the indigo family hits the road....

After an extraordinarily busy, crazy few months we finally hit the road on the 23rd December at 4 o'clock in the morning. The night before we were still vacuuming and mopping and packing at 11pm ready for our guests while we were away.

We are a great travelling family...we eat, we sing, we snooze, and we laugh. 

Once we arrived in Sydney we just had to do some shopping. This year I had avoided all malls and shopping centres in preparation for Christmas gifts as I decided on a 'local, handmade Christmas'......so I reluctantly hit Westfield so my teenagers could buy some new Christmas clothes.

Our youngest has his birthday on Boxing Day and here he is with his very special Flourless Chocolate Cake thanks to my brothers partner Elle.....yummiest cake I have ever had.

I know the candle says he is 1 but in the rush we just couldn't find the 2 to make him 12 as we 'needed to eat chocolate cake now'.

The next morning we hit the road again to my other brothers farm at Binda in the Southern Tablelands of NSW. He is a horticulturalist and his partner is an artist, so together they always create the most amazingly beautiful properties....

This is harsh, cold climate country so every plant that goes into the ground has to be tenderly cared for until it becomes established.

This is where Sasha's obsession with sheep all began....

Lots of delicious food and yummy wine to keep warm at night.....

Farmer Keith and Farmer Sasha talking sheep....

This is soooooo different from the lush, tropical environment that we live in. We dream about grass that doesn't grow before our eyes...

This shot is taken through the front windscreen.

Beautiful flower and vegetable beds.....

The photo below is taken taken with an iPhone app......Pano

After two wonderful nights we hit the road again heading into Victoria......very exciting as this is all new to us. I have been told I travelled down here as a child but have no memory of it.

We are now in Beechwood but more about that next time.

Hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas/New Year break......would really love to hear what you are up to.

Take care xoxx Jo and family.

christmas greetings and off on an adventure.....

Getting there....off to Sydney at 4 o'clock in the morning......and 'stuff' still all over the place. Our dear wwoofers, Camilla and Florintyna left us this morning to further their travels...hopefully we will meet up again in Melbourne as we are all there at the same time.

Just thought I would leave you today with an ART DEPOT 55 update. Here are some photos showcasing some of the amazing artists and crafters work. If you happen to be in Mullumbimby over the coming weeks drop by and check it out.....55 Burringbar St.

We had our ART DEPOT 55 Christmas party at Tracey's earlier in the week....Oyster Bay and gingerbread men.....

Happy Christmas and family time. We are off on an adventure down to Victoria so thanks to all the camping and shopping suggestions. I am going to try REALLY hard to blog along the way....which should be fun....see how I go....I have never blogged before away from my desktop.

I am trying to smuggle a big(ish) container of crafty goodies into the car and all the "still in plastic" magazines I subscribe to....might even finish my crochet blanket.

Anyway must get back to the other life....hope to be back soon 

♥Jo

happy Sunday......

Today was our Christmas with Justin's family....we head down to Sydney at the end of the week for another Christmas, on Christmas Eve with more of Justin's family and then Christmas no. 3 with my family on Christmas day....

We have been blessed with quite a bit of baking over the last few days.....Camilla and Florentyna are used to it being cold and snowy at Christmas time so are baking, baking to try and make it feel a little more like Christmas to them......these bickies are soooooo yummy!!!!  

And Sasha is a bit of a baker too and made these Christmas shortbreads....

And Puddles received a Christmas treat too....one that he is not so impressed about....a bath!!!

Hope you are having a yummy Sunday too....next Sunday will be Christmas day.....I can't believe it.

Big or little plans???

♥Jo

christmas wool felt ready for making chrissy decorations

I have been working on my wool felt for Christmas....hand dyeing in to two shades of red, two shades of green and a golden and then leaving one natural. The clothes lines and anything that resembles a clothes line has been draped over and covered. 

It has been my intention for about a month now to make Christmas decorations for my ETSY shop...then it moved to kits for my ETSY shop and maybe I still might get there with that one.....but at least I have dyed the felt and that has made it to my ETSY shop....yay!!!!

So if you have plans to make decorations or I have planted a seed then check out my shop here or just email me with your postal address...

* I dye them in a 45x45ish piece for $20 each and the colours are in the photo above. The natural is $9.

*Smaller sizes come in a 22x22ish as a 6 pack (as in the top photo) for $27.50.

*11x22ish as a 6 pack for $17.50. 

*and the smallest 11x11ish as a 6 pack for $9.

They have been so popular in my new shop in town which is sooooo cool!!!

More on the new shop later.

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Now for some inspiring decorations I have stumbled across on ETSY.

Just love this one.

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(can't get any simpler than this one)

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So there you go.....you could sit there all day but I have chosen some that are I think are achievable to make yourself ( or purchase if you like)

Have you got plans for making your decorations or are you all sorted????

Would love to hear from you.

Happy crafting!!!

♥Jo

just arrived......shop update.....dolls, dolls, dolls

I love it when my 'Doll Lady' walks through the door. I never quite know when that will be....it is a always a pleasant surprise.

Her latest visit was on Thursday and these cuddly, soft and adorable dolls are what she left me.

They are all lovingly and thoughtfully made with soft cotton flannel and are filled with pure wool stuffing and have pure wool for hair. (except the last doll below...she is made with a thin, soft cotton cord)

They are about 35cm tall and very cuddly.

These dolls don't make it to my website as they are always different....only customers who come in it to my shop usually get to see them and they go as fast as they come in. Now I have a blog I can show them off here too!!!!

They are $75 each plus postage and come wrapped in purple tissue paper with my hand painted rainbow wool as a tie.....very special!!

I do have a few smaller star dolls here that come in pink, blue and cream and are $45

Email me at sales@indigoinspirations.net.au if you would like to order one or have further questions.

I have also updated the RAVENSBURGER PUZZLES and GAMES SECTION of my website (well my hubby has) ....some cool, great Christmas gifts there. Click through here....

  

Happy weekend....hope it is a good one!!!!!

♥Jo