year!To celebrate, they've organised a fun little competition for their fans. Why Not Together encourages fans to send in photos of things that they've made with Marimekko fabric, or even just an idea.I could have easily submitted an image of an older Marimekko piece that I've made (they are sooo many) but I wanted it to be

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"Open Season" by Rudy ArdiantoTHE GAFFA XMAS SHOW 2010An exhibition in celebration of all the artists and friends who have been in, and come along to our recent programs.This is a significant end of year show for us, having moved to our new home in February, and we’d like to celebrate with all of you, who have made this year so enjoyable.Hung in the traditional salon style, the focus is on

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And you are all invited!To mark the end of the first cycle of designers at their pop-up shop at Gaffa, the lovely Finders Keepers girls will be hosting a little afternoon tea party on Saturday.This weekend will be your last chance to shop this first round of makers/designers and I can't think of a better way to do it!Shopping + sweets treats + meeting and hanging out with other girls who love

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The first piece of the new embroidered range that I've been working on.I guess you can call it free-form embroidery. No pre-planned designs like this or this. I just go!Kind of like the doodles and scribbles I made on my notepad when I was bored in school. Except now, the needle is my pen and the thread my ink.More technicoloured loopy-ness coming up. Watch this space...

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Image from the Finders Keepers blogThe last time was at the Precious Materials show in April.This time around, it's with the lovely Finders Keepers girls! They have taken over the Arcade Project at Gaffa, from now until December.Most of you living in Australia would already be familiar with the Finders Keepers' large-scale art and design markets. Their Arcade Project is a cosier version in a

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#141. Another Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbon in blue.I decided to keep #140 for myself...tee hee hee...so I thought I should replace it with another blue piece.Cut from the same piece of handprinted Kirsten Doran fabric as #136.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The largest "

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#140. The last piece of The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons. For now.It's my personal favourite out of the nine I've made - there's just something so fresh and soothing about the combination of baby blue and loads of white."Gems" cut from these two pieces of 100% cotton Marimekko fabric.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of

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#139. The eighth piece from The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons.I was so eager to cut into this sunshiney-yellow fabric that I forgot to get a picture of it before. Haha!Here's one of its sister in orange - the same leafy Marimekko design in yellow was used here.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New

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#138. Another Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbon for you!Made from the same pieces of Marimekko textiles as #133.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The largest "gem" measures 7cm in diameter and the smaller one is 3cm.~ Height (from top of large "gem" to pointy end of "tail"):

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#137. The sixth of The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons.Made from another cute (bunnies!) piece of handprinted fabric by Australian designer Kirsten Doran.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The largest "gem" measures 7cm in diameter and the smaller one is 3cm.~ Height (from

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#136. The fifth of The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons.Finally, I get to use the some of the handprinted fabric I bought from the lovely Kristen Doran at last December's Finders Keepers.I've only used the dark green half on this piece. Look out for a blue Prize Ribbon made from the other half!Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two

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#135. Another one of The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons.Made from this happy 100% cotton Marimekko fabric.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The largest "gem" measures 7cm in diameter and the smaller one is 3cm.~ Height (from top of large "gem" to pointy end of "tail"):

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#134. The third in The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons range.Made from the same piece of Marimekko fabric as this necklace. Shiny silver print on a heavyweight cotton sateen.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The largest "gem" measures 7cm in diameter and the smaller one is

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#133. The second brooch by The Empress Dowager's New Jewels!Remember, they are all one-offs. Once one is gone, it's gone!Made from these 100% cotton Marimekko textiles.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The largest "gem" measures 7cm in diameter and the smaller one is 3cm.~

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#132. The first of The Empress Dowager's Prize Ribbons!Made from these pretty Marimekko textiles.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The largest "gem" measures 7cm in diameter and the smaller one is 3cm.~ Height (from top of large "gem" to pointy end of "tail"): 9.5cm~ Nickel

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Over the last year, I've been asked by quite a few people on various occasions to add some brooches to The Empress Dowager's New Jewels' range but I've been hesitant because:1. If they are to be part of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels, they have to be made from the same fabric "gems" that I use to make the necklaces. It's a rule that I've set for myself right from the beginning.The "gems" are

