Angela Osborn

Simple Cushion with Zipper Tutorial

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Angela

I love making cushions! They’re such an easy and affordable way to update a room. I recently made the spotty cushion, pictured below, for our living room and had a few scraps of the fabric left over. So I decided to make another cushion in a neutral linen, decorated with some circles from the left over scraps. I’ve done a few cushion tutorials here before, but zippers are often intimidating, so I thought I’d show you how do it again. Continue reading →

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A bird, a pincushion and a polka dot dress

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Angela

Here are a few things I’ve made recently. I made the bird and pincushion when we were visiting my family after Christmas (both projects are from the book Scandinavian Stitches, which I was given for Christmas – yay!). I had a lovely afternoon crafting with my Mum, like we used to back when I was younger and still lived with my parents. Continue reading →

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Summer Style with ASOS

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Angela

As much as I love sewing my own clothes, I certainly don’t make everything I wear. One of my new favourite online places to shop is ASOS. And when I say new, I don’t mean that ASOS is new (they’ve been around since 2000 and launched the Aussie version of their site last year), but that the online retailer is new to my list of top shopping spots. To be honest I have been aware of ASOS, but for some unknown reason I assumed they were out of my price range. I was totally wrong. Silly me for not investigating their website sooner! ASOS have a great range of fashion and accessories ranging across many price points, featuring heaps of different brands as well as their own label, which I’m a big fan of. It’s affordable and cute! Here are some of my favourite pieces for this summer. The pieces on my wish list are really versatile and if you follow the different coloured plus signs, you see the three different outfits I’d create with these pieces.

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Starry Night – DIY Christmas Stars

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Angela

I had a few hakea branches left over from this project and decided to use them to create a simple Christmas display for my living room. I love the natural texture and organic form of the branches and wanted to make some quick, yet pretty decorations to complement the branches. I came up with these simple, textural stars. Continue reading →

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DIY glitter Christmas baubles and a different sort of tree

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Angela

I love decorating our home in the lead up to Christmas, but I’m not all that fond of tinsel. As for glitter, well, that’s a different story! Glitter is wonderful! I love the way it bounces candlelight around a dimly lit room. I was having trouble finding affordable baubles that I liked I felt like getting crafty, so I made my own. Continue reading →

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Creative Hiatus

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Angela

Hello! Sorry I haven’t been around much lately. I’m having a bit of a break. I’m super busy with my new job and a rather ambitious attempt to paint the entire interior of our home… So I’m having a creative hiatus. Well, it’s really just a break from my creative work. I’ve recently started a new crochet project, so I’m clearly not avoiding all creative activities. I want to make a giant ripple blanket for our living room. I finally decided on these gorgeous, warm earthy tones of wool from Bendigo Woollen Mills. I’ve got no idea how much wool I’ll need, but I’m confident I currently have nowhere near enough! I find there’s something really calming and almost meditative about the repetitive nature of this kind of crochet work. I’m really enjoying it, even though it’ll probably take me a couple of years to complete the blanket! Continue reading →

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DIY Skeleton Top

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Angela

Halloween intrigues me a bit, probably because I’ve never really celebrated it. Halloween is just not as big here in Australia as it is in the US. But when I made this ribcage top to wear to a medical themed birthday party I realised it could also work well for Halloween! Given that Google Analytics tells me that many of you lovely readers are from America, I thought I’d share this project with you! Continue reading →

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On the go

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Angela

I have got so many projects on the go at the moment. Do you ever get like that? I’m sure I’m not the only one who tries to do too many things at once! Right now I’m trying to find the time to make a dress out of this gorgeous sequinned silk, I’m choosing colours for a new crochet project and I’m repainting this wardrobe. I’m going to paint the outside white and the inside blue to give it some personality. Cupboards can have personality, right? Continue reading →

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Ideas Box & Inspiration Board

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Angela

Sometimes it can be hard to stay inspired. Other times my brain is overflowing with so many ideas it’s hard to keep track of them all! I have several notebooks that I use to sketch ideas and designs, but I’ve also created this little ideas box to fill with project ideas. I simply covered a small cardboard box with pretty paper and mod podge. I keep a stack of pieces of card on my desk that fit perfectly in the box. So if inspiration strikes I can quickly sketch my idea, add a swatch if necessary and pop in my ideas box. Continue reading →

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Beaded Bracelets

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Angela

Check out these pretty bracelets I made! They’ve been on my list of things I want to make for a while. I followed this tutorial from Honestly…WTF. She recommends using waxed linen thread to make the bracelets, but unfortunately I couldn’t find any at my local craft supplies store so I used embroidery thread instead. The thread worked okay, but it was a bit thick to pass through the tiny beads. I’d like to try this project again once I’ve hunted down some waxed linen thread. This was a fun project and a great way to use up old buttons, of which I have a rather large collection! Continue reading →

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