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Mathilda’s Market today
Sunday, November 15, 2009 – 8:47 pm | One Comment
Mathilda’s Market today

Today was Mathilda’s Market - a new market to Canberra (today was the second time) and I went along to take a few photos.

I didn’t have a stall there today and I won’t be having …

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flat teddy
Saturday, June 13, 2009 – 6:27 pm | 4 Comments
flat teddy

I went along to Bek’s baby shower this afternoon - though I think I wrote Bec not Bek on her card!  Sorry about that!  I got to meet Bek’s gorgeous sisters and a few of …

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How to build a Lightbox
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 – 4:39 pm | 6 Comments
How to build a Lightbox

The very best way to build your own lightbox is to get yourself one of these:

These are optional extras…

Here are a few measurements for a decent sized lightbox.  For the base you will need a …

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coming soon
Monday, March 23, 2009 – 7:55 pm | 4 Comments
coming soon

I have got a few markets coming up and I’m starting to stress about it.  So I have been sewing and thinking about new products.  Here is a preview…

Pink and green girl’s dress in polar …

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I will start earlier next time…
Sunday, February 1, 2009 – 7:38 pm | 2 Comments
I will start earlier next time…

Why did I leave it all to the last minute?  Well, the last few weeks at any rate?  I am now sewing and making like a crazy person and sweltering in the heat along with …

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Christmas Craft: Placemats
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 – 1:20 pm | 4 Comments
Christmas Craft: Placemats

Here’s a project that took so much longer to complete than I thought it would! I bought 8 round craftwood placemats and set about adhering these cute red and white Mozi paper napkins to them …

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handmade market
Friday, November 21, 2008 – 10:53 pm | 2 Comments
handmade market

Listen up Canberra people!  I will be at the Handmade Upmarket this Saturday 21st November at Albert Hall from 10am to 6pm and I really hope to see some of you there.  Pop in and say …

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talk talk talk
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 – 4:39 pm | One Comment
talk talk talk

I haven’t done a scrapbook page in SO long.  Oh, I’ve done them in my head and lately I’ve been reading the magazines but now I’ve actually done one and I think I might do …

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shirt finished
Saturday, October 11, 2008 – 6:58 pm | 3 Comments
shirt finished

It took me until today to sew the buttonholes on the shirt I finished a week ago.  I hate sewing buttonholes. It’s the last thing left to do and I always worry it will somehow …

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sewing a shirt
Saturday, October 4, 2008 – 8:16 pm | 3 Comments
sewing a shirt

I’ve been working on a shirt for me.  I used My Pattern Designer which is a program that will draft patterns based on your measurements.  A great program but I still haven’t mastered it yet …

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live more, do more
Monday, September 8, 2008 – 3:47 pm | 2 Comments
live more, do more

Live more, do more.  Why is it that I am not taking my own advice?  Of course, I have time.  It’s just how I choose to use (or waste) the time I have that matters.  …

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I made a cat bed!
Friday, September 5, 2008 – 12:05 am | 3 Comments
I made a cat bed!

Look - I still make things!  I sewed up this bed for our big fat fluffy cat, Nene on the weekend.  That’s pronounced “nay-nay” by the way…

I used some polar fleece that I’ve had for …

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