tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35343117467907772222024-03-07T18:29:11.469+11:00hmcart + craft + designhmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-62735221504496086112007-10-08T08:05:00.000+10:002007-10-08T08:10:27.967+10:00New blog addressI have moved on from my "blogger" blog...<br /><br />My new blog is here <a href="http://www.helenmclean.com.au/">www.helenmclean.com.au</a> - pop in for a squiz!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFvdUSOAMjs3rwa9-00xpZ2gVBTqAtaY8xSrB7Ufm8mY8-LBEIzKNBQf6bWbUZES9cZhFk9pBFyezNUFBWoi_PiiuPIIhr_2TxLhKjNzpFXRaY45xKwrMk8DIYNPBivSyYp-kxcvJMHI/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFvdUSOAMjs3rwa9-00xpZ2gVBTqAtaY8xSrB7Ufm8mY8-LBEIzKNBQf6bWbUZES9cZhFk9pBFyezNUFBWoi_PiiuPIIhr_2TxLhKjNzpFXRaY45xKwrMk8DIYNPBivSyYp-kxcvJMHI/s320/blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118720567102618850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's much more to see in my art developments, new photography developments and the odd modeling photo shoot chucked in there!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-32691626097288066512007-07-29T14:50:00.000+10:002007-07-29T15:15:10.443+10:00Gorgeous photos by fellow RedBubblers...Yesterday I caught up with some members of <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/">RedBubble</a>. They all headed out for a photographic excursion - although I met up with them over lunch at Chocolate Buddah, Fed Square.<br /><br />My boy was certainly the famous one at the table, with about 4 cameras capturing his every move! Given the high caliber of talent there, the photos were absolutely brilliant.<br /><br />Thank you to <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/chewynbuyo">Daijiro Kato</a> for these awesome shots:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v108/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206179_778.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v108/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206179_778.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v108/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206180_1084.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v108/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206180_1084.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v104/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206237_4299.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v104/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206237_4299.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v108/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206181_1358.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v108/175/76/516460193/n516460193_206181_1358.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank you to <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/methd">Hien Nguyen</a> for these brilliant photos:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtRMH6CcABCRWsH5bz7yJ2oCjhNmP9RvG3cOYyaatU91qmIrtCLDQDSeS5MmELhDlru3erajgbz-_AjL7XPnd-uBEEPkvwQzZvYCp0ieXjcyVo3N8PEY_xYclLFD3eo3YPtaaxR2_e9c/s1600-h/177770081-O.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtRMH6CcABCRWsH5bz7yJ2oCjhNmP9RvG3cOYyaatU91qmIrtCLDQDSeS5MmELhDlru3erajgbz-_AjL7XPnd-uBEEPkvwQzZvYCp0ieXjcyVo3N8PEY_xYclLFD3eo3YPtaaxR2_e9c/s320/177770081-O.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092482063670523378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/177769934-L.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/177769934-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Me talking about my <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/works/show/48616">Cherry T-Shirt design</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-71964486531845891112007-06-21T19:49:00.000+10:002007-06-21T20:10:03.967+10:00Featured in The Age's Blog Central & Runner up winner of a T competitionRecently I submitted one of my images in The Age's <a href="http://blogs.theage.com.au/creativitycorner/">Creative Corner</a> as the theme was "Desire". I submitted Kool-Kat for obvious reasons:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.redbubble.com/rbimages/works_work_main_view/kool-kat.jpg?1182387052"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.redbubble.com/rbimages/works_work_main_view/kool-kat.jpg?1182387052" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The image ended up being on the Blog Central homepage, the subsequent page, and the page after as the feature image!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJmWXOrMjiyAuKX7GL0ISikwNgjSasG-ZvumVHFXi1mZce-AgVSFrPMs5V1hiwkk7Gop0BDJdf8Scu6rQx0D8Y_pkbBokg00GU32RmaTQuNY2YQSkh57BMBdx5yOoBGLChFibuRgNipM/s1600-h/featured-the-age-homepage.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJmWXOrMjiyAuKX7GL0ISikwNgjSasG-ZvumVHFXi1mZce-AgVSFrPMs5V1hiwkk7Gop0BDJdf8Scu6rQx0D8Y_pkbBokg00GU32RmaTQuNY2YQSkh57BMBdx5yOoBGLChFibuRgNipM/s320/featured-the-age-homepage.