08
Sep 2012
Sewing tutorial tip
This is a tip for anyone making tutorials which include any sewing machine steps. If you’re taking pictures of the fabric in the sewing machine – under the needle, so to speak, switch off the…
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31
Aug 2012
Thoughts on book writing + a sneak peek
I’m working on the last section of my book! All the stitching is done. It’s really weird, I have to say. You live with something for so long. Look at the same patterns and projects…
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28
Aug 2012
Colour inspiration in Home Sense
I am not that big a fan of Orla Kiely’s designs… the colours don’t really do it for me – too much brown and mustard! But I do like the Multi Stem design. However, usually…
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01
Aug 2012
29
Jul 2012
Happy without meat
So. I’ve been a vegetarian for about six months now. I don’t find it difficult at all. Of course, I was pretty much a vegetarian for many years before anyway; I ate meat perhaps once…
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26
Jul 2012
Flowers in the heat…
It’s been hot here in the UK for the past few days. Like, proper summer hot! Ourflar gets really hot, so yesterday I got up early and got a train to Tony’s parents’ so I…
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It’s been hot here in the UK for the past few days. Like, proper summer hot! Ourflar gets really hot, so yesterday I got up early and got a train to Tony’s parents’ so I…
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19
Jul 2012
New pattern + save on all things Polka & Bloom
There’s a new pattern in the Polka & Bloom shop! Maybe you remember it was in Australian Homespun earlier this year? Nature’s Jewels. Well, now it’s available in my shop as well. I kinda forgot…
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08
Jul 2012
Showing you my mess…
I thought I’d show you my mess, because.. well, not sure really. Maybe to show that crafting isn’t always tidy surfaces and pretty vignettes of materials in vintage bowls. The mess is my reality. Book…
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