Little owl project It may not be completely obvious but if you look around my blog or Facebook page you will notice I have a little bit of a thing for owls. On the weekend, I went to a craft retreat with girls from The Sewing Sisterhood. I have met most of them before and […]
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Happy birthday to my baby boy For yesterday (I didn’t want to mess with my Pin it Friday post!). Really it doesn’t seem like 7 years since he was like this! Look at those lashes – ahh-maze-ing! This was his first day of ‘school’. I went back to work a couple of days a week […]
And the winners are…. Ready for the Oscar moment (kinda feels like it with that intro!). The winners of the Funky Mister Shorts pattern giveaways are …drum roll … Melissa aka Ms Midge is the winner of the sewer giveaway – winning the pattern and fabric of her choosing (you have to let me know!). […]
Ten things to include in your craft market or show survival kit I’m not talking about your products or displays, I’m talking about all the extra things you might need or not think to take. A survival kit basically! I keep all my things in a little plastic box with a lid. It all fits […]
Pattern review: Little Sew and Sews Tool Set and Saw Another one for boys – in honour of my little man’s birthday this week. Little Sew and Sews Tool Set and Saw Once again a review of a pattern especially for little boys (although I have made girls versions of these too!). I did a […]
Celebrating turning seven – Beckham style! On Saturday we had a lovely party for Master almost 7 (he will actually turn 7 on Friday). The weather has been terrible in Melbourne over the last few weeks and I was very nervous about having his party outside. The Friday was beautiful – sunny, warm and perfect. […]
Does everyone appreciate handmade? – a reflection When I committed to do Blogtoberfest again I thought I would look back on the posts I did two years ago. How funny it is to look back on what I wrote and how I have evolved as a blogger (I now get a lot more comments thanks […]
Trying to improve my photography skills I recently spent some time with my bestie learning how to take better photos. I will admit (I hope she doesn’t read this!!), that I was completely overwhelmed. Well, it wasn’t really that bad but from knowing nothing but turning my camera to auto, to learning all about shutterspeed, […]
How to prepare for a market So you have made your application and been accepted – congratulations! What now? I think one of the hardest things to determine is what you need to take to the market. In the coming weeks, I will share with you my survival kit and tips on displaying your products. […]
Day 31 – What is a Boobook? I regularly get asked the question – what is a Boobook? “The Boobook Owl is the smallest and most common owl in Australia. It is dark brown above and rufous-brown below with white streaks and spots. The face has brown disc and the eyes are large and yellow. […]