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078456361587524018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NwQCu-xpJoQQ2kwKIJOD5419Feijg41DBdMdXJB3l_2aacRLViuXmUw99_V4cCTYWHmOLYoNk03fzroCdu2h_OOttKjYNqtB9DMOXiDT7qvWb3riYWWdfUKiRWxagYPeR7skV2pZK3s/s1600-h/featured-the-age-1.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NwQCu-xpJoQQ2kwKIJOD5419Feijg41DBdMdXJB3l_2aacRLViuXmUw99_V4cCTYWHmOLYoNk03fzroCdu2h_OOttKjYNqtB9DMOXiDT7qvWb3riYWWdfUKiRWxagYPeR7skV2pZK3s/s320/featured-the-age-1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078456365882491330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also, I submitted a design especially for a <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/0hmc">RedBubble</a> competition called 100% RedBubble and the winner have just been announced... I came runner up! This is the design:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.redbubble.com/works/show/28620"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.redbubble.com/rbimages/works_tshirt_zoom/100percentRB.png.jpg?1182394616" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To celebrate, I am offering this T at cost price until the end of this weekend (24th). Then the price will go back to $32. I have only just listed the offer on <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/0hmc">RedBubble</a> and I've already sold 1 T!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-44268885549740047652007-06-08T08:18:00.000+10:002007-06-08T08:47:35.180+10:00Been awhile - A few developments!Well well well... loads of things have happened since my last post! So much so, it'd be easier to dot point them (I'm a busy woman you know!!!)<br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=100818">My Etsy store</a>:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>I sold a Tiki painting!!!! Thanks <a href="http://www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=5046570">elaine23</a>!</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.etsy.com/all_images/a/a2d/abd/il_430xN.5402103.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.etsy.com/all_images/a/a2d/abd/il_430xN.5402103.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><ul><li>I have listed more items in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=100818">my store</a>, including T-Shirts now!</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.etsy.com/all_images/a/a29/6c1/il_430xN.8480846.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.etsy.com/all_images/a/a29/6c1/il_430xN.8480846.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><hr /><br /><a href="http://www.helenmclean.com.au/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">helenmclean.com.au</span></a><br /><br /><ul><li>My new website <a href="http://www.helenmclean.com.au/">www.helenmclean.com.au</a> is under development. I'll be using that Blog more often once it's set up.</li></ul><ul><li>I've sold a painting, Heidi Van Horne!</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.redbubble.com/rbimages/works_work_main_view/heidi-van-horne.jpg?1181225832"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.redbubble.com/rbimages/works_work_main_view/heidi-van-horne.jpg?1181225832" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-14422462352768450022007-05-10T10:37:00.000+10:002007-05-10T10:41:31.336+10:00Competition: Win $2,000!<a href="http://www.visitvictoria.com/">Tourism Victoria</a> and <a href="http://www.publicismojo.com.au/">Publicis Mojo</a> invite you to be the first to leave a Red Thread.<br /><br />The Red Thread is a new online forum that uncovers Melbourne’s untold secrets. Be the first to share your Melbourne experiences by posting a thread entry and help to kick-start The Red Thread forum ready for launch on June 12. Use video, photography or creative writing to reveal what you’ve discovered within Melbourne’s maze of streets and lanes. There’s 3 prizes to be won: $2000 for best video, $2000 for best photo, $2000 for best text. The best threads may also be displayed on posters in Melbourne streets and in online banner advertising. Entries close June 7, 2007. Go to <a href="http://visitvictoria.com/redthread">visitvictoria.com/redthread</a> to enter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG1viyRCiBdNeYZURDj_8xaeC4ABrmN0vOwnWTMxZeWv5L9niw_NMKMlS0rvDtkzkDbi22au7xuYvpFZr2y-CUNhZfj0glLPCvnwTrZqYeZV6uEfPxOIq6cY_4AWer3JhMyD21E27YhE/s1600-h/lose+logo.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG1viyRCiBdNeYZURDj_8xaeC4ABrmN0vOwnWTMxZeWv5L9niw_NMKMlS0rvDtkzkDbi22au7xuYvpFZr2y-CUNhZfj0glLPCvnwTrZqYeZV6uEfPxOIq6cY_4AWer3JhMyD21E27YhE/s320/lose+logo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062725618519003282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Start your own thread now. Who knows where it might lead.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-89049685876582374742007-05-09T18:33:00.000+10:002007-05-09T19:05:01.137+10:00helenmclean.com.au<div id="content"> <p>Hey hey, I have my very own www!