a warm april
15 April 2015
Crikey what a lovely week of tropical weather we have been experiencing. By lucky haps, we managed to spend it mostly out in our garden (having a little break from 'work' work). It's been fantastic, getting the garden sorted, discovering my plants coming up through the soil, seeing all the buds open...lovely.
Our nectarine tree has the most amazing colour blossoms on it.
new potting benches.
cat doing nothing, as per usual.
...she is very keen on watering that tomato.
Indoors is so sunny these days too.
Can't wait to go camping soon!
homemade wool slippers and a dress
9 April 2015
For those of you that follow me over on instagram, you will have seen these already. I made me some slippers! Obviously they are super easy to make but getting the shape right was a bit more tricky so these roughly made pair will act like my template for future pairs. I used thick pure wool felt (which is not cheap) but I have run out so am waiting on some more that I ordered. It's always really satisfying to make something for your own feet, why is that I wonder?
They feel really nice and toasty on, a bit like smooth woollen socks.
I have realised that pink is my new favourite colour, shhhh don't tell anyone.
I also made another of these really easy dresses. It's made of a very drapey viscose mix (i think) grey fabric with stars on. I found it for a £3 a metre so I bought tones of it! It feels light and summery. I added a bit of bobbly trim at the hem and thought I'd wear it with a belt instead of making a cord around the waist. It took me about 90 minutes to make, it is just two rectangles and some drawstrings.
Sort of like this length on me, as I am in fact, a munchkin.
Ēostre 2015
5 April 2015
Happy Ēostre!
This time of the year is my favourite. Full of hopes and dreams about summer, I love watching all the plants burst through the soil that I thought died last autumn. Butterflies swirling about as if drunk and the first time of the year to get my hands dirty in the garden. Oh yes, spring has sprung! We celebrated it with a chocolate cake made by our neighbour (I decorated it with flowers from our garden), some family around for lunch, and a trip to watch the annual duck race down the river (rubber ducks I mean!). Many a chocolate bunny and hot crossed bun has been consumed. I am now ready to eat sensibly and live a healthy outdoor summery life! (...the day after tomorrow maybe?).
Our local Mill House always has beautifully dressed windows...
raincloud dress
21 March 2015
I was lucky enough to get a day in my shed yesterday which was utter bliss. Feels like its been a hectic last couple of months so it's so nice to just have the dulcet tones of radio 4. Am I 65? mentally I am in retirement I think.
Anyways, I really like these 1950s/60s child's smock type bib things that I keep finding everywhere. They are great for our littlun as they go over her clothes or over a vest in the summer and don't require pulling over a wild badger toddler's head. So I copied roughly the pattern of one I had already. It came out really similar in shape so I might make some more. I think it would look great in denim!
The nipper came into my shed and picked out fabric and binding that she liked. Seems she's not a great fan of florals as I got a resounding 'No' when I suggested some Liberty print fabric that I love : (
The raindrop fabric was her favourite.
This dress is made from a lightweight brushed cotton cloud fabric that I found on Ebay (like usual).
So this is the fabric she wanted me to use the most but I only had a little bit of the grey raindrop one so I made a REALLY simple top...
And I made a little waistcoat from this mushroom fabric from Dashwood studio
which is the same as I used last year for these.
I used this amazingly soft brushed cotton that is actually curtain lining...the best discovery EVER. It cost like £3 a metre and it's about 2 meters wide. It's great for batting, lining, blankets, toys, clothes...anything ; )
I tried this morning to get some modelling photos, but it was not easy : /
Please excuse bird's nest hair and socks everywhere.
I LOVE this age, 2.5 years old. She has learnt irony, cunning, sensitivity and appreciation (plus manipulation and deception).
I said "I made you some new dresses, do you like them?"
She quickly replies "No".
"Oh that's a shame" I say, a bit miffed.
"I got a dress already" she adds.
me: "yes, but now you have some new ones"
she: "Thank you Mum!"
I'll take that as enough. Randomly I will get a kiss at some point I expect.
her only complaint was that the pockets were too small on this one.
I love making kids clothes, I always start the day thinking I will make something for myself (I have a ton of ideas in my head) but I usually end up making something for the tot instead. The good thing is that you only need half a metre of fabric. Might do some more sewing today as I was owed a toddler free day by the mister ; ) So many more important things I should be doing...yawn.
wonky pots ...and some links.
20 March 2015
I have been very much enjoying re-potting these plants that I bought in London, into some nice wonky old pots and putting gravel on top. I love these weird sci-fi type succulent plants, the colours are gorgeous and always make me feel summery.
If you fancy looking at some more plant based summer...take a look at these posts of the past...
Kew
more Kew
Syon Park
I have been doing a lot of work on our RUST company of late too, I have been configuring our Japan and UK websites so that they are both (almost, because we have different stock) the same. Lots of web building things I had no idea how to do, but managed it, so feel quite chuffed with myself! I will be updating the RUST UK blog and Nao will be updating the Japan blog on our websites.
New Japan website here.
We now have a RUST Instagram, where I, Nao and Hashiba and Wako from our Tokyo shop, will be posting what we all get up to. We have found this to be a great way for us to all feel part of the same company, all the way across the globe! If you fancy following us or just having a catch up, click here>
Rust Jewellery Instagram.
Last link of the day...I took part in an interview with Zehra Cranmer, all about parent things, which you can see over on her blog here>
Motherhood & Creativity
I hope you all enjoyed the Solar Eclipse? We had thick cloud here so it just went a tad dark is all. I said to our nipper "the moon is going to be in front of the sun and it will go all dark for a bit" ...she replied "oh dear!".
Happy weekend peoples!
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