haere mai, welcome

Welcome to my new journal of all things handmade. It’s lovely to see you here.

Many moons ago (in early 2006, to be exact), I pressed the publish button on a fledgling blog I called ‘tiny happy.’ There, I documented my days as a new parent and someone rediscovering their childhood love for plants and flowers, painting and embroidery, writing, music and making things.

That digital journal evolved into a warm community of like-minded people, woven together through our shared love of textile crafts and art, gardening, reading and other simple joys in this life. The platform I used for that blog was shut down in September 2025. I have published an archive, which you can find here.

This journal is a new home for my projects and photos, and I am grateful you’ve found me. You’re very welcome here.

It wasn’t possible to easily move over those 19 years of blogging to this site. Instead, I’ve chosen some projects, recipes, and other things to move over, which you’ll find by clicking the ‘projects’ tab above.

My hope for this site is to share my creative projects and hopefully encourage others to live their best creative life too, whatever that might look like for you. I’m also hoping to offer real-life and online classes here later this year, and maybe even a small shop, if time allows.

Thank you so much for reading and please do get in touch if you are inspired to!

With love,
Melissa