Sweet Fabric:
this is...cool stuff

Eeeek...look what arrived in the mail today!

When I was in Canberra we went to the Canberra Glassworks. Firstly just to have a look & then we went back the next day to DIY. It was an AMAZING experience.

Obviously there is MUCH hand holding ... it's a dangerous business.

It was just sensational to be part of it all in the Hot Shop.

Look at Nan shaping her paper weight. Pretty cool huh?

Nan gifted me this utterly gorgeous "Turf" paperweight. The collection just got a whole lot posher with the addition my own & the really truly artist one too.

I highly recommend the experience if you happen to be in Canberra.

Just look at that INCH high stack of full size pattern pieces from Pip Lincolne's new book!

Always one to appreciate the details...imagine my excitement when I opened the pattern envelope at the front of the book & was greeted with this pile of deliciousness.

I'm still unsure what I'm going to make but I'm fairly certain it will involve the ponies.

See you tomoz with a (hopefully finished) something from Sew La Tea Do.

PS: Hooray for Pip for totally getting off her butt & making stuff happen.

Just look what I scored in the Downunder Doll Quilt Swap!

The swap was organised by Kate ... you can read all about how to register your interest for round two right here.

Thank you Nic ... for getting it so right! You're ace!

I had such a great day with Aunty Cookie and the Meet Me at Mikes guys yesterday. Finders Keepers was a fabulous day out. You can read about the day & see fabulous pictures of the stalls & the event over at The Design Files or Mikes.

Shaz gave me this lightly hot water bottle vase & it joins Kate's hand in the bathroom (ring is by Victoria Mason) .... I know you need three to make it a collection so shall buzz off to etsy now.

& a bit on finding & keeping friends too...

I'm endlessly amazed by the number of really truly gorgeous mates I've made because of this bit of online drivel. My goings on are hardly ever poignant, personal or even humourous. But something in the way I've presented myself has led me to a growing number of found & kept friends & for that I will be eternally grateful. xxx

I am the very proud owner of a Victoria Mason Granny Square ring. I love it!

I shall be sporting this little baby at the Finders Keepers on Sunday (& quite likely until my dying day).

Are you going? I'm just a little bit excited about the whole event. I've been lucky enough to get an advance showing of the wares of both Victoria & Shannon. I think it's going to be a ripping weekend.

Vic has a very special Finders only offer which you should absolutely know all about...

Maybe see you Sunday? I'll be helping out Shannon (& chewing the fat with the Mikes crew).

I've quite a collection now. They are employed as weights for so many of my makings.

My childhood neighbour's Grandmother collected them. I loved visiting her house in Walmer Street & watching the reflections cast both inside and outside the spheres. There's something quite magical about them.

I hope one day to have a collection just like Gran Stewart's. One that excites and delights my grandchildren (& their friends).

This made my heart skip a beat.

Five envelopes and then the card. I love the run-on of daught
er.

EDIT: It's not my birthday - sorry. I thrifted this yesterday. See the date? 1 January 1954.

Happy weekend.

The Heat Beads Hawkers' Market is running as part of The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

What a magical event this is!

I was lucky enough to be there to watch the Vic Market transform into a bustling Hawkers' Market (& then back again ready for this morning's regular market).

Last night the Vic Market sheds were filled with the smell of delicious Asian foods sizzling over hot coals. There was live entertainment, cooking demonstrations & tables jam packed full of people soaking in this rather magical event (& they are doing it all again tonight & Wednesday).

It's certainly an experience I'd recommend so if you're in Melbourne you should consider making tonight or tomorrow night's meal plan "The Heat Beads Hawkers' Market".

in a candy store.

Hipstamatic (for iPhone/iPod) is just so much fun & produces images just like the photos filling our family photo albums.

Snapped today on the front beach at Pt Lonsdale. Look at that gorgeous old couple walking hand in hand along the beach. She was wearing a rashie...I admire that.

Thanks for playing along with my "Where am I?" yesterday.

I had to go down to the beach yesterday to give my parents in law a hand & treated myself to a stop at The Mill Markets on the way home.

My grandmother had a set of these (without the Pimms branding) when I was growing up. I don't care to remember how many cups of Tang or Orange & Mango juice I drank from them...always accompanied by a Tic Toc biscuit.