DIY Felted Bead Necklace

This is the part where I complain about the weather: it is tooooo hot in Texas to create or wear this felted bead necklace.  But when I was at home in Canada last week, it seemed like a great idea.  I've actually wanted to create one of these felted bead necklaces since 2002!  Isn't that insane?  Surely the trendiness has evaporated and now this felted bead stuff is out, right?  So out is it in again?  Meh, who cares!  A dream has been realized.  <br /><br />First up: a snapshot of the finished piece, then I'll get into the nitty gritty how-to.  Now, I don't normally blog about human accessorries but this post provides essential backstory to a home accessories project/post I'll be feverishly working on when I'm back home.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBmrGl7_uy8vPMnJuYmTfO2XwvzHS8kNtudJM3e2DEXwpY2_UDT7X8Fao22kTvz80YGOxyKkhRExgGgB8fD4k7l-0EiuKVXwR10zXKr3guCPdSpM7pzhiGiCtqvy85E-Yp86Svqs53Ig8/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">To be honest, I'm not yet 100% sure I love it.  But I am 100% sure that the video below is by far the best video for learning how to make the felted beads.  I watched many more flashy/professional videos with pancake results (you'll see what I mean).  This gal, Sara, is a total pro.  I'm including her video because, really, why re-invent the wheel?  My instructions are just be a clumsy version of her instructions, as I totally thieved her method.  Although I did do <em>something</em> different: I didn't run the water the whole time.  Instead, I used small bowls filled with hot and cold water to save water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sOl-RXkq4Bo?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sarastexturecrafts.com/index.htm">Sara's Texture Crafts</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This video is flashier, but not as effective a method.  But it is just soooo pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rou9TRNxrD4?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Basically, felting a ball is super simple.  Start with a wool roving (purchased <a href="http://www.thefeltedewe.com/rovings.html">online</a> or in felt/wool/knitting shops), pictured below, and tear it apart like you would cotton candy.  Add a bit of dish soap, a bit of water, roughly shape it into a ball and then start rolling it between your palms like you would a piece of clay.  Rinse it in hot water, then cold, to "shock" the fibres into felting (you continue doing this throughout the rolling process).  It will feel like it won't work, then it will start to felt.  Trust me.  Add increasing pressure as your felt ball becomes firmer and when it is nice and firm, set it aside to dry for a day or two.  Remember your finished ball will be smaller and denser than the rough ball you created when the roving was dry.  Once my beads were dry, I simply strung them with some heavy duty beading thread and the sharpest needle I could find.  You can fuss with a clasp (I did - click <a href="http://www.thebeadmonkey.com/non-shop/training/pdf/linkedCRIMP.pdf">here</a> for a fab how-to) or just tie a knot and slip it over your head.    </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYux20zmb9OfSVMi_xt0WFH29rbxqHY-8caFvNy5xFjYDs_yVv4KAXvCXVCSZHL-Zn5Aa0Wz2qcwkeT7-zSau7iC3QzgAX80A29bPHPjgG6k6oChQ7o2GUkzWzaYz8SDiF62Yawznfouz/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYux20zmb9OfSVMi_xt0WFH29rbxqHY-8caFvNy5xFjYDs_yVv4KAXvCXVCSZHL-Zn5Aa0Wz2qcwkeT7-zSau7iC3QzgAX80A29bPHPjgG6k6oChQ7o2GUkzWzaYz8SDiF62Yawznfouz/s400/052.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wool Roving</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTeAquAlox7J7AV5jgdzQiGMGDB-ArJarjAMA4-OgI4kP3WqHcaZf2lJKlHtvmy4ih2cgZSBPnuLLwUIwSjQQQijKLcvHguJyJl9kv6bePw9aGyMm-0e9sNRp9fH499NgFDGEtZiAK9lp/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTeAquAlox7J7AV5jgdzQiGMGDB-ArJarjAMA4-OgI4kP3WqHcaZf2lJKlHtvmy4ih2cgZSBPnuLLwUIwSjQQQijKLcvHguJyJl9kv6bePw9aGyMm-0e9sNRp9fH499NgFDGEtZiAK9lp/s400/053.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wool roving pulled apart and ready to shape</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Like I mentioned, I did have a couple "pancake" moments before I found Sara's awesome how-to video:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BrRXYVDwpCHdusWrIcY3FKy4RJaMFnaxtZC2PtVQFzSIckshQzyfSc0DW1P3XI2lbNrYNkIjmj17FuLi01sI4vRNjw9L9xXrB5Nq39lgSNuxulVlY5yVknJocnKYxQfk3ZCL9w33CSgv/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BrRXYVDwpCHdusWrIcY3FKy4RJaMFnaxtZC2PtVQFzSIckshQzyfSc0DW1P3XI2lbNrYNkIjmj17FuLi01sI4vRNjw9L9xXrB5Nq39lgSNuxulVlY5yVknJocnKYxQfk3ZCL9w33CSgv/s400/051.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How NOT to create a felted ball - squoosh too hard in the beginning</td></tr></tbody></table><br />P.S. I laid out the beads as I worked to get a sense of the pattern I wanted and to make sure I had the right number of each colour.  If you don't do this, your project might be delayed a couple days as you frantically make more felted beads and then impatiently watch them dry for two days.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdcwrQmwP871LoWCrhp5ul_bB4iZSpw-asbOAJ3oshrDc5icLMDIaRXOLVBVZ0IsCHVi2-29_arxYH-4kAlTC4EbV14ejLhf_XXMfnhBVY7s9kw_0y8hTk5grP4pFQ0ix7aHwYTmzuiAX/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdcwrQmwP871LoWCrhp5ul_bB4iZSpw-asbOAJ3oshrDc5icLMDIaRXOLVBVZ0IsCHVi2-29_arxYH-4kAlTC4EbV14ejLhf_XXMfnhBVY7s9kw_0y8hTk5grP4pFQ0ix7aHwYTmzuiAX/s640/050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />P.P.S. An unwelcome felted bead hazzard: prune hands that lasted two days.  Stupid felt.  I better wear this necklace <em>all the time</em>.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMnloYjEEGnj5z-L1ZQOunFgYe5zzMKSv0L2WOt3t8_95na5uwrhlYh4G9T_yBo71VV4DeOE3Mdn-0TYJTJ72KWQ2W_RJIZpClRDwOK7TFoOF5M3J7-xTcwV7hyphenhyphenBegdLnrQ6q5MO9uDCE/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMnloYjEEGnj5z-L1ZQOunFgYe5zzMKSv0L2WOt3t8_95na5uwrhlYh4G9T_yBo71VV4DeOE3Mdn-0TYJTJ72KWQ2W_RJIZpClRDwOK7TFoOF5M3J7-xTcwV7hyphenhyphenBegdLnrQ6q5MO9uDCE/s400/026.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felting wool = prune hands</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Stay tuned for my home accessories related felting adventure . . .

