tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46727963767500425242012-01-10T11:28:20.396-08:00imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.comBlogger1471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-16811421238155736772012-01-09T21:49:00.000-08:002012-01-09T22:01:03.079-08:00

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Today is a snug sort of day.Yesterday we pitched the tent on the lawn, and lay on our backs inside reading books and watching the blue sky turn to grey as the clouds rolled in.Today we're in the cloud, and it's bucketing down outside.Miss M picked out 'The Jolly Christmas Postman' to read - a perfect rainy day book. Every second page is an envelope addressed to a fairytale or nursery-rhyme

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-71359683705796693592011-12-31T22:39:00.000-08:002011-12-31T23:56:53.211-08:00

2011 has passed by (in a blur).2012 can only be different and new.A year of upheaval, hospitalisations, and uncertainty is behind us. We now have a happy and (mostly) healthy family, and we're back from a lovely little holiday with family in the South Island.I've started 2012 as I mean to continue - with time for the little things.Today that meant making fresh strawberry jam. Our own strawberries

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My Mother used to embarrass me terribly. When I was a teenager, she used to ride about town on a huge old vintage bicycle - no gears, back-pedal brakes, straight back, big wheels. It looked a lot like this one: I, on the other hand, got around town on a nifty new mountain bike with more cogs than I have fingers and toes. It even had alloy rims. With the benefit of hindsight I now realise that Mum

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-64133986555713117162011-10-16T15:58:00.000-07:002011-10-18T01:57:46.880-07:00

I love gnocchi. And scallops. So when I heard this interview with Chef Bevan Smith from Riverstone Kitchen near Oamaru on Radio New Zealand National this morning, I decided this is one recipe I’m going to have to set about making very soon indeed! The recipe hails from Riverstone Kitchen’s new cookbook ‘Recipes from a Chef’s Garden,’ published by HarperCollins and available in bookstores as well

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-86058817368995583882011-10-15T22:35:00.001-07:002011-10-15T22:38:47.451-07:00

It's less than 2 weeks until the next Craft 2.0, and this time it'll be at a new location in the Chaffers Dock Building on Herd St. Set the date aside: October 29th 10am til 4pm. This will be the last Craft 2.0 for 2011 so I don't know about you, but I'll be making the most of it and getting some Christmas shopping started!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-40732996873157644442011-10-06T01:50:00.000-07:002011-10-07T23:09:02.599-07:00

imba has a lovely new stockist!You can now find imba bibs at Made.it at 103 Victoria St Wellington.With fantastic art, gifts and wonderful things from over 30 local artists, designers and makers it's a wonderful little shop to visit.You can read more about Made.it here at Word on the Street.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-91494759494743681102011-10-03T12:50:00.000-07:002011-10-03T12:58:25.747-07:00

Remember the Pop-Up shop?It's a wonderful little design store run by three local Wellington women, who showcase their own designs and those they've handpicked from other Wellington designers and makers.A couple of times a year the store pops up for a few weeks in a new location, and this time it has popped up right opposite Pandoro bakery at 253 Wakefield St (used to be Ashton Grove).I took the

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-55253707284069569382011-08-30T14:07:00.000-07:002011-08-30T14:24:49.446-07:00

... is officially the first day of Spring! Which called for a little Spring-y photo shoot. Miss M had a delightful time with her teacups and teddies, putting together photos of this little skirt for the shop. We've been enjoying the garden of friends of my parents-in-law - so pleasant to see spring develop in a garden that has real flowers! (mine are almost all native plants, which don't

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-12297761779570562792011-08-13T20:16:00.000-07:002011-08-13T21:09:15.568-07:00

Yesterday was lovely. An hour or so spent in a beautiful, wintery garden - taking photographs for the shop update this week. Alastair and I took photos, Miss M ran about picking winter flowers, Granny rocked the baby to sleep. We stayed for a roast dinner, and it was the loveliest way to spend a Saturday.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-26686010168793781012011-07-30T02:15:00.000-07:002011-08-01T02:44:28.780-07:00

