So today I’m taking stock of the mess and devastation around our house from yesterday’s storm. Perhaps an outfit post for the day seems inappropriate but now I’m so in the habit of popping my camera into my backpack I…
Tag: own design
Canal Rocks
Full day today, this is why I’m posting so late tonight. We had a busy sociable day, and rounded off by going to watch the sun set over the ocean. Here, my husband took so many beautiful photos, and also…
St Patrick’s Day
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…
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…
Wardrobe Refashion, project 6
This refashion was actually excessively easy and barely worth a tutorial of “during” pictures, but here it is… I started out with these drawstring waist, three quarter pants. They are shapeless and unattractive and only suitable for pyjamas… but the…
Making boring black satin “snake-worthy”
So I’m working on this python print satin outfit, inspired by this gorgeousness of Prada. (At right, Prada, Spring/Summer 09) I’ve finished the top. And I really want some kind of black detailing on the skirt to offset the python…
“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…