DIY Felted Bead Necklace

This is the part where I complain about the weather: it is tooooo hot in Texas to create or wear this felted bead necklace.  But when I was...

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font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Katy is a Press Officer for </span><a href="http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>The Dogs Trust</i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and first appeared on the blog back in January 2010 - see her previous bedroom </span><a href="http://whatsinyourbedroom.blogspot.com/2011/04/katy-north-london.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. She has been in her fresh, new abode, for just two weeks, and in those two weeks she has got it looking good. - in a similar vein to her last place, displaying a host of curios. Katy says, "I like bits" and I like rooms with lots of bits, but that's because I'm a bits girl myself. I like things that express a memory, things that you pick-up along the way.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When I asked Katy what she'd save if her bedroom were on fire, she said, "Bob, my dog cushion. My great grandfather's leather suitcase in which I'd put my mum's engagement ring and a wicked 70's gold and black maxi dress, that I have only worn out once but I often just waft round the house as it makes me feel super glam!"</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OvOpNqjywJk/TbAKg9u3qnI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/ZqNe_PXqJcc/s1600/IMG_4037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OvOpNqjywJk/TbAKg9u3qnI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/ZqNe_PXqJcc/s1600/IMG_4037.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #060505; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><b>See more of Katy - click on </b><a href="http://whatsinyourbedroom.blogspot.com/p/bed-heads.html" style="color: #1d1717; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Bed Heads</b></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><b>and scroll down</b></span><b> </b></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #060505; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><b>Find Katy on Twitter </b><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/pforpapa"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>@pforpapa</b></span></a></span></div></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"></div>

Katy - North London

Katy is a Press Officer for The Dogs Trust and first appeared on the blog back in January 2010 - see her previous bedroom here . She has be...

