I recently stumbled across a wonderful blog from a very talented Spanish crafter. I was fascinated by her cute little cat key pouches, and Pepi generously sent me a template to make them. I made mine into a coin purse with a key ring attachment. I … [Read more...]
Snippets of Midwestern Modern
After seeing a few bloggers recently reference Mosaic Maker, I decided to give it a whirl! Here are some snippets of a few little gift projects that I have been working on using Amy Butler’s Midwestern Modern. … [Read more...]
Girl Guide Gifts
This Week at Guides I received 20 packets of Guide biscuits to sell. It will take me a while to sell them (unless we eat them all first)!Last week at Girl Guides I made a no sew pillow out of red polar fleece.You need - A cushion … [Read more...]
Happy Mothers Day!
Wishing all you Mothers, Mothers to be, and Grandmothers a very happy Mothers Day! I was really spoilt today with breakfast in bed, lovely cards, and presents. Sarah baked two types of brownie – chocolate cheesecake, and white chocolate chunk – so I … [Read more...]
Coconut Ice
The luscious tones of raspberry and white gingham remind me of Coconut Ice. I have been playing around with some Chicken Scratch Embroidery over the past week, and have made a bookmark and pincushion using some cotton gingham and white crochet … [Read more...]
Visor Magic
In 2007 I won first place in the WA Inventor of the Year Schools competition in the Year 5-6 category. I entered with Visor Magic - a storage solution for your car. You attach it to your car sun visor and it fits sunglasses, pens and a mobile or … [Read more...]
Family Traditions and Handy Dandy Purses/Bags
Well the holidays are over and it has been back to school and work this week for the kids and I. Last week was so much fun with lots of outings, catching up with friends, sleepovers, and of course extra time to sew and bake! I made up a batch of … [Read more...]
Tissue Flowers and Bath Salts
On Thursday my friend came over for a sleep over. We made some bath salts together - Here is the recipe:1 cup baking soda1/2 cup Epsom Salts1/2 cup of Rock Salt10-12 drops of essential essencefood colouringMix … [Read more...]
Introducing Anouk…..
….the Eskimo Girl. She is made of warm and snuggly polar fleece (perfect for arctic temperatures), quilting cotton and wool felt. She was fun to put together yesterday.I was inspired by this sweet Eskimo print fabric that I purchased from Retro … [Read more...]
New Fabric and a Tag….
I am now officially on a weeks leave from work (yayy!!) I have spent this morning reorganising my sewing space and have plenty of plans for the week ahead (although the kids also have many plans for the rest of their school holidays that involve … [Read more...]
Practical Magic
There hasn’t been much crafting going on at our house this week (actually none at all!) We have my in-laws staying with us for the school holidays and they have been entertaining the kids with lot of card games (canasta, 500 etc) and board games … [Read more...]
Cushions
I have just completed a trio of cushions for my Living Room. This room is fairly simply furnished using predominantly natural earthy tones. I am going for a serene look, and we try and keep it uncluttered and ready to receive friends at a moments … [Read more...]
