Posted in Refashion, Sewing, Sustainability, Thrifting, tagged Sewing, Wardrobe Refashion on July 2, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I’ve just finished reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, which was great by the way. I really want to try making the Mozzarella. Any way, there was a passing comment in it about the
“human desire to control an entire process of manufacture. Karl Marx called it the antidote to alienation.”
This really struck a chord [...]
Posted in Buttons, Craft, Craft Markets, Sewing, tagged Buttons, Sewing on June 30, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I love covered buttons. Here are some that long distance Little Gem Billie sent over for Craft 2.0
They even come in their own box with a hand stitched sign, how sweet is that?
And yes, I’ve printed more trim!
Posted in Craft, Home life, Sewing, Thrifting, tagged Sewing on May 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As you can see by the lighting in this picture this morning is dark and grey but I still forced poor MrC to model one of his new pairs of pants. I sewed up 5 pairs of pants for Mr almost 7 for his birthday. These ones are thrifted wool lined with calico. The patchpockets [...]
Posted in Craft, Give-away, Sewing, tagged Babushka, dolls, Give-away, Sewing on February 27, 2008 | 15 Comments »
This sweet little doll wants to come and play at your house! She’s about a foot high and very soft n cuddly.
Now all you have to do is leave a comment here before the end of March. I’ll draw a name out of a hat and post her off to the winner. Don’t be shy [...]
Posted in Craft Markets, Poetry, Sewing, tagged bags, craft market, Poetry, Sewing, Tutorial on November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to everyone for their kind words via email and comments. We found the bike with it’s training wheels all bent up but otherwise okay. The lovely community constable has taken fingerprints and has met with some local trouble making ba%^$#@ds youth to give them a telling off - he’s pretty sure of who did [...]
Posted in Buttons, Craft, Craft Markets, Fabric, Sewing, tagged bags, Craft, Sewing on November 14, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Posted in Thrifting, tagged bags, Sewing, Thrifting on November 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Joy! $2 toy sewing machine, 50cent per metre trim and $2 a pair bag handles! Xposted to Thrifted Tuesday flickr group.
We had a great Little Gem Session today I mostly mucked around eating chocolate tee hee
Posted in Craft, Craft Markets, Sewing, Thrifting, tagged bags, Craft, dolls, market, Sewing, Thrifting on November 11, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Thanks to the luberly Nikki for posting about the bag I sent her as I forgot to take pix! It’s a refashioned seat back from the 1970’s. I imagine it lived in a breakfast nook in its’ past life!
This makes me think about how I need to get ready for the next craft market, which [...]
Posted in Buttons, Craft, Fabric, Needlework, Sewing, tagged Buttons, Craft, felt, Sewing, vintage on November 7, 2007 | 4 Comments »
What with going around to mates’ houses with sewing kits and all I thought I should make myself a needle book. This one has a patchwork cover with a vintage button closure and felt pages. The felt is tied to the cover with embroidery thread. No more getting pricked while unpacking my craft bag!
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