- rainbows in the spare bedroom (window-crystals + layers of wool and flannel bedding) - last days of the cream orchids (the green denby teaset was an amazing second-hand shop find last week- my gran...
No, I'm not going to write about sewing buttonholes, because I don't enjoy those very much. Rather, I was remembering today about how sometimes, little sprays of flowers pinned to a shirt o...
I found the book Russian Textiles: Printed Cloth for the Bazaars of Central Asia at the library, and even though it's due back, I don't want to return it! I think I'll need to order my...
A weekend trip to a wild south coast beach inspired a bit of white embroidery on some old blue linen- like the white tips of the waves out at sea. The stiches themselves were based on that kind of wh...
I found a handful of gingko leaves on the road outside our house last week. They were covered in road dust and marked from gravel and feet but I took them in anyway. I've not seen a gingko tree ...
I made some new coats for today's shop update- in various sizes. I had cut these out a while ago and they were just sitting on my desk, so I'm pleased to see them sewn up now. Of course I h...
I have a little knitting project on the go, (some slippers with pompoms on the toes) but I am a woefully slow knitter, and my 'storage place' for my knitting happens to be under the couch. ...
The fabric sale- Fabricabrac- that I wrote about on Friday was really great- there were so many lovely fabric finds on offer. My class went okay too- thank you to everyone who came along! I must reme...
I made the tote bag above from some of my current favourite vintage fabrics. The botanical print was kindly sent by Cori in Portland, Oregon and the brown wool was from Rachelle. The handles are made...
This is a small outfit I made for baby girl born last month. The cardigan is a tiny little knitted one I found second-hand. I changed the buttons to brown coconut-shell ones, and did a bit of embroid...
I noticed a bit of a mustard-yellow theme going on in today's shop update- I think I must be trying to warm up somehow and thinking golden thoughts. We have old-fashioned printed yellow roses an...
This morning I joined in with a small community craft group and had a great time hanging out with some new women and preschoolers. One of the women, Rachelle, is organising The Great Sock Money Chall...
Happy Mother's Day for yesterday, if you observed it. It's pretty nice, I think, to have a day set aside for acknowledging everyone who looks after others, even if it's not just '...
I spent some of today sewing at the machine. I've made some clothes for friends' children- some warm winter things such as corduroy pants and skirts. Plus a crossover cardigan from some rec...
Here is some leafy green goodness from our holiday as an antidote for the cold rainy weather here. Looking at those leafy scenes from the island are nearly enough to warm me up, but I think the heate...
Here are a few photos of the island wedding of my brother, T and his partner S. The flowers in the bouquets and decorations were pretty gorgeous and the scent was amazing- there were frangipani, boug...
We arrived home from our holiday on the weekend and I must admit that the Wellington climate came as a shock- it was so warm on our island. What a beautiful place- at the information centre there was...
We are going away for a week - just K and I. My brother is getting married on this tropical island and K is going to be a flowergirl, so we're dusting off the passports and flying out tomorrow. ...
I had two lucky second-hand finds: an old piece of hand-embroidered linen that was just asking to be made into some baby shoes (I haven't made any of these in ages- I'd almost forgotten how...
I made some recycled tote bags for my shop update today- using some fairly disparate fabrics from my shelves including linen, corduroy, and some beautiful old printed velveteen gifted by Louana recen...
Tomorrow we'll observe ANZAC day here, and every year I make anzac biscuits for the kids to have in their lunchboxes throughout April. Maybe I overdid it last year, because I felt a little unins...
I don't have much finished work to show you today, as I've been busy doing other things and I even noticed a spiderweb across my sewing machine this morning. Oh dear. Today was golden and s...
It's nice to be back in the city after a few days away. The colder weather back here is not too much of a shock, and it was lovely to see family and friends again, and eat as many feijoas as pos...
I've just finished the book 'Blankets' by Craig Thompson and had to sing its praises on my blog because it was such a moving and beautiful read. It's a graphic novel written in 20...
My vintage wallpaper obsession continues, and this time I have found the simplest way to use and admire it: postcards. I have made up some sets with envelopes to give away, and lots more to use mysel...
The kids did a bit of artwork this morning (school holidays) and K handed me this little rose watercolour. It reminded me of this small coat that I included in my shop update this morning: I used han...
I bought a book about identifying wildflowers at the opshop today, and the elderly lady behind the counter said jealously, 'I suppose you're about to go out and look for some right now, are...
It's been a very good Friday around these parts, starting with a no-school sleep-in, extended waffle breakfast and general lazing about. Then I got some work done, which is always a good feeling...
Do you ever find amazing fabric on old mattresses when you are 2nd-hand shopping? I do, because for some reason mattresses often have the best designs. Bu I never like them enough to buy the actual m...
I cut into my stash of tweedy vintage wool fabrics to make a few more jackets- these are part of my etsy shop update today and were fun to make. Especially choosing the matching vintage linings and b...
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