More from Splore

 One of the things I loved about Splore was the colourful decorations everywhere.  Flags in the trees, installations, and brightly coloured fake flowers tucked into unexpected places.  Here are some of the details.

Splore

I was lucky enough to work at Splore last weekend, in Sarah's wonderful Sew Some Love tent.  In our beachside spot we helped people make flower crowns, embellish their costumes, carve rubber stamps, make postcards and express their creativity.   

My workshop was the rubber stamp carving one...it was so great to see the different ideas people came up with and the patterns they made with their finished stamps (and that there were no fingers sliced with sharp cutting tools). 

Here's the crew of Sew Some Love ladies: L-R Laura, Sarah, yours truly, Erin.

 This was the view from our sewing tent...my next door neighbours sailed down from Auckland. 

I think I am a bit addicted to making flower crowns...my fingers are itching to make more, maybe some matching red ones for our band!

And here I am when I was 17, going to Splore when it was at Karioitahi Beach near Waiuku.  I think my 17 year old self would have liked to work in a sewing tent!