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When is a quilt cover not a quilt cover...?
When its a cute little Button Top and Ruffle Pants of course.When I first saw this quilt cover on Ezibuy, I knew I absolutely had to have it and I knew immediately that it would not be used as intended...
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Pattern Alteration in ONE easy step...
Step One: Alter entire mind set!All my life I've thought of sewing as something quite difficult, incredibly frustrating and probably not worth the effort. The basis for this sewing outlook started for...
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And ACTION...!!!
I couldnt resist a few action shots of Chloe in her new dress, my model however had other plans for those brief five minutes this morning and thus didnt really have her heart in the whole project.And...
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Delightful blog giveaway.
Let me tell you about a gorgeous blog giveaway high on the "awwwwwww" factor.The Handmaden is giving away a truly divine doll called Lil' Mim. She is simply lovely!!! Just look at that sweet face, so...
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Some exciting finds todays...
It's been awhile since I've been op shopping or garage sale shopping. Mum and I used to scour the local op shops together and since she has moved to Darwin it hasn't been quite the same. In fact I...
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Just what every blog needs...
... A Giveaway.I'm pretty much at the 50 post point now (never thought I would get here to be honest) and I've noticed around Blogland it seems that the 50 post point is a good mark to do a giveaway....
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Here's one I prepared earlier...
I've had this piece on the old embroidery frame for ages. I really got stuck into it but found the other frame so hard to work at that, thus its been neglected for quite some time now. I'm hoping now...
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Childhood memories of the op shop variety
I did pop into one garage sale yesterday however nothing particularly grabbed me so rather than miss out on Flea Market Finds this week I decided to show some op shopping finds from approximately 25...
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As the old saying goes...
the less you do, the less you want to do. That has very much been the case here lately! I wish I was a bear that could curl up somewhere and sleep away the winter. Each winter seems to get harder...
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Its been a parcel-y kind of day...
I've had 4 parcels arrive today, delivered by 3 different parcel guys at 4 different times LOL. The last to arrive was something special for Paul which is going to be put together with something else...
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Some people just don't know when to stop...
Yep, that would be me actually!! You see its that time of the year again when rehearsals start, mangers get dusted off and the good old donkey has to start carting about a heavily pregnant woman (and...
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Do you get the feeling that you've forgotten something...
I can not believe that I almost forgot about this giveaway at Retromummy's blog. All that Flower Sugar goodness!!! But you best get a move along, its being drawn New Year's Eve and thats like......
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Whatever you do... don't anger the zipper gods!!!!
Do you have an item of clothing that you love more that any other item of clothing you possess?(Yeah I know, this doesn't seem to have a lot to do with the title of this post, but bear with me, we're...
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In all fairness to the Birch Invisible Zipper Foot...
OK, so I had a go at the invisible zipper foot in my last post. The instructions that come with it are appalling. However a quick google this morning and the first blog I checked was here. I should...
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Let's get ready to rumble!!
In the LEFT corner, I give you... FANImageAnd also in the left corner, I give you... OVERLOCKERImageBoth are vying for the coveted position of ... POWER SUPPLY!!!!ImageMAY THE BEST ELECTRICAL DEVICE...
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Placating the zipper gods
OK I know I've probably gone on about this way too much now so I promise this will be the last.I was thinking last night, the reason the zipper gods insist on making us believe that zips are hard to...
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Embracing the new and the old...
I think half my reluctance to do anything sewing over the past number of months has stemmed mainly from the room I was working in. We call it "The Front Room", its the formal lounge, a lovely room...
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I love a sunburnt country...
I love a sunburnt country,A land of sweeping plains,Of ragged mountain ranges,Of droughts and flooding rains.I love her far horizons,I love her jewel-sea,Her beauty and her terror -The wide brown land...
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I have a little secret to share with you...
I have not one, not two but three children going off to school this year. Granted Chloe will only be at kindy 2 days a week but they will be two full days. Alex will be in pre-primary full time and...
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My Creative Space
All last year, every Thursday in fact, I would watch as post after post in my reader would pop up saying "My Creative Space". And every Thursday I would want to join in but didn't. How silly is...
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My Creative Space
The boys have taken Daddy to the museum today so someone else has been featuring rather largely in my creative space today. So here is my collaborative assistant taking you on a tour of a couple of...
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My Creative Space - Up close and personal...
I've missed a few Creative Spaces lately, simply because the start of a new school year is pretty hectic at the best of times. Throw in two children starting new phases of their lives - namely Alex...
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What do you do when you can't be there to sooth their tears...
...you go home and make them something instead so hopefully they will realise that even if you weren't with them you were thinking about them the whole time!!-----On Wednesday I dropped Chloe off at...
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Happier than a cyclone over warm waters....
Yes that would be Paul. Before he left for Port Hedland he was adamant, "there will be a cyclone while up I'm there, I bet!!!" And one has just managed to scrape in. As it turns out ex-TC Carlos...
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