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Nothing demonstrates my rut quite so clearly, I think, than sitting down to write what has been a monthly feature for almost three years now, and realising, I haven’t done an “on the tr…
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Can you hear that? That is the sound of a clean house, a clear craft desk, and a long weekend loading! It has been a pretty manic couple of weeks, and I am so looking forward to three days of home-…
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“And how many ‘tobers is mama doing this year?” the rather perceptive, and project-collecting-obsessed, teen asked me, after I texted her a link to Zinetober on Pinterest. The ans…
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It was 5:30am, with just the first colours of dawn staining the horizon, when we woke the children yesterday. While normal people enjoyed their Sunday sleep in, we were guzzling coffee and pouring …
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Around here, we love a good road trip holiday. Load up the kids, fuel up the car, and head off in search of adventure. This year, it was a 28 hour round trip for a long weekend in Thredbo. Last yea…
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Through declutters and moves, unpacking, decluttering again, there’s a few things that have survived “just in case”. Not a lot, but a handful of items that don’t take up muc…
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As the weather warms up, I can slowly feel the craft-block lifting. Sloooowly, but still, any lift is a good lift. I once again find myself in bed with a lurgy; it feels like we’ve been playi…
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The last couple of months have been very quiet in the craft room. There’s been the end of financial year rush, and post EOFY holidays. There was a scout camp, that I made jumpers for, and in …
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There’s nothing like being a beginner again, to humble a life-long crafter as quickly as possible. Especially when one is being a beginner in an obscure craft with no close support groups. Wh…
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{EXPLORE} in May EXPLORE a focus area – Messy + Me Made was my May areas of focus, and they were mildly successful? I didn’t sew as much as I’d hoped, but I did do some sewing. I didn&#…