Category Archives: Craft projects

New things!

Posted on Friday, 4 November 2011 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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 by

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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Display jars for treasures

Posted on Wednesday, 2 June 2010 by

I seem to have a bit of a treasure theme going on at the moment…and in particular, ways of storing treasures. First there was the pirate’s treasure bag, and now it’s a beautiful way of displaying flotsam and jetsam and other bounty … Continue reading →

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Pirate’s treasure bag PART TWO

Posted on Friday, 28 May 2010 by

You might remember from my original Pirate’s Treasure Bag post that I was making the bag as a 5th birthday present for a little boy that we know. Unfortunately in the end we weren’t able to go to his actual party, but … Continue reading →

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