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#131. The Empress Dowager's New Jewels' first repurposing commission! Woo!In the very first post that I wrote on this blog, when I started making the New Jewels, I said, "If you'd like a commissioned piece made out of, say, a special piece of vintage fabric, or an old dress that holds fond memories but which you can't fit into anymore, I'd be happy to convert them into "jewellery" that you can

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#130. A commissioned piece. For the super-lovely Gena, the maker of Jelly's Edible Wearables and the organiser of A Little Bazaar.She placed her order at the market two Saturdays ago and I finally completed it today. Woo! Yay!!!!She loved #104, the Milky Way that I was wearing that day and asked if I could make something similar for her. Of course I could!So here it is. Using the same sweatshirt

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#129. It sure looks like #120 but it's different!I stayed up real late to make it the day before the market because one of my regular customers emailed me to reserve its sister, #120, and I really wanted to show a purple piece at the stall.The "gems' are cut from the same piece of fabric but I've swapped the shades around.The Strand is in the deepest purple...I've made a Clump out of the medium

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#128. A Milky Way! All 175cm of it!I usually only make pieces in the Milky Way setting to-order because it's too much work to put in if they don't sell in the shop.But I made this one (from the same piece of 100% cotton fabric as #123) for the market on Saturday to show as a sample. It didn't sell but I got an order to make one from a different fabric. Yay!So this happy yellow number is up for

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A Little Bazaar over the weekend was not as successful for me as previous market days but hey, they can't be all good, can't they?There was loads of interest and compliments...just not enough sales but Ms Meeps and I had tonnes of fun anyway. And I took home some really cool things by the other makers!If you're here because you've taken one of my flyers on Saturday, "HELLO!". Hope to see you

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A Little Bazaar:"An Out-of-the-Ordinary Handmade Jewellery and Objects Market"brought to you by Dialogue PR, the good people behindthe very successful Fringe Bar MarketsWhere:Australian Centre for Photography257 Oxford StreetPaddington(a few doors down from Country Road)When:This Saturday, 28th AugustFrom 10am to 4pmIt's part of the Paddington Alive Festival held in conjunction with the

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#127. And The Stack is back!Can't resist throwing a nude-y version into the mix. Tee hee hee.Starting with The Strand in a beige cheesecloth-like fabric...A Clump in a light brown linen...And another Clump in a printed (dots-and-dashes) cotton.Put them together and you get a very pretty Stack! Or wear each component separately. Long or short. On the flat side or on the ruched side. With so many

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#126.Another piece made out of Marimekko textile!The Lumimarja in another colourway! Dusky pink and white on a bronze-y brown.It was stacked right under the green piece I used for #124 and again, it's so Spring-like with all the happy fruits that I had to use it. I love Spring! And Summer!It is a gorgeous heavyweight 100% cotton sateen with a beautiful gloss finish. Usher Spring in with it!

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#125.The last two lace-wrapped pieces (#27 and #54) that I made sold pretty fast so here's another.This time, I wrapped some baby blue vintage lace I bought from an old lady at a market in Canberra. It's a shame that the lace is made from a synthetic material (the first time that I've used a non-natural fabric for the New Jewels, I believe!) but it's pretty hard to find cotton ones that are

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#124.Back to using my favourite of all textiles! Those made by Marimekko!I've used this Lumimarja print by designer Erja Hirvi before for #55 but in silver.It is such a beautiful piece of fabric. In heavyweight 100% cotton sateen with a glossy finish.Spring is nearly here so I thought I'd bust the green one out! I hope you'll love its crispy freshness too! Product Information:~ All pieces are

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#123.Finding a use for yet another lovely piece of fabric that Phoebe has handed down to me. The way that she makes her jewelIery, she often is left with off-cuts. Pieces that are too small for her to use but just right for me. I like that we're not letting good things go to waste!And now, if you decide to take this happy yellow piece home with you, you'll be continuing with the chain!Product

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#122.There was still quite a bit of remnant, this red-and-white fabric designed by Erika Pekkari in 2006(!) for Ikea, left over from making Ms Meeps' piece so I thought I should share some "ruby" love.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller "gems" measure 3cm in

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#121. For my pal Ms Meeps. It's her wage for helping me out at the stall at A Little Bazaar this Saturday. Yes, The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are going to the market again! Woo! Will put details up once I'm done with the cataloguing of new pieces!Ms Meeps likes her red and she looks great in it so I thought her first piece of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels should be in that colour.The "gems"

