On the weekend of 11 and 12 October Brisbane hosted its annual Open House. We went last year , kind of by accident, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This year we were really looking forward ...
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Hubby and I were lucky enough to escape to Melbourne for a couple of days last weekend (thanks to my parents babysitting). It's our 10th Wedding Anniversary so we had a decent excuse. W...
I've been feeling the need to stretch my crafting legs lately. Trying things I'm not confident at or that I've never tried before. I do like to challenge myself in whatever I'm undertaking. �...
Way back when I wrote this blog post about my miniature Singer machine. At this time I did a bit of research to find out its age and other information. It came to me from my mum but she wasn...
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I've been such a busy little crafter lately and have sadly neglected my blogging. Yesterday I had the privilege of teaching 7 fun ladies to macrame. I've been moonlighting at Francesca's...
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I found via an instagram friend this lovely pattern called the Outing Shawl. I wanted to try something a bit more complicated and to also make something for myself. A few days later I happe...
Guy's teacher had her last day on Friday and I finished the quilt in time to gift it to her in the morning. I also wrapped up a cute cushion with a train on it for her older boy - which he app...
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We all know Picasso had a Blue Period. But it's so funny when I look back through my photos how they often come in colour blocks too. The other day I noticed all of a sudden I was taking...
One of Little Guy's teachers is leaving in a few weeks to have a baby. I thought a nice gift from the class would be a quilt with art works by the children built in. I cut squares from plain ...
Mum and I spent the loveliest day today doing Easter things with my littlies. I'd seen on this blog about icing and decorating arrowroot biscuits. As they are oval they resemb...
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I was privileged the other week to be on a panel reviewing the new Love Sewing Australia magazine. I can confirm it is a great mag filled with a variety of sewing projects to suit all tast...
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When husband Guy went to the USA for work recently I took the opportunity to stock up on a few things from Joann's . For those of you who haven't had the pleasure Joann's is like the American ...
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It is officially autumn here, has been for a month now, but it is still pretty hot. And humid. I'm well ready for some cooler weather. I herded the kids outside this afternoon. Truthfully ...
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I know this post is a little behind the times but I FINALLY got around to sorting out all our holiday photos last night. I'd done a lot of research about Seattle before we left, having nev...
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Have you checked out Craftsy yet? It's a fabulous resource for both free and paid patterns, tutorials and classes. As well as supplies at great prices. The classes cover a huge range of topics ...
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I've developed a bit of a system lately. As a stay at home mum I find it easy to get side tracked. A few play dates, a coffee, lots of sewing and my week is gone and the house is a mess. So I...
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Little Guy has his first birthday parties of the year this weekend. Last year I had a strict rule (mostly for myself). No more than $10 and I only bought books. I think kids can never have ...
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I love a homemade baked good. Although I'm a wee bit lazy. I like one bowl, hand mix only kinda things. If I have to wash up multiple bowls and the electric beaters.... too much like hard w...
The second project I purchased supplies for in America was a quilt. I decided it was better to purchase supplies for specific projects rather than just random stash. The quilt will also be us...
When we were in the USA I bought supplies for 3 specific projects. First project is a crochet ripple blanket for our couch. We have a couple of quilts I made which we use relentlessly in wint...
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As regular readers will recall, while we were away on holiday my inlaws did a backyard blitz style manoeuvre on our yard. It transformed a sloping, unloved and rocky wasteland into a ter...
This first month of 2014 has found me creating with a new found gusto. I've been spending a little time each day sewing or crocheting or just generally creating something. This creative ene...
A couple of months ago I cleaned out my linen press and found heaps of old pillowcases. I didn't want to throw them out and having crocheted with cloth before I decided to keep them for a rug p...
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A few years ago, way back when I started this blog actually, I really got into the habit of making any gifts we needed to give. But with work, a major renovation and a new baby I had fallen ...
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I've been writing a post in my head for a couple of weeks. Why I am giving up paper towel. As a family with 2 kids and 2 dogs and 2 adults we go through a bit of the stuff. Wiping faces, cleaning...
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