Sweet Fabric [Search results for small stuff] 

Have you seen something at my place that you like?

I've made a lot of stuff, hacked & re-worked a lot of stuff, found a lot of stuff & of course bought a lot of stuff too.

Some of the places I've made purchases over the years are listed here (in no particular order except to say that most of my favourite pieces have come from Step Back).

Step Back
Youngs Auctions
Camberwell Antique Centre
Camberwell Market
Maling Road Antiques
Smith Street Bazaar
20th Century Scandinavia
Arthurs Circus
Kyo
Simon Ancher
Bunnings
The Works
The Mill Markets
Op Shops
Ikea
Hard rubbish
Family "rescues"

& online
Ebay
Etsy (including but not limited to)...
Aunty Cookie, Loobylu, Bricolagelife, Vandalized Vintage, Tsk Tsk, Red Pepper Quilts, Meet me at mikes, Bellalulu, Yardage Design, Lil Sonny Sky, Gemma Jones
... for prints, soft furnishings & small vintage pieces.

I'm multi tasking like a maniac at the moment.

Stuff I'm getting paid for, stuff I'm doing for pleasure, cooking, knitting, sewing, stitching & hooking too. It's out of control.

Just because I have the attention span of a hyper 2 year old I borrowed this Crop-O-Dile from Cathy. I've said it before & I'll say it again. Scrap bookers have the best tools ever! This thing is amazing. Don't get too close to me or you may find yourself with a few holes punched in you!

Good stuff comes in small black boxes lined with velvet doesn't it? Well, let me tell you the thing inside this box is just about the best thing in the whole wide world. It's made by one of the cleverest people I know. It's beautiful but you'll have to come back tomorrow to see it. I promise it will be worth the click.

Don't forget to pop in & add your link if you're playing along this week.

You've got to know when to hold them....
Know when to fold them...
Know when to walk away...
Know when to run...

OR just because you "can" doesn't mean you should!

I made this little guy for Craft Hope found via Loobylu.

The idea really touched me & I so wanted my doll to be utterly gorgeous & super squishy & cuddly. In an effort to make him "perfect" I decided to follow a pattern (this was mistake number 1). His arms & legs are way too long & his head is way too small & I had to stuff him too firmly so that his neck didn't flop. The only thing I like about this doll is his hair treatment which I made up!

My second mistake was using super soft expensive looking (but op shop purchased) stretch fabric which I then had to retrospectively interface! YIKES.

My obsessive, competitive nature won't allow me to be beaten (I prefer to think of it as "never say die").

I know I should run & leave this sort of thing to super clever people who actually have some talent (& for the time it's taken me I'd have been better purchasing from them & posting):

Jhoanna :: her shop
Fiona :: her shop
Victoria :: her shop
Michelle :: her shop

I've already cut out & interfaced & started the embroidery for my "no pattern" doll. I really hope he works!

My dad & step mum live in North East Victoria, they are not under threat.

They rang today to ask if they could donate a doona that I'd left there... It's cold at the relief centre & they really need bedding.

YES!

We talked more about how awful the situation is & where the greatest need is. I offered to get more stuff together. A few friends from school are helping out too.

I'm meeting Dad on the highway tomorrow morning & I'm feeling like my contribution might make things just a little easier for a small number of the bushfire victims left with nothing.

Aren't they just the cutest couple ever?

I bought them about 10 years ago at Camby Market.

They are ceramic & a bit chipped & bumped around. The little guy used to have a plait but one of my nooty kids pulled it off when they were small.

They are bobble heads. He has magnetic lips & she has a magnetic cheek - just to make sure that they get the smooch right everytime. Cute & yet another reason why it pays to get up early.

This bag made from thrifted "reverse ripple" fabric. Slouchy & casual when you're not carrying much around but able to hold everything a busy girl needs.

The size of the bag was determined by the only thrifted green zip I owned.

I think it works for this fabric. Something smaller really wouldn't have done the pattern justice.

The idea has been kicking around for sometime & then I had a conversation with Lara about just how much stuff you need to carry around when you've got small kids & a crochet habit. It's made of Thornberry green fabric & the belt keepers at the top are crochet string.

Made from thrifted everything so totally green.

More bags by me.