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#120. Can you tell that The Stack is my new favourite "setting" for the New Jewels? Tee hee hee.I don't know why it took me so long to make some for the shop when all along, I've been wearing my own collection of The Empress New Jewels all piled up and stacked high.The "gems" on this Stack of "amethyst" in graduated shades were cut from this piece of remnant given to me by my pal Phoebe. She

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#119.If you've not seen a piece of the mad mad Saralisa fabric by Cilla Ramnek, you would not believe that the "gems" for this Clump were cut from the same piece of cloth as #118.Well, it's true! I usually photograph the fabric before I cut into it but I forgot this one time! Bah. You'll just have to take my word for it.Lately, I've been into hot pink. I surprised myself because I've never been

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#118.I am loving The Stack setting! So big! So bold! So drama-mama! So here's another one!The scintillating blue "gems" in this piece were cut from this mad mad piece of Saralisa by textile designer Cilla Ramnek.Note how the colour and print on each component of the stack is different...On The Strand - bright blue with stripes and cute scallop "edges"...On The Dewdrops - the same stripes and

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#117. Three black pieces in a row? Haha. I don't own or wear anything black myself (doesn't agree with my colouring) but loads of people do. And they love it! The black pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels always get sold first so I thought what's the harm of making one more. From another piece of textile designed by Cilla Ramnek from her Saralisa series for Ikea.Product Information:~ All

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#116. Another Stack!Made from this piece of heavy organic cotton from the eco-friendly Bird Textile.Comprising three stackable sections...The Strand...The Dewdrops...And The Clump.Three-necklaces-in-one, if you like. You can pile them on or wear them each separately. Wear them long or wear them short. On the flat side or on the ruched side. So many options!Product Information:~ All pieces are

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#115. The first of The Stack.A new way to wear The Empress Dowager's New Jewels! Bigger and louder! But not much heavier. Yay!I like to pile them on sometimes and each time I do that, I have people coming up to me wondering what I'm wearing and wanting to inspect the construction of my neck-thing.So I thought it's time to spread the stacking-love! Give them their own to wear!The three layers of

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And we're back! With loads of new goods!And with Bianca! (Yes, I copied Lars and gave my new girl the same name as his gal pal.)I've wanted a Bianca for the longest time - it's so much easier and faster to photograph the New Jewels on someone else than on myself - but the right girl (good-looking, secondhand and cheap) was hard to find.So say a big "HELLO" to her! You'll be seeing loads of her

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#114. A commissioned piece. The Empress Dowager's New Jewels' second handmuff!For the very funny Trina. She said she's wanted one ever since she saw Alicia Silverstone's Cher wear one in the film Clueless. Haha.Everything about it is the same as the first handmuff that I made except for the pink "gems" - they are made from a pink knit intead of tulle and their placement is slightly different.Of

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And we're back! With #113.Another commissioned piece. For Jakki who bought a pair of The Empress Dowager's New Ears from me late last year and a necklace for her friend earlier this year.She knew then that she also wanted something in the Milky Way "setting", a very fun-to-wear scarf-y necklace (see here, here, here and here) but we both got busy and never got down to doing anything about it

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The Empress Dowager's New Jewels Sale ends on Friday 25 June.One more week to take advantage of the free shipping offer!Stock up for Christmas and birthdays now!Start shopping here!xx

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Well, kind of. I'm not reducing the price of each piece because I think, for the amount of work I put into them, they're already great bargains!However, I'm offering FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Hope that's enough to whet your appetite!There are 22 pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels up for grabs. All of them have to go because we're moving to a new apartment. The less bits-and-bobs I have to

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#112. A piece commissioned by the super-lovely Priscilla for her bestie Charnelle who turned 40 this month.Priscilla bought #86 from me earlier this year and said that she'll be back for a special piece for Charnelle's "milestone" birthday. And she did! Last month.Over the course of our many emails, we became quite pal-ly and with Priscilla's very detailed descriptions and photos of Charnelle (to

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The Precious Materials exhibition ended two Tuesdays ago. For those of you who missed it, here are some photos taken on the opening night.The three hand-embroidered pieces I made...The 7-metre long leather-and-grosgrain-ribbon beauty by Jayne & Julia Flanagan of Frejj..."The design of this piece is based on Morse code messages. Each new Morse code message carries a unique sequence of "dots and

