tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40566209008825877912024-03-14T02:35:47.011-07:00MimiLove ForeverHandmade Gifts for Animal & Bird Lovers. Custom portraits, art prints and watercolours with hand embroidery by Karen Grenfell.
mimilove foreverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193236065965161452noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056620900882587791.post-64417027739473041462018-01-14T11:50:00.000-08:002018-01-14T11:50:09.595-08:00Hello!<br />
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Well hello 2018! And a very happy new year to you all my bloggy chums....yes I know it's the 14th but it's the first time I've managed to get through a week without having to ask "What day is it today?!" or greet everyone I haven't seen since Christmas with: "Have good one?!"</div>
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Having Christmas Eve fall on a Sunday threw us into total chaos this year; shopping delivered on a Tues instead of a Thursday, bins being collected on a Thursday and not Tuesday...this may sound pathetic but when you live in a fjord size rut like we do these things can cause a confusion of epic proportions!</div>
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On top of that we had snow just before Christmas which meant most of UK shuddering to a halt and incited much muttering from himself. This, bear in mind, is the man who forever goes on about wanting to move to Sweden (he watches far too much Wallander) and then refuses to leave the house at the first whiff of a snowflake?!</div>
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He was virtually incoherent for 2 days with all the muttering under his breath, interspersed with frequent weather updates: "It's still f*cking snowing out there!!" (I should point out he is in no way affiliated to the Met Office). On the upside my garden hadn't looked this good in months! :)</div>
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So that was December! Well the snow has gone, decorations shoved in loft and normality, or as close as we get to normality, has resumed...huzzah!</div>
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In between the wandering around the house dazed and confused and resisting the urge to shove HIM in the loft for another year, I did manage to get a bit of work done in the form of this wee fella!</div>
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HELLO!</div>
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This little peeking kitty is watercolour and (very scratchy!) pen and ink on watercolour paper.</div>
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I've hand embroidered "HELLO!" in an equally scratchy thread!</div>
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The thread is primarily black but with a lovely glittery metallic thread, in rainbow colours, running through it which was a total bugger to stitch on paper with! :)</div>
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The final piece all framed and ready to go!</div>
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The inquisitive but very friendly chap is over on the <a href="http://etsy.me/2D0FtUj">ol' Etsy emporium here</a> if you'd like a peek too!</div>
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Hopefully I'll be able to get a bit more work done this week, I've got lots of ideas milling around in the brain and also a recently completed interview for Plaisirs de Piendre magazine which I'm super excited about, so stay tuned!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm annoyed with myself over it because I loved my blog, my work and boring the wotsits off you good folks who always took the time to send me good loving. But as some of you know the past couple of years have been well and truly been horrendous and it's been a monumental effort to even get out of bed some days, let alone produce new work or write about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Depression is a bitch and being a carer 24/7 for ma-in-law is bloody hard although I do consider myself lucky in other respects, so swings and roundabouts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway (if there is anyone out there?!) I wanted to share some good news!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The supremely posh French publication, Plaisirs de Peindre have featured my work across two pages of their fabulous magazine with another currently in the pipeline!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wonderful and very patient Audrey Higelin contacted me a wee while ago and asked me if I would like to be featured...as ever I replied with my usual dignity and poise: "HELL YEAH!!" and much whooping and skipping around the house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting to paint. For my bird paintings on cushions or pennants I use artist acrylic paints (Winsor & Newton). If you're a beginner with acrylic paints don't rush out and spend a fortune of those *wet palettes*. All you need is an old plate, lay a few sheets of wet kitchen towel down on it, followed by a sheet of greaseproof paper and that's a perfect DIY wet palette. All you need to do to keep paint workable is give it a light spray with a water spray and then pop the plate into a carrier bag (try not to squash the paints!) and tie it up tight. Paint stays workable for ages and fraction of the price too (sorry art suppliers!)</span></div>
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Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE gardening, I’m just not particularly good at it. I do try, and like to think I’m all organic and wildlife friendly…that’s my excuse for the 9ft nettles and borders full of bindweed (Monty Don said leave a *bit* for the wildlife) but it’s a hit and miss affair with me and I am prone to being a bit over enthusiastic on the pruning front. He brought me a saw last year (he’s all heart). Within half an hour the place was reduced to a series of stumps; he reckoned it looked like a scene from The Terminator after the nuclear bomb went off. </div>
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Himself alas, not so much on the gardening. Quite honestly I’m not entirely sure he knows where it is? He is a back seat gardner though and will happily point out what needs doing, what’s wrong with it and and why I shouldn’t be allowed sharp objects. He also has the job of filling up the bird feeders and baths and he’s having a right fit of the vapours about my latest endeavours.</div>
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But oh the moaning! “It’s bad enough I’ve got to feed the elfin’ birds without having to run the gauntlet of a wall of effin’ bees and a border of effin’ stinging nettles!* ….I ignored him and chopped down an unsuspecting triffid.</div>
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Anyhow in the spirit of all things garden/bee/insect related I’ve been working on these little chaps!</div>
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Comes with his own incredibly cute white box frame. Overall framed, he measures approx 11cm x 10cm and is currently available on my Etsy shop here :> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/270633290/bumble-bee-art-bee-watercolour-painting?ref=featured_listings_row">ETSY</a></div>
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Righto, secateurs sharpened, wheelbarrow at the ready, cardy off...bring it on Titchmarsh!</div>
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So. He’s got himself a new video game…**insert rolling eyes/ head shake here**..some sort of shoot ‘em up war type thing.<br />
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Not a problem per se as we go through this periodically; possibly in an attempt to re-capture his childhood, but I’m never unduly bothered as a combination of poor eyesight, deaf as a post and a case of severe tennis elbow invariably means it’s all over and done with fairly quickly.<br />
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I knew this time was no exception as it took him 2 weeks to get off the training level, because he immediately fell out of the helicopter as soon as it started and then killed 2 of his own men. <br />
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He finally got to grips with not falling out of the helicopter and arrived at level one where he spent most of his time wandering around empty rooms completely bewildered and at a loss of what to do and an awful lot of hiding behind crates and bashing at walls in case there was *hidden stuff*. <br />
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Pretty much every time I went past his desperate, hunched up figure on the computer there was frantic mouse action and much panicking swiftly followed by a side view of the scene where he’d fallen over/been killed again. <br />
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Anyway! What have I been up to I optimistically hear you ask?!<br />
Well, I’ve recently noticed I’ve got quite a lot of rappers following me on Twitter, which amuses me no end cos I’m sure if they could see me trudging around in pink cat print pyjamas, tea in hand and struggling to thread a needle then they’d be hitting the *unfollow* button pretty sharpish! ;0)<br />
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But as a little nod to my new homies and to prove that I am also down with the kidz I have been working on these little fellas!<br />
