Tea and Scones

My Daughter has been through the mill lately as all young Mums do at times with sick kids etc. Her Mother has also been in the miseries so we decided to treat ourselves to a little pretty teacup action at "Devon Pixies" Teahouse at Logan Village about 30 minutes from home. It was just lovely!
Nice tables set with pretty cloths..

Gorgeous china to admire...

Oh and pretty teacups of course..

Did I mention scones?

Oh and jam and cream! Which were just delicious!

You can go all the way and don a pretty hat and feather boa which are supplied if you want to...I was a party pooper but DD fancied the feather boa..

Well it was just what the Doctor ordered......so nice to play ladies for a wee while. We are going back to indulge in High Tea. It was a lovely experience and such good value.

Happy Mother's Day tomorrow to all the Mum's, Nana's, Step Mums and lovely ladies who Mother others.

Namaste and Blessings,
Michelle xxx

All Sorts

I am starting to feel a lot better...thank goodness! I sound a lot worse than I really am now. Still only a little stitching going on plus a little hexie here and there.

A few purchases have been made for a couple of  upcoming projects...some completely out of my comfort zone and some right smack in the centre... gee I wonder which is which???

Fun times ahead......choosing and deciding  what they will become!

My coloured pencils are still getting a good  work out... a cheeky little kookaburra that we met up at Carnarvon Gorge who was very interested in Gary's lunch.

and who knew these little Cooktown Orchids would take me sooo long! I was pleased with my efforts on both as I was flying solo and did them at home.

Our pesky little possum tenant is my current work in progress in class.....lots and lots of layers!
Now on a completely different tack...
It is very nice sometimes when your children show who they are....raising kids is a hard gig and anyone who says differently is fibbing. We are a very normal family with high and low points but I am proud of the people my children have become and both have made me extremely proud recently following their passions which in turn help others....
My Son rode 82.40kms the longest ride he has done so far to raise money for Diabetes which effects our family. In June he is being sponsored in a ride to raise money for MS. 100 kms I think that ride is!

The Grandies were there to cheer him over the line at Mt Cootha which is a very steep climb I might add and was not easy going. Great job!
My Daughter and a couple of dedicated colleagues raised money and awareness for Autism at the school where she teaches  by having a special GO BLUE day with a great raffle and very delicious "blue" cupcakes...no mean feat when the interest in the subject was less than inspiring! But they pushed on despite this and had a successful day!

So well done people!
That's it from me today. I am sure I can smell coffee. I hope you are enjoying your day.

Namaste and Blessings,
Michelle xxx

FNWF

I think Friday night was even tooooo wet for these folk! Boy did we cop a bucketing! Lots of flooding everywhere. Outside was not the place to be. With all good intentions I signed up for our monthly

I even got all my supplies ready....especially my new flash sewing companion...love it!

I had done a lot of tracing out before I got sick so I was all set to go.....but as I am still not well, you might say I faded pretty quickly....a few stitches and that was me done! I was there in spirit. Undeterred I continued on yesterday, stitching quietly and resting. I now have block 1 stitched of my new design "Tiny Teacup Teddies"....enjoyed this a lot!

ONLY 5 more to go! I got to try out some of my Threadworx threads I bought recently on sale too!Just perfect for your best little teddy frock. I hope you all enjoyed your FNWF and thanks Cheryll for having us over (hope I kept my germs to myself)
My little bears have certainly been keeping me company and I drew this little sweetie to send with my Mum's Mother's Day gift as she loves bears tooo!

I wish you a lovely day,
Namaste and Blessings,
Michelle xxx

FHFS Hexie Swap.

I have just dropped in to tell you that I have been down and out for the last week with a nasty little bug and that I will be back when I am feeling better....so no sewing to report.
I do however want to share the huge spoiling that I received from my beautiful friend Fiona in our FHFS hexie swap....oh my goodness! It made my day I can tell you.
It came in this gorgeous bag....

and within....

Inside that lovely parcel was three of my favourite things.

Hexies, French General and Anni Downs....just beautiful! I shall be the poshiest little stitcher around.
The cutiest little thread catcher matches as well...ooohh!

I even have some spare hexies already basted. I love the sweet book mark and little bunny too!

Would you believe that those yummy chokkies are still intact!!!! True!!
Thank you so much Fiona, I adore it all and feel completely ruined by such gorgeousness xxxx
I have borrowed a piccie from Shez of  what I sent to her as my partner...

My dear friend Ann made the lovely card especially before she got ill...So pretty!

Shez was pleased too. Such a lovely group of friends to belong to.

On a final note just had to share this happy Nana moment of Charlotte and her Grampy on her birthday scooter....which I might add she is off like a champ and scooting everywhere! I love my Granddaughters xx

See you when i feel more like my old self.
Namaste and Blessings,
Michelle xxx

Bluebird Wisdom

I gave you a little sneaky quite some time ago of this project that I was working on.

Well it is has made it to the cover of the next Country Threads Magazine. Can you see all that gorgeous quilting...feathers of course!!! Well it was so beautifully quilted for me by my lovely friend Fiona from Bubzrugz ....

I was so thrilled with how it turned out and have been itching to share it.

These fabrics were favourites that waited soooo long for the right project for them.

Thank you so much "Wonder Quilting Woman" Fiona xxxx

Today is a very special day.....our eldest little Grandie girl's birthday.

Love this photo.

Happy Birthday and lots of love Sweet Miss Charlotte xxx
Namaste and Blessings,
Michelle xxx

We Will Remember Them

This beautiful wreath was made by my Daughter's class 3b at Runcorn State School. A beautiful tribute for the 100th Anniversary of the Anzac's landing at Gallipoli. Constructed of all their painted hand prints. Well done kids.
Namaste and Blessings
Michelle xxx

Inspiring People

I wanted to do a special little post to introduce you to my very talented art teacher Sandra Temple.

Sandra is a very inspiring person and is an extremely talented award winning artist. Her love and knowledge of our natural world and it's inhabitants is amazing. Sandra is also a member of the Queensland Wildlife Artists Society.

I had been admirer of Sandra's work for a very long time and am thrilled to be now taking classes with her.
Sandra is also a very accomplished and well known Body Art painter (not sure if that's what you call it but it's amazing) and has also illustrated several children's books which are just gorgeous.

Her artwork is just beautiful....

the detail is incredible.

To see them in real life...stunning! We have so much talent in our own backyard. It makes me feel really proud. You can see now why I am loving my classes and learning so much.
Sandra is having a huge Stocktake sale of some of her art work as she is running out of studio space...I can only dream lol!

You can visit Sandra's website HERE  and if you would like to learn to draw or paint she holds classes at Beenleigh and Munruben here in the Great South East of Qld.
I hope you enjoyed meeting this very inspiring lady.
Namaste and Blessings,
Michelle xxx