TCCT out now...

The latest addition of The Chocolate Crow Trader online mag is out now!

there are some lovely items available from the girls this month....
Julz

almost done....

I'm almost finished making all of my items for the Friends Swap...
sorry no peeks cos I know that Lida visits...
so everyone will just have to wait!

I've got 2 more swaps to go for this year...
Chookyblue's Christmas Swap and
6 items for Christmas Swap...

Market News...

Sunday was market day for ED and myself,
up early (extra early cos daylight savings started) big yawns all around!
an absolutely glorious day greeted us, warm weather, very slight breeze at times, loads of people all eager to see new things at the market....

my new cake stand worked a treat for the pumpkins, apples and small pincushions ....
and these guys below were very popular!

Hi Bron, thanks for dropping by, it's always a pleasure to see you!

Last week on our way to Mansfield for a few days with family, we went thru Bonnie Doon...
and there is lots of water under the bridge...we had heard that Lake Eildon had finally started to get some serious water in it, after many years of not having water in this arm of the lake, or at least not under the bridge!

For the last few years this area had become a motorbike track with a tiny little trickle of water running under the bridge.
So it is lovely to see water here again.

and when we came back there was even a bit more...as the snow had started to melt on the nearby mountains....

Julz

PS thanks to all those lovely ladies that have made purchases from Simple Stitches lately...I really appreciate your business.

Headbands

decided to make some headbands,
Googled "headband tutorials" and found some good and not so good ones.....

you can find the tuts I used

here,
here,
and here!

I made some small changes as I went....
and the girls were almost wearing them before they were finished!

Think I might make a few for the market....and see how they go.

some gardening....

this weekend the weather has been glorious!
yesterday for the Grand Final...sunny patches, bit of light rain in the evening...
what a Final...a draw! now we have to wait another week to see who wins....

Go Saints!

Spent a little time in the garden today...
my magnolia is in full bloom and looks gorgeous!

and managed to finish these little guys for the market next weekend...

now I'm off to finish dinner...
hopefully to draw up some stitcheries I need to stitch...

even started on my Friends Swap stitching...no peeks!

Julz

PS I'm on holidays for 2 whole weeks...loads of stuff planned...back into the garden tomorrow, and I'm not letting DH anywhere near it again with a saw or secatuers!!!! when he trims, he trims.....down to the ground almost in some cases! poor plants....

Can you help?

A lovely lady by the name of Lizzie is organising this quilt for her friend Sue,
go to Lizzie's blog to read the story...have a box of tissues handy...you'll need them,

anyway in a nutshell, Lizzie's friend has a terrible terminal illness and Lizzie would like to make her a quilt for the last part of her journey,
if you feel that you can help with this, please check out this post on Lizzie's blog...

Julz

Last Night....

we had vampire brides....

and witches and clowns...

gypses, backward clothed person and 70s rock chicks
invade the house for a party!

Julz

new addition of

The Chocolate Crow Trader
is out now!

here

it's the Halloween edition....
spooky....

Julz

More New Things

Made these cute little guys this afternoon,
I think there will be some more of these,
not as many as the pumpkin/apples....29 I'm told by a little fairy!

quick and easy...found the pattern on the web (can't remember who sorry!)

they are only about 4 1/2"tall, great bowl fillers.....

and this gorgeous little teapot I found in the op shop when I was looking for something else,
they actually had 3 of them, 2 like this one and another with a longer spout...
if they are there next time, they might just be coming home with me!!!!

Julz

a bumper harvest!

pumpkins with the odd apple thrown in...

and some more apples with the odd pumpkin thrown in!

(still a few more to do....but I won't bore you with the pics!)

Julz