Meet my miniature silver spitfire. It's a beautiful little brooch handmade by Martin, who lives in Nelson. After I delivered my Pecha Kucha presentation last month, he emailed to say he likes to send one of these tiny planes to one speaker after each PK evening. I am most honoured to be the recipient this…

Next Stop Earth, 76 Constable St, Newtown, Wellington : : : : : : : : : : This little green shop is around the corner from my house and I visit regularly to buy flowers, especially during winter. Next Stop Earth is run by Jeannie (wish I had remembered to take a photo of…

I've now made 20 of these Friday patterns, it would seem. This one is a watercolour design inspired by a trip I took yesterday to a flower shop. There were tulips and eucalyptus stems in metal buckets on a table. I have completely stylised both of these delicate plants, but the contrast of their shapes…

Do you know Dee? She makes beautiful textile dolls by hand. A while back she invited me, along with some other crafters, to submit a design for her Winter Collab doll project. And this week she showed me the photos of the finished works. This beautiful girl was made by Dee using my design. The…

I scored a bag of limes from my parent's orchard when I visited them last week. It's hard to imagine being able to afford a big stash of limes here in the city so I was pretty thrilled. I decided to make a batch of lime marmalade. Everyone knows this spread makes winter mornings slightly…

Thanks for entering yesterday's giveaway. I drew a winner randomly: Tammy. I'll email you today, to sort out delivery. And thank you to Happy Little Poppets. Have a great day.

I was sent a box with these lovely skincare products inside- they're from a new range called 'Happy Little Poppets', made in NZ. You can read more about it here. I love the sweet packaging and the products smell very nice and natural. They're aimed at small people and even though my kids are getting…

Another embroidered pattern today- this one features miniature lilies or are they snowdrops? I noticed the snowdrops were out when I was in the South Island. Haven't seen any in Wellington, though. I worked this embroidery onto some very beautiful and old linen in a minty-green shade.  What are your plans for Saturday and Sunday?…