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Month: April 2015

lurid green skirt

30/04/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized36 Comments on lurid green skirt

A delightful morning tea with Sue and Megan this morning seemed like a good opportunity to crack out my new skirt for its maiden voyage.  And we were meeting in Kings Park which is one of Perth’s most beautiful parks,…

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Inside Out

24/04/201518/04/2016 CarolynUncategorized28 Comments on Inside Out

Today is Fashion Revolution Day; where we are supposed to reflect upon the question; who made my clothes?  And yes, I am wearing everything inside out too even though I have no labels. You can find out more about how to get…

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fractal

21/04/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized105 Comments on fractal

I’ve made a weird patched dress using twelve old Tshirts of my boys’.  I know it’s bizarre and crazy and probably a little bit ugly but I totally love it! I’m constantly pinning patchwork-y and randomly asymmetric things.  I’m actually very inspired by and…

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two sea change tops and a little blue skirt

16/04/201522/09/2017 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on two sea change tops and a little blue skirt

I absolutely adored the new Lily Sage & Co Sea Change top when Debbie debuted it on instagram and rushed with unseemly haste to sign up when she called for testers.  My love has not diminished upon making up a…

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jumper of triangles

14/04/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized42 Comments on jumper of triangles

I’ve knitted a jumper  🙂 I’ve knitted jumpers before but this one felt different because I didn’t feel like I was knitting an actual real entire jumper, a process that can sometimes feel a bit never-ending while you’re so engaged… this…

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Maldives; a travel wardrobe

03/04/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized21 Comments on Maldives; a travel wardrobe

We have just returned from the most wonderful holiday on Velassaru in the Maldives *sigh* and it’s time for me to have the usual retrospective think about my travel wardrobe.  Such as; how did my selection work, was it appropriate,…

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