Vintage Theme

Following on with more vintage goodness...

I have made a very yummy burgundy collar
that I know will look great around one
of my very plain black dresses...
And here are some market and op shop finds...

Some fabulous ribbon that I really want to put into
a dolly skirt when I get around to making it...

Lovely crocheted Dollie that is handmade
and I picked up from the CWA stall....

And vintage blue dress with tie
that I'm hoping to make look kind of quirky cute...
I 'll let you know how that goes...

And some fabulous Marks and Spencer shoes
that will be perfect for a wedding I'm going to soon...
And yes I don't think I will wear "the wicked witch of the west" socks...
Love to but I wont...

Vintage Era

Begin ANZAC Day
I thought I would make something
a bit more delicate
of a vintage era...
something that really is a timepiece...
I love making things pretty like this
that you can keep forever
and is just so intricate and dainty...
I hope your ANZAC Day is full of memories
of people you love and remember...

Scarf

Now what was I crocheting

in front of the fire???
This of course...
Now back to some more wedding toppers and dolls soon...
well maybe after a bit more
Crocheting...

toasty

Don't you just love the
first fire of winter...
Feet up...Crocheting in lap...


Too good!!!

And yes the christmas decorations are still up
cause they look too nice to take down...

Raven

A new design added to my etsy shop
"RAVEN"

Thankyou to all the sweeties
who have ordered and e-mailed me
and bought from my etsy shop

Loving the Crochet love...

Etsy Shop UPDATE

SHOP UPDATE!!!
at bargain prices...
Take a look on my side bar...
Above new design...Georgina...

Crocheted Headbands

I thought a little bit of

crocheting was in order
lately...now it is getting cooler...
so I started on something small...
I haven't crocheted in ages
as i get really sore carpal tunnel...
so here are three I did last night and this morning...
The one above I'll call "Juliet"


This one I'll call "Josephine"


And the last one "Antoinette"

As you can see they go really well
with the Curlypops brooch cam sent me...

If I get organized and get some more finished
I'll put some in the shop...

Miss Mod Series

Here are the first of

The Miss Mod Series...
yep I was up all night...
and most of the day...
and after these pics were taken
I did add handbags to all the girls...


I have given them names to suit
their particular style...


Jackie-her parents were fond of American politics and the Kennedy's...
Audrey-her parents favorite movie is Breakfast at Tiffany's...
and
Janis-her parents listened to a lot of Joplin and wore paisley...

Now all I need is a new stock of felt
and a few spare days
and there could be lots more...

Miss Mod

Well here is a new range I have been working on...
I have called them the Miss Mod Series...



I think that most generations have gone through
a mod faze at some stage...
I know I did...
Lots of black, bob hair, mary-janes...sunglasses
oh hang on I think I still wear all that now!!!

my mother went through it in the 60's
black turtle neck, tartan skirt, mary-janes (pointy) and sunglasses
and very big hair...
she still is very fond of the "look" she had going at the time...

And after watching "The House of Elliot"
I think some of that mod look even went back to the 20's...

I personally "LOVE" it...

I know this is a sneak peek and more pictures
very soon...
And at least one more...
Well maybe two if i stay up all night...

I heart flea markets

Sophie over at
Her Library Adventures
sent my lovely little brooch
in the mail
after i nabbed it on her etsy shop...
"I HEART FLEA MARKETS"
It was packaged beyond belief
and is so nice...

I teamed it with some op shop style
the checked skirt $3-00
the grey top $3-50
and a black lace singlet under $2-00

bargain!!!
and just great for the colder weather...

I hope everyone had a great Easter break
filled this lots of
chocolate, children and friends...

Do You Want To Swap?

After much thought I decided to make up a button
to use whenever there was something I had handmade
that I was willing to swap...

I'm hoping it works like this...

On one of my posts I will put a picture of an item I want to swap...
then the "swap" button...
you will be able to add comments to this post
if you would be interested in a swap for something you have made...
of course a time limit would be necessary...
(I really don't want comments a year down the track)
and once the time is up then I can go through all the comments
and find someone I would like to swap with...
It would be good if the comments included a link
or idea of what you have you want to swap...
and it really can be something totally different
fabric,cushions,aprons,softies,patterns,bags,quilts...etc
I like lots of handmade crafts...
And if for some reason i did not pick your item to swap with
please don't feel discouraged...
Leave a comment the next time I put one up, and the next,and the next...
As there is only one swap at a time, only one person can be picked...
so sad I know...

And then the rest is "history" as they say...