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some stuff I bought in new york...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hands up if you want to see what I bought?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPZ4LHinPvNUe2DnxNLYGYECH94mT_V8mfjfe8wLGLrwbJuZrHo3_AvWCRttvNFfbpW_88PbFP53cUOmH7iCfTHCQ1XL1enQ1nEFoG1UwxtQd3CaEZwUtKhP7IPp6hM1k24TsdtdhUQaz/s1600/rubber+glove+moulds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPZ4LHinPvNUe2DnxNLYGYECH94mT_V8mfjfe8wLGLrwbJuZrHo3_AvWCRttvNFfbpW_88PbFP53cUOmH7iCfTHCQ1XL1enQ1nEFoG1UwxtQd3CaEZwUtKhP7IPp6hM1k24TsdtdhUQaz/s640/rubber+glove+moulds.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">miniature rubber glove moulds from fishs eddy...they sit on the kitchen window sill...but the windows need cleaning...say no more</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To be honest I didn't buy all that much...relatively speaking...these prints are from MoMA and need to be framed (obviously)...perhaps not my normal style but I seriously love them...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVCNZ6bx5_-Cqea4845nXXtA7srPZm6MInYwnAiUnTMHRSyCChiN0WrYAh6SkoyVx-wWZ4PwPWa0Wjihii93yWaML19N8ckvudCezaJxzCxRGeRxJUMcypSboGJkQ9GPRLR73_ZNaYBic/s1600/MoMA+prints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVCNZ6bx5_-Cqea4845nXXtA7srPZm6MInYwnAiUnTMHRSyCChiN0WrYAh6SkoyVx-wWZ4PwPWa0Wjihii93yWaML19N8ckvudCezaJxzCxRGeRxJUMcypSboGJkQ9GPRLR73_ZNaYBic/s640/MoMA+prints.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's so little I really need...but a shiny red lacquer tray from Pearl Trading seemed to be one of those things...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyUFO42ucWKYsDywNX-Wu1jHWycxCaJJV3h6uCZj8OAff5TCixuX2kEf_CswJDoINihbdkX7gbzjl_X3BjlZAZfXvvkgt5NwBuFkzgK-78q2KMDeIqbbqeq9fH49sJe6X_-ooe5vNiRBH/s1600/red+lacquer+tray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyUFO42ucWKYsDywNX-Wu1jHWycxCaJJV3h6uCZj8OAff5TCixuX2kEf_CswJDoINihbdkX7gbzjl_X3BjlZAZfXvvkgt5NwBuFkzgK-78q2KMDeIqbbqeq9fH49sJe6X_-ooe5vNiRBH/s640/red+lacquer+tray.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to be sensible...of course a gaudy-smoke breathing-incense burning chinese dragon is sensible isn't it :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbKgi1f7n0uljseZzSk_I_rHr-rl00uP-vZsmpTN8rnBYNQVQEdBazk67WV7tGmXaVi2sLEX01JqUQJ2Rq36y4axKqc0UD-hDUIgFDQpahGepFo_XuWLhBYiohMZ26GTmWttJeTFcnE7c/s1600/dragon+incense+burner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbKgi1f7n0uljseZzSk_I_rHr-rl00uP-vZsmpTN8rnBYNQVQEdBazk67WV7tGmXaVi2sLEX01JqUQJ2Rq36y4axKqc0UD-hDUIgFDQpahGepFo_XuWLhBYiohMZ26GTmWttJeTFcnE7c/s640/dragon+incense+burner.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as is this 1940s lucite handbag...from the Antiques Garage flea market...the most expensive thing I bought</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Q0c1vN3ERDbPIEgOlHFMF4GRCkNQoCtCKz6GfX9OVFsDayFVZW66HB5fGvaHlSEvo6GE-ogy0WIgy9ufjF8AqIguU92E7oyNEdhj2AOE-UPcscOrLfkq2CnFWGngoiQI6V795k9wuUFl/s1600/lucite+bag+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Q0c1vN3ERDbPIEgOlHFMF4GRCkNQoCtCKz6GfX9OVFsDayFVZW66HB5fGvaHlSEvo6GE-ogy0WIgy9ufjF8AqIguU92E7oyNEdhj2AOE-UPcscOrLfkq2CnFWGngoiQI6V795k9wuUFl/s640/lucite+bag+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">engraved brass says Original Rialto NY</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...it was my 'this represents NY to me' purchase...and I will definitely use it. It makes you wonder about the life it's had doesn't it?