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A few weeks ago journalist Katrina Lobley visited to discuss the new book with Amanda & me. Click here to read her lovely article, featured in SMH’s Spectrum last weekend.
Last week we had a small shindig (at home, of course) to celebrate the launch of the new book. This was really so I could thank everyone involved for all their hard work and for being so...
When I partnered with Vinnies for the last retail campaign they asked me to donate my time to the Vinnies ‘Shop in Style’ competition. One lucky winner would receive $500 worth of vouchers to spend...
Last night I hosted a workshop for a local council initiative called Treading Lightly. I spent days and days preparing, sourcing materials people could use, sewing tools and various other bits and...
Last night I hosted a workshop on upcycling called Treading Lightly. I spent days and days sourcing materials people could use, sewing tools and various other bits and bobs I thought guests might...
I’m hosting another upcycling workshop next Thursday 18 April at Ashfield Library (fully booked but there is a waitlist) however, here’s something else for vintage lovers: Eleanor Keene, Historic...
I popped into Calico & Ivy recently to source goodies for the event at Surry Hills Library on Monday (which went so well, btw – I had a ball!) and chat with the lovely Sarah Wheatley, my Girl...
When I pitched the book proposal for The Crafty Minx at Home, I knew it had to include illustrations to convey many of the ideas in the text and balance out all the real imagery we’d be using. I’m...
Finally I’m able to share more about the new craft title (out on 1 April with HarperCollins) and the team who put it together. Stay tuned for updates over the next few weeks as well, because I’ll...
I’m having one of those weeks where I feel full to the point of bursting with passion for what I do. Yesterday I sat down at 8am and just wrote and wrote and wrote until a whole chapter was done,...
Only another six weeks or so until the new book is published here in Australia, and I’m anxiously awaiting my first advance copy. It should be arriving next week. In the interim, I’ve another...
Three hours to go before the crowd-funding campaign ends to produce talented stylist Pia Jane Bijkerk’s new book, Little Treasures: Made by Hand and she’s smashed it. Sign up to help out and follow...
Australian Women’s Weekly recently published their excellent annual Health Magazine, and I’ve contributed a feature about habits and the way they affect our health. I got such a kick out of...
Ms. Dash here came along to one of my pre-xmas upcycling workshops. She snapped up a crochet tablecloth I’d brought in with a pile of other vintage fabrics and clothing for people to play with, and...
I’ve been reading some ace books lately, a few of which rate a mention here and I’ve just realised they’re all non-fiction. Grace: a memoir by Grace Coddington I LOVE this book. US Vogue’s creative...
How great do these workshops at Cloth Fabric look? Sign up here for Project Lucky Dip, and here for Project Lovely Home.
A little while ago I received the most exciting news from my publisher at HarperCollins: Jane Brocket, author of The Gentle Art of Domesticity has written an endorsement for my new book. It felt...
Will you look at this obi-style belt one of the fine ladies in my pre-xmas workshop made from a pair of silk ties? Keeping my eyes open for old ties in cool patterns so I can make one for the...
Just further on from my last somewhat unhinged post, this is a new craft activity I’ve concocted for Olive: This is the game in which we pretend to be Clara Button, going in for a bit of freestyle...
I’ve been writing this blog for a few years now, and it’s hard to find things to say which are fresh or interesting without feeling like I might be boring you with the same stuff. Or coming over...
A few of you asked if I’ll be doing any Christmas craft this year, and I’ve certainly been working on decorations for magazines, even if my own home is looking decidedly un-festive so far. Here’s a...
I just wanted to share Krystal’s story with you here – this is why I’m so honoured to be involved with Vinnies: Homeless from the age of ten, Krystal has spent close to a decade moving from one...
The campaign I’ve been working on with Vinnies finally launched across the nation yesterday, so now I can share some of the images from our fabulous fashion shoot back in August, styled head-to-toe...
Yet another sneak peek at the next book with this quilt, similar to one appearing in The Crafty Minx at Home, which will be out early next year with HarperCollins (more to follow soon). If you...
I’ve been immersed in book revisions lately, so looking forward to my two workshops this weekend: Saturday at Warringah Mall Library, Dee Why and Sunday at the gorgeous Sydney Antique Centre in...
So I didn’t post this in time for Melbourne Cup but hey, get your cocktail on every day, I say (I didn’t even see the race… had a group of girlfriends round for high tea & champers yesterday - we...
Meet Maya, our gorgeous model for my craft project in this month’s Australian Women’s Weekly. I have to tell you, she was a STAR – we nailed this shot in less than ten minutes. Not bad for a...
A few weeks ago I launched my very dear friend Maggie Hamilton’s new book, Secret Girls’ Business at Better Read than Dead. This is such a glorious book. It’s all about the joys of being a girl;...
I visited Channel 9 again last Friday to demonstrate simple decoupage on Mornings. Here’s my favourite tea tray, decorated with a Marie Antoinette-style postcard from Versailles and a bunch of...
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