a day of sewing.....a day of joy!!!

I love school holidays.....no getting the kids out of bed, out of the shower, out the door. Everyone can slip into their own little routine. They can wake up when they are ready and I CAN SEW ALL DAY if I want to. Justin's mum is staying with us at the moment and is an amazing knitter/sewer - an all round clever person when it comes to 'making.'

So for Wednesday Jude, myself and Rani all booked ourselves into a day of sewing on the verandah. It is the perfect location as it has huge tables and plenty of room to spread out and cut out, and pin together and what ever else needs doing on a 'SEWING DAY'.

Rani actually was still outside well into the evening as I think I 'kind of' dominated the sewing machine during the day. She chose a beautiful piece of fabric that I had stashed away in my fabric cupboard for about 15 years. I had bought it from an op shop just after she was born and it was perfect for a bag...

And here it is.....she is sooooo clever and extremely patient.....much more than I am when I am sewing.  

I made my first skirt with a zip..........out of a sheet I picked up at the op shop. 

and my first bunting......I was pretty happy with myself. I had fun shooting a 'bunting photo shoot' 

Guess which one is my favourite....?

Have you dedicated a whole day to something lately? 

Would love to hear from you ♥Jo

the adventures of a cardboard box....

                                      

This film was made for the Nokia Shorts 2011 competition. It tells the story of a boy who meets and befriends a large cardboard box.

The lovely Luisa over at Dance in my garden posted it on her blog and I just couldn't resist sharing it. I laughed out loud on numerous occasions. You really need to watch it till the end.

 It is wonderful!!!
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I am sooooo excited - we are having a sewing day tomorrow. Justin's mum is over from New Zealand and is very keen to improve Rani, Sasha and my sewing techniques......
I am sure you will hear all about it.

EATING: yummy chicken with garlic and parsley and lemon with a side dish of beans and broccoli. A Donna Hay recipe. Here it is....
NEEDING TO DO: make room in my office for my new IKEA boxy bookcase....that is a bigger job than it sounds but one that will be sooooo worth it.

Take care ♥ Jo