Sunday fun.....

The internet is full of little time wasters.......and occassionally it's quiet satisfying trying out some of these offerings. Facebook of course is the worst for linking off to obscure sites for random entertainment.......here's one such, pretty fun and a suitable time waster for a Sunday afternoon.
http://www.dolldivine.com/

Full of online doll making games with some extremely lovely costuming you can really have hours of amusement making yourself and friends dolly avatars.  
Some of my favs include 'Game of Thrones' (omg such awesome detail), 'Tudors' & the fabulous 'Pin Up Maker' ........

 My friend/model Rachel as a cartoon doll - awwww so cute!

*Must go take some photos of the finished Red Garter Corset........

Long Weekend...

The main thing on my cards of late has been my order for Niki, which is finally finishing up. Time to give you a wee teaser, though you'll have to wait a bit longer to see the whole outfit....

Interesting colour for a wedding, normally I get burgundy and red requests.......that said I did sneak in a bit of that typical palette via the lining (has a nice colour blast on the inside) ;)

And just because here's a picture of something from my garden before it all started deflating and dying off for winter.....so beautiful and green!

It's the long weekend, so it's time for lots of recreational activities - by this I mean extended periods in my dressing gown lingering by the fire. Ok maybe I can extended myself a little with kitchen witchery, reading and crafts. But otherwise it's definitely a restful time, enjoying my family and recouping some of my energy.

Weekend Photographer......

I've finally started to make headway on some of my planned projects, with lots of items in waiting my main objective lately has been getting photos done. SO just like a good kiwi girl (queens of the DIY didn't you know), my hat has quickly changed to amateur photographer and editor, this is not a new thing rather another hobby which has had to develop alongside Forge to keep the momentum going between the big stuff......

So with out further ado here's some teaser photos from this weekends shoot with my dear friend Rachel (I'm also still editing pics of another friend Ruth from some weeks back too).

This is one of my 'Basic Curvy' styles with gorgeous beaded lace motif and cameo detailing - quiet a pretty little number if I do say so myself (of course my lovely model really helps too).

 Did you recognise my newly crocheted collar from the previous post making a guest appearance?

Crafty goodness - 'Nana Styles'

On a completely different tangent I've been getting crafty with my crochet hook.....thanks to a good friend to introduced me to Ravelry I've finally found a new recreational hobby (well it was sewing - but that turned into 'Forge' so it kinda lost that crafty feel)!!

I've made quiet a few lovely simple things and am now finally feeling confident enough to try a few more detailed projects......anyway here's my latest endeavour:-

Lacey Capelet

Pattern by Bernadette Ambergen

Since I just used wool I had in my stash already, I would definitely like to have another go with a different weight and colour. I'm also going to attempt a couple of Bernadette's other patterns when time permits (in the mean time though it's hats an practical winter woolies for the family).

PS You can find me on Ravelry under 'Trinitynavar' :)