Tuesday, April 5, 2011

All About Cats & Dogs!

or should i say...dogs & cats
'cos firstly
it's max's birthday!

happy 2nd birthday max puppy!


my friend elizabeth's dog had 6 puppies
2 white ones and 4 black ones.
i didn't want any of them
'cos i already had a little black dog..ellie.

then one night when her puppies were nearly six weeks old,
i had a dream one night.
i dreamed that one little white puppy was mine to look after.

i went over to elizabeth's house and looked at her puppies again.
i wanted max's sister, i thought she was cute
and i had heard females were better at housetraining etc.

but
that very day, max's little sister got sick.
elizabeth took her to the vet.
there was nothing the vet could do...
and very sadly, she died.

max was the only white puppy left.


as you can see from this photo...
he's not photogenic!!! lol

but he's a loyal dog with a beautiful heart...
he's playful and patient,
forgiving and friendly.

he loves his food a bit too much
and the only thing that gets to him
is hunger...
watch out if he's really hungry
he'll snap at ellie and defend every mouthful!

just like all the other men around here...
watch out if they've got hungry bellies!
they growl!

i love max to bits
and have enjoyed him every day since getting him...
despite his messes
and fur and slobber!

my beautiful 2 year old!

the cats will have to wait 'til tomorrow..hehe..
i didn't think i was going to rave quite so much about the dog...lol

naturally Carol xox

Monday, April 4, 2011

Mindy's Monday...

good morning!

a few weeks ago
mindy
from 'in-the-loop'
sent me some amazing cushion covers.

they are crocheted ones
and made out of beautifully textured and variegated yarns!

i took them out into the garden to take photos...
in amongst the ferns, rocks and logs!

i made calico covers for the inserts,
then gave them to my friend marie...
she sewed mindy's covers together and put a border on this one,
a real joint effort!


mindy crocheted this one out of thick chunky yarn...
beautifully coloured creams with a rich accent of burgundy and forest green.


this yarn is extraordinary...
almost an opal like quality of colour,
if you look closely
bands of slightly different colours are apparent.

the other side of this one is forest green...

someone or two in theodore
will have a handmade work of art shortly...
soft and lovely
just in time for winter!

mindy..you've done yourself proud!
thank you for helping flood affected people in theodore, queensland.

when i picked them up this morning to take the pictures..
i couldn't help myself, i just had to give them a big squishy cuddle..lol
i don't think i'll be the last either!

have a wonderful monday
and are feeling 'minspired'!
{inspired by mindy..hehe}

naturally Carol xox

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Grateful for...a Vase of Roses!

good morning!

when i went to music practice on thursday night
i recaptured the feeling of what it is to sing.



to me singing is letting my heart express itself
it comes from the core of my being...
so i had a ball!



then just as i was leaving
my friend came up to me
and gave me this vase of roses!
thank you lynne and the rest of you
they're beautiful.



today
i'm grateful for...

songs

friendship

&

roses!

see what others are grateful for...



naturally Carol xox

Friday, April 1, 2011

The Princess Pillow!

i hope you're enjoying this friday...
i am,
i've had a quiet morning just mucking around at home
and
making cushions.

i had fun with this series
that vanessa kindly gave me fabric for.
i've matched her bright fat quarters
with various spots and dots
that i've had in my stash box!

this one was just made for princesses....

this is 'princess pencil'!
she came with my 'pink parcel'..from melody.

princess pencil is the ideal princess for a school cushion..hehe!



the princess pillow poses with princess pencil on the pink blanket!



princess pencil poses with pink polka dots on the pink blanket..haha!

they are about to be deposed by the 'bright 'n' stripey' twins...


vanessa from "flower photography" sent all of this amazingly vibrant fabric...
pop in and say 'hello' this afternoon...
she's producing some great photography,
much better than these pics!





they were fun to make...
do you like making stuff for kids?

cushion no's 22, 21 and 20 are done!
{19 to go for the nanango prep and kinder kids}

have a great weekend and i'll see you tomorrow
{God willing}
to share a bit of gratitude with maxabella...
now i'd better go and find a link for 'flower photography'!

naturally Carol xox

p.s...eight cushion covers and three georgeous packs of facewashers and handtowels done up with pretty soaps {made by my lovely friend marie} will be posted this afternoon to jenny at theodore!