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 →
the auntie brigade
In her book Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert writes about the 'Auntie Brigade', of which she considers herself a member. She says, "the number of women throughout history who never become mothers is so high (so consistently high) that I now suspect that a certain degree Keep reading →
wiser
In the last couple of days I have learned three truthfully life changing things. Firstly, there is such a thing as perfection. I hadn't realised, but it is real. It can be a person, a moment in time, a feeling, and it can be all of those things at once. Keep reading →
felt fairy wands
I wanted to make something for a couple of small people who prefer things to be on the pink and sparkly side. I don’t have much in my craft baskets that runs along those lines but I’ve had a try. Keep reading →
Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space
My heart did something a bit funny as I was opening the attachment to an email from Sue (my patient and lovely editor at Walker Books Australia) of Sarah Davis's cover art for the fourth Violet Mackerel book. My internet connection is quite slow, so at first all I saw was Keep reading →
