the belfry ...

... there are indeed bats in it! oh, and tigs would like you to notice that there is one vampire too!

while woo napped tigs and i took the time to craft a little halloween into the house.

it really was an extremely quick, simple and last minute decision, but we thought it was lovely.

tigs made the table lanterns and flossy came to eat with us. he insisted on turning out the overhead lights and we ate by very feint lamplight! fun though.

on the menu? why pumpkin soup, of course!

hope you had a happy halloween. ours was treat or treat free and almost completely sweetie free.

girls' wear

lavender

last minute eye masks - from here.

girls' night in

last thursday night - and into the small hours - a 'girls night in' was held to raise money for women's cancer research.

my dear friend lisa and i braved it and decided to finally share our handiwork with others.

it was for a good cause and it came to us so fast that we didn't have time to reconsider.

we were a little unprepared but i had a 'light bulb moment' that when you are in control of making the goods, there will never be enough, you'll never be ready and you'll never feel like you have a wide enough range. it was a handy realisation the night before and enabled me to a) relax before the evening and b) whip up a new item to add to the stall about 2 hours before i left.

odd that in this acceptance more creativity arrived. think i should hold on to it.


amazing what a bunch of pink clad women, eating delicious, if a little pink, food, drinking plenty of vin can achieve in a short while.
in the process $1300 was raised.
we paid for, and then released balloons, carrying wishes to strangers.


i was tickled pink by the support my humble little offerings gained from the gathering.
this was my very first attempt at a 'stall'.

happy girls :)

spring fling

tigs had a special day at school on friday. it was their 'spring fling wear your bling' day to celebrate the spring racing carnival.
they were invited to dress up and dazzle as if they were going to the races.
i popped back to school in time to see the arrival of a very special and famous visitor, subzero.
what a relaxed and gracious gentleman he was. the children lined up and all had a pat (i snuck one in too).
' subby', well he just nibbled away at a new patch of grass.

tigs won the fashions on the field which he seemed to take in his stride. he was without a doubt the most handsome boy on the field.
oh, am i allowed to say that? course i can.

today is derby day and it's bucketing down, we're expecting a month's worth of rain in 48 hours. i feel sorry for all the inappropriately attired ladies out at flemington, but even sorrier for the horses having to gallop through the rain and the mud.

olden days

momo brought us an 'old fashioned' typewriter.
very groovy, very 80's!
very fun! according to both tigs and woo.

i love the sound of it tapping away as i sew.

very madmen.

back soon with a report on last night...

let me taste your wares

gypsy brooches 
wool felt, slubby wool, cotton and vintage buttons

inspiration clips
 super strong magnets with images and words to motivate transfered onto hemp

get organised!