Wednesday is South Bank day

Now that summer is here, we hop on our bike and head off to South Bank for our morning splash! I don't know if you have seen this Reb. It is really wonderful and lots of artists have contributed to the water features. Our favs are the map of Brisbane rivers (in the blue) and the Map of the city (yellow). We like to stand were we used to live when M was born, and where we live now, and where daddy works! Sorry I've doubled up on one pic and can't figure out how to remove it without removing all. Days like these make me love, love, Brisbane life!

A new find

This woman makes beautiful things, has some very original photo ideas.....and is a shoeaholic...a woman after my own heart!

http://in-my-pocket.blogspot.com/

Check out her flicker photos

car o rama continues

.......... so, I over estimated on the car fabric for the bed and now have meters of the stuff! Here is a nappy bag I made. It fits three nappies and a flat wet wipes pack. The lining is an old business shirt of Michel's. He always buys very good quality cotton shirts for work, I always loathe to give them up once the cuffs and necks have gone. So I figure this is a good way to use all the really nice spare bits like the backs and fronts. I have to buy some velcro to close it, thus preventing everything falling out and swimming around in bag.

Stay tuned for more car fabric, as I am planning on making a few more bags, also recovering as much of Marcus' push chair as I can.

Car o rama

I bought some bright fabric with different cars on it to recover Marcus' sun bed. The original cover was a very cool, but very stained orange 70s flower design, covered by a very 80s light green fabric. I was given it by a friend's sister. It took a lot of organising to move it, store it, get the staple gun, talk super clean hubby into taking it on, getting time away from Marcus to do it etc etc. I love it! So does he, and more importantly so does Marcus!!

cousins

Below is a photo of us in the 70s. James and I have the boots on. I can't remember having the photo taken, but I remember grandma and grandad's garden! In particular the garden shed, it was grandad's wood work shed. I used to go in there with him and hammer things, I loved the smell, and whenever I am near wood shavings it takes me back to the happy times with him "working" on our visits to England.

cousins

You can't beat a blog

I haven't blogged in ages. One of the reasons being that I started to face book, but it's not the same. I want to feature my handmade stuff and talk about crafts, face book is too general.

So, on my first entry in a very long time, I can tell you that I have only knitted a scarf (it took me roughly 2 years!) and last week I got sand in my camera, so no photos!!!!!! Despite all of this, I feel like I really want to start blogging again and using the little time I have to DO something.

I can, however put up some blogs that I have found and really like!

wee wonderfuls and a ervilha cor de rosa

I bought a pattern from wee wonderfuls.....will keep you posted.