Stuff

Today will be filled with iPad sleeve making for my shop. I've got some great new (old) fabrics from the op shops so will be sewing madly trying to get a lot made. I'm thinking of having a giveaway of one or two of them in a week or so. That green retro looking fabric was a dressing gown and the Japanese fabric my Sister and Mum bought for me (thanks!)

Here's a couple more pincushions I made for Danielle who's so kind sending me a lot of her scraps of Liberty fabric. I made her a little key ring as well just for fun.

Also, my friend (another soccer Mum) has started a blog here if you want to check it out, yay Jenine!

Dodgy Door Flap

The doggy door broke the other day week

and it's finally gotten cold enough for me to want to try and fix it, so I found an old nappy and some curtain material

and sewed it all together and ta-da

a new dodgy doggy door flap! No close up photo I'm afraid as it really is dodgy but at least it keeps out a lot of the cold air.

I had to get the little bridge out again the other day. Our old dog Cody used to use it when he got too old to jump up and down from the door. What was that? You want to see Cody? How can I say no.

The last photo is him at 14 years, just before he died a couple of years ago.

Anyway, when he was gone, we took away the bridge because the other dog, Wicket, could do the door just fine. The other day I noticed Wicket having trouble so back came the bridge, the only problem now is that Wicket is too chicken to cross it (probably his bad eye sight). He looks intelligent enough don't you think?

Oh well, back to the drawing board. It might turn into a ramp or some steps or something but in the meantime Ella is using it as a surfboard.

Hope you're all having a nice Tuesday. xx

Forebear Friday

Whoops, a bit late with this post, nevermind.

This was taken about 1910 in Melbourne somewhere.

L-R is Dorothy, Jessie May, John, Al, Marjorie (my Grandmother) and Cis.

Jessie May is Dorothy, John and Marjorie's Mother. Al and Cis where family friends.

My (non) creative space...

Move along...nothing to see here (except some creative dressing).

Hope you're all having a creative day.

Eight answers

Kate, these are for you, thanks for answering yours.

Favourite meal to eat? Has to be a lamb roast, with sweet potato, parsnip, potatoes, peas and pumpkin. I also love a really nice chocolate fudge cake with cream and raspberry coulis. Mango.

Do you have a quirky eccentricity? Probably, but they're all normal to me so I can't tell you what they are.

My middle name is Kate.

I am passionate about family and making stuff.

Thongs or Birkenstocks? Thongs.

Who was I before I had kids? I worked on a holiday farm while still at school, we went up about every three weeks or so for the weekend and during school holidays and took out the horse rides and did all the farm jobs and kitchen work and housekeeping. I was a Vet Nurse for nearly ten years when I left school then did a bit of office work. I volunteered in the SES (State Emergency Service) for years and have tarped countless roofs. I shaved my head.

Have I ever been arrested? No, but I will admit to being pulled over and searched in kings Cross and no, they didn't find anything of concern, although in my opinion they didn't do all that good a job of searching…luckily (only kidding Mum).

This weekend I will play it by ear and see whats happening.