Last post I shared what I made for Kerrie – today I am sharing what I was sent from Anissa from Grow Mama. How lovely is it to receive a parcel in the mail? Especially when it is an international parcel! All the way across the ditch from New Zealand came my scrap bag swap… Read More
Recently I participated in the Scrap Bag Swap organised and hosted by Nin from The Wardrobe. My partner was a lady named Kerrie from Napier, New Zealand (fun – love an international swap!) The swap requirements were that – 1. You send some scraps from your stash, and 2. You make a bag to put… Read More
The creativity has been a little slow around here recently. We have been away on holiday lately so the sewing machine has been a little bit neglected but I’m getting back in the swing of things this week. I have seen a few selvedge projects floating around in blog land, and I have always loved… Read More
I’ve been quiet this week. We have just had a lovely weekend down at the beach with some friends. Usual business will resume this week, but first I thought I’d pop in to give you some info that I know you’ll like! You all know I love swaps! So you MUST check out this one… Read More
It feels like Christmas was a very long time ago, but thanks to the tardiness of Australia Post and the USPS, I still have one more Christmas post for you! I participated in a handmade card swap hosted by Fingerprints on the Fridge, and was partnered with the lovely Hailey from Coastal Heart, Country Soul.… Read More
As you know from my last post, I participated in the Craftaholics Anonymous Gift Swap. Such fun! I made three items for my swap partner Amanda – the first one is the Buttercup bag which is a gorgeous pattern designed by Rae from Made by Rae. After I had made it, I was having… Read More
I participated in the huge Winter Swap (summer for us Australians) over at Craftaholics Anonymous! A few months ago I did my first swap (you may remember from posts here and here) and it was so much fun and I had such a great swap partner that I decided I would definitely do some… Read More
As you have been reading in my recent posts, I participated in a Fall / Halloween swap hosted by Pink Stitches. The other day a lovely parcel arrived from the USA, and these are the gifts that my swap partner Brandi sent to me! Too funny – you may remember the ‘Spooky Pouch‘ I made… Read More
So what do you do with those kitsch souvenir tea towels you found in your Nanna’s cupboard? Make them into dresses of course! You know when you have those ideas and you think ‘this could be brilliant or it could be so horribly, horribly wrong!’? This was one of those for me, but I think… Read More
I made three items for my swap partner Brandi for the Fall/Halloween themed swap organised by Bonnie at Pink Stitches. You have already seen the cute Halloween purse, so here is the Fall themed item – I have called it The Autumn bag. I found this beautiful fabric, Co Co Chi by Kokka. After a… Read More