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Lyric reads *I got 99 Problems but the Stitch aint one!* See what I did there?! I've picked out the word *TIT* in a contrasting turquoise shimmery silk...yes, I'm that hardcore! ;0)<br />
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And who's that?...It's only Jay-Z in a NY baseball cap popping up behind him!<br />
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If you've ever thought *bugger me, that's what my life's been missing...a hip-hop blue tit with embroidered stuff!* then he is currently awaiting a new home on my<a href="http://etsy.me/1QGsxpM"> Etsy shop here</a> if you'd like a peek!<br />
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Stay tuned for Snoop Dogg and crazy ol' Kanye West action!<br />
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Right I'm off to slip into my tracksuit, drop some heavy beats and then probably run the hoover round.<br />
Thanks for dropping' by my bloggy chums!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So we’ve been married for 20yrs, in the early Valentine days it was all so lovely; himself used to buy me little trinkets, even wrote me poetry. I painted him pictures, made mixed tapes (yes THAT long ago!) and lavished him with attention…it was borderline boho, although we stopped short of prancing around the garden in chiffon butterfly outfits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fast forward a few decades. I still paint him pictures and if you count cutting what’s left of his hair, then yes, I do still *lavish* attention on him, but the past 4 Valentines have tried my patience somewhat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have received: secateurs, wellies, a bowsaw and gardening gloves respectively…this year I got an incinerator….I was holding out for an industrial shredder to make getting rid of the body parts easier!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So in the spirit of all things Valentiney ...meet my Love Rat!! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So hoping your Valentine is proving marginally more romantic than mine…I’m off to fire up the incinerator…grrrr!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As ever, stay groovy my bloggy chums and a BIG Mimi Loves to you!</span></div>
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Ey up my bloggy chums! I know…another post, almost becoming regular eh…trust me I’m as surprised as you are!</div>
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So it’s been a productive month work wise for me, which is something of an achievement as on top of looking after Grany No.1 I’ve been tending to her mate and neighbour Granny No.2. The woman is deaf as a post at the best of times but has had significant ear’ole issues since Christmas which has involved several trips to Doc’s and a gallon of olive oil.</div>
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The exhibition is a fabulous event and open to all professional and amateur artists working in 2D medium. I took part in last years which was based in Sweden and this year the event takes place in New York.</div>
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"Twitter Art Exhibit: NYC is the sixth installment of an open international exhibition of handmade postcard art for charity, donated by hundreds of participating artists from around the globe.</div>
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Social media plays a major role in Twitter Art Exhibit. It is our intention to tweet, share, seed and promote our artists to thank them for their participation, and to make this event a huge success. </div>
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The event will be highly publicized and well attended by art buyers and enthusiasts, members of the press, local artists and the community, as well as by the staff of Foster Pride and the young people they support."</div>
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This is an annual art exhibition for charity and is open to all artists, details of the exhibition can be <a href="http://twitterartexhibit.org/">found here</a> if you’d like to join in!</div>
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I've been working on the postcards a lot lately and the following were Christmas gifts for my very special friends...</div>
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For Diane Tinker-Foster, THE soldering Queen of UK. Diane will be holding her treasure token <a href="http://www.hopeandelvis.com/workshops.html">workshops at Hope and Elvis </a>soon and I seriously recommend you to check them out!</div>
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For Tina Gilmore from Indigo Moon Workshops. Visit her fabulous shop for all things vintage and glorious and<a href="http://www.indigomoon.co.uk/workshops/workshops.html"> sign up for a workshop</a> too: featuring artists such as Marna Lunt, Jessica Chorley and HensTeeth!</div>
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Ooo I bet you're all Robin'd out now!! I also *do* other birds and animals though which can be found on my Etsy shop if you'd like a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MimiLoveForever">wee look </a>.</div>
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<b>HAPPY NEW YEAR MY BLOGGY CHUMS!!!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I hope you all had a wonderful and peaceful Christmas. I did request a new sat nav off Santa this year on account of the fact mine has a severe attitude problem and I'm fairly convinced is programmed by a surly 18yr old who really can't be arsed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mainly cos it routinely dumps me 4 miles from any given destination with a vague 'that'll do', leaving me to grab a passing granny and hope to God she knows where she is (fortunately the most recent one in a Morrison's carpark did, but it did involve me waiting for her to load up her shopping and then follow her as my destination was just past her mum's house...bless!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To ask for directions back to home is way too much too hope for as I clearly know where I've been so should bloody well know how to get back. Suffice it to say Santa obviously mis-read my vague *I would like a new sat nav" hint and got me a fluffy dressing gown instead...although in all fairness I probably do spend more time in that than the car, so swings and roundabouts....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyhow! Himself has recovered and the bruising is fading and most of what I got him is currently on eBay so all in that counts as a fairly normal Christmas for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right witter over lets start the new year with a reptile eh! I bring you a Karma Chameleon! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Choc full on teeny-weeny stitches, a positive cascade of leaves, French knots and tonnes of texture, despite the teeth being on edge through most of it, I really had fun working on him!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Righto I’ve eaten my body weight in trifle, the dekkies are back in the loft and I’ll be hoovering up frigging lametta for the next 6 months so I shall bid you farewell for now and try to muster up another post soon! :)</span></div>
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<b>Ey up my bloggy chums! A supremely Happy Easter to you all…I have woken from choccy egg/celebration trifle coma to bring Easter cheer, well it is for us; kitty not so much…</b></div>
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So about 5 days ago Gloria one of the kitty gitbags, brought in a live mouse and dumped it in our living room, presumably saving for a rainy day play snack. </div>
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This coupled with the humiliation of the <a href="http://mimiloveforever.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/quantum-physics-for-dummies-by-dummies.html" target="_blank">JML Christmas gift </a>still festering in background, I'm fully expecting a kitty armageddon; she doesn't take these things well...she's already menacing the mother-in-law!</div>
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In between p*ssing the cat off I have been a-painting and a-stitching like the wind though so thought I'd show you these before she wreaks revenge on them!</div>
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Slight variation on a theme, another bunny gazing up at an appliqué bumbly bee...(it might be the same one mooching from one bun to another!) A bright cheery sprig of stems and leaves and grasses. Watercolour on paper with hand embroidery.</div>
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All available for your bunny bothering pleasure at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MimiLoveForever" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a>! :)</div>
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Also in the MimiLoveForever news! As if you weren't sick of the sight of me on social media etc you can now find me over at: <a href="http://www.artpulp.net/#!artistskarengrenfell/c1ckl">www.artpulp.net</a> and<a href="https://artisticgrouping.com/item/karen-grenfell/" target="_blank"> www.artisticgrouping.com</a></div>
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I've recently been interviewed by the lovely folks at: <a href="http://creativeroom4talk.com/355/">www.creativeroom4talk.com</a></div>