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nd then there's the kitsch of course...no t-shirts, but a snow globe? Couldn't not...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqniA3gRF1OG9baW9ze6o_xRj24eSZtuwt4EwE4Qbixl57FM4EoATeDiYEQRi_1G6wsBWOSWHrtHtRDXjryNDKtkDij1qmz2XhIPPpoGg28nG8amr31Pz1G6RZJiaWL4-RLts9xRfcaBL/s1600/taxi+snow+globe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqniA3gRF1OG9baW9ze6o_xRj24eSZtuwt4EwE4Qbixl57FM4EoATeDiYEQRi_1G6wsBWOSWHrtHtRDXjryNDKtkDij1qmz2XhIPPpoGg28nG8amr31Pz1G6RZJiaWL4-RLts9xRfcaBL/s640/taxi+snow+globe.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...perfect next to my John Denver <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-inspiration.html">autograph</a>! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a little something from Tiffany & Co...completely affordable votive, even if it was much heavier to lug home than a diamond ring...which was <u>not</u> completely affordable :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplj6fSfxdTbbwFY20NV4v2bONbu6Tyhu-eRfwMrFXvGpRzOShUI7UY3zCAona7UkXumwr7Ci_S0hUMgygr9IaWrWfvzlHX2pJM8PptLpkAWSavysiU5uGYpV7x6QPLaeqpAPiDxZ0A95U/s1600/tiffany+votive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplj6fSfxdTbbwFY20NV4v2bONbu6Tyhu-eRfwMrFXvGpRzOShUI7UY3zCAona7UkXumwr7Ci_S0hUMgygr9IaWrWfvzlHX2pJM8PptLpkAWSavysiU5uGYpV7x6QPLaeqpAPiDxZ0A95U/s640/tiffany+votive.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some things for the offspring...don't you love this 1930s brooch (that can also be a necklace) that I bought for the first born...hope you love it Jess...if not it can stay with me :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ6VFMBcbsBNLsb2925LXOY9LGAM7uZkKTfucEWkX0ed6EEd5xVBfgggvs_cvtv94XuhF9ta82cabrTfmt8jnaWGuTulO8p3U5RfPGReK0yPxMWC4Dy_nIy13W6FPNgmzAgeKmIIj5H0O/s1600/deco+brooch+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ6VFMBcbsBNLsb2925LXOY9LGAM7uZkKTfucEWkX0ed6EEd5xVBfgggvs_cvtv94XuhF9ta82cabrTfmt8jnaWGuTulO8p3U5RfPGReK0yPxMWC4Dy_nIy13W6FPNgmzAgeKmIIj5H0O/s640/deco+brooch+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and some printers blocks and the 'coolest USB ever' for the 22 year old...flea market and the MoMA design shop....great shopping combination</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJPkEZG5wMCZqcDsZcDpczVsQl43fP8Is0Q1yHpUJnDc56YfahkMXa8aQylC_B3GZddNZZsjTaJtcB2pwH98eL1sIR7wIy1yq-oiKc_BnrjjogSdJCl3KPoTvmpsYRtExh6Wjv_mHnLc_/s1600/bens+stuff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJPkEZG5wMCZqcDsZcDpczVsQl43fP8Is0Q1yHpUJnDc56YfahkMXa8aQylC_B3GZddNZZsjTaJtcB2pwH98eL1sIR7wIy1yq-oiKc_BnrjjogSdJCl3KPoTvmpsYRtExh6Wjv_mHnLc_/s640/bens+stuff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a bit of jewellery...nothing at all expensive...but very much me (which is not to say I'm cheap of course!)