02 Jan 2009 8 Comments
Sometimes when I buy fabric i get so enthusiastic that I buy more than I need. Then I have to many gorgeus things of the same fabric. One idea is to try and change the hue. On Today’s menu: a tutorial on how to change the colour of your fabric with coffee. Its really as [...]
29 Dec 2008 No Comments
Just found out about this DaWanda shop for artisans who make handmade things and I thought I’d give it a try. Looks nice, the search engine is better than Etsy’s and the listings are free. (Thought they take a 5% fee when selling an item. So you can now shop me here too:)
28 Dec 2008 No Comments
Normally every Sunday I take my notebook and make a master list of the things that I have to do next week. I put everything in it and then every day I add from the list to the daily to do list. It works. But this week, maybe because of the holidays and all I [...]
23 Dec 2008 No Comments
The small and sexi Circus Dancer – Trapez, perfect for night out or in:) This is Wendy. She’s of course a friend of Peter Pan’s and she can carry around a lot of dreams and ideas every day. [...]
22 Dec 2008 No Comments
I’ve been reading Maria Gracia’s organizing newsletter almost every week for more than a year now and today I discovered another fun and very doable solution for clutter-free houses. And she says : Get rid of 7 things each day. Get rid of paper you no longer need, email you’re done reading, plastic containers that [...]
21 Dec 2008 No Comments
Playful Penguins, originally uploaded by SmallThingsIced. So it’s Sunday. The house is a mess, but it will be cleaned. The cookies need to be baked. The house needs to be reorganized and decorated. The guest beds are to be made. The plan needs to be properly drafted:) What i found is that the literature [...]
14 Dec 2008 No Comments
So I just discovered this guy, who claims he is just a weekend designer but, boy, do his creations make me rrrr.: ) His designs are simple, but very well constructed, just like an architect’s (is he?) He also gives instructions for the things. Did I mention I love his punchline too? – It ain’t [...]
13 Dec 2008 No Comments
I love it, i love the material, the shape, the girls:) This is the inside and these are closeups of the girls. Aren’t they lovely? Can’t [...]
12 Dec 2008 No Comments
Fighting is a craft in itself. Some do it horribly, other with such a talent that you walk away smiling. But sometimes they can make you really miserable. A British columnist, called Mil Millington, wrote a blog (first) and a book (after) all about the numerous fights he has shared with his superbly “mad” girlfriend, [...]
Hi, my name is Ina, I live in Barcelona and I write about sewing, garment design and pattern making
A Green Meringue Skirt 
On Sewing with a Time Limit and the Beautiful Sewers of the British Bee 
Thinking About: Yellow Trousers 
The Tails Spring Jacket: Finished 
How to Manage Your Sewing Time 
