Through my business Red Instead, I recently had the pleasure of taking some Product Photos for Michelle from Poppy, Bean and Bloss.

It was a lot of fun to pose the toys and dolls, and to …

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 …

This afternoon we had a lovely time at our friends Nicole and Gerry, at a party to celebrate their Freya’s first birthday. It was so great, dressing up a little and having a few …

Today I made a floor quilt for my newest neice, baby Mackenzie:

It didn’t photograph so well but I am in a rush tonight! The colours in the photo are a bit off but take my …

After making the cute outfit for niece Grace’s 2nd birthday the other day (she and her mum loved it but it was a bit big - she has plenty of growing room!) I had to …

Today my little niece Grace turns two. I completed her present this afternoon and dropped it off at her house, ready for her to wear out to the family dinner at a local restaurant tonight. …

Today was Jack’s birthday party. He had a few friends who couldn’t make it and one who didn’t turn up so it was Jack and three of his best friends from school. Last year, in …

My mum made me a lovely quilt - it is just starting to get cool some nights so I have been able to put it over my knees while watching a bit of telly!
 
I knew …

 Still at it.  The great Christmas present craftfest that is.  Nearly finished…
Yesterday I made a noticeboard for my almost 18 year old neice.  I love how it turned out:
 
I used a big corkboard (that has …

“Marble Magnets?”  you say.  “Is anybody STILL making those!”  Yes well I know to all us crafty bloggers, the marble magnet craze was so long ago but I for one just never got around to it.
And let …

I have been meaning to make the kids a Christmas Countdown Calendar for a couple of years now and this year I finally did it! Some people call them Advent Calendars.

First I bought a whole …

I am so happy and excited because last night my very super good friend Nicole (blogless, alas) gave birth to her second baby, little Freya - new sister to big brother Mani.  I haven’t seen …