...bought at various gallery shops</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1kJqpEB0uDQItzpku1CPOGpQAI53iL_S8CBkDCKfvPHkbmA2qs5i-ARefs9vmsvVsLvz7J2qGfuNhSYUTz6jMG4gyoahL482LoNi0EM9AT2zPKZytvAguzI3R6U6rJm37_6bGuehpC4q/s1600/jewellery+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1kJqpEB0uDQItzpku1CPOGpQAI53iL_S8CBkDCKfvPHkbmA2qs5i-ARefs9vmsvVsLvz7J2qGfuNhSYUTz6jMG4gyoahL482LoNi0EM9AT2zPKZytvAguzI3R6U6rJm37_6bGuehpC4q/s640/jewellery+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and who doesn't need new measuring cups...these from Anthropologie...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUPgLl0W51-HgJo_E7nbEvNvKeJOdl80sEudpz9T1GgGFZCUJkKKUecna9H8jnsGxyzet0gnoyGlZ_3y8Ca3y9vhXBgGaKe4P0dnRRkfiqNLi8zwgElG4buOk1VdgclkLqYpw-7F0JTEg/s1600/anthropologie+cups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUPgLl0W51-HgJo_E7nbEvNvKeJOdl80sEudpz9T1GgGFZCUJkKKUecna9H8jnsGxyzet0gnoyGlZ_3y8Ca3y9vhXBgGaKe4P0dnRRkfiqNLi8zwgElG4buOk1VdgclkLqYpw-7F0JTEg/s640/anthropologie+cups.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and I always, but always try to find a buddha on my travels...bingo! And I'm happy with the spot it's found itself in...for the moment :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-JLPavFBBe7kg4vYk2G9LwPWkN41CLpG2LpADWlEeLTxmbigYTgOrmHQlwu7Eyht3UaaSpSC6TtslVvAKtz7Z36A0KSnyX4qkMEv3KO7aSblsVhGkDFInKZmLSCDvkra0LOuFFCCDcn0/s1600/buddha+head+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-JLPavFBBe7kg4vYk2G9LwPWkN41CLpG2LpADWlEeLTxmbigYTgOrmHQlwu7Eyht3UaaSpSC6TtslVvAKtz7Z36A0KSnyX4qkMEv3KO7aSblsVhGkDFInKZmLSCDvkra0LOuFFCCDcn0/s640/buddha+head+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you go...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think I'm going to get this photo that I took blown up and framed as well...could look quite cool and edgy...like me, now that I've been to New York...*guffaw*</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQKtsm1wnOo2Y3dqzQmEkulFAEyDLQHCXROtx-S8iLeOqgfRQb12yt8vNrhRJhk7P50AAUtFAmWvtt-azY4hvXvsu1DpqOjINQarYQHjLkTZPh6A3yVUVPsN_pozQNGZPihd-JGd6lv0J/s1600/empire+state+yellow+taxis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQKtsm1wnOo2Y3dqzQmEkulFAEyDLQHCXROtx-S8iLeOqgfRQb12yt8vNrhRJhk7P50AAUtFAmWvtt-azY4hvXvsu1DpqOjINQarYQHjLkTZPh6A3yVUVPsN_pozQNGZPihd-JGd6lv0J/s640/empire+state+yellow+taxis.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now, you wonderfully patient people...we say goodbye to the big apple...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The townhouse will resume normal blogging transmission, starting with tomorrow's top ten pics of the week...none of mine because there have been quite enough of those already :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, one last thing...those <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-boots.html">boots</a>...?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBcz0ratfWBQMDqpJkOloZP5hKK4Uy0j7G5tZhtfPmQjLW1J20tNz9hfx2fAmWS2K7Wq0IUU3bTXFEPxhP-chofQQonT0k51asLpEs47QRBhVXrsunUG6Z0LAYf8bRhHndK34ZrievPAx/s1600/boots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBcz0ratfWBQMDqpJkOloZP5hKK4Uy0j7G5tZhtfPmQjLW1J20tNz9hfx2fAmWS2K7Wq0IUU3bTXFEPxhP-chofQQonT0k51asLpEs47QRBhVXrsunUG6Z0LAYf8bRhHndK34ZrievPAx/s320/boots.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...they walked!</span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

