Happy Halloween!

.. and Happy Blogtoberfest!

I hope that you had a great time catching up with everyones blogs. It was interesting to see who achieved 31/31 and who fell off the wagon towards the end (including yours truely!).

But fear not, as we are approaching Christmas there are so many crafty opportunities out there. Take care!

Tori's Witches Costume is courtesy of an old work shirt of my husbands and a bit of purple Ric Rac!

Do you need a Pifco in your life?

My Mum has been clearing out and came across a hair curler in pristine condition. The box, complete with instructions on how to get those wonderful 60's hair styles. Museum of London has an entry on the Pifco Curling Tongs.

I love the way that you can adapt the curler to do smaller or larger curls. The barrel is in beautiful stainless steel, no corrosion. 

So tempting to take it for a spin!

Cat bounce the ultimate time waster ... dare ya!

picture via SwissMiss

A bit of fun .. enter this site and watch the hours slip away

Inky awards

I ventured into the city on Wednesday to the Inky Awards School Day at the State Library of Victoria.

Isn't she gorgeous

I know that libraries are a "thing of the past", but you have to admit to being just a little bit inspired in this kind of environment.

Overdue Crafty Day

We assembled at a friends place in Donvale for a much needed crafty day.

I think that we had just about every craft covered. Sketching, patchwork, paper piecing, sewing, crochet and scrapbooking. The objective of the craft days isn't to actually complete projects but to get some well needed girl time.

I did however manage to get one step closer to finishing another project, but unfortunately I managed to break my much loved sewing machine roller bag :(

Will you be going to the Craft and Sewing Show?

Just got through the mail my "invite" to the Craft and Sewing Show at Caulfield Racecourse. It has been ages since I have ventured out to such a show, but it is nearing Christmas, so I thought I might take a look!

October 25-28, 2012

Caulfield Racecourse

Will you be there? Remember to sign up for your iShowbag and download your free copy of MAKE magazine as well.

My creative space

I ordered some bits and pieces from Lupin Handmade and thought that they might spark some creative interest for the craft day I am off to on Saturday. They are 4 inches across in diameter. For the first time in a long time I am hoping to have some dedicated crafting time.

What do you think? What would you do with these mini embroidery hoops?

Are you playing along this week? What does your creative space look like?

Love Patent Black shoes

I love my new patent black shoes. I initially went looking for a replacement for my old red Doc Martin flats, and ended up with a pair of Patent Kenji Ballet Flats. Should I get the coral ones as well?

Toys for the Doctors kit

I managed to score some toys for Tori's doctors kit. It has a variety of plastic and realistic props from years of doctors and hospital visits.

The next thing that I have to do is re-vamp her doctors kid.

I love these cases from Lark Handmade, lovely red case with a white cross on it. Or perhaps I should have another crack at a Nicole Mallalieu bag. What do you think? Do you have any ideas for a medicine bag?

The end of a long week

What a week!

Nicholas goes in to get his ears cleaned and grommets next Monday, we are hoping that it will improve his language development. When tested he had no response in one ear and only minimal in the other. So we will wait in anticipation to see what kind of difference the operation will make next week.