Sweet Fabric:
brown owls

you bet!

raw edges, thrifted materials & stitchery. You can't top that.

See a lovely pic of the tealights burning away together here.

The lights were dim & it was a lovely relaxed night of chatter & stitching.

was such a lot of fun:

lovely chatter
sipping
laughing
& a wee bit of peddling

The rockstars a la mike & the smalls had a brilliant time:

tree climbing
swinging
dodge balling
& swing dodging

... one point the big girl was laughing so hard she spat & snorted apple juice.

Cute apron from this girl

Badge making night was lots of fun.

Gemma helped everyone out with the rolls royce super swank badge makers, Pip shared a cute as a button house badge & Anna Laura showed us all how to make gorgeous felt badges.

Everyone was very busy & very productive. It was lovely.

Now onto matters blog...

I've totally dropped the ball. I don't have wireless & I've been popping down to the office to post & that is absolutely it. I'm so behind in my reading & comments & replies - sorry.

So, I'm just shoving all that dirty washing under the bed & starting from scratch.

The Brown Owls girls stitched up a storm last night. We added embroidered detail to those notebooks from yesterday OR made a "soap saver" (thanks Ashley) tea bag.

We applied the embroidered patch with varnish & then coated the top too.

They make a great little gift & Flossy P - they do look good covered in fabric or with paper/card detail too.

Gemma ran a fantastic session at Brown Owls last night.

I was mixing up a fixative cocktail or two behind the bar! (so I didn't take any pics of the wonderful printing everyone did). But Pip has some fabulous pics up here.

Everyone was busy stamping up a storm. There was a lovely creative buzz, everyone sharing ideas & skills. What a fabulous night.

My favourite print of the night?

Evie made a wonderful abstract stamp & then repeated the design to create this gorgeous singlet.

Footnote: Challenge is good for you!

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More Fun at Polyvore & Brown Owls last night.
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is good for the soul.

In preparation for tonight's Brown Owls get together I've been doing some hand piecing.

It's hugely satisfying to examine your perfectly pressed hand pieced work. I think this progress pic looks so pretty. You could never get the back of anything machined to look that good or sit that flat.

Normally I'm all about the speedy quick but I've really been enjoying the handwork I've been doing lately. It keeps me upstairs with the date at night & it's portable. I've been multi-tasking at the kids gym, football, soccer & at family events too.
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One of my first attempts at hand piecing (C1997). As you can see by the fact that it remains unfinished I really didn't love either the fabric or the design. It's not a bad job though & I'm looking forward to a bit of had piecing at Brown Owls on the 23rd of June.

I'm NOT a yarnish type crafter. BUT...I thought I had better "be prepared" for Brown Owls last night. So yesterday (more as cleaning avoidance than anything else) I sat in the Northern sun & did this.

No suprises ... I forgot to take my camera to Brown Owls last night but both Pip & Gem were in full click. The clubhouse was humming along beautifully. Jess did a brilliant job covering the basics of a granny square & making sure that everyone was on track. Lara & Amy came along to help & there were a couple of other lovely owls who were pretty confident with the hook. Everyone helped each other - it was fun.

We drank champagne & had cake to celebrate Brooke's birthday. What a gorgeous evening it was.

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I left my camera at Brown Owls last night.

I drove past 4 Op Shops on the way to & fro. I may have stopped in at a couple.

I'm thrilled with my little sugar bowl. Green apples are popping up everywhere lately.

BUT...the find of the day has to go to this:

How fabulous is our new door prize barrel? Straight to the pool room club house for this little baby.

I reckon the barrel girl will LOVE it.

last night has given me another chance to blabber on about community.

Brown Owl's crafty clubhouse was a lovely relaxed but busy space last night.

Everyone brought their own projects to work on & we had a bit of show & tell too. It was wonderful - all those women with different skills & interests happily sharing their knowledge & resources. That's what I'm talking about!

Samantha Mathis said it best...

I have a dream of my own
And it's mine all mine alone
Its been my friend since I was just a girl
It has a life it has a heart
It has a soul and it's a part
Of everything this woman gives the world

And it's a big dream
Big enough to share
Like a rainbow, hanging in the air
And I thank God, for making it come true
Makes me think maybe God's a woman too
Makes me think maybe God's a woman too

There's a full moon tonight
And I'm bathing in its light
Naked as the day that I was born
There is no shame beneath this sky
I have kissed the past good bye
And mended up my broken heart so torn

With a sweet sound only I can make
And it gets stronger
With every breath I take
And it's all apart of making me feel new
Makes me think maybe God's a woman too
Makes me think maybe God's a woman too.

Thank you fabulous Brown Owls near & far for contributing & sharing.