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!

Easter Saturday Fire!

We absolutely love travelling down to the farm where I grew up to visit my parents and have a little fun.

There had been a few storms in past months where trees had fallen so there were plenty of logs to create a huge fire.

 Had no idea the flames were going to get this high, it was huge and we could feel the heat from across the paddock.

 Of course Megan had to be the one to do the fire dance!

 There is something about having a fire with family around which we love. It means plenty of marshmallows a bit of a sausage sizzle and sitting and watching the flames well into the night.

I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend with family and friends.

I'll have more to share later in the week, for now it's back to stitching up pears and getting organised for school tomorrow.

While the end of last week was about completing many small orders .......

today was mostly about creating one of my favourites in a few different colours!

I'm totally smitten with the natural on black, it's a nice to change things up a little don't you think!

I'll be sure to take some real nice pictures of them when finished.

Thanks for stopping by.



Bunnies are hopping out the door!

Lately I've been thinking about bunnies in my sleep, how many I need to do the next day, what colour combinations I need to do, boy or  girl, it never stops!

It's all good though because this is what I love doing, making and creating on a daily basis brings me so much joy.....way better than doing ironing and housework. That will all change in about another six to eight months when we move into our new home which happens to be four times the size of the one we're in now. I'll be anal about how my house is presented .......cleaning the floors alone will be like a major work-out!

Here are some of those body parts turned into boy bunnies, all of which will be arriving at Shop Handmade today!

Do you like the big old wing-back chair they are sitting on? I love it! I found it at a garage sale for $90 and I intend to have it covered in some gorgeous upholstery fabric for the new house.......when I can afford it!

 While away in Orange last week I couldn't help but add to my fabric stash, I totally love the soft tones of the blues and mocha......could be turned into a quilt some day!

 Or maybe the beautiful Autumn tones of these fabrics.....

Either way I think I'm going to have some fun when time permits.

Body Parts.

Today after a lovely morning coffee with friends I'm playing with these body parts.

I can't believe that Easter is almost upon us, where has the first term of this year gone? Only one more week and we are back to sleep-ins and kids entertainment on a daily basis.......at least there won't be any homework or ironing of uniforms.

P.S. These body parts are being turned into bunnies for Shop Handmade, if you were wanting a bunny please go to my madeit store in the side bar. If you can't find what you are after just send me an email.

Special Order.

I finished the custom order of Pirate bunnies which I did a trial run on last week.

I love them all, each has it's own personality!

 Each of them has a girl too!

My weekend was  bit full on, I had loads of orders to finish........I have made a huge dent in my half finished projects and it feels good to have some space on my desk again.

It won't take me long to clutter it all up again, I think I work best when I have a few different things going at once........keeps my mind ticking, and I can switch projects when it suits.

I'm going to take a week off this week ( hence the rush to get everything done ) as my father has an operation tomorrow and I'd like to be there for a bit of support. I'm leaving the kids with Mark so that should result in some messy pony tails for Megan and a few dodgy looking lunch boxes. I don't know why I'm worried about leaving them for a few days, I know things might not be done as would do them but I know they'll survive.

See you later in the week!

Linen Love!

Most of you already know that I love the natural look of linen, I use it in most of my creations.....I don't see that I'll tire of it ever!

I have a customer interested in a pirate bunny I made about a year ago using felt, this morning I thought I'd try and update it a little using you guessed it........linen!

Ryan might think he's a little too big to have something like this on his bed, but I think I'll leave it there for now just because it's so cute!

 I've been busy making some more bird brooches for the lovely Nat at Nest in Tasmania.....oh look! More linen!

I'm off to cut out some draw-string bags this afternoon and put some mileage on my sewing machine. What are you up to?

Just Listed!

This week has been one of those weeks where I didn't get much done! Running kids from here to there, running errands for my husband, a trip to Tamworth and not much else!

Today I was feeling guilty for not having made anything for my madeit store for a while, so after the kids were dropped off I made a few more bunnies..........all of which have just been listed in  my madeit store.

 The patchwork fabric used on these bunnies is one of the sweetest ranges, I found it at my local fabric store. 

 Wouldn't one of these make the perfect Easter present?

 Megan already has two sweet bunnies sitting on her bed.......somehow I don't think I'll be getting those ones back!

 

I'll have some boy bunnies listed in the next couple of days if you are interested.

Take care and have a lovely weekend.

Another hot day!

I don't quite understand the thinking behind the big man sitting behind a desk in his air-conditioned office at Country Energy, why you ask.........because today will be my second day without power! Yes I came home yesterday after dropping the kids off for their first day of school.........I was really looking forward to a quite house, cup of coffee and maybe a bit of sewing. What I got was hot house, no water, no power. Why when they know what temperatures we are dealing with do they do this? It's virtually impossibly to cool the house down once the power comes back on at 4pm, the air is just too hot and it stinks!

 So today I'm packing up my bunnies and we're going to find some place nice and cool.

 I just thought I'd share these two pictures I took over the weekend.........they are of a Centre Pivot not far from my house..........it looks nice and cool doesn't it?

 Imagine running through this giant sprinkler!

Just in case you were wondering........this is one of my husbands pivots!

Have a happy cool day!

Rabbit softie.....take two!

