After recently posting about the papercut of a KolKol bush that I made in the Norval Sculpture garden (read about it here), it occurred to me that not everyone knows that a lot of Skinny laMinx designs started with cut paper. Some of them – like the Pincushion Protea that I cut in my studio …
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Making Friday: Dots agains doomscrolling
I really don’t like the fact that I find myself drawn towards my phone all the time, but I think it’s the crazy times we live in. There’s the constant temptation to check out what new disaster has befallen the world… or maybe a puppy has made best friends with a duck! To help me …
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Making Friday: Papercutting at the Norval
So many Skinny laMinx designs are based on papercuts. Pincushion, Flowerfields, Rough Cuts, Stig – they all started with a sketch, some paper and a sharp little knife. I haven’t been doing much paper cutting lately though, and I really miss it, so when I was invited to spend Garden Day 2020 in the Sculpture …
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Making Friday: Super simple stripes
In the mood for a super simple, super satisfying creative activity? One that involves masks? No, not THOSE masks, just masking tape. Also, fabric paint and a credit card. C’mon, you’re going to have to watch my little video tutorial to figure out what the heck I’m talking about. CLICK HERE to watch.
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Making Friday: Collaboration with the Sun
Me and some pushpins did a collaboration with the Sun.
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Making Friday – Flow
All I seem to do in these strange days is flail around, feeling impotent, making nothing, getting nowhere. In a frustrated text to a friend I described myself as “disappointingly unfocussed”. She felt the same way. It seems pretty common these days. I even read an article about it – aimed at parents, actually – which …
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Making Friday: Be More Fabulous
I’ve started a new needlepoint recently, with “Be More Fabulous” on it, and as I stitch, I’ve been thinking about these words, which I took from a headline in Elle Decoration UK a few years back. To me, being fabulous is not about being flashy or well dressed or making a social splash. I say …
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Making Friday: Have a Good Day Colouring Page
Download our Seriously, Have a Good Day colouring page!
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Making Friday: What’s it all about?
All about my weekly studio practice called Making Friday.
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