More Crafty Doings

The start of the week has seen a few little finishes in my crafting endeavours.  I have made some more keyrings using charachter buttons, hand painted wooden Theodora Cleave buttons & even some ceramic ones too - It seems a shame to have so many beautiful buttons sitting in a box so now some of them have been put to good use.

And they have all been dressed up ready for sale at a few craft shows that I will be attending this year.

 

I think they look pretty cute in their new clothes

 

And I have finished off a few more lavender heat packs too.  I always add some lavender buds and essential oil with my wheat as it gives off a lovely relaxing aroma when it is heated.

And I have been playing around with some doillies which will be made into cushions and quilts - I have been lucky enough to pick up quite a few lately - Unfortuantley for the next 10 days I will be time poor due to work commitments but after that there will be no stopping me.

I hope you are having a lovely week.

Hugs - Fee XX

Do You Feel Like A Weekend Away?

Do you feel like you need a little break?  Why not join us for our wonderful weekend in March in Tasmania my home state.  It is just 39 sleeps until it begins.   Bookings will close on 14th February to allow for our final preparations.

You can see what we are doing over HERE and download the booking forms.

We have lots of fun and games planned as well as a few outings and maybe even a few suprise stops along the way......

I have seen some of the projects that the girls have in store for you - You are going to love it all so much.  Our Sunday Sewing Day will include "Live" demonstrations on quilting and stitching techniques from 6 Designers and of course some retail therapy.

Thank you for the e-mails and lovely comments on my little keyrings. 

To answer some of the questions asked there is no pattern for these - I simply cut 2 x 2 1/2" circles (on my Go Baby) from wool or wool felt.  Sewed a button on the front.  Attached the ribbon and ring to the inside of the front circle behind the button to hide the stitches and then blanket stitched the front and back together and put a little bit of stuffing inside. 

Feel free to use my idea any way you wish - That's the beauty of creation and little ideas - The sharing of them.

I Hope you have a wonderful week.

Love and Hugs - Fee X

What A Weekend

The weather here in Tasmania this weekend has been hot - 35 here today and after only a short stroll outside I am burnt.  Amy and I spent much of yesterday at the local cat show with 2 of our feline babies - Jack and Lucy.  They both had amazing wins and made us very proud. 

We usually go once a month and we are hoping that JT will be able to go next time.  Jack was still lounging around today after his big day out yesterday - Doesn't he looked relaxed.

Thanks so much for your kind wishes for our Anniversary we enjoyed an amazing meal and a lovely bottle of wine.  I had a risotto which was seriously to die for !!  Follwed by a traditional Tiramisu which was divine.  It is lovely to spend some precious "us" time which doesn't happen often enough.

For those of you that wondered what the wool circles and buttons were going to be used for - Here are some of them finished.



They are now keyrings - I have a few more ready to make - They are simple but cute.

We are having a BBQ with the grandies tonight so I had better go and get organised.

Hugs - Fee X

Weekend Time - YAY !

The weekend has arrived again - My favourite time of the week.  I have a pretty full weekend planned including our wedding anniversary dinner at our favourite italian restaurant.  You have to book a few weeks in advance to get in so we have been planning this night out for a little while.  It will be nice just to chill out - Just the two of us.

I have a few little projects on my To Do List this weekend including playing with these circles and buttons.

And some paper piecing

I enjoy paper piecing very much and this time I am playing with a new design

In very "Un Fee" Colours but still nice.  This will be the pattern that I release at our "Lets Get Stitched in Tassie" weekend this coming March.



I am having lots of fun putting it together.  Do you have much planned for the weekend?  I hope that whatever you chose to do that you enjoy it.

Love and Hugs,

Fee XX

Australia Day Doings.....

Happy Australia Day to my fellow Australians.  

Do you have much planned today on this Public Holiday to celebrate our nation?  Unfortunately Hubs has to work today so we have nothing planned but instead I hope to get into the studio for a few hours. 

I have spent a few hours this morning on the computer trying to get things in order for our upcoming Lets Get Stitched Weekend. It is going to be so much fun.  Are you planning on joining us for any of the events?  If so please ket me know so we can get the final stages of planning finalised.  We are closing off bookings on Valentines Day (February 14th).

If you are a newsletter subscriber I have sent this weeks specials out a day earlier.  It includes some Honeybuns from the new 3 Sisters range "Papillon" - I think I love this more than Aviary - Is that at all possible?  I also have some MODA fabric suitable for a mans quilt or backing fabric at just $8.00 per metre.  There are Bargains Galore OVER HERE.

I came home yesterday to 2 delicious parcels in the mail.  These little owls flew over the Bass Strait to come and live with me - They are from Amanda - They are just adorable !!  The detail is amazing she is one clever girl.

And Look Cori's latest BOM all dressed up in a calendar which steps out each weeks To Do's to be on target to have the quilt finished by the end of the year - I wonder if I can keep up?  The fabrics that she has chosen are gorgeous.  This is going to be one adorable quilt.

So I am off now to play housekeeper for a little while and then I am going to hide in the studio and play.

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs - Fee XX

MIA

It has been 8 days since I last blogged - I have been Missing In Action. Sorry about that but we are enjoying such beautiful weather here in Brighton at the moment that the chance to get out in the garden and tidy up and other such things have been too much to pass up. I have even been pottering outside each evening after work once the heat starts to subside. 

I have managed to grab a few minutes here and there to work on the little tutorial I am doing for you at the end of the month.  Don't forget that you will need a little vintage napkin if you want to play along. 

And I have managed a little progress on my newest quilt design but somehow I think this one is going to be awhile.....  That's what you get when you keep drawing and forget about how long it's going to take to stitch.

The cats have been loving the warmer weather and make full use of the sun drenched scratch pole.  Jack likes to be king of the castle - I did take a lovely photo of all of them sunbaking but the quality was worse than this one - I am still using my Iphone for photographing at the moment.  Doesn't he look regal sitting up there?

JT is still recovering from when he was sick so every few days I roast a chicken for them all as it is JT's favourite meal.  This is how I have to "Jack" proof the chicken before I serve it to them.  He still tries to get to it before it is cool enough to eat.

But not even warm chicken will tempt this lazy fellow from his favourite spot.  Dreamer is such a gentleman and waits until everyone has had their fill before he takes his turn.  They are all loving the sun drenched/ air conditioned house at the moment - Who wouldn't?  It really is a cat's life.

I hope that you are having a lovely week.

Hugs - Fee X

When I get the bug - I really get it.  I painted all of my treasure finds yesterday afternoon and last night was able to scatter them around our home.  This is the little terracotta pot on the black metal stand - Now lovely and white and holding a fresh bunch of lavender from the garden.



This previously gold stands has come up a treat in it's new skin.  I can see this one being very useful - especially at Christmas.

My 50c Bright Yellow Mug Tree makes a lovely scissor and rotary cutter stand in my little studio.

And my favourtie find this 2 tier wire stand which was originally green.  I have to admit that I was very tempted to leave it green but now that it is painted I am very pleased with it's new look.

And it's accompanying basket is pretty cute too

The little frame looks cute in it's new clothes.  I printed up a little stitchery to put inside (It is currently my stitching project) and I think that it says it all.

So for such a small $ amount and a little bit of paint and effort I have been able to add 6 new home decor items this weekend and I am feeling pretty pleased with myself.

Did you do anything to your castle this weekend?  I would love to see what you have been up to.

Hugs - Fee X