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and here too: <a href="http://www.artsillustrated.com/karen-grenfell-artist/">www.artsillustrated.com</a></div>
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(It's only fair to warn you those last two links do contain disturbing photo's of me...you've been warned!) :)</div>
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So BIG THANK YOU to all those lovely folks who have put up with me droning on!</div>
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So one of the many arguments we had over Christmas involved quantum physics. If you’re anything like me you will have glazed over immediately already. I was forced to watch some programme on BBC where some bloke tried to prove that nothing exists if we don’t look at it (it was probably bit more involved than that but I lost the will to live within 2 mins of it being on).</div>
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I simply pointed out that BBC could’ve saved matey a fortune on all the lasers, computer programmes and mind numbing equations by coming round here with the latest<a href="http://www.jmldirect.com/uk/pets/cats-meow-fun-revolving-cat-toy-motorised/invt/c0ecm70100000001" target="_blank"> JML Cats Meow</a> *amazing* rotating cat toy that I got rinsed 15quid for (at his insistence), and sticking it in front of our kitties, who not only ignored it, but by the *blank stare into distance/nothing to see here* looks on all faces, actually denied it’s very existence, even when it was poking them vigorously on their collective bums!</div>
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The conversation quickly spiralled into a supernova of a shouting match with me telling him to get Stephen Hawking, Brian Cox and the team behind the Hadron Collider to come round here and explain to me why I’m the only b*&£$*@ in this place who can put the frigging wheelie bin out on a Tuesday?!</div>
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Big Mimi Loves to you homies and thanks for droppin’ by!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So
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course we hadn't factored in that the house had been built by a cock-eyed
lunatic with an aversion to straight lines, at best a vague knowledge of
wiring/plumbing and a penchant for blown vinyl anaglypta paper that has had me
convinced for the past few years we've been here I had a hearing problem,
however after stripping 3 rooms, floor to ceiling coated in it, turns out it was
just muffled by the stuff!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have spent so much time in DIY stores and builders merchants that I'm applying
to go on Mastemind: specialist subject *the Wickes/ScrewFix Catalogue* and I'm
pretty much fluent in Swedish now after multiple Ikea trips!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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owe Richard Branson a small fortune and have so much wallpaper
paste/plaster/dust stuck in my hair n nails there's a danger I'm going to
solidify soon but we are now rocking 2 spanky new bedrooms and just about start
work on the 3rd box room which is going to be my new, kitty, husband junk, free
studio (yeah right!) ...HUZZAH!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in amongst the mayhem and crazy early starts I have been trying to cram a bit
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my original watercolour paintings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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zingy poppies in multiple silks and cottons and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="background: white;">French knots in shades of yellows, brown and deep
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Available from my Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/183204997/chicken-art-canvas-print-ooak-hand?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">here!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>Allo darlin’s….you're all looking mighty splendiferous today, how’s it hanging? Wild and magnificently I hope?!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b>So WHEY-HEY! It’s only been a month (isn!) since my last post…things are looking up eh?! Thought I better do this now as himself has finally decided it’s time to start renovating the gaff…it’s only taken 7 years to start, still nowt like a bit of preplanning eh?! Suffice to say I will probably be spending the rest of my days schlepping round Wickes the builders merchants with a haunted look in my eye and rapidly losing the will to live.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway snuff of that! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of my bloggy chums know the mainstay of my work is animals; from Aardvarks to Zebra’s, I’ll give anything a bash! So I was a wee bit out of the old comfort zone recently when I was commissioned to paint a Jaguar…not the big furry kitty type…no, the swanky sporty car type!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The client liked my painting style and wanted me to paint her husbands favourite cars. I approached this with my usual hardcore business woman/artist enthusiasm and pointed out “it’s not something I normally do, so if I think it’s crap you’re not seeing it!”, fortunately the lady took it very well and still trusted my ability….Gawd bless you madam! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So here’s the first one…client wanted to keep it quite abstract so we decided on doing just a segment of the car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Initial (nervous) first coat of paint</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Final piece!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She and hubby liked it so much they commissioned another one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Drawing stage</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Have to say I really enjoyed working on them…waaaaay outside of my fluffy bunny comfort zone but made a nice change and certainly challenged the old noggin…change is as good as a rest as they say and it’s probably the closest I’m going to get to holiday for the foreseeable!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Lots of other bits and bobs going on; I was thrilled to the gills to be interviewed by the lovely Joanna Yeoman for her glorious blog recently: <a href="http://adventuresandteaparties.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/blog-gem-mimilove-forever.html." target="_blank">Click here to read! </a> Should warn you there’s a disturbing picture of me on there, so brace yourselves…and a big thank you to Joanna! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Had immense fun running a couple of <a href="http://www.quiltandstitchvillage.com/workshops/birds-and-the-beads" target="_blank">Mimilove Forever workshops</a> at the Quilt & Stitch Village couple of weeks ago at Uttoxetter Racecourse. </span><span style="color: #323333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hot Quilt & Stitch Village workshop action:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(more photo's to follow soon once I worked out how to get them off my phone!)</span><br />
<span style="color: #323333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thank you to Angela Price and <a href="http://www.traplet.com/" target="_blank">Traplet Publications</a> for inviting me!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #323333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">POP! And last but by no means least a selection of my works appeared at <a href="http://www.mrxstitch.com/excellent-exploits-mr-x-stitch-spring-knitting-stitching-show-2014/" target="_blank">Olympia's Spring Knitting and Stitching show</a>...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #323333; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and at the supremely fabulous BedPop Pop Up Gallery, which you can read <a href="http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/sewn-art-showcase-at-pop-up-shop-1-6027651" target="_blank">more about here</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #323333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;">So another BIG THANK YOU to the glorious </span><a href="http://www.mrxstitch.com/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">Mr. X Stitch</a><span style="color: #323333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;"> for his continued support of my work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #323333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;">Now stay tuned as I've just started work on this fella...I think we all know where this is going?!</span><br />
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Tonnes been going on lately, cop a visual on latest commission…walloping great bear of a Newfoundland called Troy…dontcha just want to cuddle him?!</div>
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And finally some Ultravox lyrics…all together now….ARRGGGGHHHH VIENNNAAARRGGGHH!!</div>
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I’m running a couple of workshops to make these little fellas at the <a href="http://www.quiltandstitchvillage.com/workshops" target="_blank">Stitch & Quilt Village, Uttoxeter Racecourse on 26th and 27th</a> of this month so if you’re in the area and fancy a bash, come and say hello! :)</div>
