Cloth and Creation

Wet stuff

2012-01-27T14:35:00.007+10:00

I did something different today! As we're having so much rain and there is flooding all around, I just thought I'd take a pile of photos that show the wet stuff. I had so much fun and even got a little wet in the process! Then I made up a slideshow of some of the pics for to see. Hope you like it. x "Picnik Show"Create a free slideshow with Picnik!

JaM ~ Watcha got

2012-01-25T16:08:00.001+10:00

The theme this week over at Jody's for JaM is Watcha got...to add to one of your collections! and I know there are a LOT of us out there with collections.....many of them in many cases!! :)) After racking my brains for any acquisitions of late, I remembered these two little vintage beauties!The blue is a travel case with a tray and swinging mirror, that I bought through Etsy.I have plans to

mmmmm....

2012-01-23T08:18:00.001+10:00

You know, I have lost all direction with this here blog and I have no idea really where to go with it, which path to go down with it, what sort of blog it should be, which category to pop it into, whether to maybe use it for tutorials of my own making or other clever clogs' that I can show you or to lead you to....all that sort of thing. But, who knows, perhaps one day it will decide on it's own

JaM Easy Peasy Comfort Bag

2012-01-20T21:53:00.000+10:00

Another Meme! Yay! I'm up for the challenge.You'll find this one over at Jody Pearl's REinventing Fashion by DEconstructing it. Great name for a blog hey?This weeks meme is Challenge #1 - for those who don't sew or have limited time.Show us your favourite Bag as in Tote style bag not crotchity old person style bag. Challenge #2 - for the die hard sewing thrill seekers who always have time for

Is it just me....

2012-01-13T21:04:00.001+10:00

...or are there others out there that feel that they may never catch up with everything they need, want or even have to do!!?? Does anyone else feel that as you're getting older that it's getting harder to do this? I start out each day with good intentions of doing amazing things during the day. Get up reasonably early, have a walk, feed the menagerie, eat my breakfast, and then sit at the pooter

My clever sister....

2011-12-27T21:42:00.001+10:00

...who doesn't think she really is. But I know she really is! I created a blog back in 2010 as a sort of birthday gift for my sister Sandy, as well as to have a funny little online journal/journey for photos that we'd taken of things, people and places that we ourselves found interesting or funny enough or beautiful enough. I called it Snapshots of Beauty. When Sandy and I had taken a prize

Christmas wishes to you!

2011-12-23T23:19:00.000+10:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Please be safe and happy. :) xxx

Today I've been enjoying....

2011-12-20T18:05:00.001+10:00

.....the beautiful perfume of this bush, known as Mock Orange to me.Though it doesn't look it in these pics, the bushes/trees are smothered with them!Just gorgeous! A close up. It makes a fabulous living screen when you have a few trees planted along the fence line! There really is a house behind it! :) And here is a great example....... .....of what you get when you do nothing! Hardly ever

I'm trying!

2011-12-14T20:25:00.000+10:00

Thought you might like to see what steps I'm taking to help improve the odds in my garden for any vegies I want to plant, seeing as I've made such a botch job of the lot I planted a few weeks ago.Very sad indeed! But there is hope yet! This is an "indoor" composting bucket called a Bokashi Bucket which I bought some years back. My first attempt wasn't very successful way back then(my own fault)

BrisStyle Indie Twilight Market this week

2011-12-13T08:43:00.000+10:00

"Brisbane's HOTtest destination for everything Handmade under the stars"'The BrisStyle Indie Twilight Markets, 16th Dec, in the heart of Brisbane's King George Square offer a unique home-grown experience like no other event of its kind in Australia this Christmas. This Friday night market will combine the laid-back attitude of south-east Queensland with the buzz of Brisbane's CBD to create a

BrisStyle Indie Designers Market pics

2011-12-12T11:39:00.000+10:00

This was looking toward "my end" of the table There's the bestie Joolz at "her end". She'll be cringing at having herself in the pic!! hee hee! But of course things tended to blend here and there which is great. Just thought I'd show a few pics (in keeping with Jackie's challenge! ) of the table that Joolz and I had the BrisStyle Indie market on Saturday.It was almost a no-go for us coz we

Some of my Christmas pretties

2011-12-07T22:37:00.002+10:00

The oldest of them all and of course one of my most favs, I got this sweet snowman candle when I was in my twenties I think, which would have been around 30 years ago!!! Oh my that was a while ago. :)I've never had the heart to burn the wick and he's been taken care of very reverently every year.(Do you see the little white hanging decoration just to the side of his head Jackie!?) :)) Now

BrisStyle Indie Designers Market

2011-12-04T20:16:00.000+10:00

"Tie on your tinsel and get ready for a Christmas shopping experience like no other, as the BrisStyle Indie Designer Markets return to the heart of Hamilton for yet another beautifully eclectic handmade event.Featuring local emerging and established artists, crafters and designers from Queensland's South East who specialise in producing quality handmade goods including handbags, sweet art,

In my yard today...

