A place for fairies and magic potions: a small shelf in our garden wall which is otherwise covered in ferns and ivy. We have some paua-shells holding tea light candles for now, tucked away and waiting for a summer's evening party. It's the season for making Christmassy stuff. The kids and I decorated our tree…

– here are some juicy feijoa pops, made for the kids as an afterschool treat (I used this iceblock mould from last summer, and a bottle of feijoa smoothie from the shop- easy as!) – got some photos of my favourite things made into postcards. They're printed on matte, lightweight card and proving very handy…

    Thank you to Leslie for this beautiful housewarming pressie- it's a linen cushion cover in her 'grass seeds' print. I love the organic, natural feel of her work- it's very calming. It makes me think of a day we spent at the river last summer: walking, swimming and watching the kids build 'dams'…

One of the best things about The Craft Sessions was the people and I was so pleased to finally meet Leslie from Maze and Vale in the flesh. We have been 'blog friends' for years, so it was pretty special to be able to have a glass of wine together. And for me to see…

In our kitchen we have a low wooden countertop built under one of the windows, which is the perfect place to display these cool pieces of furniture. Our dear friend and ex-neighbour Mike, who is a talented furniture designer/maker in Nelson, gifted us one of these mint-green plywood chairs as a goodbye present when we…