Sewing a Pillowcase for a Triangle/Arched/ V-Pillow As someone with chronic illness, it's worth assuming that as time goes on, I will slowly add things to my life and routine to help ease my pain and make me more comfortable. For the past year, I've had severe back and hip pain which meant sitting around … Continue reading I Tried Sewing an Arched Pillowcase
In August, I took a little down south sewing mini getaway to Manjimup to relax, eat amazing snacks, and of course sew. I try to take this kind of mini trip every year as a dedicated block of time for self care and it's always fun to get a few sewing project crossed off the … Continue reading Sewing Celestial Themed Cushions – Square and Moon Shaped
With my new sewing room all set up, it's time to add a few finishing touches. As you progress in your sewing skills, you start using and learning new tools that make things a little easier; one sewing tool I've always wanted is a Tailor's Ham. These 'hams' are a tightly stuffed pillow used as … Continue reading How I Made a Tailor’s Ham (with a free pattern!)
Let's be a vintage cottage garden witch for Halloween! I blame the change in hair colour, but I feel like a need to create a fun Halloween witchy vibe that's a little different this year. Well, it just so happens that a few years ago I bought everything I needed to make a cute straw … Continue reading DIY Tutorial: Straw Witches Hat
I sometimes love living vicariously through people and as I scroll social media, I love watching people shop holiday decorations and show what stores are selling. I find it fun to see all the new designs that come out and although I don't really need any new decorations, i accidentally fell in love with a … Continue reading Halloween Pom Pom Door Wreath – DIY Walmart Inspired
As soon as I learn I am going to be travelling for a holiday, I instantly start planning all the outfits I wish to sew despite knowing I will never have enough time. Although I've been there before, I recently got offered a chance to travel back to Club Med in the Maldives (see my … Continue reading Sewing a Retro Beach Playsuit – Butterick 6354
Pumpkins are my favourite autumnal/ Halloween decoration and I love covering any flat surface of my house in a miscellaneous scattering of gourds as soon as it hits August. I remember a few years back, velvet pumpkins were really trendy and to be honest, I still love them and they are really easy to make. … Continue reading How to Make Velvet Pumpkins
Might as well be honest, originally this post was entitled 'How to Make a Vintage Bat Fascinator' but after at least two meltdowns and multiple shouts of "I give up on this thing!" and "What have I done wrong now", I knew I had to change it to an attempt type blog rather than a … Continue reading I Tried Making a Vintage Bat Fascinator for Halloween
For those of us in the vintage sewing community, we all know who Gertie is. She's an incredible pattern and fabric designer with a flair for vintage styles and just a genuinely lovely person. Starting from her well-known blog, she has a successful youtube channel, a popular Patreon with monthly pattern releases, has collaborated with … Continue reading Gertie’s Butterick to Simplicity Pattern Number Guide
I've really rekindled my love of all things Peanuts, Snoopy and Charlie Brown this year; I think it's because of the character of Charlie Brown and just how endearing he is. I've really connected and related to Charlie this year so it's only natural that come the festive season, I will sneak in some Peanut's … Continue reading Making a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
As soon as I heard that Sarsparilly was releasing a Peanuts collection (full review here), I knew I wanted to do something special to shoot with when the time came. Being the overachiever that I am, I decided to make a Snoopy inspired dog house. I'm not an expert in woodwork but I decided to … Continue reading Making a Snoopy Inspired Dog House for Sarsparilly
It's officially October which means I get to dress up in all my Halloween inspired outfits. As much as I love all things Halloween, I do still love pastel colours, cuteness and all things aggressively floral. To celebrate the start of October, I thought I'd combine my love for Halloween and also my love for … Continue reading Making a Pink Witches Hat Inspired by The Love Witch
When it came to deciding what vintage inspired craft I would do for Easter, I felt a bit tired and uninspired about a lot of this things I came up with. Crochet and knitting ideas were thrown around as were recipes and sewing projects but I decided that this year, I will finally make my … Continue reading Making a Vintage Easter Bonnet and Corsage
It's almost Valentines and love is certainly in the air. Valentines is not always about romantic love so I often celebrate with my friends and go out on many mini-dates during this time. I love getting ready for cute dates with either my hubby or my friends and it gives me a chance to wear … Continue reading How to Make a Heart Shaped Beret – 2 ways
Throughout history, women have gotten creative and thrifty in the name of upkeeping beauty standards. Today I am excited to share with you a tutorial from my grandmother with her super simple (and budget-friendly) hair curlers. I remember being a little girl and my mother curling my hair using these curlers; I normally slept in … Continue reading DIY Pinup: Home Made Curlers
https://youtu.be/efU3swBSL9k We are back with more vintage cooking but this time, I tackle a recipe from the King himself, Elvis. Now Elvis has quite the interesting pallet when it comes to cuisine and is known for some interesting culinary preferences. So I thought today we would try a favourite of King's and see what it's … Continue reading I made Elvis Presley’s Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches
Despite my questionable attempt at baking for Halloween, I thought it's about time to get back onto the cooking horse and try some more vintage recipes but this time, for Valentine's Day. After a fair amount of research and looking through old cookbooks and recipes online, I found a vintage treat with a confusing name … Continue reading Making Vintage Valentines “Salad” (1952)
One of my favourite household chores is doing the laundry, I love the simplicity of it, the smells of the laundry products and getting time to go outside and enjoy the fresh air whilst I peg everything up. What I don't like, however, besides folding laundry, is dealing with plastic pegs. After time in the … Continue reading How to Sew a Vintage Peg Apron