In the Pink!

good evening!

i know this isn't my usual blogging time...

at least not usually the time i write posts anyway,

but my mind just wasn't in the right space to write earlier...

too much going on around me!

my little 'madeit shop' needs some new covers

&

lately i've made some things for me and my sister

but not for the shop.

these two will spruce things up

and add a splash of pink spring fun to any space!

by the time i fiddled around and got them made

the light was beginning to fade.

so i took them outside to get the last of the sunlight

and found a lovely flat rock to sit them on beside the fence.

i love this one particularly

'cos i started off by making a mistake

and put buttonholes on the large square of fabric

that was originally the front.

i didn't realise it til i'd joined the two pieces together

and they were nearly the same size!

anyway i had one scrap left over

and ended up joining them near the base of the cushion

with the last of my white bobbles in between.

funny thing is ...

it's now my favourite of the two

as i love the way the bobbles just sit perfectly on the bottom

echoing the top beautifully!

some mistakes were just meant to be made...

next time i'll do that manouvre purposefully..hehe!

this one's teamed with black

a smart look...

with clear buttons.

a pair of cushions for a bunch of pink fun...

wouldn't they be great teamed with lots of white

on a lovely front porch

or taken outside on a warm day

for a relaxed and comfy picnic

or a reading session on soft grass...

well at this stage with my grass growing at enormous speed,

with a little bit of spring sunshine and a few spring showers,

i think i may get lost out the back if i lie down in it!

just as well mr w is coming home this weekend...

we'll trade him some belated father's day pressies

for some lawn mowing skills!

you'll find some more creativity

over at 'ourcreativespaces' with kootoyoo.

whooppeee..it's almost friday!

have a wonderful weekend too, everybody...

naturally Carol xox

Clean Corners!

good morning!

over the last week or so

i have had a rare rush of desire..

probably brought on by springlike signs...

to clean up some corners

in my house.

over winter a hibernating urge

usually overtakes me to some extent

and my corners become creepy with dust and debris

and general neglect...

so when the light changes in the spring

all of a sudden those corners

look very dreary indeed.

these are a couple of corners

i've focussed on in the last few days....

this little corner at the end of the kitchen bench

was overrun by dust and cobwebs

&

random bits of paper with recipes scrawled out upon them

and then tossed aside...

dusty books and dusty tins.

all is organised with my coffee making bits,

{coffee machine donated by my eldest son upon moving to taiwan!}

chopping boards neatly lined up

and my sweet blue blender ready for action!

this is the newly organised home of my fabrics...

it beats a plastic box on the floor...

kind of colour sorted...

not to the nth degree yet!



some of my eclectic collection of china and glass!

a few of my favourite artglass items...

isn't it great when you rediscover your treasures,

reaffirm just how much you like them

and wash them and they're fresh and gleaming again

looking just like the day you got them!

this little jug and the deep blue vase

were the first pieces of artglass i ever bought.

i saw this amazing glass shop in parnell in auckland,nz

and my sister and i got there just after closing time.

the shop owner saw us with our noses pressed to the window

and opened the shop again

letting us in to browse

among the amazing glassware.

after carefully choosing the little crystal, colour studded jug

and the inky blue vase also shot with fabulous colours

i guarded them carefully

and with a sneaking song of joy in my heart

brought them back to australia

to cherish forever!

i love the memories of a perfect sisterly day out

&

 treasures found,

made possible by an act of kindness

from a shop owner tired from a day at work already...

i am hoping

today

you may find an opportunity

to make someone's day

by being kind or thoughtful...

&

it will make your day too!

naturally Carol xox

p.s...the red bowl trimmed with orange and the vase at the back with the clear top were subsequent gifts from my parents for birthdays.  the small green and white bowl was bought on my last trip over to nz..i love all of them!

Gratefully...

enjoying a wonderful saturday morning!

thank you to all who've visited me this week

&

left lovely comments behind for me to read.

thank you to all my recent followers,

i'm going to enjoy getting to know you better,

thank you to all those i have got to know

over the past year...

i look forward to your company

every time i log on here!

one of the joys of winter

here in australia,

is an abundant supply of fresh oranges...

&

just before we move into the warmer months

&

leave our winter goodness behind,

i want to write an ode to these golden orbs...

i love

their fresh tangy-ness

&

sweet

deliciousness!

i buy the big 3kg bags through winter...

plenty to peel and eat

&

plenty for juicing too...

practically effortless with an electric juicer.

mmmm! juicy...

a glass of liquid sunshine.

oranges

...i love you just the way you are!

have a great weekend everyone...

eat an orange..hehe!

naturally Carol xox

Missed It!

well wouldn't you know it...

yesterday was my blogs first birthday

and i missed it...

not due to my own lack of diligence though,

my computer wouldn't function.

it wouldn't even turn itself on for me...

well, i pressed the 'on' button but there was no response,

just a little flicker from the monitor,

that was all.

fortunately we have at least one computer savvy person

in this household...

and mr t took a look

got me another video card

&

voila..here we are again.

{though i think the colour needs a bit of adjustment!}

i did a bit of crocheting this morning....

it's the first time in ages that

i've even felt like doing some...

then i just had the urge to create something in green and cream.

i don't quite know what it's going to turn into yet either...

but while the urge lasts i'm going with it!

i'm still going to have a giveaway for my first blog birthday

but as 'madeit' is having problems

i will delay that and let you know when that will be.

i took part in a 'pay it forward' exercise

and being one of the first three commenters

on shez's blog... 'enjoying life'

she sent me a beautiful black bag that she made!

...thanks shez!

i love it!

it is soft and textured,

fully lined with pockets inside for keeping keys or other knick-knacky things...

i'm thinking it will be perfect for taking out in the evening.

now it is my turn to pay it forward.

the first three people who say they would like me to make them

something just for them...

will get something during the next year...

yes you have a whole year to pay it forward...

then when you receive something from me,

it's your turn to pay it forward

to three people on your blog!

if you want to play..then just say it

with a comment!

if you don't say specifically that you want in

then I won't take it that way...ok?

sounds like fun doesn't it!

see you over at 'our creative spaces'!

naturally Carol xox