Sympathy Cards

I haven't made any cards for a while but I needed a get well and a sympathy card recently and I couldn't buy any that I thought were suitable. I dislike making sympathy cards as it is about someone else's sadness :(. The only nice part about them is they are used to send comfort to someone you care about.

FNSI - mug wraps and coasters

Well I finally had time to take a photo and put it up. Seems like everyone wanted to telephone here today.

These are a present for my DS and as I made 2 sets the photo shows both sides. I'm happy with the coasters and they are sooo easy to make! The mug wraps I've made before but this time I machine stitched the velcro on as boys will be boys and it doesn't matter what age they are :P.
Credit where it's due so if you want to have a try at the coasters the tutorial can be found at Carol's Crafty Creations.

Cheers,
Robyn :D

Sunshine on my shoulder.........

makes me happy and the laundry smell fresh!

I know it's a weird photo to post but I'm soooo happy to have a full day of sunshine and a real Australian summer day (including some sunburn whilst hanging laundry!) after overcast days and perpetually intermittent downpours for weeks. I understand why the Egyptians worshipped Ra, the sun god, as I feel really full of life today with all the light and warmth around. Think I'll just sort out those quilting fabrics I wanted to pre-wash now the backlog of regular laundry is caught up *big smile*.

On my mind.......

On my mind lately has been the fact that my youngest is about to begin her first year of high school. Apart from the paraphernalia needed above, there are books, uniforms, waking her up earlier as she has to catch the bus at 7.30am for the 40km trip to school each day and the 'dramas' that go with all the adjusting to the new system and pre-teen female hormones. Oh joy *resigned face*.

I think I'll scrapbook this so we can laugh/cry/rejoice at the journey in later years. That makes this the first photo for the collection.

To see what is on other people's minds visit Rhonda's blog.

Cat Domination?

I've just been blog visiting and discovered one of our cats has far flung relatives who also like to find good places to sit in. 

Our Macca is into contemplation and relaxation :D!