Finally they are up. The blinds I’ve made from the Laura Ashley fabric I found ages ago. It took quite a bit of work, mostly because I never made blinds before. Second because of bad luck. This happens sometimes in crafts. So I set the project aside midway through as I was becoming so irritated [...]
Every now and then a great idea turns into reality and the world gets to be a better place. Sanitation springs to mind, the discovery of the tea leaf (mmm tea). Email and Skype is especially valueble for us emmigrants that want to keep in touch with distant relatives and friends. And now there is [...]
I’m a iPod-a-holic. I use my iPod every day on my way to work and back, but also at work. I plug it in and listen to music, audiobooks and podcast. And the last are fantastic!
Sometimes my work can be monotone. It happens that I copy & paste all day. Quite boring for the [...]
Remember those nice fabrics I bought in the sale a while back. Well I had to go and make stuff this weekend.
First I made the apron from the book In Stitches by Amy Butler. It’s my first project form this book and I like it a lot. The instructions are good and I found it [...]
Oh my god, oh my god I got it! I got it! Yes people I am now the proud owner of a Lexie Barnes Baja Flo Knitting bag. It’s my first and I’m in love. I saw it first in a different shape in Knit 1. magazine. Then Lime and Violet mentioned it on their [...]
At the beginning of this month I received two books I ordered from Amazon.co.uk. Bend-The-Rules-Sewing from Amy Karol and In Stitches from Amy Butler. After I made something from these books I shall write a review.
My two new books
Ofcourse to make something I needed material. And it’s sale at John Lewis and [...]
For the first time ever the Tour de France will start in England. Why? I have no idea. You would think it would start in France, not the UK, but I’m not complaining. They came here this weekend and me and Kevin went out to see them in action. We got up bright and early [...]
A few years ago there was this great song called “wear sunscreen”. It was based on a text that was published as a column in The Chicago Tribune. It reads like and graduation speech and it is one of the best texts ever for someone young. Now that I’m approaching the big 3 0 I [...]