Thursday, January 22, 2009

An Awesome Book

I have just completed the checkout to purchase this book by Dallas Clayton. If you haven't seen or heard about this book yet, go to http://dallasclayton.com/products/ .

I promise you will love it, being able to view the book before purchase is fantastic marketing. Once finished reading it, you will want to buy, just to keep reading it over and over again.

Life is all about creating memories with my children at the moment, and this book reinforces what is important, to me and them.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Camilla

My precious darling heart.

WIP and 43oC


It is currently 43 degrees outside.
Too hot to play out in the yard so we are sitting inside in air conditioned comfort.
Mia is watching "Hook" over and over again, and I am knitting The Simple Sweater.
A Jo Sharp pattern using her Desert Garden Aran Cotton in colours "clay", "dandelion" and "marina".

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Business as usual

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nepenthe n. 1. a drug or draught ( or the plant yielding it ) mentioned by ancient writers as

capable of bringing forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.


2. anything inducing easeful forgetfulness. Also, nepenthes : banishing sorrow.

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"seed"
Well, life has thrown me some enormous hurdles over the last 6 months, on top of moving interstate with 3 children on my own.
I feel, finally, that we are regaining some of our rhythm.
breathe in, breathe out
The construction of ideas and design behind "seed" has been a little slower than anticipated but I will have a 'collection' of sorts to unveil in the new year.
I am very excited at the prospect of realising a dream and seeing it come full circle.
From an idea to sketches to fabric choice to a completed garment.
My clothing has been designed thoughtfully with 'simplicity' being the focus behind the "seed" label.
Being a mum would have to my most frustrating yet soul replenishing job.
It is also my absolute inspiration, married with a desire to see less tastelessness in an environment that has been imbued with immodest, noisy clothing.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008