oh its nice to be home, we came home to a nice clean house (until I made the mistake of walking into my sewing room and remembered my cleaning didn’t extend that far in the house)….and we got some nice mail too including this super cute softie made for keira in the EB softies swap..thank […]
{Keep Reading...}nearly time to go home
April 30, 2008 By 10 Comments
our little holiday has flown by and it hasn’t been a holiday for everyone with retro daddy working in the office till 2am most days…..Keira and I have filled our days with lots of get togethers, shopping, trips to the park (where the fear of watching 3 of my own children in the park at […]
{Keep Reading...}the wedding
April 26, 2008 By 20 Comments
Well my little sister is now married into the Adams family (yes there were a few jokes)…..after 12 days of rain the weather was just perfect and this was the view as we were getting ready keira looked every part the adorable flower girl I did all my matron of honour duties and I managed […]
{Keep Reading...}crocheting is like learning to drive a big car!!!!
April 21, 2008 By 9 Comments
and I was pretty hopeless at both!!!! Here are my granny squares from last night at brown owls…the one on the right is my first gone wrong and the one on the left is granny square made good! Thanks to the girls who helped me especially Steph who got me granny squaring………baby blankets here I […]
{Keep Reading...}the quilt and late night modelling
April 16, 2008 By 7 Comments
well for 17 of 30 of the macro challenge here is a quilt that I started a while ago, did some hand quilting, folded neatly and put away thinking i had forever to finish it…but I don’t so out it has come today to be finished and packed up for sydney…. proof its been neatly […]
{Keep Reading...}16 of 30
April 15, 2008 By 14 Comments
16 of 30 Originally uploaded by retro mummy miss keira’s flower girl shoes….I still need to get my matron of honour silver shoes and would love a pair like this but they don’t do my size
{Keep Reading...}1 down….49 to go
April 15, 2008 By 3 Comments
this is one of 50 bonboniere boxes I need to make up and fill with chocolates…oh and I’ve got to make the chocolates too…. I have 2 nights in sydney to complete them all and might be roping in retro daddy to help me out but they are gorgeous little italian paper boxes that I […]
{Keep Reading...}another hat and those cute patterns
April 14, 2008 By 3 Comments
well for the macro challenge here is another umbilical cord hat I finished today made from Bendigo Neon which I picked up in their bargain room ….I think I got 8 skeins for a total of $2.50…talk about a bargain!!! and here are those cute patterns as promised…I used the mccalls 3334 yesterday and its […]
{Keep Reading...}busy bee sunday smock
April 13, 2008 By 13 Comments
Well after a hearty potato and leek soup with damper all made by myself for lunch… I hit the sewing room as panic had set in…my little sister gets married in less than 2 weeks and miss keira has no new outfits for all the festivities in Sydney….. so I set myself a target of […]
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