Stuff making. Handmade granny goodness. Kids creations.

Here's a few things that have been made in our household lately.

I made some crochet bunting. More bunting, I know, it's everywhere. :) I couldn't decide where to put it.

Father's day was a bit of a makers festival. Of course.

Cuddles with Dad. xxxxxxx

Breakfast.

 Making.

A masterpiece.

I made this for my Dad.

And a little caravan celebration card for my kitchen collection.

Have an awesome day! Hope it's filled with smiles. And maybe a little creative goodness.

By Sharon Newth

From layer cake to lovely.

I haven't done much refashioning lately.  My time has been taken up on many other things, and my wardrobe is getting a little full of vintage frocks, but when I spotted this amazing green dress at the op shop this morning I knew it was there just for me. The bodice fitted like a glove, but I looked a little like a layer cake. This was such a simple refashion, but wow what a difference.

I repaired a little rip at the back with a few sneaky stitches.

It has these clever bra clip things which are awesome. I've never seen them before.

It's fully lined, and the bottom layer was sewn to the lining, so all I did was chop off the bottom.

And here's how it ended up. A very elegant shape, a great fit and an amazing colour.

By Sharon Newth

Magic in my routine - Days 22-30

Here are the final days of my little magic project, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved taking time to appreciate this little moments of gold in my life.

Magic Day 22 - I could not have been prouder of Little A this morning. After 2 1/2 terms of lessons, he finally jumped into the pool all on his own. Big moment for him.

Day 23 - I stopped to watch the busy bees in my veggie garden this morning. It feels like spring has arrived.

Day 24 - Here's a little bit of magic. Dad's day at kinder.

Day 25 - This was pretty special. A pair of tawny frogmouth birds at school. I've only ever spotted them a couple of times in the wild, they are amazing.

Day 26 Magic - There is nothing like my daily walk to the mailbox with Mr D. Holding his soft little hand in mine, stopping to marvel at all the exciting things along the way. Looking at the world through the eyes of a toddler. There is lots of magic to be found in the world of the toddler.

Day 27 - If you were to look up at the sky on the last day of winter, there is no way you could deny that magic exists. It was an amazing end to winter.

Today's magic. Day 28. I spotted a whole tree bursting with beauty on my afternoon walk.

Day 29 - I carved out a very special kind of magic today. Half an hour in the sun with my book.

Day 30, my final day to document the magic in my daily life. There is so much magic in this beautiful day as I sit on my swing chair listening to the birds chatter. Not long ago this little man was a 6 pound miracle no larger than a doll, but this morning I watched him play with this car as he chatted to himself and made beep beep noises. When he is hungry he goes to the pantry and gets food, then gets his own bowl from the cupboard. That is the miracle of life. How blessed I am.

By Sharon Newth

A new family adventure.

I have some very exciting news to share today. Yesterday we took a road trip to pick up our new caravan. It's a 1969 Franklin Caravalle, and I'm in love. She has faults and quirks and history, and now she is ours, to make our own history in.

Here's to our next exciting adventure, and making dreams come true.

By Sharon Newth

The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind.

In the middle of the chaos and crazy of my life, seizing the chance for a couple of hours of creative 'play' is magic. Today I had one of those days, and it was wonderful.

The boys and I made paper collages first. This was very relaxing. I really go into making mine.

 Dylan tried his hand at the scissors, and even tried chopping up our glue stick. (He's 21 months old now!)

 

Then I used fabric and trim scraps for a big project I've been contemplating for a while. 

It was really windy today when Mr D and I hung it up. I have about 100 metres I want to do, but covered about 10-12 metres today.

It looks really pretty, and gives me another thing to smile about when I come home.


By Sharon Newth

Latest Thrifty Goodness

The op shop gods have been looking favourably upon me lately and I've been lucky enough to score some pretty fabulous goodies.

The first two pics are some garage sale finds for $1 each. I already have a smaller one of these casserole dishes that used to be mum's, but this is the perfect size for my little people who are big eaters.

This vintage green Tupperware container is awesome! I have two tall ones that match it that I use for my flour, so I was pretty happy when I found it. I've been looking for a water jug for ages too. This apple one was too cute to pass up.

Fabulous overnight bag for the nostalgic among us.

A vintage suitcase in a gorgeous green. We all know how much I love vintage suitcases.

And you know how I feel about canisters. Imagine my joy when I spotted these lovelies.

Yes, someone is definitely looking down on me from up there, and I think I know who it is. ;)

More very exciting news to share in the next few days. 

And lastly, a bit too dainty for clumsy me, but I bought this tea cup set for a friend for her birthday next month. So pretty.

The sun is once again beginning to shine, spring is in the air, and my heart is singing a little happy dance.

By Sharon Newth


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Finding Magic in my routine days 15-21

Here's another week of magical moments in my life.

Day 15 - I was on school camp with Liam and the grade 3 and 4 students at his school for a couple of days. It was very cold and wet. We were outside all of the time in the rain with a top of about 5 degrees. This little splash of colour in a bare tree made me smile through my shivering teeth.

Day 16 - It's magical to see your child reach beyond their comfort zone and do something completely different. This is Liam on the flying fox at camp.

Day 17 -  I stopped on the side of the road to look at these cuties. Something about these birds on the old stumps caught my imagination.

Day 18 - A rainbow in a very gloomy week. It lit up the sky and gave us hope.

Day 19 - A loveheart gumnleaf, collected while out walking.

Day 20 - We had some friends over for a bonfire, and lay down and stared at the beautiful starry night. Stars did not come out in the photo unfortunately.

Day 21 - I went for a big walk in my neighbourhood and I was feeling really happy. I walked past a huge paddock full of clover, and couldn't resist the impulse to be like a kid and lie in the clover on the side of the road. It felt good, except for the slight embarassment when a car turned around and came back to see if I was ok.

Hope you found some magic this week too. xxxxxx

By Sharon Newth