July 14, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 14, 2019Categories avril e jeanavril jeanCatSock MonkeyCraft kits…a win and two failsI’ve been suffering ‘artists block’ for a bit and so I decided to just go and get some craft kits and see where that took me. […]
March 5, 2019Published by avrilejean at March 5, 2019Categories sewing and embroideryHat from Vogue pattern 7325A short review of Vintage Vogue hat pattern 7325 - not too bad!
March 3, 2019Published by avrilejean at March 3, 2019Categories sewing and embroideryVogue Vintage hat patterns and the hats you end up withLike all vintage lovers and sewers, I was excited to find vintage Vogue hat patterns 7325 and 7464. I was very much looking forward to getting […]
March 2, 2019Published by avrilejean at March 2, 2019Categories sewing and embroiderySewing: 1930s style hatsSewing 1930s hats from the Vintage Pattern Lending Library replica patterns - three completed hats.
August 1, 2018Published by avrilejean at August 1, 2018Categories ADHDavril e jeanavril jeanLife events and musingMusicpaintingsewing and embroiderysoftware development7 Reasons why it’s good to have ADHDI’ve talked about my ADHD quite a few times now but usually I have focused on the stuff that is annoying or difficult to deal with. […]
January 5, 2017Published by avrilejean at January 5, 2017Categories avril e jeanavril jeanHow-to tutorialsewing and embroiderySock MonkeySock Monkey tutorialI have been sewing a lot of sock monkeys recently. I thought I’d record my progress so you can see how easy they actually are. What […]
December 30, 2015Published by avrilejean at December 30, 2015Categories art boy galleryart showAustralian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeancoloured pencildinosaurdrawingegg temperagalleryglueillustrationlandscapelearningoil paintingpaintingpastelpen and inkpencilqueenregina rexsewing and embroiderySock MonkeywatercolourThe Ubiquitous 2015 RetrospectiveI guess it’s inevitable so I will bow to it – what’s my year been like, art-wise?. What skills, highs, and lows, has this year brought […]