from this to.....this!!!!

I just love it when I receive a delivery of wool....it is so yummy and soft and creamy. It doesn't stay that way for long....I usually work to orders, so as soon as the order comes in, I get to painting. 

The ever so talented Lanie from Bambino Lane Designs uses alot of my wool in her designs. She popped down today to pick up her latest order and to show me some of her pieces.....these little booties (rainbow) and this stunning little dress (autumn rainbow) are just so adorable (and neat...I wish I could do that) 

And then I received a nice little Facebook message from her....this photo below....I just LOVE it!!!!

I have recently become a little hooked on Instagram.....are you too??? It has a whole heap of filters to transform the look and feel of your photo and then you post it straight to Facebook...it is heaps of fun.

Here is some rainbow boucle mohair I took the other day on Instagram....

and 12ply rainbow....

and Puddles....my trusty work companion...

Tomorrow I am off to my little Indigo Inspirations world.....my shop at Shearwater for the cleanup/setup ready for opening on Wednesday....I wish I had a little Indigo fairy to do it for me.

Oh well I don't, so clean I must!!!!!

See you soon ♥Jo

and the rain continues......flooding.....and the fun!!

I had never experienced a 'flood' before I moved to the country 14 years ago...

In Mullumbimby we are lucky (or unlucky depending on your thoughts) to experience a flood at least once a year and usually more. Yesterday the rain just didn't let up and it became pretty obvious that we were heading for a 'real' flood as opposed to just some water across the road. It floods right where we live....and these next 2 photos are taken from our verandah. In the second one you can just see a blue car on the right hand side that had a 'crazy' thought that they could make it....the flood indicator measured 1.6m's at the time.

  

Flooding is usually pretty exciting....schools get closed down because no one can get to them and everyone gets evacuated if it happens during the school day. The buses come for all the kids that live up in the hills first and then the kids from town, if it gets really bad. I would have loved that when I was a kid. We used to think that our school would close down if it reached a certain high temperature and we used to 'will' it to happen which it never did. I think it closed down for a day once because of nits....not as exciting.

The post office and the bank in town were closed yesterday because the staff had been flooded in...I love that about Mullum....

Once the rain eases everyone comes outside to see the damage...it is quite social as everyone is so relieved to be able to get outside. Canoes, surfboards, boogy boards and bikes and kids having a great time!!!

Sasha here with the next door neighbour in the canoe.

and slide soccer...

As you can probably imagine I have a load or two of washing after our floods...

Life is back to normal today but more heavy rain is predicted...we will wait and see.

So what kind of weather are you experiencing? 

There is so much diversity of weather going on in Australia at the moment. 

Does it flood where you live? 

Must go and try and get more clothes dry while it isn't raining... 

take care xox Jo

it is raining again....

I know I shouldn't complain but I am a little over this rain....it seems to have been hanging around for a while now....and I have so much outside 'stuff' to do.

The grass is growing almost in front of our eyes and I have orders of wool and silk to dye (and get dry). Then I came across this printable poster via Craft Blog and it made me smile...we certainly can't live without the rainbow!!!!

How about you?? are you enjoying your weather were ever you are? 

hot, wet, cold, even freezing, raining or dry....

Would love to hear from you 

xox Jo

I love....

I love these creative ways to use pallets.....I would love one in my new work room....yep it is happening....

I can't wait to  have more space and BE MORE ORGANISED....

photo's via here...

What do you think?

♥Jo

home again....

We arrived home last night after our 10 hour drive from Sydney.....and it is raining.....making it hard to get those 5 loads of washing out and dry. It is kinda nice to be home - mainly because it is so neat and tidy. When we go away at Christmas time we rent our house out which means that we have to REALLY,  REALLY tidy it up......and around here that is no small job. The upside to that is we come home to a house that everything (well almost) is in its place......and every year we say "lets keep it like this" and every year i really mean it but life happens and kids happen and my business happens and you know what happens.....the house isn't so tidy anymore.

This year my "wishes" for the year are 

*to have a tidier house....I will let my friends be the judge.

*to spend time on improving my photography.

*to work smarter not harder....I plan on reading "the four hour week" - will let you know how I go.

*have heaps of fun.

*spend more time cooking scrumptious meals (due to the more time from working smarter not harder.)

*loose a little weight....so I guess more exercise.

Here is me playing around with my camera and lines and angles - taken in Sydney before we left.

I will be adding to my list....but if you have any suggestions on what you have come up with please let me know (I am open to suggestions)

Indigo is up and running (slowly) so if you are after something just let me know....

Take care ♥Jo

heading back North....

Before leaving Melbourne we had a quick stop at 'The Convent' in Abbotsford and checked out the gorgeous Sophia Mundi Steiner School and the Old Bakery.

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Then on to Daylesford and the biggest vintage shop I have ever seen.

Hepburn Springs at Daylesford....

I have been having loads of fun taking photo's through the windscreen...

Road tripping.....

Historic wooden bridges at Gundagai

cool chair in Castlemaine...

and painted cows somewhere??? can't remember....

oh....coming in to Sydney and crossing the Harbour Bridge....we will be here for a few days visiting more family and meeting up with friends, seeing a performance by Circus Oz before heading home to Mullum.....

See you soon xox Jo

Camberwell Markets and St Kilda.....

Our last full day in Melbourne and we headed off to the wonderful bric a brac and second hand clothes market - in Camberwell. It reminded me a little of the Rozelle Markets in Sydney...

Country Road boots for $1....can't go wrong there....and 1 or 2 or 3 dresses....I love this place. Oh and a red and white spotty umbrella....yay!!

and after our trip to Vietnam this time last year we have a bit of an obsession with the bright coloured Vespers.....I would love to get around Mullum on one of these.

Me at Luna Park at the short(er) and stumpy mirror...

Icecream on Acland St - St Kilda

I just loved this cute little lane way!!

And my (other) obsession with the beach boxes....we drove around and around until we found these amazing ones at Brighton Beach.

Today we found op shops on Chapel Street open on a Sunday until 6pm.....I am in heaven....another crochet blanket to add to the collection.

We have walked, trammed it and driven ourselves to exhaustion and loved ever minute of it....we will definitely be back to visit Melbourne again....

I will be back in blogland in a few days - not exactly sure where we are heading but I guess we will work it out soon.

Lots of love xoxo Jo