2008

Chipping

And I’ve finished this band, but it doesn’t photograph well for the blog as it is long and narrow. I think I’ll do a different design for the other side of the bag to learn a…

Apple, Rhubarb and Raspberry Pie

I made some felt with merino and silk to use as the cover. And a matching little button 🙂

Bags of Fun

The green bag contains my knitting…. and I found the lost ball of yarn YAY! So once I’ve finished the embroidery above, I’ll put get back into it. The orange bag contains my small…

Shortbread

Shortbread is a quick and tasty present to give to friends at Christmas. I made a batch today as a gift for some old work friends. And, there’s quite a few left over for Chris and…

Embellished

This year I wound them all onto those cardboard thread keeper thingys and it was a good decision as I now see them as a bowl of goodies rather than a gruesome tangle of threads…

Hello Baby

We had our 19wk ultrasound this morning. Hello baby boy 🙂 He appears to be healthy and is growing well. The last two ultrasounds have indicated that he is due a week earlier than…

Into the Groove

I think this bit of lace knitting will satisfy most of my knitting urges for a while but this pattern has really taken my fancy. I like that it is substantial but lacy… it looks…

Pride and Prejudice

Mr Darcy has proposed to, and been soundly rejected by, Elizabeth. Mr Darcy has responded to all charges of wrongdoing which Elizabeth threw at him. It is clear to see that errors…

Me Time

Today marks a big change for us. I’ve quit my job and this coming week is my first at home. I’m looking forward to having some time to myself to be creative, relax and generally…

Expectations

Friends. I’m pregnant!!!!!! 11weeks. Chris and I are very excited. It was just a little bit suprising because, though I had my Implanon out in April, we truely believed that I…

Paper Mache

It was a lot of fun to photograph the pod. I set up a little ‘set’ on my desk next to a window and happily snaped away for ages. I have had a fair amount of difficulty…

The Dress

Ok, after a little bit of angst, I present here a photo of myself wearing The Dress. I used New Look pattern No. 6774 and modifications to acommodate my bust. I have no experience…

Yooo hooo!!! Anybody there?

And Mein, I tried some paper mache!! I’ll post about that later in the week 🙂

Renew

Dye Dye Dye!

Recently I used these I had a hankering after some secondary colours! Orange, green and purple YAY!

I'm Rich!!

The last week I’ve been terribly sick with the flu and my spirits have been very low, with lack of sleep and tears and various trials and tribulations at work. But I’m starting to…

Draw

Diversion

Sketch to Quilt

I quite like it now.

Square Set

Splish Splash Colour

This week I collected these small bits of driftwood off the beach. I’m still pinching myself that we live about 2 minutes walk from a decent beach. How lucky are we!!

Good Weekend

This weekend we did some stuff. It might not sound very profound, but we are homebodies at heart and it is easy for us to amuse ourselves at home rather than exploring this…

Thirty One

I’m thinking that I will use the top of the drawers as a storage area for my sewing machine and clear a drawer for use as a place to hold projects that I need to vamoose quickly…

Around the flats

Oil Recovery Hi. I’ve been absent. Going through a creative dry spot and not really wanting to blog about it. Today I’m coming down with a cold, and had ample excuse to curlup on…

Blue Blue Blue

Today is the Australia Day public holiday and it officially marks the end of the ‘bum on couch’ season for me. The Australian Open (tennis) finished last night and the last test…

Circles on Blue

I’m using one of my favourite hand dyed fabrics which fades from blue blue to a tan blue up the other end. I’ll show a full shot when I’ve finished with the embroidery.

Bottles and Placemats

Before we came here I bought 3 little bottles from Mel Robson, a ceramic artist from Brisbane. For me, they are a momento of our transition from South to North. I took the above…