I love butterflies...

I really do love butterflies and I am always looking for something gorgeous about them... last week while on madeit I found these gorgeous handmade butterfly pictures, so I ordered one and it was delivered this week.  I bought a white frame and voila!  It is now hanging on my bedroom wall.  It is made with Amy Butler Fabric my favourite which makes it even better.

I also received last week my prize from the Embellish blog giveaway, thanks Suzanne, I love my book ends.  They are sitting beautifully on my bookshelf.

They look good and they smell so nice!

I will be back tomorrow to share what I have been sewing this wet weekend with my vintage chenille...so cute!

Fabric Box

While going through my Home Sewn magazine the other day I was looking at the projects I had post-it noted to make but hadn't gotten to. So I made a fabric basket. The measurements given for your fabric are wrong so you end up with an odd basket so I turned my fabric sideways and made a rectangle basket. It is really cute, it is actually perfect size to have on your desk to put pencils/pens etc in. I have it sitting on my little sewing shelf (which is actually a cd rack) with my spare pin packets, measuring tape etc in it. Don't forget to go to the Embellish blog and leave a comment for your chance to win the giveaway!

Giveaway at Embellish blog

Just to let you all know that our October giveaway is on now at the Embellish blog. Go there for your chance to win!! Just click on the side picture.

The Caravan...

Thought I would share some photos of our caravan now that I have finished cleaning and making things for it and it is just about ready to hit the road. So first some outside shots.

It is only little but perfect for us right now, it has the annex where 2 people will sleep (preferably Nathan and Anthony) and it sleeps 2 inside (it could do 3 with a mattress on the floor).

So this is the view from the caravan door, you look at the fridge and kitchen.

And then on the other side of the door you have the two beds with a cupboard in the middle and the table pulls out in the middle.

This is the view you get if you sit on the bed. The outside is quite deceiving in size, it is bigger inside than it looks.

It has new curtains (thanks Tammy for the material), new mattresses and new foam head cushion things at the end of the bed. I had to make the covers for the foam myself which was a bit scary but I did it (and it only took 1 1/2 hours) and they look really good.

Now I am just going to pack some bedding, table chairs etc. and we can go somewhere. Not really sure where....for those who know me I have not been known to camp in the past, I actually have no idea what I am doing but am willing to learn as I go. SO, there could be some stories about my camping inablity/stupidness maybe, in the future.

If you have any camping tips you can give me or any essentials that you think I should not go camping without please leave a comment and let me know, I would love to hear from you.

Check out the Embellish blog tomorrow as I am posting our first of 3 giveaways between now and Christmas (link at side bar).

A new blog!

Tonight I spent some time creating a new blog dedicated to our upcoming market stalls. Please go and check it out you can just click on the photo in the sidebar (of our market stall) and it will take you there.

I hope you take the time to visit the new blog as well as this one on a regular basis, it will be updated regularly, not just by me but by all the contributors.

Have a happy Friday!