</p> <p>I mean, I have my <a href="http://www.limelightstudio.com.au">business website</a>, and another <a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au">business website</a> and and and… <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/0hmc">galleries</a> and <a href="http://hmc.melbournearts.com.au/">stuff</a>, but I actually have <a href="http://www.helenmclean.com.au">my own name</a> as a website address now! Woo, go me!</p> <p>Oh and, here ‘tis <a href="http://www.helenmclean.com.au/">www.helenmclean.com.au</a> (nothing really there yet, just some unexciting text and a little, teeny weeny pic).</p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-63053943282339214742007-05-03T21:32:00.000+10:002007-05-04T09:57:16.049+10:00Tagged again...OK - the last time I was tagged, I disclosed 5 things about myself that I otherwise would never have mentioned in my blog... now I've gotta disclose 7 things... gosh darnit.<br /><br />I was tagged by <a href="http://annalauraart.blogspot.com/">Anna Laura</a>, and the rules are:<br /><br />• Start with 7 random facts/habits about yourself<br /><br />• People who are tagged have to write their 7 things on their blog<br /><br />• Then choose another 7 people to get tagged and list their names<br /><br />• Don't forget to leave them a comment to tell them they have been tagged and to read your blog<br /><br />1. I love gourmet (read: gor-met) beer. Some of my favourites are <a href="http://coopers.com.au/">Coopers</a>, <a href="http://www.newcastlebrownale.co.uk/">Newcastle Brown</a>, <a href="http://www.goatbeer.com.au/">Mountain Goat</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoegaarden_Brewery">Hoegaarden</a>.<br /><br />2. I will own a Hotrod or muscle car one day, I will.<br /><br />3. I love dark chocolate, milk chocolate is good and white chocolate is me being desperate.<br /><br />4. I prefer red wine to white or champagne.<br /><br />5. I used to draw <a href="http://www.smurf.com/">Smurfs </a>when I was about six while watching them on tele.<br /><br />6. I have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_%28clothing%29">Fez</a> and a <a href="http://www.monkeygoods.com/product_info.php/products_id/220">smoking monkey</a>. They were gifts for my gallery (read #7)<br /><br />7. I own a <a href="http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/gallery/gallery_virtualtour.html">gallery</a> decked out as a tropical paradise.<br /><br />Another 7 people huh? OK, Welcome onboard <a href="http://bigtrousers.com.au/blog/">Phil</a>, <a href="http://kirinote.blogspot.com/">Laura</a>, <a href="http://cherryrockette.blogspot.com/">CherryRocket</a>, <a href="http://www.crumpart.net/blog/">Crumpart</a>, <a href="http://flyingsouth.livejournal.com/">FlyingSouth</a>, <a href="http://blossomsspecialorange.blogspot.com/">Blossom's Special Orange</a>, and ... 6 will do for now!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-56630259707334477242007-05-02T16:35:00.000+10:002007-05-02T16:40:05.423+10:00Custom pin-up finishedI love it, Tamra loves it - everybody loves it!<br /><br />And why the hell not - just look at her:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPNunDCBx84-7dTM9c0ghhXOMhCC8kZ112iki8cS7AeY59tW-jw9Jnz7c03ZUjgNjz6gYedjUtRQfqkYG0YXwkGduQOG9WU6UUzCRleSccvGtaQv3o5HcpPvQXasGO9x2ugxYTEZb-0U/s1600-h/tamraEmail+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPNunDCBx84-7dTM9c0ghhXOMhCC8kZ112iki8cS7AeY59tW-jw9Jnz7c03ZUjgNjz6gYedjUtRQfqkYG0YXwkGduQOG9WU6UUzCRleSccvGtaQv3o5HcpPvQXasGO9x2ugxYTEZb-0U/s320/tamraEmail+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059849128597016706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/tamraEmail%203.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-40589263624465036432007-04-23T14:19:00.000+10:002007-04-23T14:24:05.058+10:00Lippy-di-do-dah<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TW1ETSXq2fVfpmrtfz4kDpHM61nUW-PiZvQ2Z5BwEgyAEqzBKQnjW63hRJAXQJo7NQt9CdMPM8t1fmD3NTg6ksIbJkvoJ1YnLcLsP5q0vaOVRiuHTa3ZNRdxq4rsHIGxBcw3JWOMO4c/s1600-h/tamra-lips.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TW1ETSXq2fVfpmrtfz4kDpHM61nUW-PiZvQ2Z5BwEgyAEqzBKQnjW63hRJAXQJo7NQt9CdMPM8t1fmD3NTg6ksIbJkvoJ1YnLcLsP5q0vaOVRiuHTa3ZNRdxq4rsHIGxBcw3JWOMO4c/s320/tamra-lips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056474257790923490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ms <a href="http://www.tamramercieca.com">Tamra's</a> lovely lips...<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-46679821641877467832007-04-20T14:32:00.000+10:002007-04-20T14:37:06.026+10:00Shag's MovieNot a <a href="http://newportbeach.bside.com/?mediaTab=photos&_view=_filmdetails&filmId=16702168">movie</a> about shagging - but a movie about the artist, <a href="http://www.shag.com/">Shag</a>. So far I have no idea if the movie "The Sophisticated Misfit" will ever be released on DVD or whether the <a href="http://www.outregallery.com/">Outre Gallery</a> will even stock it if it does... but one can only hope.