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Hello and welcome to my crafty blog. This is where I share my love of all things domestic...crafty projects, home and garden ideas, fun things for kids to make and do, eco-friendly ideas and home organising tips too. I love sharing ideas and really appreciate all the lovely feedback I receive. Being a part of the worldwide crafting community is something special.

a mousehouse dollshouse

a mousehouse dollshouse

A mousehouse playhouse

A mousehouse playhouse

A mousehouse kids crafty suitcase

A mousehouse kids crafty suitcase

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Tauranga, New Zealand
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"To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring- these are some of the rewards of the simple life"
John Burroughs (1837-1921)

‎'One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.'
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Completed sewing & craft projects/challenges in 2010

  • applique clothes/bags/p.case ✔
  • baby bib ✔
  • baby taggie toy✔
  • ballet bag ✔
  • bunting ✔
  • child's satchel bag ✔
  • clutch purse ✔
  • crochet flower ✔
  • decoupage clipboard ✔
  • embroidered christmas napkins ✔
  • felt toys from 'felties' ✔
  • lavender sachets ✔
  • lined zip purse ✔
  • little girls dress ✔
  • noticeboard ✔
  • oven mitt ✔
  • padded headboard ✔
  • patchwork gonk ✔
  • pin cushion ✔
  • plastic covered zip purse ✔
  • shoulder bag ✔
  • soft toy from 'Softies"✔
  • wine tote bag ✔

Recipes

  • Banana cake
  • Chorizo and pototo salad
  • Easy quiche
  • Flapjacks + Peanut slice
  • Foccacia Bread
  • Roast chicken + chicken soup
  • Sausage, bean and tomato stew
  • Slow baked tomato and olive chicken
  • Tomato and basil bruschetta
  • Vege soup

I ♥ reading

I ♥ reading

Books on my bedside table

  • The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
  • The First Wife by Emily Barr
  • YSM Body Bible by Jodie Hedley Ward with Kelli Johnson

Books read in 2012

  • Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Moon Spinners by Sally Goldenbaum
  • The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Books read in 2011

  • The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
  • Run by Ann Patchett
  • Inside Stories- A History of the New Zealand Housewife 1890-1976 by Frances Walsh
  • Destitute Gourmet by Sophie Gray
  • Mothers Little Helper by Wendyl Nissen
  • Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
  • The Wedding Shawl- a seaside knitters mystery by Sally Goldenbaum
  • One Day by David Nicholls
  • Cute and Easy Crochet by Nicki Trench
  • Patterns in the Sand by Sally Goldenbaum
  • Tasty crochet by Rose Langlitz
  • Scandinavian Stitches by Kasja Wikman
  • First Ladies by Kay Burley
  • The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
  • Stitch! by Cath Kidston
  • Bend the Rules Sewing by Amy Karol
  • My Vintage Summer by Jane Elmor
  • If not now by Denyse Devlin
  • Open by Andre Agassi
  • Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
  • One Secret Summer by Lesley Lokko
  • A Home Companion By Wendyl Nissen

Books I read in 2010

  • The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
  • The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
  • The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
  • Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy
  • The Last Time I Saw You, by Elizabeth Berg
  • The Sound of Us, By Sarah Willis
  • The Saving Graces by Patricia Gaffney
  • Blackwork by Sonia Lucano
  • Candy Blankies by Candi Jensen
  • The Crafty Minx by Kelly Doust
  • Lotta Prints by Lotta Jansdotter
  • In Print by Cath Kidston
  • Gifts for baby by Joanna O'Sullivan
  • The hand that first held mine by Maggie O'Farrell
  • Crossed Wires by Rosy Thornton
  • Homemade by Ros Badger and Elspeth Thompson
  • The girl with the dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson
  • Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
  • Knitting by Anne Bartlett
  • Dropped dead stitch by Maggie Sefton
  • Button It Up: 80 Amazing Vintage Button Projects by Susan Beal
  • Felties by Nelly Pailloux
  • Sewing in no time by Emma Hardy
  • Embroidery for Little Miss Crafty by Helen Dardik
  • Tips from your Nana by Robyn Paterson
  • Stitched Toys by Kate Haxell
  • The Distance Between Us by Maggie O'Farrell
  • A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
  • Printing by hand By Lena Corwin
  • Handmade Home by Amanda Blake Soule
  • The Wife's Tale by Lori Lansens
  • Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
  • The Genius of Design by Penny Sparke
  • Trinity by Leon Uris
  • The Children by Charlotte Wood
  • Things I want my Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble
  • Meet me at Mike's by Pip Lincolne
  • Bird in Hand: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline
  • From Thrift to Fantasy By Rosemary McLeod
  • The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  • Salvation Creek by Susan Duncan
  • Keith Haring, 1958-1990: a life for Art by Alexandra Kolossa

Books I read in 09 (I went a little Elizabeth Berg crazy!)

