Feathered Friends!

It's no surprise that I love making little birds and owls, they are such fun to make in all sorts of fabrics and colours. I've made a few birds which I thought were my favourite but a few nights ago I made these and I think they are by far my favourite!

 They look a bit like husband and wife don't they?

 I think after making these little birds I'm going to mix the colours and fabrics more often.......it adds more character I think.

 Over the past few days I have found some more machine time, not as much as I wanted but it was better than none at all. As I said in previous posts I been making some little owls again.

 Sorry for the picture overload!

 I've also been making a few bigger owls again.

Now I'm looking for a bit of a rest for the remainder of the weekend, I have a stressful week ahead and I need to find the energy to get through.

Keep an eye out at Shop Handmade next week because all the goodies in this post and many more will be in store.

Take care.

Looking for more machine time!

I have some real cute little birds to share with you today. They are currently sitting on a shelf near my sewing machine, so cute!

 Each little bird I make has a different personality, a different expression on their face.

 I'm having a great time making these but I have to stop for a few days and make up some of my original owls........I thought people were over the whole owl thing but it seems as though I was wrong so I'll have a few new friends to share in the next few days.

On the home front things have been so so busy, I have a calendar full of scribble post it notes in all kinds of places reminding me of all kinds of things. I simply can't believe I haven't forgotten anything yet, maybe I shouldn't have said that I might jinx myself. Here is a quick run down on what's been happening in the last week....

• Megan has had her run in the Diocesan Cross Country...... so proud of her for making it to the next level (even if she did run an extra 500m because the Marshall's weren't watching).
• Ryan played in the schools Rugby 7's........made it to the grand final, the game was a draw and went into extra time, unfortunately the other team scored a try.
• Ryan had his Cross Country  and placed well so now we have to move onto zone.
• Doctors appointments
• Swimming
•  Rugby Training
• Deciding once and for all.....house colours.
• A gorgeous friend came to visit for a few days, we shopped, chatted, and went for coffee.
• Completed a few pear, owl and bird orders.
• Making of some more props for the Eisteddfod.

So as you can see there wasn't much time for my poor old sewing machine last week, I have things on this week too but I'm determined to squeeze in some machine time!

Hope you are all enjoying your week.

Eisteddfod time again!

It's that time of year again...Eisteddfod. Parents volunteering with costumes, props and practice, it's all good fun for the kids and something which I don't mind helping with when and where I can.

This year Megan is playing a character called Suki in a small play her class is presenting, and on the weekend I had a go at making her her very own kimono. I used a basic dressing gown pattern to get the shape I wanted then made a nice wide stiffened sash. I wanted to go the extra step further and do the big loopy/bow thing on the back but Megan said that it was perfect as it was and no-one was going to see the back anyway!

 If I get the time I think I'll do it when she's not looking!

She looks so cute all dressed up. Now all I have to do is figure out how to do the make-up and hair.

Thanks for stopping by.

Two little birdies.

Today wasn't a very productive day on the sewing front, I was more concerned about getting all the washing and a bit of cooking done before another busy week ahead.

However I did manage snap these pretty pictures of some new birds I made on Saturday night before the sun went down today.

 So pretty and perfect for a little girls room.

 These two are destined for life in the small town of Coolah.

If you really liked one of these little birds it's no problem to make another......just let me know.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Things I'm loving.

Today I thought I would play along with Paisley Jade's " Things I'm Loving " and just share a few snippets of things which make me smile.

Firstly is the fact that I actually got some work done yesterday, it's amazing what you can achieve when your husband takes the kids to school and you can get an early start. I really enjoyed making some more little birds for a few orders I need to get done....I made sure to make an extra for Megan's room this time.

 I'm loving the fact that there is some action out at our block. These big trenches are for power, water and phone. These two little possums are so excited!

 I'm loving the look of my new Home pears!

I love it when I make something for my family ( Lemon butter ) and they totally eat it all in three days. Luckily I have plenty of lemons left and I can make some more!

If you want to join in head on over to Paisley Jade and say hello.

My Creative Space.

Megan's bunting/banner worked out kinda nice, it was super easy to make and even though the fabric colours are not an exact match to the fabric I'm going to use for the doona cover, it's as close as I'm going to get and because it's way up in the air no one will notice.

I've decided to make the pillow shams and back the doona in gingham........I'm hoping I'll find some on my next trip to Tamworth, because as you can see I only have two little scraps draped over the pillow and it's not even 100% cotton. After that I'll be giving that lamp a makeover, the base will be painted white and I haven't decided what to do with the shade yet........any ideas?

 It's so pretty in the morning sun, and so nice to have a change away from the pink and lime she had going on before!

For more creative space head on over to kootoyoo.

Lovely Lemons.

Last week I was given a huge big bag full of these gorgeous lemons, they are the first thing I smell when I walk in the kitchen of a morning. My dilemma was how do I use that many lemons? I'm not a huge pie maker..... but I'd like to give it a go. I've already used them in a fish dish.....but I still have a huge amount left.

 Last night before all the excitement of Master Chef about to start on TV I decided to give my first ever batch of lemon butter a go. My daughter Megan loves lemons, she'd suck on a lemon before she'll eat an orange so I knew she'd love lemon butter smeared all over her morning toast! 

To my surprise it was really easy to make, you just have to be prepared to whisk until your arms ache!

Recipe found here.

Bunting for Megan.

Yesterday I decided that I couldn't stand looking a the mess in the kids bedroom any longer. I went and got a big green garbage bin from outside and wasted no time in filling it with rubbish, useless clutter, broken toys......if it wasn't any good it was destined for the tip. I had a quick tidy of the wardrobes but I need a day with the kids home so I can check sizes.

I was thinking how nice and clean things were looking, wondering how long it would last once they were home, 10 min, 30 min. I thought about some gorgeous fabric I bought well over a year ago, wondering why I never used it like I had intended to in Megan's room. So today I've decided to start with a little bunting using fabric from my stash to match the scallopy looking fabric for the bed.

Megan's going to get a nice surprise when she gets home.

Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all the gorgeous mummies  out there, I hope your day is full of hugs and kisses from some very special little people.

This photo was taken at the wedding last weekend, that's right I chickened out and didn't wear the red dress and I'm so glad I didn't, the outdoor reception was cold! That wasn't on the invitation either!

No I haven't fallen off the face of the earth!

I think this is the longest I've gone in a long long time without blogging.....SORRY! I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, but what I can tell you is that I've had something on or something happened ( like no power ) and I've been unable to catch up.

We've been to Weddings, The Great Nundle Dog Race ( more on that one later ), Megan had a Cross Country event, a trip to Maitland to do our house colours.......totally insane I wasn't prepared for that one! Anyway as you can see it's been busy, so much so that for the first time I've been unable to get an order out on time, I have sent an apology and the goodies will be posted on Monday so I hope that my customer is ok with that.

Because there hasn't been much sewing going on in the past few days I wanted to share this picture of Megan. It's not often that this happens, I'm always taking pictures of her and she pulls a silly pose every time, this time I caught her in the early morning light visiting a calf that was injured over the Easter break at my mother's. I love love love this picture! 

I must be off, today because I was so unorganised on Tuesday I have to get a few more sample pots and paint again.......who knew this was going to be so hard!