tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53265076699944008492024-03-06T14:52:38.891+13:00little grubsCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-43623496182203685052014-09-08T08:26:00.000+12:002014-09-08T08:26:09.664+12:00Just in case .... a forwarding addressNow I realise it is a LOOOOOONNNNGGG shot that anyone still comes here BUT ..... if you do and you wonder where I am now, after a four year long sabbatical, well I have a new home. Both new in name and new in age - just 4 posts written so far. But if you fancy heading on over I would love to see you. Say hi and we can meet or maybe renew old acquaintances .....<br />
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I'll keep my eyes open for you! xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-50734229493165381932010-08-09T08:41:00.000+12:002010-08-09T08:41:38.387+12:00Our weekend ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUxhFKoBV5TpajzfwzaV0cMB11JRJ1NmMCLqrhgAVV6um6jY3P73roV0WWlcmFuV7eBnDZTdAEemF_-k6oGrQJ36C7HK2mIJmccI6-k6IBS7Ft-ieHg3RUk2gP2DvJ4q4uWjH6F37FNoI/s1600/DSC00977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUxhFKoBV5TpajzfwzaV0cMB11JRJ1NmMCLqrhgAVV6um6jY3P73roV0WWlcmFuV7eBnDZTdAEemF_-k6oGrQJ36C7HK2mIJmccI6-k6IBS7Ft-ieHg3RUk2gP2DvJ4q4uWjH6F37FNoI/s400/DSC00977.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Finally got the top finished - woohooo!!!!!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Coconut, apricot and date loaves - delicious!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We had our fair shares of knocks and bumps this weekend</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Drawing up a birthday list - and then literally drawing all over it!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A trip to the library yielded these lovely books</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A little refashioning for Cassia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you had a great weekend too! xx</div>Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-37858858533988306502010-08-04T09:47:00.000+12:002010-08-04T09:47:19.385+12:00Blueberry picking in summer ...I've been reading some lovely posts about blueberrying recently over at <a href="http://gardenmama.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/07/my-entry-6.html">gardenmama</a> and <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2010/08/kaplink-kaplank-kaplunk.html">SouleMama</a> and hearing the lovely things they do with them - blueberry buttermilk cake anyone?! It's bought back memories from January this year when we went blueberry picking at a local blueberry farm. I had never picked blueberries before, in fact I had never seen a blueberry bush, and although the day wasn't quite as sunny and carefree as pictured in the above two posts (in fact it was freezing - we got there very early, it was drizzling with rain and we were higher up the hill than we though) we had a great time and picked a whole bunch of blueberries. It was great picking for the whole family because there were ripe berries at all different heights so none of us was left wanting and even Cassia at 3 was able to pick a lot. We picked about 5 kilos (10 pounds) in just over an hour and they were quarter of the price of the little punnets available at the supermarket - and of course it goes without saying they were much, much tastier!<br />
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Lots were in our tummies before we left the farm, some were made into blueberry muffins that afternoon and a blueberry pie was baked shortly thereafter. Still more were frozen for using during the winter - delicious gently cooked up to top a bowl of steaming porridge - and the rest were used to make blueberry relish. It is so delicious, in fact that probably needs more emphasise - <b><i>IT IS DELICIOUS!!!! </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">In fact, although it's a relish recipe I also use it like jam. I find the sweetness of jam soon becomes too much for me but this is just right, of course it's great with meats, cheeses, thrown in</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">to bolognaise sauces. In fact the only limit to its uses is the fact that I only have one unopened jar left!!!!</span></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The last remaining jar of bluebbery relish - don't you just love the Maia made label?!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>BLUEBERRY RELISH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 kg blueberries</div><div style="text-align: center;">500g sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">3/4 cup white wine vinegar</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 tsp ginger (instead of cayenne as stated in recipe)</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 tsp mixed spice (instead of allspice as stated in recipe)</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/4 tsp cinnamon</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/4 cup lemon juice</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tsp salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup water</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Roughly chop 1/2 a lemon's rind and together with pips tie up in a little muslin parcel</div><div style="text-align: center;">Put everything in large pot</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stir over low heat for 5 minutes or until sugar has dissolved</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bring to boil</div><div style="text-align: center;">Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 50-55 minutes or until relish is thick and syrupy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spoon immediately into clean warm jars and seal</div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn jars upside down for 2 minutes and then invert and cool</div><div style="text-align: center;">Label and date</div><div style="text-align: center;">LEAVE FOR 1 MONTH</div><div style="text-align: center;">Store for up to 12 months</div><div style="text-align: center;">Refrigerate after opening and keep for 6 weeks (it won't last that long let me tell you!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This made 3 jam jars full plus a bit leftover to eat straight away.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I just have to be patient for the next 5 months until we can go picking again! x</div></div>Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-31114984817023214182010-08-03T19:15:00.001+12:002010-08-03T19:17:08.962+12:00How lucky am I?I recently participated in my 2nd swap via blogland and I received all this lovely fabric!<br />
