Thinking stencils
We have a sort of alcove in the hallway which, up until recently, was decorated with mismatched frames portraying family photographs, illustrations, artwork and favourite postcards, but I took them all...
View ArticleLordy, it’s Love Vintage
Feels like yesterday we were having a ball at the last Love Vintage, and yet the next one’s on in less than a month. The new venue means more stalls, more events, more fantastic people-watching...
View ArticleA crafternoon with Olive
It’s done. All the photographs for book 5, out next year, and most of the hard work behind me for this one. I’ve loved every minute of the shoot and can’t state enough how excellent the team is....
View ArticleQuilting for lazy girls
Yet another sneak peek at the next book with this quilt, similar to one appearing in The Crafty Minx at Home, which will be out early next year with HarperCollins (more to follow soon). If you can’t...
View ArticleCraft as life raft?
I’ve been having a really tough time with my daughter lately. She’s four, and she’s always been full-on – a crazy ball of energy and tears and laughter and indignation from the moment she was born –...
View ArticleDo: Magical Hat Days
This is the game in which we pretend to be Clara Button, going in for a bit of freestyle fixery on old hats and headpieces I’ve found at Rozelle Markets, otherwise beyond repair. Olive paints over the...
View ArticleObi-di, obi-da, life goes on
Will you look at this obi-style belt one of the fine ladies in my pre-xmas workshop made from a pair of silk ties? Keeping my eyes open for old ties in cool patterns so I can make one for the shortie...
View ArticleKeeping it fresh
Australian Women’s Weekly recently published their excellent annual Health Magazine, and I’ve contributed a feature about habits and the way they affect our health. I got such a kick out of researching...
View ArticleA few favourite images from the new book
Last week we had a small shindig (at home, of course) to celebrate the launch of the new book. This was really so I could thank everyone involved for all their hard work and for being so supportive. It...
View ArticleWith the birds
I’ve always been an eary morning person of sorts, but lately I have taken an almost perverse pleasure in rising with the sun. There’s something subversive about greeting the dawn. It’s like sucking a...
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