Ginga Squid

Well - a lovely lady in Switzerland wanted one, so I got off my lazy backside & made a few..... The dolls eyes are (approx) 1940's and new (I didn't have to '...

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Finally got this ring finished and photographed! The focal part are some nails..... I also used amethyst cubes, raw tiny diamonds, shards of pink vintage glass, citrine, sterling silver, ...

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Finally finished!  This table top is the result of much hard beer drinking (mainly by my friends of course!).  Nobody said it would be easy...... My kiddies helped sort the bottle tops in...

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GINGA SQUID IS BACK!!!! Merino Fall Double Ended Dreads Sorry for the long absence - I had to take a 'proper' job.... I have been busy with some hand dyed merino wool, wet felting into s...

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Lovely Lady Leanne from Feel At Home brought me over some of her New Zealand olive & avocado oil handmade soaps (with sea salt and infused with essential oils of sweet fennel & Roman chamomile) ...

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Gosh - sorry (Queen Grand Purl Baa ) I've been so very awol!  This absence will probably continue for a while until I get the sack from my 'proper' job. I've just had this little woolly b...

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Apologies. My 9-5 Mon-Fri office job seems to be getting in the way of things and all I want to do in my spare evening time is knit!  Knitting is my latest addiction. But it is fabulous to have ...

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I've finally got around to updating my Bruneau Jasper Squid piece, which I had been meaning to do for sometime, but now with a 9-5 Mon-Fri office job I have had to slow down a bit on my creative ...

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I'm finally happy that this little 'sucker' is finished! The circles, dots and spots remind me of octopus tentacles - hence the name. The gemstone featured in this is Variscite in shades o...

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Been having quite alot of fun with my kiddies and a bag of locally grown ginga alapaca. First I spun the alpaca on my Majacraft Pioneer with some green & orange locks, pieces of sari scarf...

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I'm in a bit of a knitting frenzy at the moment, which has been great for using up some of my handspun yarns. I can now nearly shut my cupboard! Some of my better knits go to The Little Gal...

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Arghhhhh! I'm still just not in the mood - feeling flat. At times like these I try not to force myself to create anything, as if I do the results will just make me feel even more deflated. But ...

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Aotearoa (pronounced ) is the most widly known and accepted Māori name for New Zealand. It is used by both Māori and non-Māori. I was invited to contribute to a group show at 'Quoil Conte...

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I purchased this delicious batt created by the amazing fiber artist Jazzturtle (who has a shop on Etsy of the same name). She really does create the most amazing textured art batts - if only I h...

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Gorilla knitting - a cuddlier version of guerilla knitting (apparently)! Fancy dress outfit optional.   Led by the unstoppable and ever enthusiastic Sharon of Jumbuck Carding (the Tasmanian...

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I just got back my 'Coral Creature' who was holidaying with a friend in Kaukapakapa . I love NZ place names! I live in Whanagaparaoa and it took me over a year of living in NZ to learn how...

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I was challenged to come up with something similar to the yarn used in 'Ghost Town Zombie Hat' on page 29 of the gorgeous book 'Intertwined' by Lexi Boeger (aka 'Pluckyfluff' who creates the mos...

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'HEART FELT SOAP' is a collaboration between Ginga Squid and FeelAtHome ....in New Zealand. My friend Leanne (of www.FeelAtHome.co.nz ) makes the most gorgeous smelling organic soap using...

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I have just finished an order for a lady who requested a neckwarmer and sleeves (aka arm warmers) in earthy tones - she is a big fan of natural greens. This was great for me as I normally seem to...

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I have finally finished this little creature! I've had this lovely piece of plume agate (black puffy clouds in milky white) sitting around for a couple of years - in fact it was one of the ...

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Sorry - I just had to post this as I think its such a cute photo of my little boy! Mr P is modelling my 'Spring Garden' handdyed, handspun & handknitted neck warmer, complete with his dummy (aka...

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I've just noticed that most of my recent handdyed wool yarns are in shades of pink. That is because when I clear the table to paint some wool, my little girl always wants to help and the only col...

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I'm on a roll with these long knitted arm warmers! Its something I can do while watching TV in the evenings, waiting while the kiddies play at the jungle gym etc, etc. Saves me eating quite so ma...

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I am on a roll today - managed to finish this ring too! Mainly because this was the first day my son (who is 2-and-a-bit) started preschool. He will go 2 mornings a week and so give me a good...

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Yay! I finally finished this jewellery piece that I have been working on for a while. The gemstone is a gorgeous spotty piece of fossil oolite from Wyoming, USA. Oolite describes a sedimentary...

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