The past few days have been so hot at my house, the mercury hit a lovely 39 degrees in my living room a few days straight..........the air felt hot to breathe, it was simply disgusting! I didn't feel creative at all!! This time next year will be a different story, I can't wait to be in a house which has insulation and doesn't feel like a hot box!

So yesterday was a nice surprise, it was cool and fresh with a nice breeze........perfect! I instantly felt inspired to make something..........take two on the rabbit softie!

I made just a handful of these rabbits last year, this time around I thought I might use the same pattern.......just change things slightly!

 These colours are quite girly but I assure you the next round will be for the little man...........I had an idea in my dreams last night and I'd like to give it a try on the boy rabbits before I reveal, just in case it looks like it has no business being there.

 On to a totally different subject, a while back I made 40 of these gorgeous little owls for a lovely lady, they are being used as favours on the tables at a christening today. She has put ribbon and tulle holding sugar almonds on them......here they are all boxed up ready to go! I love it when someone so sweet takes the time to show me things like this............thanks Helena!

Have a lovely Sunday....I'm going to have a coffee then get the kids uniforms ready for tomorrow!

Boy Bunnies

Here is a custom order of three bunnies I finished yesterday afternoon, they are going to three special little boys for Easter.
Not much creativity happened at my house today, it was a day spent mostly in town at the local fabric shop.......not a bad place to hang out.
I'm looking forward to having time to list a few more items in my Etsy Store over the holidays and maybe making something new, something I've been trying to put together in my mind for a few weeks now, I could of made one last week but I thought maybe I shouldn't rush it.....best to get it right the first time round.

Hope you all had a creative day.

Lady Beetle Hairbands.

I love the smell of rain, and today it's been raining since I woke up. The rain makes for a perfect day to create something, no background noise from the TV, no kids arguing, just the sound of rain on a tin roof.......perfect.
Here are some little beetle hairbands I've been busy making, they look super cute in Megan's hair, I do think I should make them in a few more colours just for something different......I know lady beetles are primarily red but I think they'd look pretty in any colour. If you would like one or two just send me an email, they are only $6 each plus $1 postage.
Only a couple of school days left for term 1 then we break for a few weeks over the Easter period, I'll be so glad when Thursday afternoon comes and all the Easter crafting we have to do is all over with. I'm not sure what's going on but I think a few of the teachers went overboard this year, firstly the kids had to blow out a few eggs and decorate them into little characters, make a hat for the Easter Hat Parade, make a model of the Easter Bunny and finally construct some sort of device to surround an egg so when it is dropped from the top of a ladder it doesn't break......yeah like that's not going to happen!

All a bit much isn't it?

More Bunnies!

Now my Pirate Bunny has a bit of competition.......
....in the form of a female Pirate Bunny and a Fair Maiden Bunny.

I used up some of those crochet flowers I made a while back just to pretty up the girly bunnies.

Now all I have to do is tag and price them for the markets in Tamworth on Sunday!

A basket full of....

...body parts.
Thought I might make a few more bunnies, this time there will be some boy ones!

Should be finished in the next day or two.....if you want one let me know. Get in quick! They are great for that special Easter gift!!

Speaking of body parts......I think I've broken my toe ( the one that didn't get any roast beef ) I heard a big crunch when I accidentally kicked one of those door stop things this morning, slightly swollen and a nice shade of grey! Oh boy it hurts!

Hope you are having a lovely weekend!

My Creative Space.

Yesterday afternoon I thought I'd take a little break from the whole cushion thing and make something cute for Easter, so I sketched up a pattern for a bunny, I wanted it to have huge floppy ears as well as extra long arms and legs.......this I though was going to be easy! As cute and sweet looking as these two little bunnies are, they gave me a bit of trouble when trying to piece them together........ Why? Because when I had to stuff those big floppy ears and extra long arms and legs into the middle of the body while I stitched around it, it was a bit of a tight fit.....too tight. After alot of struggling and stuffing and a bit of a contortion act ( by the bunny ) I finally got them together!
Cute little girly Easter Bunnies aren't they? Now I think I might have to make some Easter Monsters for the boys?

I think it was worth the struggle of trying to get them together, I think next time I won't pack the arms and legs to much so it'll be a bit easier!

I found a use for some of those crochet flowers I made a few months back.......perfect little brooches for the bunnies.

These little girls are going to market with me I think, but if you'd really like one let me know and I'll see what I can do.

If you want to see some more creative spaces head on over to Kootoyoo and say hello to Kirtsy.

Take a look.....

at this photo......does it look like a bit of a hill covered in lush green grass looking up into a cloudy sky?

If you answered yes well you're wrong!!!! It's a dam bank covered in beautiful spongy green moss looking down into the water which has the sky reflecting on it!! Cool isn't it!!

Going back a bit I know but here are some felt easter bunnies that the kids made....Megan entered hers in a competition at school and won, she is so proud of herself. The felt bunny idea was totally lifted from Melissa Goodsell's blog...she always has loads of crafty things to look at.
We went to Forest Reefs for Easter, bit cold but we had a great time.Stay tuned because now that the weather has cooled off and I'll be spending a bit more time indoors trying to keep warm I might be able to catch up on a few posts..... I have a few crafty things I've been working on that I want to share.