Do you ever have those days when you deviate from your objective? Sometimes you need to swerve and miss the everyday. Sometimes you need to find yourself - have some ‘ME’ time. Sometimes you just need a day off!! I guess this is one of the perks of being self employed. I’ve given myself a ‘mental ...
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Time for a change…
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It truly has been a very ‘festive’ week. Thank you to everyone who has embraced my latest designing efforts. I appreciate your lovely comments, feedback and encouragement. And of course as a designer, the real reward is when customers buy your pattern designs. It would appear that E-patterns really ...
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‘Tis the season to get prepared…
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Christmas – don’t you just love it? It’s full of everything gorgeous… spending time with the people you love, old traditions and sweet memories, the giving and receiving of gifts and a general happiness that engulfs us all. I know many people hate the commercialism of Christmas and detest the ...
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Along a country road….
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Last week was an unsettled week in our household with varying highs and lows. By the weekend we needed a break from the usual routine so headed out for a drive in the country with no destination in mind. With the winter sun warming us, we left our coastal town behind and headed inland where the ...
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In the ‘mood’…
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Sometimes people do things that just put a huge smile on your face and this week the ever lovely Kris from Tag Along Teddies was responsible for putting a grin on my face from ear to ear. The reason…. she has again gifted me with a lovely ‘just because’ pressie that contained this lovely hand sewn ...
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This week in the studio…
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As we enter week two of the school holidays, I continue to do the working mummy juggle… but I fear all expectations of actually achieving anything in the studio this week may well be lost. Once you accept that inevitable, it is easier to cope with the taxi runs, noise levels, catering and hip pocket ...
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