Author Archives: Angela
Simple Cushion with Zipper Tutorial
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 … Continue reading
A bird, a pincushion and a polka dot dress
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Crafty Goodness, Family, Things for Children
Tagged Crafty Goodness, family, Kid's stuff
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Summer Style with ASOS
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Fashion, Styling
Tagged accessories, ASOS, Fashion, styling, wish list
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Starry Night – DIY Christmas Stars
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafty Goodness, DIY & Tutorials, Home Sweet Home
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Tree, decorations, star
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DIY glitter Christmas baubles and a different sort of tree
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, DIY & Tutorials, Home Sweet Home
Tagged bauble, Christmas, Christmas Tree, glitter, glitter bauble
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Creative Hiatus
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 … Continue reading
DIY Skeleton Top
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 … Continue reading
On the go
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 … Continue reading
Ideas Box & Inspiration Board
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Crafty Goodness, Designing, Inspiration
Tagged Crafty Goodness, designing, inspiration, inspiration board
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Beaded Bracelets
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 … Continue reading