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I’ve also been taking a bit of time off here and there to spend time with a FABULOUS bunch of girlies and had a foray into the wonderful world of soldering! I’ve even knocked up a chatelaine…stay tuned more details on that soon!</div>
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Right I’m off for now as I’ve got a Kinder Egg toy to play with and some offal to avoid!</div>
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Stay tuned though as I’ve got some exciting commission action to report and new paintings to show you!</div>
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Big loves my blogging homies and thanks for dropping’ by! :)</div>
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Yay Welcome to the new Tri-monthly Mimilove Forever blog folks! ;0)</div>
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Happy New Year! Better late than never eh?! Bit like when the other half rocked up 20mins late for our wedding day. I was none too impressed and him and the best man did nothing to improve my mood when they came flying into carpark, “Sweeny” style and hysterical with laughter.</div>
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Meet Hank…I have done him once before but he bears repeating! :)</div>
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PEN & INK = STINK! (but in a nice way!)</div>
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I have hand stitched ears of corn and wheat in shades of yellows and orange with added metallic threads in glittery golds. Hand stitched chicken "wire" and small hen details.</div>
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Last but not least…FANCY A SHAG?! YAY! Thoroughly inappropriate gift for a loved one ;)</div>
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Look all I’m saying is, give a bird a stupid name, don’t expect me to ignore it!</div>
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All hand painted-hand embroidered-hand stuffed! Available for your birdy squidging pleasure over on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/mimilove" target="_blank">the ol’ Etsy shop</a>!</div>
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Right I expect i’ve bored you rigid by now so before you start drooling on your key board I shall clear off! But there is some exciting stuff going on which I will tell you all about…soon…ahem! Suffice to say there’s a workshop to report, an exciting new group of stitchy gals to tell you about and I’m going to be in a book in Brazil…blimey! ;0)</div>
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So stay tuned if you can be bothered or come over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MimiLoveForeverArt" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and join in the fun!! :)</div>
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Big loves my homies and thanks for droppin’ by!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So yes Christmas! As with most <a href="http://mimiloveforever.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/gday-mate-wanna-see-my-dangly-bits.html" target="_blank">festive occasions</a> in the gaff I was woken Christmas morning by Mr. Mimi in what's rapidly becoming a traditional fashion. He kissed me gently on the forehead, placed a mug of tea on my bedside table and whispered the words everyone wants to hear from their loved one's on Christmas morning: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pretty much set the tone for the day. The kitties had been glued to the rockery for the two days in the run up, queueing up for the baby mouse bonanza that had obviously been occuring. I came down to be greeted by the dog standing by her water bowl looking quite forlorn as there was a disembodied mouse head floating around in it., (the rest of it had been regurgitated all over the windowsill in spare room) and both kitties copped the right 'ump for being put straight back on Santa's naughty list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a new team member this year too. A "little" stray that had been abandoned by her owner and was being kept locked in a shed. She arrived the weekend I was away so had a 2 day bonding session with himself. We were told she's nervous and not used to human interaction and will probably hide away for while etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's day 4 now, we've been served it at breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. There's still half a bucket of it left, it's most decidedly on the turn and I don't think there's a Statin big enough to deal with my cholesterol level. He's squirrelled himself away in his shed now so I'm taking the opportunity to get shot of it before it does me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">"...when we gave him a voice, it was sort of a slacker, surfer voice – he called me "dude," and my wife "m'am dude."</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As this was for a wedding anniversary I stitched 2 gold rings and "engraved" them with stitchy names!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have to say I'm still riding a bit of a high from my trip to Northern Ireland and choc full of vim, vigour and brimming with inspiration…and indeed trifle! I'm currently working on a range of new cushions which will be hitting the ol Etsy shop soon and which will also be appearing in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CuteCrossStitch" target="_blank">Cute Cross Stitch magazine</a> soon, courtesy of my fabulous mate Judy Darley, who's also off to pastures new and concentrating on her wondrous freelance writing…<a href="http://www.skylightrain.com/category/judys-writing/" target="_blank">check out her work here!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've got all sorts of other bits and bobs in pipeline, including prints of my work and maybe even some wearable stuff…oooo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in the meantime I wish you all a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year and thank you all once again for your kind comments, love and support of my work…also if anyone knows a good cardiologist drop me a line! :)</span></div>
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Anyway apologies for the noise, it's just me shaking the
dust sheets off the ol' blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of
us as the internetty equivalent of Miss.Havisham and her cobwebby room -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dickens described her as looking like
"the witch of the place".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
husband said the comparison was uncanny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Anyroad, so it's been a few months since I hit the blog for
which I must apologise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I shan't bother
you with all the gory details as it's depressing enough us dealing with it
without foisting it all on you lot! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suffice it to say I've shaken off quite a few
cobwebs just lately and kind of getting back into the groove.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now bear with me cos I havent blogged since <a href="http://mimiloveforever.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/funky-mother-clucker.html" target="_blank">March</a> and
haven't been away from home since a school trip to Boulogne in 1984 so LOTS to
bore you with, get comfy! :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have had lots of support from <a href="http://sweetbirdylove.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">my lovely</a>, <a href="http://hensteethart.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">neglected friends</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>for which I'm
eternally grateful and there is one person in particular to whom I owe a
massive debt of gratitude for not only getting me to leave the house for first
time in absolute years and to go further than Morrison's (Sainsbury's on a good
day if I'm feeling particularly maverick) but even managed to get me on an airplane
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Stand up<a href="http://stitchamaze.com/gallery-guest/avrilhalliday.aspx" target="_blank"> Avril Halliday</a>!!</div>
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Avril and I have been friends for long time and she asked me
absolutely ages ago if I would come over and give a talk and workshop to the
ladies of the <a href="http://www.nieg.org.uk/" target="_blank">NIEG</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to say I was
super excited at the thought but also extremely nervous but as this is was
booked over a year in advance figure I had plenty of time to brace myself...but
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However after many, many deep breaths (and that wasn't just
me getting my jeans on) I did actually fly out on Fri 14th Nov...(I even copped
a hug from the security lady at Birmingham airport as I looked so nervous!)..I
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worst happen I arrived dazed and confused at the George Best Belfast City airport
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Waiting alongside Avril was Aylerie Dowdell, who I later
discovered makes the most exquisite embroidered shoes....including a couple of
pairs of killer heels which if I could've fitted in my handbag, would've done!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gorgeous!<o:p></o:p></div>
