Retail Therapy

I went and grabbed some retail therapy on Thursday afternoon at GJ's in East Brunswick. I needed to get some black linen to make Tori's Dirndl that I have to start tomorrow if I want to get it finished for next Saturday. I saw this and couldn't walk out of the shop without come. GJ's range gets bigger and bigger every time I visit them.

Isn't this the cutest! I am hoping to make a cot quilt for the new baby, as we don't know what we are having, it will be a gender neutral quilt. I do like the baby Frankenstein's and I'd also love to do a softie to match.

Isn't this range just gorgeous!

Material Goodness

You know you are a frequent buyer when you wander into your favourite patchwork store and the owner wanders up and shows you a pile of fabrics that she has put aside for you in their sale *giggles* Made my day! I had spent the previous hours on the couch sleeping. Sore throat, but really exhausted.

I came away with a modest purchase of fabrics; Alexander Henry Snuggle Skull, some really cute Kokka fabric that will become cute mini lunch totes, some standard skull fabric and some purple skeleton fabric. All good! I was hoping to make a quick stop at GJ's on my way to the Yarn Barn to get more Merino for my current crochet project ... instead I went and looked at VnV Boutique on Lygon Street. From the outside it looks like your average goth shop, but their range is probably more alternative and from next week they will have gallery space opening up for alternative artists. Interesting.

So, just incase you didn't pick up this interesting fact from my post ... GJ's in East Brunswick have a 25% off sale for the next week until next Wednesday. Enjoy!

Material Obsession

A few friends had noticed that I hadn't blogged in a few days. What can I say ... last week of school term = exhausted! Although I only teach the equivalent of 2 classes, it is still an effort to get in there and do what I do best!

And then there was my birthday on Saturday. What an excuse to go off to GJ's on Lygon Street and add to my stash with this little collection. I bought the material, and my Mum bought me these gorgeous embroidery scissors. The material is not for a specific project, but rather I loved the colours and wanted to get some of that design before it was all gone. I am contemplating tryinhg my hand at Pink Penguins Fabric Basket.