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As a sewing blogger, the hardest thing for me is when you don't sew things, what do you blog about? I have some projects I'll show you this next week, that aren't garment sewing exactly... fun relaxing kind of sewing! Like my millions of rope bowls last year, I have started some new ways to sew and make things. Art. Dare I say it! But, actually I feel throughout March, I spent a lot of time *sharpening* my skills... and rather like my son's lovely collection of pencils above... the more I'm sharpening, the more colours and pointy pieces of my career & personality are coming through. It's been a funny month career-wise, and full of more personal/professional development instead of getting paid, but I guess that's where I'm at right now here in Shanghai! Here's a hilarious (to me) list of things I've been up to in March: Started being a filmmaker - documenting aspects of Chinese Weddings, recording audio & video for the first time, seriousl...

  Missed you! Oh my Darling Blog, I've been thinking of you! It's been busy for us here in the Darling World... In the past week alone I: Made Hot Kissed Buns Produced a national radio comedy show for Good Friday, with 1500 audience members and countless radio listeners - a success! Saw over 15 comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Made Rice-Almond Milk  twice  Made Peanut Butter for a cutie bestie Worked my normal 2 day a week job Re-arranged the lounge room Built TWO IKEA sets of drawers for the boy's room Built an IKEA table & chairs for little boy to draw Built an IKEA chair for the lounge room Changed the lightbulb in the lounge room Took the boy to play with his friends on a rainy day play centre Made gold leggings to DIE for (or DIY for - LOL) Made a gold mini skirt for my friend to wear at the radio event Got drunk at a party (!) Had a hangover (first time in over 2 and a half years) Made date & macadamia nut bliss balls  for a dinn...