New fav Blogs

I have been doing a little more wandering in the world of blogs as of late and have found some fabulous ones! I love the names so much, and I love reading about these other lives!
You can tell I'm still getting used to this blogging thing - but I love it!!!

http://chocolatepizzastilettolove.blogspot.com/ is absolutely gorgeous! There is a post - Compliments she'll love - all men, well all nice men, should know these but sometimes they don't! Its so true that a simple sentence, apposed to a quick 'thanks', can make such a difference to ones day!

http://www.thebutterflycollector.typepad.com/ - the colours in the photos just invoke so many different reactions! I love beautiful combinations!

http://threebuttons.blogspot.com/ - i really love this blog, being an Aussie helps, but she has a dream life to me! I would love to live in Melbourne and spend my days making gorgeous creations. It makes me want to lie in the grass and stare at the cloud - deep I know!!! :)

Just wanted to share my anxieties of my new project. It is my Mum's birthday next week, and she has requested some fabulous pajamas. When my glorious friend was working at a fabric and patch working shop, there was a beautiful pair of PJ's hanging over the front counter, in the most gorgeous Moda fabric. But the pattern had sold out! I had been planning on eventually making these for mum, and the idea got stored in the ''....one day" project box. But when Mum said she needs new pajamas, the idea popped back out again!
Of course, gorgeous friend has since left the beautiful shop, A2F, and began her new uni adventure! So it was going to be a cross my fingers and hope they still had the... pattern project!
So one fine Saturday morning, my mum and I bounced off to find some fabric, and pray the shop still had the pattern.

Picture is courtesy of sewthankful.com

We had one of those magical moments in a shop, when you find exactly what you wanted, (although you didn't know you did!) in a matter of minutes! Grabbed the pattern, which was in plentiful supply, and ventured over to the patchwork fabric and viola! New fabric from Michael Miller in the Ginger Blossom collection jumped out and grabbed us both!

Pictures courtesy of A2F and Michael Miller website

We have matched the Water lily print with a glorious pale pink spot fabric and a mint green little spot fabric. I am making the pajama's on the right in the above picture. So the top will be mainly the water lillies, and the pants mainly in the pale pink spot fabric, with the contrast being the mint green spots!
I'm really excited about it, although it looks a little technical! Will keep updated with progress photos!

One of my favorite blogs has listed a seriously glorious, quick post on blue, and more importantly blue Hydrangeas!
www.absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com
I love this blog, she is a seriously stylish lady, with timeless taste! Always has images to delight!!
Have a look!!

Stitching up a storm

I have spent the last couple of days re-embracing my love of all things crafty and embroidery and have discovered some amazing blogs and websites.
I am so excited about an Australian website of all things stitchery, http://www.crafts4you.com.au/. I did make a few little purchases and I can't wait until they arrive. Especially the baboshka doll cross stitch.

I first saw this on one of my new fave blogs, threebuttons. I love this Aussie blog, it is all things yummy. The cross stitch was in the back ground of her desk, and I remembered how much i love baboshka dolls, thank you threebuttons (such a cute name) for reminding me!!!!

I find it so frustrating that I can't find anything like this in the big shops like spotlight and lincraft, maybe i need to look harder, but it seems to be getting harder and harder to find beautiful, interesting cross stitches and patterns outside of the Internet. Having said this, my local gorgeous embroidery shop has just expanded! I'm so excited!!!

Am hoping to broaden my crafty surroundings and do a class soon!

So many projects so little time!