kristarella.com v2
This is the second design that kristarella.com has sported since Kristarella Studios launched. It was friendlier and fresher than the previous, more dramatic design, which I think a lot more people...
View ArticleLia Halsall
This is the second design I’ve worked on for Lia… sometimes you just need a change! It’s fresh, which really reflects what Lia is about… fresh food, being healthy, living well. After a long stint in...
View ArticleOutlining some :focus
I’ve been working with Gravity Forms A LOT lately and I’ve found that the default form CSS applies outline: 0; and outline-style: none; on form elements in focus. This is bad. For people that are...
View ArticleMy Favourite: Salvage Specialty Coffee
I adore Salvage Specialty Coffee! It’s my favourite place to drink coffee, eat breakfast, eat lunch, read, catch up with friends, and meet new friends and their dogs… and drink more coffee....
View ArticleDelicious Muesli & Porridge
A few months ago I started making a sort of bircher muesli. I would grate apple into oats, put in a dash of water and mix it with yoghurt and any other goodies I wanted in there. It was good eaten...
View ArticleInfographic: WordPress Posts vs Pages
For those of us that have been using WordPress for a while the idea of posts and pages, their differences and how to use them, might be pretty obvious. As I’ve been running WordPress training courses...
View ArticlebbPress & Thesis 2.1
Thesis 2.0 needed a “box” (similar to a template part) to establish bbPress compatibility. Thesis 2.1 doesn’t need the box anymore; you just need to check that your skin settings display the content on...
View ArticleBuddyPress & Thesis 2.1
So, I’ve been checking Thesis 2.1.2, bbPress and BuddyPress. It looks to me like it’s all working; no boxes needed. The important things for forums is that you must have the content displaying on the...
View ArticleWordPress Taxonomy Converter
Recently I went looking for a way to copy or move tags to a new taxonomy. I was a bit surprised that I couldn’t find anything. There’s no WordPress function that just does it, and the few taxonomy...
View ArticleRed rose cloche
I made this cloche for a friend who loves red. I made it with Morris & Son’s Estate 14ply in Tomato Sauce red. This is a Lion Brand pattern (I think you need to login, for free, on their site to...
View ArticleQuick cute card
I’m not too bad at gift-giving, but I’m terrible at cards! Most gifts that I give don’t even come with a card, unless it’s necessary… like at a wedding or birthday party where gifts go in a big pile,...
View ArticleSave Ferris T-shirts
There was an 80s night at the Orpheum theatre where they were playing Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Pretty in Pink. At these theme nights they give a prize for dressing up. The night before the movie I...
View ArticleCrochet birthday hat
It was my bunny’s 2nd birthday and I wanted a photo with a bit of a difference, so I made Kaylee a little birthday hat. It’s just a simple cone made with variegated yarn, and naturally she had very...
View ArticleCrochet bracelets & cuffs
I’ve been investigating and experimenting with mixed media bracelets and cuffs… somewhat inspired by my friend Kathy’s cuffs, which are made on felt and stitched with paper, yarn, beads and more. I...
View ArticleSari silk bracelets
I found this gorgeous sari silk in Wool & Craft Nook in Hornsby. I was looking for something just so beautifully colourful; I was thinking more along the lines of dyed ribbon, but this is lovely...
View ArticleClouds by Sunset
This photo is completely unedited. It is just as it came out of my iPhone… Gorgeous sunset! Shame I wasn’t in a more spectacular location to view it.
View ArticleDash: snippets & documentation
I’ve been using Dash as one of my code snippet managers (along with Gist for public snippets & Coda). I originally chose Dash for its shortcut auto-fill features (and it’s free with in-app upgrade...
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