first dayOriginally uploaded by shellsbells2007She has arrived – our little Jasmine. Bulldogs are the best dogs in the world! They might snore – but they are gentle, kind, tolerant, non hyper, short haired and cute as!
Archive for March, 2008
first day
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cocoon and cuddle
Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today i looked out of the window and it was grey and drizzly – I love it! It makes the earth smell good, the dust gets washed away and its a reason to have hot Horlicks and milk. Ruby asked me to make Butternut soup – oh it was soooo good. If you want the [...]
floral moments
Posted in art on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
floral momentsOriginally uploaded by shellsbells2007
Pin cushion world – Japanese garden
Posted in Have you seen these?, craft, japanese craft on March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Pin cushion world – Japanese gardenOriginally uploaded by shellsbells2007Another pin cushion – a little japanese garden. One of my students told me I seemed permanetly Zen like (?????). Its strange how a comment like that makes one ponder about how we are perceived. I feel very un-zen like most of the time – except maybe [...]
Little brag
Posted in craft, sewing on March 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My pin cushion sold almost as soon as I loaded it onto FELT and it has also been featured on cuteable.com.
Now that has made my day (i’m still blushing).
Little pin cushion world
Posted in craft, embroidery, fabric, sewing, tagged embroidery, gnome, pin cushion, sewing, thrift on March 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
pin cushionOriginally uploaded by shellsbells2007
Hubby has gone up coast for a couple of days to surf and fetch a new puppy (wait till you see the pics of our new bubba). Serendipitously, the girls were out on play-dates – so I had a long afternoon to do…..well,- did I create domestic serenity? No. Did I [...]
my cuties
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
my cutiesOriginally uploaded by shellsbells2007
So for three days in a row these two woke us up – saying they were going to check if the easter eggs had arrived in the garden. For three days we told them that it was not time yet – but they did not believe us and would go out [...]
Blog Lassitude flatitude!
Posted in south africa, tagged blog, creative, Glory, Madiba, mandela, talent on March 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The paltry, blogging dribble coming from this cyber spot has been largely due to the paradox of blog. I am awed and inspired by the many fantastic blogs out there – and it is bitter sweet – because those very blogs have also frozen me. They are so lovely that i immediately feel inadequate and I [...]
Pacifica
Posted in art, craft, embroidery, fabric, tagged canvas, embroidery, pacific, quilt, tivaevae on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I found this book to be a sumptious feast of colour and inspiration. I had a look through it at the last “craft Hub” meeting and I was so excited to be exposed to a new cultural craft that I knew nothing about. The art of tivaevae making is unique to the Cook Islands. Quilt [...]
No more pity party
Posted in art, craft, south africa, tagged africa, canvas, fabric, fantail, paint, shweshwe on March 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ok, so I have recovered from my malaise and am feeling joyful once again. Sun is shining, weather is fine and I had a lovely school outing with my daughter Ruby to the local stream that runs by Paekakariki Queen Elizabeth park. Children just thrive in murky, muddy, buggy environments don’t they? Listening to their [...]