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From there the ladies whisked me off to The Salty Dog hotel
which sits on Bangor seafront and was just lovely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even lovlier when the ladies and the
receptionist organised an upgrade to a beautiful seaview room...haven't seen
the sea in years so that was just an additional joy!<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a whirlwind of a day I scuttled back to my room and
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Saturday saw me stuffing my face with breakfast followed by a stroll on the seafront before the girls picked me up
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It's a lovely building and the girls informed me it's
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8792072/Rihanna-get-off-my-land-and-find-God-farmer-tells-singer.html" target="_blank">opposite the field</a> where saucy minx Rhianna got told off by a farmer for
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I'll be honest I was terrified and I should point out that all those chair were full! But
everyone was so supportive and welcoming and very generously laughed and
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the World's gayest cupcake (again thank you Avril!) the Sat workshop started
which I think I was more nervous about but everyone seemed to enjoy it and
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The next day started with a famous Ulster Fry, followed by a
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...everyone was
really engrossed in their work, contrary to my husband saying "they're
trying not to catch your eye!"…I swear I will kill 'im one day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But a fun filled day nonetheless, in between
spells of hardcore stitching there was lots of lovely chattering and laughter!<o:p></o:p></div>
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And here is some of the work produced. Have to say I'm really thrilled with what everyone produced!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So a massive THANK YOU to my dear friend Avril for not only putting
up with me and my infrequent, rambling and depressing emails but for all the
love and support and encouragement over the past couple of years and having the
faith in me and my work to put me forward to the Northern Ireland Embroidery
Guild.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And even bigger thanks to the Northern Ireland Embroidery
Guild for taking a chance on a pink haired hermit with a vague grasp of sewing/painting
and no experience whatsoever of speaking in public...I wasn't dragged off stage
(despite my very poor rendition of "that's a-moray" halfway through
my talk) and no-one's asked for a refund yet so think all went well! ;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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And last but not least a massive thank you to the lovely
folks of Northern Ireland who really couldn't have made me feel more welcome,
at ease or at home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now if you're all still awake brace yourself my next
blog...hoping sooner rather than another 6 months, but I will fill you all in
about my most recent commission which features these guys and a bleeding' great stitched narna!</div>
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So big loves to you my bloggy homies, it's nice to be back!!</div>
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First off, I just want to say a truly heartfelt thank you to all you lovely folks who commented and emailed me after my last blog. It was a horrible time, on top of what is a pretty crappy situation already. The temptation was to pack the art/stitching/internetting in, crawl under a duvet and never come out but your kind words and messages really touched my heart and have helped and encouraged me to keep going with all this gubbins....so really, from the bottom of my crunched heart, thank you. xx<br />
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Right, s'nuff of all that serious stuff eh? Let's get... FUNKY!<br />
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Remember the BIG chickens?<br />
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Well the girls were getting restless so I thought I better get stitching.
I decided after seeing my work on display at the<a href="http://www.mkgallery.org/exhibitions/hemmed_in/" target="_blank"> Hemmed In exhibition</a> that I really should start working on a larger scale...a decision I instantly regretted as soon as I started stitching! But inspite of the sore fingers and the hating one minute/loving it the next I'm kind of glad I persevered.
So here they are embroidered within an inch of their lives!<br />
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Putting the FUN in funky! A walloping great stitchy "FUNKY" outlined in an olivey green silk and then filled with a range of threads and cottons in various greens including my favourite luminous one. I've also added wee pink sequin flowers and tiddly green glass beads for bit of added fun!<br />
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Hand stitched wheat or possibly corn in just about every colour I could shove on there!<br />
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Stitchy chicken wire...very fiddly!<br />
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A big, fat silky white egg with a small but very glittery golden egg waiting to hatch out to join their fellow chicks!<br />
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There we have it...chock full of colours and textures and chickens, check 'em out over at the<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mimilove" target="_blank"> ol' Etsy emporium</a>.<br />
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I'm currently working on another larger sized piece which I thought you might like to see in the really early stages... MOOO!<br />
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...and also franticly putting together a few more pieces for the<a href="http://www.quiltandstitchvillage.com/" target="_blank"> British Stitch and Quilt Village in Uttoxeter</a>. The show takes place April 26th, 27th and 28th at the Uttoxeter Race Course. I will be visiting on Sunday 28th so if you are in the area pop along and if you see a badly dressed lunatic with a purple mohican (I've had a radical new "do") come and say hello! :)<br />
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I'm also putting together a wee collection of bits for a chickeny/birdy themed giveaway which I hope to announce on the next blog so stay tuned!<br />
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So once again yet another HUGE thank you for all your love and support...really does mean the world to an old bag like me<br />
Big loves homies and thanks for droppin' by! :)<br />
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A lot of folks think I am actually called Mimi, unfortunately my folks weren't that exotic and I was christened Karen. The story goes that my mum wanted a name that couldn't be shortened; she was the first one to call me Kaz.<br />
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<p>Anyway when I first started this internet mularkey with the painting and such I was a little nervous at worldwide exposure etc so I hid behind a nom de plume/brush and my kitty Mimi was my helper, from poking my paint brushes, chin rubbing the canvas edges and sleeping in my floss box, she seemed the perfect choice!<br />
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<p>She's been my constant companion for nigh on 16years. She was found by the local vet, she'd been abandoned and was in a pretty bad way. A bag of bones, riddled with just about every parasite known to kittykind, bald as a coot and a VERY bad tummy. The vet had put her in a cage on the reception desk with a sign saying "Please take me home"...so I did.<br />
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<p>Despite her issues she was a purry love from the minute I got her back and within a few months weight was creeping on, various cooties gone, the tum settled and the fur was growing back.<br />
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<p>She's was a trooper from day one, became a one kitty champion ratting machine, survived a nasty anesthetic overdose and took our 2 long distance moves around the country in her stride.<br />
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<p>When she was diagnosed with diabetes 2yrs ago I fretted about how on earth she was going to cope with injections/blood tests etc. We needn't have worried as she hopped on my lap every morning/evening, waited for her insulin to be mixed and took her jab with a shrug and a purr.<br />
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<p>Just before Christmas we noticed slight changes in her, nothing major but just not quite right. A blood test revealed hyperthyroid on top of the diabetes and an infection that followed a couple of weeks later, her health went downhill rapidly. Despite everyone's best efforts she eventually stopped eating and became very weak, very quickly. With a seriously heavy heart we said no more. The vet came out to us and she slipped away peacefully with her head in my hand on January 25th.<br />