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://newportbeach.bside.com/?mediaTab=photos&_view=_filmdetails&filmId=16702168"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOANPex10QK4dtyQkuEZECriyXW9tMHKdaQReJY-e4Nl8bQM0BLlqEWS87qfdWkzVLlJ5xqpm3cZskJt3QpBOJUQZoTg4q1XdJM-HTVOnMlnstqBO7wDTLxI-2t8CAxhVR53ycs8HxsBg/s320/06_sophisticatedmisfit_newportbeach_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055364013039874770" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-87709581178558959512007-04-15T11:24:00.000+10:002007-04-23T14:24:56.771+10:00The eyes have it...Only a tinsee winsee snippet if Tamra's artwork:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_0ud4Z6a0mrLQV3daf9Q7rVza8QXLZPmY_v3BysZE1NRpQzJeFu_-UwXL7Z-8BbEqYVtleKAK9DO5kexmJ1Myzf74sNeKmehu5htfR1cy168DW1kbEBbGk4QCqhLwzOCg99gtlrPxg/s1600-h/eyes.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_0ud4Z6a0mrLQV3daf9Q7rVza8QXLZPmY_v3BysZE1NRpQzJeFu_-UwXL7Z-8BbEqYVtleKAK9DO5kexmJ1Myzf74sNeKmehu5htfR1cy168DW1kbEBbGk4QCqhLwzOCg99gtlrPxg/s320/eyes.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053460233317365410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It all comes together once colour is added and all the tonal "airbrushing".<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-73409157049745695672007-04-13T13:41:00.000+10:002007-04-23T14:18:49.225+10:00Congratulations to "The Number Plate Man"Congrats to my husband, now known as "<a href="http://vwplates.blogspot.com/">The Number Plate Man</a>" (on radio's 3AW), given the recent story about the <a href="http://vwplates.blogspot.com/">VW signature plates</a> he purchased and VicRoads.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYASGG68p9yF0ZaPPM8bqrm7x54jTCCP-u3iKkPs8wjZ3CygPmGnTuKYFiXJYGApc__vHiqXJnxoC_Feir-kmK7yZBDLb_srZxzAozfoB2KK9_86jxvYLm8iw2EJcVHS9ofD7HMW4rBP8/s1600-h/gazch7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYASGG68p9yF0ZaPPM8bqrm7x54jTCCP-u3iKkPs8wjZ3CygPmGnTuKYFiXJYGApc__vHiqXJnxoC_Feir-kmK7yZBDLb_srZxzAozfoB2KK9_86jxvYLm8iw2EJcVHS9ofD7HMW4rBP8/s320/gazch7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053450556756047474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday was an amazing day, with 3 television channels visiting to interview him, listening to updates via radio and the news - and again today with follow ups on the story.<br /><br />I think it's pretty cool though, that the area I had set up in my gallery to start video blogging paper craft projects was used as the interviewing area, and now that I've seen it on tele I know that it will look good for when I begin my video recordings ;o)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3nt4pyvpsbgItsq9oRzk1Lk0ct29C8jHNR4aaY38vupwSu6hmaf1vjP_81s0Kg57BA2oglkMXtpLLSpZXF_He1QlYcmB7ou_32Vm0vg4xzQJk8qh2o5ETRjgDLYqTfoN48n1wBfADDc/s1600-h/photographyWall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3nt4pyvpsbgItsq9oRzk1Lk0ct29C8jHNR4aaY38vupwSu6hmaf1vjP_81s0Kg57BA2oglkMXtpLLSpZXF_He1QlYcmB7ou_32Vm0vg4xzQJk8qh2o5ETRjgDLYqTfoN48n1wBfADDc/s320/photographyWall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053450561051014786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I was also chuffed to hear compliments on my photography up on the wall by channel 10's cameraman and channel 9's cameraman!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-39317522308060561402007-04-08T19:29:00.000+10:002007-04-15T10:55:01.483+10:00Lost in the 50'sWe went to visit <a href="http://www.maldoncastlemaine.com/?id=castlemaine">Castelmaine</a> & <a href="http://visitdaylesford.com.au/">Daylesford</a> over the Easter long weekend and saw some pretty neat-o things.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maldoncastlemaine.com/?id=castlemaine">Castlemaine</a> is known as the "Hot Rod Capital of Australia" and we did see some nice vehicles around town. Unfortunately the "<a href="http://www.rodshop.com.au/">Rod Shop</a>" was closed so we'll have to pop in again another time. There was an awesome antique store there as well. <a href="http://www.xxxxantiques.com.au/">XXXX Antiques</a> have a section dedicated to motor vehicle collectibles called "<a href="http://www.xxxxantiques.com.au/automobilia/index.htm">Automobilia</a>". There are items such as old tins, signs, pedal cars, petrol bowsers...<br /><br /><a href="http://visitdaylesford.com.au/">Daylesford</a> was filled to the brim with day visitors such as ourselves but we managed to check out what we wanted quite easily. There's a store in the main street called "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lost in the 50's</span>" and oh-my, I loved this store. I asked about having my artwork up for sale within it and I'll to contact the owner about that again as he wasn't in.<br /><br />I bought myself a little badge with cherries on it and a very cool "<a href="http://www.valiantpacers.com/">Valiant</a>" badge - for my passion of <a href="http://www.valiantpacers.com/">Pacers</a>. The Valiant badge was made like a real chrome car badge but a mini version. Will take pics once a charge up the 'ol batteries.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtTu4yP_M1pkQ_0vJSPRp_6wX3DjGLTqEFova8cqMZ-P_J6p-a-e0w83-mk8Na6A8jADNZeP8i9pA7qTmIs7yccUARDRG5Zl8sfI8Z2NVcHdjjioyGOqhNoS9KF2xpMyy96_EyaHK1hc/s1600-h/valiantbadge.