1903 Singer
My great Aunt inherited a 1903 Singer Sewing Machine from a neighbour that passed away. As my Aunt is 90 and no longer sews she passed it onto mum. It’s just beautiful!
New Bike!
I finally have my new bike! Hooray! I’ve been waiting months for this. She’s an Avanti Metro 8c, if you click the image you can see more about her! After having a bike that is too small for me for a long time this one is just a dream to ride. I can’t wait to deck her out with ...
The Lovely Blogger List
Something fun! I’ve been thinking of my blog of late and came to the realisation that it’s not particularly personable. When I first started on one of the previous incarnations of Red Wren I wanted to keep it relatively ‘faceless’ as I already had online journals ...
Vintage patterns
My vintage patterns arrived yesterday! I can’t wait to try them out. Aren’t they glam?
Crochet Blanket
I’ve started to crochet a blanket. Yay! excuse the bad lighting! I’m using the Summer Garden Granny Square pattern which I found here via Ravelry. It’s so pretty. All of the squares will have the last round in white, but I’ll mix up the centres.
Strawberry Jam
I made jam! I’ve never made it before and it’s so yummy! I used the recipe on the back of my packet of Jamsetta which I would link to, but apparently Fowlers Vacola don’t have a website (or it’s very well hidden!).
Birdies!
Hello! I say it every year; I can’t believe it’s March already! February seemed to fly by and I haven’t finished half of my craft projects. March intends to be the month where I make myself lots of clothes- we’ll see! I looked out the window the other day and saw these ...
Tea Dress
My friend Tam held a fancy pants tea party this weekend. I wanted to make a dress to wear and as usual left it to the last minute and whipped it up the night before. It turned out for the event, but if I were to wear it again I’d make more adjustments. Pattern: New Look #6557 bodice D ...
Canvas wall art
I embarked on two projects this weekend, but they ended up being one! Project 1. A 1mx1.5m canvas painted in a bright ‘sprig green’ to add some colour to our back room which has cream walls and dark furniture. Project 2. Pictures from a free Notebook Magazine calendar glued onto ...