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<p>She'd been by my side, sleeping on my pillow with her paw wrapped round my arm, poking my nose til I woke and loving us both without conditions 24/7 for the past 16yrs. I still expect to see her around the gaff and there is an awful big gap in our hearts and lives. <br />
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<p>I miss her so much it hurts but I'm thankful we met and for the joy she's given us for all those years. So it will always be Mimi love forever <br />
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<p>So before the snot n tears that are dribbling down my boatrace at the moment hit the keyboard, I thought I'd finally unveil the latest commission. I've hauled myself back into some sort of routine now, albeit a little hollow, and have been stabbing away at a bit of stitching etc to keep the brain from mulling.<br />
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This was finished just before Christmas but what with everything happening the blog and everything else was stuffed away.<br />
So if you're still hanging on in there, I'd like to re-introduce Pidge, a fluffy white persian. She was described to me as having an underbite which "reminds me of my grandma", gunky eyes and a nasal problem which causes her to make a kind of "cooing" noise.<br />
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I was asked to include a pigeon, gerbera daisies and given a few photo's of the recipents decor to give me an idea of colours etc, and this is what I came up with.<br />
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I've decided to work larger this year, a decision I instantly regretted, but I'm ploughing on with it...swinging between really enjoying it to threatening to throw it out of the window, but it's keeping the brain distracted and that can only be a good thing at the moment.<br />
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Apologies for the downer guys and thank you for putting up with me...again!<br />
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...when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse<br />
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Not strictly true in our case as our patchwork kitty decided to dish out the Christmas presents early by tearing through catflap at 11.30pm Christmas Eve with a live mouse in her chops. Much kitty merriment followed with us and the 2 toms in hot pursuit trying to catch it. Unfortunately due to the 2 chaps being lazy gits, me and himself hideously unfit and her in full thrilled mode she made it to the bathroom and promptly let it go, where it immeadiately stuffed itsself behind the bath.<br />
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Fortunately we're old hands at this now and have an impressive collection of humane traps which are currently loaded with peanuts and scattered around the house in vague hope we get it before she does. But tis a bit disconcerting when you're trying to carry out your morning abloutions with a derranged kitty trying to tunnel its way under the door!<br />
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So, anyway a very belated but Merry Christmas to you all! I'm afraid the ole blog has been bit on the neglected side past couple of months, I shant bother you with all the gory details but suffice to say I'm more or less caring for my ma-n-law full time now and trying to juggle work, home and various duties I've been a bit cream crackered and the internettin' has taken a bit of a back seat I'm afraid.<br />
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First off super exciting booky action! My work has been featured in not one, not two but 4 publications this year...huzzah!<br />
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8 of my piccies were used by Nelson Medina in the October issue #38 of Revolution Art Magazine, which you can read for <a href="http://www.revolutionartmagazine.com/download.html">free here</a><br />
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The wonderful Sarah Whittle included 3 pieces in her frankly fabulous Needlecraft Style Directory, chock full of stitchy goodness: ..."a comprehensive and accessible guide to stitch craft, for crafters of all levels." <br />
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You might recall a while back I made this wee fella? <br />
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Well he can now be found tittering behind his toadstool in KeepDelete by Andrea Wilkinson!<br />
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And finally poet Buddy Wakefield and author Stephen Snook very kindly approached me to use a couple of my chicken portraits for their paperback HenHouse Magazine. Billed as "like Penthouse for chickens" how could I refuse!? It features all sorts of magnificent photo's, articles, poems and chicken themed art: <br />
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The chaps also very generously sent me a copy which I will be offering as a giveaway in the New Year and I have a little something to go with it, so stay tuned!<br />
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I also ventured out in public...which believe me is no mean feat for a housebound hermit with fear of open/enclosed spaces like me! Jamie "Mr.X Stitch" Chalmers generously invited me to include some of my work in the "Hemmed In" exhibition. I was completely thrilled to be included and to have my work hanging alongside the likes of Beryl Dean and Tilleke Schwarz, well words can't describe the thrill and I feel immensely honoured to have been included.<br />
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And finally (still awake?!) some actual pictures! A public apology to a very lovely lady called Thelma for making her cry! This is a memorial portrait of her much loved brother Eddie who sadly passed away this year. Watercolour on paper...terrible photo but you get the idea!<br />
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Well I hope I haven't bored you rigid with all that! I just want to end this post and indeed this year, with a MASSIVE THANK YOU to all you fine folks. You have put up with me and my drivvling and have not just supported my work but have helped me through some pretty crappy times, especially at the beginning of this year when we said our final farewell to pa-in-law Bri. <br />
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So before I go and get all snivvly I better go and check the traps...I have this awful feeling I'm just kind of gift wrapping it for her...eurgh!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I mainly hate 'em cos I get little in the way of sympathy from himself, unless you count the occassional Lemsip thrust at me at arms length with head turned away and breath held, followed by death threats if he catches it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I requested a plain piece of toast as it was all I really fancied and drifted back into a snot induced coma. An hour later he came into the room slightly flustered but looking quite proud of himself and presented me with 5 slightly overcooked scampi and a slice of bread...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was too feeble to argue and figured if I did I'd never be fed again, so crunched my way through what were essentially burnt breadcrumb balls as any actual scampi had melted away after the hour in oven at reglo 9 (he only knows the one setting), fortunately the rancid mayo helped them to slide down and I eventually slipped back into an uncomfortable daze, slightly bewildered and a delicate tang of burnt fish in the back of my throat...bless 'im!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway the cold hasn't been the only reason for my snivvling as I was moved to teary eyedness by my mate <a href="http://sweetbirdylove.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Claire </a>...(you know Claire; Aussie bird, International jet-setter, makes gorgeous stuff, super talented son and lives in a positive paradise!)...Anyroad we've been mates for nigh on 4 yrs now and I've been clogging up her inbox with my painfully long, boring emails and generally off loading all my misery on her and Gawd bless her, she's not changed her email address or anything!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as you've probably gathered, I'm not much cop on the ol' wordsmithing front and I really wanted to thank her for putting up with me and supporting me with her love and kindness and especially over the past few months, so I did what I do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had this planned for a looooong time after I secret squirreled a photo she posted of her <a href="http://www.richardperso.com/" target="_blank">No.1 son Rich</a> (you know Rich, international jet setter, makes stunning music, lives in positive paradise!) and kitty Tig.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now stay tuned homies cos more exciting news is a-brewing involving chickens...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Also available over at the ol' <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mimilove" target="_blank">MimiLove shop</a> are my new <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mimilove?section_id=11808415" target="_blank">DANGLY BITS!</a></span><br />
