Two down,one to go!
The second of three Swingles (Swing purses) .This is for a special "someone" who was disappointed that she didn't get a Red Hat "Bag of fun" last month
Friday, December 23, 2005
The second of three Swingles (Swing purses) .This is for a special "someone" who was disappointed that she didn't get a Red Hat "Bag of fun" last month
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Another Swingle completed
Apart from the main present for each family member,I like to make an "extra" surprise.
This is for...........who loves shoes;
So now,she can wear one around her neck.
Just realised that I haven't added a cat ,so i'd better go find one to add.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Merry Christmas
(I realise that not all who visit "KenMaursCorner" are Christian,
and as I respect your beliefs ,I ask that you return the courtesy)
On a lighter note,because Christmas is during the summer months in Australia,we do things a little differently to the Northern hemisphere,so go check out the link to KenDuncan's site and enjoy!
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Saturday, December 17, 2005
Unexpected visitors
To set the scene:We have a garden shed that has been adapted for use as a cattery when we're away over night ,or we have visitors that the cats are uncomfortable with(read little kids!)
I went out this morning to clean up the cattery and prepare for the Christmas weekend:
went to reposition one carton and found it surprisingly heavy!
Glancing down,my immediate reaction was
"I don't recognise that fabric"
(Now remember that I'm an obsessive CQer,patch-worker and home dress-maker----)
Closer scrutiny showed me it wasn't fabric but a Carpet snake/python.
Grabbing Jesse,our feline foreman I made a hasty retreat and returned with my trusty digital camera............the cats will be sleeping some-where else this christmas!
Friday, December 16, 2005
Secret Santa
In one of the online crafting groups I belong to, I put my name down for a secret santa swap...I duly assembled and posted away to my swappee and then forgot about it.Yesterday a parcel arrived from Oklahoma,from a lady I don't think I've met before....Helen who organised the swap certainly matched us well.i got a fellow cat-lover!!
Included in the parcel was a selection of FQs,including one I'd receieved a six inch square of in an Ast/USA CQ swap some three years ago,and been never able to acquire more of....stylised cats in bright colours .I was so happy,........I'm gonna have Fun!!
And this pic shows all that I received in the parcel.Thanks Jan,I loved it all
Christmas booty
Wednesday morning our little "Stitchin 'n bitchin" group met for apre Christmas lunch.
Unfortunately,because Ken needed to have a CT scan and I was designated driver,I could only manage to be there for morning coffee and a chin wag!
Peter,our fifth and only male member had to work so he missed out to!
We had a Secret santa and I received the FQ and serviette ring from Sue and the temari ball and angel came from Shaz and Lisa her daughter.Thanks to all!
Kamikaze Rainbow
Just as I clicked the shutter to capture thetwo sulphur crested cockatoos having a drink,one of the many Rainbow Lorikeets that visit our yard flashed by!
I'd gone out with the camera to try and get a pic of an adult Lori feeding a juvenile,but this is what resulted!
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
Completed!
Well, here's another swing purse ready for its new owner.
The cord is plaited bunka cords to tone in with the autumn shades of the kimono fabrics.I've done a little SRE and added a few beads and some knitting yarn.I didn't want too much embellishment to distract from the fabrics used.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
That kimono fabric...again
Earlier in the year I took up the Challenge of a Very Tiny Block;It was to be shown in the ( sadly, now defunct) CQNewsletter and I have no idea what has happened to it,so I feel free to show it!
That said,the completed block is 2 inches by 2.5 inches and the fabrics used are all silk: from kimono off cuts.
To keep weight and seam allowances to a minimum,I also used a silk as the foundation fabric!!
(Talk about slip-sliding away!)
Anyway I had in mind,red hills recovering after a bushfire.......the location of the first Australian CQ Retreat outside Canberra might have had something to do with that!
The black frame around the landscape is a template I use to check how my layout is going............I guess I'll just have to attempt to make me another one!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Front and rear
This shows the front and rear joined together;
I'm not doing any embellishing on the rear portion.
I must keep some of this fabric aside for my journal quilt projects for 2006 as I feel it has possibilities for landscapes.
Another work in Progress
It's time to construct something smaller.....and easier on the hands than re-cycled denim!
This is one of three I currently have under construction and I'm using some kimono offcuts.
Possum
Doesn't her coat look like a fur seal!
Possum is cursed with two coats,both of which are very thick and in this climate,most uncomfortable I reckon,as the shedded outer coat matts and tangles faster than I can brush it out.
She's due again for another clipping,but before I do that I must update the albuim with a pic.The one included here was taken late January after a visit to "Doggie hair Dooz"
Thursday, December 08, 2005
You've got mail!
One thing about my internet connection is the thrill of receiving "something" via the postie:
Yesterday,my thrill was receiving a tote bag and button from Joyce
(aka Chief-ten-bears) ........and I must take a pic and share it with you too!
Today I opened a NZ franked envelope and found this ATC from Evie!
Evie knows I want to try my skills at ATCs next year,hence the gorgeous card
(my photographic skills don't do it justice,SORRY!)and a blow by blow description of how she made it.
Between polymer clay faces,angelina fibres,heat guns.....my life has changed since Evie entered it.
Thanks a bunch,Evie!
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Chief Ten Bears
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Woohoo!
The postie has been,and today there was a parcel from Chief Ten Bears in Whistler,Canada.
Joyce said that she'd give me a totebag featuring her "ten-bears.blogspot" label if I linked her Blog with mine.
I still haven't got the linking in the sidebar right,yet.But I will!!
In the meantime,go visit with her and see her mossy roof and the chimney cleaner at work.
Oh! did I mention the bears?
Some eye candy
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Haven't got much time to blog today..
cakes in oven;
Windows need cleaning----read this as an excuse to cool off!
It's about 32 deg C at the moment,my rainwater tanks are full so I don't feel so guilty about doing all the windows.The downside is that all our (wild) bird visitors can't see "clean windows" and tend to have a few collisions,but luckily no fatalities result.
In the meantime,do check out the Link included for Christina Pirnie's work and her whimsical cat-fish!
Friday, December 02, 2005
Pussy-cat,pussycat,where have you been?
I've run out of Time!
I feel disappointed that this bag is lacking "something";particularly over near the black cat and the hollyhocks.
To my mind there's a gap in the display and I have insufficient time to fix it.
(Maybe the birthday girl will lend it back to me for an upgrade)
In the meantime,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,KJ!!!
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