Inspiration Comes In Many Different Ways

Last week the postie left a card in the letter box telling me they had a parcel which was TOO LARGE to leave and I would have to go into town to collect it............

It had me wondering who, what, why.

When I picked it up I was even more intrigued, it was large, soft and squishy and I couldn't wait to unwrap it.

The lovely Sandra from Sam's Sewing Room had very thoughtfully put together a parcel of woollen fabric which she bought at a 'garage sale' held by some of her crafting friends.

She said as soon as she saw it, she thought of me.............

I was thrilled ad she also included a copy of Get Creative magazine which had some wonderful projects in it, one of which I was in the process of starting, so plenty of ideas to choose from .

As you can see there is quite an assortment of colours and my head was spinning with ideas as I unwrapped the paper.

Anyway, I really haven't had time to do much sewing recently, but just had to have my 'fix' today. So plugged in the machine and when I should've been cleaning bathrooms, ironing and vacuuming I made .............

........... this bunny.

Well, it's only half made, but I couldn't wait to post a pic.

Did you know "Bunny hugs are best"? Just ask a bunny.........

I love the combination of the lilac wool and green fabric. The fabric under the bunny will be for the back and I will add some detail to it.

It's a little bit different for me, colour wise. But so far I am happy with how it is turning out.

There will no doubt be teacosies and more softies made in the coming weeks. Plus more projects as the ideas evolve.

Thankyou so much Sandra for your thoughtfulness.

As Sandra said in an email one of the best things about blogging is making new friendships and I totally agree.

Hop (sorry about the pun) on over to her blog she's been crocheting up a storm recently and has some cute little owls about the place too.

You know how it is when inspiration strikes?

You have to write it down there and then.............

No1 son was mowing the 'lawn' when he pulled up by the kitchen door and motioned to me that he wanted to write something down. I knew exactly what he needed it for.

I duly took out a pen and some paper and he sat there for a minute, engine running and wrote down some song lyrics.

Had to smile to myself, wondering what on earth they would be. What would you think of when mowing the lawn? All sorts of things apparently.

Shall keep you updated on the song as he has already written the first verse and the melody.

So far so good.

A quick look at what's happening outside in the garden.

The purple beans are ready for picking and the basil plant will soon be made into pesto. There are some lettuces nestled in amongst the straw, doing very nicely and as you can see the Zinnias are still flowering their heads off.

A bit of colour still happening in the shrubbery, beautiful bright Nerines, probably on their last legs. The roses are still flowering and the Dahlias have put on a lovely Autumn display.

Still plenty to pick and bring inside.

The Hoodie hanging on the line, belongs to my son. I purposely put it in the pick as it was made by Rich's mate Luke.

Luke did a brilliant job and has lined the hood with some recycled woollen fabric. He used an overlocker, made buttonholes and put ribbing on the sleeves.

It's quite long, covering his butt, apparently that's how snowboarders like them and Luke is a snowboarder. At the moment he's working at a ski resort in Canada and making some extra cash on the side whipping these beauties up.

Not bad for a 19 y.o. fella.

As you can see from the photo it's a rather overcast day here and I am loving it. Have put on the trakkies (yes, I admit I wear them) and the slippers and it's nice and cosy inside.

Shall have to get ready for work soon...........

It's been a while since I last posted, have been tidying up as we are having a couple of house guests this weekend for the local Folk Festival. So that means tidying up the spare room and finding the bed for them to sleep in, hehehe.........

No. 1 and I also made a quick trip to Melbourne last week to see the Doobies Brothers in concert.

I love their music and wasn't going to miss this opportunity. hubby wasn't interested so rich and I headed off. We had a lovely time, stayed with friends who also came to the concert.

Had breakfast out on Saturday morning, visited the Rose St. market in Fitzroy loads of clever, creative people there.

Best dash and see if I can get a few jobs done before I head off to work..........

Thankyou one and all for the lovely comments on my last post and welcome to new followers nice to hear from you all and meet new bloggers.

I hope you week is going well and have managed to squeeze in some creativity into your week,

Till next time, take care,

Claire X

Don't You Love It When.....................

Don't you love it when, a little idea comes together and before you know it you have a small herd of baby Heffalumps.........

More singlets for my craft market stall.

I needed something that people could by if they didn't know the sex of the bub to be.

Hopefully these little cuties will fill that gap.

Don't you love it when you find one of these notes in your letter box, telling you there is a parcel waiting to be collected at the post office......................

Don't you love it when you pick up the parcel, start to open it up and there's lovely tissue paper and ribbon........

Don't you love it when what you get is even better than how it looked online..........

This wonderful creation was part of the auction held to raise funds for recent flood victims .

I was the winning bidder in one of the auctions held by Pam over at Cloth to Creation and I just love it.

So much time and effort and creativity has gone into it and I think it's a very appropriate word.

Pam has used beautiful vintage doileys, MOP buttons, lacey flowers and lots of sweet little charms.

My favourite is the gorgeous little butterfly on the 'O', please click on the photo to enlarge it and enjoy the detail.

Pam has used teeny, tiny stitches to sew these things on, she must have great eye sight...............

The auction was a fantastic idea and raised a grand total of $99,089.00 thanks to the generosity of bloggers all over the world.

Don't you love it when a little mystery is solved even if you weren't aware there was a mystery........ run that by me again Claire !

Hubby called me into the orchard one evening last week and pointed me in the direction of a cache of eggs.

I knew we weren't getting many from the girls, but it is Summer and they do slow down egg production a little.

There were 13 all together and without doubt some of them would've been there for quite a while.

I had to get down on my hands and knees and push aside the berry canes to get them.

I very, very, very carefully placed them in a bucket, not wanting any to explode whilst holding them!!!

I realised what had been happening. My new mum Dorothy and her brood had been put into the orchard each day till the chicks were big enough to be around the rest of the flock.

Obviously Dorothy was laying some eggs, then other chooks were adding to the pile .

So what did I do with those egg grenades?

Well No 1 son and I, went into the paddock and lobbed them at a tree that had fallen down.

We had fun, we laughed and laughed, they were rotten to the core and then as the gas wafted our way, we ran, very fast, still laughing and gagging at the same time.

Hey that's life in the country the good the bad and the downright stinky.....

One last 'DYLIW'.............

Don't you love it when, people take time to visit and then comment, encouraging, praising, lovely comments.

Yes, I do love it, so thankyou all for the comments left on my last post, it's so nice to hear from you all.

Oops, one more DYLIW,

Don't you love it when, you get two parcels in the post in the one week.......

But you will have to wait till the next time to find out, so till then

Take care ,

Claire X