Funky Retro Groover

It must be summer bringing out the funky retro groover in me... hot hazy days, hoping to 
catch some breeze through the breeze blocks, those fabulous 1970s architectural standard 
you see so often here in the Southern sub-tropics :) Well, that's my inspiration... and this is 
the new pattern I've designed, block printed and made into cushions.



There's the original Breeze Block design with a repeat pattern of 10cms, and then the 
Breeze Block (Mini) with a repeat of 5cms. Pouches and other fresh fun things coming soon.







So right now and so available in my Etsy store :)

New Crochet Pattern

It's been a while in the making, fine-tuning the details, testing and double-testing... 
but I've finally released a pattern for my Finger Wave crochet design... yah!



Okay, so it's not the best name in the universe ;) The base of the pattern uses a generic 
free-pattern ripple or wave design and my original design variations have turned out to look 
very much like little fingers to me... hence the name.

Anyway, I'm very excited to have finally got it all down into a pattern... and it's now available 
in my Etsy shop :)







I based the colour scheme on a beautiful orchid I have flowering at the moment.
What do you think...?

New Stockist!

Yah! Paravent has a new stockist :)

You can now find a selection of our cushions, totes and pouches at Esther & Cameron 
online, on their facebook page and in their gorgeous shop in Uki, Northern NSW :)

More circus fun :)

No such thing as too much circus in this house! It's bright and fun and perfect for the still chilly Spring we're having :)









Green harlequin cushion, entirely handmade from sumptuous 100% Peruvian Highland wool. Now in the shop :)

The Circus is in town!

I've just finished a special order and felt like having a bit of fun with some fabric panels 
I found in my work drawer. This made me think of a super sparkly length of trimming that 
I bought in New York years and years ago... and hey presto! Ladies and Gentlemen, I do 
believe the circus has come to town! :)









Double-sided cushions in my original designs of Orbit (in Neon Pink and Neon Yellow)
and Oasis (in Neon Pink) printed on a medium-weight cotton.

A bit of circus fun... now in the shop :)

Neon cushion frenzy!

It was a public holiday here today, which meant time to go for walks, to have tea with the 
fam... and to make up a fresh batch of cushions. Orbit in Neon Pink and Flame Forrest in 
Neon Yellow now in the shop :)



If you had the day off today too, I hope it was a lovely one for you :)

Flame Forrest (Green) Cushions :)

Hand printed in water based fabric inks on 100% linen, Flame Forrest cushions in a 
stunningly fresh green now available in my Etsy store :)

New cushions too!

I've allowed myself to get distracted from pouch-making to sew up some cushions. These 
are 100% linen and backed with natural linen for a nice contrast. I've only made up the blue 
Flame Forrest cushions so far, but more are on the way in all the same fabric designs as 
the totes :)













Flame Forrest Blue cushions available in my Etsy store :)

Neon Order

A recent order completed :)

twins!

Not sure if I should make more for my shop... what do you think? 

Linking in to My Creative Space over here.

Creative Space: a new neon

It started by chance... two balls of wool glimpsed next to each other and a smile 

from me... yes, they'd look fabulous together. More time passes as I contemplate 

just which pattern would work best... and finally a finished piece.

I keep wondering when I'll be at the end of my neon fascination but then I see that 

fine line of neon against the linen (pic above) and realise it's still as strong as ever.

New neon cushion is in the shop.

More creative spaces can be found here.

Creative Space: a MoF and a Blanket

Feels like Thursday has come around very quickly this week... Only one 

MoF (Month of Finishing) project has been completed this week – the 

Isometric Cushion in Summersky...

I've also been without a computer and have taken the opportunity to do 

some more rows on the ombré ripple blanket... 

There's also been a development on the Ouchflower / Paravent collaboration 

too... we have a first born! Pippa has finished the macramé fringe on the first

panel and we're very excited about it :)

What have you been up to? You can see more spaces here.

Creative Space: Ticking boxes

Things are going well with my Month of Finishing. The tote was the first 

box ticked, and since then I've finished off the neon yellow cushions...

and the two pin cushions...

I'm listing everything in my Etsy shop as I complete them. The pin cushions,

though, have sold already to a friend. 

I'm starting to wonder if Etsy is the right medium for me as I seem to be

always selling things outside these parameters... ie. people message me

and we work out other ways for the sale. My sales stats on Etsy are so 

appalling, but are not a reflection of what I'm selling. Anyway, it's something 

for me to ponder... what do you use? Do people like using it or do you have

the same experiences as I do? I'd really appreciate knowing.

You can see more creative spaces here.

Creative Space: MoF 3

Oops, that break was longer than I thought... It's been a tad busy around these 

parts. So much to do - it feels like end-of-year crazy has started already.

Part of the problem too is the clarity you have after returning from being away...

Suddenly, you notice all the things that need to be fixed that you were somehow

oblivious to before... has that happened to you? Well, it's spurred a new MoF 

for me - that's a 'Month of Finishing'. I think it was Alisa who first coined the phrase

and I had a couple of sessions last year on my old blog here and here.

So, MoF 3... (and there's quite a lot to clear from my work table)

(1) I have to make this crocheted isometric panel into a cushion...

(2) I have to join the pieces for this isometric panel together and 

make it into a cushion...

(3) I have to finish joining and stuffing a couple of pin cushions...

(4) There's a tote bag birthday present to be finished (this will probably 

be done first... love having a deadline!)

(5) And these panels are still sitting there waiting for me to make 

them into cushions too...

How is your work table looking? Do you have a pile of unfinished projects

that get pushed aside when a new idea comes along? I'd forgotten 

about so many of these... maybe a craft book is a good idea from now on. 

I've seen on some sites a fabulous gadget that documents progress

on multiple projects... How do you keep on top of all your 'makings'?

More creative spaces here.