Hello Spring! And hello you lovely lot. I’m full of the joys of Spring. And I love that saying. Spring and Summer is my sewing magic timezone where I can make dresses and floaty clothes and don’t have to worry about tights anymore. With that in mind I picked up the Nina Lee Patterns Spring …
Frilly Cocowawa Plum dress
Well hello sunshine. It’s a bright and happy week outside and the sky is clear and calm. Which makes me feel a bit calmer too. I’ve been keeping busy doing quizzes with family and friends, experimenting with air dry clay and of course sewing. It is still rather difficult to know what to make but …
Spotty McCall’s 7085
Hello my loveliest ones!! I am hating humanity after a hellish time on public transport and the motorway but you’re all exempt. You wouldn’t leave giant cases in the aisles and blare music without speakers would you?? I hope not. And you wouldn’t try and drive me off the road in your a supermarket delivery …
Leslie Caron wannabe
I love a good musical, especially a Gene Kelly musical. An American In Paris is completely fabulous. When I saw Burda’sĀ Viva La Diva spread in issue 11/2014 I fell hard for the AIPĀ inspired dress. This collection featured iconic gowns from favourite films. The Eva Green Casino Royale gown and Marilyn Monroe Gentlemen Prefer Blondes halter …
Birmingham Rag Market (aka how to spend your pay packet in one day)
I’ve already told a fib. My pay packet didn’t just disappear at the famous rag market in Birmingham but also at the Bull Ring shopping centre across the road. Now I wouldn’t say I live particularly close to Birmingham. The first time I ever went was for Marie and Kat‘s wonderful blogger meet up at …
Truffle Progress
After the death of my plaid top I wanted to bounce back into action and work on my Colette Truffle dress. Super exciting as it’ll be my Xmas party dress yaaay!! I’m using a gorgeous black and white polka dot satin I got at the Birmingham meet up. The dots are so cute and large …