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Reading. Reading. Knitting and Reading.
Wow who knew there was so much to do when you are a Uni student....yes even a part time one. All I can say is. So. Much. Reading.There really has been very little time for crafting. The only thing I...
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Finished: Foliage lace mitts
Finished my mitts thank heavens as it is blinking cold at the moment. I used Sassy Cupcake's Foliage Lace Mitts pattern. It is super cute but I decided to shorten them as I didn't feel the need for...
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Book Week
I asked the Kid what she wanted to go as to the Book Week Parade. She said Elsa or Ana as apparently that is what EVERY girl in the class was going as. I sat her down and explained that Frozen is...
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Sewing progress
This week I thought it was time I started to sew up the great stack of rectangles I have been cutting up for the past month. I wasn't sure about a couple of the fabrics for my new quilt but I need to...
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Finished: Hoopla Oh Deer
Knocked up a quick mini side project - voila Oh Deer from my favourite little craft book, Hoop-La. It is now taking pride of place on my inspiration wall.
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Productivity....sort of
A while back (though for the life of me I can't remember when) I committed to finishing one craft project BEFORE starting a new one. Well, guess what? I am completely useless at doing that. Seems...
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Finished: Pencil Cases
Seriously how cute is this pattern. I thought they would be perfect for the school fair craft stall (shame I missed it by a week, eeeek). But WOO HOO they are done and dusted now. And I love them....
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Finished: Mid-December Cowl
Are you crazy Amanda or what? Don't you know its 35 degrees out there right now. A cowl? Seriously?I know, I know. But there is method in my madness I promise. The Kid and I are off to the UK for...
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This week......
I was browsing back through my little blog and realised I really miss taking photos and posting to this little space of mine. So I thought I would try and change that. It may not be the biggest blog...
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Sydney Rock Pool Challenge: # 1 North Narrabeen
I was at my friend, Gen's place recently having a lovely cuppa when I noticed this beautiful book on her coffee table. We oohed and aahed over the gorgeous Sydney beaches. Gen told me she had only...
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This week...I worked on my grammar
This week I started to read Eats, Shoots and Leaves. I am now in week 4 of my second university trimester, endeavouring to complete a foundation course which will gain me access to the full degree I...
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Sydney Rock Pool Challenge: #2 Mona Vale
The weather has been hot hot hot. So it seemed just plain stupid not to squeeze in our next Sydney Rock Pool visit - number 2 of 29 pools has been ticked off the list. Last week saw us visit glorious...
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Finished: City Gym Shorts
Another project finished. I am simply racing through them...or should I say they have taken me months to make but all the projects seem to be finishing at the same time.I loved Purlbee's City Gym...
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Finished: Stella Monkey Dress
I told you that the projects were all finishing at once: voila another completed job. I've made this dress before and the Kid loved it, and she actually asked for another one and picked this rather...
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2014: the year in review
Sometimes I get to the end of a year and think well I didn't manage to do very much. However, when I actually take a stroll through the year that was, I realise that in fact I did a lot more than I had...
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Non Resolutions for 2015
So you may have noticed that it's 2015 already. And a new year means resolutions, right? Well, I'm not really one to set hard and fast resolutions but all the same there were thoughts and ideas...
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Jetlagged
Well jet lag sucks big time doesn't it! I have been back from England nearly a week now and I am still waking up at 2am in the morning, completely unable to go back to sleep. I feel like I am living...
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Daily habit for 2015
I wanted to commit to a creative daily habit in 2015 but wanted to be a more specific rather than just anything creative. Therefore, I decided to concentrate on making quilts - as the kid become less...
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Books in 2015
I set myself a target to read 30 books this year - thats pretty doable don't you think? Im also interested to see what percentage of fiction to non fiction I read. My reading tastes have really...
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Projects galore
If you are like me you probably have a LOT of crafting books. I have loads but the sad thing is that it is not very often that I get around to making any of the cool projects found on the pages of...
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2 quilts and a lighthouse
Work continues on my denim quilt / picnic blanket. It is a slow process embroidering these 14cm squares but I try and do a little each night in front of the teev. Ive worked out that I need about 50...
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First thing I finished this year
The problem with having lots of different projects on the go at any one time, is that it can be ages until you finish anything. With this is in mind I decided I needed some little projects to go along...
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Finished 2015: Lotta Reversible Sun Hat
Well blow me down with a feather, Ive finished something else. My first thing from the Make Stuff from my Existing Craft Books Project......definitely need a snappier title for this project (any...
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A quilt update
It seems I now have four quilts in varying stages of completion - how the hell did that happen? Come on, we all know its exciting to plan and work on the top of a quilt but yeesh the binding and back...
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Finished 2015: Four little projects
In amongst all the quilt action and uni assignments, I have actually managed to finish a few little projects over the past month, but eeek, I never seem to find the time to blog!First up, the kid was...
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