SIT Part 2... Shop till you Drop

Off the plane and a collection of four very excited women (some of us meeting for the first time) hugs kissed and laughed.  We then jumped into a taxi and a brisk walk into the city saw us being thrown onto a mini bus with 20 others and off we went.



First stop The Remnantware House.  A few lucky people won shopping vouchers to spend. The rest of us did not miss out though.  It was Fat Quarter Friday - Buy one get one free.  Apparently this occurs every Friday so if you are in Sydney make sure you make your way there on a Friday if you are looking to increase your stash.

I came home with some denim with the plans of turning it into a skirt or two for Amelia and I. I also grabbed some lycra, will see how I go at turning it into swimmers for Amelia.

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Onto the bus again and we were handed a bag of snacks (thanks for organising that Sheridan and Donna - we needed that after our flight and not having enough time to grab lunch)
Next stop Calico and Ivy

I could move into this place and so wish that there was something like this around here. So much inspiration and lovely things to look at at every turn.  I was restrained however and stayed away from the fabrics (we all know that I am more of a knitter these days anyway)

I bought home some cotton that I have had my eye on for a while to knit a cardigan for me.

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Next and Final stop was Prints Charming.

Another place of wall to wall inspiration and colour.

I made a few purchases here and also stayed on to enjoy a champane and nibbles while we sat and stitched.

This pile of goodies came home with me.

My cousin and his wife then collected me from Prints Charming - would you believe that they will be moving just down the road and that Kirsten  knows the house, the old owners and their soon to be new neighbours.

Back to find our bed for the night.  I was lucky enough to share a  room with three other Mum's.  Thanks Wendy, Bronwyn, and Becky.

This is our view from Sydney's The Rocks YHA. Spectacular is what comes to mind and a fntastic view of both of Syndey (if not Australia's) iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
I am hoping that we can take the family here later in the year with a trip over to Taronga Zoo.

Come back tomorrow to see the Sew It Together Saturday Session.

SIT Part 1...

Where have I been I guess you are thinking.

Well if you were in Sydney over the weekend you may have managed to meet me, see me shopping or even had a laugh with me during Sew it together

I had so much fun with 51 other crafty bloggers.  Meet up with some old friends and met some that I feel like I have known since 2005 and finally have a voice to the name and the blog.

 

Becky and I

I am going to break the weekend into different posts.  I have too many photos for one mega post and would like to take my time in remembering the weekend. 

Plans are already in the pipeline for SIT #3 in 2012.  A heads up - it will be in the winter months and it will be COLD!

For photos as they are uploaded by others, pop by flickr's Sew it Together page.

A Birthday Hat

My Cousins little man turned one and we were invited to celebrate.

I ran out of time to make his gift, but in between running around on Saturday (which included a very wet Sausage Sizzle fundraiser. Rain = fundraiser fizzle)  I managed to make a birthday hat for him.

He was not overly impressed with it. But everyone thought that it was cute.

There are a few tutorials on blogland. I just used felt and interfacing with a bit of ric rac and made it up as I went along.  If you would like a tutorial let me know - I have a big boy having a birthday here later in the week - I could whip up another and take a few photos:)

 

My Creative Green Space...

Was your creative space GREEN yesterday?

 Ours was.

I sent Amelia off to school with a green t-shirt and wacky hair to celebrate Saint Patricks Day.  One of the teachers had his head shaved yesterday. The fine for not wearing a uniform went to Worlds Greatest Shave for a Cure and the students were able to participate with Crazy hair and hairspray during the day.

I also made a flower to match Amelia's for her teachers. 

Fun was had by all and Amelia was very proud of her hair and told everyone why she had funny hair.

Also in my creative space is a skirt for me.

Looking forward to getting this finished.  I may just have my sewjo back.  For more creative spaces, make sure you pop around and say hi to a few of the other crafty wonders around the world.  Full list of participants can be found at the home of Creative Spaces at Kootoyoo

Seeing Brown, Orange and Yellow

In two weeks time I will sitting, chatting and laughing with a bunch of like minded crafty girls.

