I did a very little shop update today, so I thought instead I'd blog about some recent lucky opshop (thrift store) finds because I always enjoy seeing other peoples' second-hand treasures!  Here is what I have found lately: – green sari silk reversible wrap top (I love this- it just needs a little mending and…

A little more white-on-grey embroidery. This was done as part of a custom order for a shop that will soon be opening in Japan. It will be made into a practical kind of case or bag. We have a nature reserve near our house, and for inspiration I used some of the wildflowers we found…

A few white things in the house today-  – wrapping a birthday present in hand-stamped paper with string and a piece of old crochet – a stem of yarrow that K found on her weekend walk – some gladioli from my sister-in-law… isn't it beautiful? i put it in this jug because it seemed just…

I ordered some new fabrics from Spoonflower- my own designs, but in different materials. The top one is a cotton voile in the 'heidi' pattern and the bottom is kona cotton in a reduced-scale print of the 'vita' design. In the past I've also ordered the cotton sateen and the linen canvas, and been very…

These instagram pictures have been on my phone since the weekend. We went to a great weekly produce/farmer's market, after which Tom and I made a giant batch of tomato sauce (like ketchup, from this recipe) to (hopefully) last throughout the year. Or the best part of it, anyway.  I took a trip to the…

Wednesday the 22nd. It's raining a lot today, and windy too. I've made some cushion covers and other assorted things to update my etsy shop for the week. I woke up early this morning, with Tom who had to leave town for work, and made these cheese scones for school lunches. Simple and old-fashioned, using…

These are some small embroideries done on wool fabric, with vintage wool embroidery yarns. Both are inspired by old ceramic designs from my collection- the first being a little pot in Crown Lynn's 'springflower' pattern (my parents' wedding set) and the second based on my favourite bowl that I've never used- I don't know the…

We never can seem to find four-leaved clovers, I wonder if they really exist? What we do find is the commonplace three-leaved clover though, all over the garden and in parks and along the sea's edge. I was asked by a customer whether I could made some brooches with the clover embroidered design worked on…

I found a blonde wood cabinet in a nearby opshop and knew I had to buy it, even though it only just fit in the back of our little car. Since moving I've been coveting such a cabinet for housing all my art and stationery supplies and those that belong to the children, too. And…

Some white-petalled things for this week's shop update– inspired by all the daisies and clover flowers populating our lawn right now. I've been hoarding the chamomile/daisy print vintage fabric for a while now, but I thought it was time to make somethinng from it. And the tiny flowers on grey linen were embroidered by me…