yarn wrapped easter egg

How To: Yarn Wrapped Egg

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I’m almost embarrassed to call this a tutorial because its so easy! You will need: Styrofoam egg yarn Glue or double sided tape scissors crochet hook How to: Cover your egg with some glue to hold the yarn in place (mine wasn’t very strong so I also used double sided tape over parts of the egg). Make a little hole…

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Charley Harper – An Illustrated Life

Charley Harper – An Illustrated Life

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Browsing in my local Readings book shop on Sunday morning I was gob smacked to find this most amazing book filled with the beautiful artwork of Charley Harper on the bargain table. Written/curated by Todd Oldham, who I’m sure would have had a difficult time deciding what to leave out, this book is essentially a collection of Harper’s best work,…

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Henny Penny – A cautionary tale…

Henny Penny – A cautionary tale…

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I found this little book on my thrifting adventure the other day. It’s the classic story of Henny Penny, a gullible gal who fate did not end well.The illustrations by Paul Galdone are delightful, and this book printed in 1968 is in excellent condition. Lucky me! Oh I mean Emma.Love the typography on this title page. Henny Penny believes the…

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Vintage Sesame Street…in Spanish!

Vintage Sesame Street…in Spanish!

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I’m surrounded by vintage Sesame Street at the moment, I’ve just acquired a heap of fantastic vintage fabric (you can grab some here) and Emma is enjoying this book that was mine as a child.It’s in Spanish and is from the 70’s, called Abrete Sesamo, which literally translates to Open Sesame 🙂The illustrations are super fun and Emma really loves…

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make a big felt button

How To: Make a Big Felt Button

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Here is an easy tutorial on making needle felted buttons that I created for the Haby Goddess newsletter, which went out today. Jodie has a fantastic online Haby store and also writes daily sewing and craft hints on her facebook page. A must read, really worth a visit. Needles ready? Needle felting is a technique where you felt together wool…

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easy basil pesto recipe

Recipe: Cheat’s Pesto

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I rarely write food related posts, probably because I don’t really consider myself a great cook, and so many others do such a great job at it, I don’t think I have much more to offer. But today I thought I’d share my Cheat’s Pesto with you because not only is it colourful and easy to make, it’s delicious! I…

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