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A group exhibition featuring contemporary jewellery and objects curated by Zoe Brand who also curated Feast.I'll be showing three of my 100% hand-stitched pieces - The MonoWing, The Empress Dowager's New Bib and The Empress Dowager's New Toy along with fantabulous pieces by:Erin FieldRae HarveyBea ChewFrejj (Jayne and Julia Flanagan)Phoebe MillerSharon MargaretJoao VazI saw their work yesterday

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#111. Another piece for the Precious Materials exhibition.And it's a brooch! Not a necklace.Again, like with the first piece for the show, I thought I should use motifs that was originally from the MonoWing that I made last year.Hence the hand-embroidered Peacock and the Cloud......the silver beadwork and the same haberdashery trims for the Kite's tails.The Cloud is another brooch in itself - you

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#110. Made for the Precious Materials exhibition.Been wanting to incorporate embroidery into the New Jewels and I've finally done it. Woo!The Diving Carp & Waves motif is originally from the MonoWing made last year. I thought since I'm showing the MonoWing at Precious Materials too, I should repeat the motif so there's a link between the pieces besides the embroidery work.But I will not repeat

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Hello all, it's been a while, hasn't it?! Have just been madly embroidering, beading and assembling the Precious Materials exhibition pieces since the last post. But it's all done now! Dropped them off at the gallery today. Woo!Before I put up the pieces here, I'd like to show you some pretty images of embroidered things - some very old, some fresh of the catwalks at the recent Fashion

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Took early three days (and some nights) to embroider six of them. But I loved every minute of it!Also loving the "embossed" texture. Can't stop touching them. Haha.These are to be made into a necklace for an upcoming show in March, to shown alongside the MonoWing and another new embroidered piece (yet to be made!).When I'm done with that, I might start making some for the shop. Woo!

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#109. A new product! Whoopeedoo!It's a hand muff! And it's about time this old-school Winter accessory makes a grand comeback, I think!My hands are always cold in Winter but I hate wearing gloves because they make my fingers look scary. But mittens, I love!However, it's a hassle to have to remove them when trying to do things like dig in my bag for my bus pass. Or for change to pay for

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#108. A commissioned piece.This piece has already been shipped, a week ago, but I've been finding it hard to write about it here.It is a really pretty piece, all nude-y, textured with a bit of lace for fastening - one that I would have happily kept for myself. But it has also got quite an angry story behind it. A story which I was deliberating to share or not - it won't be very professional of me

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#107. Another commissioned piece for the lovely Anne!Only a few weeks after she received her first piece - A Clump Of Striped Marble!She wanted a piece that's in a neutral shade again. I know she wears a lot of that so I thought she might like to add little hints of colours this time.I found this really pretty fabric in a medium taupe with bubblegummy running stitches woven through it and sent a

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Images from hereThe "Grenade Cape" shown earlier this week at the Chanel Haute Couture show.A cape fashioned out of the "gems" that I use to make The Empress Dowager's New Jewels!I don't know if I should be happy, you know, the great-minds-think-alike thing. Plus I was there waaaay before the revered French fashion house. Well, we (me and all of you who saw enough value in The Empress Dowager's

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Went fabric-shopping yesterday and went slightly mad with what the shop had to offer! Woo!What you see here is only a part of what I brought home to make more Milky Ways with. Got lucky with the dark brown tweed (third from left)! It's a wool/silk blend that Marc Jacobs used a few seasons ago.Also brought home a few lighter fabric - they were on sale so I thought I'd get them now and use them

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Another great honour bestowed on The Empress Dowager's New Jewels!First we got accepted to show at the last Finders Keepers Markets! Then we get asked if we'd like to be featured on their blog! Yes, pretty please! Wow!I know I go on quite a bit about how big a fan I am of theirs very often here but man, this is quite a fan-girl moment.The article, meant to be up next week, just went "live". If

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#105.Besides "going to the gym" this Autumn/Winter with loads of athletic grey and neon, The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are also going on a slightly traditionally-Winter fabric route - tweed, tartan, suede, wool...snuggly things!This is the first piece down that path. Made from a wool-blend tweed.Again, like all pieces in the Milky Way "setting", it can be worn in a multitude of ways. Let your

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#105. A commissioned piece for the lovely Sam. It's her husband's present to her for her birthday but she placed the order and got him to pay for it. That's the way it should be! Thank you for coming back, Sam! Hope you're having fun wearing the piece! xx