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<a href="http://seven-stitches.blogspot.com/">Amy</a> and I had decided on a swap - I sent her one of my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/4143110920/in/set-72157622771847381/">reversible sunhats</a> for her little girl and a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/4681670540/in/set-72157622771847381/">pencil/work case</a> for her and I received the fabric. Seeing as I was only expecting scraps you can imagine my great delight when I opened the package! Many thanks once again Amy.<br />
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For my birthday in February I was given a book voucher by my in-laws. Now as much as I love books it always takes me some time to use a voucher. You see there are just sooooo many books out there that I would like that I never can decide and the books in NZ are sooo expensive, but that's content for another post!! I had popped into our local PaperPlus a couple of times and eyed up a few books. So you can imagine my delight when I see a book I would really rather like with 25% off - I ended up paying just $1.24 for this beautiful book:<br />
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although in truth that $1.24 will turn into much, much more because of all the lovely quilts I now wish to make!<br />
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The one activity that we have done every term for Maia is swimming. This year Cassia started her lessons too. We just go to the local aquatic centre and they both enjoy it tremendously. The lessons aren't cheap so you can appreciate how happy I was to have won the draw for a term's worth of free lessons - theoretically they are Cassia's - but I'm not picky!<br />
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During the holidays we went away for a few days. One day we all head into Levin and I scoured the op shops whilst Craig and the girls went to the Adventure Park. For sometime now I have been looking for a grater which can be fastened to a unit and that the girls can use themselves. I've even been into a couple of 'proper' kitchen shops but to no avail. So I was very excited to see this in a new second hand shop I popped into:<br />
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Now I ummmmed and aaahed about whether to get it. It was $8 which to me, being so used to $1 bargains at our local Sallies, seemed quite expensive!!! Crazy really as I would have paid upto $40 in the shop if I had seen one. Then the grating drum it came with wasn't really the one I wanted ...... But it was so retro and so pristine I bit the bullet and bought it. I figured I could look on TradeMe for the other drums that go with it. Now, of course, finding it was lucky but what came next was more than luck. It was like op shopping karma - is there such a thing?!!!<br />
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I popped into a wee little op shop, the type that has very limited hours, only takes cash but can yield some real treasures. And what did I find in there ..........<br />
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Can you believe it? The other 4 grating drums all in mint condition. The price? 50c each - that's right 50c each. So for the grand total of $10 I have the whole set - woohooo!!!<br />
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And finally (this really has been a pretty full post eh?) this month is my month to be the Queen Bee at the Bee Seam Piecing Downunder. <br />
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So I've sent out the parcels and now just have to sit back and wait - sounds good doesn't it? I made one practice block and then a couple more to check I'd put enough fabric in the parcels. Good job I did that as it turns out because there probably wouldn't have been enough - ooops!<br />
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So as you can see I have had a lot to be grateful for recently. It's really helped putting this post together because I'm currently suffering from the horrid bug/virus that Cassia had last week and feeling rather sorry for myself! Hope you're having a good run of it too! x<br />
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PS The <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/08/whats-for-dinner-tonight.html">dinner</a> I posted about earlier was just delicious!!!!!Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-86779717668308381672010-08-03T13:20:00.000+12:002010-08-03T13:20:54.468+12:00What's for dinner tonight?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_ruJTelBQg0JTxvg4KxdfXhJ9ZyYdVfznP61DLGPXJrx49mvHh6NT0GDJNKqbyATqpR7vv7IhfHlcZYaVvQ2AraM3yAOHk3rpM_6KDUeJP0FCyKDepaWkMjLcZE1SPTlKSSijzPpPETv/s1600/DSC00947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_ruJTelBQg0JTxvg4KxdfXhJ9ZyYdVfznP61DLGPXJrx49mvHh6NT0GDJNKqbyATqpR7vv7IhfHlcZYaVvQ2AraM3yAOHk3rpM_6KDUeJP0FCyKDepaWkMjLcZE1SPTlKSSijzPpPETv/s640/DSC00947.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Much as I hate frying beef and onions at 8 o'clock in the morning when it comes to the middle of the afternoon I LOVE the fact that dinner is done, quietly cooking away and will be ready as needed. I had thought I would do some ginger egg fried rice with it, with the rice leftover from last night's tea, but as it's been cooking today I realise that, although there is a <b><i>lot</i></b> of ginger, the dish is more meditteranean with the bay leaves and balsamic vinegar. Maybe couscous, maybe jacket potatoes? Both easy and effortless!<br />
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The crock pot came out of the garage last week and I have been busily looking for recipes. The local library had about dozen books on the subject, of which 8 now sit on my unit! I wasn't aware of crock pots, aka slow cookers, until I came to New Zealand and my repertoire is somewhat small. I plan to try out a few of the delicious sounding recipes over the coming weeks and hopefully there'll be some winners in there.<br />
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And for pudding?<br />
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Fruit and greek yoghurt topped with homemade granola - yum!!!!<br />
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What are you and yours having to eat tonight? xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-70325963967964291552010-08-01T18:47:00.000+12:002010-08-01T18:47:24.508+12:00I thought I must be mad ....I was having a good sort out earlier this afternoon and came across this jigsaw.<br />
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I found it at an op shop ages ago and loved the retro kiwiana feel. So with the wind blowing, the rain lashing and the fire roaring it seemed like the perfect time to <i>start</i> the jigsaw.<br />
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With a little bit of hindrance and a lot of help from Maia we got going. <br />
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I thought it would take ages and had been thinking where I could keep it whilst working on it but it's done - finished before tea!<br />