I'm very inspired by my big sister. She's one of those people that's best described as a quiet legend. Quiet, because she just gets on and does things; and legendary because of her amazing generosity.I'm one of the recipients of her generosity. During 3 months of recent bed-rest (whilst hatching our newest kidlet) she turned up at our houe with more cooked dinners than I could possibly count. It

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-46873870254193560742011-07-23T14:16:00.000-07:002011-07-23T14:29:09.078-07:00

Sometimes the stars align in nice little ways that make me smile:The baby slept.The husband went out, leaving his camera on the benchThe toddler was happy pottering around the living room for half an hour...Thus.... Photoshoot!Well - me with the camera, some fruit, and some lovely soft windowlight from a big south-east facing window, mucking around clicking repeatedly! The first results were

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-15934288117162137592011-07-14T18:39:00.000-07:002011-07-20T16:54:51.569-07:00

I’ve been seeing primary colours around me a lot lately. I'm rather drawn to them at the moment – I like their boldness and simplicity, and the way they distinguish the things that are important and fun, and they're a good contrast to the grey winter bleakness outside. I’m fairly certain that strictly speaking the primary colours are blue red and yellow, but I’ll add in the white and black for

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-40150985403229089832011-06-18T13:31:00.000-07:002011-06-18T15:43:46.852-07:00

Since the arrival of our baby boy a few weeks ago, I've hardly put down my camera. It's been steadily collecting images of new baby-ness and hand made love, ready to send to admiring relatives and upload to the blogosphere.Only I'm not going to post those photos just now.Instead I'm posting about Almost.We almost lost our new baby. He was asleep in his bassinet, it was the middle of the night,

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-10454098758361133682011-05-23T02:39:00.001-07:002011-05-23T02:41:52.204-07:00

Introducing the newest member of the imba family - welcome to the world, little James!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-6534962241263087882011-04-26T00:27:00.000-07:002011-05-07T14:11:34.215-07:00

I'm absolutely loving this screenprint from Heleen Webb of Ruby in the Dust. These items are part of a collection I'm slowly working away on... some very special little handmade items using fabrics designed by New Zealand artists.Here I've teamed up Heleen's 'In the Neighbourhood' print with some scrumptious organic cotton.I'll be listing some of these items soon in my online store so do keep an

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-24197399719877129122011-04-23T18:07:00.001-07:002011-04-23T18:09:36.482-07:00

Hope you're having a lovely Easter!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-83449265612913235752011-04-15T16:32:00.000-07:002011-04-15T16:37:07.274-07:00

These cards have just arrived in the post from new Felt store Petersthumb and I had to share - they're gorgeous!Tactile, beautifully handmade, and utterly delicious. Perfect birthday presents, in my opinion :-)

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-20267786129970705372011-04-13T17:02:00.001-07:002011-04-18T14:57:18.786-07:00

The first 2 contributions for the Bedtime Beanies Project are on their way to Christchurch! Knitting these makes for some light relief from being back in hospital :-)For the pink&purple one I used the easiest pattern in the world. It turned out a better shape than the brown one, which I made up as I went along.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-81381246282249714842011-04-07T16:43:00.000-07:002011-04-07T17:03:33.397-07:00

image from here.Since I'm doing a little knitting at the moment, I thought I'd join in on this project.Jenny Lineham of the New Brighton Project in Christchurch is co-ordinating the Bedtime Beanies Project.Jenny says:"It's likely to be a cold winter in Christchurch– many chimneys are down and power prices are high. Many people are living in damaged and damp homes. It is not realistic to

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-67093382275650322602011-04-05T18:24:00.000-07:002011-04-05T18:50:07.376-07:00

For 6 weeks I've been on bed rest. Some of it spent in Wellington hospital, much of it spent at home.Our little baby has been wanting to arrive since 28 weeks gestation - we're now at 34 weeks, which is a wonderful feeling.I return to hospital this Monday - the medication I've been taking to keep the baby 'in' has been making me pretty sick and exhausted, so from Monday onwards there will be no

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-32412830290055823402011-04-04T00:22:00.000-07:002011-04-04T00:27:27.061-07:00

...I shall be paying this place a little visit.I used to live just around the corner, when this place was just a boarded up shell. Now look at it!Check out this review over on the Wellingtonista. Could a cinema be any cooler!?Can't wait!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-88349011924579329712011-04-03T15:18:00.000-07:002011-04-03T15:22:51.061-07:00