  • Cityboy by Geraint Anderson
  • Domestic Bliss by Rita Konig
  • Domestic Goddess on a Budget by Wendyl Nissen
  • Dream when you're feeling blue by Elizabeth Berg
  • Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
  • Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Good Things for Organising by Martha Stewart
  • Home, Family, Lifestyle by Anita Kaushal
  • Live Well Spend Less by Sophie Grey
  • Never Change by Elizabeth Berg
  • Open House by Elizabeth Berg
  • Range of Motion by Elizabeth Berg
  • Say When by Elizabeth Berg
  • The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg
  • The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil
  • The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg
  • The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
  • The Thrift Book by India Knight
  • The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg
  • Toilet Training in a week by Gina Ford
  • We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg
  • You Sexy Mother by Jodie Hedley Ward

Just a few of my favourite children's books

  • A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy
  • And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry St by Dr Suess
  • Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
  • Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
  • Elmer by David McKee
  • Famous Five and Secret Seven books by Enid Blyton
  • Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
  • Hairy MacLary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
  • Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
  • Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr
  • Mrs Pepperpot by Alf Proysen
  • My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes by Eve Sutton and Lynley Dodd
  • Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
  • Snoopy comic books by Charles Schulz
  • The Apple Tree by Lynley Dodd
  • The Milly Molly Mandy Storybook by Joyce Lankester Brisley
  • The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse
  • The Smallest Turtle by Lynley Dodd
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
  • The Trouble with Mr Harris by Ronda and David Armitage
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  • Titimus Trim by Lynley Dodd
  • We're going on a bear hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury

Bloggers in my hometown

  • Aunty Mum
  • Big Little
  • Greedy for Colour
  • Hello Fallow
  • Jacolily
  • Little Kiwis
  • Little Red Shoes
  • Maisie Moo
  • Midget Magic
  • Ms Tooth Fairy
  • Multi Tasking Mummy
  • Purple Vibrations
  • Remarquable Junque
  • Through a Focussed Lenz
  • Vintage Kewpie

Just a few of the great NZ blogs I read

  • BobbyRobin
  • Cat Taylor Design
  • Cotton Kiwi
  • finding time
  • green valley crafts
  • growing up
  • Hazelnuts
  • Kiwi At Heart
  • Kiwi Mummy Blogs
  • Li'l Magoolie
  • little minx's blog
  • MakeItGiveIt - Let it Shine
  • MissMollyCoddle
  • Modern Make
  • Mummy Adventures
  • NEKTAR
  • on top of a lily pad
  • PaisleyJade
  • purrsie
  • Red Gingham
  • ruby in the dust
  • seaside siblings
  • Songbird Designs
  • Striking Keys
  • Tartankiwi
  • the golden adventures of...
  • tiny happy
  • Works in Progress

overseas reads

  • * Maxabella loves...
  • .: Meet Me At Mikes :.
  • A Lemon Squeezy Home
  • a pretty cool life.
  • angry chicken
  • Attic24
  • Aunty Cookie
  • comfortstitching
  • Crafty Bird
  • feeling stitchy
  • floating world
  • flowerpress
  • Foxs Lane
  • i wish i had a little shop
  • ish and chi
  • kootoyoo
  • Lavender and Limes
  • Make mine Mid-Century
  • marta writes
  • monkeemoomoo
  • orange you lucky!
  • Penguin & Fish
  • pint's palette
  • print & pattern
  • Prudent Baby
  • Sew Liberated
  • SouleMama
  • Style Me Gorgeous
  • Tamara Erbacher | 1/4 of an inch
  • the red thread
  • We Heart Books
  • What Katie Does

more crafty + design websites

  • Design* Sponge
  • How about orange
  • LMNOP
  • Martha Stewart Crafts
  • Ohdeedoh
  • Prudent Baby Craft Projects

I ♥ these designers

  • Belle and Boo
  • Dear Colleen
  • Helen Dardik
  • Ingela Arrhenius
  • Lisa Jones
  • Little Beehive
  • Lotta Jansdotter
  • Naomi Murrell
  • Orla Kiely
  • Paul Thurlby
  • Petit Collage
  • Studio Mela

cool kids web stuff

  • Boowa and Kwala
  • Brambly Hedge
  • Wee See World
  • Poisson Rouge
  • Haring Kids
  • Miffy
  • Bembo's Zoo

NZ Online Fabric Stores

  • Bolt of Cloth
  • Femme de Brocante
  • Kate Fitzpatrick
  • Martha's Fabrics
  • Sew Addictive Fabrics
  • Sew Pretty
  • Stitchbird fabrics

Overseas Fabric Stores

  • Sew Fresh
  • Fabricworm
  • I just love that fabric

My playhouse and dolls house featured on Apartment Therapy

My playhouse and dolls house featured on Apartment Therapy

My Colour Book featured on Prudent Baby

My Colour Book featured on Prudent Baby

My waterproof zip purses on Prudent Baby

My waterproof zip purses on Prudent Baby



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