teeny tiny textile

one day i'll be as awesome as sheila hicks but right now there is a large cavernous space between my weaving abilities and hers.....

so this is "one step closer to sheila" - an homage to all those friendship bracelets i made as a child and sold from a wrapped cardboard box for 5 cents as a lucky dip with the girl over the road, Jadee Dodd. we used to sit in the sun, our knees all scabby from rollerskating stacks, holding the embroidery thread between our toes as we plaited and knotted away.

a teeny tiny piece of knotmaking.

BUT the real fun starts when I do my full day workshop intro to machine knitting at popcraft. this will be a long life goal achieved and definitely one step closer to sheila!

colour me happy

its thursday - almost time for the LONG weekend....even though mum has gone, we've had a fab couple of days. i'm really enjoying all the giggling sessions Lottie Pearl and I seem to get up to these days. kinda like we have a continual private joke about nothing but which makes us lose it every time! i'm never shy about playing games with her on a bus or in public even though i must sound mad!

i'm hoping to finish off the handmade albums i've been working on of Lottie's birth and first few days home and i'm also hoping to go and put an overlocker on layby!!! *eeep* it feels a little crazy buying something so huge when i have such little crafting time but from all accounts these things save you STACKS of time......especially when sewing for the mini lady.

and on a more existential note - do you find it a positive or a negative to always dream or wish you were doing something different, being somewhere else? does it mean you are never happy with right now or do you think it is part of life to dream about your future?

apologies - can't remember where on ETSY i found these tin cups......

weekend

my mum visited this weekend all the way from perth. it meant k & i could sneak off for a few of life's luxuries like dinners, climbing, crafting and pubbing!

mum (or Gran) left last night and we miss her so much already. watching her play with Lottie Pearl i saw so much of myself. my mum never had a career as such but i think she did such an amazing job with us 3 kids. i'm proud to see myself as a mama in her. at times, i wish it were like the olden days and she lived just down the street. not to be in this modern world.....

on another note....i've been thinking about how many real friends i have. i heard an article on ABC radio about how many friends a person has. how many do you think you have? i've always been quality over quantity but particularly now with a baby i think my circle of friends has become even smaller. and i know i appreciate so much the friendship i have gained through this here blog.

above are some horses from our collection of horse paintings. one day we'll have that house, with a big fireplace and a wall full of horses......

update: owl binky is officially ACCEPTED!

fuel for my engine

sometimes its hard, with everything going on in my head and in the day to remember to eat. which is silly cause i'll have more energy if i put more fuel into my engine!

here are some lunches from this week. tuna and ricotta salad with a few crisps and a pumpkin and boiled egg vindaloo.

add a cup of tea and a few moments of silence whilst bebe is sleeping and you have one temporarily happy and satiated mama!

update: don't think my owl binky is going to fool Lottie.....she seems determined to reach for the ugly pink thing! maybe i need to add some satin to the owl to try and compete!

binky + whats in yr bag?

turquoise seems to be a coincedental theme as of late......

this is whats in my bag (encouraged via Dos Family)

and since we've given away the dummy, Lottie Pearl has taken to a disgusting pale pink satin blanky thing with a bear head. It was given to her......I don't know why I find it so gross (maybe the already stinky sucked on ears) but in case she gets extra attached to her 'Binky' I thought it smart if I could make them myself. So tonight we'll test if she likes this! It has spent a few nights under my pillow to get my smell on it......

very selfish but it makes a mama feel better if it is homemade. waaaay better than super-synthetic-light-a-match-to-it-and-it-will-explode version. plus, it was nice to use the sewing machine for the first time in a long time!

5 minute crafting

i miss craft. i miss the luxury of spending a day with all my shit sprawled over our table and just pecking at bits and pieces as inspiration hits me.

so this hama bead necklace was just a moment of loveliness where my old friend Craft and I sat down to catch up. We had nothing original to say. We just reminded each other that even though we don't get to see each other that often anymore we still think of each other, often.

5 minute crafting is where its at these days!

postal pleasures

a package of love from way out west! thankyou ninny!

happy socks, beautiful felting wool (colours of course are perfect!), organic seeds and a paper duck all wrapped up and posted in hand-printed paper.

5 minute crafting - here i come! (more on that later.....)

new here

sweet little pocket on my new t-shirt and a big square floppy knit jumper. all from our family travels up the end of sydney road.

i know its wrong to love cheap imported clothing so much. but most of my clothing is op-shopped.

does op-shopping for clothes help balance it out at all?

do you have a moral quandry at the minute?

weekend

of course weekends are the best. it means i do this whole baby thing with kee by my side for a whole 2 days in a row!

//drinking super strong coffee with old italian men on sydney road//cruising smith street//listening to gil scott heron records//watching footy and movies//walking//saying goodbye to a friend//giggling at our super banal conversations//

and more importantly.....with this new lease on life (aka SLEEPING and SLEEPING BABY) we are starting to uncover ourselves, become a lil more comfy with this new family life and even though its winter right now......it almost feels like spring!

(saw these amazing MANIMAL moccassins in OBUS)

gil scott heron

"Blow wind blow, between the pages of my life" (Song of Wind, Bridges, 1977)

rest in peace gil scott heron

i never knew you existed until i met my (now) husband. we fell in love over and to your music. i know there will be much more living room dancing, road tripping and life living to your beautiful music. my daughter will grow up knowing who you are.