A huge thank you to everyone who bid in the Lil Magoolie fundraising auctions.The L'il Quake Appeal raised $3,503 for the New Zealand Red Cross Christchurch Earthquake Relief fund.Nice!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-43451614950311173772011-03-29T15:37:00.000-07:002011-03-29T15:41:13.077-07:00

Waaa-y too much loveliness on offer over on Lil Magoolie's Christchurch fundraising auctions Li'l Quake Appeal. This is the last day to bid and there's just so much to choose from! Enjoy.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-71035891503684301672011-03-24T23:14:00.000-07:002011-03-24T23:45:37.489-07:00

Loving this post by Rachael Brown Photography. Pop over and have a read.She's written a beautiful post, and it sums up my own thoughts this week as my little girl begins daycare so I can remain on bedrest.As Rachael puts it: sometimes we are moved to be fearless. Yes - we are. And it's surprising where it can lead you. Watching my little girl throw herself into having fun in the home of a

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-59898091667259595722011-03-23T23:51:00.000-07:002011-03-24T00:14:44.960-07:00

Twirly skirts now 20% off! Enjoy!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-39788092463561880122011-03-21T23:19:00.000-07:002011-03-21T23:32:00.913-07:00

The Pop-Up Shop is back!Located here at 103 Thorndon Quay - it's not far from the Capital Gateway shopping centre.The 3 women who run the Pop-Up Shop always have a great range of NZ designers instore. This time there will be more than 20 Wellington designers, along with eight hand-picked Christchurch-based designers as a way of supporting these businesses through their difficult times

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-49128065558215276662011-03-13T23:53:00.000-07:002011-03-14T00:09:54.721-07:00

Still time to bid for items from imba in the Handmade For Christchurch charity auctions! (Bidding closes for these on Tuesday night).Do take a look at the **huge** number of listings for all sorts of handmade wonderfulness, if you haven't had a look around already.I have some birthday shopping to do, and it's a good chance to shop online and let my fingers do the walking... Get in and bid on

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-89741874460561936782011-03-04T18:30:00.001-08:002011-03-04T18:30:22.951-08:00

Imba will be having some time offline for a little while. Our new baby is wanting to enter the world a couple of months early, so while i'm in hospital and convincing him to stay put for a while longer, there won't be a lot happening with new products/orders. Thank you to everyone for your understanding. Warmest regards, Catherine.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-11823813974272009822011-02-27T23:43:00.000-08:002011-02-28T00:01:30.834-08:00

Over the coming days and weeks, imba will be participating in a number of charity auctions raising money for Cantabrians affected by the February 22nd earthquake.Here's a link to 'Handmade for Christchurch' - a site dedicated to auctioning handmade items with all proceeds going to Christchurch Women's Refuge and the Salvation Army. Visit Trademe, and save 'handmade4chch' as a favourite seller to

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-23243956204724968622011-02-24T22:24:00.001-08:002011-02-24T22:28:51.830-08:00

A little sneaky peek at Autumn/Winter 2011 from imba...A selection of these little wool pinafores and merino ruffle tights were delivered to Little Lilac Tree in Kelburn today.Sizes 6 months to 2 years. Snuggly!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-85628963204539409392011-02-23T21:51:00.000-08:002011-02-23T22:06:45.223-08:00

Stunning sunshine today.Cicadas astonishingly noisy.My head has been busy... I'm feeling very far away from friends and family in Christchurch.Our lemon tree has made for a nice distraction. Mum pruned it last time she was here, and since then it's been producing prolifically. Miss M and I picked handfuls this afternoon, and spent some time together in the kitchen turning them into a Crunchy

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-91434003383131807252011-02-22T15:31:00.000-08:002011-02-22T16:36:34.152-08:00

Amazing how life can tip upside down in an instant.My family and my husband's family are in Christchurch, and the last 24 hours have been fairly frantic - trying to find out how they are and what's happening.I can't begin to describe how upside down and far-away we feel living here in Wellington.Fortunately our families are ok - homes and businesses have been hit (in some cases quite badly) but

