Oilver and S

I think I heard of Oliver and S last year but just stumbled across one of their patterns online over the weekend. Aren't the patten ...

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Eden's bouquet photo shoot...

I was delighted to have my headbands photographed by Amanda in her latest photo shoot for Eden's Bouquet . They look as pretty as I h...

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MACRO Monday

I am a sucker for any type of moss and fungi! We used both a lot back in my floristry days. I remember hiking a mountain in Austria with ...

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Headbands

I really enjoyed making these, vintage looking headbands for an order this week! I used lingerie elastic on the first two which is super so...

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Friday favourites

I spied this old ceramic tin on my Mum's fridge last year... it was collecting dust behind a few things and certainly wasn't display...

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Pastels

I love the fresh, clean crisp ceramics in this photo { concrete & Honey } . I seriously don't have time to trawl through photos on...

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White candy for your hair

I made these yesterday, they are so girly.. what little (or big) girl wouldn't want one... actually my sister definitely wouldn't bu...

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Making home-made pizza

Using my hands to create anything is very rewarding but I am also loving making things with (and for) my daughter! We paint together, use p...

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MACRO Monday

My neighbour has a fabulous garden he has cultivated over the past 30 years! This summer we got to share in the spoils; fresh apples, plums...

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Friday favourites

Some of my grandfather's old books are my favourite things to look at, especially because he is no longer with us and I never knew him. ...

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Birthday Bunting

My daughters birthday isn't until October but I thought I would start making a few things now.... slowly, slowly.... I know the months ...

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Kokeshi Dolls

I don't really collect things but I am seriously considering hunting down one of these little beauties, pending a $ windfall in our tigh...

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Amy Butler scraps

I kept every last scrap of my Amy Butler fabric left over from the bag I made. I love covered-button hair accessories and would like to ma...

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MACRO Monday

Autumn has arrived in my corner of the world!! To celebrate the change of season and to remind me of what is to come, I dug up some of my f...

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Friday favourites

I am so in love with letter pressed anything!!! I came across local studio, Poppy Letterpress yesterday. I was going to write about a fav...

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Once a florist...

....always a florist! These are actually the last wedding flowers I did, way back in 2004 for my lovely brother and sister-in-law in New Ze...

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New do

Hairdressers in Canberra can't be trusted and if they can I haven't found them yet! I had to go back to my old haunt in Sydney to g...

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Birthday present for Miss L

Happy Birthday for today's 3 year old!! I do love Grosgrain ribbon and what hot pink fairy outfit doesn't look complete with a perf...

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Macro Monday

This is one of my favourite photos from the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. Roses aren't my favourites by a long shot - I love oriental...

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Friday favourites

Amanda Keeys photography is a force to be reckoned with in children's photography! Amanda captures the most amazing moments and puts h...

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Vintage sewing patterns #2

I managed to scan a few more vintage patterns. I think the sketch on the left in the Vogue pattern looks like Liz Taylor once again, don...

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Going to play nurse...

Anya and I are off to the NSW coast to spend time with my sister (who recently had an operation) and her family. It will be nice for Anya ...

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MACRO Monday

This photo is part of a series of 4 photos we have block-mounted on our wall. It was taken on our 2006 New Zealand holiday (Hydrangeas, Chr...

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