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!

moving on

 

There may be a house move for me soon

and I'm trying to get organised.

 

My next place will be much, much smaller

so I have been culling as much as I can.

 

My old suitcase stores all my family tree notes

so it's practical and it can stay with me

but I felt it needed a little zing!

 

My new rule is not to bring any more stuff in to

the house and use what I already have so

I found an old tin of paint in the shed

called Fiesta which I seem

to remember buying as a vibrant orange.

 

A few quick coats of so called Fiesta later

but I thought the Fiesta was a fizzer.

 

I had some background paint from my

decorative painting days and set to with a couple 

of coats of Tigerlily (Jo Sonja)

 

Aaah now that's better!

 

 

Maybe having such a bright case will remind me

to work on my family tree more often.

 

Do you do Family Tree stuff?

Got any tips for me?

 

not your average nana

 

I picked up this great but ratty stool at a garage sale.

 

When I posted a photo of it on instagram

the main response was "my nan had one of those"!

 

 I never met my nan but

 

 

I like to imagine she was a fun and funky nan

 

so I hope she'd like what I've done to the stool.

when life gives you scraps

 

If you sew you have scraps.

 

Some keep them all organised in colour

or size and sometimes range.

 

Some sort them and iron them.

 

Some make beautiful strippy quilts from them.

 

Me?

 

I just tied thousands onto a coat hanger

and bent it into the shape of a heart.

 

I'm crazy like that.

now it's even cooler

 

In a bid to be a little more organised this year

I thought I'd make myself a business card/note holder.

 

I began with a daggy cooling tray

 

gave it a quick spray with paint that was

 left over from another project

 

added a few bits of broken bling and

 

ta da! new card holder!

bling bling

 

I do love a bit of sparkle , I really do.

None of it is expensive so I can get a pretty

necklace every now and then.

 

The problem is they get all tangled up and

I'm just not a patient person to spend ages untangling them.

 

So I covered a wooden coat hanger in washi tape

and then I screwed some little hooks in.

 

Now I can hang some from the mirror without them

getting all twisted together.

 

Do you love some bling too?

it's the little things

 

Slowly , slowly on the mend.

 

I'm still not able to do too much

 

 

but I did manage to gather all the old bits of necklaces

and ear rings that the teen girl and I had no use for

 

 

and connected them to an old fan cover.

 

They sparkle and shine as they hang

and looking at all the different things makes me so happy.

 

It's the little things.

 

here chook chook chook

 

I found this old chook at a garage sale years ago.

 

She has been perched high on a cupboard looking down at me ever since.

Although I loved her and her shape I just couldn't

bring myself to use something that was so , so brown.

 

It was about time I did something about this lovely old girl.

 

I gave her a good wash and a very light sand.

Two coats of sealer were then applied.

 

A couple of sprays with some pink glossy paint and ta da!

 

 

She looks so happy now being a real part of the family.

tick tock

 

I have a small obsession with clocks.

 

I have a whole pinterest board dedicated to clocks.

 

I have at least 3 clocks in every room of the house .

 

My husband tolerates my obsession and even turned

up with this daggy creation the other day assuring me

that I could fix it up.

 

I wasted no time turning it into a pretty nice ticker.

 

The paint I used was White Knight ~ Squirts ~ Quick Dry

Gloss Enamel ~ Mint.

let there be light ........or maybe not

 

One of my favourite Vinnie's had this light fitting in their shop.

It sat there winking at me every time I went in there .

Unfortunately I don't have a light that this will fit on.

 

It continued to taunt me for weeks until I brought it home.

 

I turned it upside and poured a few buttons in.

 

I kept pouring....

 

I poured some more....

 

lucky I have so many buttons .

no flies on me

 

Hi there finally I'm back .

 

 

I did say I would be back earlier but you know

life , work , family blah blah blah .

 

 

Thanks for all the doll link ups , what fun !

 

 

I asked one of the kids to pick a number this morning

and number 2 was chosen so I will be sending Tammy

from Girls Wear Blue Too some dolly fabric .

Tammy would you please email me with your address .

 

 

Creative time has been very limited lately but

I did manage to make a fly swatter mobile , as you do.

 

 

 

 

no sneezing please

My crochet laundry curtains had to go .

We now have a toilet in our laundry and when visitors

used this toilet they got a little freaked out that

there was no proper curtain in there .

Outside the laundry there is only a paddock so

maybe they thought the roos might watch them .

So I stitched together a whole lot of old hankies

for my new curtain .

I love this curtain too but if anyone blows their nose on this

 they are in big trouble !