Creative Monsoon

recycled car tyre pots

On - Tuesday, 16 October 2012

When I think of recycled car tyres turned into planters I always shudder and remember those tacky swans - you know the ones, all the rage in the 80s. But on a trip on Melbourne last weekend I came across these very stylish pots which remind me of La Chamba cookware. They are available from UBeauty Pots and Plants. ...

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deer head map

On - Thursday, 11 October 2012

I managed to pic up two big old atlases this weekend at a garage sale. Plenty of pages to play with so keep an eye out for some more artwork soon. Love this idea of covering one of those cardboard deer heads with maps. Unfortunately the link for this wasn't working so I'm not sure where it came from originally. ...

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puppy mandala - lazy labs

On - Sunday, 7 October 2012

It's been such a hot weekend here, Ive spent most of the time swimming and creating a new puppy mandala. Probably the worlds most popular dog - the lab. Available from my etsy shop. ...

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puppy mandala now in four colours!

On - Saturday, 6 October 2012

The new puppy mandala print - dancing dachshunds is now available in three new colours. So apart from the black you can choose, pink, aqua or grey :) Let us know what dog you'd like us to do next ...

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puppy mandala

On - Sunday, 30 September 2012

I've decided to go ahead and put the first of my puppy mandala prints into the etsy shop. This one is the dachshund or sausage dog. It's something I've been playing around with for ages and hopefully other dog breeds will be added later. Let me know what you think and feel free to suggest which doggie design I should do next. ...

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new work: american eagle map

On - Wednesday, 12 September 2012

A new work added to the shop today, a beautiful American Eagle silhouette with a vintage map up the states. Available from the creative monsoon etsy shop ...

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lake tekapo project

On - Thursday, 6 September 2012

Still continuing to work on my Lake Tekapo project. I have a few works on the go at moment, but yesterday I finished this one. I started this with another work in progress - a mountain range made of security envelopes then layers of tissue paper and lace with washes over the top for the water. I took a photo of that on...