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-66204563809799147952011-02-21T00:20:00.000-08:002011-02-21T00:43:42.855-08:00

It was a nice weekend.Miss M and I went to the farmers market for fruit and vegetables and then visited the Petone street fair. It was hot and crowded, but nice all the same. It was even nicer to come home and sit down to big slices of fresh watermelon.I finished off a selection of little dresses for the Wanda Harland & Babylicious stores too. I like this bright pink one - Miss M asked to try on

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-9296131854871239252011-02-15T12:15:00.000-08:002011-02-15T12:23:50.466-08:00

Today I'm enjoying this fresh blue shade:Blue gingham bloomers fresh in store today.A beautiful hydrangea, picked by Miss M on her evening walk with her Daddy last night.A gorgeous pair of tiny vintage leather Mary Janes for Miss M (delightful on her chubby feet!)A little vest I made recently for the new baby due in May. Bamboo/Wool blend, so soft and delicious. A nice easy Debbie Bliss knit from

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-34523843700790822142011-02-02T00:15:00.000-08:002011-02-02T00:22:41.077-08:00

Little Lilac Tree in Kelburn has plenty of new imba stock in this week:Bibs in new prints, including this lovely trio of retro apples.Gift sets (co-ordinating hat, top & pants) in luxurious weight Cotton/Spandex blend - perfect for the end of Summer. A range of sizes to choose from - Newborn to 1 year.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-71930902926136317292011-01-17T13:35:00.000-08:002011-01-17T13:38:25.995-08:00

A sweet little vintage rose imba bib features in the vintage style showcase in the latest HER magazine...

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-50597728306951257922011-01-01T17:58:00.001-08:002011-01-01T18:00:12.344-08:00

Little feet in the Hutt River - Alastair McAra photography.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-18474053685158203322010-12-28T23:49:00.001-08:002010-12-28T23:51:32.397-08:00

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-35801881069191505192010-12-27T12:43:00.000-08:002010-12-27T12:49:58.511-08:00

Wasn't Christmas lovely?Perfect weather... Christmas lunch outside on my sister's lawn... lots of family around... happy times.I hope you had a lovely Christmas, too.The vintage pram was lovingly restored by M's grandparents, the gingerbread masterpiece was created by my big Sis, and the odd-looking tree is our potted Yucca (in lieu of a Pine) adorned with handmade lovelies.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-83908626411849222772010-12-03T23:31:00.000-08:002010-12-03T23:34:53.106-08:00

... it will be Christmas.And there are plenty of things to do before the 25th...Like this:Which will be one of the best places ever to get some Christmas shopping done. imba will be there but things will be quite quite different: you'll just have to come and see what Christmassie colourful mischief I've been up to lately!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-18585872544014985312010-11-19T16:54:00.000-08:002010-11-19T17:00:19.955-08:00

Thank you to everyone who entered the Twirly Skirt competition over on the imba facebook page.There's a little Red Delicious twirly skirt on its way to Renee Rutherford. I loved Renee's comment about the skirts: "I love them! They're so sweet, my almost 3 year old LOVES all things skirty and she'd love the Red Delicious to go with her patent red shoes :-)"I love the thought of the skirt

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-42070459182546530812010-11-16T22:39:00.000-08:002010-11-16T22:43:29.283-08:00

...over on the imba facebook page.Leave a comment and win a twirly skirt of your choice!

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-72811257433430195342010-11-07T21:32:00.000-08:002010-11-07T21:41:02.066-08:00

... these sweet little French Bouquet dresses have just been delivered to Little Lilac Tree (92 Upland Rd, Kelburn).I really, really wish I'd bought more of this fabric (I had it sent over from the US of A), but alas - no more fabric just like this! So if you like this print, be in quick (sizes from newborn to 2 years).I'm off to the studio tonight to work on more of the little cotton-knit gift

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-59213353682566947492010-11-04T23:23:00.000-07:002010-11-04T23:32:09.590-07:00

New twirly skirts in store here today!Lots of styles to choose from, and more coming soon. Perfect for picnics, playdates and parties ... gorgeous retro-style prints with polkadot frills.

