Heya’all. I’ve made this new dress. Actually, I made it ages ago. And took most of these photos ages ago too. Bad lazy blogger! I wore it recently as my “travelling dress” when we holidayed in Broome, and it was…
the year of handmade, 8
I’m now 8 months into my year of handmade! two thirds of the way through… Above is a small selection of some of my favourite outfits from over the past month, the entire collection so far can be viewed in…
strappy white summer sandals (shoes)
The weather is warming up, and I looked out Le Footwear from last summer and recoiled in horror at the hideously decrepit state of Le Thongs. I wear my thongs a tonne, and for everything; walking the dog, housework, to the beach where there…
a Kelly for Kelly, and one for Cassie too…
O hey-a! After finishing my own Kelly anorak and having it admired to the nth degree by family members, I made a few more! a pale grey one for Cassie, and I also made a deep cobalt blue one for…
Kelly anorak as a raincoat
Hello! I’ve made a new raincoat! This is the Kelly anorak by Closet Case patterns, and I knew straight away I wanted to make it as a raincoat… why? well we’ve had officially the wettest winter and early spring on record,…
black suede oxfords (shoes)
Hello. I’ve made some new shoes… some black suede oxfords. My fourth pair of black oxfords. Fourth?! Ha! Yes, four pairs seems a tad excessive, mmmmm? but really, my first three pairs were all in the realm of practise runs really.…
the year of handmade, 7
I’m seven months into my Year of 100% Handmade; just five short months to go!! above is a selection of my favourite outfits in the last month, the whole kit and caboodle can be seen in my Year of Handmade…
pretty duds, plain duds
Sooo….. I’ve been making underwear, and recently have produced two new sets; one is sorta Oo-la-la while the other is more of the Serviceable variety. Madame Serviceable? you’re up first! “Pretty” is all very well but we all need some plains in our…
