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Domestic diva IV

20/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Domestic diva IV

Hmmm, so you can tell I’m getting a bit jaded with my usual photo spots lately?  Just jazzing it up around my own home at the present… and trying to inject a bit more fun into this daily fashion post…

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Domestic diva III

19/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized27 Comments on Domestic diva III

This is an all-new outfit for today; another pair of corduroy jeans, these in my new favourite neutral, greige.  These are made using Burda 7863 again, fitted to me, with a zip placket and coin pocket added, and flared out…

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Domestic diva II

18/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized9 Comments on Domestic diva II

Captain’s log: Self Stitched September, Day 18; finding my no-double-up rule for this month tough… Yes, I know this is self-imposed and I don’t have to, but I’m stubborn that way and will see it through.  Heaven knows, I have…

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Domestic diva

17/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Domestic diva

The Maternity dress.  Oh, sorry, not aiming to mislead, I’m NOT expecting.  This is just the name I mentally gave to this dress ever since its debut out of the home atelier.  This final form here is quite a bit…

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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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On mixing prints

15/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on On mixing prints

Yikes!  Mixing prints!  So easy to get very very wrong…  Now (confession) I am feeling a leetle out of my comfort zone here with the mixing of prints this morning; well on choosing the python print top I did plan…

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The pseudo shirt-dress

14/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on The pseudo shirt-dress

Quiet day here, doing office work at home, so dressed comfy and casual-ish.  Walked the dog this morning.  Doing laundry and will hit up the supermarket later.  Blah blah. This outfit is what I’ve come to think of as my…

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Ladylike in brown

13/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on Ladylike in brown

This morning attended a ladylike morning tea to celebrate a friend’s birthday, so have thoroughly enjoyed the last hour sitting in the dappled shade of the jacarandas sipping tea from a charmingly cracked and mis-matched pretty china set, ahh, just…

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