Wild textures

A few months back I read a short comment by a homeschooled child about how he found exploring and learning … More

Glorious vintage patterns

News from the sewing room, a few new vintage sewing patterns. Check out the skirt flounce and cape on that … More

On account of our handmade Solstice and Christmas tree, Luna has been making Christmas trees for everyone, including Austin The … More

I found this skirt cut and pinned all ready to assemble in a suitcase full of someone else’s fabric stash … More

Mum has had this case of broken vintage jewelry forever, it is in an old musical instrument case that belonged … More

Auckland Art Deco Society Vintage Market. I dropped into Auckland Art Deco Society ‘s Decolicious Vintage Market, it was lovely to meet … More

It was yesterday and it was awesome! Partly because it was the first BDO I’ve been to since having kids, … More

I’m sure that Luna isn’t the only kid who transforms this: Into this: Fabulous huh? She helped me to assemble … More

[source] I’m seeing clouds in my plastics, the material I’m working with at the moment… I’m a bit obsessed with … More

This rough old patch of strawberries has been giving us fresh berries most days, what a delight! It’s not that fancy, … More