adventuring

last week we decided to get out of town
and just go adventuring for the day...
we called at a great mural that friend and local artist
"Fran" had completed at a nearby town...
Fran and her friend Charlotte do the most
amazing things with tin and iron...
and often have exhibitions in country towns
and in Sydney...
while not a great photo as the weather was overcast
it really is very detailed and amazing up close...

then we drove on...

we decided to take a hike to my husbands brothers
"retreat" and even though we knew roughly the way
it was hard not to get lost...
everything had just grown so much
and it had been a very, very long time
since we have been there...

luckily the river was pretty low
and we were able to get through...

now was it right or left at the piano?
my husband said to get out and look for
tyre marks....yer right!!!
i promptly said
"do i ask the brown snake on the right path
or the black snake on the left"

we decided that we were better of asking
"Skippy"

Maroon and Monsoon

well it was probably just coincidence
but as i checked my e- mail messages
and then my snail mail
two things happened...
one was a great comment
and the next was a wonderful
"cheer me up" gift...
both from the ever thoughtful and sweet curlypops...
so either coincidence or the greater powers to be
i knew i had to get to the machine
and sew, sew, sew...
and create...

so here is the divine "Maroon"
and her uni-corn "Monsoon"

many an adventure they will have...

thanks cam....for everything...

art-uni-type

now as usual I'm a tad stuck with options
for this new funky sister...
as i don't see her as the horse riding sort...
i see her more as the uni-art student type...
and a pony will just not do...
so i tried really hard to do a scooter...
yes a vespa would be appropriate but
that's really beyond me so i though a scooter would be a
cool accessory...
but that's when things just didn't work out...
you see a scooter does not balance like a "hobby horse" does
and no matter how hard i tried
it was by no means going to hold her upright,
even when i tried sewing her arm to the handle bars...
so it's back to the drawing board...

so if any clever bloggers out there can possible think of
an alternative to the "hobby horse"
it would be very much appreciated...

and hopefully we will have some clearer weather in the next
couple of days so i can take a few
better pics....
the flashy inside shots really
doesn't do the poor girl justice...

***and you know a girl likes to look her best***

Great idea

i really don't know where to start ...

I'm on one hand overjoyed that my
very close friend who lives in
bendigo is safe...
the fire got to the end of her street...
but they are all safe and well...
and this is such a relief, i couldn't
bare to loss her or any of her family...
but i feel sick and useless
every time i look at the news...
knowing that it will take so long for the families
who have lost so much to rebuild
and try to have a normal life...

as the pic above suggests
handmade help
is a crown of a idea...great auctions and updates...
and a great place to go and list a item or purchase
something to help the people that need it the most...

make a long with mike

meet me at mikes
are having a felt-a-long...
this month...
and seeing as though i did
felt one of my old jumpers last week...
i thought why not...
and a big thanks to curlypops for passing on the great idea..
there is a flickr group
where you can upload your picks onto...
and the one with the most votes wins a voucher...
i finished the second one tonight
so you have to see both in a "flashy shot"
so hopefully i will have a better "pair" pick
tomorrow and will post it on flickr...
don't know why i though of making
wristlets in 40 degree heat...
but they will be great once winter comes along...

cheery

after really hating the thought of wearing
another black top to work tonight...
i decided at 3 pm that i would whip up
something from the "bright" material i had left
from the bag i had made...
now as a might have mentioned i hate
making myself clothes as they always look
handmade (not in a good way)...
and i did nearly give up with this
number as a tried it on and it looked
all smock toppy...
but back to the machine i when and
added a band around the bust
and threaded through another tie
and yeah!!!
it worked...
i had enough time to make a quick headband
and the guys thought it look very "cheery"
i think that was a complement...
i could get the hang of this clothes making thing yet...

princess ballerina

WOW don't you just LOVE mail

a huge thank you to sarah-jo from ideyspidey
this amazing tu-tu is gorgeous
and "little miss"
thinks she is now a "proper" ballerina...

on the home front...

my sewing room
is in the hottest part of the cottage
and there is no sewing going on for now...

also the kitchen
so there is no cooking happening either
well that's my excuse for take-out tonight
and I'm sticking to it...

on the pub front

business is slow
very slow
i hate to say...
and unless a miracle happens soon...
we can kiss 6 years of hard work goodbye...
and it's not just the recession
it's a combination of lots of things
that are happening to country towns
right across the state...
i could write for hours about it...
but i really can't see the point of whinging...
I'm a bit beyond that point...

by the way please check out sketch
she has the most divine totally amazing
lino print of a vw beetle...
if there is anyone in your family
that loves vw's and
(usually there are some in every family)
her cushion with this print on it is a
absolute must....
check it out now...

20...

Hip Hip Horray
"oldest and dearest"
was 20...the other day

He is now the same age i was when
i had him...
20 years have flown by
and i miss them all...