some stuff I bought in new york...

Hands up if you want to see what I bought? miniature rubber glove moulds from fishs eddy...they sit on the kitchen window sill...but the win...

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Pocket Watch Necklace

I am back online!  I was visiting my grandparents who live 6 hours from me, and out in the country.  A super peaceful visit - I have a funny photo to post as soon as I unearth my camera.  During the drive my brain was super active - plotting projects, drafting to-do lists, etc., and it kept returning to this photo I saw on Pinterest.  I have no idea how Pinterest works (how do I properly give credit for this lovely idea and photo?) but I was rooting around the photos before I left because I noticed people have "pinged" (?) some of my photos.  <br /><br />Anyway, I think this necklace is pure genius.  Does this idea inspire you?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/10223058_JtVlEpo2_c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10223058/">Via Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Pocket Watch Necklace

I am back online!  I was visiting my grandparents who live 6 hours from me, and out in the country.  A super peaceful visit - I have a funny...

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The Dog Ate My Homework

As I <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/art-attack-newspaper-art.html">hinted at this weekend</a>, I was a Captain Distracto.  In lieu of marking on Friday, I went to an antique show.  In lieu of marking Saturday afternoon, I went for a long walk with a friend, then took her grocery shopping for heavy stuff (she is car-less).  But, Saturday night and Sunday morning I put pen to paper & got my marking done!  (Not that there won't be more headed my way . . . )<br /><br />So, I did work on a painting.  But I ran out of white paint and, all grubby & covered in paint, I just threw in the towel.  I'll buy some paint soon, and I'll work on it again next weekend.  But, here's a sneak peak:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wmUCybf1OUu7fMhDccQcBC_fCPHqvNBpSj1TxccO5pnt63aGuksUqqbvhiuO6GJE8Edw541qvCcqXFS-x1Hdh3Y_qURVbMRI81-IcH09_LXrao1oV_MbIQlH27tgciR1GeV9I5nSSJdz/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wmUCybf1OUu7fMhDccQcBC_fCPHqvNBpSj1TxccO5pnt63aGuksUqqbvhiuO6GJE8Edw541qvCcqXFS-x1Hdh3Y_qURVbMRI81-IcH09_LXrao1oV_MbIQlH27tgciR1GeV9I5nSSJdz/s400/027.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I promise more pics & "how-to" when I'm done<br />this painting</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Below are some photos of the two goodies I bought at the antique show.  (And, a tip: if you're headed to an antique show with an entrance fee, check out the website.  I signed up for the newsletter via email and received a discounted admission).  Another McCoy planter:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7i-9Yrwu27e2zg7Cn329wQDno8xW4qVYqP2HFdLzwnhAhKa-ucdnAK5CpBiNcoadLB638BjzKaMAnrbbqCnGegdmL2kNGgJ00IbtFUpyeu6koHOMZCQbseU7GgMi5REIDoAK9IY5hLF6D/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7i-9Yrwu27e2zg7Cn329wQDno8xW4qVYqP2HFdLzwnhAhKa-ucdnAK5CpBiNcoadLB638BjzKaMAnrbbqCnGegdmL2kNGgJ00IbtFUpyeu6koHOMZCQbseU7GgMi5REIDoAK9IY5hLF6D/s400/031.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the photos <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/real-mccoy.html">I promised</a> of the whole collection, stored in our much loved Ikea Besta wall unit (modular units are swell for small spaces - if it fits perfectly, it makes every inch count!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNswbKhYgHzcYO-YxzKeGvg-cM5p0J-V4TjD-_BYNOo1q7ygPxCMzHtiGmqyIVuc0jHqt_HGwaKsGKZ1CD6S8_UIE5tMaVEwmR0ln3t4JaFbQh843IhU4Ny-L-WI6ViRtNH7zxFwnYLzH/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"></div>My second antique show find was a pair of Majorica (a manufactured replica of cultured) "pearl" earrings.  The size and setting is so gorgeous, I don't even care if they are manufactured.    <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WZzD5Mxvc-wQ5MnOH-ThWvTumHdhd8kAeb4A4AyV2u5I8SX202dfx_0vnuWT-retqwbbIMa0V-0weGjbLcB7B73rQGQQn8c2cBOGN0s74rP0WpnyoQOKj77bcLxXDwXXKwasaTxus6i_/s1600/005+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WZzD5Mxvc-wQ5MnOH-ThWvTumHdhd8kAeb4A4AyV2u5I8SX202dfx_0vnuWT-retqwbbIMa0V-0weGjbLcB7B73rQGQQn8c2cBOGN0s74rP0WpnyoQOKj77bcLxXDwXXKwasaTxus6i_/s400/005+-+Copy.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an end of day photo - ignore the messy hair</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXGWWtXvONQvUw10BytrZK_-GFv0MdHAD4L-0H-hby4I3NXG_dcgu-6AW1vEtjpTCLaz2sMotG1MwP6KhSvwlQeqV701HUS3okf97XdqRk4se-2AUMrD2hR0AZn3FIWWJiWtlPbHjxukd/s400/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the substantial backing . . . </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcD5LAlAeCdHx0f8j4baGoIXgmoSsJsa4PjZaoRkxbyZQwKtWQkFm3JpJzjcQ7ewNMxBgfjLrBo6eSgAeImsZLFgCRVHEZ-ogoXS_wyewSDao47DR8Dz2SSaZ-Ogr4amWB2OuUk-XuOG5/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcD5LAlAeCdHx0f8j4baGoIXgmoSsJsa4PjZaoRkxbyZQwKtWQkFm3JpJzjcQ7ewNMxBgfjLrBo6eSgAeImsZLFgCRVHEZ-ogoXS_wyewSDao47DR8Dz2SSaZ-Ogr4amWB2OuUk-XuOG5/s400/013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />How was your weekend?