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-16393081823354346172010-10-30T19:44:00.000-07:002010-10-30T21:40:04.282-07:00

Craft 2.0 was yesterday, and Wow! Wow! Wow!For the first time ever, I had the assistance of a good friend for the day - what a difference it made being able to spend a little extra time talking to customers, leaving the stall briefly to eat some lunch, shop and meet other makers, and share a few laughs and chocolate cupcakes behind the stall. Thank you, Carole - it made for an amazing day!I met

imbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006021020464507937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672796376750042524.post-5399216900663052802010-10-22T21:15:00.001-07:002010-10-22T21:27:06.361-07:00

Hello again!I've just reopened my online store on Felt. I've been so busy preparing new stock for Craft 2.0 since I came back from holiday last week that the online store has remained closed until now.But now there's a lovely looking line-up of stock and it's time to reopen the doors.There is lots of new stock yet to list, so watch this space!And to finish... a lovely little holiday pic of Lake

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preparing for Craft 2.0!Put this on your calendar now... you're going to want to be there! A stellar line up with even more stores than usual (over 2 floors this time!)I am living and breathing preparations at the moment... the Pop Up shop was a colossal success over the last few weeks with almost no imba stock remaining, so almost everything at my Craft 2.0 store will be new new new and hot off

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I recently came across the blog of Sohpie Hill of That Vintage... an Aussie girl creating some rather gorgeous laser cut jewellery. And a timely discovery it was - given she'd just posted a giveaway to celebrate her 300th blog-post.I entered her giveaway competition - one of the conditions of which was letting her know what I love most about Spring. Well - that was easy! Magnolias. Magnolias in

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Don’t you think? Champagne bottles... Fuchsia buds... Firecrackers... “Pop” always seems to be followed by some sort of deliciously anticipated surprise, which is always rather delightful. This week Wellington is going to go “Pop”... the Pop-Up Shop has opened its doors once more. From tomorrow (Mon 20th September) you can come and shop at the fantastic new site on College Street (opposite

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A few days ago, a neighbour of mine gave me the most delightful gift.It's a second-hand copy of Tessa Kiros' "Apples for Jam" and it is quite simply delicious! I love the recipes, the photography, and most of all - the little ammendments and annotations left by the book's previous owner.There are several people I'd like to buy this book for... It's such a beautiful gift. Thank you, Barbara - I'm

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You can listen to a lovely interview with Melissa Wastney of TinyHappy here.Download the podcast - it's a lovely listen. If you haven't discovered TinyHappy already, do visit her blog - it's very beautiful.

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Spring is so fickle. It's one of the things I like most about spring. One minute it's a beautiful day ... out comes the Summer dress and bare feet. And then the wind turns, the clouds gather, and it hails!I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago and have been meaning to post them on the blog. The change in the weather happened so fast - the hail clattered down, there was lightening and thunder

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We sat in the sun for lunch today.It was warm and sunny and perfectly still. You draped yourself along the deck boards and snacked on fruit and cheese. Then you rolled over and looked at the sky. You reached up, grabbed a handful of air, and handed it to me. "A cloud for you!" you said.I smiled, and thanked you for your delightful gift. I will treasure my cloud very much. May you never outgrow

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Just new!Little Cotton knit baby gift sets - co-ordinating long sleeve top, pants, and knot-top hat.Cute!You can find them in 5 colour-ways (including some rather smart nautical prints for the lads) at Little Lilac Tree (92 Upland Rd, Kelburn). Miss M and I delivered them this afternoon. Then we went to the botanical gardens to look at the ducks and daffodils.Loverly.

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I've just listed this gorgeous little twirl skirt in my online shop.Vintage style stamped all over it ... lilac gingham & scarlet berries, scalloped detail hem (inspired by a 1950's walky-talky doll's pattern from my mother's pattern stash) ... and red ric-rac to draw it all together.Add a sunny morning and a basket of pom-poms, and our little model had a truck-load of fun!

