left: My standing desk right: Did you know Hemingway wrote standing up? Well okay, a temporary standing desk. The Boy and I are living with…
Category: Make
Truffle Dress Inspiration
So I’m still very slowly making my way through the Colette Patterns Sewing Handbook, and now I’m up to the Truffle Dress! As you can…
Colette Patterns Pastille dress
FINALLY finished this dress! If you’re new around here or not paying attention, I actually started this dress back in February and was having a…
Winning!
I usually don’t bother entering contests on blogs because I never win anything, but decided to try a couple just for the heck of it.…
Experiments with Blue Dye
I’ve been seeing a lot of hype about DIY dye jobs lately (okay, just on A Pair and A Spare but I figure she knows…
Autumn/Winter Palette Challenge
I’m the kind of person who goes to the fabric store without much idea of what I want (or a backup plan if what I…
How to throw an ice-cream party
1. Decorate some disposable bowls or cups with coloured tape. 2. Make (or buy) a big double batch of really good quality vanilla bean ice-cream.…
Tiny Owl Knits
I’m a little bit in love with the adorable and whimsical knitting projects on tiny owl knits. Maybe it’s a little weird to be thinking…
DIY Moleskine passport cover
I’ve started packing for Singapore, and decided that whilst lovely my Kikki.K travel wallet is too chunky for such a short and straightforward trip. Lacking…
Link Love: Various Things
Happy Friday all! I’m putting Freelance Fridays on hold as it takes some time to put together the posts, and I’d rather have quality posts…
Heart Amigurumi
Happy Valentine’s Day! Or if you don’t celebrate it, happy Tuesday. The Boy and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day, as our anniversary is just…
Sewing the Pastille Dress muslin
Okay, so I still haven’t actually done the proper version of my Meringue Skirt yet, but I’m trying to keep up with this Colette Sewing…