Christmas Bunting

I'm getting organised early because I know just how quickly Christmas creeps up once you get to this time of year. I've started by using all of my scrap pieces of fabric to make Christmas Bunting. It's so easy. I made a template out of newspaper then set about cutting, sewing and ironing... until I had a pile of flags like this.

The fun part is choosing the fabric sequences and which pieces to back another (it's also the time consuming part). Here's a shot of my first set. I'll post the rest, as I go, on Flickr.

Craft Victoria Silent Auction

Just in case you didn't know Craft Victoria are holding a Silent Auction featuring the work of over 120 artists all being professional members. Funds raised from the auction will go towards a series of grants offered to exhibiting artists to assist in the production of an exhibition catalogue. The auction runs from Thursday 23 November, the auction will culminate at 3pm on Saturday 2 December.

What a great way to invest in contemporary art and design.

Pieces of Eight

This is the work of jeweller Lucy Folk from her great exhibition 'Nibbles' currently being held at Pieces of Eight in Fitzroy. Like eg et al before it, Pieces of Eight is a great contemporary jewellery design stage and artist workshop that opened 1 year ago in December 2005. It's easy to get to both by car and tram as it is opposite the Edinburgh Gardens.

Lemon Cordial

I made my very first batch of cordial last week and I was so surprised at how easy it was. It's a great way to keep eveything homemade and control the sugar intake (or at least try to). The recipe I used was from Stephanie Alexander's Cooks Companion. I must admit there was a lot of sugar but it was so easy and quick to make.

I also made Lemon Curd which is great on scones and toast. Yum!

Razz up your box with Bento TV

Jen, Eliza and myself have been sitting mesmerised watching how to make a hotdog into an octopus and boiled eggs in the shape of Hello Kitty . Bento TV is a daily blog video dedicated to the craft of bento recipes, bento box packing and .......bento tools. I hope you love it as much as we did.

In between episodes of Bento TV, I managed to finished off this baby quilt for Emilia. It is pieced together using vintage fabric (and I'm very please with how it turned out).

and......I also finished these tiny leather booties too.
now I'm itchy for a new project....

Redwork in Germany

I came across Redwork in Germany while I was doing my morning Flickr thing and now I'm totally enthralled. Take a look for yourselves here. This image is part of her Humpty Dumpty Series. I can't wait to see what's next. There is a wealth of information on the Redwork in Germany blog ..like free patterns, yahoo groups, a vast resource guide at Squidoo too. Such talent..how perfect are those stitches.

Here is a little shot of the cross stitch I finished off yesterday for little Tom.

Horse Talk

In light of today's Melbourne Cup festivities we thought it appropriate to drag out the fun with a little bit of toilet humor (this one goes out to you Polly). Instead of whipping a dead horse's backside, why not whip up one of these.