Dream in colour, create in fabric, thread, yarn, words, whatever you have to hand
As every pet owner knows (and I’m using the word ‘owner’, here, in the loosest possible sense because we all know who really owns who), now and again, when you are not thinking too much about it, you fall quite naturally into speaking each other’s language. And so it happened the other afternoon. It was […]
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A collection of old buttons, a dress that has seen better days, a vintage napkin and some knitting in progress… And, in the Rainbow Hare Makery, another week has gone by… Janine @ Rainbow Hare
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I love how things can move from old to new and so it has been with these drawers. Once, long ago, they was my Uncle Peter’s sideboard (and before that, I think, they belonged to my Granny). In those days, they were dark stained oak and had some other kind of handles, though I can’t […]
Read More…On Sunday I said I had settled on my ‘word for the year’. And the word I have settled on isn’t actually ‘Adventure’ but ‘Paper!’ Perhaps, though, I shall try to keep ‘Adventure’ for the spirit of the year. I know ‘Paper’ might sound rather dull and mundane – a bit passé in this digital […]
Read More…Looking back, I notice that the post where I said I was making a Makery was dated 1st April, so you might have thought it was an April fools joke. But really I was quite serious. I was gong to show it when it’s finished but, today, I decided to share a glimpse. Yesterday I did […]
Read More…“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet…” That’s always sounded reasonable enough to me. Perhaps being named Capulet or Montague can end up being a matter of life and death but what about these names: Music Room, Study, Craft Room? In the days of my […]
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I’ve finished the quilty project I mentioned earlier in the week so I’m linking up with TGIFF for the first time in ages. This is part of my sewing room makeover and is my January attempt to use up what I’ve got and upcycle. For quite a while, I’ve been begging and borrowing (I haven’t […]
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