top: skirt for Ava's 2nd birthday (as if anyone would ever bin an Aunty Cookie scrap you crazy lady!)
middle: whipped up cushions for the non-princess nursey
bottom: extra-special
makes-me-gooey-inside
too-good-to-cut-might-frame-them
barkcloth curtains that I paid way too much for at the Alice Euphemia retro fabric sale.
Just thought I'd do a quick (is there any other kind these days?) post to show some cute gifts we recieved for Leon
(adorable fleur from Leslie with luxurious Luna Ninos blanket in background from my mum and sister)
(beautiful handmade quilt from Kerri)
(cute rockin' top which I couldn't photograph properly due to constantly moving 12 week old)
Oh! And the Affa craft book has been released! I mentioned it aaaaages ago and it finally arrived - check me out with my bib tutorial which you won't make sense of unless you understand Chinese...)
This Is... Me taking a picture of myself in the mirror with my favourite accessory accessories.
There was NO WAY I was going to be able to choose just one - and that's just jewellry! If I had of started with the handbags and scarves etc there would have been a photo mosaic. There was also NO WAY anyone was gonna see my head at this stage (yep-due yesterday!). Fat face, ruddy red skin, dry peeling lips and not a scrap of makeup.. Uh-uh. So here's what I narrowed it down to. My horn/tooth necklace thing found in an antique store in Seville, Spain on my last trip there. Red leather origami rose from Zakkaya purchased to go with outfit for a friends wedding last year. Gold glomesh snake. Can't remember where from - probably op shop. Wear it to death...
This is my collection:
I know, I know - It's a bit late! I wish I could say that (being 37 weeks pregnant) I have been slack and have had my water-retained feet raised up on some cushions and am lazing around the house but it's just not true! I have been at craft meets and getting ready for stalls at festivals and doing the last of my makeup bookings... So anyway - better late than never.
I collect way too many things. My fave thing to hunt and gather is 1960's Art Glass but I am fussy about the shapes and colours. I bought a small red glass Murano sculpture from Venice 6 years ago and carried it in my backpack around Europe for 6 months and managed to safely get it home in one piece. I also love retro bar and cocktail ware, anything spanish, West German Pottery, succulents, fabric of course and Pete and I share a love for good looking cookware. (He actually uses it to cook stuff in and I just look at it and polish it) There are so many other things that I love to collect - too many to list. Now that I am a mama I have a whole new obsession with kids stuff (and of course had to re-arrange the entire house to make it safe for Mahlie and safe for my precious glass from Mahlie).
As soon as I can I will catch up on my "30 days of the everyday" posts... I was so proud of myself for doing it everyday. Everyday life just got in the way!?
Oops...I missed a day of the everyday. Look what my mum found at the oppy! Just in time for Easter and the Twiglet Stall at Yarraville Festival. Are you coming down?
Arrived safely today from here. Will have to hide from Mahlie as it is meant to be for her pending brother...
This is my favourite cup:
NB: I got it from a junk store in Yarraville that was closing down. It is so precious that it sits HIGH up on my kitchen shelves and NEVER gets used! I have a fave that I use everyday that's not spesh at all... Here's another pic of this one:
Is the amount of pregnant that I am. I'm quite sure he is trying to push his way out through my belly button. Like in Alien. I'm finding myself having to stop what I'm doing to breathe through the wriggling. I'm so not ready to give birth again and even though it it was only 16 months ago that I had Mahlie, I had to look up what to pack in my hospital bag amongst other newbornish things I had forgotten about... Yikes - well I guess there's no getting out of it now!
The past month has been a bit of a rollercoaster. My dear old nan died on January 2nd. She was 89. Only a few months after my other nan! It was sad but I learnt so much about her at the funeral. I found out she loved shopping, especially for shoes and handbags. I also owe to her my gratitude for bringing me up crafty. She taught me to sew and be creative. Shae has done a little tributey/photoey thing on her blog.
Christmas was great! I didn't manage to hand make all the gifts, but here is one I made little Andrew. It's a plastic covered crayon and pencil craft roll with pocket for paper! I love this fabric: 
Shots of our Christmas:
And the token pics of Mahlie. She got a keyboard for Christmas from Pete & I and we think she is a natural. She's pretty good at the eating, too!
Well, now that I have a month's worth of posting out of the way, I have decided to partake in the 30 days of the everyday photo posting thingy that others already began over a week ago. I will attempt to keep it up - it might help me to break the habit of abandoning my blog and will help me to count down the days until the inevitable horror and joy... see you tomorrow.
P.S - there is new stuff in the Twiglet store!
Well, I'm still here. I have been struggling through the ups and many downs of starting a clothing label and I think I may have prevailed. The Docklands Market that was on this Friday has been cancelled (they forgot to tell me - can you freakin believe it???) so I have been busting my arse to get stock made for it for nuthin! However, I now have more stock available for the retail stores and Etsy and 90% of the range went into Mikes today. Just in time for their Xmas Shopping Night tomorrow night (Thu) which I believe there are still some places left at if you're in Melbourne. I will also be slowly uploading Twiglet products to my new Etsy store over the next week and adding more stockists to the list on the webpage. There are some of these on Etsy right now:
Most of the range is on the flickr site for now and I am open to being contacted via e-mail for orders... Yay! Twiglet is here!!! Pretty please tell me what you guys think - I have been doing my own head in and doubting myself and almost giving up and very explicit lyrics have been sung this side of Yarraville recently. Feedback is very welcome here.
Other stuff:
Did Camberwell Market stall. Never again. People are stingy,rude,vultures and it's not worth the money. I got sunburnt, too. And Mahlie should'nt have come with. Thank god Pip and Cam showed up with jam donuts for me and whisked her away from us for half an hourish!
Hospital sent me a letter saying my iron levels are at 8 and they should be at 50. No wonder if feel so weak and tired. Otherwise feeling pregnantly good.
Went to zoo for Andrews 3rd birthday. Was fun!
Went to stitching night at Mikes again. Met Shannon, Lara and Natalie. Ate heaps of lollies. Did very little stitching.
We are thinking about going to Bali in August. Has anyone ever taken kids or babies there that can offer advice? Mahlie will be 2 and new baby will be 6 months.
Can you believe it's around the corner? I have done some gift buying/making but really, the list of stuff to do before then and before baby arrives is way longer than my arm. One thing I have managed to complete and send is my Christmas Compilation swap:
The background image is actually some fabric I bought for a huge project for Christmas (gifts and sales!) Here 'tis closer:
Things have actually taken a horribly big step backwards as far as the baby clothing label goes. It's a long story but put it this way - if you want something done properly and on time, you just gotta do it your darn self! I was warned about this from my fashion designery friends but of course I was certain it wouldn't happen to me... Ah well! There will be as much stock made as humanly possible and hopefully I can still have my pre-christmas market stalls. This fabric I bought from Leslie's Onegirl Gathers Etsy Store made me feel much better!
Hope everyone likes their C.D's! x
