I'm a one woman, traveling eco dyeing, road show. I love taking my pots, knowledge and rusty bits of metal to a friend's place and dyeing together. On my most recent eco-dyeing adventure with friends we foraged for leaves along the creek near Rebecca and May's house. It was so... Read more →

After the excitement of successfully dyeing raffia with tea and getting a lovely colour, I raided the pantry and threw caution to the wind. Instead of testing out the sumac I found lurking with the spices on a small piece of raffia like I did for the tea, I threw... Read more →

I'm so excited about creating things I need from items I would usually throw in the bin. Yes, I guess it makes me a little odd but it's how I'm made. Thrifty, resourceful and creative! Carving or whittling has long been on my list of skills to master. Probably since... Read more →

The basket weaving mania continues! Now I'm combining my love of natural dyeing with basket weaving by dyeing the raffia I'm using with things I can find in my kitchen cupboard. I read about using tea bags as a natural dye in Rebecca Desnos' book, Botanical Colour at Your Fingertips.... Read more →

These spoons got put away in the cupboard a long time ago when I decided to have a break from spoon carving. I had no idea the little break I was intending would stretch out to eighteen months! In hindsight I think I was being too tough on myself. Drooling... Read more →

I'm sure it will come as no surprise to learn I took along my pots, rusty bits of metal, leaves and scarves to the Wild By Nature Village Camp last week for a spot of eco dyeing! I couldn't pass up the opportunity to dye outdoors with a group of... Read more →

I've just come back from spending an amazing five days with my girls out bush at the Wild By Nature Village Camp run by Firekeepers. You know it's village time when: There are so many people offering to help set up your tent that you have to turn some of... Read more →

I have no patterns for my latest craft. There are no stitches to count. No special tools or complicated instructions. Just some raffia and a needle. What's not to love? And yet for all the simplicity I can make the baskets as complicated and unique as I like. I'm completely... Read more →

Once I had finished carving the letter opener I stared way back in January (can you believe it's April already?) I need to protect the wood with a nice polish. I bet you know what's coming. That's right, I made the polish myself! And in a real breakthrough for me,... Read more →