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I started at 86kg (189lbs) and I’m currently 73kg (158lbs) and I’m not finished yet.
I am SO proud of myself.
It’s amazing to see the difference in photos. I have really gotten my body confidence back! …
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I know, I know, not much to see around here lately. I have been slogging away behind the scenes though, if that helps. I am going to give ye olde blog here a bit of …
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Crikey! I just got a bajillion whiny emails saying I have not updated this since Paris Hilton was in jail… You would not believe I spend all my time in front of a computer. I …
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Lots of new around here. I have been working hard on my RED INSTEAD handmade website - photographing and adding new products, making new graphics, tweaking the layout and generally sprucing things up.
I’ve also been …
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My job for this week is to take photos of the things that didn’t sell at the market on the weekend and upload them to my online store.
I am getting my mojo back and I …
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It’s hot as hell. Yesterday I was at the Handmade Market and it was a stinking hot 40 degrees (104). By 3.30pm I pretty much lost the plot. I have always been prone to heat stress, …
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I have been SO busy making for the Handmade Market on this Saturday. I am SO going to be more organised and plan my time better for the next market.
There will be over 70 local …
Why did I leave it all to the last minute? Well, the last few weeks at any rate? I am now sewing and making like a crazy person and sweltering in the heat along with …
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Happy January! Happy New Year! Happy Hooray I am updating my blog at last!
What exciting things have I been up to? Well, sorting out the kitchen drawers for one thing. I know it might not …
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Here’s a project that took so much longer to complete than I thought it would! I bought 8 round craftwood placemats and set about adhering these cute red and white Mozi paper napkins to them …
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I’ve been busy. I’m sure you have too, with Christmas just around the corner. Thanks so much for your lovely comments about my last post, but in the end I pulled the canvases back off …
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You can do a lot in three hours. I found that out today when I was on a mission and a tight timeframe. In between last minute Christmas shopping and picking up the kids from …
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I run RED INSTEAD, a graphic/web design and photography business, and RED INSTEAD handmade making clothing, women's handbags, jewellery, art and collages, gocco and lino prints, papercraft, cards and lots more. |
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I really miss this boy. Jack left for school camp yesterday. He’s only 8!
I’m sure he’s having the BEST FUN EVER but I miss him. More than I thought I would. I hope he’s warm …
Happy Anzac Day! This is the day in Australia and New Zealand that we remember and thank all those who have served in war, and especially the ANZACs who fought at Gallipoli in WW1. Many …
How would you like to WIN a shopping voucher worth $150 to spend at Mathilda’s Market, here in Canberra this Sunday?
Mathilda’s Market is full of some of the best of Australia’s crafters and designers, selling …
How would you like to WIN a shopping voucher worth $150 to spend at Mathilda’s Market, here in Canberra this Sunday?
Mathilda’s Market is full of some of the best of Australia’s crafters and designers, selling …
Today was Mathilda’s Market - a new market to Canberra (today was the second time) and I went along to take a few photos.
I didn’t have a stall there today and I won’t be having …
On Sunday, I was Event Photographer for local self-published success story, Tania McCartney who was launching the second children’s picture book in her Riley series – Riley and the Dancing Lion.
above: Tania’s newest children’s book, …
