A Bit of History
My mum was visiting recently and asked if I'd be interested in her bringing me this lovely wee outfit to photograph and pop on my blog. The answer of course was yes please! You see, my mum made this...
View ArticleMaking me happy this week is ...
It's been a very busy week, but lots of things have put a huge smile on my face amongst all the boring chores. The first thing that has really made me happy is that after only one week of having my...
View ArticleWhat a weird week!
Yes it has been a completely weird week, absolutely freezing cold one day with fires lit and woollies dug out from drawers that haven't been used for months. Then within a day or so it has been super...
View ArticleA bit quiet ...
Aaah, it's lovely to be back spending some time on the computer! I have been a bit under the weather recently but am feeling more like myself again now and bursting to get stuck into some new...
View ArticleMy addiction continues ...
I know I already have plenty of tea cosies but as I love making them I decided that a few more would be made to sell. Unfortunately by the time this one was finished I had well and truly fallen in...
View ArticleSharing the tea cosy love!
Ok, so it started with one tea cosy and now there have been three more! One for a gift, one ordered by a friend and another to pop into my shop. They are just so lovely to make and seeing them...
View ArticleWow - it's been a while!
I can't believe it's been almost a month since I did a post. Life has been incredibly crazy here over the last few weeks so I had to prioritise things - which meant computer time was almost nil. But...
View ArticleWhat a treat!
I love getting mail, anything but bills that is. So it was fantastic to get home earlier in the week and find a parcel in the letterbox! I had mentioned in my last post how I had been the lucky...
View ArticleColourful Bits and Pieces
I am so happy ... a wonderful new store has recently opened and it stocks the most gorgeous fabrics and trims. And best of all it's just 5 minutes from my home. Stitchbird have a lovely online...
View Article100 Posts!
It has been really, really cold here over the last week, so evenings have been spent sitting near a cosy fire and making hats galore. As much as I prefer hot weather, my hat sales sky rocket when the...
View ArticleIt's so nice to be back!
Wow, it's been almost a month since I last had a chance to do a post and I've missed it. So I warn you, this post will probably be long as I've got lots to catch up on. The days have been absolutely...
View ArticleGiant Granny Square Blanket Ta-Da!
Yippee, I have finished my huge granny square blanket! Every last end has been woven in and she now has pride of place on our bed. I am absolutely in love with this blanket and every time I walk past...
View ArticleMy Happy Place 2012
Yes it was that time of the year, when it is freezing cold, wet and plain miserable here in Wellington so the urge is huge to escape to somewhere hot. We save so hard each year so that we can have a...
View ArticleBack to normal!
It's taken a wee while but I am now almost back to my old self. Thank you so much for all your lovely wishes and butt jokes, they really cheered me up!! So because I wasn't able to sit comfortably...
View ArticleShe's finished!
Yes, she is finished and I am truly in love with ripples! The rhythm of this pattern was just what I needed. It was a pleasure to pick up my hook each evening and do a few rows. I finished this...
View ArticleIn love with colour!
I know I have shown lots of pics of my tea cosies recently but I really can't get enough of them! I have made so many lately that I can whip one up in about 30 minutes - the pattern is in my sidebar -...
View ArticleMerry Christmas Everyone!
Where the heck did November go? I can't believe how fast the weeks have been passing. I never intended almost two months to go by without doing a post. That also means nearly two months of not...
View ArticleYikes - how can it be March already?
I cannot believe it's March already! Summer has officially ended although you'd never believe that judging by the beautiful days we are still having. Long may it continue!! So my unplanned blog...
View ArticleHolding on tight!!
Wow - I have really left it a long time between posts this time! I have had the best of intentions but no time and in some instances, not a lot of motivation. But today as we hunker down at home, I...
View ArticleIt's so nice to be back!
I have missed my blog. I have piles and piles of photos that I have been bursting to post but time has escaped me. Well that is going to change. I am going to make more of an effort - I promise. In...
View ArticleThe Best Christmas Ever!
I love Christmas, but this year it really is turning out to be the best Christmas ever. My little brother and his partner are expecting their first baby in January. But this morning, this little baby...
View ArticleOnly 364 days between posts!
Wow, that turned out to be more than a brief break over the Christmas holidays, with tomorrow being one year since I last wrote on my blog. In that post I was bursting with excitement about the...
View ArticleMiss 7's new blanket and a bunny egg cosy pattern
Miss 7 has been so very patient, waiting for me to finish her special blanket. She had chosen the colours, lined them up in the order she wanted them and then sat back and waited... and waited some...
View Article2015, not a bad year so far!
It has been a wee while since I last did a post (March - aargh!) so this is going to be a bit of long one - a lot has been happening. I'll start with the crafty stuff I think, then move on to things a...
View ArticleGoodbye Gorgeous Girl
Last week I had to make the heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to my beautiful Bella. My girl has been with me since she was a tiny 0.5kg kitten and has kept me company for the last 18 years. Bella...
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