Me Made Wardrobe Part 2
I have been very busy in the sewing room of late, rustling up all sorts of goodies. Lets take a look shall we? First up we have a pull on pocketed dress made using some […]
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Christmas gifts / Crochet / Handmade / Knitting / Lockdown Covid 19 / recycling / Sewing
Christmas Crafting
Now that Christmas is done and dusted for another year, I thought I would share with you some of the gifts I made. Most of these were made while we were under lockdown in April/May […]
Me made wardrobe
As well as adding to my wardrobe with thrifted items last year, I also did some sewing and knitting to give it a boost as well. I had a bit of time under our first […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]