LOVELY SEWING

NOW SOME IMAGES OF THINGS I HAVE MADE IN THE SEWING ROOM. THIS IS A DRESS I HAD TO ALTER FOR COUPLE OF GIRLS AS BRIDESMAIDS.

  THIS ONE BELOW IS THE BEGINNING OF PATRICIAS WEDDING DRESS.   IT HELPS TO TAKE A PHOTO AND LOOK AT IT TO GET AN IDEA OF THE DRAPE WORKING

OOPS SOME FAIRY TOAD STOOLS SNUCK IN

   AND THE BACK VIEW OF PATRICIAS DRESS.

SOME CUSHIONS FOR AMY'S HOUSE TO MATCH HER BLACK AND GREY LOOSE COUCH COVERS

I COULD HAVE MADE A LOT !

  THESE ARE SOME HAND EMBROIDERED TURKISH CUSHIONS FROM A BED-SPREAD I WAS GIVEN. THEY WERE VERY POPULAR AND I HAVE SOLD THEM ALL. JUST WITH PEOPLE WALKING PAST AND THE CUSHIONS CATCHING THEIR EYE. OH IF ONLY WE COULD FIND MORE OF THAT ELUSIVE FABRIC THAT IS POPULAR AND YOU CANT FIND MORE

  AND A PIECE OF GREEK HAND WOVEN WOOL. FROM THE LOVELY GWEN

THIS IS THE NEXT BRIDESMAID DRESSES THAT I MADE FOR FOUR GIRLS . ALL THE SAME STYLE , JUST SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BODY SHAPES.

  AND THIS IS CHRISTINA . THE GIRL WITH THE AFRICAN FABRIC . SHE ASKED US TO MAKE HER A WEDDING DRESS FROM AN EMBROIDERED TABLECLOTH. EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD NO FUTURE HUSBAND YET.

     AND ZARA WHO WAS A MANAGER IN THE MONTSALVAT RESTAURANT.  AMY MADE HER AN AMAZING DRESS WITH A LOWER LAYER OF LOTS OF FABRIC THAT HAD HISTORY FOR HER .INCLUDING SCHOOL DRESS FABRIC, JAPANESE SILK A PIECE OF CREAM SILK WITH PEARLS SEWN ON AND OTHER PIECES OF PRECIOUS FABRIC.

    THIS WAS A DRESS FOR MARDI .I MADE TWO FOR HER WHEN SHE WENT TO BALI WITH THE GIRLS

   THESE TWO PAINTINGS ARE BY DAVID MOORE. A PAINTER AT MONTSALVAT, WHO IS OBSESSED WITH AMY'S WHITE TUTU.  HE MANAGES TO SELL THE PAINTINGS FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX THOUSAND.WE KEEP WAITING FOR A GIFT IN THE SHAPE OF A PAINTING FOR THE USE OF THE DRESS.....Hmmmmmmmmm

A small snippet of our place

                                    This is the shipping container as it is dropped off out the back near the pine tree.                                                                      It is twenty feet long and luckily green! 

                 The beginnings of autumn as the elms begin to loose their leaves.                                                                  

 and the Guinea fowl go exploring in the leaves

                  They squeak and chatter as they go exploring around the yard . Totally wild but happy to stay near the house if there is food close.

Adam and Amy's friend Rob making progress on the thirteen bath tubs full of clay that need to be moved for the wedding clean up.

 Sue Wells and Melitta and Shay around the new garden bed and the very fresh brick paving. The garden is dug and full of cow pooh and ready for planting.

                        The bricks came cleaned and free and  ready to go from the site called "free cycle" .

 this is where the veggie garden used to be.You can just see Richard's mulberry tree in the back ground

     More bath tub action. This is Robs blue ute.

 The building of the pizza oven. It was supposed to be built for Lena's 21st but it took a while longer to happen. It has been a fun project as we have all helped and also learned to mix concrete and mortar.                                                                

. The pictures are done and more on the way, ...... maybe not in the most chronological order.

fringe furniture and the birthday girl

Just one more photo of the birthday girl.
In the amazing- shooting out of a canon- costume.
Whipped up by the equally amazing Amy.


We have been to see the Fringe Furniture Exhibition at the Abbotsford convent.
And who was the star of the show "Sally Mill"
and her amazing bed spring lamp shades.
Noel must be happy with all the hard rubbish workouts they have done.
They are so lovely and work truly well.
Very worthy of the awards they won on the day.

HOORAY ITS CIRCUS TIME

WE ARE READY TO GO.
21 AND SO FULL OF IDEAS FOR A CIRCUS THEMED PARTY



The sisters standing in front of the "big top"
somehow it doesnt look so exciting in the photos,
In the dark it is hard to see the details but it was so full of colour and beautiful lights.
On the far left you can see a screen showing an old Charlie Chaplin circus movie.
With two red curtains making the entrance
and a frame out of bamboo with tiny bud lights over it


Balloons....
and Lena in her- shooting out of a canon- Costume including a "BANG" sign attached..

. Here is the circus cake . Delicious choc mud cake with icing and animals and a hidden stash of golden chocolate coins.
We also had chicken and carrot and coriander sausage rolls and beef and Thai red curry sausage rolls and mini burgers with lamb,cucumber ,spinach and tzatziki and chicken and satay burgers with cos lettuce and popcorn in striped boxes served in Match -Girl boxes with straps over the shoulders.
Four different punches to drink and a fire stick twirler and a band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Eri and Ash early party goers on the dance floor. With the band." Sarah and the King Bees" setting up their equipment. Hooray they were amazing.

" Miss Turning 21" up the ladder setting up the tent and curtains and bamboo frame
It all went so well it was a great night and we all had an amazing night . The last to turn 21. no more parties for a while but it really was lots of fun

Vale Richard

(oops and big oops. I did spell the name wrong.It is Richard Kenley Ludbrook)
Our dearest Richard,
We miss you.
Our family has been touched by you and your warmth and fun.
We are locked into Yarnuff for ever and ever.
We love you for that.