I find it so hard to find maternity clothes I like that don’t cost the earth, so I made myself this skirt..

Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of yourself?!

Now I’m just showing off bump!

And the stretchy panel.. maybe it should have been green.. didn’t have green stretch fabric tho.. and [...]

Posted on April 24th, 2010 by emma
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Getting ready for baby..
I fell in love with this colour combo on my recent fabric shop, my plan is simply to line the fleecy with the print.

apartment covered in post-it notes..
Is what I came home to find after my fabric shopping trip with the girls on Saturday. Mr A was missing me and wrote down [...]

Posted on March 28th, 2010 by emma
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Thinking of..

Eastery treats
- making something from pretty fabrics for nieces & nephews.. While at the summer house I had a great idea for an Easter creation using fabric, but now I can’t remember what it was! Must check my sketch book.

I also have mini bunting in the brain.. I’m dying to make some! For how [...]

Posted on March 16th, 2010 by emma
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Yes yes I have retro on the brain.. here are a couple of things that are not budging from my head since I’ve seen them.. There is this.. (if only I had a little more wall space in my hall or kitchen!)  I found as browsing through lene’s blog which was created by a rather [...]

Posted on November 18th, 2009 by emma
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Yep her name is Helen and she is super talented.. but more than that, its her care and kindness in how she uses her precious talent.  Now she even has little tags for her beautiful knits, so sweet- you can check out her handmade items in the shop here (you can even make a request [...]

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by emma
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Time for some color. We’re a bit careful about adding color in our small apartment but we need to have SOME colour, so we got a bit brave and painted a wall with chalkboard paint. (extra benefit of having a cool memo board) The color was a bit of a surprise, found the paint on [...]

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by emma
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Last night was very restless and could not sleep I found El Perro del Mar’s blog and was talking to MrA about it, he replies- she’s playing in malmo next weekend- wanna go? Woo yeah!

We have some very similar ideas and inspirations. She states;
‘It can’t seem to make it’s mind up. The sky. And neither [...]

Posted on August 8th, 2009 by emma
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Bye bye cramped Kitchen
This week we have been getting our hands dirty tearing out our ol kitchen.. its come a long way
from this

to this..

The old meter is beautiful but we could really use that space..
How we did it..
removed 6 layers of wallpaper/paint, tore off those roof tiles instantly adding inches to the room called for [...]

Posted on August 1st, 2009 by emma
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click click click win!
I loved the sound of my mum’s knitting needles- I imagine at the sound of her needles colliding sparks flying. I am sure sometimes its not imagined tho.
My mammy has come leaps and bound’s with computer technology this year and has now Set up Shop! Now I feel a little bad at [...]

Posted on July 29th, 2009 by emma
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Pretty necklace

Its my ‘Summer garden’ necklace- Amy butler stylee. I finally finished it. I’m all thinking of Christmas gifts already now- i just wanna be organised and ready.

Posted on June 9th, 2009 by emma
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