Scraptastic

Posted by TheCraftyMinx on June 7, 2011 · 2 Comments

I decimated the darning pile last weekend, which was so intensely satisfying, it felt wrong. I spent all day Sunday stitching and playing with scraps. First up was this small dress we bought in France last year, which was stained down the front after an accidental trip to nursery school. I covered sad stains with bright yoyos and buttons. She’s a happy dress now.

Yoyo detailing

Then I attached a leftover yoyo to a hairband, made a funny little charm bracelet for me (inspired by something similar spied at Incu), and a necklace for Olive. I’m clearly having a Liberty moment.

Olive's hairband

Liberty features again

Whimsical bow & button necklace

Filed under Decorations, Easy crafts · Tagged with Liberty

Calico & Ivy

Posted by TheCraftyMinx on January 25, 2011 · 6 Comments

Great to hear this popular Perth store has opened new digs in Sydney. I haven’t been in yet, but planning to scoot on over and pick up some Liberty print asap – they appear to stock a vast amount, along with wonderful Milla Mia patterns (featured here earlier).

Calico & Ivy
10 Birchgrove Rd
Balmain

Filed under Favourite suppliers · Tagged with Fabric, Liberty

Speaking of Liberty…

Posted by TheCraftyMinx on April 15, 2010 · 2 Comments

I mentioned finding the sweetest Liberty print skirt at a flea market earlier in the week, which prompted me to trawl the website for these lust-worthy items. I’m off to the UK later in the year, where I’ll be making a pitstop at my favourite London department store.

Top of the shopping list? Reams of fabric, of course. But this suitcase – a collaboration with Paris’ new concept store, Merci – will be hard to resist.