Some I know and others I have never met,  but have been on crafty forums with and commented on their blogs over the years.

I received my name badge in the mail yesterday, it is from little betty.  Thankyou Chrisy, I am looking forward to meeting you soon.

Here is a sneak at the one that is almost at it's new home (I realized that I have added an extra vowel to her name just before posting so had to start again - opps)

Also in the mail last week was a parcel from Jennie,  Thanks Jennie - I won a prize in a blog post many moons ago, it was worth the wait. Looking forward to working out what to make with it - thinking a new purse for me and a key chain for starters.

A little something...

for me.

It is not often that I knit for myself.  I tend to steer away from knitting garmets for me and stick to scarfs, beanies and cowls in the past. The once or twice I have knit a full sized garment I have found that I have knitted it in thick yarn and it looks silly on my small frame.  This year though I will be knitting more for me - now to decide what is next on the needles. Any suggestions?

I was gifted this pattern and yarn in a swap on Ravelry and I am thrilled with how it turned out.  Pattern and Yarn details on Ravelry

A Family Shot...

Thought that I would share a few photos that I took of our family the other week (the same day as flying the kites actually)

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Crafting has slowed down around here - but it is still happening.  I seem to be spending most of my hours in the car or occupying a little man that after seven weeks of his sister at fulltime school, is still missing her like crazy.

Can YOU HELP - I am out of photo storage apparently - I did not even know that I had a photo account somewhere and that the photos that I upload here straight from my computer were infact stored somewhere else.  Any tips and assistance on ideas would be appreciated.  Those with wordpress and other accounts how do they work and would you suggest them - A blog is not a blog after all without photos.

EDIT:  Many thanks to Becky Etal.  I have purchased 20G for the pricey sum of $5 - That will give me another 12 months to decide where my next step will be.

A Paris Pash...

Or maybe a Pash in Paris.

Who knows - this is almost on its way to Melbourne before setting off to Paris on the head of a friend about to jet set on holiday to France.  How envious am I,  at least I can say that I knitted her beanie and kept her head warm.

This is the second Pasha I have knitted - thinking that I will have to knit one for myself.  Now to decide what colour!  Any suggestions?

i'm grateful for...

... the lovely person that found a wet and skitty dog during a thunderstorm and took it to the local vets

... the wonderful vet who scanned her and gave us a call

... the vet nurse who gave her a cuddle, water and some food and locked her up safely for the night

... the happy wag of the tail that i received in the morning when i walked through the doors.

... i am so glad we paid that money to get her micro chipped when she was a puppy.

This is my first time participating in Maxabella loves weekly grateful for posts.

My Creative Space

I am playing with two new friends this week.

A ball winder and a wooden swift.  Two things that have been on my wish list for a while and when I recieved some money for Christmas I thought that I would put it to good use.

It takes minutes to wind beautiful tight centre pull balls, that once would have taken me hours if not days.

My little helper thought that the swift was a little noisy, I might have to find the bees wax.

Three balls waiting to be turned into something special.  I might even have to build up my dyes now and dye some yarn to sell.

Pop in and say hi at Kootoyoo and be sure to pop around to a few crafty spots.

Let's Go Fly a Kite

With tuppence for paper and strings,
you can have your own set of wings.
With your feet on the ground,
you're a bird in flight!
With your fist holding tight,
to the string of your kite!

Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear

Oh, let's go fly a kite!

 

When you send it flying up there,
all at once your lighter than air!
You can dance on the breeze,
over 'ouses and trees!
With your fist 'olding tight,

to the string your kite!

 Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite!

 

An afternoon to the seaside to fly the kite, fish and chips, a walk and finished off with an icecream on a hot Summer's Day.

And if I have you humming the tune - head over and sing along.