My creative space

A whole lot of fabrics newly washed and folded. They're all ready to make things or sit there until I find some complimentary fabrics.



This week I hope to make a stripey cushion cover for the foam on Ethan's Ikea drawers. My other plans for his room include making some curtains, painting it light blue or green, and getting a rug for the floor. But maybe not all this week.

Ethan going on a boat trip with Puppy.

Today my Mum brought around my old Doll house that she made for my sister and I when we were little (My Mum is a clever lady). My husband suggested that we do it up for Ethan as a Christmas present. I'm going to update all the furniture for him by repainting.


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At our place

My husband and I have this running joke about eggplants. One of the stores I used to do merchandising for had fake eggplants for room displays and Steve thought they were hilarious! Fake vegetables are pretty funny aren't they! I often found chewed ones around the store which small children (or adults) had gnored on. Real ones are much nicer too look at AND chew on, but these didn't last more than an hour before I put them into a Thai green curry.

This tomato plant came up from seed. It is totally going off!! I hope to have lots of tomatoes soon.

As long as our resident possums don't get to them first. These possums are "very noisy!" as Ethan would say. We call them the Wombats or Elephants on the roof because they sound like they are a lot bigger than they are.

Flannel flowers

I found these flannel flowers while my sister and I were looking at places to have her wedding.


I will show you our research for the wedding soon! We have been trawling flickr for examples of what we want to do. It's so much easier than when I got married. Don't you just love the Internet!

Mangoes and strawberries

It's all about the seasonal fruits this week! We're enjoying mangoes from a friends plantation in Darwin. Yum!

Eye Candy

Some thrift store finds this week. Haniwa Stone bowl in the "Maywood" Pattern (made in Japan) and a bottle of buttons (from the fifties and or sixties?) pictured are some of my favourites. I love the colours and patterns. Haven't decided what to do with the buttons yet.