Category: Crochet
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WinterGarden is Blooming in Fed Square …
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” Albert Camus 1913-1960 Today we are excited to be installing our gorgeous…
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OK … I am back!!!
Hot on the heels of the fantastic success of our Poppies in both Australia and Europe (and it’s still ongoing here I must admit). I have a little (a very little) spare time on my hands to declutter. And …. horror upon horror, I have decided to cull my yarn stash. This was not a…
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Inspired of Glen Iris Here …
It is impossible not to be inspired (and a little overwhelmed) by the plethora of extreme crafty talent around the world. I could waste hours trawling pinterest, following facebook leads and jumping from site to site looking at really stunning works of art (and I sometimes do). For those of us who get excited and…
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Happy New Year
Christmas came and went … New Years came and went … and now it’s back to work … I really should NOT have blinked. I am thinking that most of you feel the same. 2014 looks set to bring many wonderful challenges this year and I am feeling very excited about what’s in store. Poppies…
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Cancer Council’s Garden of Hope
So I promised to share what we were doing with all those daffodils …. 120 of them to be precise. And here they are : our first sanctioned yarn bombing … does that even qualify as a bomb if you were commissioned to do it????? A conundrum. The Cancer Council is building a Garden of…
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120 Daffodils
More than 120 daffodils and 62 granny squares ready for yarn bombing this Tuesday … and finished with a day and a half to spare. Now for my life back … or I should say … now back to poppies. I will post more photos once we have installed. Suffice to say … a lovely…
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Flowers Springing Up Everywhere …
Thought I would share with you a sneak peek of a secret project Marg and I have been working on for the last two weeks … suffice to say … I feel like I’ve been here before and my house is chock full of daffodils and poppies right now. All will be revealed in another…
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The Weeks are Flying …
Today is a catchup day after a really hectic month of work … social and crafting activities. There is still much to be done … but it can wait … However, I really wanted to share this amazingingly gorgeous scarf that my friend Jan has just completed … crocheted from beautiful mercerised cotton on a…
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Meet Roy ….
Rex has a new pal … Roy … the newest member of the ever expanding Rat family. Roy just loves curling up with a good bit of cheese in front of a warm fire (a bit like me really).
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Next Project Please ….
I have been at a bit of a loose end projects wise … even though I still (always) have a couple of things on the go … which I pick up from time to time and keep plugging away at … nothing that pushes my buttons has arisen for some time … so I have…