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A burdensome expectation…

11/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized16 Comments on A burdensome expectation…

Since I stopped buying any new readymade clothes I am finding it easier and easier to dress completely self-stitched on a regular basis, as some of my older store-bought clothes are starting to bite the dust.  I’ve always found it…

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Me and the best friend

06/10/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Me and the best friend

Nice to be back here with my big furry best friend again … On our last lovely balmy evening in Melbourne we met friends for dinner down by the Yarra River and chinwagged into the late late hours.  Our friends…

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Domestic diva VIII

24/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized15 Comments on Domestic diva VIII

For those of you wondering if the domestic diva series is nought but a ploy then wonder no more, for I do actually do housework around my house as well as sewing, er which OK admittedly has got unnecessarily high…

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Domestic diva VII

23/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Domestic diva VII

Went on a recky (translation; Aussie slang for reconnaissance mission) through the husband’s side of the wardrobe for this morning’s outfit.  Oh, btw, that’s just the shirt here, not the skirt hehe, in case you were wondering… Details: Shirt; Burda…

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Colour me Carpark

16/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized15 Comments on Colour me Carpark

I’ve made a new top… and the colour is some sort of colour not really grey but not really brown, but something in between.  Brey?  Gr-own? Or just a darker version of my new favourite neutral; greige…  (later edit, duh,…

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Green Day

11/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Green Day

Aaah, social whirling over and life is back to normal around here for a while…  I do like to go out and get dressed up once in a while and the social season is certainly upon us now spring is…

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It’s a jungle…

06/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on It’s a jungle…

Self Stitched September: Day 6; Trying to zip my way through my winter options now as the weather heats up, and truthfully I’m a little roasting in this jumper here today…! I was very inspired by the Marc Jacobs A/W…

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Urban Sport style

04/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Urban Sport style

Self-Stitched September, day 4…  I made this black parka a few years ago, completely inspired by the “urban sport” vibe of the Marni Spring/Summer 2007 collection, anyone remember this sort of look?  Although I copied the shape and style from…

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