It's been a very good Friday around these parts, starting with a no-school sleep-in, extended waffle breakfast and general lazing about. Then I got some work done, which is always a good feeling, K spent a couple of hours making flower jewellery including these lovely daisy-rings (note the chipped bright nail polish- it's the latest…

Do you ever find amazing fabric on old mattresses when you are 2nd-hand shopping? I do, because for some reason mattresses often have the best designs. Bu I never like them enough to buy the actual mattress and they are usually covered with plenty of dodgy stains (like these three above) so I just take…

I cut into my stash of tweedy vintage wool fabrics to make a few more jackets- these are part of my etsy shop update today and were fun to make. Especially choosing the matching vintage linings and buttons/toggles. The jacket you see in the second photo was made using an old silk crepe kimono for…

My parents sent us a parcel of black passionfruit and walnuts from their orchard (they arrived at the perfect time as I've been obsessively eating fruit lately which is unusual for me but may be an autumn thing?), and over morning tea I found myself marvelling at those passionfruit colours again, like I do this…

This is a little hooded coat I finished over the weekend. It's quite small, and specially designed for my baby niece who we'll be seeing again soon.  I first saw the wool fabric in a local fabric store and fell in love with it- it's thick and soft and 100% wool- a bit like a…