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I love how kitsch it is and because Craig's a picture framer I'm going to frame it and hang it on my wall!<br />
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Hope you all had a great weekend. xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-30320455890413575192010-07-28T18:53:00.000+12:002010-07-28T18:53:23.112+12:00Just in time ...July seems to have whizzed by and I had a lot to do in it! The last couple of days have been spent catching up with all my quilting bees.<br />
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For Sarah in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1175875@N20/">ANZAC Bee</a>. This was the first bee I signed up for and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Sarah was the last person in the bee so I would like to say a huge thanks to Amy over at <a href="http://seven-stitches.blogspot.com/">Seven Stitches</a> for organising it and introducing me to virtual quilting bees (VQBs).<br />
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<a href="http://acardaday.wordpress.com/">Nova</a>, in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/australasianbee/">Australsian Bee</a>, wanted some wonky star in July so I happily obliged!<br />
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The newest bee I'm part off is the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/beeseampiecingdownunder/">Bee Seam Piecing Downunder</a> and <a href="http://becclarke.blogspot.com/">Bec</a> sent out the fabric with the wish for something traditional with a twist.<br />
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I've been collecting vintage sheets since we returned to NZ and am very happy to seem them being put to some good use at last. I think these blocks will be alternated with a simple square within a square block and maybe it's time for me to try some free motion quilting! I already have a place earmarked for this quilt so hopefully it won't be too long in the making. xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-16797243387520358222010-07-27T20:48:00.000+12:002010-07-27T20:48:49.514+12:00So what's the news?Well that break was a little longer than anticipated but here we go again!<br />
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So what was my news? Well I've had my first order!!!!!!!!! Now this is very exciting for me and a realisation of a long held notion. Remember <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-was-it-for-you.html">the market</a>? Well, the person sat next to me knew someone and that someone happened to have a shop in Palmerston North and the person who sat next to me talked to that someone who has a shop and hey presto!!!! <br />
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Obviously a little more was involved but needless to say the someone with the shop now has some <b><i>little grubs</i></b> clothes hanging in it!!! Aaaaarghhhhh how excited am I?!!!!<br />
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The shop is Stork on George Street in Palmerston North - if anyone is passing have a look. They have the egg Maternity franchise, stock truly beautiful merino items by Nature Baby and now they have <b><i>little grubs</i></b>!<br />
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There are more photos over on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/">flickr</a> pages if you fancy popping over.<br />
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It's so great to finally be able to share such good news after all the support I have had on these pages. Thank you so much once again! xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-45251809997985056632010-07-11T14:42:00.000+12:002010-07-11T14:42:43.268+12:00A few days away ...We went away to the beach for a couple of nights last week. I don't have many photos because the battery on my camera ran out but I do have lovely memories!<br />
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We had tea out the first night there which is a rare occurrence and so was wonderful!<br />
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Candle lit concerts by the children by the fireside<br />
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A walk along the beach into the southerly which could almost hold me up<br />
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No TV, no mobile and no computer<br />
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Op shopping in old and new stores and finding an absolute treasure - more on that later<br />
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A husband who did all the dishes<br />
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Being read to in the evening whilst crocheting - something I would truly recommend!<br />
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I didn't really want to come home which is quite good really because we're going back again tomorrow!! Why did we come home? Because I had some work to do. Work. Proper work. Consisting of sewing. For someone. All very exciting and I'll let you know soon.<br />
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Hope you all had a great weekend. xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-9524292871829423012010-07-06T18:31:00.001+12:002010-07-07T08:22:40.739+12:00Australian Damper BreadThank you to all of you who left a comment on my last post. It's been really interesting to read what people are doing in their daily lives. I'm going to make the products tonight so will keep you posted.<br />
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The Australian Damper Bread caught my eye yesterday and it was the only recipe for which everything was in the house (not that hard really because it was only flour, salt and butter!!!).<br />
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From page to bowl to oven to table in 40 minutes - wonderful. It tasted great on its own and then with blueberry relish but would be really great with a chunky soup. x</div></div>Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-89929343392083251832010-07-05T12:17:00.000+12:002010-07-05T12:17:10.298+12:00Taking some baby steps ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We try to live lightly on this earth but we are a long way from perfect, the fact that we fly long haul will attest to this! But I think we have come a long way and take for normal what other people would see as, well not abnormal but more effort than they are perhaps willing to put in - does that make sense?