ScrapEep! is in da houseOK, folks, you liked ’em, so come and get ’em. I’ve got four of the little buggas in my Etsy shop. They’re firmly stuffed with cotton and linen offcuts (appearing, entrail-like in the bottom right of this photo), and backed with linen. Get yours here, here, here or here. Now, while …
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ScrapEep! is in da house
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Tulip service
Tulip serviceI was just uploading these photos of tulips, wondering what I would write about them, when Alex kindly emailed to let me know that Skinny laMinx was featured on Bloesem – not once, but twice! Here, on the main Bloesem blog, and here again, on Bloesem Kids.Thanks so much, Irene, and I’m so pleased …
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Connor Cullinan at the AVA
Connor Cullinan at the AVACapetonians, don’t forget Connor Cullinan’s first Cape Town show in ages, opening at the AVA in Church St tonight at 6pm. See you there.
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The scrapEep!
The scrapEep!On last week’s Making Friday, I applied my mind to a big problem in my studio: what do do with scraps. One corner of my studio is devoted to the storage of offcuts, misprints and repairs, and they take up a lot of space. Thanks to the efficiency of Tammy and Molly, my scraps …
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Glory be!
Glory be!I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: my tea towels get to go to much more exciting places than I do. Here they are starring in a romantic shoot for Beatnik Bazaar. Happy weekend, all. I’ll be at the Neighbourgoods Market at the Biscuit Mill tomorrow, which is about as exciting as …
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Swatchbooks
SwatchbooksMy hand’s pretty stiff today after spending all of yesterday cutting up Sevilla Rock and making up swatchbooks. Anyone know if pinking shears can be sharpened? Sheesh. I must still find a good way of holding them together at the top without breaking the bank, but have a couple of ideas (including this fab tutorial, …
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Separated at birth
Separated at birthMy glasses above, and Janne’s glasses below. Uncanny, what?
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Eep! bag
Eep! bagMay I present more results of Making Friday: the Eep! shopping bag! It’s printed in duck egg blue on sturdy cotton linen, it has a handy key clip inside, and it’s available for sale here. More bags coming up soon!
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Shoe bag
ShoebagOne of the things I made on Friday was a sweet linen shoe bag. Using my sewing machine, I stitched an illustration of a shoe onto heavyweight linen, then sewed it up into this one-of-a-kind bag, now available in my Etsy shop. PS: Anyone wanting to know where I got these utterly adorable little shoes, …
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