For Kate!

.....because I know that socks and sandals drives her mad!

Thanks to Jo for the fabulous tabi socks, I love them!

Hello Blue!

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Today...

Sick kids = days at home = potential cabin fever

But not today because of the following:

Delicious cups of Lady Grey

Her play mat, courtesy of my pal Paula (these divine quilts are now at Meet me at Mike's)


His play mat, festooned with his favourite plastic


Rising sourdough fruit loaf


Tabi socks and zori


My final huge haul of broad beans, making way for summer plants (the broadies' destiny includes being smashed up with s&p, olive oil, garlic and parmesan, and spread on toast)


Huuuge strawbs, seems that they enjoyed the spring rain thus far.


And yay for snotty Hazel having a big daytime sleep, humidifier does the trick once more!

Listening to: The Blackbyrds - Wilford's Gone

Yellow splendour

Craft Vic have outdone themselves with this Colour Coded Catalogue.
They are all such clever peeps, I'm loving this pegboard theme.
There I am all rolled up on the right, Postage Belt stylee, near Pene's jaunty oven mitt.

Also, in honour of Hazel's recent colour scheme, Aprons and Hammers is now in fuschia pink and minty green. For a limited time only!

Deck the halls

Did you notice that it's November? In other words next month is December, which means that my 6 year old is already counting down to Christmas. We do love a festive occasion, and all the trimmings, accoutrements and doo-dads that go along with it. Even though we live in a place that is often so darn HOT at the end of the year, we still love all the traditional imagery that is normally associated with a Northern hemisphere Christmas.

In the spirit of things, I have been madly making my Christmas range since July, I am honestly almost sick of it. Time in the studio is hard to find, as my 7 month old sidekick is a bit too young for glue-sniffing. I have discovered that a shoehorn will only hold her attention for 2 minutes, a leather keyring for an additional 3 mins, and alas, the flickering light through the whirly roof ventilator is only a passing attraction.

Evenings have been spent watching TV while wielding my glue stick (hard to say fast), organising my ebay-ed stamp collection into gift tags. I LOVE THESE! They come in small or large, and each tag features a well-travelled Christmas postage stamp. I have been collecting them from many different countries and adore seeing the ways in which Christmas is celebrated
worldwide. The selection includes traditional festive, religious and contemporary themes.

Small tags - 10 for $12 here.

Large tags 10 for $15 here.

In addition to jazzing up the prezzies, I have also got the tree covered. Behold my awesome blurb as seen on my promotional material...

"The leather Christmas decorations come in three designs; Tree, Owl, and Bauble. Each design is made from kid leather, the Trees and Baubles are top stitched and adorned with Swarovski crystals, and the Owls feature overlaid details and eyelets. Available in gold, metallic red, forest green, pewter, and pearl white, these are a tactile treat for the tree or home."

Resist that if you dare!

If you are in Brisbane, get thee to Artisan, if in Cairns make a bee-line for the Cairns Regional Gallery, Craft Vic have a selection too, or if US dollars are your preferred currency (not that there's much difference at the mo) find them at etsy.

Listening to: Janelle Monae - Tightrope