Bumble bee October 2006Otto has been pestering me for dress-ups, so I went to the fake fur section of Spotlight to oblige. My kids hate Spotlight, melting down while the women cut my fabric, and unraveling the ribbon section. I sewed the costume bubble-skirt style, and augmented it with shop-bought wings and antennae. Otto buzzed around the garden in his socks, gathering pollen for dinner. Tiger October 2006 I also made a tiger outfit and we have had a couple of tea parties after Judith Kerr's classic story, The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Owp! $2 top October 2006
There's a great shop in Auckland called Geoff's Emporium. I always pop in to buy some fabric whenever I'm visiting. It's musty and higglety pigglety, but there's always a $4 per metre treasure to be found. When the fabric's so cheap, I don't feel scared to unleash my shonky sewing and pattern-making skills. I imagined myself to be in Project Runway as I made this top. Mutant tomato October 2006
Who says genetically modified tomatoes can't be cute? Monsters are no longer exclusively under your bed. This is part-one of a series of mutant vege badges, made out of felt. |
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Babuschka dolls
Oscar icon Cards Violet Vampire Dead People's Music Origami cards Robots Let's go shopping Bird girl Book covers 09 Origami duvet Macaroni Moon Food diary Derek+Joe Cinderella 60s lampshade Graphic novel Veggie garden Melissa's show Book covers Otto as bear March books New famous scientist Patron saint of cheekbones Book covers Moth lampshade Vampires + bats Lampshade Cushions The book arrives Demented dolls Coming up roses Gus the firefly Too many bags Suffragette Tui hoodie Hat box Peg doll boxes Peg debutantes Bumble bee suit Japanese Handbag Nick Cave Icon Archives
The 10PM Question by Kate De Goldi
It's been on the NZ best sellers list for the longest time for a good reason. Misconduct by Bridget Van der Zijpp Vivid, compelling, another good NZ read. Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine This guy is brilliant - a beautifully drawn, constructed short story. Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the age of anxiety by Judith Warner The name says it all. The Believers by Zoe Heller I'm only a third through, but wicked and enjoyable so far.
Beirut
It's such a happy-sad dance song. Bat for Lashes I might have to buy this album The Dodos Toy pianos are very fashionable
The New York Times
My home page. Melissa Laing My sister, the artist. This American Life Such a different take on the US Beattie's book blog This guy is prolific. Stripy Sock Studio A dear friend and partner-in-crime. New Yorker fiction I love listening to the stories and critique. Tiny Happy Wholesomeness incarnate! Rachael King It's great to have an insight into other writers' processes. |
