Update on the Fantasy Horse Thingy LOL............

Ok not sure exactly what this is going to be yet but am slogging on with it............... today I managed to break 5 needles one into my leg eeeeeeek.......now that smarted big time........not a pretty site at all but had to keep my composure in front of the other ladies at doll club......... Mind you they were rolling around laughing really really hard at the time (must have been my blood curdling scream methinks) .....so here are some progress pics of getting this covered up, got a ways to go yet and then will need to add bits here and there to build up some muscles I think.   Needlefelting and me are still in the early stages of veering between hatred and acceptance at this point LOL LOL

 

 

 

 

Hooves on the horse/unicorn or whatever its going to be LOL

Ok have done the hooves now not a fantastic job I got to say - it seems clay and me are not best buddies yet, things take time so it seems LOL.........anyways here is the next stage ready for the needlefelting next, which as happens seems we are also not the bestest of buddies either ................ hopefully we can become a wee bit closer as my fingers bleed  ROFLMAO..........

 

New Project

Well its been a few weeks again cripes got to get with the programme, mind have been working hard since getting back from Australia (in my full time job) so not much crafting time at all.  Today I decided to have a go at a horse tutorial that my friend Sharon2 is giving away for free on her blog.   Sharon is a master needlefelter so not sure how I will go with this LOL Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek... but am giving it a go JUST FOR HER hehe.........so here are some progress pics, must say that as I said to her Hell will need to freeze over before I will sew this again hehe.

All sewn up ready to stuff OMG the size of those legs are tiny

and here he/she is the headless stuffed horse, unicorn or whatever LOL

Rough Weekend

Well what a weekend after coming back from Hot Australia - we have had weather sooo cold its unbelievable when we had early spring before I went.  We had a really bad storm on Friday night and the power went out and the winds were incredible really scary.  Got up on Saturday morning to quite a lot of devastation with our old three bay shed demilished basically by the wind and the worst thing the iron from the roof had attacked my car so the roof is all dented and the monsoon on the drivers side has been ripped off and shattered not to mention the pile of scratchs etc all along the drivers side of the vehicle.......... eeeeeeeeek   Mind we have been looking after a wee lamb who was out in the other sideof the shed so was more worried about that poor wee thing, BUT all was well and that area was well protected and she was fine.......

Hubby feeding the wee lamb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immm Back and got heaps of posts to make

Imm back from an awesome trip to Australia, well actually been back a week but just too tired with being back at work etc to post until now - firstly I want to show a quilt I made that hasnt made it to the blog before, and also a couple of owls I made as well.

 

Now some pics of the girls - we had a ball and did some shopping and learnt how to crochet and generally yakked our heads off thats for sure.  Some of the pics I have pinched of the girls as I didnt take as many as I thought - mind you there were plenty being taken.  I need to take some more pics during the week of my secret sister gift from Anita which is now hanging in my Craft Room.

Khris and Naomi

Anita Helena and Diana

My bed below - It was a waterbed wooohoooo

 

Lounge area

Jeanette and Helena outside our cabin

Helena pretending to sew right at the end of our weekend LOL

In the pool - what a relief for my poor swollen legs in the heat I could have lived in there

 

Me, Khris and Diana

Girls working (sort of)

 

Getting ready to shop

Shopping hehe

 

OFF TO AUSTRALIA IN THE MORNING

Soooo I am off to Australia in the morning for two weeks.........OMG I hate flying but I will soldier on LOL

Have not been able to post my sewing recently as its going with me to Australia but expect a power of pictures to be put up when I can get to a computer or when I get home.  I am going to meet up with my internet friends for the first time and it is going to be an absolute blast I can tell already - see you when I get back or if I can get to a computer I will show you the fun............hehe

Doll Club

My monthly club meeting was today, its always been called a "cloth doll club" but really we all do all sorts of crafts, from cloth dolls, quilting, embroidery and lace making. We always have a really fun time and lots of laughs, food and coffee LOL........ so below are some pics of the show and tell from today, I cant show mine as its secret stuff LOL.......

Some pincushions Pam made, they are really lovely and are cross stitched and then made, I cant remember the name of the pincushion but its all funny angles when finished and really different.

heres the ladies deep in conversation, we were all discussing doll faces here as a new lady thought you just brought the faces already done so we were explaining that nope you have to make em yourself.

Jill Mas pattern Beryl had made up and brought in to show


Two gollies that Margaret our resident gollie lady made, shes now making a golly teacosy



A gorgeous quilt that Beryl has made for her grandaughter - its just so pretty and parts of the border are done with a sparkly material so its just perfect for a wee girl.

Pressies - yipeeeeee

Some of you might know that I am off for a big adventure in three weeks - I am off to Australia for approx 10 days and am going to meet some of the girls from my yahoo group CRAFT , its so exciting but also very scary as I hate - hate - hate flying so its a big deal for me to do this LOL..

Yesterday I opened my mailbox and there was a parcel in there from Australia, from my friend Naomi, and below is what was in it, it was like she read my mind or similar LOL, I have borrowed a lovely big suitcase from my friends which is black and was pondering how the heck I would find my one in amongst all the others - just a small stress LOL.... and low and behold I now have the most gorgeous luggage tags in the world which no one else will have so no problem at all identifying which bag is mine.. hehe also in my parcel was the wee pouch which is what the tags were in and a neat bag which can go across my body, this has so many pockets in it its not funny - I just love it, I love the whole lot, not to mention the colours are just me to a tee, and the sewing on these is simply superb I have to tell you - they look much better up close and personal than in the photos I can promise you. I feel so very lucky to have received this - THANKS SO MUCH NAOMI - see you in three weeks my girl LOL

And heres another photo of my wee giraffe - everyone though it was blue and green, NO WAY this baby is purple and green - hehe.........

Baby Giraffe

I have been working on some "secret" sewing which cant be revealed for a while yet, but I have been sewing I can assure you all. Yesterday I decided to take a break from what I had been doing and run up one of these Giraffes which are easy and very cute. I reduced this pattern down to just under 50% so the wee horns are about as thick as two toothpicks put together LOL, I found a way to get them turned and attached after much @@@**** etc LOL (must admit the eyes need adjusting, I think in hindsight doing it this small I would have not used felt for the eyes and would have drawn them on, anyways it was a fun project to do and very cute.) size of baby giraffe would be approx 8.5 - 9 inches tall.

Pics from Doll Club

Last month I was really tired and didnt go to Doll Club but went this month and have a few pics for you, still working on the needlecase, have the pattern drawn out nicely on the computer now so need to make another one up from the pattern - I am a slow poke, mainly because working full time cramps my style sometimes - mind the weather is starting to pick up here so that always lifts the spirits somewhat and also gives more creating daylight after work, after hunkering down in the cold winter months.

Mother of the bride - Jill Maas

I went and brought this pattern after seeing this doll made up, must have a go at it as its pretty funky LOL

Wee teddy bear one of the girls was making

All working hard, hmm looks like a lot of reading going on hehe

One of the members is hand appliquing this quilt, its wonderful and she is doing an awesome job of it - its got fantails in the border and they look really great