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst visiting a variety of blogs I like seeing what other people are doing in their efforts to be greener (not that I really like that word but I think you all know what I mean by it). Some people seem so far down the road that I think I could never catch up. But it's not really a race is it? In my opinion it's about doing what you can, when you can and fitting it into every day family life. I know that something that doesn't fit into the rhythm of our day won't last for long. We tend to have spurts of improvement and then reach a plateau doing all those 'normal' things until I read or see something and then I get motivated all over again to make some more changes. I'm always fascinated by those things that people find easy to do without/find an alternative for and those people struggle with - they are all so different, something I find easy and normal is difficult for another family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been reducing our exposure to chemicals for many years and this took a huge step forward when we had children. I periodically go through the house trying to reduce our chemical footprint but then some do slip back in and some I have never tried to substitute before. I have two products which I don't like having in the house and I don't let my children anywhere near due to their toxicity, and that is <b><i>dishwash powder</i></b> and <b><i>washing powder</i></b>. I've just realised, as I've typed that, how weird it sounds: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use one to wash our dishes, which my children eat off, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use one to wash our clothes in, which the children wear each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So inspiration has come from blogland once again. I have seen various recipes for household cleaners over the years but <a href="http://ecomilf.blogspot.com/2010/06/homemade-dishwashing-detergent.html">this one</a> from <a href="http://ecomilf.blogspot.com/">ecoMILF</a> caught my eye last Friday and on Saturday I went and bought the ingredients. It's nice to know someone's using it and likes using it so I thought I would give it a go. It will also be interesting to see how much it costs as that is a factor for us. However, even if it does cost a little more but we're reducing chemical consumption then that has to count. Of course I've also got to make it!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other item in the photo is <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-can-now-knit.html">my knitted dishcloth</a>, which I made over a year ago and haven't used yet!! I was so pleased with it that I didn't want to get it dirty - pretty silly really as that's why I made it. But now that I am a knitter (in the loosest sense of the term) I have decided to use it and make some more! And I also want to make some scouring clothese which I have seen recently over <a href="http://3191.visualblogging.com/archives/11518_1443007713/345463">here</a>, via <a href="http://nestajackson.blogspot.com/">Norwoods Walkabout</a> (who by chance is making her own deodorant which I will have try later), and <a href="http://ecomilf.blogspot.com/2010/06/creative-space-twine-dish-scrub.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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So here it is, being modelled (in the very loosest sense of the word!) by someone who really didn't want to put it on this morning and certainly did not want to put on clothes that it might actually go with!!!!!<br />
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There's a few mistakes and I didn't really follow the pattern strictly but I'm so PROUD!!! I've always been very envious of people who can knit so I thought it was about time I taught myself. I've been able to make long, straight rows of knitting (aka scarves) for a while but was a bit daunted by shaping, however I took it slowly and achieved this!!! On to bigger and better things I think. I guess the knitting bug could be pretty addictive eh?! x<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Can you guess what's been keeping me busy the last couple of days? xx</div>Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-29012678308651473672010-06-26T19:41:00.000+12:002010-06-26T19:41:42.558+12:00The last couple of days .....have produced a lot of highs and a few lows!<br />
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On Thursday morning Cassia woke me up with this beautiful picture:<br />
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"Mummy, it's you and friends when you went to Fairyland when you were younger. You went over the rainbow. That's a cricket ant on the rainbow. He just slides around." HIGH.<br />
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Spending Thursday morning on my own with Maia - going into the city, to the library and out to lunch. HIGH.<br />
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I decided to bake and thought I could improve the <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2008/07/tea-for-two-four-actually.html">standard ANZAC biscuit</a> by adding sultanas and chocolate chips. You would have thought it would work right?<br />
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It didn't! But that could also be due to the fact that butter goes from "melt slowly" to "boil vigourously" very quickly - whoops! Oh and did I mention they burnt a little in the oven too?! LOW!<br />
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Being invited out by some girls and sharing a bottle of wine with them. Feeling like I'm part of the real world again - definitely a HIGH.<br />
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Cassia wanting to sleep with me on Thursday night. It could have been a HIGH but it definitely turned into a LOW when she was unsettled all night and I hardly got any sleep.<br />
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Feeling so tired on Friday was a LOW but sitting on the sofa with the girls and doing some crochet was a HIGH.<br />
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Receiving this <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/wonderful-swap.html">delightful pincushion</a> from Nova HIGH, HIGH, HIGH!<br />
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Figuring out an easy crochet flower pattern and being able to turn one:<br />
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into a bouquet even in a sleep induced stupor. HIGH<br />
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Husband deciding to do some jobs that needed doing around the house. HIGH.<br />
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Husband causing a huge water leak and not knowing where the stopcock was - so, so LOW!<br />
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Getting a knock on the door at 5.30pm and being invited to play hooky with two girlfriends by going for a coffee. A much needed HIGH. xxCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-31377669449651136942010-06-26T19:38:00.000+12:002010-06-26T19:38:14.661+12:00A wonderful swap ...The great thing about blogging is finding people who make things you like and who are happy to swap <b><i>their </i></b>things for <b><i>your </i></b>things! <br />
