When the summers are long and hot like they are here, and your daily activities include getting out and about in the sun a lot you need lots of light cool clothing that still provides protection from the sun. I…
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Valentine’s Day picnic
A hot hot hot Valentine’s Day yesterday, but by sunset a light breeze rippled through to freshen the air and the river foreshore was romantically dotted here and there with picnicking couples quietly toasting the day. As the sun set…
Tea Cosy, specimen 12
Here is the tea cosy I made for my friend K for her birthday last year. It is the last of the Roly Poly’s I made from the excellent book, “Wild Tea Cosies” by Loani Prior. My friend K is…
Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate…
Dug out the Bouchee dress again and am wearing it with my big wooden-beaded necklace. Today the necklace is bringing to my mind a display cabinet in a chocolate shop; an array of glossy Lindt truffles, strung together with Maltesers…
Paint spattered ball gown
Since I mentioned my paint spattered ball gown yesterday, I thought I’d post pictures of it today, plus a picture of the dress that inspired me, to allay suspicions of “copying”. (And just to clear up any misunderstandings, I am…
Design manifesto
I came across this on outsapop, and yeah, says it all really. However, I’d just like to expound on my personal philosophy on the subtle differences between inspiration and copying, and a further explanation on my label “own design” that…
By the lake
Today the sky is grey and white; the sun is veiled behind an impenetrable smudgy mattress and there’s a cool sharp tang in the air; such a relief after a hot few days. For those of us who like photography;…
Gelato colours
When wearing pastels, especially head-to-toe, one is in danger of looking sticky sickly sweet. Additionally if the silhouette is too “safe” you may come across as grandmotherly or queen-motherish. An outfit of this type needs some elements of hard-edge or…
