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white oxfords (shoes)
I’ve made some new shoes… A kind of shoe I reaaaaaaaallly like to wear in spring/summer, heck and autumn too, let’s be honest; is a pair of little white sandshoes/sneakers. I reckon they look...
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side seam with inset strip and bound-edge inseam pocket; a tutorial
btw this fabric here is fulfilling a long held dream of mine…. a Marimekko dress!! print is Pieni Unikko 2, 100% cotton, available here… yes, you can get Marimekko fabric in Australia! More details...
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Marimekko dress
what’s with the ballet pose? I have no idea. Anyway… I have a Marimekko dress. *pinches self* *sits in reverent silence for a minute* See, to have a Marimekko dress is something I’ve kinda lusted...
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the year of handmade, 6
above is a small selection of my outfits for the past month, the whole lot so far can be seen in my Year of Handmade flickr album, here… So I’m halfway through my year, wooooot! I’m feeling so...
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sage skirt, sage skirt, ivory top, orange hand warmers
Hello! I’ve got a small handful of new stuff to show off present … four things to be precise! Firstly, two sage green/pale coffee, checked tweed skirts. I inherited this beautiful quality piece of...
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bananananananana BATMAN!!
Oh hey-a! I’ve been making some more stuff for Le Daughter… recently I went around to her place on an important mission: Wardrobe Assessment and Consultation following the Winter Blahs. She was...
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blue roses *
* … Tennessee Williams… Hello! I’ve made a new skirt. Hehe, hot on the heels of writing that I was a wee smidgeon tired of making Vogue 1247 skirts; what should I do? but immediately make another...
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a tart for tartan
Och aye! I’ve made this big, swirly tartan dress, and I absolutely LOVE it! I know it‘s kinda crazy and huge-skirted and possibly a bit over the top, but you know what? it’s also extremely comfortable...
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pretty duds, plain duds
Sooo….. I’ve been making underwear, and recently have produced two new sets; one is sorta Oo-la-la while the other is more of the Serviceable variety. Madame Serviceable? you’re up first! “Pretty” is...
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the year of handmade, 7
I’m seven months into my Year of 100% Handmade; just five short months to go!! above is a selection of my favourite outfits in the last month, the whole kit and caboodle can be seen in my Year of...
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black suede oxfords (shoes)
Hello. I’ve made some new shoes… some black suede oxfords. My fourth pair of black oxfords. Fourth?! Ha! Yes, four pairs seems a tad excessive, mmmmm? but really, my first three pairs were all in...
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Kelly anorak as a raincoat
Hello! I’ve made a new raincoat! This is the Kelly anorak by Closet Case patterns, and I knew straight away I wanted to make it as a raincoat… why? well we’ve had officially the wettest winter and...
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a Kelly for Kelly, and one for Cassie too…
O hey-a! After finishing my own Kelly anorak and having it admired to the nth degree by family members, I made a few more! a pale grey one for Cassie, and I also made a deep cobalt blue one for Tim’s...
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strappy white summer sandals (shoes)
The weather is warming up, and I looked out Le Footwear from last summer and recoiled in horror at the hideously decrepit state of Le Thongs. I wear my thongs a tonne, and for everything; walking the...
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the year of handmade, 8
I’m now 8 months into my year of handmade! two thirds of the way through… Above is a small selection of some of my favourite outfits from over the past month, the entire collection so far can be...
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red striped Inari tee dress
Heya’all. I’ve made this new dress. Actually, I made it ages ago. And took most of these photos ages ago too. Bad lazy blogger! I wore it recently as my “travelling dress” when we holidayed in...
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white inari
Mum and I went shopping together on my birthday; her for my birthday present, and me for her birthday present! yes, our birthdays are just a few days apart so this is a bit of a tradition. We went...
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acton dress, in the folds
Hello, I’ve made a new sundress. Hmmmm, how do I love thee… let me count the ways. It’s easy. It’s breezy. It’s the palest of soft cloud-grey with teeny ivory stripes. It’s crinkly-linen-tastic on...
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the year of handmade, 9
above is a small selection of my favourite outfits for the past month, the whole year’s worth can be viewed in my Year of Handmade flickr album, here… Wellhowyagoingyeahalrightthanksyourself?? OK, so...
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a family collaboration
So Mum is up to stay with me, and she popped out the other day wearing this gorgeous, completely handmade ensemble… and it occurred to us that it was a tri-generational effort! Mum made her skirt,...
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