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtTu4yP_M1pkQ_0vJSPRp_6wX3DjGLTqEFova8cqMZ-P_J6p-a-e0w83-mk8Na6A8jADNZeP8i9pA7qTmIs7yccUARDRG5Zl8sfI8Z2NVcHdjjioyGOqhNoS9KF2xpMyy96_EyaHK1hc/s320/valiantbadge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053451883900941970" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-61698992712376603082007-04-05T17:23:00.000+10:002007-04-23T14:23:57.375+10:00Custom Retro Pin-Up Style Portrait JobYayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />My artwork was spotted at the Iceberg bar and as a result, I was contacted by <a href="http://www.tamramercieca.com/">Tamra </a>regarding a custom job!<br /><br />I'll be adding updates as they occur - stay tuned...<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-87273866402323577362007-04-02T08:14:00.000+10:002007-04-02T08:22:18.062+10:00Rove's backIn case you've been living under a rock - Rove's back on tele. This makes me happy, 'coz he's a funny fella.<br /><br />He even inspired this once upon a time:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgiwOIFQ004oYj807UKLi6j2XhEzzXiqu-C1RtE0G50jzJ_jNAD5NZH_H5M2g-yzHVDKyt5VK6TA5neTVp8w9rTCHIbOLFAvP3y1BTbw2zpV_VSxwBZWHb3p2ucxp7DNeRWIlYSiCvtw/s1600-h/what_the.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgiwOIFQ004oYj807UKLi6j2XhEzzXiqu-C1RtE0G50jzJ_jNAD5NZH_H5M2g-yzHVDKyt5VK6TA5neTVp8w9rTCHIbOLFAvP3y1BTbw2zpV_VSxwBZWHb3p2ucxp7DNeRWIlYSiCvtw/s320/what_the.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048588271100281426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Used to be in Croft Alley in the city (Melbourne) but as is the case with all stencil art, it has a limited lifetime in public view.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-89183640270689758852007-03-31T19:38:00.000+10:002007-03-31T19:57:07.583+10:00Forget the DVD - I'm going to the concert...Ok, having the DVD listed on my wishlist would still be nice (<a href="http://www.gwenstefani.com/">Gwen Stefani "Harajuku Lovers Live"</a>), however, going to <a href="http://www.gwenstefani.com/">The Sweet Escape</a> concert just kicks arse!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7PKyTncKvFzJANxroqN5WBchIL0mbnqfqp-G2T3-XVjMWy5e-6JSZnaBHZmL28Sm1TZnUUkBwEwmvCbcjJukXBm6xAmxyobI4QD0N1lDxRFKdgSFSy3F2Cc4WRf3xrK4jpWN4ZwWvU0/s1600-h/46b139b4-fa46-430d-836b-5dc5c797aa52.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7PKyTncKvFzJANxroqN5WBchIL0mbnqfqp-G2T3-XVjMWy5e-6JSZnaBHZmL28Sm1TZnUUkBwEwmvCbcjJukXBm6xAmxyobI4QD0N1lDxRFKdgSFSy3F2Cc4WRf3xrK4jpWN4ZwWvU0/s320/46b139b4-fa46-430d-836b-5dc5c797aa52.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048023560210268738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And isn't this promo shot just gorgeous - hmmm, inspiration for another retro style artwork perhaps?<br /><br />Anyway, absolutely can't wait - but unfortunately will have to wait until 2nd of August. And thanks to my husband for such a wonderful gift, even though I wasn't supposed to know until June - he accidentally opened the mail with the tickets in front of me - doh!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-11142858493577212962007-03-20T08:09:00.000+11:002007-03-20T08:21:23.808+11:00Tiki Oasis HomepageI love this homepage design of <a href="http://www.tikioasis.com/">Tiki Oasis!</a> Love the illustrations but the colours work really well too - it's different to all the other Tiki sites that are typically brown toned - not that there's anything wrong with that because I love brown tones - it's just that this is refreshingly different.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tikioasis.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYj-nsfPQSoqLwg__EA8FJOVrlZKTP8xvKnBY7HXzD5hHiDh5rmcZj8eQRAtQ1mAfi8PKXdc_LRZ7zN6O8fFzlRU7AA8twSmPZVTyUs5BxIGoxilK_VKYU25fbViiovC-Zi-UkfoHvWyU/s320/tikioasis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043748244084733346" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-36356327842311727692007-03-14T18:56:00.000+11:002007-04-02T13:28:48.087+10:00art.craft.design listingsI now have my artwork listed on <a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au/documents/26_lister.php?cat=2">art.craft.design!</a><br /><br />Unlike <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=100818">my etsy store</a>, <a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au/">art.craft.design</a> is an Australian store so there's no confusion with pricing for Aussie buyers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au/">art.craft.design</a> also has a load of <a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au/bookbinding.html">bookbinding supplies</a>, <a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au/index.html">scrapbooking supplies</a> and general <a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au/index.html">papercraft supplies</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-89149302088602046972007-03-11T09:54:00.000+11:002007-03-11T10:05:11.490+11:001 Tiki Mug leftI have sold 7 out of 8 Tiki mugs that I made!