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Tui hoodie: how you can make a chainstore hoodie your own

Shirt-waster: how I make my way through my mountain of fabric

New hat: that never stayed on in a northerly

Pohutukawa card: the ubiquitous NZ xmas card

Box garden: so the plants don't run away

Hat box: so we'll never lose a hat again

Peg vixen-angels: who says angels are blonde?

Advent calendar: sugar-free

Hector: indigenous to NZ

Rapid prototyping: when polenta packets become robots

SST short story win: yes, that was me

Rocket pants: Otto as art-director

The lost thing: Shaun Tan provides inspiration

Cathy's business card: if you're in need of a lawyer

Manuscript: to be published July 2007

Peg doll boxes: domino boxes are the perfect fit

Peg doll 'zine: inside their wooden heads

Poppy shock business cards: get in touch

Art bureau: 1950s housewife gilded cage

Craftwerk: where I sold my stuff

Peg debutantes: my peg dolls in poofy prom skirts

Poppyshock pins: marimekko meets mementi mori

Cameos: Sid Vicious, Gertrude Stein to name a few

Bumble bee: Otto's dress-up costume

Tiger Suit: Otto's dress-up costume

$2 top: my cheap-fabric sewing efforts

Mutant tomato: a genetically modified badge

Japanese felt handbag: red bag with cherry blossom

Otto's hand puppets: monkey and lion felt puppets

Vespa coatrack: animals on vespas

La morena: the star of chipotle peppers on canvas

Nick Cave Icon: in which Nick is deified in the orthodox manner

Pirate chair: Jolly roger, rendered in red and white vinyl (easy-wipe for porridge spills)

Ballerina cushions: retro curtains and pink tulle