At last I'm on top of my orders. I finally feel caught up and able to tackle the rest of my list. Not that any list is ever finished, is it? Things get added as others are crossed off. (Hey, does anyone else, when you're renewing or rewriting your list, write things on there that you've … Continue reading My new favourite mobile
Wish I knew someone who likes making mobiles…
They say builders' houses are those in most need of attention. And painters' those in most need of a coat of paint. Well, look at the mobile hanging in Maeve's room. It was a gift to Elsie when she was born. All of the 'danglies' have been pulled off by little hands when a first-time mother held her … Continue reading Wish I knew someone who likes making mobiles…
Mother’s guilt
I'm not the first mother to blog about mother's guilt. Its in blogs from other crafty work-at-home-mums (or WAHMs as they're called in endless websites, support groups and forums), books about parenting, and conversations amongst girlfriends. Germaine Greer said that women are capable of feeling guilty no matter what. If we're juggling work, home and family, we're guilty. … Continue reading Mother’s guilt
Woman overdoses on cookie dough
It wasn't worth leaving on the oven to cook just four of Bill Granger's Double choc chip cookies on a final tray. So I ate them. All four lumps of cookie dough. And now I look at the cooked trays of biscuits and think I would never eat four of those in a row. Or … Continue reading Woman overdoses on cookie dough
Launching cool pants for boys
There are bigger things happening in the world; Will and Kate's wedding, bin Laden's death, a New Zealand tornado, road trauma, local tragedy. After all of that, it seems insignificant to blog about the small things in life. But all together they make up my life, and all together they make up the big things in … Continue reading Launching cool pants for boys
As featured in
I've always wanted to use that heading. I'm not sure at what point its legitimate to create a list of places our work has been featured, but I thought I'd create one now. Just for fun. And to feel good. And kinda famous. Now, with all that fame, it's time I went back to the sewing machine. … Continue reading As featured in
Blue dresses and blue food colouring
It brought it all back - what it feels like to blow the white and yolk out of an egg, to blow into a hole slightly larger than a pin hole and expect the contents to come flooding out a hole the same size on the other end of the egg. It feels like blowing … Continue reading Blue dresses and blue food colouring
Our first outdoor market
Armed with our new gazebo and a last-minute stall booking, we headed off to the Anderson's Mill Festival in Smeaton yesterday. The music was brilliant, the food excellent, the weather freezing and the sales, well, if markets can be 'hit and miss', this was a miss. We sold a few things, but mostly enjoyed the music. … Continue reading Our first outdoor market
The launch of my new winter range
It was one of those days when you wish you could just lie down at 2pm and sleep for hours, when you wonder how on earth you're even going to get through the afternoon, when you scull your coffee and swear that you're going to bed at 7.30pm - as soon as the girls are … Continue reading The launch of my new winter range
Writing by Larissa Patton 