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So how did it happen? The lovely Nova, over at <a href="http://acardaday.wordpress.com/">a cuppa and a catch up</a>, mentioned that she liked my <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/im-off-to-market.html">rainbow bunting</a> and I know how much I liked her <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acardaday/sets/72157623207959559/">pincushions</a> so I asked if she would like to swap. I felt a little cheeky but luckily she loved the idea. She gave me the choice of what I wanted (how cool is that?) but I said I would love a surprise. And what a surprise it was!<br />
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How cool is that?!!!!!!<br />
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And the back's wonderful as well.<br />
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It is sitting very proudly right next to my machine with just the 3 pins in! I have to let you in on a little secret - in all the years I have sewn I have <b><i>never </i></b>had a pincushion. So now I have - and what a pincushion it is!<br />
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Thanks so much Nova - do you get the idea that I L.O.V.E. it?!!!!!!! xx<br />
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PS I'm totally open to the idea of swaps - for TOTALLY OPEN read WOULD DEARLY LIKE TO DO MORE SWAPS!!! So if anyone sees anything they like maybe you'd like to do a swap - I know I certainly would. Let me know! xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-5735483557819795842010-06-24T08:23:00.000+12:002010-06-24T08:23:23.932+12:00My creative space ....Having seen some of the crochet loveliness that has been around the creative spaces the last couple of weeks (to see more this week head on over to <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/">Kirsty's</a>, our lovely host) I was very tempted to get hooking again. So last Thursday evening I dusted off my hooks, found some yarn and made these:<br />
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Unfortunately in my haste and with both girls tucked up in bed I winged it on the size. The result? Too big for Cassia and too small for Maia. Very quick and easy to do so will make them both some more this coming week once I have finished what has really been taking up my week!<br />
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My creative space this week is all about hearts. I joined the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1175875@N20/">ANZAC Bee</a> earlier this year and for my month I asked for hearts, hearts and more hearts. This is what I received:<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitbikquilts/4475430424/in/pool-1175875@N20">ANZAC Bee March block 2</a>, 2. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitbikquilts/4475473648/in/pool-1175875@N20/">ANZAC Bee March block 1</a>, 3. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41416278@N06/4466295516/in/pool-1175875@N20/">hearts for Abi</a>, 4. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41416278@N06/4466293782/in/pool-1175875@N20/">heart block</a>, 5. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saintlynda/4463746519/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Abigail's blox 001</a>, 6. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saintlynda/4464523808/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Abigail's blox 002</a>, 7. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluetulip1/4462257326/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Abigails heart block</a>, 8. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluetulip1/4462255682/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Abigails heart block</a>, 9. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluetulip1/4461485037/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Abigails heart block</a>, 10. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89766041@N00/4460573723/in/pool-1175875@N20/">IMG_3382</a>, 11. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26410055@N03/4442017919/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Abi's block</a>, 12. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41617767@N02/4433506411/in/pool-1175875@N20">Hearts 006</a>, 13. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41617767@N02/4434263394/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Hearts 003</a>, 14. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41617767@N02/4434278864/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Hearts 005</a>, 15. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41617767@N02/4433488435/in/pool-1175875@N20/">Hearts 002</a>, 16. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acardaday/4388421910/in/pool-1175875@N20">Hearts for Abi <3</a>, 17. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/4331384135/in/pool-1175875@N20">ANZAC Bee - March Blocks - Blue Heart</a>, 18. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/4332122066/in/pool-1175875@N20/">ANZAC Bee - March Blocks - Brown Heart</a>, 19. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/4332121324/in/pool-1175875@N20/">ANZAC Bee - March Blocks - stripy detail</a>, 20. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/4332120508/in/pool-1175875@N20/">ANZAC Bee - March Blocks - Stripy Heart</a><br />
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Aren't they all just gorgeous?!!! (And thanks to <a href="http://acardaday.wordpress.com/">Nova</a> for telling me how to do a mosaic - I think they could become quite addictive!).<br />
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They were all returned to me by April and have been languishing on the shelf. So this week has been all about making the most of the blocks.<br />
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This is where I'm at as of today:<br />
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Phew!!! What a job it has been but one that I'm really enjoying. I've still a few blocks to make and then I need to join the rows and then I need to ......... OK so you won't see it finished in this space next week but it shouldn't be toooo far away!<br />
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Hope you've all had a great week creating. xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-55444920245333143612010-06-23T14:39:00.000+12:002010-06-23T14:39:22.195+12:00Op shop finds and a couple more blocks ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the weekend's garage sale was more like an English jumble sale - in a church halls and mostly clothes piled high on trestles. Unlike an English jumble sale there was no queue to get in, no entry fee and you could fill a bag up for $2 - how can you not like that. Most of the things I found are to be used for the material - silk, linen, wool and a couple of stripy jersey tops to make some trousers for the girls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>a small selection of my finds!</i></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>and a couple of items were put in the bag solely for the buttons!</i></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Some vintage embroidered doilies from the local op shop</i></div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Embroidery detail</i></div><div><br />
