Creating in my spare time

There hasn't been much spare time lately, but I did have an order for some eye pillows to be used in meditation! 

The beautiful feel of satin, the wonderfully soothing textures of the filling, and the calming scent of camomile. I read a few DIY tutorials online, then set to work on my own take on it. 

The practice run came together nicely, so it was time to try the real thing. 

The perfect addition? My new tags from Ted and Toot labels! 

Worthlife is stocking these eye pillows for me! 

More yellow chairs

We moved into a bigger house, and that meant we could get a bigger dining table! We found one second or third hand at a reasonable price, but the chairs looked a little sad, and couldn't compare to the comfort of our old ones. Nothing that can't be fixed! 

As with last time, there were SO MANY staples to remove from the bottoms of the chairs to get the cover off, but a few hours in front of the TV and the transformation was complete! 

I went to Clark rubber with one of the wooden bases and got foam cut to fit the chairs, for 6 chairs it was about $80. 

The old foam was quite thin and worn 

It's okay- the new foam will fix that! 

My first one needed to be undone and redone as it was too tight and pulled unevenly. 

Here they are! I love them! They brighten up the room so much! 

I still need to get more fabric protection spray (you can use the stuff that is designed to protect shoes from the weather) to reduce the likelihood of stains, spray on according to the instructions and let it dry, too easy! 

Next, some purse sewing!

Have a great day!  

How many sleeps until Christmas??

The count down is on! And more so because I want to make most of my gifts this year! I've made my list, I'm checking it twice... Hopefully I'll have the right bits and pieces for everything I want to make. I've got a few trips away over the next couple of months, and then my family is celebrating Christmas in the second week of December... Which is even sooner! 

The to do list involves:

Sewing purses and bags

Sewing a blanket

Sewing scarves 

Sewing table linen

Painting

 And working out what else I need to get for the remaining friends and family! It's not easy! 

But all that is really important is that the Saviour was born. And as long as we remember that, none of the rest of it matters! 

Table and chairs...

An orange square and a yellow square- table cloths! 

Rectangles for couch cushions! 

6 pink linen squares - cloth serviettes! 

Four "floral" polyester rectangles - cushions for the outdoor setting! 

With a few 1/2 days coming up at work, I can see a lot of projects being finished very soon! 

Monday madness!

I had an AWESOME day! 

My millinery order arrived at lunch time 

(But not the flowers) 

As well as some white trim which somehow avoided this photo which was thrown in complimentary. It's so wonderful, I'm so excited to play and create! 

My fabric order should also be here this week, apparently not until Friday though :( there are a few more bits in that for my fascinating fascinator encounter! 

Also WE HAVE HOT WATER AGAIN! Right after writing this out, I'm off for the best shower I've had in seemingly forever! 

And! This arvo I knocked off work, did the food shopping, then got stuck into the piles of leaves, branches, and rubbish in the back yard, and weeding the gravel beside the lawn. So rewarding! Rippy helped, as always. 

Helpful Rippy is chewing up his treasures, eventually they might even fit in the bin! 

I'd love to compost more, but our gardens are a foot deep in rocks, which doesn't lend itself to mulching all that well... So I'll do my best just to keep the rocks tidy instead! 

Happy Monday! Have an awesome Tuesday! 

Packing day

Tomorrow is road trip day! It's been a stressful afternoon attempting to cram all of my worldly possessions into my tiny car, but my super hero, rock star boyfriend managed to make the majority of it fit (yay) some things didn't make the cut- such as my rose cuttings. I'm hoping that mum will be able to keep them alive for me. My paintings in progress didn't fit either, but my paints have, so I'll just have to start fresh. 

Before packing we had a wonderful morning at church, c3 joondalup were incredibly hospitable and both the worship and fellowship were heartwarming and inspiring. From there we took a lovely stroll around bunnings, picking up a piece of MDF for a project we have planned (stick around, all will be revealed) and then in to the city to pick up a router for my Rockstar's new sound desk, and get the battery replaced in my phone (exciting!) 

Since my last post I have actually managed to do some crafting, I finished off this dress FINALLY! 

Sorry about the blurry photo. This is before I finished the hem I think. As soon as it was done I had to rush out, proper "complete" photos to come! 

And I have 3/4 finished a little roll for my sewing supplies. I think there may be a tutorial for this one day- keep watching this space! 

The next 2 days will be driving, then back to work and it'll take time to get myself sorted out and back into the swing of things. I haven't deserted you, I'll just be temporarily offline! 

God bless! 

Late night sewing

After inspiration struck late last night, I rummaged through my fabric collection and this was the result: 

Hopefully this will make a beautiful 2 year old very happy for her birthday! 

Sweat shop!

I've been putting in a few hours behind the sewing machine, here's a few progress pictures

Friday sewday

Well, the water was out for most of the day, my morning shower was at 6pm... But it was a productive day none the less and I really enjoyed it! My pile of garments requiring zippers is growing...