so easily distracted

 

I was meant to be stripping the beds on my day off

but when I discovered one of the sheets

was looking a bit tatty

I stripped it instead.

 

I have visions of a lovely oval rug

and I have started a few times ~ got it wrong

and had to start again.

 

I think I'm getting there now.

 

Well I hope so.

 

The sheet was just ripped to make the lengths

and the many stray strands of cotton

were spread around the yard.

 

I then watched the birds collecting the cotton for

their nests for ages.

 

Told you I was easily distracted.

 

PS The first Creative Challenge for the year

is up on Sunday and although we only had two

challengers sign up I know these creations

will be just amazing!

close enough

 

I got home from work one day and this was on the bed.

The husband must have been feeling the cold.

 

Stinky Ralph who is actually a girl but really does stink

seems very happy with the new blanket.

 

So it looks like it is finally finished.

 

Lucky I have lots of wool leftover to start a new one.

 

The winner of the book Blogging for Bliss is

Michelle Sheehan!

 

Quilt Kitty won herself a gift certificate to my store.

 

Thanks so much for entering.

Would you please email me with  your details

so I can send your prizes off.

 

while we're waiting let's have a giveaway

 

While we are waiting for me to finally finish the biggest

granny ripple in the world I thought I'd have a giveaway.

 

I have been trying to get a copy of Mollie Makes Blogging

but it has sold out everywhere but luckily

I have a copy of Blogging for Bliss by Tara Frey

for one lucky Australian blogger.

It really is a great read and very inspirational.

 

If you are an Australian blogger or are looking at

starting your own blog just leave a comment on this post.

No I won't make you blog, facebook or tweet about it

but it would be so nice if you do!

 

 

Because it's always a bit sad to only have one winner

we'll have two with the second one winning a gift certificate

from my shop.

I can even send the gift certificate directly to your friend

if you would like.

 

 

I'll be back in a few days with the winners

and hopefully a finished blanket......

 

This giveaway is now closed but

thanks for your interest.

 

 

 

 

 

round and round we go

 

I found a big bag of these at my local Vinnies.

 

They were too good to leave behind.

 

So I used some scrap wool to crochet around them.

 

Now I have a bit of a head start on Christmas decorations.

 

When do you start making your decorations?

 

What have you re-made from supposed junk?

 

What have you been up to?

let me try again

 

I'm going to have another go at finishing something

for The Umbrella Prints Trimming Competition.

Last year I didn't get finished in time.

The whole sorry saga is here.

 

Everything needs to be written in my diary , everything.

 

I am so scattered I never know what my kids

are up to unless I check the diary.

Unfortunately the diary can be lost for days under paint charts

or crochet or just mingled with all the junk at my place.

 

 

I also get a bit distracted and madly

start things like this old cupboard.

 

 

but I think it turned out ok .

 

 

 

Now I'm off to work on my scarf and think

about the competition.

 

I wonder really where my kids are............

 

 

a couple of days later

 

Well yes it is a bit more than a couple of days later

since I said I would come back and let you

you know who was the winner of the

Amigurumi World Seriously Cute Crochet Book but....

 

I've had the most dreadful flu.

 

I haven't sewn or crocheted.

 

I haven't glued or painted.

 

But I put some little bells in plastic eggs and strung

them up from a pretty food cover

 

and then I went back to bed.

 

The winner of the book is ....

Melody!

Please email me Melody with your address.

Thanks everyone else for entering I do appreciate it.

 

Now I'm going back to bed.

these are a few of my favourite pins

 

Mixed Stripey Blanket from Little Woollie

 

 

Blanket for my daughter from ~ Buscond Comienzos

 

 

and my very own granny ripple that I'm very pleased with.

 

Next time I'll share with you some great links on learning to crochet.

 

Would you like that ?

hot snowflakes

 

I've been crocheting little white circles all year.

 

 

I eventually threaded them together

and added buttons and pearls.

 

They are strung up on my verandah door and

with the sun shining through they look really stunning.

 

As I said the sun shines through so I couldn't get a

decent photo to show you.

 

So I put them on another wall and took another photo

 

and then another spot and took a photo

 

and yet another spot.

 

Every time I moved them they would get

 all tangled so I just gave up .

 

It was also a million degrees the day

I tried to decorate with my snowflakes .

 

You'll just have to believe me when I say they look beautiful.

 

Wishing you and yours a merry and safe Christmas.

moving on

 

I'm always a little sad at the end of Winter to pack

my crochet blankets away.

 

All during the cold weather

they have been snuggled in and cuddled in.

They have been cried on and laughed in.

They have been fought in and fought over.

 

For now they are clean and being packed away.

 

Next Winter will be very different in my home

with my kids growing up and moving on.

 

So I guess I will be making blankets for their homes...

 

and cuddling the pets that are left behind.

just keep dancing

 

when everything seems so chaotic

 

and nothing is the same

except for two squares that I didn't want to be the same

 

when the pile of stuff just gets higher

 

and we feel like throwing it to the wind

 

when we feel so very scattered

 

 

just keep dancing

 

 

keep on dancing.

 

I meant joining just keep joining .

so far

 

The weather has been a little cooler

and at night I like to crochet.

 

So far I have covered two coat hangers

 

made a snuggly warm cowl

 

 

started a bright , fun scarf

 

gotten quite a bit of ripple done

 

and begun to join some squares .

 

Not bad for a hooker .