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</div><div>Now you might be asking isn't the second photo just another close up shot? Well you would be right! But it's the BACK of the doily. Can you believe it? The neatness of the work is amazing - and I got the whole set for 50c!</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm still working away on my quilt top from the ANZAC Bee - it's maybe about 2/3 done now! A couple of extra blocks I've made:</div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>appliqueed tumbling hearts block</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>paper pieced heart awaiting border</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can't seem to be able to get into anything but the heart quilt so I had better get it finished soon to allow some other creating into my life! (And also get the kitchen table and spare bed back!!!!) xx</div>Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-44708028163387879752010-06-22T14:12:00.001+12:002010-06-23T12:05:04.190+12:00Learning something new ...I love learning new things. It's especially great when the raw materials are from your garden, you go to a friend's to learn, children and grown ups learn together, you share some food and you come away with something very pretty!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Freshly harvested <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormium">harakeke</a> leaves (flax leaves)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Flax flower</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Close up of flax flower - so easy - when you know how!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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Raranga, or flax weaving, is a traditional Maori custom. They used it for the everyday to the ceremonial and there are lots of traditions and customs that go with it. One tradition I learnt today is that each time you try a different type of weaving the item you make should be given away. So the flower in the middle is my second attempt, on the right is Maia's first attempt (she didn't want to give hers away at all!) and on the left is my first attempt at simple weaving - which I have to find a recipient for!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're interested in seeing more images of flax weaving click <a href="http://www.google.co.nz/images?q=flax+weaving&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=TxsgTLHiAoymnwfNpaxV&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQsAQwAA">here</a>. So many beautiful things to make so little time to do it!!! x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">EDITED TO ADD: The flax flowers are actually called putiputi and there's a tutorial </span><a href="http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Maori/Putiputi/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">over here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> if you fancy making one. xx</span></div>Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-78682550415450956362010-06-20T18:31:00.000+12:002010-06-20T18:31:06.095+12:00What a wonderful weekend ...<div style="text-align: center;">including lots of my favourite things. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Saturday </b>was filled with:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">garage sales</div><div style="text-align: center;">op shoppping</div><div style="text-align: center;">coffee</div><div style="text-align: center;">clear blue sunny skies</div><br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>washing drying outside in winter - including some of my garage sales finds</i></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">outside playing</div><div style="text-align: center;">being able to have the windows and doors open all day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>our beautiful rosemary which will be full of the beautiful flowers from now until December</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">playing about with my ANZAC Bee blocks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunday </b>dawned grey and wet so a day inside was called for, including:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">cleaning</div><div style="text-align: center;">friends for morning tea and playing</div><div style="text-align: center;">sorting through my op shop finds</div><div style="text-align: center;">reading the Sunday papers</div><div style="text-align: center;">more coffee</div><div style="text-align: center;">a little bit more sewing on my quilt top</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">cooking something new for tea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>chicken and mushroom pie followed by ice cream - delicious!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all a lovely time had by all. How was yours? x</div>Cut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-64915314197639464382010-06-18T15:11:00.000+12:002010-06-18T15:11:35.047+12:00The birds and the bees ......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQH4VDyB3joj-YFq_0NNeco42RO9B6vPlK_iKXvPpsplldRGrdXpmrZ3jsJX2PXMuKMUMOAJO1vjyPcfbEwEkSbISsDTdTfCPOCjMfxf2VIFM_sFchlHp2SA1UAdmFqBiFOfV1qcO24j5/s1600/DSC00648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQH4VDyB3joj-YFq_0NNeco42RO9B6vPlK_iKXvPpsplldRGrdXpmrZ3jsJX2PXMuKMUMOAJO1vjyPcfbEwEkSbISsDTdTfCPOCjMfxf2VIFM_sFchlHp2SA1UAdmFqBiFOfV1qcO24j5/s400/DSC00648.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
The birds are courtesy of Maia and Cassia, made this week at the library pre-schoolers song, dance and craft morning, or as my girls call it "the dancing library"!<br />
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The bees are courtesy of me and are this month's block for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/australasianbee/">Australasian Bee</a>. Monika, aka <a href="http://missmonnyquilts.blogspot.com/">Miss Monny Quilts</a>, wanted boxy stars and sent us the fabric and the instructions. I thought it looked a little complicated but I followed the instructions <i>carefully </i>and it turned out alright!<br />
