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;…
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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…
Birthday girl
Today is my daughter’s birthday…. Happy birthday, sweets! So I really wanted to feature her for today’s post. Luckily she hasn’t started uni yet and she agreed to pose for me. She’s wearing a dress I made about three years…
Tea Cosy, specimen 11
This is the tea cosy I knitted for my friend A for her birthday. It’s actually the very first tea cosy I made out of all of them and I love its little bobbles. It’s made from Jo Sharp wool;…
Khaki and lace
Today I look a little like I’m on safari. Hilarious, considering the only wildlife around the beach here is birds, possums, the odd bobtail and Sienna. I know I showcased this olive skirt only recently, paired with a rainbow of…
Wardrobe Refashion, project 5
Has anyone seen the Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2010 collection, a parade which included what looks like Frankenstein-ed business shirts jammed together in magnificent artistic disarray, at left; sigh, pure gorgeousness incarnate, no? I think Vivienne Westwood is a design genius,…
Teal dress and, er, white lacy thing
I apologise in advance for the appearance of a yet another white lacy number. I actually made this about a year ago and don’t wear it very much, especially not since I became aware of and then started feeling embarrassed…
Kreativ Blogger Award
Thankyou so much Yoshimi for giving me this Kreativ Blogger Award! So today instead of my usual sewing and fashion post ( I did have something planned , but I’ll do it tomorrow) I’ll try to dredge up 7 things…
