Monsieur Chai...He's a lovely guy!

Alright so this is a bit off track but very important.

My darling friend is looking for a new home for her mothers cat Chai. He is a beautiful Burmilla and needs a good home. If a home isn't found soon he will be taken to the RSPCA.

I would dearly love him but i can't because of Obi (my dog) I'm so sad that i can't take him.

He's an older cat and loves cuddles. I've posted a picture of the breed. If anyone is interested please let me know and i can arrange some correspondence.

Thankyou.

Miss Byrne

I just wanted to share a picture of the lovely Rose Byrne at the Emmys. Doesn't she look beautiful? Far from the days at Balmain Public School with rolled up tracky dacks and apple pie shoes!

Congratulations on your nomination Rose and i hope you enjoyed every second. You're a great actress and a beautiful person MWA xxx

Run off my feet!!!

Hello all! I had grand plans of posting pictures from the show but alas none of them turned out!!!

It's been a month now since the show and I have been settling back into mummy mode. The show was wonderful. I met so many wonderful people and i learnt so much about myself. Going into it I was unsure about where i fit in and frightened at the prospect of biting off more then i can chew. I now know what my goals are in life. I was inspired by all the other stall holders like Belinda at tutti fruiti and Lisa at the red thread (both of whom have lovely blogs) and will cherish the memories of the show always. I'll make sure to put up links to all the other indie crafters that were up in the incubator section in my next post........I promise I won't be long!

My most popular seller were my tweets (above) that are now in my etsy store. Each one is unique and made with so much love.

I better go now. I have alot of orders to post and two girls to attend to!

xxx

Amelia's Quilt

My eldest daughter recently celebrated her 4th birthday. We had a lovely party for her and she had the best day. Her favourite present was a quilt made especially for her by her Mardie (my wonderful mother in law). The quilt was named "Morning Star" by her Pa because she was born in the morning and she's one of their little stars. Isn't it divine? I love Mardies Quilts. You can truly feel the warmth of love in every stitch. She's a very clever lady and quilting is her true passion (she even has her own machine...It's huge!) We are truly blessed.

What makes me happy: My bedroom

Since moving from our tiny shack in the Hawkesbury, I'm finally enjoying having a bedroom that is purely to sleep in! My bedroom is no longer a laundry folding room, a workspace and an office all in one and i can't begin to tell you how happy this makes me feel! Every morning i feel rested and ready to embark on a new day. The painting in my room is by Kay Singleton Keller. It was given to me as a gift and i love it so much. I also love my little Babushka doll that was made by the lovely Belinda at Tuttifruiti. She makes the most beautiful things and will also be at the show.

Peace to me x

Preparations...

....For the Stitches And Craft Show. I've had a hard time trying to focus on what needs to be done. I'm also very unsure of myself. I find the best way to cope with these matters is to just work at a comfortable pace and what gets done gets done. I'm working on new pieces of jewellery, single "tweets' on a perch (and my tweety twigs) , Nursing Necklaces and I may bring along some of my paintings. I'm not sure yet. The tweets have been rather time consuming. I need to change the legs on a few of them. The first one i made (in the photo) has wire legs that have been wrapped in ribbon. They're a little too chunky me thinks.......more like dinosaur claws! I think i'll just stick to plain wire.

I'm also working on new ways to display my earrings. Since moving i have discovered that my local Vinnies and Anglicare store are a treasure trove of vintage goods (books especially). The local tip is amazing too, I bought an entire 10 volume set of "The Children's Encyclopedia" for $2. Love it!

Anyhow, i've collected some hard back books that i am carving into as little displays to hang my jewellery in. I'm a bit messy at it (nowhere near as talented as Su Blackwell) but I'm finding it lots of fun. I'm very selective about which books i use, i find that i can't cut into certain books. I don't know why. I'm using old stamps, alarm clocks, maps, fruit stickers and other weird and wonderful things that i can salvage for the backgrounds.

You can see details of the show here 

P.S apologies again for the quality of the photos, no camera yet :)

See you there! xxx

Bizzy birds!

Hi everyone, again i need to apologise for my lack of posts. It's hard to show you all that i've been up to without owning a camera!

The last few weeks have been super busy. We've had lots of friends coming to stay with us (which has been really lovely) and I'm working any spare moment i can get. The Bowerbird Exhibition was a huge success for me with lots of sales. I'm still waiting on some photos to share. I created a bowerbird nest that was decorated with blue jewellery items. I looked a sight collecting grass from my neighbours paddock specifically for the nest. I think the horses enjoyed seeing me stumble with armfulls of dry weeds! It was quite hard trying to manage it all but i got there in the end and it looked lovely. I'm in awe of how the birds do it!

Speaking of birds......I'm working on some new individual tweets. The last big market I did I had alot of enquiries about making single ones (I usually make 3 to hang from my "Tweety Twigs"). I'm using various fabrics and embellishments that i have collected over the years. I'm really pleased with them. I'm working towards having lots and lots of new goodies for The Stitches And Craft Show in August. So if you don't hear from me it's because I'm busily sewing, painting beading etc.

Until next time xxx

P.S apologies for the photos, they're awful! I really do need to get a camera!