Vignettes

I have been meaning to take a photo of this vignette which I put together some time back of a selection of things which my Mum passed on to me, as well as a few of my own pieces....some of them are quite tacky or kitsch...but I think they all go together quite well...and they do present a talking point for visitors....

and a close up of a few of my favourites...

Friday Inspiration

Well, I think I have decided to make Fridays my day to show you what is inspiring me....

Just love this selection of blue and white...I am sorry, but I am not sure who I should acknowledge this photo as belonging to ...It may be Design Sponge....

Inspiration #2

Welcome back to my next Inspiration instalment....this is yet another photo from The Purl Bee and yes, another mini quilt....I love the rainbow colours in this...

Inspiration #1

I thought I would showcase some of the things which I find on the web which inspire me....this is the first of many to come I hope...The Purl Bee is a wonderful site which has loads of free sewing, knitting & crochet projects and is filled with inspiration...I just love this..being the blue and white girl that I am...

Fishing

My sister in law gave me these photos of my niece and nephew when they went camping ealrier in the year....they are so sweet...they were only pretend fishing, but I think they were having fun anyway.

Busting Out!!

I recently popped a photo of the bust I decorated for a friend's daughter's school...here are a few photos from the opening night of other completed busts which were my favourites....sorry that a few of them are a bit blurred

This one belongs to Holly, my friend's eldest daughter...

and this one is her second daughter, Maddie's...made with pages from the good old "Melways"

and a few of my favourites...

  

Craft and cooking

Well, I have been busy on and off completing various projects.  This is for one of my work colleagues who has gone off to have a baby...I made this quilt out of a very cute range of fabrics called "Little Apples".



I made this quilt from Leesa Chandler's "Under the Australian Sun" range for my cousin and her husband who I will be staying with when I visit Germany later in the year as a thank you.

I have 2 work colleagues having babies within weeks of each other and we had their farewell morning tea this week so I decided to try my hand at making macarons....and these little beauties were the result.  They were  a HUGE hit with my co-workers...and in the end, very easy, once I had reduced the cooking time and the temperature.  The first batch I made looked absolutely perfect, However, they were as hard as rocks....so into the bin they had to go!!! 
Here is a link to the original recipe.

Finally, one of my friends' daughter's school is having a fundraiser for the school and the Olivia

Newton-John Cancer and Wellness centre.

They are having an exhibition amongst other activites whereby students and others can decorate a "bust" for display...the event is called "Girls Bust Out" and I have decorated a bust for the exhibitions.  I had loads of fun decorating this with recycled sewing bits and pieces... I can't wait to see all of the other busts next weekend.

For those of you in Melbourne who are interested in attending, the details can be found here.