
Free Hanging Basket Macrame Pattern
Althought the colours are a bit more subdued, it’s exciting to see macramé making a comeback in the crafting landscape of 2022. You know macramé
Althought the colours are a bit more subdued, it’s exciting to see macramé making a comeback in the crafting landscape of 2022. You know macramé
In this editiona of New Idea from Sepetember 1973, there’s a simple pattern for a granny square type cushion that you can download for free
If you’re looking for a cool summer knitting project, these three pieces would be quick to work up in cotton. Free shorts knitting pattern, free
I’ve recently acquired approximately 200 hundred vintage (mostly) Australian magazines. The plan is to start archiving the best bits (read, the pictures), and then quite
It will be forever, indelibly etched into my mind thanks to Lorraine Cuthbert… fastest runner at Doncaster High (niece of Betty Cuthbert), a body all
When I was about 10, my family got this set; The Family Creative Workshop. It was published by Plenary Publications International and comprised 23 books and
How to make soft toys and dolls is a Sunset Book originally published in 1977. It has about 64 projects to make; some of them
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The Jill series of pony books by Ruby Ferguson was one of my favourites when I was growing up in the 70s.
The Enid Blyton Dean & Sons Ltd ‘reward’ editions were the books du jour of my early 70s childhood. From memory, you could buy them
Neue Stick-Ideen by Lis Paludan is a vintage craft book published in Copenhagen in 1973. This version is in German (auf Deutsch) and has some
I’m pretty sure I picked up these wooden Kokeshi dolls through the facebook marketplace. They’re ‘dolls of the world’ and each has a wobbly sprung
Whilst not a fan of stamp collecting, I am a fan of classic toys so I was thrilled when the British Royal Mail released this
The Milton Bradley memory game was first created in 1966. In Australia, the game was made by the John Sands company and in Germany Otto
A thousand long dead stars is one of my favourite songs by Whtsqr. New album will be available soon. Whtsqr is an alternative pop-rock band
Amongst my books I just found this Sindy Doll Annual from 1984. I know this must’ve been an op shop purchase as I was practically
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A selection of pictures from my collection of Leisure Crafts books published in the 1970s. When i’m retired I’m going to create all these things
♥*♡∞:。.。 The Splendid Soft Toy Book 。.。:∞♡*♥ Originally published in 1973 by Christophorus- Verlag Herder GmbH. ♬♩♪♩Please wait for the images to load. If you
Today I spent a bit of time sewing a dress and knickers for my gorgeous Furga Alta Moda Sylvie doll. She really does make the
So happy to have won the auction for these vintage doll postcards by Kruger of West Germany and others. The Kruger cards have two cute
I’ve started picking up vintage magazines just to collect the old ads I remember. Please wait a few seconds while they load.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Woman’s Day Handicraft series was published in 1973 by Octopus Books. It was a 13 part series, the best parts of which later showed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Childcraft How and Why Library was first published in the 1930s. The World Book Encyclopaedia company was the holder of the Childcraft imprint. The
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This Fox softie sewing pattern was created by me when I needed a softie to match a jumper I had bought for my cousin’s little
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_column_text 0=””]Retro doll-head clothes hangers are, unfortunately, a thing of the past. Personally, I think they should be reinstated as an important part of
This cockatoo art was inspired by the low poly geometric artwork that’s been featured on the internet and on home decorating shows. As I hadn’t done
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cinderella puppet book 3-D. This Cinderella puppet book; a giant 3-D fairy tale book was popular in the 70s and brings back all kinds of
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I collected swap cards when I was between 8 and twelve years old – back in the 70s. It still makes me happy to
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Vintage match books were something that my parents collected on their many overseas trips as dancers in the 50s and 60s. My dad shared a
The pattern for my flip tunic/swing singlet is available for download below. This file has been optimised to print onto US Letter size paper. Go
On this page you will find the pattern for my flip tunic/swing singlet optimised to print onto A4 paper. Download the file by clicking “Like”
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This is another custom doll I made recently; this time for my cousin who’s expecting her first (human) baby in January 2014. I tried to
I recently found a copy of the “DMC Library Cross Stitch Embroidery Alphabets 1982” which contained this Groovy 70s style cross stitch alphabet pattern that
To make the flip tunic you need:
Brought to you from my box of Craft Cards published in 1975 by Publishing Innovations Ltd. Leisure Books Ltd. ISBN 0 9044330 00 1
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Since my Mother died I’ve been spending more time at her house and have unearthed some treasures belonging to (mainly) my Grandmother – who
I was extremely thrilled today to receive my first metre of fabric from Spoonflower. Excited enough to not even follow my usual rule of ‘no
