In the most amazing eclectic coastal town in the far north of NSW Australia, there is a small group of Mothers and their children, that are the living spirits behind the brand Children of the Tribe. You will be familiar with Children of the Tribe for the iconic “I am a wandering Gypsy” t-shirt and […]
Maya will tell you that Goat Milk make great underwear, and the fact that she is asking for some more Goat Milk undies for Christmas, you can take as a super testament from a savvy 8 yr old. When I went to find their new underwear to photograph, I asked Maya where she had put […]
One of the beautiful things about being on a path to live lightly and consciously is that I meet some really interesting people, who are living life with dedication to choose wisely. How each of us can do this, and to what extent is unique and I treasure any efforts big or small, but I […]
Pierrot La Lune, is an amazing Danish brand offering organic and fair trade children’s clothes. The clothes are relaxed and comfortable, yet interesting and thoughtful. They are clothes to play in, that also look effortlessly sophisticated. Pierrot La Lune have successfully made perfect children’s clothes! I just adore what they are doing and was delighted […]
I was inspired last week with an image I saw by friends at Papeir Mache Magazine and so I went to work making a collar for my girls. I combined this idea with hand painting fabric – another idea that had been floating in my mind. I started hand painting fabric when some of our screen prints […]
This week (in the midst of our bathroom renovation process) I made a quilted vest for Maya. I drafted the vest pattern off the little red vest that you may recall Elle wearing. The vest was once a coat (see photos of the girls wearing it when they were little) that I made into a […]
A while ago now our family friend Nicole inspired me when she said that I should print Maya’s drawings onto t-shirts. I loved this idea, and it has sat with me as a really fun thing to do since she suggested it. My first visualisation was of a multi colour detailed print like you would see […]
Today I finished sewing this tee for Maya. I brought this knit fabric home with me from cleaning out Mum’s house. I recall this fabric being in our green sewing supplies chest of drawers when we lived at Darcy Drive, which makes it maybe 20 -25 years old. I am not exactly sure if this […]
Kit + Lili are a Brooklyn based label that make beautiful children’s clothing. We discovered Kit and lili last year when I purchased one of their dresses from a local store. You may recall seeing Maya wear the pink and green dress with chrysanthemums on it throughout Spring and Summer. This was Maya’s absolute favorite […]
As you may have noticed, Maya and Elle love to wear hats….and until recently we owned quite a few. That was until Elle started loosing them! This Summer we lost three hats, yes three! Maya never once lost a hat, but Elle managed to lose three. How you might ask? Well when Elle decides to […]
Moving from a sub tropical town in Australia, to NYC with only one suitcase to call my own, has meant I have had the pleasure and need to buy clothes to suit the seasons. What we experience now is so different to the weather we used to experience. Where I once had no need for […]
Manhattan begs me to shop, and really I do try and resist. Living in Brooklyn definitely helps, but I can only hold out for so long before I am crossing the bridge to delve into the new seasons fashions, the fabrics and styles. Once every few months, or maybe twice a year, I make a […]
Honestly, the things I get excited about! I am a little embarrassed to admit it, but I very much look forward to the change of season just so I get to buy the Girls cute new things! Silly isn’t it? I love the month of August as the shops are full of Fall fashions, and […]
With Maya’s new set of wheels we needed another helmet. Fights quickly developed over the one helmet, and poor little Elle had to forgo riding the scooter while Maya rode the bike, until a new helmet arrived. I have been very pleased with the Little Nutty helmet I purchased for Maya to wear on the […]
New swimmers arrived this week, and as is our household theme, they too are rainbow sparkle! I bought them on-line from Australia (as Australia really does have the best swimmers!). I am still getting used to the fact that I buy swimmers for babies, and that it is a seasonal purchase! Once upon a time….as […]
Sometimes we have trouble getting dressed in our house. This is not because we are unable to dress ourselves, but because the independence of getting dressed by on self can start at age three, and when one is three and getting dressed, there is much to consider. Often it t takes three of us to […]
Some things I just don’t sew……like T-shirts and tanks for instance. I do however enjoy making them my own, by adding a few handmade touches. I also can be a bit (hmmm what is the word?) when it comes to clothes from old navy or kmart and so to set an item apart from the […]
I have been working on spring clothes for the girls, and have finished the first item of the ‘spring line’. A cotton voile skirt that actually fits both the girls but was made for Maya. Maya has lots of input while I make her things and is definitely part of the process, making her my […]