Oh dear, I feel like I’ve been glued to the computer for the last 24 hours! Emails to answer, craft shows to organise, craft classes to finalise and of course new fabrics for the store! I’ve added 10 new fabrics this morning and here are some of my favourites……..cute little village by Trefle for Kokka, […]
{Keep Reading...}handmade market debrief
March 29, 2010 By 37 Comments
phew! we’re back! exhausted and we still need to unpack the car after such a busy weekend away. We headed down to canberra on saturday morning and checked into our hotel. It was lovely and flashy and everything was going fine until about 12 huge bikies from a notorious gang checked in, you couldn’t miss […]
{Keep Reading...}me and the camera
March 26, 2010 By 36 Comments
I love my new camera but the thought of me getting in front of the camera is not my idea of fun. I’ve known since Monday that I needed to take a picture of myself this week and of course I’ve left it till the very end of the week face up to the camera! […]
{Keep Reading...}just in time…
March 25, 2010 By 12 Comments
oh dear, more fabric to cut! I’m not quite sure whether it’s a good thing to have this fabric arrive today……. but I’m sure by Sunday when I’m at the market I’ll be glad it arrived just in time. I love it all and I think I catered for the boys well with 3 new […]
{Keep Reading...}still sewing
March 23, 2010 By 12 Comments
Please excuse my lack of blog posts! There are so many things to organise before we leave for Canberra but top priority is finishing my sewing. I always like to finish sewing a day or two before the market to give me time to do the smaller projects, cut fabric, pack everything for market, pack […]
{Keep Reading...}still loving my tree
March 21, 2010 By 30 Comments
with retro daddy home this week I’m enjoying a rare moment to sew at 9am on a weekday! It doesn’t happen very often and I hope this is what it will be like when all my lovelies are off at school….which seems like decades away right now. and while I’m sewing I am also admiring […]
{Keep Reading...}my new tree
March 19, 2010 By 16 Comments
thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words. They have meant so much to me. Life is always busy here and it keeps my mind off things. There is so much to get ready for including Handmade next Saturday in Canberra. I popped into a lovely shop today for a small […]
{Keep Reading...}cashmerino and cancer
March 19, 2010 By 63 Comments
Bendigo have just released a gorgeous new yarn called Melody! A blend of merino, cashmere and microfibre and is going to be the most perfect substitute for Debbie Bliss cashmerino in so many of the Debbie Bliss patterns I love! It’s a fraction of the price and there are some lovely colours so I’m off […]
{Keep Reading...}yes, I sew!
March 17, 2010 By 13 Comments
new readers of my blog might think all I do is use my slow cooker and do markets! But, I do sew, really I do! With handmade around the corner I’ve been cutting up dresses and getting to work on another 20 to take down with me.. here are a few waiting for binding ties. […]
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