Origami.

Claire and I both really like Origami, there are stages in our life when every occasion is honoured with a bunch of paper Lillie's, last weekend there was a Japanese festival in Melbourne, a lady taught me how to make the crab. I was a pit confused though, as I was always under the impression that for something to be origami it didn't involve cutting, but with the crab there was definitely some snipping involved, I'm not sure maybe I am wrong.

Recently Found.

p.s. this is Us...

In response to pip!
Nana - Knitter, sewer, crocheter, quilter
Mum - Knitter, sewer, quilter
Claire - sewer, quilter, knitter
Meg - Knitter, sewer, quilter, baker

Its nice to see skills passing down, keeping things alive. One day Claire and I do hope to learn to crochet, I blame Mum from not learning in the first place.

My Collection

This is one of my newest collections, it is very fast growing. I know it won't be to everyone taste's, but their is something about these little praying children that just won't let me leave them behind. I also have a few mirrors with the children painted on, but they are a little tricky to photograph.

This is a good example of why I like to collect, these figurines don't cost more than a few dollars, and while not everywhere, if you look hard enough your sure to find a couple a month.

From Meg.

Dad's Collection

This is Dad's collection of bird swap cards, he's been collecting them for a very long time, since we were very small. They come from the purple loose leaf tea boxes, but I don't think they put the cards in any more. I'm sure he has more of them not glued in to the books, I can't wait to find them again.

Today...

...or yesterday really, as it is past 12 o'clock Claire and I did lots of ironing, lots of cutting and lots of folding, as we embarked on making as many fat quarters as we could before the very first Brown Owl's meet, where they soon would become craft kits as part of handmade helps, support for those effected by the fires. It was great to see so many supplies there and so many people too, we can't wait to attend our first meeting.

Folding Fat quarters is really fun, I've never done it before, as we have never really had a need to, but with a little help from Kotoyoo's video it became quite addictive!

p.s. with a little encouragement from Jess we have finally set up a flickr account. its not very full yet and probably only contains pictures you would have already seen here, but its fun, soon I will begin searching around and hope to find lots of friends!

From the op-shop!

I found this jewellery box at the op-shop not to long ago. I remember when we were growing up, Claire and I had ones similar, but they were wooden and painted on the outside, this one feels like leather and has a lovely velvet interior. The ballerina still spins to the music, but has a slightly scary look to her, all the same its pretty special.

Quilts

The other weekend, Claire so very kindly given all these wonderful old fabrics, still in their original packaging. We have decided along with our mum to try and make some quilts with them and donate them to those affected by the fires. We have always grown up with quilts hand made my our Mum or Nana, and would be devastated if we ever lost any, but unfortunately that is the case for so many people out there, so if we can replace a few that will be good for all.

Mr. Byrne!

I just came home from seeing David Byrne play at Hamer Hall, the mood in the room was good, Byrne's lyrics were really fitting with our current situation. He only played songs that involved Brian Eno, especially songs from their new album, which is quite amazing. The whole band was wearing white, there were back up dancers and back up singers and one of the dancers jumped over David's head, and he danced too or grooved really, definitely some feet action. At the end of the show the Arts centre staff were collecting money for the red cross, some really full buckets was very nice to see!

Meaghan

P.s He looked exactly like the picture, except his hair was whiter, I swear!

Thanks Pip!

Pip is doing great things over at the Mikes Blog keeping everyone informed on what they can do to help out with the current bush fire situation in Victoria, if you were wondering what you can do, you should go over and have a look.

Things on the Go!

Currently I have two things I'm currently working on one quite small and the other a little larger. The bag is made from an old tea towel I found in an op-shop and really liked, all that is left to do of it is the handles, which is always my least favourite part, whenever I seem to get around doing them I always end up making some sort of silly mistake and then get a little disappointed with the end result, hopefully a quick solution will arise and the bag will be finished.

The other thing I'm making is a quilt for a friend of mine, I have just finished sewing all the patches together and and ready to choose some trim.

Both these projects are currently made of entirely recycled products, which I think is really important, sometimes I get a little down when I think about how much spending and throwing away goes on in this world.

Meaghan.

Mr Cohen!

The other night I saw Leonard Cohen play, and it was amazing, I mean really really special. Seeing Leonard Cohen play has always been a dream of mine, and I was quite excited to actually see it happen, he played all his amazing songs for a set that seemed like it would never end. I'm still happy just thinking about it, that's the best part really. He look exactly like the above photo, and jumped on and off stage with such enthusiasm, he's great I wish I could see it all again.

Meaghan.

Moving Home!

Not me but a very good friend of mine is moving back home, to complete her study. We meet on our very first day of classes at university, three years ago and have been friends ever since. While she had finished her degree and is moving onto more study (she is going to be a teacher) I'll still be here in Melbourne trying to complete mine, which is okay, I'm just going to miss her. Her family live on a really lovely block of land outside of Wangaratta, they have a pool, some lovely puppies and some of the best op-shops I have ever explored. I just know she is going to have the best time.

I really like like living in the city, but I must admit there is a huge part of me that sometimes feels like packing up and moving on to a place where I can live in a small town, go on lovely walks, and have lots of room to move.

One day but not today.

Meaghan.