<br /><br />I will be making more this year and I will make more than 8 mugs in the second run.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt_2C9blYV3bDQPqhaORWSYzDUizEdZ5gzGpbvdh5tYyzpDFtxEw3mCTn0GG5obrpvTQw8u-J6RKqnIMfPJMHHyksNOGPIts-89f5cU0cnkxso8im4tBWOFvK9nXKLBW58pjZUZgPllU/s1600-h/tikiMug33.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt_2C9blYV3bDQPqhaORWSYzDUizEdZ5gzGpbvdh5tYyzpDFtxEw3mCTn0GG5obrpvTQw8u-J6RKqnIMfPJMHHyksNOGPIts-89f5cU0cnkxso8im4tBWOFvK9nXKLBW58pjZUZgPllU/s320/tikiMug33.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040435663684580258" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-23420127875483127522007-03-10T10:46:00.000+11:002007-04-02T13:29:55.922+10:00Last Nights Launch at IcebergThanks all for coming to have a look-see and catch-up! It was great to get your feedback on my artwork - and it seems as though there's a common favourite (or two)...<br /><br />This one most people seem to like, including my husband who wishes to have a custom surfboard made up with this image:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EDy6uHQaVFLOHFror8Ah7P6fYJsu4P-TOexZ82fWlJXValVLvhCSZOQTuPLx6EfPJT56Yn6KItdc1i9DxIpKOSLQgQW7E5kyHTfX9nkjJeHSW026-7TXAHubL6gOfYr2vClCFASZGls/s1600-h/freedom.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EDy6uHQaVFLOHFror8Ah7P6fYJsu4P-TOexZ82fWlJXValVLvhCSZOQTuPLx6EfPJT56Yn6KItdc1i9DxIpKOSLQgQW7E5kyHTfX9nkjJeHSW026-7TXAHubL6gOfYr2vClCFASZGls/s320/freedom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040076406850138994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then there's this favourite:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw9qus2x3tR5X2nBgn2h8nBAMrJHjcTzISHD2i7SGJ1L1xegk9Czz8r2Jdu7Sqf-m22_jffI9jCSPUk7fiNodplabqlY7UyfJYBEqKYYiEp35lJQOoW7g0bbf9_wF0FoXeef79D3zFPw/s1600-h/tatts-baby.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw9qus2x3tR5X2nBgn2h8nBAMrJHjcTzISHD2i7SGJ1L1xegk9Czz8r2Jdu7Sqf-m22_jffI9jCSPUk7fiNodplabqlY7UyfJYBEqKYYiEp35lJQOoW7g0bbf9_wF0FoXeef79D3zFPw/s320/tatts-baby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040076707497849730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.artcraftdesign.com.au/documents/26_lister.php?cat=2">My artwork is also listed on art.craft.design!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-87062699820245000842007-02-26T19:43:00.000+11:002007-02-26T20:03:17.182+11:00Arghhhhhh!!!!!Insanely Busy February!<br /><br />As part of the <a href="http://www.artinpublicplaces.com.au/">Art in Public Places</a> run by <a href="http://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/">Hobson's Bay City Council</a>, I have created more of my retro pin-ups to be exhibited.<br /><br />They’re going to be displayed during the Williamstown festival at the Iceberg bar, Nelson Place. There are about 40 artists doing the same thing but exhibiting in different locations around the area.<br /><br />And here's the line-up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhi0w9_Im8TIjT0Gw4dabiUw0wLILFS64vCMaNxRjFhdrmKM6p_MnlJ0hUIyad1xuUEK3Eb0B0oHRq9l-fwi5GacOmoU69GJhx8lZi8aOFtei6Dcbb2UlEZc-KUGEErmw0iENnnARstI/s1600-h/tatts-baby.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhi0w9_Im8TIjT0Gw4dabiUw0wLILFS64vCMaNxRjFhdrmKM6p_MnlJ0hUIyad1xuUEK3Eb0B0oHRq9l-fwi5GacOmoU69GJhx8lZi8aOFtei6Dcbb2UlEZc-KUGEErmw0iENnnARstI/s320/tatts-baby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035763423867270674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tatts Baby </span>20" x 32" : $480<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz7QY1fsgfvj4iAe7xEww_Sq17i-kTTHQk9tOoSWAx6q9oWkT1gU__grmkuGV7XwXjq__XWi62iLusWI9A2pjMbdQc3HfJpGm6NgcgztD-OVvP48WIQdKvn2ATdsI9l1zhsBP5A0eWDw/s1600-h/kool-kat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz7QY1fsgfvj4iAe7xEww_Sq17i-kTTHQk9tOoSWAx6q9oWkT1gU__grmkuGV7XwXjq__XWi62iLusWI9A2pjMbdQc3HfJpGm6NgcgztD-OVvP48WIQdKvn2ATdsI9l1zhsBP5A0eWDw/s320/kool-kat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035763428162237986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Kool-Kat </span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>20" x 32" : $480<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRFI3fAlyI8ZcmaRc53zahBByZ5eF8W4eftascj9rows6KfzSbxYCoH_H-HcTHi925KZDL1l84DD5XVAydXfYXA1qoXkn8duLe7ZeJCsXJ0YXlTiQ1TzMf18IcVZPOF9c7T3RDXbfMJg/s1600-h/heidi-van-horne.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRFI3fAlyI8ZcmaRc53zahBByZ5eF8W4eftascj9rows6KfzSbxYCoH_H-HcTHi925KZDL1l84DD5XVAydXfYXA1qoXkn8duLe7ZeJCsXJ0YXlTiQ1TzMf18IcVZPOF9c7T3RDXbfMJg/s320/heidi-van-horne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035763428162238002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Heidi Van Horne </span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>24" x 32" : $480<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1atLqxWkvzWV9BHPF_igZMHHBzQNOskhfaJ0PxPAAZLbHiqSQKaIAyVA4eww5sBvFQD6uRXUDLRr7AYehrXkfYa_N6uMk-XRE6E5WaRoIkEp7hmAW3wdMPuBqRIh-wFeig3USmoY_524/s1600-h/velvet-kitten.