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Autumn gold from my mother-in-law's garden, plus a wee spot of embroidery by the fire. Now that's a good afternoon.

I wanted to mention an upcoming event that I'm taking part in- it's called Handmade, and will be held at Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, June 4-6. It will consist of two busy days, jam-packed with classes, workshops and lectures on such things as quilting, traditional Maori weaving, fashion design, soap making, the Te Papa collection, and so very much more.

I will be teaching three classes in the 'heirloom' section: one on making embroidered needle cases, another on lockets and one on sewing small bags. I'd love to see you there if you can make it. And I'm looking forward to checking out all the amazing goodness on offer myself. You can go here to download the programme in pdf format and book tickets.

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19 responses to “golden afternoon”

  1. louana Avatar

    Sounds so amazing melissa, wish I could come. I hope that you will post some pictures once it’s over. Beautiful golden colours too

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  2. Jo Avatar

    Wow what a fabulous opportunity! Have fun! love the yellows 🙂

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  3. Margaret Oomen Avatar

    golden is so good

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  4. Brenda Avatar
    Brenda

    Beautiful and just gorgeous to look at.

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  5. brooke Avatar

    So wish I could come if I didn’t live absolutely about 4 continents away. 🙂 It sounds marvelous.
    Love so much the sunny colors of this post!

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  6. Francesca Avatar

    I would love to be there …
    Gorgeous golden hues in your post.

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  7. Eva Avatar
    Eva

    Lovely to have you back Melissa. Beautiful yellows. Good luck at Handmade.

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  8. victoria Avatar

    Beautiful colours …I wish I lived near by to visit the handmade event, sounds great.

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  9. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you eva, and all the best for the upcoming birth! x

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  10. Brittany Avatar

    this sounds like so much fun. congratulations on your teaching spots. 🙂

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  11. Snows Avatar

    Hope that your ok! I’ve seen on TV a huge tornado in NZ!!

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  12. Nicole Avatar

    Beautiful golden colours.
    How I wish I could join you at Te Papa! I really want to visit this museum. Coincidentally, I actually met with a team of Te Papa staff in Toronto in March. The museum I work for (Canadian Museum of Nature) will be featuring a traveling exhibition of theirs on whales next year. We met up with them to discuss the logistics of bringing the show to Ottawa. They were a great bunch.

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  13. Lindsay Jewell Avatar

    Beautiful golds. Good luck with your classes!

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  14. aupres de mon arbre Avatar

    Wonderful yellow pictures,
    very inspired and inspiring !
    Thank you Melissa.

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  15. tinyhappy Avatar

    that’s so cool nicole. isn’t it a small world? your museum sounds very interesting, too. hope you’re able to come this way some day. x

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  16. Melbourne Road Avatar

    How very exciting Melissa! So wish I could be there :o)

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  17. Molly Avatar

    you have such a wonderful way with color.

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  18. wfs Avatar

    I really love ladies who like flowers.

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  19. geraldine Avatar
    geraldine

    Oh! Handmade sounds great – shame I live in London! Jsut waiting for exams and report writing to be over so I can on with some sewing.

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