Twin Blankets
Whenever my friends M & D come to visit in Winter, they always make full use of my knitted and crocheted blankets. They had both requested a blanket of their own and in February we […]
Category: Handmade
One cushion, two projects
I had some cushions on the couch that used to be in my sewing room which I transferred to the new day bed that we brought to replace the couch. The covers that were on […]
Day bed quilt
My sewing room also doubles as our guest room and we recently replaced our sofabed with a new Ikea day bed that I had been coveting for a number of years. I wanted something nice […]
Baking / Handmade / Homemade / Local / Love food hate waste / menu planning / No Waste / Recipes / Sustainability
The slow art of Sourdough
Lockdown day 8 for us here in New Zealand and my sourdough starter has been getting a great workout the past week. Now that I have time during the day to feed the starter, mix […]
Scrap blanket revisited
Hello from Lockdown here in Wellington! The weather is awful here today so I thought I would give you an update on my scrap blanket which I first posted about back in March 2017. I […]
New Year. Slow Fashion
Happy New Year and Happy New Decade everyone! I thought I would report in on the pledge I made last year to not buy any new clothes and appreciate and wear what I already had. […]
Charity Knitting
Every year I try to do some knitting for charity. I volunteer for a group called Crafty Volunteers who facilitate the distributing of the knitting to the people in the community who have a need. […]
Gifts for a nephew
A little while ago, I became an Auntie for the tenth time. A new baby is always a good excuse for crafting right? So a deep dive into the stash was in order. First up […]
Woolly Blankety Goodness
I have previously shared with you my Temperature Blanket journey (see here for the finished product) and I have several other blankets that I have made over the years so the other day when I was […]
Christmas gifts / Handmade / Homemade / Knitting / Letter writing / Sewing
Christmas Crafting
Now that the madness of Christmas has subsided and all of the gifts have been opened, I thought I would share with you some of the gifts I made and gave in 2018. I had […]