{me} and my thoughts

Sunday, June 16, 2013

in the mood to cook...

I've been in the mood to cook this week, thought I should share my recipes with you all. Below the photos are the links to the recipes....

LEMONADE SCONES

OLD FASHIONED BARBECUE PORK SPARE RIBS

RASPBERRY CINNAMON SCROLLS

...happy cooking!!

Sunday, June 09, 2013

With a past week having been huge! With reclaimed timber orders of 8 custom build items, one love seat and 15 small plate crates just for starters from Belaroma Coffee Centre Cafe Then I had an order for 38 items from my heat bags range for my local beauty salon, Mye Hair & Beauty. Top that off with number 1 daughter doing uni assessments, and hubbies usual extra night shifts this household declared a day of no tools and rest today!

So the day started with pjs, popcorn and game of thrones marathon... But I wasn't content to just sit and watch, so out came the hook and I decided to play with a pattern I had seen on my Instagram feed.

I loved that Betsy of the The Dainty Daisy blog had created this pattern was easy to read and so simple. I also loved that she was happy to have us sell our wares using her pattern.

A few hours later this little pink number came together, and after sharing on my Facebook page, I already had an order for a black one. So they will be appearing at the next Forever Always Market Stall.

But I couldn't stop at one, so before bed this cream one came together too, I love the cuteness. These are adult sizes but I think I'll have to do a few kiddie sized ones too, I can see a special god daughter in one :)

And how cute are these little flowers?

Well that's my long weekend Sunday, how was yours?

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Friday, May 31, 2013

Crochet and Coffee

I've had a lovely day today, I awoke to a beautiful day, perfect for a stroll by the water, lucky for me my coffee date partner Fiona was running late. So I got in a lovely walk along Balmoral foreshore. Before snapping up a couple of chairs in the sun, out on the waters edge of The Boatshed at Balmoral.

Fiona arrived and we had a lovely chat and shared our crocheted items, whilst enjoying a coffee, amazing how quickly a couple of hours chatting away can be enjoyed. I love the feel of The Boatshed and wow the roses were stunning.

It was really a wonderful relaxing way to start the day. But it made me realise that I have never shared the finished images of my African flower blanket. Which I started thanks to Facebook images that Fiona posted of her beginnings of a African flower pattern that I had admired and pinned to my crochet board in Pinterest. And so my crochet bug was was reborn.... Thanks Fiona :)

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

SWAP - the little embroidery swap

Back in April, I signed up for the Little Embroidery Swap on Lisa's Blog - Sweet Little Pretties. As I have a thing for embroidery hoops, and had scooped up a large collection of the timber hoops, with the idea that one day, I would make them into a market item (this was the perfect time to do it).

Armed with my swap partner's details.... Sophie ( which after stalking her blog {Modern Day Mummying}, I realised that it's a small world - who would have guessed, that after signing up for a swap, would I be lucky to gift to a previous attendee of one of MY retreats) - BIG Wave Sophie, hope that you realised too once you saw the parcel!!

We were asked to Share what WE love.... Sophie's Answer to that was this Quote - Do Small Things with Great Love...

So it was to the drawing board I went....and play and create....

oops, this image will not rotate....grrr.

The giving is the best part of the swap for me ...as I do love to spoil...so there is always a little extra included...and this time I also had fun with Furoshiki - the Japanese art of Eco-wrapping in fabric

Of course with the giving comes receiving in a swap, and so I was very impressed with my parcel from my swap partner Emma, please check out her blog with more detailed photos, as I was just so eager to use my little pouch, it's perfect for my go to little project bag at the moment, crochet hook, ball of wool, scissors...and I am ready to crochet anywhere... as you can see.... even miss Lily likes it!!

I really had fun with this one, Thank Lisa I enjoyed the swap.

...and look forward to creating more little embroidery hoop items for market with varied quotes...so send me your suggestions...

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Photo a day May week 1

I started doing Fat Mum Slims photo a day challenges last year and well this year I've been rather slack. But May is the month- every Sunday evening I will share the week in photos here is May week 1

1. I Bought this - visit to the nursery protea in the garden happy Mother's Day to me and maybe my mummy (it is supposed to be a surprise)

2. Morning ritual - vital greens, vitamins and blood pressure med and the asthma preventer everyday

3. This is really good! - my first homegrown fig from our tree

4. In my cup - white tea, lemon and manuka - sigh in a cup

5. Paper - not often but occasionally I read the paper with breakfast even Saturdays on a Sunday

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Quilts of Love or Hope Quilts

Every Monday that I can I attend with a group of 12 - 15 ladies a sewing group in Campbelltown Library. Back in December 2011 we started making what we refer to as Quilts of Love or Hope Quilts, over the last 15 months, we have parcelled up our love and hope to many families.

I was asked recently where we got our supplies from and how we chose to give out the quilts.

Our supplies come from our own stashes, and also from our weekly dues that we pay (rental of our hall, tea &; coffee, teachers fees etc) there is always a little extra. But we were also fortunate enough at the end of last year you have an article in the local paper, which sparked some community interest and we have since received a few donations of fabric - so if you are wishing to donate some fabric please contact me.

How our recipients are chosen, well sadly I am sure if you think about the statistics of Cancer and Terminal illnesses of late - I think its' every 1 in 2 are diagnosed, you only need to ponder on that a moment. To realise there are many in need. And almost every other week we have somebody who knows somebody who is diagnosed or recently found out. ...so our list just grows.

Here is a dedication roll to the those that have received quilts from us...I think I have photographed each and every one of our made with Love Hope Quilts!!

List of Love, So far we have quilted and stitched 19 quilts filled with love and hope.

Quilts 1 & 2 for Al December 2011