Friday, February 14, 2014

wk 7 :: 52


a portrait of my boy
once a week
every week
for 2014
week 7 of 52

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

ruby's nest

love handmade of course
and i adore seeing friends 
make their dreams become reality
i met anna back at the sydney sit
i remember meeting her very well
full of funny stories about her stay in the 'other' youth hostel
& other adventures, i remember i couldn't stop laughing
there have been pop up shops, the act sit
& her hens & tom phat lunches
and her creative side kick jay (Finki)
are to be congratulated
on the opening of their gorgeous
spacious light filled quirky colourful
 its brimming with all sorts of lovelies
amazing resin accessories, scarves, treats for littles,
and an amazing range of beautifully hand sewn ladies clothes
including the famous 'Wendy' dress and now also
appropriately the 'Ruby' as well ....
opening night was last friday
went out with a few fabulous friends
L-R :: me, anna, karen, bron & nicole
and caught up with a few other faces whilst there as well
lucky me as i'll be sewing some
special handmade pieces for ruby's nest
stay tuned
 fun times in the red sports car
rubys, then thai & a hit of sugar frozen goodness
ever queued for gelato before?
enJOY your journey people xo

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

heART a craft :: thread

"heART a craft"
a collection of favourite images & ideas
collection no.9
10 Craft Room Organization Ideas | Babble
 
so there was the 
& i still have it all in boxes ....
mmm i'd love to store it all in some
visually delicious manner ....
something like one of these perhaps!
good idea... I think the only thing I would change would be to have the nails at an angle so I could hang the board on the wall.

 
not particularly portable any of it but i figure
if i'm planning to leave the threads
i will need to plan & take the match required
or perhaps i'll go for more of a 'cabinet' idea
Cheap, easy thread holder#Repin By:Pinterest++ for iPad#
as i do like a bit of character
mmmm .... lets see hey!

Monday, February 3, 2014

five

 5 years
its been since i started writing this blog
i honestly had no idea where it was going to take me
been looking back at those very first posts
i remember how excited i was about getting back to making again
actually making time to make
it was at a time when i'd stepped back from a leadership role
to spend every moment i could with our growing baby boy
in starting my blog i think i had the idea that it might help 
to ground me in my role as a sahm
but it also opened up a community
of real people whom i have a lot in common with
 at first i really admired the more predominant os creative bloggers
now i'm more about my blogging friends
people i now know & have spent real time with
the meeting real bloggers really began with this amazing patch-worker
as she responded to a block swap i organised
i should thank her for the kick to go on
a bloggers weekend in Sydney
where i met a stack of girls ..... 
now i'm not great at grasping names straight off & you know
some were more memorable than others hey! (cheekily said!)
from there well .... i made an incredible friend
and have spent a few wonderful weekend retreats
with more creative minds
love being part of this wonderful community
.... here in the world of blogs & on FB & also IG
love your work lara, tan, kylie, anna, annie, 
jodie, nikki, nicole, cath, gina, kathryn, rach & kathryn
& lots of others xo
part of my online 'village'
its been a fabulous 5 years
i have wondered a bit lately as to why i still blog
i think its now as much for me as it is the few people
who read along ... yep
so if you do read along
i'd love a comment or so along the way xo