happy father's day

happy first father's day to my "unsigned" hubby. hope you have a very special day with our little poppet. thank you for everything you do for us both. our poppet is so lucky to have such a fabulous daddy. thank you xox

a work in progress

it was my sister in law's birthday yesterday, and so we popped around for a drink to share it with her. she showed me all her beautiful creations and her latest thrift store finds which were fabulous and it of course sent me on a mission today in an attempt to discover some of my own. well i failed miserably and came home feeling slightly deflated, so in order to feel i "achieved" something today i set out to make a small quilt with my newly delivered "summer in the city by urban chiks" sampler kit. in between entertaining my little poppet who fought with me tooth and nail not to go to sleep (we managed to clock up 40 mins for the whole day) i managed to sew it together using the squares as they were, making it nice and simple and will back it and bind it with a matching brown quilters fabric.

i know some may say i cheated as the squares came pre-cut and the design mixture chosen for me however this way of quilting has got me enthused. i always leave quilts unfinished. over the years i have spent a small fortune on buying beautiful fabrics, taken the loooong time to co-ordinate them and then begun the cutting procedure. the cutting part is where i loose it, i dont have the time or the patience, i want it to be ready to go. so jellyrolls, layer cakes, charm packs etc are so exciting for me as the "tedious" part is done. now to simply make sure i complete it before the end of the year.
so all in all after feeling pretty ordinary for most of the day, i now feel i have "done" something and i can now relax... or i could tidy up and i must stop avoiding my studies!

inspiration

a little inspiration. these are just a few of the many books I would like to have in my possession. books to inspire sewing, creating and making and some to inspire travel. books bring me sunshine. these would certainly put a big smile on my face : )

little golden memories

from an early age my mum instilled in me a love and respect of books, reading to me as much as she could and diligently taking me to our local library. however my own book collection could have rivaled any library and the same could now be said about my little bubbas collection. my mum has kept for me all my childhood books to one day pass onto my children. that day has arrived and while going through the boxes and boxes of them i have discovered my large collection of little golden books. oh the memories and joy these books conjure up. here are but a few of my faves.

fresia season

just back from a lovely walk and realised it's fresia season. oh how i love fresias the sight and smell of them make me happy.

i'd like to be a...

i found this gorgeous embroidery design the other day through a beautiful mess and have been trying to decide whether or not to order it. i dont know how to embroider and thought that these designs were inspiring enough to get me to give it a go. then this morning meet me at mikes have posted a 20% off discount with sublime stiching. i think my decision has been made.

far, far away...

i love fairytales. the princess and the pea, always a fave and retromummy is having a giveaway. these beautiful Heather Ross fabrics have just arrived in her store and she is sharing the joy with a free fabric bundle giveaway. visit her store at retromummy.com for a peak.

so cute

how cute are these little dolls!

discovery

I have just stubbled across this gorgeous new magazine Parasol Craft designed and created by Yasmine from A Print a Day. Whose site is filled with lots cute downloads. The magazine is worth every cent of the US$2.50 price tag to download. I am at present making the very cute, Snow White and Rose Red dolls.

other little birdies

just a few etsy finds that i think are pretty cute

1. organic blue bird purse - LittleMaryMoo, 2. birdy rattle PDF pattern - Mamachee (if only i could crochet), 3. water lily big hoot owl plush/pillow - ManicMuffinTotes , 4. one gets away - ChuckEBrydWallArt'sInfo, 5. red bird on cherry blossom - Joom, 6. hello little chick - belleandboo (luv belle and boo), 7. spring chick - fernanimals (these are gorgeous), 8. scrabble tile art pendant vintage bird song - It'sAllAboutThePrint (this makes me feel like a little girl again).