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THIS WEEK WAS ABOUT

Beck Wheelers Anti-Mascot gold medal winnin' Aussie Superhero... "Davo"

and the very close second and equal third anti-mascot minor medal winners

Our regular readers will know that of course this week has been about Survivor but we did manage to get out into the world and see some other amazing sights. The Anti Mascot Project at Platform was a hoot - and had us thinking of a full size knitted Lord Mayor John So.

45 Downstairs Surprised us with Wordly Goods: Fantasy Coffins from Ghana. Nothing makes us happier than a big wooden chicken. When trying to imagine our final resting place it was hard to go past a giant ball of string, combining our love of craft, stationery, spheres and useful things (not to mention string theory).

you lose it out here and you're in a world of hurt

WE MADE IT OURSELVES

One of hml's favourite movies is Predator... and a favourite scene from said movie is when the Indian chiefs strips naked to the waist, applies warpaint to his cheeks, ties the headband of his fore-fathers firmly around his head and walks unarmed onto the tree bridge to face the dreadlocked beast.

Survivor also uses the tribal headband to great effect, and with this in mind we decided to make ourselves a potato print (hey we're Irish) camouflage HML headband to wear during moments of competitive crafting, alien invasion or just to keep the hair out of our eyes while dusting...

love shack

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

really given the theme, could it be anything else but this...

Beware those who dont like a spoiler - the U.S. website is weeks ahead of us. You can however use this insiders guide to uncannily predict exiled survivors from week to week and amaze your workmates around the watercooler.

We thought those of you who might not be interested in Survivor per se but still harbour a love of all things bamboo might like to order their own 'Survivor shack' for the backyard. The HML office is being transformed as we speak into Tiki Lounge Splendour. The appeal? If you can lash furniture together with bamboo and rope, mix a mean pina colada and wear a good batik print all the while - what is not to love about that?

bali high...

CRAFT FIND OF THE WEEK

BECK: A few years back I had myself a genuine tiki lounge in my home to rival Smorgys, complete with a fish filled bar, bamboo lounge-suite, Hawaiian record collection, fake palms and battery operated dancing hula girls. Although the lounge is now history I've never been able to part with the hand carved plastic lighter that sat so proudly next to the coconut monkey ashtray atop the bar.

Given our exile island survivor theme I really couldnt go past it as craft find of the week.

While ugly to some for me it remains a reminder of a more glamorous time of exotic drinks, bad men and dodgy nightclub singers - in other words heaven.

which reminds me where did I put my leopard skin stilettos?

the tribe has spoken

SHOW/S OF THE WEEK:

We're revealing quite a lot about ourselves with this weeks pick for the show of the week, but there is currently no prime time show that involves more craft than SURVIVOR. I mean you just have to look at the immunity idols and neckpieces, challenge game pieces and tribal council sets to see that the handmade is alive and well at CBS.
We here at hml love it, although we always wish they'd get a decent carver or basket weaver on the show to make more Gilligans Island type shelters, but I guess without the genius of the Professor or the overseeing eye of Thurston Howell the 3rd where are you...

survivors are you ready?