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		<title>Exploring my inner scientist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I&#8217;ve been undertaking a series of experiments to attempt to create a variety of colours on a variety of metals. 

Patination experiments
This has involved using various chemicals, stamping my experiments so I know which is which later, taking copious notes as I work and using Top Secret (!) recipes which take anywhere from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.simonewalsh.com/2008/07/09/testing-patinas/</link>
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		<title>The joys and trials of production work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rose pendant
Most of the making work I do for my business is what I&#8217;d term &#8216;production work&#8217; - creating items which are not one-off designs and which are intended to sell and be worn by my customers.
Back when I was a student I used to see production work as a necessary evil - or at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.simonewalsh.com/2008/06/12/jewelry-production-work/</link>
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		<title>Drowning and waving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2008 has been a very difficult year for me - at least so far.  
It&#8217;s such a shame as I&#8217;d had such high hopes for so many exciting things getting underway this year, but so far I&#8217;ve been dogged by health issues and unexpectedly high demands from my four day a week job, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.simonewalsh.com/2008/06/11/drowning-and-waving/</link>
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		<title>Mailing list competition winner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all who subscribed to my mailing list during April.  I hope to have an email coming out to all of you soon, so keep your eyes peeled.
For those who weren&#8217;t aware, during the month of April I ran a competition for all subscribers to my mailing list to win a US$50 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.simonewalsh.com/2008/05/03/mailing-list-competition-winner/</link>
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		<title>Making myself at home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve lived in my current home in Sydney for around three years now.  But several months back - after realising that I&#8217;ve ended up in Sydney more by accident than by design - I decided I would be leaving this year.  
My destination was to have been Melbourne, but after getting to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.simonewalsh.com/2008/04/25/interior-design/</link>
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		<title>Roses &#038; poppies: now for sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My new mini range of poppies and roses jewellery is now properly photographed and listed in various of my handmade jewelry shops.

This rose pendant is made with four layers of disc-shaped pieces of sterling silver to create the petals.  The discs have been beaten, shaped with a variety of hammers and domed.  It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blog.simonewalsh.com/2008/04/12/new-poppies-roses-handmade-jewelry/</link>
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