catchy, no??? well the sky is very dirty this morning and for the allergy and asthma sufferers of the house it spells a day indoors…. But last night I turned one of retro daddy’s nice work shirts (he only buys them from london but has a tendency to put holes in the elbows) into some […]
{Keep Reading...}yo-yo addict…
September 19, 2009 By 16 Comments
Yes, my name is corrie and I’m a clover yo-yo maker addict….’hi corrie’ you’re all supposed to say now! Its true, I am addicted to those little plastic yo-yo makers that come from japan in all shapes and sizes so much so that I’ll be stocking them in my shop soon so that I can […]
{Keep Reading...}brotherly love
September 17, 2009 By 12 Comments
yesterday we welcomed a new little brother to the family…..an overlocker!!!!!!!!! pretty cute, no? I like that I can pick up the phone, order it and have it here the same day without leaving home!!!! nice service, nice prices so its win win and I can have nice neat seams and easy nappies! I was […]
{Keep Reading...}its another giveaway
September 16, 2009 By 107 Comments
yes time for another giveaway! I’m so busy looking after little mr chicken pox (who looks like he’s been taken from a page of a medical journal) that there has been no time for sewing or showing you beautiful things I’ve been making… All done! Thanks ladies for entering…keep an eye out for next week’s […]
{Keep Reading...}ready for the library
September 14, 2009 By 7 Comments
Its been a while since I’ve stocked cute canvases but they are just made for little library bags. No lining required, sturdy but easy to sew and best of all….. done in no time and ready for Keira to take down to the library for story time! But that will just have to be next […]
{Keep Reading...}weekend productivity
September 13, 2009 By 4 Comments
now that its warming up, I can sew at night time in the back room and not freeze to death! So last night I whipped up a few things…..a simple linen skirt, less than half a metre does this little skirt in no time! a french apartment skirt or the barbie skirt as keira likes […]
{Keep Reading...}sweet summer dresses
September 12, 2009 By 19 Comments
we are having the warmest weather at the moment so it was the perfect timing to finish off a pile of dreses I’d been working on…. I’ve also found the sunniest spot in the house to photograph finished items for my blog…..an unlikely spot, the twins wardrobe! awww thankes everyone for your nice comments. I […]
{Keep Reading...}I want to sew!
September 9, 2009 By 3 Comments
is it the weekend already? Can retro daddy mind my little ones and let me do some sewing So many ideas with all the lovely new fabrics in store today oh and magazines…I just want to keep it all to myself! better wait till the weekend and till then get back to my home duties! […]
{Keep Reading...}my new sales assistants
September 8, 2009 By 7 Comments
yes aren’t I lucky to have such ‘helpful’ little ladies around the place! It will be a while before they are up to cutting and packing but for now they love to get involved in things…… new fabrics will be in the store at 9pm tonight!!!
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