eBay is becoming dangerous ground for me. I won my first auction yesterday (can’t reveal my winnings because it’s Paul’s birthday present…) and I just know I could easily become addicted. Luckily, I can’t be tempted to spend the mega bucks required to shop at Brisbane-based Atomic textiles‘ eBay shop, but if you like vintage …

Sighs of relief all round – the title of this post has nothing to do with my Etsy shop. It’s just the title of an article I illustrated in the July FairLady magazine. And for the first time, my illy made the front cover! Cool! From now on, I’ll be not only showing my illustrations …

Deep underground Dutch design collective, Grondboontjebottersmeer have designed a bridge for the technology/craft divide in the music industry. HeukelOor inserts the homespun, hands-on woolliness of crochet work between your ears and the globalized big business mechanisms of the music industry that bring music into that intimate space between them. A miniature (washable) version for in-ear …

Now this is what I think Etsy meant by “handmade” when they started up. The mysteriously nameless printer at Blue Thimble makes these marvellous prints , using dyes in a monoprint process that I don’t understand, but which sounds very labour-intensive. Beautiful. Info updateAha. Jesse, an expert in the art of Googling, emailed me what …

A few things to catch up on: I bought these beautiful grass bracelets from Heartworks. They’re exquisite. Check out Jesse’s rather alarming post about our weekend Kraft meeting, a hostage drama and her role in a bank holdup.Liana has a great blog called Mixed Plate where she posts about things to buy. She thinks my …

1. Kat (anything goes)2. Wilsonian (biscotti brain)3. Sam (Homegrown Skinny)4. Jen j-m (swallowfield)5. Kari6. Andrea McKeen7. Rachael S (cultivating Rachel)8. Kenda9. Tanya10. Francesca (Mrs Eliot Books)You’re the 10 clever people who left a comment after I posted about my interview on Crafty Synergy. I’m delighted that two of you are from South Africa!To get your …

Its arrival has been much anticipated, and its reality sure is appreciated! I picked up my lovely pouch printed and made by Sam of Homegrown Skinny from the post office today, and found she’d filled it with lovely cards, buttons and fabric scraps! What a beautiful treat and what a great swap. Thanks Sam! Check …

In the twin quest to rid myself of excess red Orla teatowels and to be a good godmother, I made this dress for little Elizabeth. It was going to be her second birthday present, but I couldn’t wait that long. Her mum says she looks very sweet wearing it with a pair of red tights. …

Yes No Morph I, gouache on paper (2007) I linked to the work of Tauba Auerbach yesterday, but am too enamoured of it to just assume readers of this blog went to see it, and so have decided to be less oblique and to actually show some pics (read: I am a control freak and …