It was Hazel’s birthday last Tuesday! To celebrate, she’s cooked up some new sweets. These are two dark chocolate shortbread biscuits with coconut icing between them. (The name is yet to be decided.) The other two are on their way, as this party is a taste-testing and name-brainstorming party! All hands are needed on deck…… Continue reading Birthday = New Pastries
Handmade from Head to Toe
As the summers where I live are long and hot, I thought I’d get a headstart on keeping cool in this sweet little shirt: I drafted the pattern myself, from a book called Sewing Love by Sanae Ishida. This is the button-down V-neck top from said book, and the first time I’ve made this pattern.…… Continue reading Handmade from Head to Toe
Repairs
Okay, this first repair has been on my to-do list for at least five years. I purchased this wool coat from an op-shop/thrift store ages ago. When I purchased it, some of the buttons were hanging on by a couple of threads; certainly not strong enough to actually button. Well, this last week, I cut…… Continue reading Repairs
Innovations in Desk Chairs
Seating has been acquired! The lattice material came from a bouquet of flowers I was given a while ago, and I think it works well here. I would definitely use it again, perhaps for a window shutter or something similar. The test now, is it comfortable? Looks like it is! And I made sure it…… Continue reading Innovations in Desk Chairs
Versatile Black
This has to be the, what? Fifth pair of these pants I’ve made? These, dark grey, pale grey, dark green, turquoise. Yeah, fifth pair. I sewed the invisible zip in by hand, and I’m quite happy with how invisible it is. This pattern is one of my favourites. I think it’s also the only pant…… Continue reading Versatile Black
Project Roundup
I’m getting really ambitious with Sarah’s desk chair – I want it to look fancy. (Well, as fancy as possible.) I am also in the process of making another life-sized pair of pants, this time in heavy black linen. At the moment, I have just put the invisible zip in, and I’m in the process…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Furniture Construction Continues
Sarah’s had another piece of furniture made for her bedroom, a new desk. This one is a lot more compact than the one before (which had a glass top and bulky white cabinets). It’s got drawers as well, for hiding secrets. (Like that they don’t actually open, but shh. Secrets.) It’ll be a good little…… Continue reading Furniture Construction Continues
Bookshelf Revamp
Remember this old bookshelf that was in Sarah’s room? Also, remember how I said I wanted to renovate Sarah’s abode a few weeks ago? Well, that renovation process has begun, with this bookshelf! I used as many of the same pieces of cardboard as I could, while adding a little bit of decoration at the…… Continue reading Bookshelf Revamp
Tailoring in Pink
I finished another waistcoat recently! The idea for this one largely came from the buttons; they came off an old cardigan of my nanna’s, and I thought putting them on a pink waistcoat would be a great idea. The waistcoat is lined in this pretty pink floral cotton. I like the turquoise accents in the…… Continue reading Tailoring in Pink
Christmas Furoshiki
Over last weekend, I quickly whipped up these Christmas furoshiki wraps – it’s a case of cutting out a square of fabric, then hemming all the sides. They’re way bigger than I imagined! This photo below, with the books for scale, was taken while standing on a couch. I purchased one metre of each fabric,…… Continue reading Christmas Furoshiki
My Life in Miniature 