2011-12-03T18:43:00.000+10:00

coz I don't really have a garden, as such! :) All she needs now is a nest and a wee house! I'm on a roll now! How long can she keep it up Jackie!? ;0D x

The Back Shed Challenge.......to me!!

2011-12-02T20:54:00.000+10:00

Those of you who saw my last post and read the comments may have noticed one by Jackie(The Back Shed) who is a very good friend of mine that I've known since about 2007. In her wisdom (which may be found to be questionable in the very near future ;oD) she has thrown out a challenge to me in the hope that it might help me along my way. Should I accept her challenge I will have to post one photo

It's pretty much official................

2011-12-01T10:41:00.000+10:00

I suck!.......... at blogging, evidenced by the dates of the last posts on my 3 blogs. Just to save you looking back, it's been quite a while! ........and at gardening, evidenced by the lack of photos on this blog, of my latest attempts at vegie gardening. Sigh. NOT a pretty pic! I thought if I joined one or two online challenges it might help me keep up the momentum, but after managing to

Lately in my.......

2011-10-28T12:08:00.000+10:00

Studio, amongst other things.... Still trying to make sweet little things. Loving altering more and more every time I do it! Wonderfully, both of these have sold. Not altered. From vintage linens, but I love the way it's turned out. Remember the order for 100 of these last year? Well I've been asked to do another order for them again this year! Sweet. Kitchen...... Experimenting!

Tag Tuesday - Tattered Romance

2011-10-06T13:41:00.000+10:00

Well now, here I am actually publishing another post!! Wonders will never cease.........Yep I'm almost sure I can hear you all thinking that very thought! :)) I thought it might help my creative juices a bit by committing to a challenge here and there, and this one for Tag Tuesday over on Blog Garden Challenge is the first of them. Thanks for hosting Rebecca! The theme for this week is "make a

When life gives you lemons.....

2011-07-24T12:17:00.001+10:00

.....make lots of yummy things with them!! :)) Lime & Lemon Butters...........Lemon Squares........................Lemon Tart...... I was lucky enough to end up with a HEAP of lemons, limes and mandarines given to me by my cousin who grows a lot of her own fruit, and we even picked a few up from the local tip from prunings that someone had thrown out! The branches held three huge lemons and

Busyness

2011-07-10T12:24:00.005+10:00

I've been a bit busy lately...... ....taking the time to take it easy. Chill out a bit. You know like a lizard on a rock? or maybe a cat on a carpet!! :)) ....and being ok with it, not feeling guilty. Yay! Life is not all about being tied to the puter or the sewing machine! So we've (DH and I) been having lunches etc, from time to time, with some fabulous outlooks..... Bribie Island

Change it up...or down...or in....or.......

2011-06-20T10:43:00.001+10:00

Something I love to do is alter things, preferably pre-loved things, and give them a whole new lease on life. The idea of re-cycling and hoping to leave a much lighter environmental footprint appeals to me on a very high level.Over the last few weeks I've been finding the time to play while working and making some 'Altered Art and Couture'.The tiny birdhouse above used to be a watch and a block

Really, there's no hope for me!

2011-06-11T12:44:00.001+10:00

I so sometimes wonder about my sanity you know! :^))))After everything that's gone on over the last few months (see previous posts if you're not a regular reader here), I've now started up another blog!I know!! I can hear you saying "what on earth is that girl thinking???!!!!", but really when I ponder upon my recklessness, I'm sure I can handle having another one. No really! Trust me!All I've

Our Creative Spaces - Haven't done this for an age!!

2011-06-09T09:48:00.000+10:00

I'm working on market aprons at the mo. Aprons that just may be the epitome of re-cycling. Or maybe a very fine example of it anyway! Old (but unused) placemats, out of date upholstery/curtaining samples and op-shop buttons & ribbons & braids = Ta-da!! Quite sturdy, utilitarian, but stylish and a bit posh, market aprons! :) For more inspired creativity take a look here.

My fabulous new things!

2011-06-06T12:53:00.000+10:00

How lucky am I then!?While I was awol from blogging, I started doing things to my studio again to gain better storage and getting to my "stuff" much easier. I'm always looking to make life easier on myself....and why not I say!? So I set my husband to the task of building me a floor to ceiling shelving system for all my suitcases/ports, after I bought the Spring 2011 issue of Where Women Create.

Free Vintage Images??

2011-05-30T21:59:00.001+10:00

One thing I just LOVE to do is read through vintage magazines such as Australian Home Journal. As I was looking through some the other day for images of aprons for inspiration, it occurred to me that there might be other readers out there that would love them as much as I do.I adore the old adverts...... so I've uploaded some for you to do with as you will. They are fabulous for scrapping, mixed