Glamour Puss...

i've a friend,

she's georgeous,

loves hot pink and purple

teamed with black and lots of sparkles

i think she's a glamour-puss!

these are for you mrs l.

i apologise for the lack of purple

and sparkles.

will you accept hot pink, orange and green

with your tea towels?

a little ric rac in lieu of a sparkle or two?

i hope you do.

'cos they're made,

ready and waiting...

for YOU!

hope your day sparkles!

what's thrilling you this thursday?

i've finished my bible college homework so..

i'm off to get a coffee, sew and shop,

that's the plan.

'til tomorrow then,

naturally Carol  xox

Coffee Anyone?

come and have a cuppa with me...

i had to get up really early this morning

to take mr m to the train station.

he's off to brisbane

and then to sydney...

and we're still getting over

yesterday...

mr t's car broke down

at the shopping centre.

it spilled fluid

everywhere,

and had to be towed home

by the kind men

from the racq...

for a small annual fee

they help stranded people like mr t, sharrie and me.

isn't the bark on this tree

beautiful...

she is my apron model today,

as sharrie wasn't available!

isn't she slender?

a few prickles and a beard

on her though!

i think this apron,

is a dress up apron...

"explain yourself", 

 i can hear you say

well, the fabric is lovely and soft...

but ...mmm...?

"well, go on!"

she is rather thin

and would be no good

at protecting a person from spills.

"oh!"

i can hear you exclaim

with disappointment...

the thing is though,

she would be rather good at...

tizzying up a dull outfit when

unexpected visitors arrive

expecting a cuppa!

"well, that's better!"

you would say...

yes, i agree,

not all aprons, you see,

have to be involved in

manual labour!

whether you are like

a humble, hardworking apron today...

or are dressing up

for a day out...

enjoy a wonderful wednesday!

from

naturally Carol  xox

Thoughtful Tuesday...

The LORD GOD is MY strength;

HE will make MY feet like deer's feet,

And HE will make ME walk on MY high hills.

Habbukkuk 3: 19

same yard;

different perspectives.

naturally Carol  xox

Celebrating Life...

this apron is for sharrie's mum.

sharrie's mum

has been fighting breast cancer.

a few days ago...

she had a mammogram done.

yesterday...

sharrie heard that it was clear!

isn't that the best news!

today, we're celebrating her life!

naturally Carol  xox







Perfectly Practical...

tea towels are perfectly practical

as opposed to...

mary poppins

who

as we all know is

practically perfect!

they only take a few minutes

to cut out and sew,

perfect for using

oddments of fabric.

the butterfly fabric

is a leftover from miss b's endeavors.

the patches

are 'city weekend' charm squares,

which happen to contrast with

royal blue

beautifully.

these 'maxwell & williams' teatowels

come in a pack of three

and are only a few bucks each

on special....yippee!

i reckon

they will make

great gifts...

thank you and i'm thinking of you

presents and stocking fillers...

'cos

i'm a practical kind of person,

i guess.

haveagoodweekend!

naturally carol xox



Soft 'n' Grey...

i'm loving...

soft greys

and especially with

lemon

this was made just for fun...

an apron of no fixed address,

yet!



it will look cool when...

sharrie is taking the casserole

out of the oven,

or she's playing with

kara...son no.2's georgeous dog.

but seriously...???

not,

no, there is no seriousness..

just fun,

how could big blowsy blossoms

and bows...

be anything,

but fun!

sew...  fish...  run...

today

do something

for fun.

have a good one...

naturally carol  xox

ps...thanks sharrie for being my apron model again..

pps...my car is home,  so now i'm off to the shops and will sneak in a lovely gloria jeans coffee as well, i'll be thinking of you when i'm knee deep in froth and bean juice.

Another Apron...

good morning!

first we'll have some coffee

with a lovely choc slice i made yesterday...



now that we're comfortable,

i've got something to show you.

last week i made my first amy butler apron.

i even managed to make it from her 'daisy chain' range of fabric...

then it poured with rain,

and i couldn't take any pictures for you.

it's still a bit cloudy,

but the moss on the tree looks georgeous...

and it only comes out with the rain.

thanks, sharrie

for being the perfect apron model.

xox

i think i'll make some more of these...

mmm..

just thinking of what fabric i'll use -

i'll let you know...

things are looking up,

i get the car back this afternoon and

the sun is peeking through!

have a creative day...

you know you can!

naturally Carol  xox

Under a Cloud (or Two)...

hi...we're still living under the rain clouds

but far from making me blue,

i'm going to have a great day

finishing the apron i started yesterday

for sharrie's mum

{sharrie's  married to my son no. 4,

she's an american from north carolina}.

i hope she will be my apron model

when the rain clears.

then i am going to be

 reading the latest 'belle' mag

that i have had for a week!

i may even start on one of the books

that i picked up for a song

at the fair.

these pics

were taken last week...



these tiny orchids grow

in the forks of the jacaranda trees

in my front yard.

aren't they sweet?

i always think that

God does colour

the best...

we just try to copy Him!

i love the way

that on grey days

certain colours pop out

like these little flowers against their grey stems.

on sunny days

white houses look amazing

against the bright blue sky...

thoughtfully,

naturally Carol  xox

ps  if any pockets of sunshine come my way, i'll have pics of the aprons to come...

we'll cross our fingers, shall we?

Monday Blues...

miss b has gone back to brisbane,

well she has to work,

so that was expected, but i miss her.

my car is at the repairers.

a fortnight ago -

mr william and i

were sitting at maccas

having a lovely cup of coffee and catching up,

when

a big white bus

decided to park in the bays next to ours

and

reversed straight into our car.

i have lost my freedom for three days...

and i miss it already.

thirdly...

i love the rain

but

i wanted to get you a picture of

my newly sewn

Amy Butler apron,

and the sun has gone away behind the rain clouds.

today i am missing the sunshine

and the perfect light for photos.

looking on the bright side though....

i do have a couple of pics which i took the other day,

of random sunshiney things

that may cheer us all up 

(if your day hasn't gone according to plan). 

i put this dotty border on this tea towel the other day...

just for fun.

this is one of the last poincettia flowers of winter

that is blooming

right alongside my house,

next to my front door.

i love the bright bracts and its knobbly stems...

and these babies

were from the last bunch

of glads i bought a couple of weeks ago.

i must have been saving these photos

for a rainy day!

hahaha!

well i feel a lot happier now...

i hope you do too.

naturally Carol  xox