Lucky Me

Jindi's mum came back from her big trip over the water last weekend and she brought a present back just for me. I got this gorgeous piece of fabric all the way from Liberty of London - it has the most beautiful colours and the design is very interesting. Mmm...what to do with this?? May just have to admire it for a bit, that wont be difficult! It really is pretty. Hey Jindi, tell your mum THANKS. Enjoy Monday. Happy Creating

A few more Crosses

Inspired by those of you in cyberspace who are focussing on completing UFO's (by all of their names), I have picked up this piece again after she rested at the bottom of the project pile for a few months. She has been keeping me company in the evening for the past week and I have made good progress on the border. Tomorrow will see Helen post the first of the free projects for the Stitchers Angel Swap, of course everybody is welcome to download the patterns, so check back every Monday for the next 7 weeks. Thanks Helen for hosting such a fun swap and to all the designers whose projects will be available. Have a fantastic week with lots of creativity. Happy Stitching

A Finish and Something New!

Not a lot happening in the sewing room at the moment but that should all be changing again soon. Warmer weather and some sunshine should inspire me to get back into my sewing routine. I finished this knitted scarf last weekend and I am very happy with the result. Not only is this style good for using up scraps, they knit up very quickly and can be made with any combinations of yarn. The furry yarns add texture and there is warmth in the mohair blends which I used in the alternate rows. This one is made in a combination of blues, purples and pinks. During the week I started a new bag but this is a s far as I got, I lost count! I had fun embroidering these numbers and need to do a few more before I put the bag together. I hope I will find time to do some work on this on the weekend. Finished is the desired outcome, I'll let you know if I succeed.

Ooh ... we got stitchers angel partners this week and I can hardly wait for the patterns to be up so I can get started, I am looking forward to lots of fun.

Find some time for creativity this weekend and Enjoy.

Happy Crafting

Surprise!

Thanks to the team at Australian Homespun I received this lovely surprise in the mail. I so like the Red Brolly designs. I was chatting with Ms13 about the book and the fact that there are no little people in our family at the moment and she suggested that most of the projects would be suitable for all ages. I think I may just take her advice and make some for me. Hope Life's good where you are. Happy Crafting

We visited Build A Bear Workshop

Before my neices left yesterday we visited the Build a Bear Workshop at Highpoint.

They made Miss Kitty for a friend of the family who had actually put in an order, and we had fun trying on different outfits. This is the one she wore for the trip home, well it is considerably warmer in Queensland than it is here!

Miss13 decided she needed to add to her collection and chose this silver cat to join her other animals at home. Here she is trying out the skateboard that Miss10 brought for her bears to ride when she gets home. Hope the sun is shining where you are. Happy Crafting

A candle and shopping

Sunday while we were at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, we did candle dipping. They give you a regular white candle and you get to dip it in the colours to decorate it. I tried dipping in multiple colours and ended up with this stripy candle, my neices ones turned out quite different, unfortunately I did not get any pictures. After work today I just had to go by GJ's Discount fabrics and found these two fat quarters in the specials basket, how could I leave them there. They actually have quite a lot of fat quarters left over from their sale last week and some of them were just a couple of dollars each. It would be worthwhile dropping in if you are in the vicinity any time soon. I even have a project in mind, so maybe you will see them used here soon?

Wishing you a creative Wednesday!

Happy Crafting

Where's the weekend?

I can report that Daisy May has made herself at home in her new residence, but before she left I had a couple of young visitors and we discovered that she is quite the gymnast, she performed this stunt all by herself. Okay, she was playing Queen sitting atop the Airer but a little bump and there she was hanging by her feet! As the 21st celebration was out at Ballarat I just had to take my sister and nieces from interstate to check out Gails Patchwork Emporium and well you know it is just not possible to leave without a purchase. I got these two gorgeous spots they currently have no specific purpose but I am sure they will appear in my creations in the not too distant future.

The only creative thing I did this weekend was a little knitting, a new scarf in the making, should be done soon.

Have a productive week and may the sun shine where you are.

Happy Crafting