BRRRRRRR its a little chilly this morning

View from my front door at 7am little bit chilly out there.

BTW Sarah has a bit of a sale on at the moment check her sale items.

Fobs have Arrived

Not a good picture I know but aren't these tiny watch cases just devine.  I see lots of mixed media pieces coming together in my head with these as centre pieces.  Will have to get designing over the next few weeks.   

Will have to be on the lookout for more, most of the other lots were large (20-30 pieces) and not as dainty as these and went for big bucks but these were just above reasonable luckily I didn't need to get carried away...I wanted them bad...

Lovely Day

We had a lovely day at Leanne's yesterday.  It is very satisfying to sit and just sew and talk. I finished the stitchery section of Little Blue Birds yesterday so I actually achieved quite a bit for an afternoon's sewing.  Here are the finished border strips.  I started the applique last night which will take me no time to put together, I am a lot quicker applique'r (is that a word I am sure it is not how to spell it) than an embroiderer.

Off to work today and prepare for my week from Hell the next week were I know I am going to here the statement "You are Never Home" at least daily and HE will be right.

Pick Me Pick Me

Before the Christmas School Holidays I posted this photo it was one that I took when I was at the beach for a school end of year activity.  I found out later that it was a special cloud formation that only occurs when certain conditions are met so I was luck to be in the right place at the right time.  I thought it was a pretty cool photo and one of the local television stations has an extreme weather picture feature in their news bulletin so I thought why not email it in, it got on TV the following night.  

Last week I got another email from them and my photo has been chosen as one that is in the running to be in the calendar that they do every year to raise money for Variety.  This week I am sending off my best quality copy of the photo and it will go on the Variety web site soon so everyone can vote on it.  I'll post details when I know more but it would be great if all my blogging friends would PICK ME.

Off for a stitching day at Leanne's place this afternoon.  Looking forward to catching up with the girls for a chat and a bit of stitching.

Emma Louise

I have been waiting for a shipment of Emma Louise to arrive it has been on back order for the longest time.  I wanted a heap of it ... just in case... they stop making it... I don't trust those distributors once you find something you like they are sure to discontinue it.  Finally it was in so I headed to Hetties and got 6m of White Emma Louise.  What is Emma Louise? I hear you ask well it is the softest yummies finest quilters muslin around and it is all I use for my stitcheries and whatever else I am making.   I have also found that Ozquilts the best online Quilting Notions shop in Australia has all the various colours and I was amazed at just how many it came.  Might have to decide what colours I have to have and do a little bit more ordering.  Must admit I have never liked using plains in quilts because I was never happy with the quality of the homespuns that are around but I think they might be in my future now that I have found all the colours in Emma Louise.  There is a picture below (just because some people who remain nameless get a bit funny if I don't post pictures with my blog entry).

I also discovered yesterday while blog hopping that Lori Smith has a couple of new applique patterns that might have to wing there way to me.     

I can also tick off the latest birthday swap pressie.  I have taken photo's which I will release after the 11th.  

Had a win on ebay last night, it was some fob watch cases which I think will look fabulous in mixed media jewellery pieces.  I am employing a new auction strategy that is more nerve wracking but it was at least successful.  I have my eye on another couple of lots but the last one went for way toooo much hopefully who ever is bumping up the price will stay away for the next auction lot I am looking at.

I am happy to say work came to the party with early flights to Brisbane so I am having a mini break with my sister on the 13th and 14th of June.  Have warned her that I have to go to the Southbank Markets on Sunday which is just down the road from where I will be staying.  I am getting a little excited about my big trip all on my own best remember that I am going up there for work as well though he he seeings they are being so good to me.  With all that has been happening at home with kids being sick and tonsils and running here and there I forget how much I really LOVE MY JOB.

Was being delayed this morning by blog travel.  You know you start at one then jump to another and then you find you minutes and minutes have gone by and you are late for school/work or housework.  One blog led me to a new blog that of Patty Young of Mod Kids.  Which led me to a pattern purchase as so often happens.  I love Patty's fabrics Andalucia (you can get it here) I purchased quite a number of them at Inspired Stitches.  She has a new range coming out wonder how long it will be before it gets here I think I need some.

Another find I made at Vivian's Blog (owner of my Endurance Necklace) was a link to Blackbird Designs Blog. What a find that is.  Never knew they had a blog and as I have nearly all their books I must be their biggest fan lol and my google reader has been incomplete up till now. 

The picture is of me at Inspired Stitches, a reasonable picture of me is hard to find so I thought I would celebrate by posting it here, this was taken by my friend Sue, she has also got a few very unflattering ones so I have to be very good to her for the foreseeable future or they too might get into the public domain... 

 

A Little bit of Sparkles

Last night we met up for our sparkles meeting (sewing girls) for what is really the first time for the year.  How sad is that, but with a knee replacement (not me of course) and a few other commitments we haven't been able to have a real get together in such a long time and I can't believe how much I have missed it.  Two and a half hours just flew by and did we sew, I didn't but Sue got a tiny bit done.  We just talked and looked at mags and books and talked some more and someone brought out the dk chocolate apricot balls and then there was the apple cake and I had been good all day.... no will power what so ever... I've had a stressful week lol.  

I am going to Brisbane for work in a couple of weeks am going to squeeze in a weekend as well as I haven't seen my sister in a couple of years and I have never seen her property so I am trying to get work to fly me up early Saturday so I can make the most of it.  Is that what Bridget Jones calls a mini break.