1st day at school

Well here he is, my baby going off to school (cliche, I know). He was mostly excited, a slight hesitation at the door of his classroom. I think I am going to like the teacher he got, she has a good sense of humour and I think she will "get" him, he can be quite a smartarse sometimes, but in a clever way if you know what I mean.
He has made an impression on the Principal already. When he saw him this morning he called out, "Hey Nash Mister! I always say things in reverse", and giggled to himself. Thankfully Mr Nash laughed too. Dave and I were laughing on the inside...

I had thoughts of going to the movies today, but decided to just come home and enjoy 'the serenity' as they say.

Crafty Night.

Another craft night last night. This is what we made.
AnnieB started on a "babushka doll" style softie. (She is so clever)
I appliqued a rocket onto a t-shirt for Jonty. (dodgy, don't look too closely)
Pam added this cute monkey to a pair of her daughters PJ's. (Another clever one)

Thrifty finds.

Some thrifty finds from yesterday. Two woolllen jumpers to do a bit more felting, might try and make some slippers out of the navy one.

And a gorgeous vintage woollen blanket. It is so soft and beautiful, why would anyone throw this out?? It is going on our bed after I have it dry-cleaned.

OK, I have to be honest and say that I did not actually pay for them. I was up at Church cleaning out the creche cupboards (because there are mice!!), these were in a box someone had left beside the Anglicare bin because it was full.

As it has been raining on and off all week I figured I was saving them from getting wet, then being thrown out.

I have moved...

I have moved all my sewing stuff out of the study in a step towards actually doing some Uni work. Home is now in the dining room wall unit, I still need it to be accessible for Friday Craft (weekly craft session at my house).

For those with a little time on their hands, why not enter the Handmade Parade Vintage Pillowcase Challenge!

Great Expectations

I have had so much fun crafting, cooking and blog writing this past month, all the while ignoring this little pile of books on top of the piano.
They are books I need to read for Uni this semester and I am a bit afraid of them....I think I may be one of the only 35 year old women on the planet who has not read 'Pride and Prejudice' (OK, slight exageration, maybe......)
There is also Othello, The Crucible, and Great Expectations which is a very "compact" 500 pages, seriously, the preface describes it as compact!!!! WT

And here is a little bag for my neice Hunter who is turning 5 next week. Luckily she has a small hand because the opening is rather tiny, I must have reduced the pattern incorrectly.

And lastly, CONGRATULATIONS to Amy and Luke my dear friends in the UK who welcomed baby Susannah into the world yesterday.

Happy Birthday Katie

My first project in the Fat Quarter Challenge was this drawing case for my good friend Katie who is 37 today, Happy Birthday.
It holds 7 pencils and a notebook. She liked it; and hopefully she will use it.