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I'll be honest, me and swimming parted company a long time ago, when I was about 18 in fact, after a supremely humiliating incident on a day trip to a local pool. It was a new fangled place which had a selection of slides and tube/flume things that flung you into the pool at various speeds. I spent most of the day on the beginners one which was nice n gentle and sort of gently plonked you into the water at the end of it, but I was happy with that!<br />
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However after a lot of coersion by the rest of the bunch, I decided to give the "Black Hole" a go. It was a huge. Full of twists n turns, speedy water jet going through it and the kicker was that you had to go down it head first. It was pointed out to me that pensioners and 6yr old's were having a go and after a chorus of "buck buck buckarrk!" chicken noises and much ribbing, I flounced off with an air of "'eff you all!" determination!<br />
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After a trembly walk up endless steps I reached the entrance to the Black Hole. With my heart (n thighs!) thundering I stood looking down into the gaping abyss, desperately trying not to show any fear in front of the dishy life guard and trying to look cool n glamourous in my rather fetching tankini....a very 1980's 3 piece halter necked swimming costume.<br />
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Off I went like a bullet out of a gun! Being flung around, up n down vigoursly, screaming the whole way down, til I was shot out of the end head first into the pool.<br />
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Oh, I was so thrilled with my achievement! I launched myself out of the water waving my arms about like a loon n screaming in a most excited manner; the rest of the people in the pool were obviously impressed too as a big cheer went up and there was much clapping and whistling and whooping! <br />
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Remember this wee fella? A fluffy, fiery orange guinea pig!<br />
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This little chap with his wild fur reminded me of a flame, so I coupled that with my dubious knowledge of Prog Rock and voila!!<br />
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A crazy psychedelic themed, original mixed media artwork featuring our guinea pig chum surrounded by a blazing furnace of hand embroidered flames. <br />
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I've hand painted our fluffy friend in watercolor paints onto textured watercolor paper. I've kept the painting free and loose to keep the colors fresh and bright, sketchy pencil marks are also visible. Colours are shades of fiery oranges with delicate peach and lilac tones.<br />
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I hand embroidered his fiery flames in silky embroidery threads; hotting up the action are shades of reds and bright cerise/pinks interspersed with softer contrasting lilac<br />
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The words are from the 1960's song "FIRE!" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown:<br />
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Available for your purchasing, Prog Rockin' pleasure at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/104367601/guinea-pig-artwork-wild-fiery-completely" target="_blank">ol' Etsy shop</a>, I thank you!<br />
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So talking of public exposure! Keep an eye out for number 38 edition of <a href="http://www.revolutionartmagazine.com/" target="_blank">Revoluion Art</a> magazine, out in October...if you haven't already checked out Revolutionart Mag, hop on over...it's chock full of fabulous artyness and what's more it's FREE to download..woohoo!!...There may also be someone's work you recognise...ahem! ;0)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now you know when some things just have to be done, like say shovelling down a whole bar of Lindt almond choccy then blaming the dog? (In my defence I was particularly hormoney and it's been raining constantly...besides the dog's a daft as a brush n doesnt know what's going on at the best of times)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was going to go with a "froggy went a courting" theme, but <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimilove4ever/2651555473/in/set-72157604838586274" target="_blank">been there - done that</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And so after a couple of glasses of red it came to me...Frog...Frog Prince...Prince...KISS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Froggy sits amongst the lyrics from the Prince hit of the same name,Kiss:</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">" You don't have to be rich to be my girl</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">MWAH!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The lips are painted in soft pink watercolor paint which I then outlined with black embroidery silks and added the words "KISSY! KISSY! MWAH!" with tiny little "x" kisses in a cerise silk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I painted this piece with watercolor paints and then hand stitched a lily pad haven fit for any froggy! Threads vary in thickness and weight for added texture, there's a few of his stitchy tadpole friends squiggling through the painting and lots of hand stitched kissy lips!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've kept the painting free and loose to keep the colours fresh and bright, sketchy pencil marks are also visible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Colours are shades of lucious greens, turquoises and blues with vibrant reds and yellows....ooo and a wiggly bit of couching, which I've never done before but quite enjoyed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lily pads are hand stitched in vibrant green sliks and thread interspersed with drops of metallic gold paint that glitters when the light hits it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This particular work is painted and stitched onto textured watercolor paper and will come matted with a white mount so will be ready for framing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The piece measures approx 11.7 x 8.3 inch or A4 and fits into any standard 14 x 11inch frame so you can just plonk him in and shove him on your wall...huzzah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Available for your purchasing, snogging pleasure at the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mimilove?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">ol' Etsy shop</a>, I thank you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now speaking of my shop and in keeping with the general vibe...some day my prints will come, and indeed they have! Yep <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mimilove?section_id=11672538" target="_blank">BIG PRINTS</a> are now available!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So far <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/102325955/bunny-rabbit-art-print-a4-fine-art-print" target="_blank">Bunny</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">are up for your perusal with the others heading your way. They are A4 size and I'm pretty darned pleased with them I have to say!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They're printed on a textured watercolour stylee paper, nice n bright n stitchy details are all present and correct, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mimilove?section_id=11672538" target="_blank">check 'em out</a> n tell me wotcha reckon? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've also been cracking on with some new pieces, again these are on paper and are waiting for the stitching to begin:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wee fluffy guinea pig...SQUEEEEAK!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And a bleedin' great Ostrich...I'm not sure what noise they make...anyone??!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So they'll be keeping me out of mischief for a while, but stay tuned cos my mojo is back with a vengence and there's summin' else to show you next time but can't just yet as it's heading to Australia n recipient doesnt know what it is yet!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">...now, I'm a bit peckish, the husband's back from the shop muttering about missing choccy etc...where's the dog?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stay funky n fierce my bloggy chums, big Mimi Loves to y'all and thanks for droppin' by :)</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So it's Big Lizzie's Diamond Jubilee weekend and </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">before I continue I would just like to point out that when I initially wrote this post it was a glorious sunshiney day (yes, it's hard to believe but i do sit down and actually draft these blog posts!), however cos it's the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday/June/summer etc it's now hammering down with rain</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I must say for all we Brits whinge about the weather; too wet, too cold, too hot, too weathery...the past few days of sunshine we had here were a right tonic for the old MimiBrain...after the last few months of greyness (in every possible sense) it was lovely to just sit in the garden, take 5 n soak up the sunny goodness for a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">And let's face it, regardless of the weather, the only sensible to thing to be eating at the moment is ice-cream, mind you I've never needed an excuse for that</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So all this unseasonal warmth brought on one of the mother-in-law's great clear outs...never a good thing cos it's me who ends up doing it, but anyway, take my mother-in-law (please!)