Tag Archives: Knitting and Crochet

Onwards and Upwards

Posted on 28/07/2017 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning all … This week marks another milestone in our progress towards our goal of 50,000 beautiful handmade poppies for Remembrance Day 2018 for the RSL. It’s quite a journey … for all of us.  But in reality, it’s … Continue reading →

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2017 … and we are back at at it!!!

Posted on 16/01/2017 by 5000 Poppies

Good afternoon all … and welcome to 2017. So that was Christmas and New Year done and dusted … I hope you had a wonderful break (if you managed) and some special time with family and friends.  I can’t quite … Continue reading →

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Our beautiful poppies have had a busy couple of weeks …

Posted on 23/11/2016 by 5000 Poppies

LEST WE FORGET Remembrance is well and truly alive but it is changing … according to this article on Remembrance in the Digital Age by Historian Tom Sear Published in the Conversation.  Tom writes about how digital technology has changed … Continue reading →

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Fromelles France … 100 Years On

Posted on 18/07/2016 by 5000 Poppies

What an absolutely amazing day we had yesterday on the first day of our installation in Fromelles. It was, without a doubt for me, THE highlight of my work with this amazing project since we began … There are some … Continue reading →

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This is the year!!!!

Posted on 14/01/2015 by 5000 Poppies

Half of January gone already and I feel like it’s only just started. Is the world revolving faster … or am I a little slower …. OR … is it an optical illusion. So much to achieve in a few … Continue reading →

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Poppies, Poppies and More Poppies

Posted on 24/10/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Good morning poppy makers and friends … we have had a REALLY busy few weeks at Poppy HQ in Melbourne … with planning for our initial display well underway … a few radio interviews, the First Convoy Commemoration at Princes … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung ….

Posted on 01/09/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Didn’t spring just creep up on us … I am sitting here musing for my post today and thinking just how far we have come from June last year when we started up this wonderful project.  How many new people … Continue reading →

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Craft and Quilt Fair Melbourne

Posted on 25/06/2014 by 5000 Poppies

Hello poppy friends … just thought I would let you know that 5000 Poppies will be at the Craft and Quilt Fair in Melbourne (MECC/Jeff’s Shed) from tomorrow (Thursday) through to Sunday spreading the poppy word and making lots of … Continue reading →

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Collection Points and Other Important Stuff

Posted on 03/02/2014 by 5000 Poppies

I feel like it’s forever since I posted … and in the scheme of things I guess it is.  But that doesn’t mean that things have not been happening in Poppy land.  Poppies are rolling in although it slowed to … Continue reading →

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Sorry to Make You Wait …

Posted on 08/11/2013 by 5000 Poppies

What an amazing, enormous day we had yesterday putting up our display.  We were so tired by the time we got home that I just could not lift a finger to the keyboard.  It was so much fun …. and … Continue reading →

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