Kia ora, hello! I hope your week is going well. I realised it had been a couple since I last called in here. And that I'd completely forgotten to share a dress I'd made last year, so that's what you see in the first two images above. It's a grey linen dress with a wrap-front…

Just a few snaps from the second half of January. What a beautiful, bright month it's been. I'm trying to soak up all the light and warmth I can because it always seems a long while before high summer comes back again. I hope you are doing very well, whether you're in summer or not!…

Hello friends! I mentioned last week that I'd recently read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, and that I would talk about it some more. I know I'm late to the party with this book (it was published in 2015) but I think it was sent to me at the right time and place. I found…

Kia ora, Happy New Year to you! I hope you've enjoyed some sort of end-of-year break, whether you're in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. We've just returned home from a very warm and relaxing summer break, and while I'm back at work now, I feel as though I'm still carrying it around with me. The…

Here are some pictures from around the summer solstice: preparations for Christmas and our upcoming summer holiday, a few handmade gifts and of course the obligatory fruit mince pies. I hope you and your family have a very happy year's end: whether you celebrate Christmas or not, and wherever you might be in this world.…

Hello! I hope you are well, dear reader, as we enter the last month of this calendar year. I must admit I'm keen for the kids to decorate the Christmas tree (it's always 'their' job) and make some fruit mince pies and start the preparations for the holidays. We're nearly there… I received some really…

Hello friends! I hope all is well in your world. I know that it isn't, for many of us. Second and third waves of the dreaded C-word are sweeping through so many parts of the world. I hope you staying safe and well. All I can really offer are some words about other things! I…

I'm really honoured to be part of the line up for the brand new Soul Craft Online Festival, which starts on the 14th – this Saturday! I have two pieces in the festival: an embroidery demo/tutorial video and a chat about making gifts. As you can see in the programme above, there are many wonderful…

Hello friends! It feels like a while since I was last here.  We went to visit family and friends down South for a week during the October school holidays, which now, of course, feels like a different month altogether, but we're still in October for a bit! Time is taking on new forms this year.…

It's spring, and the days are getting lighter all the time. I know life is getting colder, and harder, in many other places in the world. I hope this finds you well, dear reader. I'm doing my usual spring thing, which is to find blossoms, petals and leaves in my embroidery work without realising it……