Social Media

New iphone5 with Gelaskins
So I’ve just joined 2013 and upgraded to an iphone, and being the visual person that I am, one of the most exciting parts of getting this new technology, was decorating it with some beautiful Gelaskins and matching screen wallpaper.
Beautiful iphone Gelaskins (art by Van Gogh)
It was a tough choice, but I went with “Almond Branches in Bloom” by Van Gogh, (I may even have put on matching nail polish to take this photo).
Rose from my Mother's garden
This technological development means that I have become the latest in a long line of bloggers to discover Instagram, now that I can take such lovely photos with my iphone.  I’m not sure how much time I’ll be on there, but a fellow blogger I caught up with at the Australasian Quilt Convention tells me that “this is where all the bloggers are at these days”.  You can find me on Instagram snapping away as “matchingpegs”, I have all of 6 photos so far!Purchases from AQC
These are the modest purchases I made at the AQC, I was pretty restrained, because I used it as time to catch up with fellow creative types, rather than a serious purchasing frenzy.
My latest haircut
My new iphone makes it so easy to take narcissistic selfies.  This is the photo I shared with all of Facebook to indicate that after 5 months I had finally had my hair cut.
New, homemade, a-line skirt
And this one was to show that I had finally finished making a new a-line skirt, (Pattern by NIkki of You Sew Girl) the one that took me all 2 weeks of the school holidays to cut out.
Melbourne Autumn Sunset
To balance out this narcissism, I’ve also taken a few shots of the magnificence of Autumn in Melbourne.  I took this one on my front lawn on Anzac day, which was suitable (at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them).
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Last night I finished the last of the stitching on my “Hope is a thing of feathers” and now I just have to find some coordinating fabric to put some borders on it. It might be tricky, especially if I decide to hold out until I find a pale, dusty purple, which is not an easy colour to match.
"Hope is a thing of Feathers" stitchery by Matching Pegs
I just love the way the filters on Instagram really make the coloured thread I have used come alive.
I have already shared some of these photos on Facebook.  If you spend a bit of time over there, perhaps you would like to follow me, you can find a little link for Matching Pegs on Facebook and Pinterest, over in the right hand column.  On Instagram, I’m “matchingpegs”.  Come find me!

 

2 thoughts on “Social Media

  1. Hello there. I stumbled across your blog during a spot of googling. Just wanted to let you know that we love this and can’t wait to see what other designs you come up with. Katie and Pam from Cottage Garden Threads

  2. Hi Claire
    I love my iphone. I’ve had all sorts of mobiles, but as phones seem to get smarter, I seem to have become dumber. The iphone was just so easy to use and Instagram is a great way of sharing a few pics.
    Enjoy!

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