The last couple of months have been very quiet in the craft room. There’s been the end of financial year rush, and post EOFY holidays. There was a scout camp, that I made jumpers for, and in return, it delivered us a lurgy that took two weeks to work its way through the family. While I was under the weather, […]
There’s nothing like being a beginner again, to humble a life-long crafter as quickly as possible. Especially when one is being a beginner in an obscure craft with no close support groups. When I first picked up crochet, one of the early warnings given was to be sure to check US vs UK terminology, as many a young player has […]
{EXPLORE} in May EXPLORE a focus area – Messy + Me Made was my May areas of focus, and they were mildly successful? I didn’t sew as much as I’d hoped, but I did do some sewing. I didn’t quite get my journal finished, but I am halfway and hoping for a finish this weekend. EXPLORE knowledge – I spent […]
And DONE!! I made it all month, wearing something I made myself every single day this month. Most were existing items, but I did also add two skirts, two pairs of shorts, and a jumper into the rotation, with a pair of trousers almost finished as well. It’s been such a fun challenge to bring my me-made items to the […]
I’ve made it two-thirds of the way through the month, wearing me made items ever single day. Sometimes I’m mixing in RTW items, but they are far and few between. In this update, it’s one t-shirt, one tank, one skirt – not bad over ten days! Day ten // Unfettered pleated skirt (with added length because I’m too old for […]
I am officially “where is the year going” years old, because what do you mean it’s the middle of May? Two weeks out from winter, and the days are still so mild I’m wearing shorts and t-shirts, though with rain finally, finally predicted for this week, I’m thinking the cold change is going to come in and smack me over […]
Working in a small space is not without its challenges, depending on the season and what I’m working on. At the minute, as I sew my way through Me Made May, it’s that my sewing machine normally lives on a shelf under my fold-down table, and I can’t necessarily leave the table up all month. To do so would block […]
One week in and not only have I worn me-made every day, I have managed eleven me-made outfits in nine days! day one // plantain tee + linen boxers with me-dyed trims day two // plantain tee + thurlow trousers (shorts version) day three – daytime // plantain tee (wide shoulder adjustment) + linden shorts day three – spa visit// […]
It turns out, when you have a crazy road trip planned for the beginning of the month, all the regular markers on the blog calendar get left behind, and I totally missed my April update! {EXPLORE} in March & April EXPLORE a focus area – watercolours was my focus and I had a blast working in my little sketchbook each […]
I’m trying to embrace the ebbs and flows of my reading habit – I read six books in April, but five were all in the last week. For the first three weeks of the month I only read one book…and that’s ok. I’m trying to give myself grace that not every year will be a 100 book year, that it’s […]
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