Light Bulb Moments and Other Happenings....

Hello girls, it's blue skies and sunshine with some lovely cottony clouds this morning......

What sort of weather is greeting you at the start of a new working week?

I'm feeling quite excited this morning.

No major earth shattering news just a little creative epiphany taking place.......

I toyed with this 'patchworky' style of design a little while ago and whilst I loved it, somehow, it just didn't 'click'.

 But now the last piece of the creative puzzle has given me the full picture and I can't wait to play some more.

Ditching the black thread today.

I love red and pink together......

I have a small list of sewing projects that need to be finished this week and this most definitely isn't one of them, but I had to 'get it out' and see how it looks.

It will be a tea cosy when finished, more stitching  to take place.

Friday morning when I should have been packing up for the market I was actually stitching some pincushions. I just wanted to play with some more Zinnias....time was limited and I forgot to add the lighter coloured stitching around the flower centres.....lesson learnt!!

My little Owlets from last months market were tweaked and the brighter colours are much more appealing.......

Saturday morning saw the last market at Bright for 2012.

Rain was forecast over the weekend but we were meant to get 28deg.

I wore my outdoor boots as tramping over the wet grass in sandals wasn't my cup of tea.......

Just as well I took the practical option as once my gazebo and stall were set up it started to rain, lightly......

Erin, my stall holder neighbour is also a wildlife carer and had  with her a Black Cockatoo feather.

A couple of these birds visit her property regularly.

Some markets Erin has had a little joey with her that needs feeding every hour or so......

It's interesting listening to stories of her wildlife work.

Isn't the feather stunning?

It wasn't long before the rain set in.........

Fortunately, people still came down to the market but in reduced numbers and as the rain got heavier they left so we all packed up an hour early......

I managed to sell 5 of the 6 tea cosies I took, so that salvaged the morning for me.

 Although everyone was very disappointed there was still lots of laughter and light hearted banter taking place and to be honest, we really did need a good drop of rain.

The garden is certainly looking a lot happier and it means we won't have to water for a few days......

Here's the pic of the finished gift from my last post.

The Zinnias became a pot holder for my artist friend Ella........

She's a fabulous cook and being Italian, whips up many wonderful dishes.  I thought I would 'jazz' up a basic kitchen item and on the reverse side I machine embroidered a little information about Zinnias.

Thankfully, she loved it. 

Somehow I don't think it will find it's way into her kitchen. Knowing Ella, she'll probably hang it somewhere in her home as an 'artwork'....

♥♥  Hollyhocks ♥♥

I now have a lovely pale, pink Hollyhock  in flower as well.

The Sea Holly is about to have it's turn in the spotlight.

It's colouring up nicely and by the end of the week should be a  lovely, deep purple ......

The Agapanthus are bursting into bloom.

This pic was taken on one of the hot days we had last week.

A lovely, blue sky pic for all of you who are dealing with leaden skies and low temps.

I do hope you can feel the warmth.

 Let me tell you it was hot....

Whilst the rain wasn't particularly welcome at the market it has washed away the humidity we were experiencing.

Today is going to be a balmy 28deg. 

Oh almost forgot to say......

After the market and feeling a little damp and bedraggled I headed up the main street to check out the Bright Op shops and scored 3 woollen blankets for a very reasonable price.

You know that little purchase made up for the mornings disappointment.

I have decided to give the Jan/Feb markets a miss and have plans for the new year......

I hope to get my sewing room sorted.

Tigger headed in there last week and I warned him to leave a little trail of breadcrumbs so he could find his way out again!!

Needless to say ...being male.....he didn't listen and hasn't been sighted since!!

There are also windows that need to be cleaned and wardrobes sorted.

Sewing has taken precedence over other things this year and balance needs to be restored, so something had to give.

Of course, I will keep 'playing' with new ideas and designs.

 The creative side of things will always be there.

I'm toying with the idea of opening up a little shop in 2013.

If you have any experience with Etsy or Madeit I would love to hear it......

Well, I better get on with some of those sewing projects and tick them off the list.

Hope you are managing to tick a few things off your lists and thanks for taking the time out to come and visit.

♥♥♥♥♥

To all the people who have been affected directly or indirectly by the Sandy Hook massacre......

Words fail to accurately describe the deep sadness of this tragic event.

Hopefully, someone will have the strength and support to change the gun laws and make it alot harder for people to get access to weapons.It will never solve the issue but you've got to start somewhere.......

Take care everyone,

Claire xx