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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front for a while. That's not to say I haven't been busy... Lots of making being done, a new studio up and running, new ceramic work... and I'm 8 3/4 months pregnant! </span></div>
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<br />makey vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343689125890425908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240601701907704934.post-41647640764998655252013-08-04T14:40:00.000-07:002013-08-04T14:40:52.216-07:00Pop Up Shop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/hydrangeabird/">Hiroko</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tintabernacle">Karen</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/nicework">Zoe</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> and myself have been playing shop this week. A welcome change from my solitary potting.</span></span></div>
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makey vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343689125890425908noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3240601701907704934.post-66481871403501009512013-03-11T03:06:00.002-07:002013-03-11T03:06:36.466-07:00burda 9503 #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Merry Christmas everyone! I can reveal a couple of things I made as presents now that they've been given. I got this lovely fabric from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.thesewingshopcanterbury.co.uk/index.html">The Sewing Shop</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in Canterbury with an idea to make a few gifts. Always less guilt felt buying yet more fabric when altruism is involved!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh! I do love swapsies! And I've done particularly well with this haul! All from my friend Jade who lives in West Wales, and is a forager and creator of amazingly delicious preserves and food stuffs made with the produce she finds. She passed by on her annual visiting spree yesterday, and in return for two wonky mugs I got all this!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a look at her</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> <a href="http://www.wildpickings.co.uk/index.htm" style="background-color: white;">website, Wild Pickings.</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> I would love to go on one of her foraging courses. </span></span></div>
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