Flickr Felt.

1. Happy Birthday Mouse, 2. super cute apple face pin, 3. Felt Fishy Bag (front), 4. Moew~~~, 5. felt illustration, 6. flying elephant, 7. Sunny, the Felt Robot, 8. Felt Octopus, 9. felt cute teddy bear
I am going to join "Make along with Mike's", and this months theme is felt.
I'm having trouble making a start so I turned to Flickr and as usual, found heaps of inspiration.
Now where did I put that felt.

Check This Out.

Now we can all be Obamas!
Head on over to obamiconme.pastemagazine.com and check it out.

Pure Magic.

Last Tuesday night I had a magical experience.
I was lucky enough to see Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova with The Swell Season at Sydney's Opera House.
From the minute they walked on stage you could feel the warmth in the air.
They are both amazingly talented musicians and songwriters and it comes across in their performance just how much their care for each other.
If you have seen the movie Once you know exactly what I am talking about and if you haven't stop reading this and go out and get it now!!!!
Once is a small Irish Indie film they made and starred in. It won several awards including the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the soundtrack as a whole also received a Grammy nomination.
It is by far one of the best films I have ever seen.
This is a night I will always remember.

Eye Spy - Something Small.

Getting back into the swing of things with my favorite meme, Eye Spy Sunday.
Jessica over at The Crafty Librarian came up with this week's theme, Eye Spy Something Small.
I've found the only projects that I have been able to finish lately have been small ones and so I have returned to beading.
I have a love hate thing going on with beading.
I love that it takes no time at all, it's quite affordable and the end result is usually pleasing to the eye yet I don't find it that challenging.
It's not like the feeling you get when you've finished a big project like crocheting a blanket or sewing a doll yet time and time again I return to it.
I must admit it is a nice feeling when you wear a piece of jewelry that you made yourself and I do enjoy making pieces for other people. I guess that's why I like it.
Here are my latest creations.....


The bracelet is made from Thai silver beads , silver charms are from Tibet, freshwater pearls, and glass beads.
The earrings are coloured glass. Hope you like them.

Welcome to February.

It's February and I say thank goodness!!!
Hopefully things will settle down to a slower pace as I am absolutely exhausted.
The last few weeks have been action packed, keeping the kids entertained through the school holidays, trips to pools and beaches, sunburn, swimming and sand!!!
We had an emergency when Emily got a little too confident with one of the pet rats and squeezed it resulting in a mercy dash during a storm to the vet!
Two injections, an ultrasound and a few dollars later she is doing fine safely padlocked in her cage!
We've been to movies, seen live music, more putt putt, lots of drawing, singing, board games, computer games, playstation games, even a spot of gardening and school went back on Wednesday with a great sigh of relief .
Hopefully February will be a slow month.
Swimming lessons start tomorrow, wish me luck.

Out to Lunch Back Soon

Out to Lunch Back Soon Sign at Yak Yedi Quick Service, originally uploaded by BMS-LOU.

I am here,
I am alright,
I am very busy,
I will get back to you ASAP!

Eye Spy - A Taste Of Summer

Sprinkler Fun, originally uploaded by Joe Thorn.

Anastasia of Anastasia Drawing And Dreaming came up with a great theme this week, a taste of summer.
Summer is the smell of sea air, frangipannis and mangos.
Summer is magic.
Barbques with friends and family, sandcastles, swimming and daylight savings.
Summer was always a favorite as a child and the very best thing was dancing on the wet grass under the sprinkler!
I love summer, hope you enjoy yours too.

From Little Things........

Three great musicians and a really great song.

I Went Walking...........

I went walking.
What did you see?
I saw a camera pointing at me!
We went for a walk through the neighbourhood this morning and just for something different the kids took photos of what they thought was interesting.
Duncan took these pics,the guy on the motorcycle thought it was pretty funny. I love the one of his sister.
Emily took these.

Duncan thought taking photos on your walk was a silly idea at first yet once he started he couldn't stop!
He was most disappointed when the batteries ran out so we went to the park.
It's nice to see the kids perspective.

Thank Goodness

Cry Baby, originally uploaded by threerabbits.

A sigh of relief and thank goodness it's the weekend.
I survived my first week back at work.
This photo sums up the week for me.
Working with children is always challenging, working with babies when they have been left with strangers for the very first time is heartbreaking not to mention deafening.
We survived, the mums , the babies and I. We all survived.
I wonder when I'm due for holidays.