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Well.... the plan was to return from holiday relaxed, refreshed, and ready to take photographs of some new items for my online shop.Hmm. Plan foiled! A sick little poppet is needing her Mum, so we'll wait til this blows over before attempting the shop update.The holiday was nevertheless very pleasant (if somewhat breathtakingly cold at times). We went on an excursion to see the snow (there wasn't

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imba has another new stockist! Little imba dresses can now be found at the two Wanda Harland design stores (Jackson St, Petone and Elizabeth St Mt Victoria).Wanda Harland is quite honestly one of my bestest most favourite-ist Wellington shops, and I'm feeling rather chuffed that these little dresses have a temporary home there.The two stores are packed to the gills with hand-picked wonderfulness

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Mmm Mmm. Yes please!A little holiday would be awfully nice. A short plane ride... fabulous company... a big house with a lovely garden... sheep and chickens and a garden swing for Miss M to get all excited about... sounds good!See y'all soon!

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It was a grey day today. Looking out the window everything looked all misty and ethereal.I've been making lots of grey things lately. In fact ... I think I'm really big on grey at the moment. It seems to suit my girl, too!Here are some sneaky peeks at some grey things I've been working on.

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Little Lilac Tree, of course!LLT (in Kelburn, Wellington) is imba's newest stockist, and they've just received another delivery of imba's winter coats, pinstripe wool pinafores, merino vests, and boy's pants. There's a good selection to choose from, and more coming soon.Lots of bibs, too - I had to take another stash in as they've fairly flown off the shelf in the last two weeks.Best of all

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I was getting a little concerned... my much-anticipated copy of extra curricular magazine was due to arrive in my letterbox, but it didn't seem to turn up.That is, until breakfast time this morning: Me ... making coffee. Little daughter: reached her hand into the slot between the top of the fridge and the underside of the kitchen bench and proclaimed "posting letter!" and retrieved from there my

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The sun is shining today, and my nearly 2 year old little girl is rocking to this (it's so cute!)Go put your dancing shoes on and shake some bootie!

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Lately I’ve been spending some time looking back, and looking forward. Sometimes I type my daughter’s name into my photography catalogue, and up come all the photos we have of her since she was born. Trust me - with Mr imba being a photographer there are a lot of photos! It’s funny looking back at some of the early pictures and seeing a little baby who I often hardly recognise. It’s so easy to

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For a long time now, I've had a fascination with old photographs from when my grandmothers were young women. They looked so stylish - elegant and poised and really quite beautiful. They absolutely knew how to dress. They weren't alone in that, either. It's just the way it was. You dressed to go to town, you dressed to go to dances, and you always aimed to look smart and clean and well turned out.

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Have you discovered this blog?Natalie Purschwitz has been making all her own clothes for almost a year - all - means absolutely everything she wears. Shoes, clothing, everything.It's quite cool. Ultimately her aim is to examine the role of clothing as a form of cultural production. I suspect she's having a lot of fun along the way.She takes a photo every day of what she's wearing. Big idea. Big

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I had some fun at the studio yesterday, deconstructing and adapting a recently acquired vintage pattern to create a little pinstriped pleat dress. Tiny peterpan collar and deep front pleats - I'm quite happy with it, although I'd still like to play with the pattern slightly.I also finished a little lace-trimmed organic cotton bolero jacket, and I think they look quite sweet together.I'm lucky to

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You can now find products from imba at Little Lilac Tree in Kelburn, Wellington (92 Upland Rd).It's a lovely little shop... light and bright and full of beautiful gifty things.Just up the hill from the botanical gardens and Wellington cablecar - it's well worth a visit.

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The things I usually play with have all moved out to the new studio, and it's changed how I do things immensely.It's.... nice. Very strange, but definitely nice.Sometimes when you have a huge array of things in front of you (fabric, ideas, pattern blocks, partly finished garments) it's hard to choose what to focus on. Now that they're not here - I can't just pick things up and put things down

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On Sunday, I'm moving out!imba has been growing and growing and imba HQ (our family home) has been correspondingly feeling smaller and smaller.So it's time for some room. Room to swing a cat. Room to set up sewing machines, fabric press, storage shelves... room to work in a creative space set up for the purpose.I can't tell you how excited I am to be finally doing this. I've rented a wonderful

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My shop update today included these retro rocket rascal baby bibs... limited edition print... rather 'boys own annual-ish' - don't you think?I like them very much. If you'd like one too... visit my store... or be in to win one over on the imba Facebook page.Enjoy!

