For my second Wardrobe Refashion project I took the scissors to some three quarter pants that I’ve had for about two or three years. They’ve been good pants and I loved them when I first bought them, but over time…
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Heather purple dress, part 1
I have been sewing like mad over the past few weeks, what with the kids on holidays and I’ve got a break from my office work as we’re in the process of switching over computer systems, and I’ve nearly finished…
A dye-job
Looking through my wardrobe searching for new combinations of my clothes to wear each day, I am continually struck by how many of my shirts are … white… Yes, can’t seem to break my white shirt habit; I just love…
Jewel tones
Today I feel a bit old-world-jewel-y, like Aladdin’s cave wrapped around me somehow (yeeah, my similes sometimes, oftentimes leave much to be desired). I’ve always loved this fabric, bought on first sight at my favourite fabric shop, and felt inspired…
Cool neutrals
(Can I just start by saying that I looked back over a few of my old comments and people have written such kind and uplifting comments; thankyou all so much! Especially about my daughter’s ballgown, yes I am so proud…
Felted table runner
A few years ago my friend L, who’s enormously artistic and creative gathered a few like-minded souls about for a felting workshop. We all met at D’s house, loaded with buckets, soap and bubble wrap and launched into an extremely…
A day in the garden
I used to love gardening. Once upon a time, I would go into my garden and a couple of hours would disappear as I pruned, weeded, tended and fed my plants; now it’s more of a necessary weekly maintenance that…
Wardrobe Refashion, project 1
My daughter had an old puff skirt. Three problems: 1, the zip had broken, 2, she now hated it, and 3, most importantly, it was a puff skirt. A puff skirt. The type that if you wore now you would…
