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Eating humble pie…

22/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Eating humble pie…

Yah, OK, so I went to the vintage fair.  And it was pretty cool. What can I say, the last post I wrote I was still feeling grumpy and unsociable, heat waves have that effect on me.  Sunday brought a…

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Thoughts on the “vintage” trend

20/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on Thoughts on the “vintage” trend

A friend passed on to me tickets to a Vintage Market on this weekend, promising “Vintage and Retro Men’s and Women’s Clothing and Accessories”, and sorry, but I can’t help but feel a bit yawn-y about the whole thing.  And…

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Navy blue blazer; 6 different ways

15/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized18 Comments on Navy blue blazer; 6 different ways

Oh this was so easy it felt like cheating; after all, it’s not so much a matter of hunting about to find what will go with a classic navy blue blazer, because of course everything goes with this thing!  So rather…

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Dress with, er, lace

13/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized19 Comments on Dress with, er, lace

OK, so my lace addiction is so well documented by now, no need to make any lame excuses… I saw a dress kind of similar to this in a boutique window and I wanted to make something like… as well,…

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Dove grey skirt, Japanese

09/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Dove grey skirt, Japanese

So I’ve made a new skirt, this one is skirt “d” from the Japanese pattern book, “Unique Clothes Any Way You Like” by Natsuno Hirawai.  I’m already in love with its tendency to flutter and float about my legs as…

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Daffodil Day

27/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Daffodil Day

Today is Daffodil Day in Australia. Like just about everyone, cancer has touched my life too.  I have lost family members and friends.  One close friend is a survivor.  It’s nice to have a reason to buy flowers.  I would…

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Pink lace dress

21/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized16 Comments on Pink lace dress

I’ve made a new dress for spring, but I’ve persuaded Bessie to model it for today… because I’ve started to think about Self-Stitched September coming up where I’ll be documenting my handmade daily outfits everyday (hope that’s not going to…

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Leopard twin-set; 6 different ways

19/08/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized15 Comments on Leopard twin-set; 6 different ways

  I haven’t done one of these for a while and I just felt like doing another one, thanks to my enthusiasm for my new leopard print twinset! I foresee the future usefulness and versatility of this twin-set is in…

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