Archive for the ‘homely’ Category
Tweet Yup, I think it’s here to stay! The cooler hours of the early morning were good stitching down binding on the front porch. But after that, I must say, it was a very dull day in crafting terms – we do, however, now have gleaming, sweet-smelling, polished furniture. And that’s good. I had almost [...]
Tweet Strange but true. Here we are on the 25th August and we are into our second day of mid 30 celsius temperatures (that’s 95 fahrenheit for all you stateside folk). Yesterday it was quaint and sweet – getting ready for summer super early. Today, well, it’s just hot. Real hot. Stupid hot. So we’re [...]
Tweet This is becoming a bit of a theme – it must be something to do with the energy and optimism of a new week! I love Mondays – it is such a good day to tidy up the house after a busy weekend, put everything to rights, then settle in for some lovely crafting [...]
Tweet [ weekend cross stitch project ] [ soaking the thrifted doilies ] [ hard rubbish thrifting with my mum :: red lacquered chairs ] ” It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. “
Tweet I was having paint mixed at the hardware store the other day, when I noticed one of the sales assistants adding the last bit of sticky tape to a wonderful, impromptu work of art. The paint tin tumbler was out of action and she created a “sign” to let the other staff know, using [...]
Tweet For many years now, I have been completely content to spend my days pottering around my family’s home. I spend hours cooking, far less cleaning, occasionally wash and fold the laundry, play and read with Abigail, and of course, devote hours to sewing and painting and making, using my love of crafting as just [...]
Tweet Abby has lamented many times during her primary school life, that she cannot cartwheel. I always respond with – nor could I, never mind, you can’t do everything well – and only occasionally, maybe if you practiced you could? Today, we forewent the cello picnic to buy vegetables for dinner and since we were [...]
Tweet Oh my. Last week, my glee over our successful weekend “hard-rubbish-thrifting” led to me embarking upon several new projects. Painted goods were lined up on the front porch. Fabric and stencils were mounded up on the table on the back porch. I spent the week dirty, paint smeared, with dust in my hair, and [...]
Tweet [ tools of choice this week ] [ adding the personal touch to the soon to be re-covered vintage ironing board ] [ discovering english oak under layers of white, red, green, and mustard paint ] [ recreating the five-stones of my childhood, out of an old pair of Julian's jeans, for Abby ] [...]
Tweet ~ Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful ~ Oh I so try to live by this mantra. Sometimes Julian has to remind me, point out the useless, the silly, the downright ugly :-) But I’m so much better now that I’m getting [...]
Tweet ~ giant dandelions, collected and displayed by my girl ~ (they’re really members of a royal family) ~ stitching dolls ~ ~ embroidered hankies ~ ~ learning to print ~ (book on its way – SOOO looking forward to it) ~ strange beauty, falling from the sky ~ (straight onto my freshly painted bookshelf [...]
Tweet ~ a tool used to wind yarn (painting by Simm Stickerin) ~ it’s many arms, simple yet beautiful ~ may I wind? ~ so whispery fleet ~ so marvellously graceful ~ so very satisfying ~ all the way from Sweden, such delight it filled my eyes with tears of delight