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Saturday 14 January 2012

Hand made beads...





It's a bit hot here, so not conducive to painting in my work room (not air conditioned) or doing my quilting (heavy fabric)...


But, bead making?


Well...


I found some wonderful golden French thread in my mother's stash of bits and pieces



and wasn't sure what to do with it until I came across some sumptuous fabrics and threads...




And all that became this....








All in all, a pretty good (and cool) day's work...


Now to make then into something...!!!



Monday 9 January 2012

Different sort of creativity

It's summertime in Australia, and very hot in Perth....  


So- it must be harvest time!!!




Check out the spoils of my labour...


My red onions....






Capsicums and chillies....




Basil and oregano...





Cherry tomatoes....

Ready for roasting in olive oil, sugar and balsamic vinegar...



Larry waiting for me to finish harvesting...




And waiting for Vienna to drop him some tomatoes (which he is addicted to...)







More?????



And then, put it all together into a healthy organic vegetable and Tofu stirfry...


Yum!!!

Sunday 1 January 2012

More blanket work

Well....


It's been such a long time since I posted...


I hope you have all had a great time over the holiday period.... 


I must admit I have been busy populating and getting obsessed with the two other blogs I am writing (see post below) - Dad gives me such a lot of things to write about! 


But, I have been working on a piece for my blanket, and took some shots to show you!


I am doing the blanket in sections.  I find it easier to work with as I need to be able to get "into" the pieces to add sections.  Plus, the piece gets pretty heavy to work with...  Not to mention it's pretty hot here, and I'm working with felted wool!

First- the new piece:


Here is a shot of the piece in its entirety....


And now a few close ups of the individual sections....






Then I laid the two pieces together to see how they will look...


Obviously I have a bit of tidying up to do...




And Larry decided he needed to keep and eye on my progess as well....





He just loves me....


What can i say???  I'm adorable apparently...




 Here's a better shot of it all....



Coming together nicely...