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I'm back! With #104.The Milky Way is also back! I made the first piece in this "setting" in June last year and have been wanting to use it again but just haven't had the time - it takes three to four times longer to make compared to the "Clump".And this long scarf-like necklace is back just in time for the Australian Autumn/Winter! Something different to keep your neck toasty.It's made from "gems

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#103. A commissioned piece.The first piece of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels that I made in the New Year.For a lovely girl called Anne. She wrote me just before Christmas to ask if I would make her #16 - A Clump Of Marble.I said that every piece of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels is a one-off and that I do not repeat designs but I can make her something with a similar look and feel from a

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...here's one last bit from last year.Feast - a celebration of the predetermined as well as the gloriously spontaneous moments that happen around the Christmas feasting table.Image by Zoe BrandAn exhibition of contemporary jewellery and objects that curator Zoe Brand of Studio 20/17 so kindly invited me to show at.We were there for the opening and boy, it sure felt great to have my work shown

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Hello all!A Happy New Year to you!After the short festive break, I'm ready to go again.I've started working on new pieces for the colder months ahead. What you see here, "gems" in sweatshirt grey and hot pink tulle overlay, is the beginning of one of them.I'm excited! And I hope you will be too! xx

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#102.Cut from this happy piece of 100% Ikea soft furnishings fabric - Annamoa (in blue) by Lotta Kuhlhorn.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love~ Each piece is a one-off - no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smallest "gem" measures 2.0cm in diameter, the next one up is 3.0cm, followed by 4.5cm and 6cm for the largest~ From the first "gem"

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#101.Cut from my current favourite-fabric-to-use - Annamoa (in blue) by Lotta Kuhlhorn.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller "gems" measure 2.5cm in diameter and the larger ones are 4.5cm~ From the first "gem" on the left to the last one on the right: 30.5cm~ Length

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#100!!!!!The 100th piece of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels! Every piece unique and never to be repeated.I can't believe that I've done that. Within a year. Big "THANK YOUs" to pals who wore them from the start and to customers, both old and new, for allowing yourself to be swindled by The Empress Dowager's New Jewels!#200, here we come! Once the Christmas markets madness is over, I'm going to

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#99."Reclaimed" because the "gems" are cut from whatever suitable bits, in size and in print, that I have left from the very popular Saralisa fabric by Cilla Ramnek.This and #98 were all I could squeeze out from the off-cuts.Might go buy more of the fabric. Or I might not.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress

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#98.The pieces I made from the crazy black-and-white Saralisa print by Cilla Ramnek have been so popular at the markets. (Thank you to Ms Carpet for being so generous with her remnants!).This and #99 are made from whatever little pieces of the fabric that I have left.The last two in the series of the mad mad print. Until I go buy more. Or maybe not.They are both going to A Little Bazaar this

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#97.Like #96, the gems are cut from this piece of Ikea soft furnishings fabric - Gunilla by Sissi Edholm and Lisa Ullenius.I made them both for a lovely customer who wrote me after Finders Keepers asking for pieces in bright colours. A few emails with fabric sample attachments later, she picked the happy orange Gunilla. She only wanted one (a Christmas present for her aunt who's a ceramist!) but

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#96.From this piece of 100% cotton Ikea soft furnishings fabric - Gunilla by Sissi Edholm and Lisa Ullenius.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love~ Each piece is a one-off - no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smallest "gem" measures 1.5cm in diameter, the next one up is 2.5cm, followed by 4.5cm and 6cm for the largest~ From the first "gem

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It's been a week since the Finders Keepers markets. Sarah, Lauren and Brooke, the girls who made it happen, did an amazing job organising the event. I don't know if I'll be back as a seller at the next one (would love to but they have very a very strict selection procedure) but will definitely go as a customer like I've always have.Big big "THANK YOUs" to all who popped by at the stall. I had a

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See you at... The Finders Keepers Design & Art MarketsWhen:Friday 4 December 2009 from 6.00pm to 10.00pmSaturday 5 December from 10.00am to 8.00pmWhere:The beautiful old CarriageWorks245 Wilson StreetEveleigh (see map and directions here) For a sneak peek at pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels that I'll be selling, please go have a nosey-around in the blog-shop.The Empress Dowager's New

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#92.Another piece that is not for sale.After frantically sewing soooo many pieces for The Finders Keepers Markets this weekend, I think I deserve to keep a piece for myself.Made myself a pair of matching happy New Ears too.Cut from the same piece of fabric - Annamoa by Lotta Kuhlhorn for Ikea - as those that I made for Ms Carpet so we can play "twins". Tee hee hee.

