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the year of handmade, 3
So I was wondering whether to do a me-made May summary, whereby I drone on about “what I learned” and all that blahdeblah, or to just stick with my schedule of a brief monthly update on my Year of...
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purple-y jade
Remember my little charcoal Jade skirt? and how I mentioned I needed wanted it in a heap more colours? well, to cut to the chase, ta-da! Pattern; the Jade skirt by Paprika Patterns. Now I’ve always...
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Petrol blue/apricot lingerie set
Fulfilling a need. Plus, I’ve been making some winter boots and it has been such a freaking marathon, cue Munchen scream here, although I am over the difficult bit and on the home straight now,...
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winter boots
I MADE THESE!!! OK, maybe I’m a bit biased here, but to my eyes these are just about the most beautiful things in the world right now!! So I finally did it! and I’m even extremely happy with them to...
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little yellow skirt; 6 different ways
I found this post in my drafts, and came thisclose to deleting it but then hesitated… see, I stopped writing these 6 different ways posts because I started to worry they were boring to anyone reading...
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some tops, and a collar pattern
I’ve been busy making a few tops… SO! Exhibits A and B; two Nettie tops,both made in a really gorgeous, pale cream knit from Fabulous Fabrics, given to me by Mum. Now, I know I’ve said a gazillion...
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the incredible raspberry woman…
Haha! I lolled pretty hard at this outfit above, but decided to share anyway. I look like some kind of burgeoning superhero or something yeah? All I need is the cape. “NO CAPES!!” * (Edna Mode,...
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film noir (lingerie)
Lately the smalls drawer is just looking the epitome of prettiness! I’m totally enamoured with this new set… ivory bobbin lace on a deep blue-y charcoal background, with delicate little black ribbon...
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sophie swimsuit
I was thrilled when Heather of Closet Case Files asked me to test her fabulous new swimsuit pattern, the Sophie swimsuit, named after the elegant and tres creative Sophie, of Ada Spragg. Thanks so...
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the year of handmade, 4
gday howzit going, yeah good thanks. (Aussie terms of great endearment) So, I’ve been going for four months now wearing 100% made-by-myself clothing and shoes, yay! I’m a third of the way through!...
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paisley oxfords (shoes)
hello! I’ve made some new shoes! I have to admit, I actually had no drama with these ones I was just kinda, yeah, you know, need some new shoes for walking the dog, whatever. I’ll just use this...
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a toasty autumn-y dress
I’ve made another dress. Just right now, I’m fully into dress/skirt wearing, tending to pluck them from the wardrobe with barely scant regard to the several nice pairs of jeans in there. I dunno...
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blush pink twist top
Ok, so; new top. Running down ye checklist… It’s blush pink. Blush pink is so hot right now! Note; ticks “colour so trendy it hurts” box It’s twisty. Twisted is ME! Note; ticks “my kinda thing”...
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Purple-y top
Here I am, waiting for the ferry to head off into town, and so I took a quick, in-the-wild photo of my new top. Thanks, random bench! for being a good little makeshift tripod, and I don’t mind at all...
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laced up at the heel (shoes)
I made some new shoes! and they lace up at the back of the heel. Yah, sorta weird… It’s not often you see shoes laced up at the back of the foot, well never, actually! Seems a fiddly awkward place...
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the year of handmade, 5
Ello ello ello! Another month, another roundup. Five months… done! Above are just some of my favourite outfits for over the past month, the whole lot can be seen in my Year of Handmade Flickr album,...
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some dreadful 80’s dreadfulness
So; like, we were going to this 80’s themed party, and, like, EVERYONE in this particular group always dresses up to the max! Not dressing the part would be heinous! and of course I had to be fully...
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khaki Tosti jacket
Hello! For ages I’ve wanted to replace my old beloved khaki ripstop army-style jacket… I LOVED that thing and even did a 6 different ways post on it once. At some point I decided I’d made the sleeves...
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unselfish sewing
Hello! just a few quick items for today… I’ve actually been sewing a few things for other people! Scary stuff, huh. I mean, it’s one thing that I can see all my own flaws in things I make for...
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jean genie
I’ve made a new dress using a bunch of my kids’ old jeans that I have been saving for this very purpose… and please note; yes, I am wearing denim shoes that I also made from old jeans, hehehe. Just...
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