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I love seeing what people make. I seem to have come across so many wonderfully creative people lately, making such incredibly cool things.Here are some recent favourites I'm enjoying...Upcycled cashmere sweater courtesy of my good friend Anna (it's incredibly delicious to wear!); Bird print from Shelley of Sweet William (via Knack market); housewife needlecase from Melissa of Tinyhappy (via Craft

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I like that saying 'fake it til you make it,' and I think today might be in need of some of that. A lot of days have been like that lately, with M really struggling health-wise.It's amazing how resilient kids are. I like the way they live only for the moment. Right Now is all that matters. And if that means hollering the house down, every effort goes into hollering the house down. If it means

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Twelve custom orders... seven days... my machines have been humming!Although it's been busy, it's been rather nice. One of the orders was a small collection of items for a friend of mine who's expecting a new grandchild. Bright colours, simple lines, Merino wool, tiny little... I had a lot of fun with this!

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Handmade is good!You might remember this post - where I talked a bit about why I support handmade. When I was away on this trip I met Julia of Cocokids custom hand-knits, and we arranged a custom order for my daughter.Julia delivered it at Craft 2.0 a couple of weekends ago, and it was opened with great delight when M came home on Monday. She's been wearing it a lot - it goes with so many things.

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One for the girls - how cute is this fabric?! I especially love the slightly pompous and superior expression of the ugly duck.I've just listed these in my shop update today, and if you want one for FREE - head over to the imba facebook page and enter the draw.Stay-dry backing, absorbent core & available in two adjustable sizes.

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I'm feeling superlucky today!You may remember my post about it's a tree! a little while ago. Out came the knitting needles, the crochet hook, and the garish acrylic yarns... and into the collection basket of Tash from Knitsch Yarns went my contributions to the it's a tree! project. Heaps of people made contributions, and each leaf and flower was stitched onto a big lamp-post outside TheNewDowse

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imba has a new stockist!I've been keeping this under my hat for a little while now - waiting for the website launch of this fantastic new store. So here it is... Unique Boutique has launched and it is simply fantastic!Everything stocked by Unique Boutique has been created especially for the store - you won't find these products elsewhere, which makes for a very special and unique shopping

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Knack - a hugely popular Wellington craft fair - is coming once again. Bigger and better than ever in a new and even larger venue - it's one you don't want to miss! Hop over to the Knack blog and have a look, and add it to your calendar now.Will imba be there? Not this time - there's a special little girl I know whose birthday we'll be celebrating. But I'm going to pop along in the afternoon for

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... and in with some stylee looking style!Have I lost the plot? No! Just take a look at that menu bar up there. It now features a very special little something called a favicon. Which is what exactly? Well - best explained over here by the talented Angela Noelle of Striking Keys.I'm feeling rather chuffed to have been sent this little bit of code - it's a friendly little bit of blogger-love in a

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Sometimes the pedal's to the floor... creative things are happening... there's goals, work, achievement, progress and all that. And then sometimes you get unexpectedly re-routed down a side road for a bit, and it all slows down or stops.My little daughter is sick, and it's amazing how when that happens the world can just come to a standstill. Things are ongoing (don't worry it's not contagious!),

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Babybites is a website that profiles the newest, hottest, hippest and most innovative products for little ones, and right now they're profiling imba! Click the link and have a look around and become a fan on facebook.

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I promised myself that I'd get organised (!! and !) as soon as Craft 2.0 was over, and my wee girl was away on holiday. So - now that the opportunity presents itself, I have no excuses!Three reasons for this mission:1) There's a loooo-t of fabric in my house, and I'm not entirely sure how much I've got of what.2) Craft 2.0 was so huge that even though I have quite a stockpile of bib-fabrics, I'm

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and it's looking good for Saturday. Hope you can make it! See you at TheNewDowse in Lower Hutt.

