An ex-boyfriend once accused me of tiring of things quickly. ‘You get sick of cutting your fingernails,’ he said. ‘And there are only ten of them.’ (He was right in a way, I did get tired of him quickly.) I thanked him very much. It was one of the nicest things anyone had ever said … Continue reading Talking about things isn’t actually getting them done
Winter sale on children’s clothing
Check out my Children's Clothing page - there's a winter sale on in-stock items. Lots for boys and girls, limited stock available.
Leaving things til the last minute
Take a rubber band. Stretch it. Now place it over an empty toilet paper roll. Staple it there all the way around. Now try to stretch the rubber band. This simple experiment would have helped me last night before I sewed the ruffle on the elastic neck of Elsie's Book Week Parade costume. Three weeks … Continue reading Leaving things til the last minute
Melbourne Vixens meets The Bear & The Whale
I’m sure Wing Defence is an important position. Just that when I played junior netball it was where they put the uncoordinated girl that’s getting a game because they need her for numbers. How badly I wanted to be the pretty, fast little Centre. Or a goalie. Once I was named as Emergency (not even … Continue reading Melbourne Vixens meets The Bear & The Whale
Old fashions and new
On the weekend we went to a ball with a Roaring 20s dress theme. I was excited to hear today then, coincidentally, that Roaring 20s fashion is on the way back. I spent way too long looking at dresses on websites before I made this one to wear to the ball. I wouldn’t mind one bit … Continue reading Old fashions and new
Summer pinafores now available
My summer range for little girls features cool and comfortable pinafores made from gorgeous high quality, designer quilting cottons. I've just added six different designs to my Children's clothing page, but some are only available in specific sizes. Here's my favourite:
I’m still here
There used to be a time when, if a business didn’t have a website, I looked elsewhere to spend. Now most have a website, but if it’s out of date or their latest blog post is ages ago, I move on to find someone who does care about their customers and wants to talk to … Continue reading I’m still here
New products in store
I've just added the following things to our shop:
Cool chenille
Chenille has moved up in the cool stakes. Small town publicans don't realise how highly sought after the bedspreads are in their six rooms upstairs. And why shouldn't chenille be popping up in toys and clothing for kids. It's cool as. I'm not into upcycling vintage chenille from The Terminus, The Royal Mail or The Farmer's … Continue reading Cool chenille
Writing by Larissa Patton 