I have a very strong feeling that Christine of C by C Illustration and Design Studio and I are supposed to best friends. We certainly share the same love of mid century modern design, Eames chairs, medallions and folk art. … Read more →
When you live in a country with little rain, there is a lot of cloud watching that happens. The BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) is my most visited website and it’s used to work out what I’m going to wear, whether … Read more →
When I first saw Dandelyne’s miniature wearable embroidery I was really smitten. I already had stitching on the brain having just hung a very large cross stitch that my mother made and promising myself that this is the year to … Read more →
Tomorrow is Australia Day and for reasons unknown I always imagine myself lying on a beach somewhere on Australia Day. This is absurd because I don’t live close to a beach and I’m against tanning so it must have something … Read more →
Happy New Year friends! Does it feel good to know we are all still here and the Mayans were not right – this time? I’ve started my year thinking of trees – yes really. New Years Eve was spent in … Read more →
I really want to blame to the trees for my current malaise, but it’s no more than a head cold. September and October are notoriously windy in Canberra and this assists in spreading tree pollen and fluff. I believe the … Read more →
I have just noticed that my tea towels really need replacing as they are close to threadbare. Usually I would go to the local home maker store and buy any old thing but this time I’ve decided to treat myself … Read more →
I’ve been working on a new blog design and it’s not coming together as well as my Akai theme did. I felt like it needed ‘something’ but I couldn’t define what that ‘something’ was. For reasons unknown I had an … Read more →
Out shopping last week this window display from Kikki-K and all those triangles really caught my eye. As it is the way for me I’ve been seeing triangles ever since. Is there a name for that? I mention it so … Read more →
Yes it’s Australia Day! The F18 have already done their flyover and the cyclist has done his annual 50km coffee ride with some of his cycling buddies. The boys are chilling out with their projects, one which is us attempting … Read more →