I am very lucky to live in a beautiful place called Penguin. Nestled along the coast of the North West of Tasmania, near by, but not too close to two cities. A nice little town whose main street is 'just over from the beach'. My children can swim or walk on the beach every afternoon. Town is a short walk away from home, and we have many great small business that offer most things you really need, ie, a great coffee shop, gift shop with local work and choices of supermarkets.
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Tomorrow is the day we say thanks and give love to all the dads out there. To celebrate this in Penguin, there will be general joy and happiness in the 'Paris' end of town. Shops will be thrown open and children welcomed with everyone catered for. Look for the jumping castle kids! I will be providing for FREE a Bunting making table. We will be repurposing magazines (kindly donated by the Penguin Newsagent and Nest) together with string, staples and stickers, into fabulous mini bunting. Make ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Janine Morris on Sunday, July 3, 2011,
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toys
Winter is the stock making time. A lovely time to slow down and find those inside jobs. Long walks on the beach breaks up this work - in between showers, sleet and snow! Back at work, I have been laying out and making kits and toys.
Both are made from 100% woollen blankets I have collected over time. I wash them in hot water and lots of soap ( my kids call them soap monster washes). This felts (or fulls) the blankets - ready to be cut into toys and kits.
 
My focus on materials is to re-use... Continue reading ...
Here are the pictures and words from the project i was working on at the end of last year.I was commissioned to create an art piece for the Penguin Primary School. They had just finished building a Community Centre which both links to the school and stands alone as function centre, arts space, office space and sports space. Showing great vision,Penguin Primary School has provided the school community a great new space, but also, the town of Penguin, and the North West coast a great new venue... Continue reading ...
A really great day was had at the Festival. Great guest speakers, lovely local music, many kids activities and fantastic networking of fellow festival goers. The Spider web sculpture was a great success, loved by both adults and children. I had all kinds of recycled and natural materials available, including - raw fleece, bailing twine, sisal string, various op shop balls of shinny wool, sheeting torn up, sari silk, and even some donations of lids, wire and canna lilly cuttings.
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The great Penguin Organic Festival is on again this year. It is on Sunday the 27th of March at the Organic Growing Centre in Penguin.( Find this past the schools and sports centre in penguin on Ironcliffe Road.) A great collection of inspiring people sharing ideas, produce,music, gardens and lifestyle ideas. Information here - Penguin Organic FestivalDyed sisal string my with own natural dyes.
This year again there will be children's activities freely available from a collection of artists. I... Continue reading ...
Posted by Janine Morris on Thursday, November 18, 2010,
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Recycling
This is a selection of baskets that I have made over time. I make baskets at the Makers Workshop, Burnie, two days a week. I do take orders, you can email me with your request here.18" Red Hot Poker Cradle Basket with my baby Red Hot Poker plant.
Close up of Red Hot Poker Basket.
Rusted Handle basket with raw fleece and iris, lily, rope, sisal and stringy bark at Nest, Penguin.12" Basket of beach rope and recycled sari silk at T he Maker...
Come along to the Penguin Community Centre
(next to the Penguin Primary School)
on Saturday the 20th of November
anytime from 10am to 2pm.
Join with us at a FREE Community workshop.
Local artist Janine Morris will be there showing you
how to make string.
String is made by the simple act of joining
two strands together.
Making string is a life skill that we no longer practice.
The simple act of joining two elements together has been practiced and implemented over thousands of year... Continue reading ...
Posted by Janine Morris on Wednesday, July 7, 2010,
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Wrap skirts
I was going to put a post letting you know that Natalie at Nest has a new felted blanket skirt or sale. But a lucky shopper has already snapped it up. Thanks so much for your support. Great also for me, as I head back to the sewing room to complete a blue/white check felted adult blanket skirt. It has a beautiful bluebell doiley as a pocket and blue button circle detail. Soon to be avaliable in Nest.
 
A new project soon to be avaliable for sale, 'Dolly' Wrap skirts. Made with denim and vintage ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Janine Morris on Sunday, May 30, 2010,
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Wrap skirts
 Now stocked in Nest are my new 100% woollen blankets upcycled and felted into wrap skirts. They come in five different sizes, adult, small adult child 4-6 years, toddler and newborn.
Each skirt is an original and cannot be repeated.
Wrap skirts have side pockets and hand stitched details of circles and vintage buttons. Some skirts have my toys - Peep-o, Popcorn, Penguin and peck-e stitched onto them.
I take orders for skirts, you can find some in my online shop or email me for a request. I will ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Janine Morris on Wednesday, May 5, 2010,
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retail outlets
Just opened in Penguin is 'Nest'. Here is Natalie who runs ' Nest' with some of my purses, penguin kit and basket she is selling. Find 'Nest' in Main Road Penguin. .    Continue reading ...
Posted by Janine Morris on Saturday, April 10, 2010,
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toys
Welcome to Peep-o, Popcorn, Penguin and Peck-e. Our new friends we want to share with you.
All are made from 100% wool blankets which have been up-cycled and felted into toys.
They are made in Tasmania by Janine.
They are blanket stitched, I love blanket stitching.
Each toy has its own personality and each is lovingly chosen for its character. All come in a variety of colours and you can find them waiting in my online store now.
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