Now I would LOVE it very much if you really like this idea
that you save the "button" to your computer or blog
and use it as well...
feel free to put it up on any posts in the same way...
and cut and paste my above description as well if you need to...
and you really don't need to link back to me...

Now I just need to go through my "dollies"
and see who I can part with...
Stay tuned!!!

Etsy Shop Open

I have just opened up my etsy shop
again and have put two sweet
Chicago sisters...
they are in American dollars
so at their price they will be a bargain
for my overseas friends...

Charlotte and Betsy
will come packaged to you
in one of my
"royal sister" bags

Now to all my Australian friends
as I'm not sure how to change the price and refund etc
i will give a bonus
of my sally sleeps-a-lot pattern
to any Aussie purchase made...

and you have the added bonus of cheap postage!!!

At this price they will still be a huge discount...

over the next week i will be adding more sale items so please keep
checking out my side bar for my etsy shop
listings...

little black fringe

I'm a tad obsessed with ideas for these
wooden dolls...
and i wish i could do them faster than i can
but they do tend to need time and re-coating
to make them so lovely...
they would be great on top of a birthday cake
but i think they will look just as nice on a little shelf...

as you can see i still like the little black fringe...

and little caplet hood...

and i have added a little "selvedge" dottie trim...

in a range of shades around the bottom...

now it's back to painting and more ideas!!!

Wedding Toppers

Here a a few pictures
of some wedding toppers finished...
My sister will be getting some other wooden shapes
from America
in the next few weeks
so we can trial a few different styles...

they are very cute but do need a lot of work...
my next post i will show everyone the cute
little "girly" versions i have made as well...

And a very big thankyou for all the lovely
comments on the tea set...
Jodie has put some more patterns in her etsy shop
so don't forget to pop over and take a look...

add a little lace

now i did buckle today
and bought a pair of very mass produced
gloves..."best and less" no less
but there was a good reason...
to show everyone how to dress up
your winter woollies...
now i know there is quite a few knitters out there in
blog land...so for those of you who knit...
whip up a pair for winter and add some cream lace...
and for those of you like me who are not quite at the level
of knitting gloves...
buy a pair of hand knitted ones and add some trim..
I'm lucky enough to have a lady in town who knits these type of
gloves with the fingers in them so i will be asking her
to make some like these without fingers...
handmade(and much warmer ones)

and adding some myself...
the more vintage lace the better, i say...

hope this gives everyone a bit of inspiration...

Tea set

I received some fantastic mail this week from
Jodie at RIC RAC
her amazing tea set pattern
and like any totally obsessed crafter
i sat down straight away
and sewing like a mad women...
and I'm glad that i did...

I will be making another cup and saucer
but the weather was so nice
i couldn't help myself
and had to take some pictures right away...
this set will be a mother day present for my mum
and she really likes these colours...
the pattern was easier than i thought
as I'm not the greatest sewer
so anyone that loves this set as much as i do
go to Jodie's etsy shop and grab a pattern
It is really worth it...
Just think of the great colour combinations
you could use...
I am already planning to do another set,
I'm thinking really bold red and white...

suspense is over

Wedding Toppers
yes... did anyone guess???
if you didn't that's OK...
I'm sure it was the last thing you were thinking of...
they are to supply my sisters
wedding cake business
SUGAR RUSH
and as we know wedding are big business
and still as popular as ever...
there will be a few styles
and colour choices...
the hair style on the groom is "trendsetter"
and is in black...
the bride's hair is mid-length "classic" in black

and they both have "cream" detail...

I am part way through a few sets
but I'm still waiting for my order of titanium white to arrive...
so while i wait it gives me lots of time
to re-coat and re-coat with lots of lovely glossy vanish...

I can see myself doing a few
in more "girly" colours and styles
down the track
they are just so cute!!!

suspense

Aren't these little wooden "shapes"
gorgeous....
they are to be transformed into something that
I'm sure you would not be able to guess...
i will let you know that they
are not to be made into something that i normally would do...
the suspense!!!

op shopping

a thrifting we will go...
well i would have liked to have done a tad better
but here are the "finds"
from today...

i managed to find this fabric which is the same as what i have
in burgundy and i have a little project in mine for it
so i think it will work really well...

this slightly dated book but a bargain at $3-00
and a few ideas that are not too bad...

like these lovely stencilled stair...

and a portmans 3/4 length jacket
that is really nice on and has
and fits snugly at the waist and has
front pockets but the flash stuffed the pic
so use you great imagination...

of course buying clothes like this is truly
a conservative move...
yes it was the voice in my head again saying
"now your 40 that would look just LOVELY..."
well if i worked in a office it probably would
but i run a pub in the country for heavens sake...

