This is the last week we will spend in our little town-house because on the weekend we are moving. Tom and I have bought our first home. It's been a long process, (searching and saving) but an interesting one and we are looking forward to having our own garden where we can…

    Three things that are making this winter very sweet for me: Sitting on the sofa late at night embroidering, a stick of wintersweet in a glass, and lime marmalade on toast. I do declare them winter essentials. What are your essentials right now?

    Keira went to the birthday party of one of her best friends on the weekend. When I asked what she'd like to give her friend as a gift she replied 'a very pretty dress that she can wear to a tea party.' So I let her choose some fabric from my shelf and…

    This is a free-form embroidery I finished this week- it's called 'growth'. I've been thinking lots lately about water and the ocean. Have a great weekend.

    It's so cold today, and raining on and off. Spring-like pink colours are very cheering though. Tom bought me the pink-tinged lilies on the weekend when they were tightly closed pods. Now they've opened and are filling the house with their scent. I made the purse, along with some other pink things, as…

    Arlo turned seven on the weekend, and had a great time celebrating with his friends and family members. I'm still finding it hard to believe I have a child who is so old- definitely not a little one anymore. I went a bit sentimental and looked through all his baby photos. He was…

      When I was in Wellington last weekend, I joined some lovely fellow crafters for sushi and after that we ate icecream at Kaffee Eis (on Courtenay Place). I chose a scoop of green apple gelato, and it was so good I have been thinking about green apples ever since. In summertime perhaps…

    I wanted to make a warm winter dress for K to wear to school so I pulled an old vintage pattern from my shelf, (Style # 3718) and cut out this pinafore dress from some grey cotton corduroy. I remember wearing dresses just like this when I was starting school- (maybe even made…

      The sky is golden through the windows today, and I've had a bit of time for playing with my watercolour paints. I noticed a bit of a yellow/gold theme when updating the etsy shop today – the mustard-coloured case shown above was made from some really beautiful vintage barkcloth sent to me…

      I love almonds. I found a packet of sliced almonds in the back of the pantry and baked some cookies. I pretty much just used this recipe but decreased the amount of sugar by a bit, replaced the vanilla with almond extract, and swapped the chocolate for sultanas and almonds. Also today, I…