I've decided to make my first crochet project a cushion cover and not a big blanket so I can get on to trying out other things. My ini...

We had such craptastic weather over Christmas that the arrival of summer at long last doesn't seem quite real! We (and half of Aucklan...

Front teeth , originally uploaded by Hazelnutgirl . ...does not include corn on the cob for foreseeable future.

Hazel , originally uploaded by Hazelnutgirl . Hazel told this story to us tonight. "Once upon a time there was a little girl named....

I'm still in the process of trying to figure out which projects in the Martha Stewart book to show you, but one that I will are some cut...

What's that I hear you say? Another close-up shot of linen with red embroidery? I do seem to have a bit of a mania for it at the moment...

Spent a lovely lovely morning out at Muriwai with Hazel's friend Suzie and her family (also Canadians). I'm beginning to appreciate...

I finally got around to doing up the gorgeous Clothkits dress kit I got for Hazel many months ago. It looks so amazing! I lured Hazel out...

Can you believe that she's actually voluntarily wearing this?! In the end I gave it to her for Christmas openly (along with her Little ...

As part of the gifty meme from earlier this year I made a wee stuffed dog from the More Softies book for my friend Jennifer in England. The...

2+2 blouse , originally uploaded by Ansis68 . Amongst the many projects I have on the go at the moment is this Oliver + S blouse from the 2+...

Hazel has started making up little paper envelopes (or pouches as she calls them) at créche and filling them with images she's cut out o...

I'm going to try and distract you from any crafty expectations right now by saying "what's that over there? Quick, it's a r...

I bribed Hazel to come out and do a photo shoot with the jacket - I promised that if she did I'd give her some food. Or should I say a ...

I finished the spotty Sunday Brunch Jacket the other day but haven't been able to take a photo of it on Hazel because she refuses to we...

In order to get Hazel to come willingly with me to a couple of fabric shops last month, I bribed her with the promise of a fat quarter of an...

This morning I asked Hazel what she wanted to do on such a glorious sunny morning and she said "go to the beach!" At first I was ...

I feel like I should be holding some sort of arcane initiation ceremony to celebrate this event - the crafting community just grew by one to...

A mail-order company here is selling those heatable wheatie-warmers shaped like bunnies and horses. Hazel wants one. This was our bedtime c...

Hazel at the window , originally uploaded by Ansis68 . When the southerly came through on Sunday the temperature dropped, the rain lashed th...