I love seeing creative people’s work spaces, behind the scenes glimpses are really fascinating to me. A while ago I was asked to share some photos of my sewing space so it could be featured on a craft website, and I realised the only photos I had of my room were over 4 years old. It’s a bit embarrassing to…
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I’m super excited to share this fun little coin purse DIY that was inspired by a classic Australian party food – Fairy Bread. If you aren’t familiar with fairy bread, it’s buttered white sliced bread sprinkled with 100’s and 1000’s (that’s what we Aussies call rainbow sprinkles). It’s a little bit kitschy but I’ve yet to meet a child that…
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In the last few of years and totally by accident, I seem to have started my own new family tradition, sewing a dress for Emma on the last couple of days before Christmas. Since Emma was about three, she has had input into designing her own dresses by choosing her fabrics and style (with a little guidance of course). As…
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I’m heading overseas in a couple of days, so I have travel on my mind. I’m in the middle of packing and wish I had time to make a couple of these projects, the cable tidy would come in very handy! If you are looking for some handmade gift ideas this year, any of these would be great for someone…
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It’s that time of year again when every thing starts getting ‘Christmafied’ with faux snow and traditional red and green decorations – boring! I live in Australia where Christmas falls in the middle of summer so decorating with snow and icicles just feels silly. If you’ve been reading for a while you know I like to decorate my home with…
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Hotpads (or trivets) are super handy, you can never have too many. Perfect for protecting surfaces from hot pots and prettying the kitchen up at the same time. They make a great house warming gift, and the best part about them is you can use leftover fabric scraps to make them. If you have small pieces of batting and fabrics…
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I have a confession to make. I like to start big projects, but finishing them isn’t my strong suit. I wanted to share this because I know that there are many of you out there that have the same problem – Unfinished Craft Projects! Starting a new project is really exciting for me, as soon as inspiration strikes I usually…
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Emma loves to dress up and role-play, so when the opportunity came up to visit Oz Comic-con recently, I was really happy because I knew seeing all the cosplay would be really exciting for her. I offered to make her whatever costume she wanted and after a some deliberation she chose to be Raven from Teen Titans. If you haven’t…
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