Yes, today’s focus is on toys or objects that inspire play. Enjoy…
Tawashi – Lime green octopus by flutterbugcreations
Knitted Farm Animals by mamma4earth
She makes me smile crochet pattern by chriscrochetcrazy
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Waldorf Playset bytheenchantedcupboard
Cranberry Child’s Pouch Sling for Dolls & Teddies by earthslings
You can visit the SHE team blog here to find more great Etsy pieces.
We recently harvested 6.5 kilograms of pinkeye potatoes from the garden which is our biggest haul yet. A really beautiful potato too and organic of course. Here is what I did with one batch and yes – they are as good as they look!
I was more than a little excited to open a little box of my very first business cards! Surely someone will take me seriously now? (Total tongue in cheek). At least I don’t have to hastily scrawl down my details when someone is interested in my work now, and these certainly look better than my handwriting!
Now for the list writing. Last year when I was homeschooling with a baby and life was mostly an insane and hardly bearable chaotic rush I let a lot of things slip – including the writing of lists. I’m determined to start afresh and make this year different.
Yesterday I crossed off 8 items out of 11 – pretty good for me! What wasn’t completed yesterday transfers to today’s list. This is so important for my organisation, crossing items off my list makes me feel in control and makes a sometimes overwhelming day of tasks achievable. (I can just imagine Posie nodding emphatically!)
If you feel snowed under try writing lists – even if you only get one thing crossed off it is a way of laying out your tasks so that rather than feeling that you’re drowning in work you can have a detached sense of what you have to do.
Once you have a basic daily list you will probably find yourself writing a list for everything – goals (short and long term), shopping, trips away, purchases needing to be made, schedules….
Her daughter loves pink and is warming to red, so the dress colours were chosen accordingly. The blondie has mohair yarn for hair and the brunette has curly dyed mohair (one of my favourite materials ever!)
Plenty on the “to do” list today but unfortunately no crafting on the agenda, too much “important stuff” to be done.
Perhaps I could sneak in a few minutes of hand embroidery tonight?…..
I really like the short and sharp post on the Inspired to Action blog today.
From the team this week I’ve selected fun and happy colors!
Fibre Beads from Ebrown2503
Big Rainbow bling from isewcute
Bringing Hope Notecards by Wellofcreations
I hope these beautiful items have brightened your day!
Remember the bright shibori dyed fabric? Now it’s a skirt.
This is pretty cool – a reversible scarf. One side is bright.
The other is dark.
Do you like?
Considering I now have 510 posts on this blog I figured it was about time to actually look back at what I’d written (weird that I’d never done it before!) Perhaps I was worried about being haunted by things I never should have posted. I’m happy to report there are no such skeletons. Apart from the things I was “going to do” and never did. This time last year I was gearing up excitedly to release my first doll pattern….. it never happened.
I was also a little confused as to how I deemed the quality of my early photographs as suitable eye candy. Thank goodness that has improved! It seems I also neglected how to post a link properly, another issue that has thankfully been fixed.
So I’ve been thinking about my goals for this year and will be posting them shortly. They will be decidedly realistic and attainable – one thing I am slowly learning is to not set myself up for disappointment by aiming too high.
I’ve been enjoying reading other’s goals for the year in all their variety.
Talk soon. God bless.
