laughing purple goldfish designs

crafting with recycled materials

Archive for January, 2010

the humble tin can

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

what would you do to transform a humble tin can into a work of art???
would you use crochet, knitting, macrame, carving, weaving, sewing, painting?.. or maybe another technique entirely…
let your creative juices run wild, and join us in the february challenge – over at the ‘laughing purple goldfish designs’ group at ravelry
you can enter the [...]

come and join in the chat

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

have you discovered my new group on Ravelry?
it’s called ‘laughing purple goldfish designs’ and here is the direct link

the group is a place for like minded souls to chat about their crafting experiences, sharing their success stories… and their disappointments learning experiences
chat about the projects you are working on… ask for ideas or assistance… share [...]

here I am!

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

I know, I know… it’s been yet another long and unexplained absence!
Couldn’t resist going back to the beach for another little holiday before the kids go back to school. The weather was magnificent, lots of time spent at the beach… enjoying the sand, surf and sun…
Best of all – the school holidays are almost over! [...]

that block-a-month project…

Monday, January 11th, 2010

You might remember that at about this time last year, I was all excited about the 2009 Block-A-Month Crochet-A-Long, otherwise known as the 2009 BAMCAL.
The general idea was that at the beginning of each month, you would be given the link to a free online pattern for a 12 inch crochet square. By working one [...]

some holiday snapshots…

Friday, January 8th, 2010