Don’t you love that feeling when plans start to come to fruition? When things start falling into place and you say to yourself “this just …
The joy of teaching
I had an “Aha!” moment yesterday – one of those days when you say to yourself, “Yes! I know exactly why I am doing this”. …
Salvaging selvages
One of my favourite parts about being a full-time crafter is the sheer number of creative ideas that I come across. There is an almost …
My daughter has learnt to knit!
I love school holidays. There is nothing quite like the joy of not having to make school lunches; not having to get in the car …
A beautiful day for stitching
It simply could not be a more beautiful day in Perth. We are all longing for the cooler weather arrive and real drenching, soaking rain …
What makes you happy?
I recently bought Issue #3 of “New Philosopher”, a relatively new magazine in the Australian market (click here to visit their website). This quarterly magazine …
Bead Embroidery by Shelley Cox – Beautiful Stitches Book Shelf
Do you love embroidery books? I am afraid that I have a complete weakness for them and thus I have an overflowing bookshelf. And of …
My new (old) Singer sewing machine
Where have the last three weeks gone? I simply don’t know. In my defence, I can only say that I have been so busy doing …
Fabric Covered Boxes
I have a bit of a thing for boxes. I love sorting stuff into them and stacking them up on shelves. I love the way …
SPUN – The Society for the Prevention of Unfinished Needlepoint
I can hear you saying “The society for what???”. And as I browsed through the internet and stumbled across it, I too was initially tempted …