Well, I had a great time celebrating the start of my 7th year of business! I loved reading all your comments, thanks so much for the love! A fun way to say thanks for a blogger like myself is to have a giveaway! So both 1 commentor and 1 newsletter subscriber can choose either a… Continue Reading
I had the whole morning yesterday to make my friend Adele a zip bag – it was her birthday and we had a lunch date! And yet, although it normally doesn’t take me long to do, between a zillion emails and phone calls to deal with, I ended up being in a rush and thus… Continue Reading
One of the things I’ve been commissioned to make is a set of owls in yellows and greys. I dyed some yellow tints and shades of grey to start the ball rolling, and had a lot of fun taking some pictures of them this afternoon: Ooh, don’t forget, I’m having a giveaway to celebrate my… Continue Reading
I am indeed a lucky duck! I was most fortunate to win a copy of Nicole Mallalieu’s most excellent book “You Sew, Girl! Your ultimate guide to sewing with confidence and style“. I’ve followed Nikki’s blog for years: she is a pattern designer, teacher and sewist extraordinaire and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her book was a… Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago I made an iPad envelope-style cover with a thistle stitched on it. My customer (Julie) was so happy with it, she ordered one for a friend who has an iPad mini! I put the flap on the long side when I made myself a cover for my iPad mini…I really… Continue Reading
I got these zip wallets done just in time for my show last weekend, and didn’t have time to share them until now! I had just enough time to take these fun pictures before packing up last Friday…I love having some fresh green herbs as a photo backdrop! Continue Reading
We had a good time at Red Dirt Art Festival this weekend! The weather started quite cool and cloudy, but warmed up to the perfect show weather. The only downside was the wind picked up quite a bit at 4, which make folding scarves quite difficult when it came time to pack up at 5.… Continue Reading
I had a great day – my Mother Earth Chemistry students gave their final presentations as a final exam. They each made something to eat involving some sort of food preservation technique (like fermentation…) and they explained how they planned out 2 different dyeing projects, evaluating whether they’d achieved the look they were going for,… Continue Reading