I am now officially on a weeks leave from work (yayy!!) I have spent this morning reorganising my sewing space and have plenty of plans for the week ahead (although the kids also have many plans for the rest of their school holidays that involve … [Read more...]
Practical Magic
There hasn’t been much crafting going on at our house this week (actually none at all!) We have my in-laws staying with us for the school holidays and they have been entertaining the kids with lot of card games (canasta, 500 etc) and board games … [Read more...]
Cushions
I have just completed a trio of cushions for my Living Room. This room is fairly simply furnished using predominantly natural earthy tones. I am going for a serene look, and we try and keep it uncluttered and ready to receive friends at a moments … [Read more...]
Oven Glove Give Away
In 2006 I came runner up in the WA Young Inventor of the Year Schools Competition. I entered with my invention Mitt Magic - Oven Glove for the Junior Chef. It is an oven glove that goes all the way up to your elbow, is sized for children up to about … [Read more...]
Don’t You Just Love Getting Mail?
Sarah and I arrived home from school and work today to a lovely package from our swap partner, Tania. We participated in our first ever scrap swap at Melly and Me. Tania sent us some lovely goodies – some luscious “scraps”, buttons, ribbons, and a … [Read more...]
Stationery Set
This week we got the Get Creative Magazine for April. I had a look through it and decided to make the Stationery Set in the tween section using some of my many sheets of scrapbooking paper.Here is the inside of the set.I didn’t have any thick Bazzill … [Read more...]
The Domestic Goddess Rides Again
We built our house nearly 5 years ago now. My extravagance at the time was to put 2 ovens in the kitchen, side by side. My friends thought we were crazy (some thought that one oven was too many!). However, I have been nurturing Sarah’s cooking skills … [Read more...]
Miss Polly Had a Dolly……
I have been continuing with my current interest in Softies this week, and have whipped up Miss Polly. I find her quite endearing with her whimsical smile...... she is made from a mix of vintage and new release fabrics.Posted By Lisa … [Read more...]
Feng Shui
My 13 year old son recently brought to my attention that it is no longer cool to have a framed Spiderman picture hanging in his bedroom (Gosh they grow up fast!) so I have been looking around for a replacement.We have been fortunate enough to have … [Read more...]
Flower Power!
I was so happy with the results of the butterflies that I decided to make another picture for my room only this time with flowers.A few people have asked where to get the punches. My mum bought the Fiskars/Heidi Grace punch from Big W for about $8. … [Read more...]
Softies Sewing
Sarah and I recently purchased the Softies book and I have been having fun experimenting with some of the patterns. Firstly I have whipped up several of “Arno the Cat” using fabrics from my stash and made some bibs to match. I made the bibs using two … [Read more...]
Butterflies
I cut these butterflies with a butterfly punch out of magazines and scrapbooking paper and then I stuck them on a plain piece of card using foam dots. I put them in a frame I already had but a deeper one would work better as they would have 3D … [Read more...]
