SOME MORE JOURNALS

Today I had a nice quiet day. I always tell myself I am going to play with paper or fabric, and it never seems to happen. But today, I made sure it happened, and I covered these two journals for gifts. Both very different, but I was really happy with the finished look of both of them.

By the way, I am still hand quilting my quilt, and I am still trying "To Be Kind To Myself", but life has been very busy, and sometimes it has been a little difficult. But today, that is exactly what I did.

LATEST DESIGNS OF GIFT CARDS

Thought you might like to see the latest gift tags that I have made.

I have made them to give to a friend for her birthday, but I can't tell you who, cause she might see them on here before she gets them and that will spoil the suprise.

I bought this coloured twine from the Craft Queen, and I just love it. I will be using lots and lots of this stuff. They have so many different colours. It is devine.

MAKING A GELATINE PLATE

Yesterday afternoon I went to a workshop at "The Artist is Home" in Beeac. It was a workshop on printing without a press with Gaye Nieuwenhof. It was so much fun, and my very next trip into Colac I will be visiting the local art shop to buy some supplies so that I can get cracking on some printmaking for my cards, and to use the gelatine plates that I made yesterday.

I love the look I got with lace, and I know that I will use this one lots and lots. So many ideas are going around in my head I can hardly wait to get going on it.

Here are a few other images of what I played with yesterday. The only thing that will stop you is lack of imagination. There are so many things that can be done with this. I will even be able to print my own fabric. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH WHAT FUN I'VE HAD OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS

Well, the family have all gone back home to their respective homes. My Dad and his friend Norma to Wagga Wagga, my sister Dianne and her family have gone back to Port Macquarie. We had so much fun whilst they were all here, and we miss the fun and laughter they bought to the house. This is a photo of my Dad and my great niece Abby in the old tractor. It bought back lots of memories for my Dad, being a retired farmer, and a new adventure for Abby. In the background is my great nephew Will and my husband Patrick. They were too busy looking at something on the otherside of the tractor. By the way, this is not the tractor that Pat uses on the farm as an everyday tractor.

Here are the three gorgous children outside our driveway. Don't you love the bright pink rubber boots. We went into Colac and bought Will some rubber boots too. Not that they really need them, but I guess you can't be on a dairy farm without rubber boots. Abby was playing silly games and pulling her hoodie over her face so we could not see her, Will was quite happy to have his photo taken, but Ella was not quite sure.

Yep, I am at it again, a lovely sunset photo taken on Friday night as I drove up our road on my way home from work. And, yes, I did stop to take the photo.

AUSTRALIA DAY

Well, today being Australia Day, I thought I would share with you some of the traditions that we have every year. For quite a few years now, I have been making these Australia shaped biscuits. They always seem to be a hit. We always have pav for dessert, which we are having tonight as well, We usually have a BBQ for our evening meal, but as I have fed an extra eight to ten people the last two nights and we have had BBQ, tonight I thought I would make meat pies. (I am only doing dinner for 15 tonight.) I will make some little egg in toast bakes for the kids too. (The big kids can have them too if they want.) I am going to make some damper as well, so I had better get going and get into it.

But before I rush off and start on the dinner, I will tell you about our day. We have enjoyed a lovely day in Lorne with my sister Dianne, her hubby Robert, their daughter Erin and their grandchildren Will, Abbey and Ella. Also, by dad Gordon and his friend Norma and my two beautiful daughters Gillian and Eleanor. Gillian's friend Jesse dropped in to say hello too. I bought my hubby Patrick home some yummy treats, like raspberry dessert topping and passionfruit dessert topping (I thought I might like that one too) and some humbugs and some yummy fudges. Lucky I don't get to Lorne very often otherwise I would spend way too much money.

FRIENDSHIP QUILT UPDATE

Yesterday I got stitching again, and the friendship quilt started to grow and come together nicely.

I just had to get a border made and sit it next to the quilt to see how it was going to look. Coming along nicely. Then it was time to go to my job at Corangamarah again, but I will be staying up tonight until it is finished.

Then, by 11.30p.m. last night, this was the quilt top finished. Now to get it quilted. That will be a few days away, as my family from Port Macquarie and Wagga Wagga are coming down to visit for a few days today.

I may even share some photos of them on here too.

TODAY'S WORK

At 2.15 this afternoon, I got my sewing machine out to start on a quilt for a friend of my daughters. This is what I started with.

Then by 3.40p.m. it was time to pack up and get changed and head to my paid job at Corangamarah. This is what stage I was up to by that time.

Keep checking in to see how I progress.