I promise this is the last time I move anything! I have relocated this blog to http://theredwren.com because I prefer having a non-hyphenated domain. It looks the same and has all my previous content etc.

I’m not sure how feeds will work once I put a redirect on this domain so- if you’d like to keep following me, head on over to The Red Wren and either click on ‘Follow Me’ in my sidebar, or add me using the RSS icon in the address bar (or however else you do it!).

Sorry for the inconvenience! Hope to see you there!!

Here’s some interesting fungus seen in Croydon last weekend.

Purchases!

Not a great photo – clockwise from left:

• NEW YORK fabric and a fabric pack from Pepperberry and Co
• Needle felted terrarium kit from Two Cheese Please (you can’t see in the photo, but this makes felted TOADSTOOLS!!)
• Sampler Border fabric from Kirsten Doran
• Orchard in two colours from Pippijoe
• Lace Fans from Ink and Spindle
• Wool Felt from Winterwood
• Ric-rac from somewhere.

Hooray!!

Now to get sewing – my sister saw my fabric stash when we got home and commented that it is a little out of control and perhaps I didn’t need the above!

It was lots of fun! Cider, more cider, apple themed desserts, pork and apple rolls, mulled cider….did I mention there was cider?

I suspect these apples were pressed for juice.

These are the Britannia Morris Dancers. It looks like lots of fun!

Col with mulled cider – a few too many cloves in it for my liking.

Lots of apples! I quite like the crates.

All in all, a wonderful day!

Lest we Forget

The bike is a patch for my husband’s satchel. It sort of resembles his Surly Big Dummy.

The tea cup is the first of a series I’ll be doing using A Print a Day’s gorgeous drawings. I think they’ll become a sort of patchwork cushion when done.

And if you don’t; happy hot cross bun and egg munching day! Hooray!

In the drawers of the previously featured Singer were these lovely old tools and notions. I love the scissors and the wooden spools!

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 some pretty panniers and a wicker basket.

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 elsewhere and this was my more ‘public’ profile. My thinking has since changed  and I want people to feel like they know a little about me and are welcome at my blog. Luckily Lovely Clusters has a very timely idea called ‘The Lovely Blogger List‘.

You should visit her site and do yours too!

My name is Renae, but online I tend to go by Ren. I live in Melbourne, Australia with my husband, Colin and a black kitty who’s really sable called Cinders. At this stage my full time occupation in Training Compliance eats a lot of my time and my dreams remain just those. I’d love to have a little cozy coffee shop with handmade items and books in the future.

I love all things creative but the main ones that consume my spare time are sewing, creating jewellery and web design. Sometimes I think I enjoy recoding my blog more than actually updating it (and the lack of updates possibly reflect this!). Of late I’m interested in vintage patterns and want to revisit jewellery. Hopefully I’ll have some dress/jewellery combos to share soon!

I follow a lot of blogs and find other crafters/designers incredibly inspiring. I also spend quite a lot of time looking at pretty pictures on Flickr. Outside of the online world I’m inspired by crisp Autumn days when the sky is the perfect shade of blue and the light shines through the Autumn leaves with that beautiful glow.

I look forward to meeting you too!