Category: Making
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Back to my (sewing) roots
Before I packed all my fabric away there was one little job left to be done. To finish off some little bags I’ve been making. Which reminded me just how much I love sewing and making bags. And dresses for the girls. Many recent projects I’ve not actually posted here, but perhaps it’s time to…
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Hop Hop. Time for Easter crafting supplies!
Because I get upset when good things sell out I bought our Easter crafting supplies last week. March 29th is Good Friday and Easter Monday is April the 1st. This of course means I am going to have the kids at home for two whole weeks so I needed a bit of budget for Easter…
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The dollmakers of Dalston
Yesterday I took Astrid’s beautiful doll back to the dollmakers to have her arms upgraded to fancy buttoned on ones after Edith pulled them off. I had also asked Mopsa if it was alright if I photographed her house, because it is the most divine house – a rambling, naturally chaotic original victorian terrace house…
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Following my dream
I don’t know how many old readers are still here after my three, almost four year departure from blogging after I had Edith. I’ve never actually told her birth story here have I? Things just kind of went a bit quiet really. I tried to keep things limping along, but I’ve had four years of…
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Dalston Dolls – doll making workshop
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a Steiner Doll? I know I have. And Mopsa and Sevim of Dalston Dolls make the most beautiful Waldorf style dolls. They are running a workshop at That Place on the Corner in Newington Green, N16, for four Sundays from November 4th, 7-10pm. The cost is…
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Easter long London weekend happiness
Look! An Easter tree. We found the perfect branch on the Heath and carried it home and we didn’t blow the eggs. Instead I found a little box of 12 for £3 at Heals which must have been a mistake so I bought them and they assured me that was the right price so we…
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Important things
I’ve been up late tonight ressurecting an old project. Something that’s coming back to life. Soon. Very soon. Very exciting to be back in blog land. And back with my old friends. It’s like waking up after a long slumber. Waking back up to life and love and living and friends! And I said I’d…
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Party season
When I was young and sociable I used to often host afternoon tea parties with canapes and bubbles. I still make the same food. The party now starts an hour later at three and I definitely don’t wear fancy dresses like I used to. But I can bake better than I used to. And I…
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A bit of a dry spell
Oh I wish it would have rained a bit more in April. It barely rained at all. We go on our long walks on the Heath with the girls now, carefully avoiding the playground but not necessarily the ice cream van. We walk up to Kite Hill and there are rivulets of dry cracked earth…
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I used to make things
Recently I’ve looked back on my blog and seen that indeed, I did used to make things. Making things usually coincided with not working full time. I also used to write a few other blogs (which I’ve started doing again). And I still managed to buy loads of fabric and yarn even with no money.…
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Bread glorious breadmaker
Spelt flour bread For the past few years every time we go up to Leeds to visit the family we wake up to gorgeous freshly baked bread machine bread. And finally the other week when I saw the new Panasonic breadmaker was out I caved in and bought one too.
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Back in the groove
Almost. There are four piles of fabric. My sewing room is organised. Tomorrow I’m going to look at linen. For curtains. And tonight I’ll start pinning Astrid’s new quilt. Today I placed my first order from Purl in a very long time, with not a care about import duty or English postal taxes. I got…