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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Who but Barbie can look great, sexy and fashionable in gold larme all at the same time? It’s no wonder 50 years on, women around the world, still want to be like her, be her friend and have her clothes!!
I know I do!
It’s where (like for many – oh god I’m a cliche!) I started my love for clothes… making a boob tube out of white and lemon wool (must of been itchy) for her back in the 80s, quietly thinking, Mmm wonder if I can get this in my size…
Never in the same dress twice, every colour suits her, every hairstyle works – I can see my work will never be done here…oh to keep reaching for the ultimate barbie costume!!
Here’s one I made earlier 
Happy Birthday Barbie!
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Those friendly peeps over at Toronto Craft Alert have got themselves a great goodies to giveaway!
We all have unfinished projects lying around – be it a pair of pants that need hemming, a quilt that needs binding, or even a vase that need glazing. And most of us are familiar with that pang of guilt we feel when we catch a glimpse of these abandoned projects tucked away, gathering dust.
Still riding the high of our recent website relaunch (months and months in the making!) Toronto Craft Alert presents The Crafty Slacker’s Get ‘Er Done Giveaway - a contest that gives you the incentive you need to get ‘er done! By sharing your unfinished projects you’ll be entered to win a care package bursting with goodness from Toronto-based craft stores and talented local designers (valued at close to $700! ). Finishing your abandoned projects will earn you even more entries and of course the satisfaction that comes with completion.
Anyone can enter – you don’t need to live in Toronto.
To see the goodies for yourself and get on it click - gimme the giveaway
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
One St. Valentines day I remember… I was in Paris, all by myself, I remember there being heart balloons outside a few boutiques, I walked the city, visited the Roden Museum, took pictures, watched beautiful french couples act out their mini art house filmic lives… it was truly a stunning experience as I walked back to the Marcadet Poissonniers and bought many types of olive and 2L bottle of french style orange fanta. It was my best St. Valentines day ever.
Extinct is celebrating St. Valentines Day by including rare vintage earrings – sent from lovers from far off distant lands…
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils,
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze…
…and that is exactly how it happened. You know, sometimes when you think to yourself “hmmm wouldn’t it be nice to see some say, wooden stags” and then you look, and seek and find a couple and then a whole family of beautiful vintage carved wooden stags come along…..as if my magic! Come and visit them now!
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Well, well, well, it’s been a very Merry Christmas, not to mention a thrifty one!
‘Our Graham’ caught me ditch deep battling with this years Christmas Tree! Found it cut down, sawn off in it’s prime, laying waste in a ditch….thought I’d better bag it as soon as can be, after a few odd looks from other motorists, who come along but my beloved, we collected the tree together and set about putting all me handmade apples and decorations to have ourselves a unique and thrifty – no expense spared – Christmas Tree!
Was really lovely to be able to make all natural wreaths for the door, some friends came round and we made them all up together…made our own mini arrrrt gallery as we surveyed them drinking tea n mince pies – we were all using the same leaves, pine and conifers but each one came out different and entirely unique!
Simply lovely!
I am really looking forward to 2009 – it’s going to be even more exciting than this year, got some great costume ideas and accessories to put in the shop, lots of creative ideas to share and oodles of excitement to emit! Have a Happy New Year – See you there!
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
something to get your teeth into...
The Soapsicles have landed! Yay! What a totally delightful way to start the day, cheery Mr Postman brought me my sweet smelling tasty bath treats! I took no time in getting them online and quick as a flash ran round to my friends for a cuppa as we try to decide which one’s we liked the best!! Hee hee (jury’s still out on that one but I do have a soft spot for the Candy Carousel they are just my colours ya know?)
There is so much choice on flavours from crisp minty scents to soft bubblegums and candyfloss….but don’t spend too long deciphering which one, best course of action : make a firm positive choices and actions (phew its tough out there)
All soaps are SLS free and all fragrance oils are phthalate free. In other words – no funny stuff!
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
window shopping
Spent a lovely night over at my friends fair-trade coffee shop, window dressing with some lovely new items and Christmas decorations from extinct. We had the help of little Jacob (elf in training) who was overseeing all important artistic decisions from which colour pegs to use to what sweets to stuff in the nordic cones!! Yum!
Jacob’s Ladder Coffee shop can be found in the pretty Cathedral city of St. Asaph, North Wales, possibly one of the smallest cities in the world, I’m just starting my extinct take-over one city at a time!
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
New paper goods at Extinct Design
It always seems to get to this time of year where I allow myself to dare to think about a new diary, perhaps a notebook, those cute notelets I dreamed of….yikes – I’m all of a quiver!
If you’re completly mad on stationery and all the pleasure it brings, you will be happy to learn the new Extinct Design category – Papyrus- now carries some of the best 100% uncoated recycled papers, notebooks and cards!!
This is something that will be added to over the coming months…. feast your eyes little ones
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
I had so much fun crafty these special – Camp as Christmas – decorations for your festive pleasure.
Made from a magical blend of vintage, found, donated and new fabrics, these will brighten any dark corner and spread the love and joy of this Festive period!
Available Now!
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
….oh it’s a phase I’m going through
Oh I do love the low October sun and dark moonlit nights. I’m focusing my attention on some re-useable Advent calendars at the mo, it’s been great gathering patchwork pieces to sew together hoping to pass on to the future
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