Fabric Fascination!

OK, I think I need to admit that I have a problem.  It might even be bordering on an addiction…  Its really bad!   I am stuck on fabrics at the moment!!!!  A fabric fascination.   I have always had a thing for paper, even collected it when I was little, in fact I still do.  I [...]

If you have nothing nice to say….

rather say nothing at all – or did you mom not teach you that???? You know there are just some people that you like right away and then there are the others…. The ones that you know, you will NEVER like.  I encountered one on Sunday!  And she was standing in my house.   Her boyfriend [...]

More nursery pictures.

Here are a couple more pictures from the nursery.   It is nearly done!  The only thing left is the bedding, which I have still yet to sew.  I am not in a rush as I will be using blankets for the first little while anyway.  Here are some pictures of the paintings I did.  I [...]

Art classes!! Woo hoo.

My art classes start again today and I am very excited.  I think I am being rather optimistic taking in a painting I want to finish as I doubt we will actually pick up a paint brush.  The last class we had was in August so there will be lots of catching up to do [...]

The finished product

Here are some photos of the padded playmat I made.  I am very impressed with my little self and love how it came out. Although I am sure that proper quilters or seamstresses would be hanging themselves with the cord of thier sewing machine if they took a closer look! Bacardi seems to think I [...]

The bump and nursery

Here are some long promised photos. Firstly the bump (pre haircut). From the side… Yes, my cats are looking at me as if I have lost my mind. And from the front…. And finally – a picture of our nearly completed nursery.  I still need to get the bedding for the cot and put up [...]

Getting there!

This weekend I was pretty busy getting the baby’s room ready.  A few weekends ago I made a slip cover for one of our chairs (that I got given in about 2004 and intended to cover then).  I finally took some photos of it and moved it into the nursery.  I also bought a compactum [...]

Weekend round up

I don’t really have very much to say at the moment.  My In-laws came down for the weekend and bought us a cot for the baby, which was very nice of them.  It was also nice to see them as we don’t meet up that often – maybe twice a year.  Mr OL’s mom is [...]

Weekend Project

Look what I got up to this weekend.         I found a picture of a similar tree on the internet and decided to try and paint it on our wall.  I thought it came out pretty well. I drew it free hand, then did the lighter shade in 2 coats and then [...]