bits and pieces
Every so often a lovely person at Walker sends me snippings of reviews for Violet books and having written about this only a couple of posts ago, I thought I'd post two I received last week. The one on the left is from the Sydney Morning Herald and the one on Keep reading →
On shortlists, awards, recognition and such
Today the three-way blogging conversation between Sally Murphy, Meg McKinlay and myself continues with the topic of things like shortlists, awards and recognition. You can find Sally's post here and Meg's post here. Keep reading →
plain janes
I've been revisiting some of my doll patterns from a past life, feeling inspired by these wonderful clothes/doll designers and also spending far more time than I should pinning beautiful clothes on pinterest... Keep reading →
(cheating) felt hearts
There is a good cheating way of making little felted hearts for Valentines Day. The trick is to knit them first and the trick with knitting is to use patterns you find on Natural Suburbia because they are so easy and delightful. You can find Linda's knitted heart pattern here. Keep reading →
on being edited
Because it turned out to be quite fun for Meg McKinlay, Sally Murphy and me to all write about the same thing last week, we thought we’d try it again. Today our theme is ‘being edited’. Keep reading →
pants!
My. niece. has. small. ones. x
how do you deal with reviews?
[I have done a Very Organised Thing, which is quite rare for me. This blog post has been timed to coordinate with two brilliant children's writers, Meg McKinlay and Sally Murphy, who have also blogged on the topic of being reviewed. Not that I actually Keep reading →
