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…getting a Brazilian…
Olá! Soooo, I mentioned my brother’s BIG birthday? well to go with it he had a BIG birthday bash! with a Brazilian theme. I stupidly procrastinated about my costume, ended up going shopping for fabric...
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chilli-red paprika jade skirt
Oh hello, fellow needle-wielders! Recently I decided I wanted, nay needed, a new colourful Jade mini-skirt; since my purple one was tragically taken too soon… *a minute’s silence, please* … Well, ta...
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liberty lingerie
I’ve made some new lingerie… arranged here ever so prettily with some sweet little blooms gathered from my garden and scattered just so… doesn’t it look nice? Patterns; ye olde favourites… MakeBra...
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little floral dress; donna karan for vogue
I’ve made this new dress! every year my dear friends give me a Fabulous Fabrics voucher for my birthday… it’s taken me a little while but I finally got around to spending it and making my birthday...
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white Charlie caftan
Oh haiii! Seems like aaaages since I was at the beach for these photos! and I can remember it was a glorious 30C that day. Right now it’s still sunny but getting pretty nippy here in Perth; and...
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more liberty lingerie… and why do I make my own?
On the “news” * the other night they had a little segment where Kmart introduced their new range of $5 bras, which is insanely cheap… and all over again I got to thinking about why I make my own in...
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a red wine pinafore
I’m wearing a new … thing. Is it a dress? Dungarees? An overall…? we used to call these pinafores. Or a pinny. I think it’s pretty cute anyway I used to dress my children in corduroy dungarees when...
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french navy forsythe dress x2 and some tights
hello! I’ve made a couple of new dresses lately… followers of my ootd blog may have seen these pop up over there already. Remember back in January I made up the free Orla dress pattern designed by...
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boatin’, campin’, bikin’ and hikin’ stoof
We’ve just come back from a holiday in Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada; had the most AWESOME-est time of course! but more about that later… I made a few bits and pieces to fill in some gaps...
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cha-cha pink stooff
Hello! Our recent holiday was a pretty multi-locationed one, covering a lot of ground and involving buses, trains, ferries, sea planes, also including a few long loooong waits in airports thanks to...
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Alaska USA and BC Canada; a travel wardrobe
Time away: 24 days Where to: Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada Season: Well… “summer”; inverted commas since in reality we experienced all extremes of weather, from freezing sleety rain with...
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Sydney jacket
have you guys seen COLOSSAL… ? Bet you can’t guess where I am… No? Yeah, I know, it’s a tough one. Some places are just so obscure and far off the beaten track, but I do pride myself at seeking...
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introducing Clara
Please say hello to Clara! the newest, and arguably the bounciest and bonniest member of our family… She is a blue merle border collie, just 8 weeks of age at the present, and a hilariously...
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their choice; a challenge!
Does anyone want to join in a fun dressing experiment/challenge? I read recently this article about Caitlyn whose husband Colin chose her outfits for her to wear for a week, and she was surprised and...
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their choice
So, for the past week I’ve been wearing outfits chosen by Craig, and I’ve chosen his outfits for him too… how did it go? well the good news is that we’re still happily married and I did not get sent...
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the dog bed dress
Hmmm, a totally unromantic, slightly ridiculous and definitely a whaaaat?! title for a dress but to my mind it was just the obvious choice! See, when we knew Clara was coming along I looked out...
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caramel corduroy skirt; 6 different ways
So, this is one of the things Craig picked out during our “their choice” challenge and said “this is horrible” *sob* Oh dear, but I could see it was true… the last few times I’ve worn it I’ve...
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suits me to a tee
So, a new year, a new Refashioners challenge…last year we did jeans, this time the thing to be updated is A SUIT. Most disappointingly, I could find no one in my family or circle of friends to donate a...
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a tartan mini, and a blue hoodie
o hey! Spring is definitely springing around here at last! but we did recently have one last gasp-y blast of winter in the last week which inspired me to make just one last little winter-y thing… I...
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I made a little blue book
So the title explains it all really, hehe… I’ve been reading the blog Lil’ Blue Boo by Ashley Hackshaw… partly for chicken stuff since Tim and Kelly got chickens recently and the whole family has been...
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