How do I know it’s St Patrick’s Day, even though we don’t make a big deal out of it here in Australia? Why, because the Spotlight stores, which are heavily influenced by American merchandising choices are simply chocka with fluorescent…
Tag: Fabulous fabrics
Borrowing from husband’s wardrobe, again…
Woot, for autumn! I think the hot weather has finally settled down after a last scorcher on Friday and I’m in the mood for some of my cooler weather gear and some cooler weather colouring…. This skirt has been a…
Evening bag, specimen 1
So a new year brings with it a new round of birthday prezzies to be conceived. For M’s birthday I made her this little evening bag. It is made out of some leftover silk hessian (remember the heather purple dress?),…
Candy floss colours
The colours in my photos have disappointed me a little as my camisole is really pinker than it appears here. Today I felt in the mood for an artificial and unnatural candy-floss pop of colour, a peek into the Hello…
Carpet of leaves
Autumn is my favourite season. The extreme of heat has passed so the mornings are pleasant and cool, and yet the days are still warm enough for swimming, walking, picnics and enjoyable sociable activities. And who says Australia doesn’t get…
“What a curious feeling…”
When I sat under this tree today I felt a bit like a gypsy-ish Alice in Wonderland. I had this big solid tree comfortably at my back with its branches swaying and drooping, its canopy of foliage like a whispering…
Orange skirt
I’ve finished a new skirt, as part of my autumn wardrobe plans! It was a little delayed in getting finished as I debated whether to go and buy matching cotton to finish the seams ; yeah, HongKong seaming is my…
Chocolate, gold and turquoise
Above, the sky is a rich intense shade of turquoise with not a single wisp of cloud to mar its relentless plane of colour; it’s not surprising I was drawn to this vivid and gorgeous shade of nail varnish… (if…