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/ibfjUDhGly0″ align=”center”][vc_column_text 0=””]Pose Doll animation using the ‘stop-motion’ method. This was to test the chromakey capabilities of my movie editor. This pose doll
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lefor Openo Iberian Airline Luggage Sticker I bought this Lefor Openo Iberian airlines luggage sticker from ebay. Oh, how I wish I had this
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aflush with the making of Mirabelle I decided to make something more boy friendly. Meet Bunner: I couldn’t really get a good photo of him.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I was so thrilled when I found this at the op shop. Even the boys like it. I don’t know anything about Robert Lyons, except
I had a little bit of time to go to the fabric shop and collect me a couple of bits o’ fabric in the hope
While many of the ladies around me these days plan only that their husband will update their black 4WD (pref. BMW or Mercedes) every three
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I had really hoped to finish this image before the weekend was done, but with birthdays and everyday life getting in the way it’s just
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Got this today – released by the Women’s Weekly in November of 1972. Can you believe someone’s held onto it that long? Can’t write
Another doll sketch… I think I don’t have the patience for this sketching. it’s evident in the slack way I do my shading (witness the
I have become increasingly frustrated with my artistic output lately and been wondering how I could become better at, and do more, art. I’ve been
I did another one… based on some kind of asian ball jointed doll.{mxc}
Today I picked up a bunch of craft cards, which were published by Riley McKay Pty Ltd in 1977, from one of the local op
Now that the holidays are over I’ve finally found some time, between ferrying children about and debating the cost of services with my dentist, to
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Neue Stick-Ideen – New Embroidery Ideas I spotted this book on eBay.de months ago, and as it was only about 1 euro I bid
Sometimes all I want to do when I get home on Thursdays (my last work day for the week) is play with ArtRage and my
I didn’t think I’d have anything ready this year for the Softies for Mirabel cause run by the lovely Meet Me at Mikes, so I
So I bought myself a book. Happy Birthday, Honey! This book is full of great pictures of all the different genres of wrapping paper (gift
She’s underway… will probably take longer to cook than a real live baby, but I’ve started my ‘from scratch’ pose doll. So I’m using the
I scored big time in beautiful Healesville this past weekend. About half of the 98 weekly parts of Golden Hands craft encylcopedias from the 70s.
Crocheting a toilet roll cover with a doll in the centre is a quick and fun housewarming project for your vintage-loving friends. You probably can’t
I can’t find the cord to download pictures from my camera so here’s one from the archives. The design I did for our (ex) kindergarten’s
I think I’m very much in love with the Kamar Dolls at the moment (these belong to Stadtkind) but they’re even more expensive than the
Good old Hazel Rothwell* was an avid crafter, delighting in the joys of cross stitch and embroidery, subscribing to the Golden Hands Series’ religiously, and
I’ve gone through my precious fabrics (those ones I love so much I can’t bear to cut) and chosen a few for this year’s Softies
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This poodle bottle cover has lenticular eyes and the bottle sits in a chair. Crocheting bottle covers gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s when
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Anyone remember this book? This is my husband’s copy, but I had it too as a child. It’s especially cool because inside there are examples
So… I’m totally obsessed with pose dolls at the moment, and those japanese fairground dolls, made of felt with those big sparkly eyes. My mum
I (very excitedly) sold two t-shirts through RedBubble today (and just now a card too!). I was thrilled. I’d do the artwork anyway for fun
I haven’t been completely not doing anything online (how very Charlie and Lola™). I did sign up to Redbubble to post some of my artwork
Some wallpaper for your computer. This image is in memory of Michael. Michael was a little boy at my boys’ school. He died last Saturday,
My first totally baby-friendly Boydie. No beanies, no feathers, no buttons. Cotton and Acrylic Plush. Made from a new and unused doona (duvet) cover. I’ve
I had plans to knit a baby blanket – not for any baby in particular, but just because I wanted to knit lots of different
This is my first Boydie for sale. He’s available at ETSY (I still haven’t found the time to fix my online shop!). He’s sporting a
Whilst getting some other photos printed I made a couple of prints of Boydie and they are now available on Etsy . There’s only two
Boydie has had a lot of different incarnations over the years. From painting, to digital art, cushion covers to soft toys. A cute character inspired
Another one for the kindergarten – it’s called “Oh Scotty” I’ve sent a few of my scans off to get test prints to see how
Here is my free sewing pattern for a bakers boy cap. This is a a free sewing pattern for personal use for a bakers boy
Today I spent some of my lazy Sunday doing some embroidery. It was only a partially lazy Sunday as I also did a ‘spill and
Another in the ‘cake’ series of pincushions for our kindergarten fundraiser. I’m going out shopping tomorrow to buy some more wool felt and crochet hooks
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