New Zealand Trip

Phew what a busy last two weeks.  A trip to NZ for my lovely Mum's 80th &  my stepson's wedding on Sunday.

This is my Mum (on the left).  After her party my brother organised a helicopter to come & pick  her &  two friends up for a ride.  What a wonderful surprise it was!

Op Shop Finds - Sweet Tablecloths

Oh my gosh I was lucky enough to find seven beautiful hand embroidered tablecloths yesterday.  Thought you might like a peek ....

I just love the one with bluebirds & grub roses.  One is yet to be finished, maybe I'll have to learn embroiderey at some time!

Have an awesome week!

New Bears

These are my latest creations.  The larger bear is made from some old velveteen I picked up at a Bear Show.  I've got fibres coming out of holes in his feet which I have then darned over.  I've tried to give him a bit of a saggy look.  The smaller bear is a Sasha Pokrass design & I've made him out of mohair.  Am yet to rough him up to look old & battered!

Brisbane Bear Show

On Sunday I attended the Doll & Bear Show in Brisbane.  This is my li'l mohair bear I made, wearing a dress I crafted from lots of vintage & antique laces.  Anyway I'm pleased to say I won the people's choice award.  

My very good friend Pam from Cloth to Creation blogspot came with me so it was a much more enjoyable time having someone to share it with & she was such a help.  We also had fun searching out lovely old laces!

Xmas Stocking Swap

Yay my lovely Xmas Stocking arrived in the mail today.  The very talented Anita from http://anitameade.typepad.com/ created this for me along with a  handcrafted card, gorgeous hand-stamped gift tags & some very yummy choccies that didn't make it to the photo shoot!

Thanks Anita. I really love it!

Home Sweet Home!!

Well since I last posted (which has been awhile), I have spent nearly 2 weeks in Vietnam, travelling from Saigon up to Hanoi.  Myself & my three lovely friends Jo, Di & Desrae head off somewhere different each year & this year we chose Vietnam & had such a great time with lots of adventures along the way. 

This photo was taken on the way to Halong Bay.  Unfortunately the rice husks were being burnt so it was rather smoky & hazey the day we went.  Nevertheless we still had an awesome time.  We got to kayak along the way as well as visit some amazing caves & eat lots of yummy food!

Now all we have to do is decide where to go next year!

Woo Hoo Off to Indonesia Tonight

Wow we're finally off again.  Back to Bandung which is two hours from Jakarta (longer if we get caught in traffic jams)!  We were there in March.  Myself, hubby Evan & Mike went.  We are the same team again this time.  After seeing the need for another van for Jesita School we came back and raised $3,000 which we will be taking with us to buy a good second hand van.  Thanks to all who supported us in this venture!

I can't wait to get back there and see what's happened since our last visit.  The biggest miracle on our last visit was my husband's healing from depression, diabetes, high cholesterol & chronic indigestion!  He now has energy and is a different person.  God is so good!

See you all in two weeks!

Joolz