The Dog Ate My Homework

As I hinted at this weekend , I was a Captain Distracto.  In lieu of marking on Friday, I went to an antique show.  In lieu of marking Satur...

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Tom - South West London

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY9npLSTnI/AAAAAAAAAz4/ChUtg3g3beU/s1600/IMG_3421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY9npLSTnI/AAAAAAAAAz4/ChUtg3g3beU/s1600/IMG_3421.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY9scbDTPI/AAAAAAAAAz8/Ch8_Jqk6lOw/s1600/IMG_3428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY9scbDTPI/AAAAAAAAAz8/Ch8_Jqk6lOw/s1600/IMG_3428.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY9yKIH_gI/AAAAAAAAA0A/vvOHf6Po9Jc/s1600/IMG_3425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY9yKIH_gI/AAAAAAAAA0A/vvOHf6Po9Jc/s1600/IMG_3425.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY939ggmCI/AAAAAAAAA0E/ZjNCwD_IYLw/s1600/IMG_3439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY939ggmCI/AAAAAAAAA0E/ZjNCwD_IYLw/s1600/IMG_3439.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tom is a designer and one part of ace design agency </span><a href="http://www.matdolphin.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Mat Dolphin</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. He has lived in his flat in Tooting for five years. </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A tidy place is a tidy mind. And Tom’s bedroom is certainly that. However, I thought,  this is too good to be true, so when he said, “Have a look in the Cupboards, if you like?” I was expecting the contents to come tumbling out – like something out of a comedy film. But no, I was pleasantly surprised to see it was quite the opposite.<br />Unlike a lot of the bedroom people I have photographed, he has the luxury of living in his own place, so his bedroom isn’t so much his world, it is, what it is, ‘his bedroom.’ Like he says, “The bedroom, to me, is a functional space. I tend to relax in the living room. The bedroom is where I go to switch off - it just gets me through to the next day.”<br />When I asked Tom, what he’d save if his bedroom were on fire? He said, “It would have to be my watch, but the thing I would really want to save is actually in the living room. And without sounding like a massive cliché designer for liking film posters, I would really want to save my framed Anatomy of a Murder poster by Saul Bass.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY-V0GnGtI/AAAAAAAAA0I/inR_S7cM0Kc/s1600/IMG_3440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eI1SrlS42zM/TPY-V0GnGtI/AAAAAAAAA0I/inR_S7cM0Kc/s1600/IMG_3440.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><b>See more of Tom - click on </b><a href="http://whatsinyourbedroom.blogspot.com/p/bed-heads.html" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>Bed Heads</b></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><b>and scroll down</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b> </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><b>Find Tom on Twitter </b><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/matdolphin"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>@MatDolphin</b></span></a></span></span></div>

Tom - South West London

Tom is a designer and one part of ace design agency Mat Dolphin . He has lived in his flat in Tooting for five years.  A tidy place is a ti...

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