Giveaway time!

After winning the raffle at Dayelsford the other weekend, there were a few things in the prize that I will never use, and I refuse to hold ono to these sort of things any longer! Hoarding is ok if you are eventually gonna use it, right?

So for all you knitters or lover of wool, here are 2 balls that you can have:

They speak for themselves, don't they? I don't need to talk them up, leave a comment and you're in!

My Creative Space

....is getting the room fired up for some sewing! Just wishing I had time and energy at the moment, the travelling around on the weekend wiped me out, so I'm looking forward to a lazy weekend.

I had to jump on the bandwagon and get some of this...my best friends live in Sydney and have been together for about 15yrs, married 2...and they're male. Maybe a satchel style bag each? I may get some orders haha

and this one for me.

I got these scraps off Anna at Daylesford on the weekend, Kaffe Fassett ones that her dresses are made out out, yay for funky scraps!

and where are these all going? Well, there's a bit of room left.....


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On the road again...

The Little Miss and I had another car trip yesterday, up to Castlemaine for a few hours. It wasn't too hard a drive- after our stuff was done, we headed back home via Daylesford, with beautiful scenery like this....

and this

We stopped at Lark to pick up my raffle prize I won after entering on Saturday at the market. Not a bad prize for 5 tickets! There is a beautiful cross stitch kit, some yummy 50% wool 50%silk I will make myself something with, chocolate eggs (say no more) and some wool that's destined for a giveaway. It was all donated by Purl's Palace.

Purls Palace and Threadneedle Craft are supporting this great Craft Experience, which coincides with another Makers Market, which might be my first market this year! I'm planning on making some lunch bags, that's for sure! And a few new things....

But back to now. Dropping in to Threadneedle Craft was great- 2 of these little kits came home with me, and I can't stop doing it! Slooooow craft, perfect for sitting STILL on the couch, something I'm not very good at, but should do more of.

And I'm trying to decide if this is for me- or the other 'people' in the house!

Flea Market Finds

A successful hunt at the Mill Markets in Daylesford yesterday!

These were on the top shelf of a stall with LOTS of retro Tupperware- as Little Miss loudly reminded me, I don't need anymore Tupperware, do I? No, I said. But these caught my eye- a few cobwebs and a wasp sitting on them, theye were obviously waiting for me! $30.

For some reason, they remind me of this. I know, nothing alike. But the detail in the pictures is great. And dishwasher safe, they came up a treat!

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Dayelsford Day

Little Miss and I jumped in the car yesterday for the Daylesford Makers Market, which I hope to be part of soon! It was a great drive up, then I noticed more and more traffic as we got into Daylesford- the Farmer's Market was on the same day! probably the busiest day I've seen up there so far (locals may disagree heehee).

Anyway, we saw lots of friends- I'm cheating and sending you to Cam's post, too much hyperlinking for me! But I'll give her a little bit of free promo- Little Miss looking cute and blue (and black) eyed in a crown....

and excited in a chef's hat! Such great products, that Chickie has.

After saying hi to all, and seeing some great new products (no link yet for the girl that makes the resin bracelets with buttons and licorice all sorts inside them!) we headed down to the Daylesford Bazaar, and the the Mill Markets, which I hadn't heard of before (being new to Melbourne and all, haha).

I saw lots I liked- flying gulls for the wall were a bit above budget at $240!

As was this great retro office chair, there were 2 which would be great for Little Miss's desk and my sewing cabinet- but at $195 each, I'll keep looking!

The things I did get will be over at Flickr, and Flea Market Finds- so I don't double up and bore you folk too much!

The Mill Markets had a great cafe, just what you need after all that walking around, so an iced coffee and strawberry milkshake hit the spot- especially this cool spoon! A metal straw/spoon. Loved it. Want one.

A Happy Easter Sunday to you all- I like that it coincided with the end of Daylight Savings, so that the egg stash could be enjoyed in front of TV while mummy had a big sleep in- noice!

Good stuff

This week has had lots of good things, despite what the other posts seem to say!

Here's a shot of my little one off to a b'day party and later a sleepover last weekend- such a natural pose- NOT! The roses are such hard work- no, haven't done a thing to them, they came with the house!

So, so pretty, they have all opened up now, they may be bald for months, so I'll enjoy them while I can.

There's been a bit of op shopping, a bit too much to show, but I lurve this retro basketball tee shirt, 70's looking tag inside, can't wait to wear it.

Cam came over for a coffee and dye job, she gifted me these great cups, I am slowly perfecting the art of making a good coffee (I'll be keeping her in coffee for life after the great gift she gave me- hey, maybe the cups were for her, she didn't like my other ones heehee).

(The pattern is one of the tops I want to make).

And bruises- a head clash at the school holiday program nearly ended in tears- she wouldn't let them ring me as she didn't want to be taken home and miss out on the Easter Egg hunt! A true chocoholic! Arnica and a cold washer were needed before bedtime.


So, my busy week has ended, I managed to kill the vacuum cleaner as well, so today (Good Friday) is full of religious expletives as everything is shut and I can't get my vacuum repaired/coffee machine fixed/sewing cabinet key for Statewide etc etc etc.



Happy Easter!

My Creative Space

The sewing is starting to pile up....

UFP's from the last house, plus a top and dress I want to make for me- not to mention the name tag swap- it's my head, it needs to get on fabric.

The thing now holding me back is......

that blasted lock on the sewing cabinet! I remember the removalist handing me the key, as he was about to lift it up onto the truck, and

blank. No idea where it is.

Off I go to start looking......

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Edit 4/4/2010: Found it! In the box with my jewellry and stuff off my dressing table. Makes, sense, doesn't it? Nah, I didn't think so either :)