Thankyou ladies, for your sweet comments yesterday. Really lifted my spirits to read your kind words. I think it’s so wonderful that we have this new international community at our fingertips, where women can support each other in our creative…
Month: June 2010
Except the boots…
Today my outfit is completely handmade by me!! Doesn’t happen with extreme frequency, especially during winter when jumpers and cardigans are in constant appearance, so feeling pretty pleased with this outfit! And my socks are knitted by me too, although…
Lounge room curtains, 1
One set of my lounge room curtains! There is another set, which I will post pictures of next week. I do try to limit my blogging in some ways, as in, yes, I do post every day which may be…
Spicey Rose chenille scarf
Here I’m in soccer Mum mode again… we lost… Not to worry, my scrummy scarf is to be talked about here today. I’ve possibly worn this before on the blog but not mentioned anything about its province, so today it…
Winterblue shirt
You’ve heard of “wintergreen”? Well I’ve decided this is “winterblue”! You know, a sort of arctic colour scheme and with the snowflake-like print ‘n all…? Today is my son Tim’s birthday, so of course I had to make him a…
Moody Blues socks
This is another pair of socks made from leftover wool (the stripe) and the plain blue Patonyle sock wool I bought to help eke out the leftovers… these socks have shrunk to the extent that only my daughter can wear…
Tobacco wool sheath
I made this tobacco wool-mix dress using Burda 8511, with fitting modifications about two years ago. The modifications were namely creating two long and deep front darts, deepening and lengthening the back darts, and bringing in the side seams. I…
Adding a lining to a finished skirt
My bottle green basic skirt has had an update! Well, not one you’d see, but one that will make it tons more wearable in my winter repertoire; I’ve added a lining. The first few times I wore this in autumn…
