Aahhh. . . the humble sewing needle. . .
Not a particularly interesting implement and to the novice sewer, one needle pretty much looks the same as the next. . .
Until you look a little closer that is.
With several students learning to sew in my Creative Craft classes this ...
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Handmade treasures for your shabby home
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... because you deserve beautiful things for your shabby home! To make way for all my new handmade pretties, I’ve listed the last of my market stock on my websites Vintage Market and Handmade Treasures pages. It’s all priced to sell .... so don’t miss a bargain. In most cases there is only one ...
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Welcome to the new Boutique
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Hello friends and welcome to my many new followers. I’ve been a bit absent from the blogosphere and the studio this week. . . but with good reason, I’ve been working on my new re-modelled website, which is now back up and running. I’m still fitting out each shopping page with wondrous delights and ...
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Cream and white delight
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I’ve done something today that some of you may consider. . . unthinkable.
I delved into my vintage button collection. . . and used about 100 of them.
But before anyone has heart flutters, think of it this way. . .
Instead of storing them in a bottle, they are ...
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I [heart] violets
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Sometimes it’s the smallest things that bring us the simplest and greatest joy. . . like these minute little wild violets. . . the tiniest of pretty flowers. Don’t be fooled. . . the vase is a little vintage bottle I picked up one day in an antique store. It stands just 8 centimetres tall and ...
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Aged to perfection
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Today’s washing day. . . and there’s been plenty of it too. We unfortunately had some extreme weather conditions over night that resulted in a flooded studio again. Luckily I heard the rain intensifying and was able to get out there before the big deluge came. Needless to say, there was lots of ...
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