Easter Projects to Sew
Easter and spring are such lovely seasons to sew for — full of soft colours, fresh starts, and small handmade touches that brighten your home. This time of year is perfect for quick, beginner‑friendly projects that use up your favourite scraps and add a little seasonal charm to your table, gift baskets, or décor. I’ve gathered ten of my most popular Easter and Spring sewing patterns below, each one simple to make, scrap‑friendly, and ideal for gifting. Whether you’re stitching for your home or … [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 … [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 … [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, … [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 … [Read More...]
Oven Glove Give Away
In 2006 I came runner up in the WA Young Inventor of the Year Schools Competition. I entered with my invention Mitt Magic - Oven Glove for the Junior Chef. It is an oven glove that goes all the way up to your elbow, is … [Read More...]
Don’t You Just Love Getting Mail?
Sarah and I arrived home from school and work today to a lovely package from our swap partner, Tania. We participated in our first ever scrap swap at Melly and Me. Tania sent us some lovely goodies – some luscious … [Read More...]
Stationery Set
This week we got the Get Creative Magazine for April. I had a look through it and decided to make the Stationery Set in the tween section using some of my many sheets of scrapbooking paper.Here is the inside of the set.I … [Read More...]
