We had another rainy start to our weekend, so I stayed inside with the children and did some knitting. I made another hat for Arlo, because the last one I knitted ended up being a bit small. To make this one I used a skein of really lovely yarn that my Mum gave…

When I first found this drapey brown fabric, I knew it would be great for a dress and promised myself that I would make one this autumn. I'd say winter has truly arrived now, but it doesn't matter, I will just wear this dress with lots of other layers- wool underneath and on top, I'd…

    I was having a browse on trade me (NZ's version of ebay) the other day when I came upon these stray black-and-white photos for sale. I don't know why, but I felt straight away that I had to buy them and so I did. Something about them seemed sad to me. It must…

    I seem to have so many projects on the go these days, which is how I like it, but it does make rather a mess around the house. So I made myself a couple of these Project Bags to contain some of my knitting and embroidery work, library books to return, etc. They're…

  We have this native New Zealand shrub growing in our garden, and I love its tiny, slightly silvery leaves. Today is very rainy and grey, but these leaves shimmer against the garden wall. I wish i could remember the name of this particular plant, but it escapes me. (do you know it?) (The top…

    Thank you for all your kind comments on my last post. It was great fun to get to know some small things about you and of course, get so many new music recommendations. If you're looking for some, you should check out the comment section, too… I used the random number generator to…

    Happy fourth birthday to my blog! I can't believe i've been doing this blogging thing most days for the past four years, but I love it and don't want to stop just yet. Thank you very much for visiting me and for all the emails and comments and real mail you send my…

      Some new ceramic coffee cups I illustrated, after visiting the beach the other day and admiring the gulls swooping and diving. I used vintage cream mugs that I found second-hand, because I like the shape and form of them better than the new ones you can buy. And this ink, as described…

    I was unpacking a box of old things the other day, and came across a vintage book of fairytales that I distinctly remember buying with my own pocket money when I was a child. I think it was from a secondhand book shop, and I bought it pretty much exclusively for the illustrations.…

      A few months ago I bought this beautiful linen mushroom from this shop, made by the talented Maribeth of Lovely World. Her blog really is a lovely world to visit, and she has been making some beautiful textile creatures lately. I love this fabric mushroom very much. It has a nice weight…