Mina’s Place

It is a while since I did anything remotely Maori, so here is something - remotely!

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Arohanui and all for now, Mina

This is one of the set of five prints I made for a gift. Decided to use it as a base for my 365 Project.

All for now, Mina

I was contacted by Heather of Kreative Kiwi Embroidery of Christchurch, New Zealand, for some Maori designs. She’s stitched them up and they look too gorgeous! Here are a few of the blanks:

You can click on the pic to go see them in action. I always like to hear from other Kiwis, so was absolutely chuffed for her contact. You can go see Heather here and see what she has to offer, some unique Kiwi stuff here:

Response has been positive, so I’m working on another set.

All for now, Mina

What a wonderful week! Had the moko, didn’t get much work done, but boy! Did we have a ball.

All for now, Mina

A set of 6 frames inspired by the Maori Culture of New Zealand. Earthy-toned, these look great in Heritage layouts. Available at DigiScrap Station.

An 8 piece Maori Border Page Set available now at Angel-Dreams-Boutique.

Went to visit my Aunties the other day. When the cousins have been drinking, through slurred speech - they become the ‘Undies’. These ladies are like all us cousins’ Mums. Always a cup of tea, snack and laughs. They’ve always done a lot of work at the marae.

Aunty Ri (left) had made the famous ‘Peanut Brownies’ from the Edmond’s Cookbook the day before, and we sat there munching and catching up. Time to go and Aunty Trace (right) packed up the rest for me to take home in a gorgeous old biscuit tin (top left). I said to her ‘Your sister might tell you off, giving all those away’. ‘No she won’t - I’m older’ was the reply. The biscuits in the tin didn’t last very long.

I’m developing a special range of scrapbooking papers and elements right now. Inspired by the Maori culture of New Zealand, from patterns of the rafters in the meeting houses to waiata (songs) I heard while I was growing up.

The pattern on the left is based on traditional kowhaiwhai patterns found mostly inside meeting houses. Embossed into a textured paper base and slightly-grunged edges, you can get it by clicking the preview or clicking here.