I love molluscs.  I love really small ones, like the juveniles that wash up in the fine sand on some beaches and then there are the just plain TINY ones that go unseen as we busily get on with the big stuff.  So it was a bonus to discover these little beauties when I brought home a big bunch of Italian parsley from my mums place, I’ve seen them around before and I don’t know what they are – yet!

Some treats for sale at the Auckland Art and Craft Fair…

And some fuzzy photos of my lovely snuggly Sea Horses and Scallops.

Come and say hello, take home something lovely and have a delicious cupcake at Kraftbomb, in the Grey Lynn Community Centre, 11am – 2pm. x

We were at the last one, and it was fun, so we couldn’t miss the show this year.  This time there was a Zoo collection, and it was a bit smaller, with less exhibits, and they were more traditional.

Cute craft supplies shop!

A bicycle, so retro.

So much detail!

This has been one of Luna’s favourite books, so I had to share it, first published in 1967.  Moon Man saw everyone dancing and having a great time on Earth, and he wanted a piece of the action, unfortunately, humans panicked and called him an invader!

The illustrations are cool too, bold and stylised.

Some early ponies, from left to right; Blue Belle, Butterscotch, Snuzzle, Peachy, Blossom, Blue Belle and Cotton Candy.  I have mostly concave footed girls, with a couple of flat footed ladies, Blue Belle and Cotton Candy.

Time to share some photos of my favourite ponies…  I had My Little Ponies when I was a kid, and I LOVED them.  Then, one day when I was all grown up mum asked me if it was ok to give them all to another little friend, I said ‘yes’, then many years later I of course regretted it!!!  What was I thinking?  And why didn’t I say take all the Barbies instead??  Who knows, maybe mum loves the Barbies the best.

So I started to collect a few, I discovered $.99 ponies on ebay, and occasionally I still do.. then there is Trademe.  Anyhow, one thing lead to another and so I now have more Ponies than I had when I was a kid *sigh* I don’t have the playsets or the complete Pony Wear sets though as those babies go for a mint!

Here are some of my new old girls.

The ponies I had when I was a girl are; Gusty, probably my all time favourite, Galaxy, Blossom and Baby Blossom.  I also had heaps of Pony Wear sets, and Cuddles and her Pram set.

Parasol is so pretty..  and Applejack?  Just lovely!

Parasol and Fifi…

Bubbles and Fifi again.

Last photo is another of Gusty, just love that red and green mane.

The Crochet Coral Reef installation is over and has been taken down…  good news is it is not over!  Glenys is keeping our Seagardens Aotearoa project alive. 

A bit low res, but here is a photo of the Crochet Coral Reef at the Auckland Museum.  The exhibition will close on the 16th of May so you have a few more weeks to contribute and go and visit, also entry is free until the end of May this year for lucky Aucklanders.

Here are a few photos of the new pieces I have completed…

I’m just so excited about this one, the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project is at Auckland Museum right now!  This afternoon I dropped in to do some work with the lovely ladies busily hooking away and spreading the stitchy love.  I brought in with me the little one above, I had finished it off today and couldn’t wait to see how the project was growing.

So if you are even slightly crafty and nerdy, or into maths or art, or craftsy community projects, or the environment and ecology (that should actually be all of you) best you get yourself along to the Auckland Museum over the next few weeks to have a look at the crochet coral reef that is growing on a wall in the oceans gallery.  Better yet, take your crochet hook and some fibre and get making!

For a really good clip about this international project (and a much better explanation about the mathematics behind the hyperbolic plane than I can give you!) go to this TED talk.

I have a few new sea horses on the go at the moment, stalled unfortunately by the sewing machine needing a serious service.  But that’s all sorted, just some problems with tension it seems and it came back to me all shiny and clean, LOVELY to sew with now.  It even came home with a little stitch swatch thingy to show just how clever it is…