tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75880984578173118152024-03-13T07:02:33.326-07:00Bluey Loves CocoaBluey Loves Cocoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681528257912285337noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588098457817311815.post-23942805882966853452013-01-01T06:22:00.002-08:002013-01-03T17:09:25.537-08:00Vegetable Hating Doll with Vintage Mattress Stack<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I'm late to this party... I know there has been a trend for vegie hating fairytale dolls with mattress stacks since Mollie Makes published this article in June:</span><br />
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Bluey Loves Cocoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681528257912285337noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588098457817311815.post-27754511449299089252012-12-29T06:18:00.003-08:002012-12-29T09:02:48.414-08:00A Corner of My Kitchen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Bluey Loves Cocoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681528257912285337noreply@blogger.com2Western Australia, Australia-32.026706293336126 115.6640645-38.819480293336127 105.336916 -25.233932293336125 125.99121299999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588098457817311815.post-1612715317420087522012-12-13T05:52:00.002-08:002012-12-13T06:26:57.636-08:00Girls Can Be Pirates!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've also made a quilt, single (twin) bed sized, from various repurposed nautical and piratey themed fabrics. The quilt-top fabrics are mainly t-shirting, so really soft and the quilt-back was an amazing vintage sheet find with old ships and nautical symbols. When working on this quilt I was thinking of either bed or play, and used polyfibre inner, nice and puffy, easy care, light-weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All three of my children were conceived in November, apparently not uncommon, as August reportedly has the highest number of births... Anyway after that over-sharing, I find it apt that my blog and Etsy shop should start in November too... Etsy shop BlueyLovesCocoa is set to launch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm also looking for a place to document my makings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Having a pirate theme happening right now, alongside a vintage wedding theme, odd but true. These are brooches / pins made with metal buttons from my button stash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Will show some more pirate makings soon, and some wedding pieces.</span>Bluey Loves Cocoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681528257912285337noreply@blogger.com1Perth, Western Australia-32.398515802474009 115.83984375-35.853970302474011 110.78613275000001 -28.943061302474007 120.89355474999999