Wild Horses

The horses are lovely, beauteous shoes. They fit well and the purple is just nice, not too lavender-y or too bright, but just nice. Happy shoes.

Sewn Necklace

I really like the idea of fabric necklaces. They interest me because I can experiment with different forms and techniques. This necklace is a made up of three ribbed knit strips which I plaited together and stitched at the ends. I think it turned out rather nicely. (Plus its really comfortable & light to wear!)

Sewing Made Easy

I saw this awesome dress online a few weeks ago by Take Off Your Clothes. It utilises ingeniously simple construction. Its simply two oversized t-shirts sewn together at the neckline. One forms the top half of the dress with its cowl neck, and the other forms the lower with the sleeves becoming pockets. Its so clever, yet so obvious, that its one of those things that you wonder why you didn't think of it yourself or no-one has done this sooner. I love the neckline and the pockets. All dresses should have pockets.

Rose-ringed Parakeet

He helpfully turns around so we can see his thin black and rose loral line

From the front you can see his bright red beak and his smart black mandible line.

This previous post has a picture of the female rose-ringed. She doesn't have the ring, she is all green with a red beak.

Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker

If you peer into the centre of the picture you will see a little tiny bird with a red stripe down his back. This is the male scarlet-backed flowerpecker and its only about 8.5cm long. He enjoys starfruit seeds and flowers and hopping from branch to branch. This is a very elusive bird, I've only managed to get one photo of it, as by the time i take out the camera, he's gone. We've also seen his wife, a mostly brown bird with red wing tips, but not caught her on film yet.

Of Clouds & Rabbits

Rabbit Silhouette Badge

Cloud Pendant

I recently brought a rabbit shaped punch for paper and having some textile markers around, I decided to experiment with using the punch to make stencils. The rabbit was stenciled onto a small circle of calico and I used a button-making kit to make a button of it. I made some into hair ties and this one I made into a brooch. I just glued the back on with some contact adhesive. The contact adhesive seems to stick well, though its a bit messy.

The cloud pendant is a cloud shape I got from mein and while the clay was still wet, I stamped my name onto it and punched a hole in it to hang it. The glaze is a double layer of blue underneath and white on top that gives it some beautiful colouration around the edges. I just use a piece of ribbon to wear it as the metal loop is too noisy! I also have a smaller cloud that I glazed with namako blue which I also wear with a ribbon. The two are too noisy to wear together, though they would look great!

Reduce Reuse Recycle: Wear

The 'D' Ring Belt Loops & Belt

The Belt helps to control the 'floofiness' though the skirt can float away if left unattended

How I'm wearing it: with grey tights, black singlet & cardigan, grey scarf and purple shoes (everything goes with purple shoes)

I finished the bag skirt on the weekend and it turned out just nice. It is floofy and in just the right way. The lining didn't work out as it made it stick out too much, so I'm just wearing it un-lined with tights. I used the 'D' rings of the bag straps for the belt loops which gives it a more utilitarian feel. The lining from two bags was reduced down to 4 rectangles which I sewed together and pleated at one edge before sewing the housing and adding the elastic. The belt is made of the two long base pieces of the bag. The outer lining I will make into another skirt later on. Its currently hibernating in a state of semi-finished-ness. I will be using the zippers and straps for that skirt and that may be a little more experimental...