Collage Fun!

Not much art work or sewing has been done recently, but had to share with you the collage of the doves that decided to make a nest on top of a shoe on top of an electrical control box.

Mum on the nest the first photo and then the baby ready to leave at the bottom.

Two Months!

Two months have passed since my last post.
Christmas was quite celebrated with Mum and Dad, with Dad being on the mend slowly.I found these "three" (DH Blaze and Cushla) having a discussion with Father Christmas regarding next years gifts already. (Father Christmas says HO HO HO on a sensor)

Hand bag construction has been on the agenda - ideas from the Haute Handbag magazines. Volume 5 due out soon!

Denim and cotton lace

Denim, beads and machine stitching.

Then I discovered a great tutorial on the construction of "Disappearing Nine Patch" quilts on Helen in the UK blog site and have been using up my stash making small quilts. Blocks cut out and ready to sew. My craft room could do with a few metres added to the side of it!

Deb and I have been good this year on our Wednesday evenings and learning new techniques. See Debs post as I have not photographed any of my work yet.

Back to work!

Another Month Passed

Well Dad is improving slowly but happier in his home enviroment. We will catch up with them for Christmas.

I have managed to have a bit of a crafty play. Using Lynda Monk's techiniqueof painting quilts. I did the following sample but still have to work out how to finish it. Loved have fun - thanks Lynda and many more ideas to for in the New Year.

Our last get together for the year Deb opened her envelope with me to share with me all the packages for her twelve days of Christmas swap. Thanks Deb and I have enjoyed following them on your blog.

Deb with all her parcels!

Enjoyed the annual St Barbara's parade down Hannan Street of the different mining gear. Below is the big haul pack from the Superpit. Just manages to fit down one side of the street!

Had an ATC trade with Domi and Claudine in France at the beginning of November. Also been learning about France as I walk every Thursday with a lady that has moved here to Australia

Lovely embroderied ATC from Domi

Two lovely ATC's done by Claudine

Another Month Gone

Another month has passed again. I have been busy with work and then had my parents come for a visit but Dad decided to test the medical facilities here in Kal and then in Perth via the Flying Doctor. Which left Mum and I driving to Perth to see what he was upto.

A big thank you to all those that helped with Dad here in Kal, you did a great job! Thank You

I entered two of my quilts I did for the Aus/NZ Art Quilters monthly journal quilts. We are given a Theme and Technique for each month and have to make an A4 size quilt using either or both ideas. I started well but have the ideas for the quilts for the end of the year but have not made them. I want to go down to the exhibition and photograph them in place and will then share them with you.

This was an embellished ATC I sewed onto a quilted background as farewell present for a friend. Must do some more with the embellishing machine it has had a long enough holiday.

What Twice in One Week

I have increased my internet "allowance" and going to try and at least blog once a week. I will have Deb to remind me!

My first award!

I thank Deb for the Blogging Friends Forever award and being new to blogging keep forgetting to ask on Wednesday's about the etiquette of blogging awards thus the delay in acknowledging the award.

The rules are: for passing on the award are:
1. Only five people allowed
2. Four of them have to be dedicated followers of your blog and one has to be new and live in another part of the world.
3. You have to link back to who gave you the award.



This is not easy as alot of friends read my blog but are not bloggers themselves.
So I pass this award onto Cait at this time.



I managed to get the afternoon yesterday to start on some ATC's and hope to finish them tonight. I have used all the scraps and bits from other projects.

I had to share this photo of one of the Supervisors.

Quite happy to sit in anything!

A worry! But what is going through that brain?

Caught Up!

I have been really busy with work since returning from holiday,then had a visit from my sister with her husband and two little boys, took a few days to recover once they left and then the flu struck. The craft side has not progressed very far at all. I did make an ATC for a Angela as a thank you for going shopping for me in Perth before coming up to Kalgoorlie. I used some hand dyed fabric which I had stamped on then covered with organza, added the lace, FME and added the flowers and a bead for the centre.


I will share with you in a later post a photo of my flower stash. Deb did admire and comment on the stash the first time she saw it.

Deb and I attended the local Spring Festival on Sunday. There were a few stalls were we parted with our money and returned home with goodies to an to the stash!

Not Lost!

I notice my last post was 25 July! Not lost just been away. We decided to hitch up the caravan and head for the coast - not Esperance which is five hour drive from here but Denham 22 hours later. Long drive but great to get away and see more of the country

Denham from the beach below the lookout.

There was lots of work to do before we left and I have been catching up since getting back. The time in Denham was lovely with great weather - sun on the body after the cold in Kalgoorlie. DH went fishing with little luck but was testing and learning as this is a new venture for him.

We spent one day at Monkey Mia to see the dolphins and the pelicans and have a walk with the dogs on a different beach.

The one great enjoyment was the wild flowers out closer to the coast, as up and in from Kalgoorlie in very dry.

The white Everlastings near Billabong on the Northwest highway

The yellow Everlastings on the side of the road in to Denham

Pink Everlastings near Mullewa - area know for the great wildflowers.

The greatest find was the wreath flowers out at Pindar. Growing on the side of the road in a small area. You can see the foot prints of the tourist having a look at the flowers. They are amazing growing out from the centre and all the flower around the outside.