Last night we went to see Wes Andersons new film Moonrise Kingdom. I swear Ive been waiting for it to come out for agggess, & it was really so lovely. As always, it looked so beautiful.I really l...
(photo from a walk last week)So, Ive been having some big old thinking about fabric & all that jazz. I have run out of certain Monaluna fabrics, & am contemplating what to rebuy & w...
Hello there, I hope everyone had a super weekend.This is my Studio Sunday post for yesterday (I spent the whole day sleeping as I am am such an old lady these days & not used to going out on a Sa...
Heads up - This post has nothing to do with sewing.We are now the proud owners of a 1959 French ex army truck. It arrived in the village on the back of a lorry in the dark of Friday night. It is beau...
Quite rightly!Ive been wanting to experiment with natural dying for a while now. So, I suddenly I felt very inspired after seeing this & this.I tried first with some turmeric that I found in the ...
Yes, the title is a quote from Alan Sugar from this weeks Apprentice. Yes, I like trashy TV quite a bit.But, to be honest, I think he might be right.I have been debating with myself as to where to go...
Today was gloriously sunny. It seems pink is all over the place & I love it.When I was younger I had to do May Day in the village (dancing around a pole with ribbons) which was highly embarrassin...
Just some pictures of things I have been up to.A chevron skirt packaged up. Just finishing this dress for an Etsy order - different version of my Brandy Snapp dress.I had to take another dress ...
When I lived in London I was sort of obsessed with Liberty. I hated all that Oxford Street stuff, but Id love to walk through Soho & up Carnaby Street & just wonder around Liberty gazing at b...
The weather has turned back to drizzly & wet & grey around here. This morning I lit the fire at 9.30! Its quite nice to be able to just stay in doors & finish some orders, sort out my stu...
Proper Job is an amazing place near where we live, its sort of a privately run recycling/non-profit organisation that is jam packed with amazing furniture/clothes/fabric/book/ everything you could eve...
As I said in my previous posts - Im going to start working my way through my fabric collection & making up dresses as I go along. One of a kind dresses. Totally unique. I made one yesterday &...
Its amazing how Spring cleaning makes such sense. Something in the air makes you want to open all the windows, pull back the dusty covers & throw out old clutter. Im feeling this a lot at the mom...
Bonjour mon ami. Sorry for this lack of blogging. Over Easter we crammed 9 people into our trusty old VW van & drove all the way from Devon, to Dover, to Calais, to Toulous & then to the Cana...
When youve got a digital cam & a pair of old binoculars!
Golly gosh, it feels like I havent blogged in a very long time. Im sure Im not missed, but I have missed it.Last week something crazy happened & somehow everyone seemed to get onto my Etsy & ...
Hello lovelies - Happy weekend!Id like to say thanks for all the support & for following my little blog & also I finally reached 100 facebook likes, YAY.So I am now having a rather large sale...
My friend & neighbour Helen is an artist. She does beautiful dreamy paintings, & kindly let me into her studio this morning to take photos of where she works.{Prepare for a photo overload}Vis...
Hello there, hope everyones having a super weekend.Just a quick push for Facebook members! I know its a little repetitive, but its a good extension of the blog & Id like the two to stay connected...
Tomorrow (Saturday) Ill be at the Crikey Its Vintage event in Exeter selling dresses, skirts, tops, handmade flower headbands, pocket mirrors, vintage tea-cups & other lovelies!Im still not packe...
(I know its no longer Sunday - Im running a few days late this week in my brain) I understand that some people might find it hard to take, but I am uncontrollably messy. It actually becomes quite a p...
A few weeks ago I was contacted by someone at Manchester Uni who wanted to write her first little fashion article... about me!Of course I was very flattered indeed & said yes please. I have been ...
After the sell out Versace for H&M, I am now totally obsessed with the Marni H&M collection coming on 8th March. Unfortunately one of my new years resolutions was to buy no clothes until June...
Today has been a lazy Sunday, its been splendidly sunny & such a feeling of spring. We actually had brunch outside (okay it was very very chilly) but things are looking up.I cant share any photos...
Today we went to Totnes, every Friday there is a market, & they have some really lovely stuff for very reasonable prices indeed. We got so carried away we got a parking ticket. Not so reasonable....
Hello there.Well for once I have actually been a little short on things to blog about. Normally I am stopping myself from blogging too much but this week RM & I went down to Cornwall to do some d...
A whole post on labels? How boring! Well... I like them :)I totally forgot to get pic of all my dresses together (all 8 would have looked lovely I think).But I did get some snaps of my snazzy labels....
Last Sunday we spent all day freezing our socks off at the snowy Backyard Market in London. Im not going to lie, it was a bit of a flop. Just as the country goes into a big freeze we decide to sell c...
This weekend weve been in London. Doing some cultural things, seeing some theatre, eating tasty food & visiting some galleries (gift shops).As Im not at home I cant show what is up in my studio -...
Tomorrow me & RM will be selling a bunch of lovingly hand printed tees & sweatshirts (along with other goodies) in East London at the Backyard Market.Dont be shy if you are a London dweller b...
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