Offsquare
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No. of Kids: My little boy Lucas is 20 months old and we have another little cherub due in late March 2011.
Current City: Nelson, NZ
What’s your blog all about?
My blog is a journal of my various sewing endeavours and inspirations. I’m quite thrifty by nature, so many projects are cheap to make, upcycled or have used free patterns. Of course, sometimes I find something that is just “to die for” and I have a budget blow-out! Before family life, I worked as an Office Administrator, but I don’t miss it at all. Motherhood has been very good to me.
Why did you start blogging?
I think I was boring a lot of non-sewing friends with my enthusiasm and I wanted to find an interested audience! Haha, well that’s partially it anyway. I really love inspiring others and sharing ideas. Reading other blogs has been a huge source of inspiration to me and since becoming a mum I’ve found sewing, craft and writing to be a fantastic sanity keeper. It gave me a creative outlet and something beyond smelly nappies and cracked nipples. I figured that even if no-one else ever read it, that it would be a great database of my projects that I could draw from.
What is your favourite part about blogging?
I love getting feedback from other people. It’s so nice to see some inspiration rub off onto someone and know it’s helped them create something unique.
How do you manage juggling family life with blogging?
It’s all done while my son sleeps, although I’m not sure how it’ll work when this next baby arrives. I think I’ll need the blog for sanity even more then! My Hubby is a computer enthusiast too, so in the evenings we often both sit in the lounge on our computers. It sounds so anti- social but even when we were first married, we used to link our computers up and play games together! Lol, we’re two nerds that were made for each other.
Any advice to new/other bloggers?
Just jump in, be yourself and enjoy it! Also, if the blog ever begins to feel like a chore, put it aside for a little. It should always be fun and something you are in control of. Life has enough chores as it is!
Top 3 favourite posts from your blog?
Refashion: Skirt to Capelet
This Little Piggy (wheatbag)
Freezer Paper Stencils, NZ version!
Top 3 favourite blogs?
Dana Made It
Made By Rae
How About Orange
