Category Archives: Craft projects

Autumn Matryoshka

Posted on Tuesday, 15 May 2012

We’re in the middle of a fierce, Autumn storm on top of our little hill here. It got me thinking about my ‘Autumn’ Matryoshka Russian dolls. She was inspired by purple thunder clouds, fallen leaves, wet bamboo and watery golden sunlight. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Hill Tribe pouffes

Posted on Tuesday, 3 April 2012

I made four pouffes this week using fabrics that I brought back from my recent trip to Vietnam. Step One in the project was choosing which fabrics and embroideries to use. I just adore the neon, vintage Hmong embroideries from … Continue reading →

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New things!

Posted on Friday, 4 November 2011

I’ve been beavering away like a crazy creative thing lately and am launching a whole lot of new products tomorrow at the annual Summer Fair at Michael Park Rudolf Steiner School (the school that I went to). Exciting! I’ll be … Continue reading →

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2010: My year in blogging

Posted on Thursday, 13 January 2011

I started this blog back in April. Over the past months there have been many times when I haven’t managed to blog as often as I wanted (or, let’s face it, at all!), but looking back over all the posts … Continue reading →

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Hand carved stamps: lanterns and blossoms

Posted on Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Yay! I’m so happy to be back blogging again! Over the next few weeks (I have a lot of photos to show you!) I’ll share some of my recent adventures in the UK, Morocco and Germany, but in the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Shop update: Tom Cats

Posted on Friday, 24 September 2010

I listed a couple of new items in my shop today. I call them Tom Cats. Tom Cat’s are cool cats. They might act a little bit superior at times but they’re really just pussycats with big hearts (which they … Continue reading →

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Tin can lanterns

Posted on Friday, 10 September 2010

This is a tutorial for making simple, pretty lanterns out of used tin cans. Perfect for Winter evenings indoors or balmy, Summer al fresco dinners. What you need to make the lanterns: Used tin cans, cleaned thoroughly, with their labels … Continue reading →

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Midwinter mandarin lanterns

Posted on Saturday, 26 June 2010

I’ve been quietly celebrating a few things this week: Monday, of course, was the Winter solstice; on Tuesday my man returned home to me after several weeks away visiting his family on the other side of the world; and on … Continue reading →

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Kimono paper tape PREVIEW!

Posted on Monday, 7 June 2010

I can’t wait any longer! I have to give you a preview of something fun I’ve been working on recently for my soon-to-be-open shop (which will be up and running this week for sure!). I’ve been creating sets of kimono … Continue reading →

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Vintage kimono palette

Posted on Friday, 4 June 2010

I’ve been spending a lot of time these past few days being creative with photos I’ve taken of my vintage kimono collection over the years, as I get stock ready to launch my Etsy shop. Below is part of a … Continue reading →

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