DIY Traveler’s notebook – repurposed backpack
A Traveler's notebook (not a spelling error) is basically a piece of fabric (often leather) with some elastic that you can slide a notebook or notebooks into. I find a…
Pytest & Selenium – use same tests for LIVE, TEST and DEV
Most web platforms these days require at least 3 instances; the production/LIVE version, a test version and a development version. No one wants to have to write and maintain a…
From Instagram – assemblage
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Comrade Dodo
Comrade Dodo is a large acrylic on canvas piece in soviet art deco style.
DIY patchwork velvet blind
Continuing to use up my velvet scraps. I have a small window in an awkward spot that requires covering. I'm in a rental so I didn't want/need anything fancy or…
Embroidered notebook tabs
Fed up with my basic post-it index tabs I decided to make some of my own. I hand embroidered 3 notebook tabs to use in my organiser refill. I wrote…
Over specialisation costs
“The world rewards specialization, but- specialization comes at a cost. You learn more and more about less and less until you know everything about nothing.” – Nathan Myhrvold
Useful Website Testing Tools
A list of some of the useful website testing tools I tend to rely on for testing website speed, usability and accuracy. WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool WAVE® is a…
Making felted fabric
Lately I've been trying new things while attempting to use up some of my stash. On one of my various crafting deep dives I came across this wonderful video on…
Python Django Fortune Telling App
Fortune is a Python Django Fortune Telling App. It is a demo project (in beta). Within the project are 3 apps. Firstly there is the main app: 'card'. This "reads…
Velvet Patchwork Draught Excluder
This velvet patchwork draught excluder was made as a gift for a neighbour. The weather here continues to get colder and the draughts in these old Irish houses can feel…
Bookbinding – The Little Witch
This was my first attempt at bookbinding. Consisting of five signatures from Faber-Castell Mixed Media paper, sewn with waxed linen thread around linen tape. Next the mull and headband were…
WIP Festive Velvet Wreath
This is a WIP festive velvet wreath. . The velvet has been sewn onto the Styrofoam base, however I haven't fully decided what additional decorations to add to it...
Irish Rover Pullover – Knitted
The name of my current knitting project is particularly apt, as I have recently relocated to Ireland. The Irish Rover Pullover pattern by Teti Lutsak is a lovely cropped sweater…