Hello! My name is Sharilyn, and together I live with my guy and our sweet girl + baby boy in a hundred-and-two-year-old cottage on the east side of Vancouver, Canada.
Long ago, I began a my own little company called lovelydesign. After many years (with a little luck and a lot of work) my own creations enabled me to make a small living doing what I love to do. But these days I am both a full-time mama and maker, and so I am creating my goods only infrequently.
I keep this blog as a record of all sorts of things which I'd like to try to keep with me for always.
I can't say that I've ever felt the desire to hug an actual octopus, but a
stuffed one has a distinct appeal: eight embracing arms! With such
magnanimity...
it is fast becoming a tradition that i keep my little loves close and to
myself on their actual birthday. early May 16th Little M woke to a special
breakfa...
Lyndy Young of Stitchbird Fabrics, Kilbirnie, Wellington : : : : : : : : : : Welcome to part 2 of 'My Wellington' - today I'm visiting my friend Lyndy Young ...
In the truest sense – she is multi talented, Jenni Tuominen. Graduated as a
blacksmith in 1996. Went back to school and became an artist in 2001.
Studied g...
Have you ever finished a Christmas present in May? I suppose that's what
happens when you start the largest and most complicated crochet project
you've eve...
I have finally put the pattern for the Echo Star quilt in my shop. This is a downloadable PDF pattern, as all my quilt patterns are. When you place and pay f...
Our sweet friend Lyndsay of cococake did a great and very simple tutorial
for a sailboat cake & garland, perfect for Foggy's birthday (which is
coming up...
I’m in love with this darling little free printable from Delightful
Distractions. The book can be printed and used in a multitude of ways — you
can cut it ...
These past few months listening to the news, my heart has been breaking for
girls of the world. Besides trying to fill my own girls up with self
confidence...
La maison d’édition La Pastèque fête cette année son 15e anniversaire et
annonce par la même occasion un partenariat inédit avec le Musée des
beaux-arts ...
Ann scooped me on the party photos (as well she should have). The top one is hers, too,-- Sam opening a vintage KISS record from our friend, Beth. We are suc...
Friday 8th March was the sixth best day ever. Up there with getting married and the birth of our four children is the day we bought our new house. I still ca...
[image: marguerite dress collection]
A collection of one-of-a-kind Marguerite dresses for the shop in a seaside
palette. Apologies for the limited quanti...
Hello everyone! In case you haven't already heard I'm happy to announce that I will be teaching at Camp Stitchalot this May! Brenda, from Pink Castle Fabrics...
This week's library book was a favorite of mine as a child, *George and
Martha* by James Marshall. There are several George and Martha books, each
consis...
I've been sorting my photos from 2011, Year of Ilia Tove. It's taken me
this long to get some perspective so that I can go in and prune some of the
hundred...
Valentine's Day is right around the corner. If you want a fun valentine for the little ones, we have a Tic Tac Toe Valentine available as a free printable on...
I’ve been walking around with this post in my head all week. And you know
what? When the time came to finally sit down and actually type it (and
believe me...
Just a quick post with the follow up thank you notes for Leo's 2nd birthday presents. I wanted to do something that he could do the bulk of the imagery. So I...
Gregory and I traveled to Washington last week for the BlogHer Food
conference. I love the city of Seattle, ate some inspiring meals (lots of
in-season rhu...