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I've really enjoyed being part of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1175875@N20/">Anzac Bee</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/australasianbee/">Australasian Bee</a> this year. In fact I've enjoyed them so much that I have just signed up for another .... The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/beeseampiecingdownunder/">Bee Seam Piecing Downunder</a>! I was somewhat hesitant to join my first bee seeing as I only started quilting last October but I took the plunge and have loved every minute. I have been challenged in the blocks I've made, both in the subject matter and in the colours. But nothing beats the little parcels of fabric that arrive in my postbox each month - it's wonderful!!! So if you've been thinking about and haven't signed up just yet ..... GO AND DO IT!!!!! If you're looking for a bee to join try <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/quiltingbeeblocks/discuss/72157617103871916/">over here</a>. If they all seem full at the moment keep popping back because people are starting up new ones all the time. Happy sewing! xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-59055260500933984392010-06-17T09:55:00.001+12:002010-06-17T10:08:43.653+12:00My creative space ...is in the bathroom this week.<br />
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Although I don't like full curtains in the bathroom I knew I wanted something at the window as we came into winter. So the answer? A patchwork blind of course!<br />
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So 280 squares later I have a blind! Originally it was going to be two curtain panels with tab tops but after I'd made one and put it up it looked wrong. I took it apart and then made the patchwork top bigger by just adding on. That's what I love about patchwork - it's very forgiving and you can change your mind all the way through.<br />
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The fabric is mostly vintage Laura Ashley pieces that were originally used for soft furnishings in the houses we grew up in. I love using them and remembering mine and my brothers' and sister's bedrooms. The lining was some thrifted unbleached calico so I just LOVE that there's nothing new in it.<br />
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I didn't want the formality of a roman blind so I just made some straps to tie underneath the blind as I rolled it up. Having never made something like this I was pretty pleased with the outcome. The curtain pole is an old piece of dowelling from the second hand shop and it's attached to the wall by two old large brass cup hooks we had in the garage. So totally vintage, thrifted, recycled and upcycled - I LOVE IT!!!!<br />
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This was one of the unfinished projects I had on the go when I mentioned it <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-all-about-quilts.html">here</a> - so that's another off the list - hurray! Also, due to the fact the market was <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-was-it-for-you.html">sooooo quiet on the weekend</a> I managed to get the binding sewn onto another quilt that was on the list - now I just have to take a few photos so show.<br />
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For lots more creativity head over to <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/2010/06/my-creative-space_17.html">Kirsty's</a> ..... xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-89975185147845397252010-06-16T18:57:00.000+12:002010-06-16T18:57:47.103+12:00The little buggers got them .......no, not the girls ...... the birds!<br />
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Back <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-mystery.html">here</a> I was confused that we had strawberries ripening in winter. Well the birds couldn't believe their luck and had them! Serve me right for waiting until they were totally ripe! xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-34731579311153200702010-06-14T17:32:00.000+12:002010-06-14T17:32:40.130+12:00And the winner is .....Angelina over at <a href="http://nestajackson.blogspot.com/">Norwood Walkabouts</a>!!! This is a new blog to me and if you haven't been there already you might like to check it out. I love finding new blogs and seeing what's going on in other places and countries.<br />
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Thanks once again for all the lovely comments - they are very much appreciated! xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-55091244055747999922010-06-14T12:09:00.000+12:002010-06-14T12:09:05.218+12:00How was it for you?!Firstly, thank you all for all your kind words and wonderful comments. If the market had been based on those alone I would have sold out twice over!!!! But in reality things were a <b><i>little</i></b> bit different! Well to be honest they were <b><i>very</i></b> different.<br />
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It was very slow and I nowhere near covered the cost of the stall - those are the cold hard facts! So have I learnt anything from it? Was there any good to come out of it? Well I think so. <br />
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The best thing was that Maia had a ball and she sold lots of her things! Some of the other stallholders had their homeschooled children with them and they all had a wonderful time playing together.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Maia's stall and her wares!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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It took a lot more time to get everything together than I thought. If I wasn't actually sewing I was thinking about it and all the things I had to do. I realised how much it <b><i>took me away from my family</i></b> mentally even though I was there physically.<br />
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<b><i>Familiarity breeds contempt</i></b>! Making one of an item is totally different to making several! By the time I had made a few of an item I didn't really like it anymore.<br />
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You become very familiar with what you are making and think that everyone else will be too. Of course they are not and I think I should have <b><i>labelled some of the things to say what they were</i></b>!!! However, I was totally taken back by the following conversation between an older lady who approached the stall and picked up one of the rabbits:<br />
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Lady: "What <b><i>are </i></b>these?"<br />
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Me: "They are toy rabbits"<br />
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Lady: "Well, what do you <b><i>do</i></b> with them?"<br />
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Me: "Well ....... you play with them!"<br />
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When I recounted this conversation over tea, Maia looked at me and said "Why didn't you tell her you <b><i>play</i></b> with them!!!" Thank goodness for children!<br />
