These are the cards we made for craft for Advent Workshops at church last Friday - I had everything cut out and ready to go as the age group was prep to grade 3 so all the children had to do was stick the pieces together, stamp a message inside and write on the cards. They did a great job and Mum and Dads should get a nice surprise on Christmas Day!
My girlfriend is organising this market for the school she teaches at (dedication!!!). It’s on tonight so if you are able, pop along because there are over 40 stalls and it’s sure to be a good place to pick up a few Christmas presents.
ASHWOOD COLLEGE GAS LIGHT MARKET
FRIDAY 21st NOVEMBER
7-10PM
ASHWOOD COLLEGE HALL
Vannam Drive, Ashwood
$5 entry includes glass of champagne or OJ
Wide range of stalls, raffles, coffee and cake.
For further information phone 9807 1333
Here’s some more photos and inspiration from The Evening with Amy Butler - if you are in Sydney and don’t have tickets yet it’s well worth the effort! She talked us through a slide show of what inspires her and then answered questions and even signed books and chatted. As usual all the goodies made from her beautiful fabrics were gorgeous.
Just spent a lovely night with Amy Butler. What an inspirational lady! She is so down to earth and nice! Not to mention talented, beautiful, creative, motivated……..I could go on. She even took the time to sign books and chat to people.
Here’s a quick photo or two that a friend sent through (thanks Kerry) - I’ll download mine tomorrow and post some more.
It was a bonus to meet a couple of lovely bloggers, Lara and Nicole, too. Now to use my motivation to get sewing again instead of just reading about it on blogs…………..
Sewjourn is now tagged on Flickr so you can search for it and look at all the photos in the album - thanks to the clever girls who stayed last weekend. When I get 5 minutes (hopefully this weekend) then I’m going to register and upload some of our photos too.
(PS - another last minute Blogtoberfest post tonight!)
(PPS - this is post no 96 so stay tuned for a giveaway soon!)
What a gorgeous day in Melbourne - it’s a pity that I had to work from 2-7pm! But afterwards we had a lovely family picnic at our local park.
This morning I managed to score a sewing machine at a garage sale for only $25! It does sew but is feeding a little bit unevenly. Does anyone have a manual for a Wertheim 3100 Sewing Machine? Or know how we can get hold of a copy - can’t seem to find one on the internet. Now there is no excuse for teaching the girls how to quilt!
I was just reading Quilt Fabric Delights newsletter and Sarah mentions that it is only just over 70 days until Christmas…………got me wondering - has this year just gone so fast because we have been so busy or does it just feel that way because I am getting older!??
Anyway, it also reminded me that we need to do our Operation Christmas Child boxes. I can highly recommend this fantastic project which provides Christmas gifts to children overseas who would otherwise not receive any gifts at all. My girls love to join in packing them as well and it’s a great opportunity for them to learn about other children who are not as fortunate as us.
Yesterday’s crafting was a Working Bee to make the Prep girl’s costumes for the school concert………lots of chatting and laughing along the way made for a fun afternoon.
Today I visited the Art Deco Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria……..it was fantastic. The workmanship on some of the pieces was amazing. Amongst my favorites were sequined evening dresses and coats……exquisitively beaded. There was also some nice jewellery and furniture that would look good at my house! If you live in Melbourne and get the chance to visit over the weekend (finishes on Sunday) then it’s well worth it.
Our fourth group of guests have just stayed at Sewjourn - and like the other 3 lots they have had a great time - so much so that they too have rebooked for next year straight away! We get to go this weekend but then there’s bookings each weekend for quite a while………….