...holder of the "World's Most Superstitious Woman" award...nary a day goes by where something isnt bad/good luck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Unfortunately she's also holder of the "Can't Remember a Bleedin' Thing" award and so consequentley we're forbidden from doing anything at any given point just in case</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">For instance any form of laundry whenever there's a religious holiday...forbidden. That cover's everything from Easter n Christmas, Diwali, Hannukah and any other she comes across, in case we "wash a member of the family away"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">New footwear on any form of furniture will be removed from the building forthwith as will cutlery left crossed on a plate, certain flowers (again cant remember which ones, but nothing white...or possibly yellow) and if a bird even looks like it's thinking about coming indoors, it will induce a near hysteria...mind you, with 5 kitties I think the brid would be the unluckier one</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Anyroad during the most recent clear out I pulled out an old carrier bag from the back of the hell cupboard...I was just about to toss it away when the scream went up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I couldnt work out for the life of me what it was inside...it was round, light in weight, sounded hollow when tapped and rock solid:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>"What in Gawd's name is it?"</strong> I enquired</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>"It's the hot cross bun..."</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>"...it brings good luck to sailors at sea, you can't throw that away?!"</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I tried to point out that most of us live in Staffordshire, which is geographically the furthest point in UK you can get from the sea and as most of us are well into our 40's now there's not really too much of a chance of us joining the Royal Navy anytime soon...but she wont have it so it's now hanging in it's bag on the back of the kitchen door..."just in case"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So yes amongst a million other things she also has to vigoursly salute every Magpie she sees and this is accompanied by a shout of:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>"Morning Majesty! Hope your well, hope your wife's well?"</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">We went past a field with a flock of 'em in once n she nearly knocked herself unconscious with all the saluting</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So in honour of the loon-in-law I did this...she nearly had heart failure when I showed it to her pre-stitching</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">A right p*ssed off looking maggie all sloshy in watercolours, bright turquiose against inky blue black with a whiff of deep purple</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Watercolor n hand embroidery on canvas; it's got a stitchy magpie wearing a gold crown to keep the biggun' company (and shut her up!), loon-in-law's chant and all manner of stitchy bits...wot more could you want stuffed on a canvas?!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Available on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99307466/magpie-bird-art-watercolor-painting-with" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> for the hardcore superstitous loon in your life! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I'm also in process of knocking up BIG PRINTS of my little painting/stitchings, so you'll be able to cop yourself a bit of MimiLove at a fraction of my original works prices...look I've got an ice-cream habit to feed dontcha know!?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ey up my bloggy chums! I hope you are all feelin' groovy and gorgeous? Well, you certainly look it, you're looking gorgeous today! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So you'll be pleased to know that since <a href="http://mimiloveforever.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/sergeant-mimis-gnomely-hearts-club-band.html" target="_blank">my last post</a>, my arm has now fully deflated and is still attached despite kitty's best efforts, in fact it's been a pretty incident free month thank Gawd!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Things are starting to get back to (a sort of) normality, I've still got hideous mountain of paperwork/legal stuff since Bri passed away but it's almost dealt with and thanks to the bucketing rain we've had for the past 3 weeks I've tucked myself away and managed to get a bit more stitching and painting in!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortuantely the garden looks like a jungle and the front lawn is about 4ft high, altho it's hiding the rubbish so I'm calling it a "meadow" until I can bribe a visitng in-law to mow it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So what's been going on? Well, I was contacted a wee while ago by </span></span><a href="http://www.andreawilkinson.com/thirtysomething/%20lecturer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Andrea Wilkinson</span></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> of Graphic Design and Communications, Media and Design. As part of a 2012 summer residency at the </span><a href="http://www.fransmasereelcentrum.be/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Andrea has set up a project looking at turning digital into analogue:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><em>"Launched in October, 2011, for the next half year,</em><a href="http://www.keepdelete.be/" target="_blank"><em> KeepDelete</em></a><em> will encourage people to turn text messages into artifact; turning digital messages that are on the verge of being forgotten, deleted, outdated or even lost into something tangible; an artifact. Collected together, these documents will combine to form a publication and/or exhibition. <br />
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In 2012, a book will be created highlighting the transformation of digital text-message into physical artefact. Designers are invited to design an artifact of a message that</em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><em>is ‘wanting to be kept’, either from their own personal repository of messages or from their circle of friends and family. These artifacts (across various types of media: eg. prints on paper, fabric, hand-lettered typography…) will be collated together in book form and supplemented with written pieces which look critically at the ability for the graphic medium to archive the personal."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I hit my mobile...now I'll be honest, I hate mobile phones. I havent a clue what my number is and I only ever use it as either an alarm clock and an "in case of emergencies" travelling companion. My chums will testify to the fact I'm useless with it as I rarely answer a call or text...mainly because it take me a good 10 minutes to work out what the noise is when it's ringing and by the time I've faffed about trying to find my glasses to answer/read it they've usually given up and rang me on a landline!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hot pre-embroidery action...yes literaly a case of LMAO...as he has no bottom parts! ;) </span></div>
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'Ere he is...a wee laughing gnome! Dunno what's set him off but it's clearly tickled him cos he's laughing so much he's had to hang on to his toadstool to stop himself falling over...bless!</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have hand stitched a giant "LOL!" in an old school graffiti style font and used a selection of embroidery silks in shades of pinks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To add to the fun there is a bunch of smiley faces bouncing about, hand stitched in shades of oranges and lemons!</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So if you fancy a little something to tickle your fancy he's waiting for you at my </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/98670734/garden-gnome-art-watercolor-painting" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Etsy shop</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">!<br />
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Waiting in the wings (titter!) for the stitchy treatment is this fella, a sloshy stylee watercolour Magpie...apologies to all you superstitious folks out there!</span>
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Now the general chaos and stressiness has kind of subsided, himself as been sent to the kitchen to knock up a trifle and I'm hoping to spend an indulgent Bank Holiday catching up with everyone's blogs, so if there's a dollop of custard in your comments box it'll be me! :)<br />
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Stay groovy my bloggy chums, big Mimi Loves to y'all and thanks for droppin' by :)<br />
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