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How gorgeous are these photos? They're actually super magnified photos of sand grains! They'd look lovely printed on fabric...

via the Daily Mail

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I've been a bit slack with blogging since my queued posts ran out and university started back. I have ten novels to read this semester on top of what seems like more assessment than usual so it's hard to dedicate time to writing something probably meaningless for a blog over schoolwork.

That's not to say I haven't been busy with Crowns! Rather there have been all sorts of exciting things happening behind the scenes which have kept me very busy. The culmination of this is something big happening next week, which I can't wait to share!

I've started working at the Adam Art Gallery on campus at the university on Saturdays. I'm posting this from behind the desk, in fact! I brought along some orders that need hand-finishing to help pass the time between visitors. Here's a Robin's Egg Madeline Cape enjoying some prestigious company amongst a couple of Toss Woollaston landscapes. Maybe some of the gallery's magic will rub off on the cape? Excuse the rubbish photo, I took it with my phone.

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I made a few Polyvore sets that might give you a sneaky idea about what I'm working on for summer - although I seem to have been on a 70s vibe when I made these! Probably something to do with those ridiculous pants.

1970s inspiration by CrownsClothing featuring wooden bangles

1970s set 2 by CrownsClothing featuring leaf jewelry

Flora simple set by CrownsClothing featuring chunky high heels

Summer inspiration by CrownsClothing featuring bandeau tops

casual by CrownsClothing featuring pleated shorts

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A little while ago I was planning on having a stall at a big craft market in Wellington. I haven't had a stall at a market for quite some time, so I had to have a think about how I wanted to display my wares.

It's quite difficult to make a market display of clothing look interesting. You need to make the best use of your table space on top of having a rack, which is hard especially when your clothing items are so big!

Beer crates are a good size for sitting on a table and providing some visual interest as well as acting as both containers and shelves for functionality, too. I couldn't find any in a good condition on TradeMe and have been too busy to go out to second-hand and charity shops, but I did find a lumber company selling beer crate kits. Mine arrived the other day and I had a fun hour or so assembling it. It didn't come with any instructions so it took a wee bit of figuring out, and I'm not a hammer-and-nails expert but it came out looking great! 

Here are some photos I found of authentic beer crates being repurposed for storage and display.

via http://www.flickr.com/photos/shntzl/

via http://thatshappy.blogspot.com/

via http://www.flickr.com/photos/cosmicparachute/

via http://grasshoppersense.tumblr.com/