I’m here.
And here.
No internet. No phone. Just us and the fresh sea air.
See you in a couple of weeks.
God bless.
I’m not here
A letter to Mr. Baillieu
Dear Mr. Baillieu,
Although I am completely against abortion at any stage of a pregnancy I am particularly disturbed by the knowledge that a percentage of late term aborted babies are born alive then left to die. What a terrible abomination. How terribly sickening to be aware of this practice occuring regularly in our beautiful country and being powerless to change it.
Therefore, I appeal to you Mr Baillieu. You are not powerless. You can change this. This is so wrong – please make it right.
Although I am completely against abortion at any stage of a pregnancy I am particularly disturbed by the knowledge that a percentage of late term aborted babies are born alive then left to die. What a terrible abomination. How terribly sickening to be aware of this practice occuring regularly in our beautiful country and being powerless to change it.
Therefore, I appeal to you Mr Baillieu. You are not powerless. You can change this. This is so wrong – please make it right.
Yours Sincerely
(my name)
If you feel as strongly on this issue as I do please make your voice heard!
Write to your local MP. Write to the Premier – Ted Baillieu, Deputy Premier – Peter Ryan and Health Minister – Hon David Davies.
Address your letters to C/- Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000
Giveaway winners announced….
Winners of my embroidery pattern are:
Quilary Forest Dweller Amme
Congrats to you all – your pattern will be flying towards you via cyberspace shortly – and thanks to all who entered. The pattern is available in my Etsy shop.
Amme – I don’t have any contact details for you, could you please email me?
Featured!
One of my dresses is featured in a lovely collage here.
Waldorf Window Stars
Ann really inspires me with her paper stars and I have been meaning to make some with the children for ages. I finally got around to ordering some kite paper from Winterwood (it’s not easy to find in Australia).
I followed the tutorial here which is very clear and easy to follow.
The children enjoyed making something so pretty and our windows are brighter and cheerful. Now all I need is this book to make some more detailed ones!
My Creative Space
Feels like Autumn. My favourite time of year. The garden is so inspiring right now.
We have some different varieties of pumpkin this year thanks to The Lost Seed
The begonia flower is so pretty and delicate.
Mad tree – climbing pumpkin vines.
Walls of morning glory.
Plump and shiny little tomatoes that the children love to pop in their mouths.
Can’t you just smell the aroma of pumpkin soup?
In case you’re wondering – they’re gourds! Funny, aren’t they?
Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for my new embroidery pattern – it ends tomorrow!
For more Creative Spaces look here.
Ojo de Dios weaving
The children and I did some weaving today. These are called “Ojo de Dios” or “God’s Eyes” and are a great quick and achievable project for kids. It also gives you the chance to sneak in a little history and Spanish lesson as well.
We hung ours as window decorations.
I got carried away with the hypnotic rhythm of it all and did this large one on bamboo sticks from the garden. I used some of Nell’s beautiful wool which I think is a perfect showcase for such fabulous wool!
We followed instructions here.
A new pattern and a giveaway!
My first ever embroidery pattern is now available!
The pattern is in the form of a pdf download and includes instructions, tips and recommendations.
To celebrate I’m giving away 3 patterns to 3 lucky readers.
Simply leave a comment here telling me what you love about embroidery to be entered in the draw. If you have not yet attempted embroidery (and I highly encourage you to!) leave a comment telling me what you think you would love about it.
Winners will be drawn on Friday and if you can’t wait until then the pattern is in my Etsy shop now!
Self worth
I’ve been struggling with this for quite some time now and it’s getting worse.
Last year I had a job interview for the first time in many years and was struck by this realisation: I don’t believe in myself anymore. In my darker times I think of myself as a loser! The one who never made anything of herself.
Last year I had a job interview for the first time in many years and was struck by this realisation: I don’t believe in myself anymore. In my darker times I think of myself as a loser! The one who never made anything of herself.
I don’t know how this happened. But I do know it goes hand in hand with being a “housewife” (for want of better word). I shouldn’t feel like this. I have a loving and encouraging husband. My children love me and depend on me.
It is so important to me that as my children grow and develop they have the belief that they can reach great heights and nothing within reason is out of reach. Am I conveying that to them when my own self worth has dwindled to next to nothing?
When I was performing I sang to rooms of people on a regular basis. I wasn’t phased. I knew I was good. People liked to hear me sing. It was a great feeling.
Now I find that I’m constantly trying but getting nowhere – I guess that I feel I no longer have anything to offer. I’m naturally a creative person and find it difficult that I’m unable to make a living from that creativity – I have that silly feeling that money = success.
I’m not sure why I’m writing this. Letting off steam helps a little. And I would love to hear from anyone who finds themselves in the same situation or has been through it. I hope it doesn’t sound like a “will someone please feel sorry for me?” post – that isn’t my intention.
Thanks for listening š
New fabric in the shop!
This is the first time I’ve offered hand dyed fabric in my shop to give customers the option of deciding what they would like to make!
I used different strengths of black and red and the shibori technique to achieve this tribal pattern.
The fabric is cotton lawn which is perfect for a girly skirt or perhaps a cool table runner!
In the shop now.