Tag Archives: Knitting

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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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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What do the stats say about our little project …

Posted on 06/11/2013 by 5000 Poppies

I have just been looking at the last week’s stats for our blog and noted (with some excitement I might add) that there have been 5,542 views of the patterns in the last week alone.  Does that mean that 5,542 … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Poppies ….

Posted on 10/10/2013 by 5000 Poppies

It’s like Christmas Day every time I go to the post office … with another 150 poppies this week … we have now taken our total to 2679 … and your generosity continues to astound. It’s only a few weeks … Continue reading →

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The Poppies Keep Multiplying

Posted on 04/10/2013 by 5000 Poppies

So today lovely poppy queens and kings … we have passed the half way mark of our original target of 5,000.  And we have still not really started … so it’s not beyond the realms of possibility to get 10,000 … Continue reading →

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