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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #01: Bat
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve all had happy holidays and settling into another year quite well. I am. This year I have only one ambition and that is to Be Relaxed. Whatever else that I happen to get...
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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #03: Grey Nomad
Another wool from an opshop, but not stretchy this time. It kept moving about as a cut and sewed it. Vintage button thanks to me Nan.
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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #04: Poodle Memories
I came across this square of fabric several times while growing up. As the years passed it moved with us untill a year or two ago when I found it amongst some fabrics and curtains from the old house....
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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #05: Cause for Trouble
I knew when I made this into a pencil skirt it would have to be named with a reference to hot librarian teachers who don’t take silliness from students.
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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #06: Clydette
Clydette is the more feminine of two skirts cut from the same length of wool I found in an opshop. I’m pretty much nailing all my pencil skirt dreams so I figured it was time to shake it up a bit....
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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #08: Nick Swing
Here’s one of my favourites! However I’m not sure if I’ll ever wear it… This one gets its name from the swingin sixties design of the fabric combined with the putrid smell of cigarette smoke...
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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #09: Perfect Sitting
One craft I remember my mother doing was reupholstering my desk chair in my bedroom. The original was a lovely cream textured cover but you could just imagine how long that would stay looking nice in a...
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Awesome Pants of Power (Or Something Rather Different)
And now for Something Rather Different. PANTS! When ShandiiShan of Shandii Crafts showed me how to make your own pyjama pants from a pair you already own, I knew this was the beginning of something...
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Cross Stitch for the Guests Room Update
Hooray! A frame has been found! Sleek, black and techno-nerdy. Again, thanks to izacless for sharing :D See my progress post here for more details on how I made it. Now we await the first guest…
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Corset.
My latest project has me rather excited. Over a year ago I made a simple post about a corset-making kit I bought. Well today, I present to you the beginings of a corset made from that kit! Golden Joy!...
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A creativity flare brings new projects – and products!
It’s a wonderful feeling to be getting creative again! That means I pulled out my old beading tools… it has been a while indeed! I find myself with a lot of time on my hands these days to heal and...
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Mug Shots of Pencil Skirts #03: Grey Nomad
Another wool from an opshop, but not stretchy this time. It kept moving about as a cut and sewed it. Vintage button thanks to me Nan.
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Cross Stitch for the Guests Room Update
Hooray! A frame has been found! Sleek, black and techno-nerdy. Again, thanks to izacless for sharing😀 See my progress post here for more details on how I made it. Now we await the first guest…
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5-star Crochet Blanket means I’m a Happy Hooker!
Yes, it’s true! After more than two years I have picked up my crochet hooks again. It seems crazy to have left it that long, but life happens. What is even crazier, I actually finished the project...
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