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1atLqxWkvzWV9BHPF_igZMHHBzQNOskhfaJ0PxPAAZLbHiqSQKaIAyVA4eww5sBvFQD6uRXUDLRr7AYehrXkfYa_N6uMk-XRE6E5WaRoIkEp7hmAW3wdMPuBqRIh-wFeig3USmoY_524/s320/velvet-kitten.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035763432457205314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Velvet Kitten </span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>24" x 32" : $480<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsQ8czgaqpnwv0deHGhh2TH6QlrnZJFfm2cndEnqKiOYoREqj7oWsbS4qNgwjWqUDQjNwRaY3_d1ee7hgCpd2RdYUDPGMXVeLBoXrsRie1251PIYynI5gEbqJThyphenhyphenG1eGx-QqCieFhZtw/s1600-h/deluxe.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsQ8czgaqpnwv0deHGhh2TH6QlrnZJFfm2cndEnqKiOYoREqj7oWsbS4qNgwjWqUDQjNwRaY3_d1ee7hgCpd2RdYUDPGMXVeLBoXrsRie1251PIYynI5gEbqJThyphenhyphenG1eGx-QqCieFhZtw/s320/deluxe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035763432457205330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Deluxe </span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>20" x 44" : $780<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NtIq5edLY01YLI2-lQzWhpdv3alFXG10XwKwi0RuNhaPqFXiX-y-19ypk3lMChe1kT2fKFI4O4wJLsI0gn-dbvchQbECYbAca9UWk0gnIIQxYE5CeaLOvKoO4nIbZ-Rba7kT6Pl5wQc/s1600-h/freedom.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NtIq5edLY01YLI2-lQzWhpdv3alFXG10XwKwi0RuNhaPqFXiX-y-19ypk3lMChe1kT2fKFI4O4wJLsI0gn-dbvchQbECYbAca9UWk0gnIIQxYE5CeaLOvKoO4nIbZ-Rba7kT6Pl5wQc/s320/freedom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035763574191126114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Freedom </span>20" x 44" : $780<br /><br />These are all digital prints on artist canvas. Using vector and photo software together with a pressure sensitive pen / tablet combo, the image is ‘drawn’ and ‘airbrushed’ as though it were on real canvas.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-39090745161216824652007-01-26T19:54:00.000+11:002007-01-26T20:11:49.779+11:00Featured on Etsy again!Thanks to <a href="http://www.frecklednest.com/">Freckled Nest</a> for bringing this to my attention today!<br /><br /><a href="http://hmcdesign.etsy.com/">One of my "You're a Tweety" cards</a> made it to the featured list on the Esty homepage...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRH7x9BVsjrR8lacoc7wohSbsBSF6Tgd1Ma2E6V-mWptHK8BRcZo-Si96xnYZadommTx05ckrwIjGSFRe-TOaGETXsuc7M4Zxzy6Z-LQP3WGwc7DOg8coC_ZW5De_wC4rYs5uVDJ-msw/s1600-h/etsyFeaturedHomepage2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRH7x9BVsjrR8lacoc7wohSbsBSF6Tgd1Ma2E6V-mWptHK8BRcZo-Si96xnYZadommTx05ckrwIjGSFRe-TOaGETXsuc7M4Zxzy6Z-LQP3WGwc7DOg8coC_ZW5De_wC4rYs5uVDJ-msw/s320/etsyFeaturedHomepage2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024261081124080674" border="0" /></a><br />Bottom right hand position again.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-60654854430122386572007-01-23T15:43:00.000+11:002007-01-23T15:56:53.206+11:00Project Update: BookbindingI have created all the covers, folded all the papers (signatures), cut all the inner papers and now I'm up to poking holes in all the signatures so that I can stitch them together to make text blocks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfviSQ68AX68QFyCUGAYpTkAEatV3VTMdOXsBTnfuq6Tr4L88aRNArZqI-hnUK4R39r046mHU9DVJ8jYv-52lZbp_EnTxKxIBZTE3arL9Q8namxczabTKB8_UuelJpN1tmTzSgCb2y4cY/s1600-h/BB-boxboard.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfviSQ68AX68QFyCUGAYpTkAEatV3VTMdOXsBTnfuq6Tr4L88aRNArZqI-hnUK4R39r046mHU9DVJ8jYv-52lZbp_EnTxKxIBZTE3arL9Q8namxczabTKB8_UuelJpN1tmTzSgCb2y4cY/s320/BB-boxboard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023084702466608098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxK6LefuAowg6B90ecp9ObEi7Ob4-NkN-T08aG3i2qNmZFTW-GgayN9q1vitdchKVgkb4wO6f5VDxL_aGIsJWd91p_a5Jlc_P-Z9vOZk20BQqbK0bju-wuDU9rrMmK2qo0wL5LPJSZmI/s1600-h/BB-colours.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxK6LefuAowg6B90ecp9ObEi7Ob4-NkN-T08aG3i2qNmZFTW-GgayN9q1vitdchKVgkb4wO6f5VDxL_aGIsJWd91p_a5Jlc_P-Z9vOZk20BQqbK0bju-wuDU9rrMmK2qo0wL5LPJSZmI/s320/BB-colours.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023084998819351538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMVYra9s09nNr-L_SCGP-cPp8f4e24Fgv8SUoX1CDByMw5gtQ_WZrqnqCUedxI0LrGi-Bhb4-KhM7wuu5UFpIyfVSecYAxbRVn0WUrhqFd4u9KVYOUtL9Y5f7s6iAliD4dlj43lJY5n8/s1600-h/BB-glue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMVYra9s09nNr-L_SCGP-cPp8f4e24Fgv8SUoX1CDByMw5gtQ_WZrqnqCUedxI0LrGi-Bhb4-KhM7wuu5UFpIyfVSecYAxbRVn0WUrhqFd4u9KVYOUtL9Y5f7s6iAliD4dlj43lJY5n8/s320/BB-glue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023085166323076098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hVn-hEOQb84LxwUaIk5LpkDkHP-4Ts-GaBokgiatqvhBAKxtsBvie-tSEUoUniwHge1koyttukcGzKp5OLYRELqP1VAdgIE_haIvwDkV-LsY7NbGNa-WsEDMo0PI5Z-jgrfqvWbqeCc/s1600-h/BB-covers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hVn-hEOQb84LxwUaIk5LpkDkHP-4Ts-GaBokgiatqvhBAKxtsBvie-tSEUoUniwHge1koyttukcGzKp5OLYRELqP1VAdgIE_haIvwDkV-LsY7NbGNa-WsEDMo0PI5Z-jgrfqvWbqeCc/s320/BB-covers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023085316646931474" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-20021866718571625212007-01-22T07:45:00.000+11:002007-01-22T14:10:23.257+11:00The places we craft - 50s retro houseI think crafting can be done almost anywhere - the lounge room couch, the dining table, the car, a 50s retro house...