Sunday Snippets

 This weekend......

 I actually have a confession......

my nieces were only with me a short time while my sister ducked off......

mulberries and kids ....

what can I say?

Sunday Snippets here

REinventing this week

Another week....another piece to my summer wardrobe......

Beware....bearing of arms this week....... 

 This once pretty skirt.....now an equally pretty little top......

Not sure I am ready for the summer ...but at least I have made a start at having something to wear when it comes....

and as usual Friday in the studio wasn't without it's fun.......

 Helping a friend finish a project before the end of the day...... 

A great use of her doily collection ....

 

Jody had been busy during the week and we all had serious "filing "envy......

  

 

 and finally a sneak look at next week's project......

 

Things I am loving...

This week I am loving.......

I am loving the views out of .......

My work office window ( not that I sit in my office all that much)

My creative work space on Fridays

My back door......

and I love that my little guy just insists we walk to school.....

Other lovelies here....      

My Creative Space

This is part four in a series of projects I have done for friends using their Grandmother's supper cloth......

You can see the other three projects here, here and here. 

 The brief was blue, apron, not too much lace....and of course the 4th embroidered corner of the supper cloth......

I have enjoyed the challenge...although stressful using a precious piece of fabric.....

Hopefully they will all be happy in their new homes.....

Very satisfying proving new life to something old...especially making one into four new projects.....

Check out other creative spaces here.

After reading this post  today it made me think about the impact social media is having on our kids......
 
 I have always thought myself a little old fashioned and not "up with the times" when it comes to social media.....

Lately I have been  more sure of the decisions I have made to refrain from getting consumed by it all......

As time goes by and our children are reaching ages that they are very aware of social media and what is available I have had to really think through why I do what I do or don't do ....

I love to blog......but that's the only pace you will find me....

no facebook , no twitter, no instagram just here....

I AM so ok with that....am I missing out on something...I am sure I am.......does it matter  or are they necessarily things that will enhance my life?????

I am not saying there aren't good things about social media ...there is...I am just conscious about how much I am involved , which ultimately will determine when and how much my kids will be caught up.....

I need to model to them how to keep a balance....

I actually want them just to be a little naive for a little longer....

Be kids that have real life friends and real life exposure to their world and not so much through a computer 

It is a scary place out there with too much, too easily available....all of it  we are told that we must be apart of.......

I hope to raise kids that make good choices and learn to guard themselves from that which is a growing and untameable beast..... 

 

What ya reading?

 

This year for the first time probably since I was in primary school, I have kept a record of what I have been reading for the  year.....

On my side bar I have made a list of all the books I have read this year.....

I have read some great stories,

some to be challenged,

some just for the enjoyment,

 

I have borrowed them from the library,

some I have bought my own copy,

 I have used my kindle too.......  

I read at night....

 I  read on holidays....

I read while I wait in the car.....    

I am encouraged that Meg is a reader too...

Do you read much....?

Any good suggestions for the coming summer holidays?

Underneath the greenery

Do you find that life is messy?
Twisted and tangled?
Not quite how you thought it might  have been?

  Some conversations I have been having lately....

 chatting about these things...

Sometimes we can't do an awful lot about "it" in the moment.....

Sometimes "it" needs time and hard work, patience even.

Maybe some coming to our knees......

Maybe we just need another to share the burden and help us release the valve....

 

Maybe just so we can be filled up again....maybe so we can see things a little clearer.....

Maybe to help us see the things that are right in our life.....

the juicy , tasty , fun bits.......

We all need to have a friend, that person who can give us a hug and a promise to stand with us.....

I want more than anything to be a person like that....

A friend , a strength to someone who is struggling with the tangles and twists of life.

[pics of our gorgeous and character filled weeping mulberry tree.]

Sunday Snippets

Sunday Snippets........

 Yummy homemade food.....

Great family moments created.....

Other Sunday Snippets here. 

REinventing this week.....

I gave you a sneak look at the beginnings of this project last week.......

Now finished........ 

A skirt and shirt to a dress......

Thought it needed just a little something extra.......

 

Meg takes most of the photos and I think I have created a monster......the creative shots she is most proud of.......

 

Bit wet here this weekend.....hope yours is going well.

Thanks for popping in for a looksie.

Things I am Loving....

This week I am loving......

Dark skies that gave a little moisture to the garden...

Horses created at playgroup

The crisp feeling of the garden first thing in the morning

A clever idea shared 

Another day spent with creative friends

Wearing my newly REinvented skirt back to class this week

The very creative Mr in my life........

quote of the week.......

"Meg.... we just saw on the way some policeman taking drugs!!!!!"

(referring to the random breath and drug testing road block set up)

Fraser aged 7 years  

Joining in with other lovelies here.

My Creative Space....

 

 I found this silk skirt and new I wanted to try a newly acquired skill.......

I was also inspired by the creative people  in my Friday class.......

So a little shirring elastic and some going in circles...... 

 

 

 

I am quite pleased with my attempt.....I would never have worn the skirt before....
 now I have another new thing in my wardrobe 

Joining in with other creative spaces here.