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Valentines for strangers
Under the cover of almost-darkness, the dog and I went for a walk down one of Melbourne’s many laneways last night and left behind some little inspirational love-notes for strangers. Because maybe...
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You make my heart sing
I feel a bit sheepish admitting this in public, but Mr B is a huge country and western music fan. I know! Right?! Anyway he is, and I might not love his music but I do love Mr B. So I decided to write...
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Geometry + colour
I’ve been painting triangles. Scenes, events, glimpsed through thick-paned, antique windows. I’m not exactly sure what I’ll make of them, yet. Perhaps I’ll create prints: a set of postcards, maybe? Or...
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How to be a good journalist
There is a lot of talk around the Internet (and coffee shops and gyms and office kitchens) at the moment about the failure of the media to query anything, even the most basic of details, about...
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19 cheap or free ways to practice kindness, randomly and intentionally
I’ve made a new thing. Do you remember the zine I made recently on snail-mail? I’ve been drawing and pasting again but this time, the zine is about kindness. Specifically about random acts of...
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Do you want to know how letterpress works?
Every time we learn something new, we gain more than skills and knowledge. Often we gain confidence, or a sense of purpose, or a sense of achievement, or creative inspiration to do more, try more,...
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Dad turns 70: the party ideas edition
Here are some of the little party ideas we’ve been working on during the past several months, to create fun surprises for my Dad and his guests at his 70th birthday party. Save-the-date cards ΔΔ I had...
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Tactile
Is there anyone who doesn’t like playing with clay? I mean, you may or may not fantasise about THAT scene in Ghost, and anyway that’s none of my business, but I bet if I handed you a lump of clay...
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Five-minute botanical postcards
These lovely, botanical postcards seriously take less than five minutes to make. Here’s how to create your own: ∧∧ Take a stroll around the garden and choose some leaves in shapes you like Pro-tip:...
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Kindness, both knowing and unknowing
Sometimes kindness is a cup of tea, shared between friends. Sometimes kindness is the vessel that holds the tea. Things have been a little less than peachy around here of late. A few weeks ago I was...
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Make this: surprise slide-up cards
Boo! Recently I made these little slide-up cards, after watching one of those “how-to” tutorials on YouTube that make simple things so much more confusing than they should be and assume you are the...
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Creative project: Grandad stories
I have some exciting news to share. I have been invited to illustrate a children’s book! I’m collaborating with the incredibly talented Wendy Milner, a professional writer who has just completed her...
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Match-box conversation hearts
Oh hello! *waves in enthusiastic and dorky manner* Remember me? I am so busy finishing my book that sometimes I don’t get time for writing in this blog, but I have so many posts in the wings that I...
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9 Valentine’s Day projects to try
Is it love? Or is it just like? Does it matter? Why not use the notorious Jour de V as an excuse to make something for someone you love/like/admire, just to make them happy? Here are some last-minute...
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All your thoughtful words
During the past month or so I have been chipping away at the photography for my new book (which is going by the working title Snail Mail Revolution, by the way, but that might change). I want the book...
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On self doubt
Oh hey. I have illustrated a children’s book! It’s called Grandad and the Baby Dolphin, and was written by the very talented Wendy Milner. The book will come out in November this year, and you can...
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Mini mail-art
Hello, dear friends. This is just a little something I’ve been working on, to give to the subscribers I write to via this blog: mini mail-art. I’ve made a series of 12 water-colour botanical stickers...
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Pie fail
This is an appeal to the people of Florida, to rescue their famous dish from the slander that is about to follow… While writing my way through a giant stack of vintage postcards for the thousand...
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Meals in the Mail (a new idea)
I’ve had an idea. Shall we write a book together? A recipe book? Often I tell people that one of the nicest, easiest (and completely free-of-charge) gifts to enclose with a letter is a recipe. All...
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Dreams come true
This is one of the most exciting announcements I’ve been able to make in a very long time. Earlier this year, I received an email from the owner of my favourite paper company, Boots Paper (I wrote...
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