<br /><br />I have found out, now that I have a baby, crafting is the sort of hobby that is very portable and flexible. Other than book binding, which needs to be done on it's designated studio table - all the other things I create can be done almost anywhere.<br /><br />Over the weekend we went to Ocean Grove (unfortunately I couldn't make it to the <a href="http://rosestmarket.com.au/">Rose St market</a> to see <a href="http://annalauraart.blogspot.com/">annalaura</a>) and I brought along my craft stuff just in case. On the way there in the car I stuck things down and the next day as the weather wasn't beach worthy - I continued to stick bits down at the place we were staying. Sweet! Very productive indeed.<br /><br />Now, this place we stayed at was awesome! Just a quick glance over my blog would tell anyone that I love 50s + 60s retro. This house was the bees-knees in retro... it even had a glass float hanging at the front door!<br /><br />Check this beauty out:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-ST3rj7t3VYIxkVpeUkvW4THoH8l5EB_L2lEXPuz0-dEjmJ0txG8LmdUPSPIIlql6Op9t9uBCDP_cxhew4qJwDN8L_aqWVYX3joQM2mNLK3TWp8GNFjpkUYnVZ3cu7hpjc5Y6V-UgmM/s1600-h/oceangrove.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-ST3rj7t3VYIxkVpeUkvW4THoH8l5EB_L2lEXPuz0-dEjmJ0txG8LmdUPSPIIlql6Op9t9uBCDP_cxhew4qJwDN8L_aqWVYX3joQM2mNLK3TWp8GNFjpkUYnVZ3cu7hpjc5Y6V-UgmM/s320/oceangrove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022590124097571730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVsm_q87hQaUI6wlVHDNSeZJS5w_LSgVZaPwnGUbOorX-BdoP0UpwksmyHenkJyjac8r0yQIt_VfthCUWw_DRnPhounPP481izrqZC7u-Du5_OqMNEN8u9Fg2CErzcxiQECDOftxgkWA/s1600-h/oceangroveInner.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVsm_q87hQaUI6wlVHDNSeZJS5w_LSgVZaPwnGUbOorX-BdoP0UpwksmyHenkJyjac8r0yQIt_VfthCUWw_DRnPhounPP481izrqZC7u-Du5_OqMNEN8u9Fg2CErzcxiQECDOftxgkWA/s320/oceangroveInner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022597438426876882" border="0" /></a><br />Crafting at Ocean Grove -<br /><a href="http://hmcdesign.etsy.com/">My most recent Valentine card designs...</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWSmtuRwPXxwWkQv-Lll8g-tVkdyc3nX3_bp6orGHZzDV-gzgtXcONtRDQ-BrJdcknfoSw5SGpPSZ9aTZls8hyXhX33hpFhKw_Pu1enZq9PlHujp0Nwu74NTfSPdUXDHI5W24NvyJgzM/s1600-h/oceangroveCraft.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWSmtuRwPXxwWkQv-Lll8g-tVkdyc3nX3_bp6orGHZzDV-gzgtXcONtRDQ-BrJdcknfoSw5SGpPSZ9aTZls8hyXhX33hpFhKw_Pu1enZq9PlHujp0Nwu74NTfSPdUXDHI5W24NvyJgzM/s320/oceangroveCraft.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022591773365013410" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://hmcdesign.etsy.com/">For sale on Etsy!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQhmpRvi7Z8yzB7IQDEFgqDFLctN_HMEOpSm48JFAlcx5v1H4WEdwA_jtO1gEJb_aFj7ni1DZ40KG_ugTiqYx785-dQqZBdMvrDuBXa1jYBPp5UehGmmfKv4kJXtuqrIkwg40jW89I68/s1600-h/tweetyGingham1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQhmpRvi7Z8yzB7IQDEFgqDFLctN_HMEOpSm48JFAlcx5v1H4WEdwA_jtO1gEJb_aFj7ni1DZ40KG_ugTiqYx785-dQqZBdMvrDuBXa1jYBPp5UehGmmfKv4kJXtuqrIkwg40jW89I68/s320/tweetyGingham1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022593847834217410" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534311746790777222.post-25785960051196590712007-01-18T11:02:00.000+11:002007-01-18T11:09:30.809+11:00Just like a kid in a candy storeOther than Bunnings, the other stores I get excited over and spend way too much time & money at, are Spotlight and any scrap booking store. I tend to not only buy things that I need, but <span style="font-style: italic;">may need </span>in the future. This helps tremendously when I am creating things and I have stuff “on hand” all the time. The other fun yet somewhat annoying thing is to work out how to store all of these accumulated items… neatly, cheaply, functionally and as a bonus – creatively.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQABZTF29IGnOn7T7zgh3RykQ3jsiiN8OYJEG3383-VeeEEEZxd0NVymMnu9CP2MeFmViFKYahyphenhyphenLysQ1C8GSh6TlaW9onFPfUdb-DKUSt2Pke4_QdBrYMXNqJO-JTz7PVsSWb5b-SZQ4/s1600-h/storage.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQABZTF29IGnOn7T7zgh3RykQ3jsiiN8OYJEG3383-VeeEEEZxd0NVymMnu9CP2MeFmViFKYahyphenhyphenLysQ1C8GSh6TlaW9onFPfUdb-DKUSt2Pke4_QdBrYMXNqJO-JTz7PVsSWb5b-SZQ4/s320/storage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021155793999268738" border="0" /></a><br />I found cheap storage jars that fit all of these descriptions at Ikea – which now brings me full circle - as Ikea is another place I love to spend way too much time & money at!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.hmcDesign.etsy.com</div>hmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13877499472084703667noreply@blogger.com2