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Because it was a 3 day market and quiet expensive to get a stall I checked it out last year. I went to both the June and November ones and they were BUSY. I remember thinking how good it was that I hadn't taken the girls because it was so busy - let alone a buggy. This year was quiet, quiet, quiet. The ladies around me had done the market before and said it was quiet - in fact one of the stallholders said it was the <b><i>quietest market</i></b> in the 10 years he'd been doing it. So what can you do?<br />
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I met some <b><i>lovely people</i></b> and they all local too! One of them gave me a contact for a shop in Palmerston North so I will talk with them later this week.<br />
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Maybe you'd like to check them out:<br />
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Rachel at <a href="http://www.hummingbird-design.co.nz/">hummingbird</a><br />
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Carmen at <a href="http://www.smashpalace.felt.co.nz/">SmashPalace</a><br />
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Francine at <a href="http://www.cocobaby.co.nz/home">Cocobaby</a><br />
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The ladies who seemed <b><i>most interested</i></b> in what I was selling were all <b><i>sewers</i></b>!!! So of course they weren't going to buy something from me when they could make it themselves!<br />
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People <b><i>inspected your clothes</i></b> with intense scrutiny. I don't really mind this because I'm very proud of how I make things and the insides look almost as good as the outsides however, do they do this in a shop?! I know I do and when you look are things mass produced in China the insides are <b><i>awful<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">, but I'm sure most people don't and yet they inspect them when at a market.</span></span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I <b><i>didn't enjoy being behind a market stall</i></b>!! I also found it very hard to engage in the necessary small talk. It might have been different if it had been busy and there was a constant flow of people. I don't like it when stallholders pounce on me so I was very aware of that. I also think that with the things I was selling someone either will like it or not you can't sell it to them as it were. Does that make sense? One of the stalls nearby was selling drink syrups and dips so of course they had an opener "Can I tempt you with a taste?" but you can't really do that with fabric!</span></span></i></b><br />
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Where does that leave me now? Maybe felt or etsy or maybe just have swaps. I see so many lovely things in blogland that maybe I should ask if people would like to swap (in fact I have one going with the lovely <a href="http://acardaday.wordpress.com/">Nova </a>at the moment) so maybe that's the way to go.<br />
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So now I have some time for me, for Craig, for the children, for cooking, for baking (well actually I did that already yesterday Banana and Choc Chip muffins and pear crumble - yummmmm!). Oh and for some crochet because I've been seeing some lovely things on our others people's <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/2010/06/my-creative-space.html">creative spaces</a>. xxCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326507669994400849.post-1039527729652439832010-06-10T09:57:00.000+12:002010-06-10T09:57:02.221+12:00My creative space ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>has been very busy these last few weeks. I'm heading off to a market tomorrow (well just going down the road really - Feilding Craft Market, Civic Centre, Feilding running from Friday to Sunday) and have been knee deep in preparations.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wrap around reversible baby/toddler dresses</i></div><br />
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If you fancy seeing some of things either scroll down or click <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/cushions-al-fresco.html">here</a> for cushions, <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/keeping-necks-and-pencils-warm.html">here</a> for neckwarmers and pencil cases or <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/im-off-to-market.html">here</a> for bunting! Sounds rather eclectic writing it down like that doesn't it?!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Made from linen/cotton mix fabric originally from a ladies shirt</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The checked fabric is thrifted cotton</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The buttons are vintage mother of pearl</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And the hanger is thrifted!!! </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hence why there is a little scrap cotton tie around the hanger - </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>otherwise it keeps falling through the hole!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The idea was to sell children's clothes made from vintage and recycled material but as I was making them I realised you've no real idea what size to make and you only have a limited amount of fabric of each pattern. I have a bit of a problem cutting into fabric at the best of time, <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-dont-know-what-its-called.html">see here</a>, and so thought that if I had some clothes for sale but then advertised that I would custom make clothes from their choice of fabric. Don't know how that will go but here's hoping!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>The beige linen is from ladies skirt</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The floral cotton is from a vintage pillowcase</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The buttons are from my stash</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The little applique bird is on the back of this one as a little surprise!</i></div><br />
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For more market items you may like to click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/homehearthappiness/sets/72157622771847381/">here</a>.<br />
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In celebration I am running a <b><i>giveaway</i></b>, see <a href="http://littlegrubs.blogspot.com/2010/06/im-off-to-market.html">here</a> for what's up for grabs, but leave a comment anywhere this week for an entry!<br />
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Phew! And of course one last, but very much not the least, link - Kirsty over at <a href="http://www.kootoyoo.com/">kootoyoo</a> is the very lovely lady who runs this each week - thanks so much! Pop over there to have a look at other people's lovely creative spaces .... xCut&Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513430347949305435noreply@blogger.com27