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Last day of autumn

31/05/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Last day of autumn

Today is the last day of autumn 🙁 So I thought I’d mark it by wearing my favourite autumn made garment; my trench coat.  I’ve got it on over a Tshirt and skirt here, but I like how trenches can…

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Navy blue jacket

24/05/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Navy blue jacket

Digging through my winter wardrobe is producing some old creations…  This jacket I made about two years ago and wore quite a lot for the last two winters.  This year I looked at it a bit sideways, wondering if it…

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Cloudy with a chance of brights

22/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on Cloudy with a chance of brights

Yes, (air fist punch) we got rain!  And lots of it.  And my favourite kind, overnight rain.  The garden doesn’t smell at all now … well, OK just a tiny bit, but not like yesterday.  When the timing of these…

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Ruthlessly cutting off 4 inches of python…

19/05/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Ruthlessly cutting off 4 inches of python…

Something had been bothering me about this python skirt (first posted here) and I finally realised what it was.  The length.  It just wasn’t me.  I think skirts suit me best when they are either quite long, like mid-calf to…

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Long n’ skinny scarf

10/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Long n’ skinny scarf

Today is the first time I have showcased this scarf on the bloggeroonie. I made this about two years ago when big woollen loopy scarves made a small splash on the fashion scene.  I bought three balls of lovely soft…

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Bottle green Basic

08/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Bottle green Basic

I made a new skirt! This latest is the result of wanting a little quick and easy skirt that I could just throw on for any occasion, something like my olive green corduroy skirt that is such a staple in…

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Knotty blue scarf

06/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Knotty blue scarf

It’s been an embarrassingly long while since I did a re-fashion.  My big bag of toss-out garments is still sitting there, taunting me.  And this re-fashion is so … trite, it’s barely worth the label “re-fashion”.  Still, in my defence,…

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Denim, lace and burnt orange

04/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Denim, lace and burnt orange

Being a casual-ish, friendly sort of a day today I’m dressing to suit.  I had to do some work in the office (groan) but managed to squeeze in a quick morning tea with some friends and also a lunch with…

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