a return to craft.

So up until last week I was in a bit of a craft funk, but i decided to whip out the sewing machine again and a racoon and rabbit were born. both of them are made from vintage pillowcases found at various secondhand stores. i packaged up the racoon as a baby shower gift for a beautiful friend of mine that i had the pleasure of seeing on the weekend. the remainder of the weekend was shared with some of my very favourite people in the world. i am blessed! hope your weekend was equally as pleasant.

some happy snaps.

good coffee on a rainy day, wise words, windows, softie sewing and a new pincushion.

all sorts of lovely...

my sewing box is now overflowing...i love it.

Luke stealthily bought 2 tickets to see Wicked (woohoo!) for Valentine's. We went on tuesday night and it was magnificent! He also bought me the program which is full of cool pictures :)

my growing collection of little goldens. i was recently given another to add to the collection by a very lovely lady.

one of my fabric packages from the etsy store 'little tea wagon' arrived in the mailbox today! it was wrapped up so nicely, and the sheets smell of lovely laundry powder, rather than my great grandmother's wardrobe.

i was in west end today and couldn't resist popping into one of my favourite stores, Nook. i bought another pair of earrings, and some little jane st ribbon and a magnet to add to the collection.

lovely pages.

I love these 2 books; both are christmas presents. the first is pip lincolne's latest craft book 'sew la tea do.' it's awesome! I made the choc chip cookies from her recipe in the back and they are tasty. she is a very talented lady and the photos she has captured for her book are really gorgeous. thanks pip!

the second book is '101 dreams' from kikki k. this was a gift from my mum, for me to document my 101 list. it has a few of my favourite quotes inside. it is lovely.

some sewing.

i finally made a pear for my brother (who has been pestering me for one since i made mine), a little tote bag from some cute Dick and Jane fabric that was discovered in mum's sewing room, and an owl friend.

in the summertime.

i've done some baking...

organised my sewing box...

arranged things in my bedroom...

met a beautiful new baby girl...

played a lot of dominoes with zak and abbey...

eaten lots of bread and dips...

i've been to the beach...

and i've been in the pool a lot...

what's your summer been like? xx

all things wonderful.

I saw this guy last night. Oh. Wow. I didn't think i could love 

Jack Johnson and his tunes any more than i already did. 

Turns out i was mistaken.

Lately: I have done some crafting for christmas presents, 

which i gave to 2 little children who are very close to my heart. 

I've also been helping my little bro and sis with some 

christmas cooking, and my print from Etsy finally came in the mail! 

Basically, life is sweet.