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#91.It's not for sale.I made it for my pal Ms Carpet who has kindly agreed to help me out again both tomorrow and Saturday at the Finder Keepers Markets.And of course she has to have a pair of The Empress Dowager's New Ears to match her New Jewels!A pair of mini bunny ears! Smaller than the usual ones.They are her wage for the two days. And also our uniform. Tee hee hee.Again, cut from this cute

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#90.The happy lime green garnet "gems" are cut from this piece of Annamoa by Lotta Kuhlhorn for Ikea.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller "gems" measure 2.5cm in diameter and the larger ones are 4cm~ From the first "gem" on the left to the last one on the right:

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#89.From this cute piece of 100% cotton Annamoa by Lotta Kuhlhorn for Ikea.SOLD!

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#88.The last of five pieces made with Marge Simpson in mind.I've always the admire Marge's necklace, something that I've not seen her without.In fact, it's one of the things that inspired me to make The Empress Dowager's New Jewels from the start. It's a very simple strand of round things yet it completes her look. Just imagine her without it.When my pal Ms Carpet kindly gave me her off-cuts of

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#87.The fourth piece made with Marge Simpson in mind.Also the fourth piece cut from this piece of happy cartoony 100% cotton Ikea soft furnishings fabric.SOLD!

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#86.Another piece for Marge! For when Homer takes her out on a very rare dancing date and when she gets to wear a ballgown.The 100% cotton Ikea soft furnishings fabric that the "pink diamonds" are cut from.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller dangling "gems" measure

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#85.The second piece that I would love to see on Marge Simpson.She would have to wear something other than her usual strapless dress, though. Yellow on her yellow skin might not a be good look. Haha!The happy cartoony fabric that this piece is cut from. More in the other colours to come!SOLD!

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#84.When I first started making The Empress Dowager's New Jewels, Marge Simpson was a muse. I love the necklace that's always around her neck, for its simplicity and clean lines.This piece and the other four cut out from the same piece of fabric were made with Marge in mind.If I had to draw gems for a cartoon, this is how I would draw them.This is the piece of happy Ikea soft furnishings fabric

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#83.Another piece made from a Maija Isola for Marimekko print.The Tuuli first printed in 1971.Shiny silver on a beautiful heavyweight cotton sateen.A piece that I would happily wear both day and night.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller "gems" measure 2.5cm in

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#82.Made from "gems" cut from two pieces of my all-time favourite Marimekko print - Unikko by Maija and Kristina Isola.Parts of a dark purple poppy and bits from a lilac poppy.SOLD!

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#81.Still can't believe that I've hit the "80" mark with The Empress Dowager's New Jewels!Eighty-one pieces, all one-offs, designs/styles that will never be repeated again. All handstitched from start to finish, without any machine involved!My pile of fabrics collected over the years is not as tall as when I first started making the New Jewels - I do miss some of them, especially those that are

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#80!Woo! The 80th piece of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels! My, we've come a long way, haven't we? And I still love making them. I hope you'll enjoy wearing them as much as I have had putting them together.Alright, about this piece...It's made from the remnants of some of the green Marimekko fabrics that I have collected over time, the names of which I can't remember (it's hard with long Finnish

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#79.The third and final piece made from whatever I have left of Kevatjuhla by Miina Akkijrykka for Marimekko.No fuschia bits of the cute moo-cows on this piece because I used the edges of the print.But I think the free-spiritedness of the calves running in spring fields is not lost.Another piece for those who love to wear their Empress Dowager's New Jewels with the ruched side showing.Product

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#78.The second piece of three made from my remnants of Kevatjuhla by Miina Akkirykka for Marimekko.See these cute happy calves dashing through the fields? They are Miina's homage to "spring and freedon, and to those who dare to jump into anything new and exciting". Like these moo-moo babies!I hope this piece of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels will bring you loads of exciting adventures too!