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Boy clothes.Really stylish, really cool boy clothes... they are so hard to find!I've been working on some lad-wear for a while now, and I've just listed some new edition items in my store. I've been working on these for a while, and I'm pleased to say I'm really happy with them.I've re-cut my pants pattern, made samples, and had them road-tested about half a dozen times lately (no - I'm not

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Natacha Lee of pioupiou kids! Congratulations :-) The little square purse will be coming your way soon.I discovered Natacha's blog last night - do go and check it out if you haven't already come across pioupiou kids.Being a sewer, the little purse will be great for tucking sewing odds and ends into (that's what I use mine for).Please get in touch with your postal address (imba.nz(at)gmail(dot)com

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How cold is this weather!? Perfect timing for listing some wonderfully warm hooded woollen winter coats in my store.I particularly like the vintage kitten print one which was inspired by my daughter's love of cats and my own nostalgic fondness for the illustration style of the original 'little golden books' - a combination that's just so charming.There's also some for the boys - geometrics, dots

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The imba facebook page has hit 100 fans and counting... and today is my birthday... both of which call for a small celebration.So here it is: a little giveaway.If you would like to win this little square purse, please leave me a comment below. Anyone is welcome to enter - just leave me a note telling me how you first heard about imba, and you'll go into the draw. The winning entrant will be

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Sometimes you get thrown a curly one.I applied for Craft 2.0 recently, and part of the application process involved answering some questions for my profile on the Craft 2.0 blog.This is the curly one that got me thinking a bit: What's so important about buying handmade?What are your thoughts?Not so long ago, I happily went out and bought mass-produced off-shore manufactured clothing for myself

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You may have noticed a new icon over there on my left-hand sidebar today. It looks like this:Go on - click it!But first, go and pour yourself a cup of coffee and take the phone off the hook - you'll find some serious blog-browsing, and trust me it's addictive. Kiwi mummies sayin' their stuff - and there's some great reading out there!You'll now find imba's posts updated on the Kiwi Mummy Blog's

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I came across this post on the blog of Dear Colleen (who I had the pleasure of meeting recently), and thought I'd join in.Essentially, Colleen was contacted by an art student who needs help with a project: the theme being: because we are all different and need different things.It's a simple response from me: i need space! I live and work in a little house, and it would be great to have enough

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Less than one month to go! Craft 2.0 is here again: June 12th at The New Dowse art museum, Lower Hutt. If you've not been before, Craft 2.0 is a cult Wellington fair for style junkies, craft enthusiasts and fans of handmade. It’s run four times a year, attracting a wide following of quality stall holders and eager shoppers alike. It is going to be HUGE! Over the next couple of weeks I'll

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Amy and Suzan over at Little Kiwis Nest have put up a feature about imba on their blog - do pop over and take a look.I've listed some new items in my Little Kiwis Nest store tonight also. Mmm - shop updates. So satisfying!Included is this little indigo woollen swing coat. Fully lined body, snugly hood, double-breasted front opening - it's a cutey.

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Molly likes collecting things.We go walking down our street most days, and usually Molly pushes her tiny doll's buggy along. Although lately, I've taken to carrying the buggy, as it inevitably ends up abandoned while its driver chases off after fallen leaves, lawn-flowers, and small stones. The buggy essentially ends up a repository for all things collected - that is, until she discovered pockets

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One of the first items of clothing imba brought out was a little wrap dress (and wrap top with bloomers set).They were so popular all through summer, and now that it's getting colder I've been sewing some winter versions: warmer weight cotton and 100% wool crepe, still in the original fully reversible style.Here's Molly picking some lemons off the tree (for hot lemon-honey-and-ginger drinks) in

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Love you, Mum!

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My blog is back!There were some fairly choice words said around here last night when my blog suddenly disappeared with the message : your blog has been disabled.It was fairly upsetting - a year's worth of blogging just gone without warning. Apparently an anti-spam bot killed it by mistake.No apology or explanation from Blogspot, but at least it's back up again and all the content is here :-)So -

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And it was a good weekend away.A bit of time spent making stuff for it's a tree, lots of good food, new friends and a few I'd met before, a beautiful retreat near the Otaki river, a wood fire and some informal workshops run by some seriously skilled crafty peoples.I've come home having placed a few special orders for some handmade objects of desire. More posts about those coming soon...Good

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