Creating memories
Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects & Activities for Dads & Kids to Share By Ken Denmead · Reviewed by Andy Heyward I always judge a book by its cover and this cover appealed to me in a blokey,...
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Home Sewn By The New Zealand Fashion Museum · Reviewed by Jo Drysdall I still remember the thrill of being allowed to look through my mother’s wardrobe of home-sewn clothes when I was a little girl....
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Whittaker’s Passion for Chocolate By J. H. Whittaker & Sons Ltd · Reviewed by Andy Heyward The very instant I picked up this book I wanted to eat it. The book is so sumptuous looking I was tempted...
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The Art of Handmade Living: Crafting a beautiful home By Willow Crossley · Reviewed by Katy McRae Things got off to a good start with this book, when I read in the introduction that Willow has a son...
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Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood By Gavin Bishop · Reviewed by Anne Mortimer With a “to be read” queue that will take me easily into retirement, Piano Rock immediately drew me in thanks to the beautiful...
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Coming up Roses: The Story of Growing a Business By Cath Kidston with Sue Chidler · Reviewed by Katy McRae Cath Kidston is famously quoted as saying her shops provoke a ‘Marmite reaction’ – “People...
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Grow Your Handmade Business By Kari Chapin · Reviewed by Jess Soutar Barron Grow Your Handmade Business is the book to give someone who is setting out on the professional handmade journey. People who...
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Reclaiming Style: using salvaged materials to create an elegant home By Maria Speake and Adam Hills · Reviewed by Jo Drysdall The title and cover of Reclaiming Style are promising: a clever storage...
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Wellington-based writer Rosemary McLeod is recognised by most as a columnist and commentator, but she is also well known in the maker movement as a knowledgable speaker about – and collector of –...
View ArticleRecording the New Normal
In the wake of the Christchurch quakes many books have been published about the immediate destruction, the long-term losses and the humbling human response in the days that followed each set of major...
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