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#77.The first of three pieces made from Kevatjuhla by Miina Akkijyrkka for Marimekko.Miina's print of these "calves rushing through spring fields" is the textile designer's "homage to spring and freedom, and to those who dare to jump into anything new and exciting".A sign to take the plunge and take this piece of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels home with you? Tee hee hee.Product Information:~

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#76.The third and last piece from Teresa Moorhouse's very soothing-to-look-at Matkalla Maalle for Marimekko.They don't print this in blue anymore and I have none of it left after making this piece so grab it while you can!The print is meant to depict the point-of-view of a passenger in a moving car. Maybe along a coastal drive?But I see swimming pools instead of the open sea when I cut the fabric

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#75.The second piece made from "gems" fashioned out of this piece of Matkalla Malle by Teresa Moorhouse for Marimekko (this blue version is no longer in print).It is inspired by "the blurred images viewed from a moving car" but all I see after I've cut the round "gems" are swimming pools. Haha.If you love wearing The Empress Dowager's New Jewels with the ruched side showing, this is a piece for

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#74.The first of three pieces cut from this piece of Matkalla Maalle designer by Teresa Moorhouse for Marimekko (this blue version is now discontinued).It depicts "the feeling of freedom which one gets on a car trip as views change rapidly" but after I cut the "gems" into rounds, they looked more like swimming pools to me.This is a piece made for those who love wearing The Empress Dowager's New

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#73.The last of the eight pieces using organic cotton by Bird Textiles. For now.They are such a joy to work - they are oh-so-soft yet hold the shape of the "gems' very well. I will definitely be using them again.And they've got some really beautiful prints. Like this Gingko Blossom that I've used for this piece.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a

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#72.Cut from this piece of organic cotton by Bird Textiles.The same Gingko Blossom print as the blue one used here, here, here and here.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller "gems" measure 2.5cm in diameter and the larger ones are 4cm~ From the first "gem" on the

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#71.Yup, another piece cut from the soft soft organic cotton by Bird Textiles.Same cute Flower Clocks print as #70.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smallest "gem" measures 1.5cm in diameter, the next one up is 2.5cm, followed by 4.5cm and 6cm for the largest~ From the

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#70.Cut from yet another piece of organic cotton by Bird Textiles.It's called Flower Clocks. They have such cute names for their prints, don't they?Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller "gems" measure 2.5cm in diameter and the larger ones are 4cm~ From the first "gem

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#69.The last piece of Empress Dowager's New Jewels that I managed to squeeze out of whatever I had of the soft organic cotton Gingko Blossom fabric by Bird Textiles.All Bird fabrics are made using certified organic yarn and hand printed using water-based dyes.It's my first time working their fabrics and I can't get over just how soft to the touch they are. Cuddly!Product Information:~ All pieces

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#68."Gems" cut from the same piece of Gingko Blossom by Bird Textiles again.I love it when I can get a few different-looking pieces out of one piece of cloth.SOLD!

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#67.My second piece using the soft soft Gingko Blossom organic cotton fabric from Bird Textiles.I hope you'll love having that softness around your neck as much as I've enjoyed working with it.SOLD!

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#66.This is the first time that I've used Bird Textiles' organic cotton for The Empress Dowager's New Jewels.It's amazingly soft yet so easy to work with. I think you might be seeing more of them here.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smallest "gem" measures 1.5cm in

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#65.The second piece from the mad mad Ksubi print. My pal Poochie said it reminded her of Pucci's prints. Haha. Pucci on acid?Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smallest "gem" measures 1.5cm in diameter, the next one up is 2.5cm, followed by 4.5cm and 6cm for the largest~

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#64.When I saw the bale of this old Ksubi print from 2004 at the fabric warehouse, I knew I had to take some of it home.It's just so wonderfully colourful! Slightly mad. And caused me a bit of a headache when I looked at it too much when cutting the "gems".I hope you'll like its happy madness too.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two

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#63.The sister of the first Clump Of Jungle Gems.Cut from the same piece of Saralisa by Cilla Ramnek but looking totally different.SOLD!

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#62.From the same "tree" as the leaves on #61.SOLD!

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#61.From this leafy piece of 100% Ikea soft furnishings fabric.Product Information:~ All pieces are 100% handstitched with love.~ Each piece is a one-off -> no two pieces of The Empress Dowager's New Jewels are the same~ The smaller "gems" measure 2.5cm in diameter and the larger ones are 4.5cm~ From the first "gem" on the left to the last one on the right: 29.5cm~ Length of ribbon-tie: 41.5 cm

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