So I was wondering whether to do a me-made May summary, whereby I drone on about “what I learned” and all that blahdeblah, or to just stick with my schedule of a brief monthly update on my Year of Handmade. Clearly,…
Category: fashion
the year of handmade, 2
above; a few of les outfits de handmade from this month. The whole lot can be seen here So, my second month of wearing exclusively head-to-toe handmade clothing is up… how’s it going? well, still ticking along … 🙂 As predicted; clothes…
the year of handmade, 1
So, since I’ve already been quietly getting on with it for the last month and it’s actually been successful so far! I think I can finally officially announce that I am doing this thing; my Year of Handmade. For a period of…
dark chocolate suedette
I’ve made a new little top. And I’m so happy with it in my outfit! far more than I thought I would be 🙂 Making the little top was almost a spur of the moment thing… see, I’m going out tonight and…
on wearing a kimono
A day wearing kimono! During our week in Tokyo I met up with Yoshimi, and together with my daughter Cassie and my son’s girlfriend Kelly the four of us were dressed properly in traditional kimono by professional kimono dressers. We even had our hair done and…
Japan; a travel wardrobe
Ever wanted to know how to pack super-minimally for a 2 week winter-time skiing holiday? Well it’s pretty simple. In a nutshell, only pack one of each thing and wear the same outfit every day. End post. Hehe, not really, but actually…
all Aussie adventures
MY OUTFIT IS FINISHED!!! And I am showing it all together here for the first time. Can I just say right here; wooooohooooot! The challenge, as laid out by Nicki of this is moonlight, should you choose to accept it,…
I made matching shoes and bag
I’ve finished the next coupla components in my 1 year 1 outfit project! First up; shoes! Following the same formula that I used for my previous two pairs of shoes; these have a carved wooden base and a fabric top.…
