And sew it begins.....

Welcome to my journey. I'm Vikki...and I'm heading towards a new destination. A few weeks back during a random conversation with a friend this journey began...and I'm as yet to figure out where it will end despite having a destination in mind.

As a stay at home mum to two amazing little people I have filled my day with meals, messes, naps, nappies and the usual mayhem that ensues from having two under two's. Somewhere along the line being Vikki had been shuffled to the side to be procrastinated over and saved for another lifetime.

But as usually happens, a random occurrence disturbed the slumbering person within and somehow I've awakened a monster that just wont rest.

We were merely chatting about how, as SAHM’s, we could contribute to our household income...a thing most mums will understand. We tossed around ideas about part time work, all the usual suspects. "What do you love doing?" I innocently asked, "Do you like crafty things?". I wasn't to know that it would spark a journey that would fast take us both down the path to a dangerous addiction.

Another great friend of mine, now known as Flo, had recently rediscovered her passion for sewing and fashion and had launched herself into a career making kids clothes. She had made some awesome pants for my babies from an old favourite pair of mine as a commission...I loved those pants. They were awesome. I was so happy to be able to keep them going for another generation. What if *I* could do that. I loved the idea of keeping it green, reducing waste, making something new from something old. Even better I liked the idea of making something DIFFERENT from something old, something it wasn’t intended to be...

I've always hankered to be crafty. My sister is the artiest person you'll ever meet, she OOZES talent...my mums is super clever with her hands…my dad even knits!!! Somehow genetically that talent seemed to have missed me though. But the desire is there...and with desire comes persistence and hopefully in the end success. I want this, and somehow through all the tantrums and daily demands (and that’s just ME...I still have the kids to consider) I will get there...the journey may not be a short one. But I have an end in mind...

...Homespun Hero's. Handcrafted Upcycled Children’s Clothing. Unique, one off designs completely repurposed from their original design... ...heroically rescuing gems from obscurity and giving them new life. Something new from something old. Or as I like to look at it: Big Clothes made Small and Funky.

Join me; it should be a fun ride.