i can't believe that little voice never tells me
i would look LOVELY in those knee high paisley socks
doc martin boots and "goth" slip with lace trim...
and why is it that if i find anything
like this and put it on i end up
looking like some "bag" lady
ready to pounce and frighten small children and animals...

now if you have the same dilemma
as me and many others pop over to DOTTIEANGEL
you will love her blog...
she struggles with the same ideas...

but i SO wish i could look as cool as her,
in all her vintage goodness...
plus she has a Airstream...Divine...
edit...so sorry the link to Dottieangel
is now working...silly me...

comfy

got to love a well worn
comfy pair of shoes....

i'm hoping to venture out of the house tomorrow
and pop into the werid looking craft, bric a brac shop
and see if they have some new
fabric bundles in...
here's hoping...

i think comfy shoes might
like a stroll...

swirls

i thought i needed a bit of sewing
to easy me back into reality
so a sally sleeps a-lot
helped...
or maybe it's the other way around?
maybe i have had too much reality and
some much missed sewing
is helping me escape...

whatever it is i do like the bold black and white of this one
and will be sending her over to "the little shop"
real soon...
when i was last over delivering
stock the owner said
"it's so amazing how you really "look" like the dolls you make"
well i do take that as a very big compliment...
but i hadn't taken much notice
but now thinking about it
i think i like to do the dolls the way i would love to look
the colours i like, or the hair style i can only dream of
not to mention the perfectly youthful skin...
(that would be a big bonus to have now)
but what it boils down to is
i just love making them...

yes i think it is called escapism..
got to love it!

A bit of a rush

For a bit of a SUGAR RUSH

pop over to my sisters web site
and checkout the new trends for
wedding cakes and cookie favours...
yum...

Want list

As the new season approaches
i have another fashion crisis...
What am i going to wear this season!!!
yes now I'm over 40
i can't really be wearing "that"
i say to myself...
but after a few good late night DVDs
i have decided that
black and a touch of cream
will be my new season wardrobe
yes i still would prefer
those darling outfits
from pride and prejudice
but like that will ever happen...
so after a bit of hunting i found a few items
that are within price range
and sort of not to hard to track down....This is a Sussan's top

this outfit is a bit out of my league
but i liked the colour combo
and is just for inspiration...

this top is from Katie's...
and might look nice on...

but the all-time pic are these shoes
they are from Mather's
and even thou i am truly hopeless
with shoes
(as no shoe fits my feet quite right)
and every season i have to buy one pair
of Colorado's and wear them till they fall apart
i will have to find a pair in store and at least try them on...
i owe it to them to give them a chance!!!

now all i have to do is save up...

adventuring part 2

I really tend to forget
that these beautiful, amazing places
are right at our doorstep...
so for our Monday drive...
(we can't get away on weekends)
we hop in the car and drive, drive, drive...
as we are making our way around several winding dirt tracks...
my husband informs me that "the old blokes"
say that there is a white magpie
that lives around the next bend...
and can you believe our luck
there it is sitting on the fence on the very corner...
as we slow to a stop i whip the camera out
and of course it jumps from it's perch
but still in sight and zoom then snap
we get a pic of the very bird...
it doesn't look like a old bird and we think there must be
a family of them that nest in that very area
that some come out as "white"
still we are certain this is a very rare site...

we get to our destination...
Wallerbadah rock...
the second largest monolithic rock in Australia
Ayres rock being the largest of course...
you can't drive any closer than this as there are locked gates etc...
but it was amazing to see...
and really a stones throw away from home...

so what will our next Leyland adventure be...
well we will have to wait till our next "Monday drive"

now on another exciting note...
Betty jo
just messaged me with great news...
she spotted my "auntycookie" doll
here on CUTEABLE
Amazing i can hardly believe it...
and still in shock that they picked my picture
of her for their site...
a big thankyou to cuteable...

fallen

where to start...
yes i had fallen off the blogging wagon

yes i did have good reasons
and no i really don't need everyone feeling sorry for me
so without further ado
SORRY from the bottom of my heart...

and after absolutely no sewing for nearly a month
i picked myself up
and decided to make something...

over my sewing absents i did get a e-mail from
AUNTYCOOKIE
about a new section she was going
to add to her web site
featuring stuff made from her material...
so back to the drawing board i went
and came up with a new version
of the doll i made last time...

she is very different as all of her attire comes off
even the hoody hat...
she does look rather freaky unrobed thou...

i cut out some "real" socks for her out of a odd sock
i had and her cute little shoes
and apron are in "cookie"fabric...

hopefully this new dolly will spur me onto
many a project
and there will be more sewing happening...

and less
other stuff...