Posted in shoes, shopping, tagged shoes, shopping on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just bought a lovely new pair of shoes.
Aren’t they nice?
The reason I thought they were worth mentioning is that El Naturalista go to great lengths to make their shoes as eco-friendly as possible. In their eco-policy they explain how they use recycled rubber for the soles; a product which would normally be classed [...]
Posted in fabric, shopping, tagged fabric, shopping on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I received an email from Ananse Village. They’re a company based in California, who have a Fair Trade agreement with craftspeople in Africa. They sell clothing, musical instruments, jewellery, masks, baskets… all sorts of things.
They contacted me specifically to draw my attention to the fabrics, which I have to say are absolutely amazing.
The [...]
Posted in inspiration, shopping, tagged inspiration, shopping on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Know what?
I might possibly be persuaded to have more than two driving lessons, if I thought I’d ever be able to drive around in one of these:
It’s a Morgan LifeCar. It’s a prototype at the moment, but it’s designed to run on hydrogen fuel cells, which produce zero harmful emissions. Just water, I believe.
Posted in skirts, tagged skirts on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve seen the doctor again, and have been diagnosed with “secondary viral labyrinthitis”. Sounds more exciting than it is, I promise! I have been instructed not to stay in bed feeling sorry for myself, but instead to “potter about” doing a few gentle bits and pieces.
And so, I present to you another skirt:
This one’s made [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Dreaded Lurgy keeps striking me down in sudden and annoying ways, so I have mostly spent the weekend quietly knitting.
The first part of the weekend was spent unravelling, when I realised that I couldn’t bear to knit another stitch on the Cardigan with Cabled Points, and I was no longer certain that I actually [...]
Posted in nature, photos, tagged nature, photos on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s almost spring!
It was very cheering to pass this little splash of colour on a cold, grey morning.
Posted in skirts, tagged skirts on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I’ve made a skirt, as a surprise for my Mum. Who probably won’t be very surprised by the time she receives it, given that she reads this blog!
We had just one small piece of this fabric at work, and it was exactly enough to make one of my elasticated waist skirts. I thought [...]
Posted in tshirts, tagged tshirts on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, he’s back – the triumphant return of the Littlest Elder God!
We have an extremely Limited Edition of just twenty-four Baby Cthulhu t-shirts now available.
If your size isn’t shown in the store, that means we’ve run out. Sorry about that, but Baby Cthulhu’s quite popular, despite his unfortunate habit of wreaking insanity wherever he goes.
If [...]
Posted in inspiration, shopping, tagged inspiration, shopping on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I need these light fittings.
Immediately.
They’re designed specifically to be used with energy-saving lightbulbs, particularly the curly compact fluorescents, which are often described as looking like an ice cream. Perfect!
Ice cream light fittings not your style?
How about a skull called Dave?
Awesome.
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I bought a sewing pattern from an American Ebay seller. As a little free gift, she included a mini packet of Kool Aid! Having looked at the ingredients and decided that I didn’t want to risk actually drinking it, I thought it might be fun to do a little experiment.
I must admit, I didn’t [...]
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