Just before Lucy was born, Mum came down for a visit and brought a bag full of books and toys that were mine as a kid. Needless to say, some items had been very loved and had seen better days. Including this book: Richard Scarry books were a big favourite of mine and my sister… Read More
My close friend Rebecca’s daughter Zoe turned four this week and she was very keen to have a butterfly cake for her fairy themed party. Apart from the butterfly shape, my brief was to keep the colours bright and girly, but the decorations were completely up to me. Love these kinds of projects! Here’s how… Read More
My lovely friend Vanessa got a big surprise when her baby boy decided to arrive quickly and unexpectedly last Wednesday night, four weeks early. Great news, but I was caught short without a gift – I thought I had a bit longer to prepare something! She has a 3 year old daughter, so I knew… Read More
This week I participated in the Libby Top Sew Along over at Craftiness Is Not Optional. I have made a few things from this blog and I find the tutorials really easy to follow and great for a person who is fairly new to sewing (admission – I’ve only been sewing for about 6 months).… Read More
I am loving whales as a motif at the moment. They are great for sewing for both girls and boys, they can be cute and cartoonish or grown up, and I have always loved a marine theme. This is my favourite fabric at the moment – Whale Love by Dan Stiles. It is organic cotton,… Read More
The Peggy Skirt , inspired by the character Peggy from the show Mad Men, has been by far the most popular post on my blog so far and I have had such great feed back from many people – so thank you! I would like to give a special shout out to Sunny who sent… Read More
Here is some cuteness I thought I’d share. Anna is finally enjoying wearing hair clips so I made her some little animal friends to wear. She has hair that is in between – too short for a pony tail but too long around the face, so clips are perfect for her right now. You will… Read More
When I saw the Create with Me project for September over at Ucreate my first reaction was ‘yes please’! The project is the Tohoku Tote designed by Cheri from I am Momma-Hear Me Roar. She has a fantastic tutorial which is really easy to follow and here are the results: My interfacing didn’t behave during… Read More
On this day 60 years ago, my grandparents Ewen & Betty were celebrated their wedding day. Today we celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary with a party at their church hall with 60 friends and relatives. Betty & Ewen 15th September 1951 We had a great day and I think Nan & Pa are exhausted tonight,… Read More
We are currently working our way through Season 4 of Mad Men: Season 4 One of my favourite things about the show is the fantastic costumes. The episode I watched the other night had Peggy wearing a striking blue dress with red pleats. I loved it. Don’t know why it struck me – maybe because… Read More