For me

Last weekend I found out that I had won a blog giveaway (thanks Cassie). It arrive yesterday and in the parcel was the loveliest stack of material pieces....these will be so handy for some up and coming projects I have in mind.

And the sweetest of gifts was tucked in the parcel also.......

you see back at the start of the year I was bidding on some dolls house furniture that Cassie had up for auction as part of the Qld flood relief fundraiser...unfortunately I missed out on winning this ....so how thoughtful of her to remember and pop something in that Meg will just adore having in her dolls house.

Thanks again Cassie we both loved the parcel.

A Riddle

What do 

Oreo biscuits,

Licorice,

and jelly beans 

have anything to do with 

 "Incy Wincy Spider" ?

Check out here to find out.... it's this week's  playgroup assignment.

Just in case ...

you were ever  wondering...

(found via here)

Two more ...

...cushions for QLD

Some "girly" ones over the weekend and then in the post on Monday.

My Creative Space

Last night I set about showing you the material I was going to make a cushion with......well I found some more material and managed ,two completed and another half done...(should have finished more but you know how it is when "Farmer Wants A Wife" finale is on!)

These will be making their way to Carol for her great project.

More creative spaces head here. 

Can you help me? I may be in the market for a new camera....any suggestions on great digital SLR's  or what you need to look for ?

Cushion Making

I have been admiring all the beautiful cushions that are being sent to  Carol and I have finally decided to get on and make some myself to send her. Once she put the call out for children's cushions I thought- "that is something I can do"

All cushions are being sent onto Queensland to help with making things homely again.

So beginning with this Ikea fabric I am off to sew. I am using this tutorial for help.

If you are reading this Carol I hope that is cool with you?

April is coming

One of the good things about it nearly being a new month.

Now where's that cuppa?

Weekending

 The weekend was full of 

Busy Bees at church

Pedicures with Meg
Filling out high school applications for next year

Engagement party attending

Nana naps and a couple of church services thrown in as well

Today was all about recovery mode for the house and for me...a little parent help in Fraser's class, A lot of housework and dirty dishes to be attended to ...lunch with my sister and dad.. weekly food shopping . and now onto the finishing of my playgroup prep for tomorrow and some playdough making.

Unfortunately I couldn't squeeze any crafting in  which is what I would love to have been doing instead of housework, that a few hours later has all reappeared again.

I nearly forgot..I won two, yes TWO blog giveaways over the weekend. I will share when they arrive. WOOHOO

 

Is it really only Monday? Oh well here's to a good week hope yours is too.

Mum's YoYo's

In my creative space yesterday I said I was using some yoyo's......

I have many special things around my home and in my creative space that belonged to my mum...

mum has been gone 13years after losing her very short battle with cancer aged 54 years.

My mum is responsible for my creative abilities as she always encouraged , modelled and taught me skills as I was growing up.

When I had my first baby we would spend evenings together sewing clothes for my little one and I would always be learning something from her.

So I feel blessed to have things that were hers especially things made with her very own hands....she didn't have a fancy yoyo maker but patiently used a cardboard pattern and hand cut and sewed each one. I am thinking she had the idea of some quilt or bigger project in mind just never got there.

Now I dig through the basket, regularly thinking about the materials and what they were scraps from and how I can attach them to something I have now created.

My Creative Space

My Creative Space

...is about playing with...

pre-loved embroidery hoops

heirloom buttons

Inherited yoyo's and doilies from my mum's precious stash


Other creative spaces can be found here.

Quilt or Blanket ?

I had an afternoon off from work today and the plan was to tackle the dishes, washing, floors and the other myriad of things calling my name.....but....


instead I finished of  a blanket. I don't think I can justify calling it a quilt when I was too scared/unknowing of doing the binding (note to self : learn to bind a quilt  properly)  so I used some lovely soft fleece and it became a blanket.


I used a variety of scraps - some I inherited from my mums stash and others just collected along the way...nothing special about the fabric but having put it all together I know that my family will be lining up to be the first to snuggle...I can never have enough lying around on our couches.

Latest Read

I am taking a break from my favourite author to read a series of books that I first introduced my 12 year old to.

I bought her Book One thinking she would really enjoy the read....I also thought I should read it myself , just to make sure I wasn't steering her in the wrong direction....

Hey I loved it! Being a Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, Hardy Boys, Famous Five and Secret Seven reader as  a kid, these were taking me back to being 12 again.

I can't justify purchasing all the series as Meg is not as into them as I am, sooooo it is off to the local library.

Did you know that you can peruse your library catalogue online and order the books you want to be delivered to the closest library?  We can and I am making the most of this service  with these books and many others that I have on my list to read.....

Note: For all those Jodi Picoult fans out there I see  her latest book being advertised in the "junk mail" that arrived in my letterbox...I am off to source that ASAP.

Phew!

Did I say yesterday that it was just 6 - six year olds (make that eight)....for 1 1/2 hours..? Did I mention they were all boys?

Meg did a fantastic job as the games coordinator and Daddy did a great job at the live music for pass the parcel....

and the main thing is that the birthday boy had a great time.....I am glad that we only do these once a year.....

Friday

Another Friday arrived.....

How lovely to be able to have a cuppa with this lovely lady and then to have another lovely friend drop in also for a cuppa.

So nice to have the time to sit and chat about stuff we like and stuff we are doing...

The afternoon was all about party preparations...not that is is a very big party in fact it will be quite an intimate gathering of six ,six year olds tomorrow.

But none the less there was food to gather, drinks to organise and a cake to be created...

Most I got done ( all bare the cake -there's always the morning - said in true procrastination style)

Tonight I have some Superhero masks to finish for the guests..

Saw this lovely post and was inspired to give it a boy twist

Happy weekending to you..

My Creative Space

Pattern Testing Complete....

I used some material in my stash to road test the pattern.....I wore it to work yesterday and I am very pleased with the style.

It is what I am used to with a wrap skirt which made the drafting of a pattern and sewing it up fun....

I will be sewing up a few more of these for myself in the near future.

Go check out here for where you can buy your own pattern

and check out more creative spaces here.