I almost called this new lingerie set “frozen”; which to be honest is more like an accurate description of me, actually, while disrobing for the purposes of trying it on, haha. #comeonsummer But finally, today the last day of winter…
Year: 2018
the Perth dress pattern, new size range
This much-requested new pattern has felt like a long time coming… I had a lot of requests from ladies wanting our Perth dress/blouse pattern to be made for a larger size range… so ta da! this new version is for…
Ms Winter
O hello, dahlings! This is Ms Winter. So very pleased to meet you! Her first name? well, what is in a name? Is a name, “just a name”, or does it mean something? We all know someone who makes…
ivory leather “camaraderie” sandals
This past weekend I had great fun doing a shoe-making workshop with the lovely Lisa, of The Shoe Camaraderie! This is a bucket list item I’ve obviously been wanting to do for aaaaaaaaages, so when I saw on instagram that…
10×10 challenge, winter
This is my fourth, and possibly final time taking part in the 10×10 challenge; I always said I would complete a full four seasons and … now I have! While I’ve enjoyed doing this challenge in previous seasons, I didn’t…
a mustard raincoat, oh and a skirt too
Hello! I’ve made a new raincoat! So, I’ve been wearing my pale pink Kelly anorak raincoat, made from a shower curtain, for several years now, it was undoubtedly my most worn garment of last year by a fair dinkum mile! and…
more soap…
So, I’ve been making some more soap, trying to develop a few new recipes of my own. Ever since my first go at soap-making, I’ve perused the oil selection at Coles with a lot more interest… and came home…
Elementary, my dear Sherlock
Yes, I know; a complete mis-quote of an already mis-quote… *braces oneself for outraged Holmes enthusiasts* But wot is this new thing I’m wearing ‘ere then?! Is it a jacket…? no, a cape…? some tweedy, distinctly Holmes-esque thing, somehow exuding…
